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I agree their following isn’t the core, but their appeal should be studied, and middle issues worked in a similar way. One of the things I like about it is that it doesn’t purport to be the answer, just a thought approach to check for usefulness Wendy P.

I think what he's saying is that Trump is a symptom of the sky falling, not the cause. While it doesn't necessarily have to fall, the forces that make people look up are real, and worth considering by the (as he called it) Democratic gerontocracy. Consider how popular Bernie was with a decent number of people who subsequently voted for Trump. Maybe we need to take a page from that book, and ask for his advice, maybe even tell him he'll be an official elder statesman with real advice power. The late 1890's to the 1930's were a serious populist era, and people are painting parallels with this one. That, too, might be worth thinking about. Wendy P.

My son sent me this; a free link to an article in The Atlantic about uproars in the economy and the effect on the world order as well as the US Economy resets and epochal change Wendy P.

Shorts

Nailed it Wendy P.

As is bigotry towards Muslims Wendy P.

I don’t know personally. You’d certainly want to talk to your doctor or PT person. There’s always the potential for a hard opening in skydiving, like a whiplash. Ask to speak to one of the senior instructors where you’d go, and if they want to ask around before answering you, consider that to be a good sign. Wendy P.

Jeez Louise! Christians (even evangelical ones) are no more monolithic than liberals, conservatives, Muslims or veterans. Maybe even MAGA (though that one’s a stretch I think) Wendy P.

Begin the Beguine

Everyone can see how they are oppressed, and few can see how they're doing the oppressing. It's that whole "walk a mile in another's shoes" thing, and not just because now you have their shoes and they can't run. Wendy P.

Is it worse to be gay, or to be a woman? Because either appears to be an insult Wendy P.

What’s a tweek? Is it a misspelling of tweak, or a new invention from DZ.com’s own master of the weave? And if you want to steelman his point, why not go ahead and do it? For that matter, explaining your own point besides “lib bad, conservative good,” would be helpful to his steelmanning yours. Unless, of course, all those fucking videos ARE your point, then I guess the text is just so you don’t get a warning for posting a video with no commentary. It’d be interesting to hear what you think beyond “whatever you say I’m against,”’ people might push back but they’d engage. Wendy P.

So we’ve gone and bombed Iran. Not sure whose wet dream that was, but I’m sure they’re rich and influential. I have one longtime acquaintance who said he feels safer already. Because there’s nothing like being the biggest guy in the room. At least until you remember you don’t own the house. Fuck me Wendy P.

Firefighter

But most Christians are also nice because it’s the right thing to do. After all, at least some traditions say whether you go to heaven or hell is predestined before you’re born. I find that most people are as good as is convenient, most of the time. So my job is to point out easy convenient things they can do… Wendy P.