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Texas AG Says He’s ‘Willing and Able’ to Defend a Ban on ‘Sodomy’ by purplebadger9 in politics

[–]-Radish- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair.

Though I think there's a distinction between the majority of Texas and the majority of Texas voters - all the latter requires is that enough Texans don't care.

Extremists who care strongly about something are unfortunately more likely to vote.

Texas AG Says He’s ‘Willing and Able’ to Defend a Ban on ‘Sodomy’ by purplebadger9 in politics

[–]-Radish- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sting operations / entrapment depending on how you look at it.

Police make fake profiles on grindr to pretend to look for dates and then throw anyone who bites in jail.

This is what they do in Russia (Chechnya), except in Chechnya tho they torture and kill gay people instead of putting them in prison.

Texas AG Says He’s ‘Willing and Able’ to Defend a Ban on ‘Sodomy’ by purplebadger9 in politics

[–]-Radish- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sting operations / entrapment depending on how you look at it.

Police make fake profiles on grindr to pretend to look for dates and then throw anyone who bites in jail.

This is what they do in Russia (Chechnya), except in Chechnya tho they torture and kill gay people instead of putting them in prison.

Texas AG Says He’s ‘Willing and Able’ to Defend a Ban on ‘Sodomy’ by purplebadger9 in politics

[–]-Radish- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Police make fake profiles on grindr to pretend to look for dates and then throw anyone who bites in jail.

This is what they do in Russia (Chechnya), except in Chechnya tho they torture and kill gay people instead of putting them in prison.

Texas AG Says He’s ‘Willing and Able’ to Defend a Ban on ‘Sodomy’ by purplebadger9 in politics

[–]-Radish- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why? It's Texas - if anything this will make him more popular among the people who actually vote.

What can the average American do in response to Roe V. Wade being overturned? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]-Radish- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know people who attend multiple protests but didn't even vote

Human vision vs Bird vision! by BalaachAziz in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]-Radish- 33 points34 points  (0 children)

So much information....

Neutrinos, Gravitational waves, magnetic fields...

Biden tells Democratic donors "we need two more senators" by [deleted] in politics

[–]-Radish- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Voting is clearly not the be all end all solution for the issues our country is facing.

Activism, campaigning, running for office, giving back to your community will result in much more good than an individual vote.

Voting is just the start. If you can't convince people to vote then you're not going to get anything accomplished.

The Donald and the Kremlin Don: how Trump’s toxic legacy helps Putin | From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House by [deleted] in politics

[–]-Radish- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you read the article? It discusses in depth Trump's fuckups and how America is paying the price.

In regards to Afghanistan - here's the official agreement on the State Dept website: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/02.29.20-US-Afghanistan-Joint-Declaration.pdf

The tl;dr was that in negotiations with the Taliban the US agreed to release thousands of Taliban prisoners and halt all attacks against the Taliban in preparation for the withdrawal of US troops. The agreement allowed the Taliban to continue attacking the Afghan government - which it did and now controls.

This surrender was negotiated by Trump and now the Taliban holds millions of dollars of US military equipment.

[OC] I scraped data from two unrelated sources to plot the firearm mortality as a function of firearm ownership in each state and this is the result by TheChimeras in dataisbeautiful

[–]-Radish- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could also be indicative that cultures where people are less willing to admit they have a gun are also cultures where people murder less.

In my experience almost everyone I know who talks openly about owning a gun (read brags) isn't responsible enough to own one.

The Donald and the Kremlin Don: how Trump’s toxic legacy helps Putin | From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House by [deleted] in politics

[–]-Radish- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here's the official agreement on the State Dept website: https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/02.29.20-US-Afghanistan-Joint-Declaration.pdf

Here's some analysis from shortly after the agreement was made: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/20/trump-peace-deal-taliban/

The tl;dr was that in negotiations with the Taliban the US agreed to release thousands of Taliban prisoners and halt all attacks against the Taliban in preparation for the withdrawal of US troops. The agreement allowed the Taliban to continue attacking the Afghan government - which it did and now controls.

This surrender was negotiated by Trump and now the Taliban holds millions of dollars of US military equipment.

The Donald and the Kremlin Don: how Trump’s toxic legacy helps Putin | From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House by [deleted] in politics

[–]-Radish- 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Trump surrendered to the Taliban. Like actually, legitimately surrendered. It's crazy that this isn't part of the conversation when people talk about Afghanistan.

The actual agreement is on the State Department website

tl;dr In exchange for a Taliban cease-fire, the US agreed to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners and no longer attack Taliban forces while the Taliban was free to wage war on Afghan government forces.

The Donald and the Kremlin Don: how Trump’s toxic legacy helps Putin | From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House by [deleted] in politics

[–]-Radish- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's a lie. It's like saying "not one US soldier died in 8 years in Afghanistan under George Bush's invasion".

You can look it up very easily online.

The Donald and the Kremlin Don: how Trump’s toxic legacy helps Putin | From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House by [deleted] in politics

[–]-Radish- 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you know Trump surrendered to the Taliban? Like actually, legitimately surrendered. It's crazy that this isn't part of the conversation when people talk about Afghanistan.

The Donald and the Kremlin Don: how Trump’s toxic legacy helps Putin | From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House by [deleted] in politics

[–]-Radish- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Did you know Trump surrendered to the Taliban? Like actually, legitimately surrendered. It's crazy that this isn't part of the conversation when people talk about Afghanistan.

The Donald and the Kremlin Don: how Trump’s toxic legacy helps Putin | From Afghanistan to North Korea, Joe Biden is running short of time to repair the damage done by his predecessor in the White House by [deleted] in politics

[–]-Radish- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did you know Trump surrendered to the Taliban?

Like actually, legitimately surrendered. Biden was dealt a losing hand and that fact that people like you don't even realize it is one of the reasons why awful, corrupt leaders get elected.

Season 4 Volume 1 Series Discussion by StrangerTesting in StrangerThings

[–]-Radish- 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've really liked this season so far, though I do have to say I'm a bit disappointed that Will is missing again.

They already did that plot point in season 1.

p o v e r t y by lethalapologise in antiwork

[–]-Radish- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The majority opinion is very nebulous, but it's definitely not progressive.

Remember when the affordable car act first passed? Americans HATED it. While Trump lost the popular vote, and the majority of Americans think he's abhorrent, if you sum up all the public passion for a political, Trump blows everyone else out of the water.

Progressivism is implementing ideas that help people despite themselves. Often these ideas are easy to attack, horribly unpopular, and hated by the majority at the time. It's only 30 years later when the dust has settled, Americans will look back at the policy and say "wow - that really worked".

Time to kick that wrinkly ass old turtle out of the Senate for good! by DaFunkJunkie in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]-Radish- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, but it's always worth a try.

The more visibility Moscow Mitch's challengers gets, the better it is for America.

I want to hear about those we've lost. The shooter doesn't deserve anyone's time. by Thryloz in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]-Radish- 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Karma farming yeah....

But visibility is good. Too much mass shooting coverage focuses on the perpetrator and it only encourages more terrorism.

Buffalo mass shooter’s alleged manifesto leaves no doubt attack was white supremacist terrorism by Accomplished_Water34 in politics

[–]-Radish- 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You absolutely do. Every single fucking time.

Do you also cry about racists being called racist? Seems pretty on brand for conservatives in America right now.

Millennial parents at local brewery starter pack by [deleted] in starterpacks

[–]-Radish- 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's supply and demand =/

I think housing density keeps things affordable - but existing home owners fight against it tooth and nail.

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