I don't care what bullshit you can come up with about democrats, at least they don't scream "We want to stop the government from controlling you" and then nakedly do the exact opposite, and then still get voted for even more. Democrats are very open about their belief that accountable government can implement positive regulations.
Republicans: Why the fuck do you let your politicians be so openly two-faced like this? They claim one thing and do the exact opposite, right in your face. Why do you encourage them do put restrictive policy in place if you believe in personal freedom?
Your previous comments on HN:
"PayPal data breach notification (maine.gov)"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34530067
>"mrguyorama: As a resident of the state in question, I'm curious as to why this comes from our state. Did paypal not have to report this anywhere else?"
According to your previous comments on HN -- you do not live in Idaho.
(If I have this wrong, then please correct me -- you have my most humble apology if this is wrong!)
If you do not live in Idaho -- then there are no laws in your State which criminalize those who administer mRNA vaccines.
If there are no laws in your State which criminalize those who administer mRNA vaccines -- then there is no limitation on your personal freedom with respect to being administered mRNA vaccines...
In other words, you are completely free to adminster (or be administered by other people) as many mRNA (and non-mRNA!) vaccines to yourself as you wish, should you wish...
So I don't understand exactly what your issue is, if you are indeed free -- and it would seem that you are...
Perhaps you could help me to understand?
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How can you say this with a straight face when there's a story about NY Democratic politicians selling out the right to repair bill to corporate interests?
Politicians say one thing and do the other as long as they think there will be no consequences and in the polarized world where live in that is often.
Oh, there are none.
Edit: Basically your complaint is that Democrats deliver worse than ideal results because they are influenced by corporate money, which you claim is somehow worse than Republicans not even attempting to deliver results because they are influenced by corporate money so much more.
This story is about the priorities of the party shifting from
1. corporate corruption
2. giving lip service to issues that matter to people
3. implementing fringe conspiracies
to
1. implementing fringe conspiracies
2. corporate corruption
3. giving lip service to issues that matter to people
your point is about business as usual for the parties.
Meanwhile non of the 14 year old blue-haired tumbler users they seem to think make up all of the democratic party and represent the only opinions of progressives actually make any law changes, or get elected, or are even thought leaders!
Cultural differences across Europe are FAR greater than anything in the US.
The problem in the US is extremists taking over the microphone.
The younger generations of Americans are extremely polarized and ready to fight. They don't agree with many of the cultural norms of the older generations such keeping politics out of the work place, or common public areas of civility. They are willing to inject their personal biases into the company and literally every aspect of their life. This is not unique to the Left either.
We are seeing some necessary materials partners send out emails signatures with literal bible verses on them to our employees with pronouns in their emails.
The under 35's are really adding a lot of pain to my life right now.
Cultural Differences in America are at the level of Hungary vs Germany/UK right now, if I had to say.
I suppose in theory the US already has a mechanism for managing this disagreement federal and state laws.
A blue collar tradesman that is a partner in an urban business and nets 250k/yr probably going to have more in common ideologically with a guy who drives a tractor in BFE than he does with a techie or a doctor.
Russia has been making land grabs. China is dancing around the same. Both countries have roughly similar and institutionalized culture/doctrine.
Meanwhile, the west is repeatedly encouraged to consider taking steps that reduces our global footprint and leads us away from unity. Hmm...
Freedom isn't free. God forbid Wall Street have to sell off a few banana republics to the Russians or Chinese.
A lot of us are sick of playing world police and world janitor. We're sick of pissing money and lives into far-off quagmires that are only tangentially related to us. Regardless of what's going on domestically there are many who want nothing to do with foreign entanglements and many more who would be fine accepting more Russian and Chinese influence overseas if it meant getting rid of a lot of their political problems at home. It's not like the US is incapable of existing as anything other than the sole superpower. We were fine the first 200yr.
I can imagine the the southeast becoming completely red and the northeast becoming completely blue.
