I will be voting for the Jr Senator from Kentucky.
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Further: I literally stumbled around drunk in Soho at 4 in the morning in the 90s. This country is not the dangerous labyrinth the media portray it as.
Have you been on the NY subway in the last 30 years? Or Chicago L?
Last 2 trips within the past year I've seen people openly urinating, defecating, shooting needles, barking like dogs. This is at 2 in the afternoon. I can't imagine what takes place at 2am.
Surely the likelihood of being a victim is not high, but perception is reality. People do not feel safe using the NY subway at the current time. On the whole America is infinitely more dangerous than multiple countries in Asia.
That may be true, I don't know, but it's still almost as safe as America has ever been in history.
Last I checked violence was still on the downtrend through human history. But my only point is before we continue to bleat about "freedom" we may consider looking at crime rankings. We are hardly the leader. What is more basic than safety in terms of freedom?
And I'm not referring to you in terms of bleating about freedom. It's quite common amongst one political party, especially in Texas. I'm not even sure what they are talking about. They just bleat freedom.
Paul has 2 sins in my book, one more severe than the other.
He is the best grandstander in the Senate, by far. He is the junior senator from Kentucky yet is better known than at least 90 senators. That is annoying but not a total deal breaker.
His stance on Ukraine is a problem. I know the argument, he is "principled". 1) he seems to have principles on every.single.issue 2) Lincoln realized there are some principles that are bigger than others. Largely, we should disengage from the world, we are over committed and spend too much. But 8n making decisions we have to look and decide where we face legitimate threats. There are 2 countries that can legitimately threaten the US. Policy has to take that into account.
He is the best grandstander in the Senate, by far. He is the junior senator from Kentucky yet is better known than at least 90 senators. That is annoying but not a total deal breaker.
His stance on Ukraine is a problem. I know the argument, he is "principled". 1) he seems to have principles on every.single.issue 2) Lincoln realized there are some principles that are bigger than others. Largely, we should disengage from the world, we are over committed and spend too much. But 8n making decisions we have to look and decide where we face legitimate threats. There are 2 countries that can legitimately threaten the US. Policy has to take that into account.
Paul is a Republican.... that is all he needs to know to say he wouldn't vote for him. Why would he watch the clip?
I think that title would go to Schumer.
Schumer and McConnell have had power, and both are good at getting their name out there. Manchin was great the last 2 years, but he did have real power.I think that title would go to Schumer.
Paul does things like block unanimous consent. The bill goes through as expected in normal order. So other than getting his name on the news, he doesn't impact anything. He is a back bencher that everyone knows.
It was baseball, not softball. Everyone gets that wrong, but the annual Congressional Baseball Game was first played in 1909 and deserves more respect than to be called softball.
The AKs are illegal so educate yourself on guns. No automatics are allowed without a special license. Semiautomatics - one trigger pull at a time. I am not afraid of guns I see around that are carried. If more went into the military, they would know more about guns like I do. Guns aren't the problem PEOPLE are.
It is due to democrats eliminating bail because "people can't afford it" and Soros spending money to get these DAs in that let people go. You don't like it in Chicago elect a different mayor that will be tough on crime.
Come on man. MTIOTF is no Nazi. He might be a bit churlish (see, f*cking learning shit every day here) but he's no Nazi.
Well, tough to talk freedom and then bring up the lack of violent crime in Asia. Assuming you're including the ME in that equation as well as China.
Though there is a seductive quality to the lack of crime in a place like the UAE, that ain't freedom.
I'm talking about Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, etc. Places you do not have to worry about being violently attacked. If you don't have basic safety how free is your country really.
I'm not here to argue about guns. My only point is that the right to safety is even more basic and free to me than having the right to carry a gun in public. In many countries you do not have to worry about a lunatic attacking you for no reason. To me that is freedom.
I live in Texas and the crime is awful here too. Republican mayor. There is a culture problem in the United States.
Its mostly about clusters. There are reasons why people, businesses, and workers are fleeing parts of every big city that just a decade ago we’re vibrant and thriving.
Illegal opiate use:
USA #7 in world.
Taiwan #49
Japan #101
Singapore #130
The war on drugs has an upside.
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He’s a conservative though. He’ll tell you.
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Well, they don’t have immunity. They have protection like the vaccine gives them but they don’t have immunity.
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Your flex on “we’re not free” is that we can’t go to North Korea? Seriously?
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I’ll take Things that Never Happened for $400, Alex.
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Utter nonsense.
Access to military grade weapons are plenty to blame - just as people are to blame. It’s a multi-variate problem - not one thing.
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Well, the grifters have made sure we can’t have serious conversations about serious crime in America without echoes of Racism! being lobbed.
No flexing here. It's a fact that it's illegal to travel to North Korea. I have a big problem with the government dictating where I'm allowed and not allowed to travel to. It reminds me of communism.
Which grifters? It strikes me that crime and violence are normalized in society. But that's more an observation.
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Surely you’re smart enough to know that if you do go to DPRK, there’s a high chance of them just finding something to lock you up for and then we have to ****ing deal with your dumbass going there. Get it?
I’m using “you” as the proverbial you - not you specifically.
There is not a high chance unless you break one of their laws. But I think any American who travels to countries like N. Korea travels with a caveat emptor notice that the government is not responsible to rescue you. I am opposed to paying ransom to hostage takers. If you travel to N. Korea, Venezuela, Somalia, etc you do so at your own risk.
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Or Russia and vape?
It’s all fine to say that until your sister or wife commits the great offense of taking down a poster of Dear Leader and she winds up dead.
Policies are written for the dumb.
Well she admitted to breaking the law. If it was you or I and not a professional basketball player they would not regard us as a hostage. I also wonder if race and gender play a role. The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Google Marc Foley who has been held longer. Not called a "hostage". Drug crimes are treated very harshly in that part of the world. I disagree with classifying her as a hostage. She broke the law. It defaces the meaning of hostage. Better examples are some of those held in Iran.
I think it's bad policy to engage in horse trading. The price paid only increases over time.
Unless you are traveling to somewhere like England or France you travel at your own risk and that should be made very clear.
Are you talking about the US here?
In support of this notion, some would point to Trump/Bannon and maybe a touch of DeSantis, while others would say Biden and Harris . . . and Mc points to Buttigieg. 🤷♂️
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