> that's learned not something you're born with
Yeah, so why is the default that everyone has an equal say in everything?
Yeah, so why is the default that everyone has an equal say in everything?
Maybe the takeaway is that the average person shouldn't be entrusted with a voice in who runs the government.
A second good takeaway would be that people will respond to what the media feeds them.
A second good takeaway would be that people will respond to what the media feeds them.
@TinyFern @Crux_Invictus @martianvenator Oh, and I may as well post a relevant meme. Perhaps one of my favorites of all time:
Here's the thing, the left cannot stop themselves from conjuring their boogyman.
For all the hand wringing, Trump is not their boogyman.
If Trump's administration is effective enough, he may have put the boogyman back in the box for a while. If not, and if his administration is just some executive orders with the usual feckless Congress, then the left will be back with more of the same, and they will push the pendulum even harder left.
Eventually it happens. Eventually they conjure their boogyman, and he will be everything they say Trump is and more.
So the meme is that. The meme is that people are ready for a Caesar to put an end to the insanity. If it is Baron, so be it.
But hard times create strong men, and the question isn't "if" but "who"
@LCCMV
For all the hand wringing, Trump is not their boogyman.
If Trump's administration is effective enough, he may have put the boogyman back in the box for a while. If not, and if his administration is just some executive orders with the usual feckless Congress, then the left will be back with more of the same, and they will push the pendulum even harder left.
Eventually it happens. Eventually they conjure their boogyman, and he will be everything they say Trump is and more.
So the meme is that. The meme is that people are ready for a Caesar to put an end to the insanity. If it is Baron, so be it.
But hard times create strong men, and the question isn't "if" but "who"
@LCCMV
Well, first of all, it's meme.
An interesting one to be sure, for a few reasons:
1. Belies a general weariness with mob rule, ..oops, I meant Democracy™
2. Similarly, it shows patience wearing thin for the status quo. Patience wearing thin for "bipartisanship" and the Uniparty. Patience wearing thin for decline.
People want to win. I think that is what the meme is about.
@IcyGrillz
An interesting one to be sure, for a few reasons:
1. Belies a general weariness with mob rule, ..oops, I meant Democracy™
2. Similarly, it shows patience wearing thin for the status quo. Patience wearing thin for "bipartisanship" and the Uniparty. Patience wearing thin for decline.
People want to win. I think that is what the meme is about.
@IcyGrillz
Trump isn't their boogyman.
Although their boogyman is probably watching Trump right now and taking notes..
Although their boogyman is probably watching Trump right now and taking notes..
One thing is for sure, there are lots of panicked phone calls happening.
Lindsay Graham is getting lots of favors called in right now..
Lindsay Graham is getting lots of favors called in right now..
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January 20, 2025
> It is the policy of the United States that no department or agency of the United States government shall issue documents recognizing United States citizenship, or accept documents issued by State, local, or other governments or authorities purporting to recognize United States citizenship, to persons: (1) when that person’s mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the person’s father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth, or (2) when that person’s mother’s presence in the United States was lawful but temporary, and the person’s father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of said person’s birth.
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It is believed that birds navigate when migrating partially by sensing the magnetic field of the earth.
Can they describe that? Can they understand the mechanics of the cross between biology and magnetic fields?
No, but they do sense it.
People often think about "spirituality" and "souls" as an idea or concept. But what if they are physically real, and we simply lack the mental capacity to understand the "how?"
@DrFell
Can they describe that? Can they understand the mechanics of the cross between biology and magnetic fields?
No, but they do sense it.
People often think about "spirituality" and "souls" as an idea or concept. But what if they are physically real, and we simply lack the mental capacity to understand the "how?"
@DrFell
You can say that, but again, what if things are beyond your capacity for understanding?
Humans understand a lot, which may lead to overconfidence.
Can a squirrel describe the concept of a car engine?
If you're correct, then what a massive coincidence it is that human cultures across space and time have described the same concept.
@DrFell
Humans understand a lot, which may lead to overconfidence.
Can a squirrel describe the concept of a car engine?
If you're correct, then what a massive coincidence it is that human cultures across space and time have described the same concept.
@DrFell
Yeah, you can be an atheist edgelord.
But what if?
What if cultures worldwide and throughout human history reflected a window into something beyond human capacity for understanding?
How is it that every culture throughout time had a similar perception of something beyond time and space, and the concept of a soul?
If your "faith" is in science, what is that?
Much of science simply describes observed reality, but has no answer for "why"
What is gravity? Science can describe what will happen, but not "why"
Dark matter? What was before the "big bang?" Quantum physics? Why is light the speed limit?
If our eyes could "see angels" would science describe the what and why, or just describe what was observed
Are some things beyond the mental capacity of a bird? What if there are things beyond the mental capacity of humans, that exist in a way we can't comprehend
But what if?
What if cultures worldwide and throughout human history reflected a window into something beyond human capacity for understanding?
How is it that every culture throughout time had a similar perception of something beyond time and space, and the concept of a soul?
If your "faith" is in science, what is that?
Much of science simply describes observed reality, but has no answer for "why"
What is gravity? Science can describe what will happen, but not "why"
Dark matter? What was before the "big bang?" Quantum physics? Why is light the speed limit?
If our eyes could "see angels" would science describe the what and why, or just describe what was observed
Are some things beyond the mental capacity of a bird? What if there are things beyond the mental capacity of humans, that exist in a way we can't comprehend
