It’s a threat to the west which we’re a part of. Better to smash Iran’s missles so we can all be safe.

I’d say parents aren’t properly rewarded for creating future citizens. Declining birth rates are a reflection of that structural bias against them.

Should the democrats be a listening party or a preaching party is the issue generally debated on these sites

I don’t think this is the case. Democratic Politicians have the ability to persuade democrats but they really can’t reach the pivotal voters who hold all the cards in elections.

Was the music better. Maybe. But who cares? I knew Lilith fair type ladies. I’m glad my sons will never have to have to learn about artists like Tori Amos or Ani DiFranco.

Young women today seem to be more like “I like Taylor Swift. and I want a man with a good job”, seems more functional.

I don’t miss anything about the 90s except maybe being young.

The out of wedlock birth rate was already sky high so cons should chill on calling it a golden age.

I think the centrist consensus would be universal healthcare in the Canadian or uk sense just isn’t politically realistic in the USA.

Doesn’t seem like everyone here on Bluesky is in agreement with that though.

Why?

Also real estate taxes really have the effect of being more of being a tax on consumption.

For homeowners this is obv true. They consume the home as they live in it.

For rentals - tenants don’t pay sales tax on rent. So this is essentially gets the landlord to pass on a sales tax by higher rent.

Someone brought up real estate taxes as a wealth tax. I don’t think this really says much about the effectiveness of a wealth tax though.

First of all the tax is on real estate not the wealthy people who own the real estate. This means no problem with capital fight.

The honest answer is that people who hate small talk have problems.

They don't hate small talk per se they hate dealing with people generally because they're aware they make most people uncomfortable.

But often their spouse is the one person they can tolerate so it's fine.

plausibly true. But the Republicans are in power because Biden and the blue trifecta faced its day of reckoning.

If Trumpism is dangerous then Democrats should listen to the voters.

There seems to be a lot of evidence that voters want lower taxes.

The Viral ‘Prison Rape’ That Never Happened - Tablet Magazine The IDF’s top lawyer resigned after footage of the supposed ‘rape’ of a Hamas prisoner by Israeli guards at Sde Teiman was shown to have been doctored

Interesting article. Would have to go over it more to say if I agree with it. www.tabletmag.com/sections/isr...

For me personally After Earth is the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater. Will Smith. his son. 2013. something something sci fi. You don't need to know anything more.

Collateral damage is a part of war. Israel should keep bombing hamas.

one of my favorite stories of the last ten years.

Country musician made a song with a line about a guy on welfare who's fat and buys fudge rounds.

Then GOP tried to recruit him and he's "Look man. I'm just spitting truth about what poor people are like. Doesn't mean I'll join your creepy cause"

There's no credible evidence the Donald was ever on epstein island.

It's a dumb pun. His nickname was AI

I don’t understand why everyone thinks Allen Iverson will cause mass unemployment

She supports terrorism and she sucks.

AIPAC if you see this please Venmo $15.

If your country has terrorists attacking it, protecting people from terrorism is a higher priority than freedom of religion.

If you’re an Israeli who doesn’t feel comfortable traveling to Scotland try Seattle. Same depressing environment if cold weather where it never stops raining. But better food and kind music.

I honestly think Rabin would have admitted Oslo was a mistake if he’d lived. Not in a true mea culpa way but in a read between the lines way as bill clinton has. Arafat couldn’t or didn’t desire to deliver a lasting peace.

Rabin’s role in the 1967 war overshadows all the negatives that came with O.

If Lebanon won’t expel Hezbollah then Israel should. Not that controversial right?

Yup. And they’ll do it till the end of time if needed. If Hezbollah and Hamas don’t like it they should stop trying to conquer Israel.

Carter did arm the mujhadeen so maybe he’s more a boxing trainer than a boxer. Credit where credit is due.

I like Jimmy Carter ok. But the mythologizing of him as a president who never dropped a bomb is depressing.

“My favorite boxer is that guy who went nine rounds and never through a punch”

People often say you’re less lonely with an identical twin. But is that really true?

“ Iwas just telling my friend about my favorite heavy metal band. Ofc my best friend is a clone of myself. So I wasn’t shocked he agreed with my opinion.”