Linkerbaan, where are you yourself from?

most Americans enjoy the benefits that come from being an economic, military, and diplomatic heavyweight

The threat to American citizens is that they are steered away from their own interests and the interest of furthering democracy throughout the world because they see a curated feed that excludes information critical of China and amplifies information that promotes China as a country of harmony, peace, and prosperity.

And in some cases, the trends amplified on Chinese social media apps directly fuel American political division.

Truly nuanced.

The “fucking corpos” are manufacturing in Mexico, Vietnam, and China. They don’t get the tax break.

The “guy I know who owns a machine shop” and “the car factory in Indiana with 10,000 union jobs that chooses to stay” are the intended recipients.

Let’s punish Biden anyway by voting for Jill Stein! Then, when President Trump gives Netanyahu the go ahead to “finish the job”, we will know we voted our conscience!

You still claim ignorance of the difference between “viable” and “spoiler” in the US election system?

I don’t think they’re talking to you.

I wasn’t aware that the US built a pipeline in Afghanistan, can you give more details?

That would not be a good play if it results in the person who will get more of their family members killed gaining office.

I think it’s kind of presumptuous to assume that every Muslim has family in Gaza, as well.

ad·vo·cate

v. publicly recommend or support

And, it is literally not. Assessing it as “not genocide” is saying they aren’t ok with genocide.

Can you link to a statement advocating for it?

Wait, which party are you saying does advocate for genocide?

It does appeal to both sadists and masochists, though.

Yeah, I agree the tax needs to be visible in the price to be effective

Good argument for the price inclusive of tax to be the price shown.

I think it’s fairly uncommon for sales taxes in the US to be intended to incentivize behavior - moreso, they are for funding local government and higher taxes are placed on things that are politically palatable in local elections - hotel rooms or restaurant/alcohol sales come to mind.

So I just don’t think we’re well practiced at mechanisms that make them work as a point-of-sale incentive, and changing the way a single class of items are priced would be complicated and surely receive pushback from retailers and the industry involved.

I think it’s possible media’s attention to scandal has made you cynical.

Most politicians do not do shady, illegal shit. Most “elites” (do you mean billionaires?) do not torture and rape people. Most law enforcement officers are just trying to do their job.

My perspective is from the USA. I understand many other places internationally have a culture of corruption and naked power structures.

So, maybe a good question so answers can be in context is, where are you from?

Your argument, so you go first: Which widely popular policy is the Democratic Party not endorsing, and can you cite a measurement of how popular it is?

Let’s talk about the issue at hand. Do you think pulling support for Israel to appease 1-5% of the voter base would have no consequences when it comes to voters who want to support Israel?

A party that might get 1% of the vote represents a “wide swath of America” more than a party that gets >50% ?