Agreed. It's pretty telling that none of these corporations would accept an open ended arbitration clause in their dealings with any other corporation.

Everybody who voted for Biden didn't even vote for Biden. The 2020 election wasn't about Biden or Harris, it was about Trump.

Israel is a state actor that has not signed on to the ICC, just like the US. Hamas is a non-state actor over which the ICC claims jurisdiction, just like the Taliban and any number of other terrorist groups. The US is really afraid of setting a precedent here that might impact it in the future.

Bernie is old, but not in the way that Trump or Biden are old. Listen to Bernie speak and he is as sharp as ever. We really fucked up in the 2020 primary.

I still think Biden is solid enough to do the job. A modern president is really just a spokesperson for an entire administration, and Biden has an incredibly capable group of people supporting him. I have a lot of problems with his administration's positions on a multitude of issues, but they are certainly competent.

On the other hand, Trump is a lifelong idiot dictator. His last administration was a trash fire. He went through four chiefs of staff in one term, and most other key positions were just as bad. Running an administration like that puts a lot more stress on the executive and requires tons of competence. Trump is not competent and doesn't have a history of making great decisions under stress.

Fuck an incel to save democracy. /s This timeline is wild.

Has it occurred to you that making that assumption could also result in suppressed voter enthusiasm? Put yourself in the head of a genuine lefty who's fed up with Democratic shenanigans. What messaging might keep you in the fold, and what will drive you away?

Something else to keep in mind is that it's not just voting that we're talking about. Democrats need volunteers, donations, and word of mouth. Broad enthusiasm is critical for all of that. Who wants to volunteer for a movement that denies them a voice?

For decades now, every election has been called the most critical of our lives, and sadly it's been pretty consistently true. We have elections every two years. Criticism in the first year is called unfair because they just took office. Criticism on the second year is always called disloyalty in a critical election year. Disinformation is only going to be getting worse, so waiting for that to end is not viable.

Words fail me.

I don't doubt it.

Bill Gates and George Soros are a pretty obvious examples.

The only notable counter-examples are rich celebrities that give them permission to be shitty, like Trump and Elon.

Helicopters are kind of hard to categorize since they are tactically somewhere between aircraft and ground forces. Most helicopters are in support rolls while most airplanes are in combat rolls. Helicopters in combat rolls also get used like they are really fast ground forces.

But yeah, I get what your saying about the subjectivity, and it's true that my knowledge here is mostly from memes.

The largest air force in the world is the US Air Force. The second largest air force in the world is the US Navy.

I suspect it's less about NASA itself than it is about our dysfunctional Congress. There is no unification over the mission coming from the top, just infighting over who's districts get the most pork, and which politicians rub elbows with which contractors.

ideas of restoring the ethnic makeup of geographic areas to the way they were in a history book.

This has to be the most myopic statement I have ever read.

You can't have people getting everything they want after using violence because it would be non-stop war

Nevermind