As a Father, that sentence evoked a sense of disgust in me of which I was unaware I was capable of. What the actual fuck.

Yeah thats pretty much been it. Since Reagan both parties had a trifecta three times each. Democrats have always had a few spoilers on anything (Sinema, Manchin, fetterman types) and razor thin margins. Republicans are much more likely to vote lockstep unless someone (Collins) can do a vote against for show. They also have had more years with a trifecta total.

Thats not even factoring in the supreme court bullshit we've had going on since Bush.

The thing is we've already seen that voting matters. Republicans always showed up and voted for the furthest right. That made more of them keep fucking going right. Meanwhile progressives stay home because "theyre not good enough" and that Overton window just keeps going.

If the working class would show the fuck up and always vote for the most left, we could make that Overton window shift further and further left.

I actually like that idea. Provided the law is ensured to have been read and the juries remain anonymous. Maybe multiple batches with no way of knowing who will be assigned to judge what law?

Ill definitely have to read more about that, thanks for telling me.

It is. A few far right morons are starting to tout the whole, "Women dont vote right we should repeal the 19th" out loud instead of just thinking it privately. This is pretty clearly mocking that.

That being said, fuck it, no one gets to vote. Were going ancient athens and just doing it by lotto. You can do your year and go home and face the repercussions without security and pension for a life.

Ditto, brother. Ditto.

Good.

Yes. Yes they have. All it takes is one charismatic idiot to make your otherwise thoughtful and mindful friends to debase themselves. It sucks, but welcome to the world.

Edit: Debate to debate. Fucking autocorrect.

Really. Reeeeaaaaly?

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The gateway is having to deal with shitty people that used to be in those crowds.

Its becoming less of an issue as more people use it responsibly like social drinkers and you dont have to deal with a complete waste of space to society to get it or be around others who partake.

Reefer madness is bullshit, but its also not 100% harmless either. Chronic use of THC still almost certainly causes GABA disregulation for instance.

You have a stupid majority who act like weed is just as bad as heroine and meth and THE gateway drug, but the potheads who are just horrible people spouting about how its completely harmless aren't helping the cause either.

Yeah id say he's onto something except police would just get the footage deleted then say its all good - they all investigated themselves.

I dont think they believe theyre under an authoritarian government either.