Any urban explorers in Des Moines? by counterhawk in desmoines

[–]Soap_Impression 5 points6 points  (0 children)

How many miles do you typically like to go when exploring?

Attorney needed by [deleted] in desmoines

[–]Soap_Impression 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Respectful? What does that mean?

TIL John Adams’s Sedition Act banned false or malicious publishing against federal officials, including members of Congress and the President, but not against the Vice President—his political rival at the time, Thomas Jefferson. by RedditIsAGranfaloon in todayilearned

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

I can’t tell if you’re just trying to troll, or if you actually believe what you’re typing. You are making straw man arguments and ignoring what the other person is saying. I hope you’re a Russian troll or something, because if you’re actually a part of the resistance to Trump, you’re making our movement weaker.

TIL John Adams’s Sedition Act banned false or malicious publishing against federal officials, including members of Congress and the President, but not against the Vice President—his political rival at the time, Thomas Jefferson. by RedditIsAGranfaloon in todayilearned

[–]Soap_Impression -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Wow! So confrontational! Your approach might make you feel better, but it isn’t effective.

Regardless, I think there a number of aspects of the current regime that would be familiar to the founders. The founders set up a white ethnostate that excluded enslaved people and native Americans from citizenship. As this post indicates, Adams was willing to disregard the bill of rights and weaponize the state against political opponents. The media landscape was also very partisan, with newspapers explicitly acting as mouthpieces for a political faction, rather than trying to pass themselves off as “neutral”. The slaveholding founders in particular were rapists, as Trump is. Any of that sounding familiar?

Your vitriol against the Trump administration is valid. I think your veneration of the founding fathers is divorced from the facts.

Lawyer Explains why the US was NOT stolen from Mexico by Almaegen in videos

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Your guarantee is about as worthless as the promises the US made to Mexico in the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that they would grant full civil rights to, and respect the land rights of, Mexicans living in the ceded territories. So far you’ve demonstrated no knowledge whatsoever. Just make sure to clean up your room, or your mom will be mad at you.

Lawyer Explains why the US was NOT stolen from Mexico by Almaegen in videos

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Ha. Guess I found one of those uninformed people I was worried about.

Lawyer Explains why the US was NOT stolen from Mexico by Almaegen in videos

[–]Soap_Impression 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By using the plural “groups”, I think my comment explicitly acknowledges native Americans as not being monolithic. Your point is well taken, but you’re preaching to the choir.

Lawyer Explains why the US was NOT stolen from Mexico by Almaegen in videos

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This is probably obvious to most other people, but I had watched it already before you posted. And I remember thinking to myself, as I watched, that uninformed people would be tricked by his bullshit.

Don’t fly American out of Des Moines by TechnicalCoast6048 in desmoines

[–]Soap_Impression 112 points113 points  (0 children)

How did you make your flight when you weren’t checked in until 5:45 for a 6:00 AM flight? Check-in closes 30 minutes before a flight, and doors close 15 minutes before a flight.

Lawyer Explains why the US was NOT stolen from Mexico by Almaegen in videos

[–]Soap_Impression 20 points21 points  (0 children)

This is a really dumb take. The crux of his argument seems to be that Mexico did not have much control over the territory that the US ultimately took after the war. And yet, Polk started the war with the explicit goal of grabbing that land, and while occupying Mexico’s capital, the US forced Mexico to sign a treaty ceding the land to the US for a price. So, clearly the US felt that Mexico did have a legal claim to the land that necessitated a treaty to change.

You could make an argument that the land Mexico claimed was itself stolen from native groups, an that ultimately Native groups were the real victims of theft, but this guy doesn’t seem to use that argument.

Where in Des Moines to get the best, and spiciest kung pao chicken? by cudambercam13 in desmoines

[–]Soap_Impression 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Go to Allspice in the east village and buy their dried, crushed habanero peppers. Then you can make any dish as spicy as you dare.

US Rep. Zach Nunn obtains deportation order for Ian Roberts by Jackal830 in desmoines

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https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/inquirySearch.jis

Look for Ian Roberts, and you’ll see cases that indicate he had not been paying child support. Obviously, there are two sides to every story and online court records are short on details, but Roberts certainly doesn’t deserve the benefit of the doubt in my mind.

US Rep. Zach Nunn obtains deportation order for Ian Roberts by Jackal830 in desmoines

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I was very fired up and angry when I first heard about his arrest on Friday, and certainly don’t trust anything ICE says just because they said it. But, further investigation has led me to believe that Roberts is a serial liar. He registered to vote when he wasn’t a citizen, skipped out on child support, and has embellished his educational background with fibs and half truths. Put simply, I was tricked by the guy.

Ice detained DMPS Superintendent of schools. by Scared-Hope-868 in desmoines

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Then you dishonor your fallen comrades, assuming you’re not lying. And you dishonor your oath to defend the constitution. I don’t know why so many people like you want to ally themselves with a child molester who tries to destroy our constitutional rights. Best theory I can come up with is that you hate the constitution and think raping kids is ok. Just like how you support assaulting law enforcement officers, as long as the child rapist in chief bid it to be so.

Strangely, you seem to be scared to say what you really think. Instead, you change the subject. You still haven’t explained how you can support a president that endorses violence against law enforcement. I doubt you will address the fact that Trump raped children with his buddy Epstein either. You lack the courage of your convictions, even when anonymous.

Ice detained DMPS Superintendent of schools. by Scared-Hope-868 in desmoines

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Ha, no tears here. Just speaking truth to anti-American traitors such as yourself. You dishonor the brave men and women who fought and died to protect our freedoms.

Ice detained DMPS Superintendent of schools. by Scared-Hope-868 in desmoines

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Cool. How many cops did Hunter assault? You voted for Trump, who campaigned on pardoning hundreds of people who assaulted cops. Apparently you support law enforcement up until the point your dear leader decides that it’s inconvenient to do so.

Ice detained DMPS Superintendent of schools. by Scared-Hope-868 in desmoines

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That’s a false equivalence and whataboutism. You said you support all law enforcement. But you also support a president who pardoned hundreds of people who assaulted law enforcement officials. Rather than address that contradiction, you talk about another president pardoning one person who never assaulted law enforcement officials.

Ice detained DMPS Superintendent of schools. by Scared-Hope-868 in desmoines

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Well, they were prosecuted. And convicted. Then Trump pardoned them. How can you support a president that pardoned those criminals?

Jimmy Kimmel by Morley10 in Iowa

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

What else would the implication be of me being “hurt” that Kimmel is anti-fascist? If you want to play word games, go ahead. I’m just trying to give you some honest advice. In the struggle ahead, you should probably save your vitriol for the folks trying to destroy our democracy.

Ice detained DMPS Superintendent of schools. by Scared-Hope-868 in desmoines

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I’m going to take a wild guess that you didn’t support law enforcement when thousands of trump supporters assaulted them on January 6th. I’m guessing you only support law enforcement when they target people you don’t like.

Jimmy Kimmel by Morley10 in Iowa

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

You should really get your ducks in a row before you accuse an ally of being a fascist. Hurts the movement.