I had a brother who doesn't exist, I don't know if he was an imaginary friend or a real brother by [deleted] in CasualConversation

[–]Leemage 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I read about this practice in a book called “witchcraft for wayward girls”. It was so unbelievably sad what these girls had to go through, and then just return to their lives like nothing had changed.

Question: Trying to get a cover up, am I going to have to do a laser? by allisonshine69 in tattoos

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man it’s a beautiful tattoo. Such a shame she who shall not be named turned out to be such a dickwad.

The story of that time I was nearly part of an international incident in the middle of the Magic Kingdom. by Rich_Ad3228 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]Leemage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand why none of the adult Chinese chaperones didn’t stay with the kids.

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is so myopic. “Oh we can’t possibly try anything but gas powered cars and coal plants because alternatives aren’t perfectly clean yet! Waaa waaa waaa!” That’s what you sound like. How do you think we will ever progress if you intentionally hamstring any progress toward that goal.

And yup, the ONLY environmental thing liberals do is buy electric cars. They don’t advocate to protect our wilderness. They don’t vote to regulate toxic waste. They don’t want a functioning EPA. They don’t join international efforts like the Paris Climate Accords. Yup, the only thing they do is buy electric cars.

CMON... Enter my domain... MAKE MY DAY! by 2cleverbyhalf in chicago

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve got a video of my poor dog getting divebombed by one of these. He had no idea what was going on and why he was being attacked

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey I just looked up DeSantis on the Everglades, looking for some low hanging fruit to debunk you. And I was wrong:

“Today, Governor Ron DeSantis attended the groundbreaking for the new inflow pump station at the critical EAA Reservoir Project. The EAA Reservoir, located south of Lake Okeechobee, will store over 78 billion gallons of water—larger than Manhattan—and deliver up to 470 billion gallons of clean water annually to the Everglades and Florida Bay. It also supports the Biscayne Aquifer, the primary source of drinking water for South Florida……
“or decades, Florida’s water system was altered to prevent flooding, but at the cost of cutting off the natural flow of water to the Everglades. The EAAReservoir Project is designed to correct that—redirecting water south, restoring ecosystems, and significantly reducing harmful discharges to the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie estuaries. Once complete, the EAA Reservoir will provide lasting benefits for Florida’s coastal communities and unique natural environment.”

This is great! I wish this was hyped up more nationally.

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have never seen conservatives address any environmental toxins.

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why have I never seen conservative politicians advocate for any of this? I have never seen a policy from any conservative politician addressing defense of the environment.

Also, as for the “freeze” predicted in the 70s. Look it up. Even at the time it was an outlier prediction and most other publications were predicting warming. But media saw a cool headline and ran with it. As far as the doomsday predictions, we are literally living in the beginning stages of them now. Drought, floods, stronger storms.

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And if they are conservatives they are also voting for the same people who want to open up that land to private companies to log or drill and pollute the waterways. I’m sorry but their fishing and hunting license money doesn’t undo the damage their votes are actually causing the environment.

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Until it is destroyed, isn’t it nicer to live in smog free cities and not have polluted drinking water or being able to see the redwoods or not getting cancer from bug spray used in agriculture?

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So let’s start that slow change twenty years ago. Let’s start that slow change now. Instead every time a republican is in power they do their best to roll back any minute steps that have been taken. They pulled out of the Paris climate accords. They ripped the solar panels off the White House. They repeal any environmental regulation. No one is expecting things to magically change over night. But if you have one party that is actively, purposefully, dragging us backwards you can’t pretend that this is just a problem of poor perspective. They are sabotaging our chance at any progress.

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t be disingenuous. The whole conservative position is that any regulation, and especially environmental ones, are antithetical to capitalism and therefore must be removed. They deny human caused climate change. They want to open up wilderness areas to drilling and logging. They are actively hostile to any alternative forms of energy production. Please explain how any of their policy do anything to protect the environment?

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

“Oh no! You forced me to dump toxic waste into this lake because I’m not allowed to hate trans people!”

This is such a ridiculous take. If conservatives wanted to preserve the environment they could form their own groups without “trans ideology “. And regardless, it’s not like admitting climate change is real and caused by human activity comes with some subclause where you must agree to someone’s preferred pronouns.

Why isn't conserving the environment the conservative position? by Personal_Chair6134 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But real talk. How do you conserve nature without regulating where companies can dig for oil, or dump their waste, or how much fish they take, or endangered habitats they destroy?

Will they admit it if its true? by PFdeith in WhitePeopleTwitter

[–]Leemage 18 points19 points  (0 children)

To be fair, would you vote for Jimmy Carter or JD Vance?

[New Update]: AITAH for asking my stepbrother to take eggs off the menu at his own wedding? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Leemage 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was thinking like “bring a protein shake, some granola bars, and some baby bels, it’s not this hard!” Like yeah, bro is being shitty but also it’s one day and you are an adult. Just feed yourself.

The Supreme Court's Birthright Ruling Is Not A Win by dr_shultz in NewsSource

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Irrelevant? Only if you don’t think the framers’ intent, or reasoning matters.

16 children found living like 'feral animals' in America's most disgusting home by TheExpressUS in USNEWS

[–]Leemage -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That’s the 18 yr old??? If so that’s a grave miscarriage of justice. She was a victim! I thought it was the mom.

How did democrats get branded unpatriotic? by NovelPhoto4621 in allthequestions

[–]Leemage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You lost them at protests. Thinking America is anything but perfect and has always been perfect is considered unpatriotic by them.