@OldNewYork1664 Unfortunately, some Americans think the US states are outdated, and more in favor of the masses. Ironically, not giving local geographies fair political representation would cause even more division and problems. The house already represents the masses.
Twitter is good for quips, puns, and one-liner jokes. It's not a good medium for transmitting serious, nuanced ideas, which is why the project to turn Twitter into a "global town square" was flawed from the start.
@ELuttwak Iran's military planning must consider the US, Israel, and its partners acting as a bloc. There is no point in a bilateral retaliation when the fight is regional.
@curtdoolittle I've noticed the only long forum comments that gain attention on this platform are usually associated with scandal and drama. For example, organizations and people clearing the air over personal relations or legal issues. People still prefer reading threads over long forum.
@curtdoolittle Conversing with you and your buddies on facebook felt like I was transported to an internet version of Aristotle's Lyceum every time I visited. I don't get that same feeling here. It's the platform medium despite the addition of long forum.
@StefanMolyneux Worked one week as an "accounting clerk" for a law firm that specializes in debt litigation. The work assigned was mindless data entry, did not like the people, debt litigation is an awful thing. Phones were not allowed to be used and cameras enforced the rule.
@AdithiaKusno IQ is the floor and trait conscientiousness scales ability to accumulate money. And surely environmental factors such as luck + opportunities play a role as well.
@ArmoryOC@curtdoolittle America has long term capital being destroyed from enemies within, but that does not mean the empire falls over night to inferior civilizations.
Conservatives often overestimate the current damage being done and completely write off assets too early.
@ArmoryOC@curtdoolittle I recall McGregor making a bold claim on Tucker's show that the UA would likely fall to Russia within a few weeks at the start of the war.
Him, Tucker, Populists, etc have completely lost faith in the US and her allies; makes for questionable analysis in my opinion.
@datepsych My own conclusion has been it's rare for women like to the same man and I suspect that type of man is being captured in the top 10%.
How the remaining men compete is finding a niche of woman who find them attractive enough or are willing to compromise via market constraint.
Simple framing. Classical liberalism: "The law should defend the individual against others and the state, and legislation should advance the family over the individual as the first institution of human development within the state."
@littleapostate They vote based on their own intuitions and incentives; just like men do. Which drives them to vote left and thus make rw men conclude their voting power is a threat to their nations.
There is no reaching out or convincing that can work like you hint.
@NewLowObserver@Jkylebass When Confucius could not solve the problem of politics he directed all men to organize into a paternal hierarchy, from the emperor on down to the new born child.
Unfortunately, the Chinese will continue their stubborn attempts to perfect this troublesome political model.