Seymour is right, taxes are like acorns.
They start the growth of a strong tree, providing shade and supporting the ecosystem. If they’re left in place, they become a resource for future generations.
Of course he chose an analogy that refutes his point https://t.co/xWBvBGAAFh
@Benjamin1111119@rah_66_comanche Amsterdam being the same temperature as Singapore is a big deal—especially in spring
One is tropical. One has winters that regularly go below freezing.
2 and 4 betray the fact that you're not a very good person.
3 and 5 betray the fact that you're not very intelligent.
1 is the only defensible argument for red. I think it's ultimately wrong, but we can have an intelligent conversation from here.
Every Pro-red argument:
(1) Cynicism: "It's impossible for blue to win. Don't be suicidal."
(2) Narcissism: "There is no downside to pressing red."
(3) Changing the hypo: "Babies don't count. That'd be stupid! So there's a blender..."
(4) Psychopathy: "Blue pressers deserve to die."
(5) General poor analytic reasoning: "If everyone just pressed red!"
New Trolley problem has arrived, only it's dumber.
Pres Red - 100% chance of living.
Blue - Non-zero chance of dying.
It has nothing to do with empathy for others unless you're stuck on suicidal empathy, which is YOUR fault, not mine.
There is ZERO logical reason for ANYONE to press blue. NONE.
@TheBATTman64@nexta_tv They’ve matched speeds, traveling in the same direction… they’re effectively stationary. Any lead on the target would be fairly small
Cunning use of 'doubled debt' to cover up the fact that net debt has carried on rocking up. In fact, the year ending June 2025 was a record-breaking increase! Next chart is more important, but, be good if the media called this 'party of low debt' nonsense out. [1/2]
@r0b0t_sp1der@arenrlebrun Hostages face a threat of harm. Getting stuck in traffic isn’t being held hostage.
Even if it was a dangerous area and being stopped was extremely risky, you wouldn’t get out of your car and shoot them. You’d stay in your locked metal box and drive through/into them to escape
@JamesLNuzzo If you guys didn’t have enough water for a significant delay, then you didn’t have enough water to account for a member of the party getting injured
For an overnighter as strenuous as you claim it was, you were *extremely* irresponsible not carrying substantially more water
@jekekesr@Cest__Carre@FENTCOM I mostly hear Americans gloat that “you wouldn’t exist without us” about WW2. Assuming he was American easy mistake to make
@jekekesr@Cest__Carre@FENTCOM You don’t have to be rude
Having slept, I see I’ve obviously misread his first comment. Turns out replying to shit late at night is a bad idea
@Cest__Carre@FENTCOM I’m not French, and the French helped you first. They were a major sponsor of the Revolutionary War
This man died fighting in a war your country started, rescuing your soldiers. The least you can do is respect his service to *your* country.