@AmericaRus2024 The problem here is boomers insisting that the social contract be maintained for themselves ("You must pay SS, Medicare, Medicaid to me— we live in a system") while negating the social contract / harping on rugged individualism for the young ("bootstraps young man").
Unclear why 22 y/os should be paying social security $ to 75 y/o homebuyers.
It is a serious political question.
Young Americans are paying into a system they have no realistic expectation of benefiting from, given demographics & the government’s own financial forecasts.
the cretin I call “roommate”: 420!! wanna hit this?
me: ahh yes, the favorite holiday of the ne'er-do-well…and why, pray tell, would I wish to “hit” that? to intentionally dull one’s mind? I much prefer to keep my wits sharp *chuckles smugly* though I doubt you could relate
It's completely possible (and often the case) for multiple parties to be simultaneously understandable, yet wholely condemnable, when it comes to violent actions.
Israel should not be confining those in the Gaza strip to such horrible conditions. The settlements need to not only stop, but be withdrawn from much (if not all) of the West Bank. However, there is clearly a security risk posed to Israelis by those in Gaza. Hamas aren't attacking Israel because of the settlements and they'd just as soon kill every Jewish person if they had the chance to, it's literally part of their creed and the backbone to the foundation of Hamas.
It's understandable why those in Palestine would want to fight back. It's not acceptable to capture, torture, rape, murder and defile the corpses of civilians from Israel, though. Recording yourselves doing it and throwing it into the internet to show off your savagery to the world reveals far more intent than simply "freedom fighting." Anyone who says this is "based" or "revolutionary" is showing their true colors. 80 years ago they would be cheering on Jews being trained off to Auschwitz.
The deaths of Palestinians far outnumber the deaths of Israelis, for a variety of reasons, and it's fair to take that into account when weighing up the responsibilities of both sides to end these struggles. But remember, while Israel might dwarf Palestine on its own, Israel stands against a wave of enemies in the Middle East. If Palestinians stopped fighting, perhaps conditions would grow worse for them, or perhaps not. If Israel stops fighting, it will cease to exist, and all her citizens are likely to face the same treatment you've seen today in videos spammed across Twitter and the news today.
The violence is tragic, none of it should be celebrated, no one should be giddy for vengeance or continuous bloodshed. If this situation is to ever be resolved, far more sober minds need to prevail in these conversations, rather than the ideologically partisan ones that look to co-opt every tragedy around the world to further themselves.
WORSE than the GREAT DEPRESSION.
Interesting video on what people were making in 1933 during the worst part of the Great Depression. And showing inflation adjusted what that equals today.
The money we make has less value than ever 🔥🔥🔥
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BREAKING: @BlackRock Recruiter Who “Decides People’s Fate” Spills Info on Company’s World Impact
“It’s not who the president is- it’s who’s controlling the wallet of the president”
“You got $10K? You can buy a senator"
“War is real f***ing good for business” #BlackRockExposed
FBI whistleblower hearing May 18, 2023
“This government will crush you and your family if you try to expose the truth about things that they are doing”
On top of a $174,000 annual salary, members of Congress will now have their rent, utilities, and meals paid for by the taxpayers.
Politicians shouldn't be able to insulate themselves from the inflation they caused and then stick taxpayers with the bill.
The Restrict Act not only bans Americans from using TikTok, it is a Patriot Act 2.0 for the Internet. It would give the govt unfettered access to all the data on our computers, phones, security cameras, internet browsing history, payment applications and more. It throws the Freedom of Information Act out the window, cannot be challenged in court, and criminalizes the use of a VPN with up to 20 years in jail and $1M fine.
Deranged propaganda. Gordon Chang has been wrong about everything for his entire career, but he's regularly invited on Fox News to fan the flames of war
It's such an insane lie that "China is preparing to kill Americans" over Taiwan. China wants peace; it's the US that wants war
🧵 Nord Stream terrorism exposed.
Based on todays story by Pulizer Prize winning US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh the US and Norway worked together on blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines. Norway is a US vassal and competitor of Russia in natural gas sales to Europe.
Whatever else is true, judgment calls and assumptions regarding which estimates to use should have been disclosed to readers rather than taking low estimates that enabled them to suggest (wrongly) that the U.S. is significantly below average in terms of per capita police.