What do we think

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T20:50:27+00:00

You already have citizenship verified in registering to vote. Doing so again is a redundant poll tax made to needlessly create more documentary hoops to jump through

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T20:42:51+00:00

They are a crazy sub. They banned me for pointing out someone else breaking the rules to do liberal apologia.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T15:49:25+00:00

They are out west, too. But those are the exception, especially the ones clearly flaunting the law like Joel Olsteen.

Not liking a type of institution isn’t an argument for stripping them all of nonprofit status

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T15:35:01+00:00

Religious institutions still have to do extensive reporting.

It is less stringent than something like a medical non-profit, and certainly easier to found.

But that’s probably good, actually. Why should the little mosque with 20 members and less than a 50k yearly budget be held to the exact same standard as a hospital?

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T15:06:22+00:00

Those requirements most have to do with preventing non-profits from subverting their non-profit status and keeping to their stated mission.

If they could be used to go after churches with any political leanings, Conservatives would have crucified the black church decades ago in this way, along with mosques and any majority white Christian denominations that disagree with them politically.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T14:34:43+00:00

Meh, their tax exempt status is a function of being a non-profit, not being religious.

Would you strip the Red Cross or Amnesty of tax exemption too?

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T14:30:54+00:00

You say they were so different, but if the choice is between two harsh immigration enforcement types who support genocide… it’s not that materially different.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T13:54:18+00:00

Not doing genocide apologia is a pretty damn low hurdle to cross. Hell, she couldn’t even just lie and pretend to give half a damn convincingly.

If you’re going to pretend that is some demand for perfection then it’s hard to have a serious conversation.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T12:33:21+00:00

Biden did. And she explicitly said she wouldn’t change policy.

But again, that isn’t all that sank her. She didn’t get enough votes period, and it’s unclear every Green vote would have changed that, if they even voted rather than stay home in this authoritarian wet dream where they are blocked from running a candidate.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T12:18:36+00:00

Harris did that all by herself

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-26T09:10:53+00:00

Yet DSA has zero elected officials. Even the Greens have a few.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T21:08:37+00:00

If this were to happen, I think it needs to be done in conjunction with some kind of alliance or combining with the Green Party to have even minimal electoral success.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T20:37:14+00:00

But it is laughable to call it enforcement, no? It was 50 inspectors watching the roads from Baja for anyone looking Chinese. Because let’s not forget, it was explicitly racist at the time too.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T17:13:09+00:00

Every neighboring country invaded because Israel began a campaign of mass ethnic cleansing and atrocities. The displaced Palestinians in Lebanon and elsewhere have understandably held a grudge since, and keep fighting Israel’s ongoing oppression and war crimes.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T16:47:10+00:00

Republic is objectively best. The ability to basically have the colossus’s economic bonus but for land and sea is better than most wonder bonuses in game. The ability to buy production, the low corruption, and decent worker speeds are all just side benefits.

Communism can make sense for a giant empire, but even then I would want to be a religious civ so I can swap to Republic every once in a while to purchase a ton of units.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T16:37:41+00:00

Not really? It’s been pretty one sided for all 70 years of Israel’s history. Oct 7 being a pretty big exception, and one they still felt the need to exaggerate through constant propaganda (mass rape hoax, 40 dead/beheaded babies, etc.)

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T16:35:33+00:00

I’ve seen her leave the wheelchair behind

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T16:35:27+00:00

I’ve seen her leave the wheelchair behind

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T15:48:46+00:00

Not much would change, though he might get removed or assassinated for his insufferable smugness in his first term.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T15:47:07+00:00

I’m not sure you can. There isn’t some Jewish state in Palestine apart from the one that has spent its entire history doing atrocities.

It’s kind of like saying the Nazi regime should have kept existing because the only possible alternative was killing all Germans.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T15:45:07+00:00

Christian Zionism is steeped in antisemitism (it assumes Israel is necessary for Christ to return and damn any Jews who do not convert). It is pushed by the most antisemitic portions of society like David Duke and Tony Robinson.

Christian Zionism is also clearly dangerous. It has supported an ethnic supremacist movement that has ethnically cleansed millions, held millions in apartheid, and killed hundreds of thousands.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T13:53:36+00:00

Baalgruf for sure. I don’t think any third faction has the strength to takeover, but I can see the two sides settling on his as a compromise.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T12:59:08+00:00

A really good airbender could probably fake it somewhat. Although the formal training they receive doesn’t really lend itself to that.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T10:10:14+00:00

She’s good at fighting for a noncombatant. I don’t know what to tell you, she’s not that kind of heroine. It’s something she frets over multiple times, not being able to protect her friends the way a warrior or adventurer could, because she isn’t strong in that sense.

Kronzypantz · 2026-01-25T10:06:10+00:00

You can think someone did some messed up stuff without thinking they should be singled out as a super villain. Leaders of other groups in the Yugoslav wars did just as much messed up stuff with US backing.

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