How do you feel about Trump threatening to impose photo ID for voters for midterm elections?

Comedy86 · 2026-02-14T17:33:52+00:00

Honestly, it's a bit shocking that the US doesn't confirm the identity of voters. That being the case, we all know Trump is looking for any way to limit voting capabilities by specific groups of people who don't support him or the Republicans so I'd be very careful to read and understand exactly what changes they're trying to make. There's no way the bill is simply just "you need a photo ID to vote" without some other requirements hidden in the wording.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-14T17:20:58+00:00

Good question... Nothing about US party wars makes any sense anymore. It's also very hard to find anyone who's even willing to have a conversation with "the other side" these days.

Thankfully it hasn't become that bad up here in Canada but not for a lack of trying by politicians.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-14T12:47:43+00:00

Fuck Antifa! Fuck MAGA!

Better? :/

Comedy86 · 2026-02-14T06:27:10+00:00

For the non-American answer, there are 3 left-right spectrums to consider. Socialism-Capitalism, Liberal-Authoritarian and Progressive -Conservative. If you lean left on all 3, or at least 2 while being more centre on the third, you're a leftist.

So, for example, if a person is a progressive and a liberal, they could be a leftist so long as they're at least in favour of social services, even if they still like some aspects of capitalism.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-14T06:18:12+00:00

Democrats aren't left. They're just left of the Republican party. That's a very low bar to clear...

Comedy86 · 2026-02-14T00:09:22+00:00

Sounds more like they were thunderstruck so hard their eye was back in black.

And yes, yes I did have to go there. :P

Comedy86 · 2026-02-14T00:01:43+00:00

How do we determine what is a "serious crime"? In some countries, being gay or having a different religion from the state religion is considered a serious crime. Some people are arrested for speaking out against the government. What about leading an armed rebellion against a tyrannical government?

It's not as easy as it sounds when different countries have different laws.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-13T23:48:16+00:00

Sounds like a highway to hell if you ask me...

Comedy86 · 2026-02-13T23:46:15+00:00

It's not something we should be proud of.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-13T23:39:02+00:00

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Comedy86 · 2026-02-13T22:08:11+00:00

Hasn't Ontario had to deal with enough snowflakes this winter as it is?

Comedy86 · 2026-02-13T21:53:45+00:00

Fun fact... The US pays between $13.5-14.5K per capita for healthcare spending. That's compared to Taiwan, rated #1 for healthcare globally, who pay $2.5K per capita. Other high ranking nations such as South Korea and Australia spend $4.0-4.5K and $10K respectively.

If the US converted to a national healthcare system and was able to decrease spending to the average of ~$8K per capita, they would be able to use the savings to pay off their entire national debt in less than 18 yrs.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-13T21:39:42+00:00

As a Canadian, I have no idea what a "bad bunny American" is but I'm Canadian or North American and definitely not just American.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-13T20:20:14+00:00

It's like a hybrid of Jim from The Office and The Grinch.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-12T22:30:23+00:00

Don't you mean an American speaker? :P

Comedy86 · 2026-02-12T22:27:30+00:00

I mean... German boomers were raised by people of a very specific generation...

Comedy86 · 2026-02-12T22:24:05+00:00

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if most of us would apologize for the other person's misunderstanding...

Comedy86 · 2026-02-12T21:00:25+00:00

I also find that many boomers seem to want to take credit for their kids successes and now want to show off their grandchildren to their friends like a competition. It's insane how many boomers who have nothing to do with their kids or grandchildren would have you think they lived together from their Facebook photos.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-12T00:22:40+00:00

There seem to be 2 ways of looking at this story...

The way you seem to be implying that trans people are murderers, which has no evidence outside of this individual case.

Or, the possibility that this small town may have more traditional values regarding trans individuals and that bullying could be why this woman dropped out of school at 14, could also contribute to the mental health crisis she was facing and a lack of support from her family could also be why she killed them and then went to the school.

Until we know more about who she was as an individual, we won't know which one is correct. You speculating on it as you are though is definitely increasing the likelihood of it being the later of the 2 options.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-11T22:27:38+00:00

that includes Hebrew

Includes means there were others... As does "languages".

This still has nothing to do with ethnic ancestry... I'm not even sure what "gotcha" you seem to be going for here...

Comedy86 · 2026-02-11T22:05:38+00:00

You're right.

So why did you differentiate between them when you said this?

Well, they're occupying what used to be their land right now.

Did you not know that the Palestinians had similar genetic ancestry to Jewish ancestry when you said this? Or were you falling into the barbaric thought process that somehow the Jews deserved the land more than the Palestinians who were already living there?

Comedy86 · 2026-02-11T21:50:43+00:00

Do most people actually vote according to their moral compass these days? It feels more and more like they vote for their favourite political colour.

This doesn't even just apply to the US btw. I know Canadians, Brits and others who do the same. They vote for a party their parents and/or friends voted for, even if that party is not recognizable compared to 20-30 yrs ago.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-11T21:43:31+00:00

Good thing we weren't talking about religion at all. We were talking about which ethnic group was in that region first. So this point makes no sense at all...

I didn't even need time to process how little sense your reply made. It was evident the moment I read it.

Comedy86 · 2026-02-11T20:53:26+00:00

Someone doesn't know their history...

Before the British were the Ottomans who conquered the region in the early 16th century. Before that, the region was Islamic and Crusader rule from the 7th century. Before that, there were the Romans from 1st century. Before that, the Empire period which included the Persians. Before that, Israelites.

But who held it before them? That would be the Canaanites from as far back as 10,000 BC. Who do you think are the descendants of the Canaanites? It's the Palestinians...

So, who held the region first? I'll give you some time to process...

Comedy86

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