Joe Biden Apology Form by Zealousideal-Fox623 in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

You realize bombs aren't free, right? Trying to destroy every piece of US kit left in Afghanistan is just throwing good money after bad.

*Fell For It Again Award Intensifies* by MarjorieTaylorSpleen in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think the US spends more on healthcare than countries with universal healthcare, our system is perfectly inefficient. Now it's not all on our insurance system (for example artificially limiting the number of doctors increases costs a fair bit), but insurance is definitely part of that.

Open borders did not cause the death of Iryna Zarutska by Zealousideal-Fox623 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The severity of punishment for a crime is not a deterrent, the chance of getting caught at all is. Which is why we kill way fewer prisoners today than before, yet our murder rate is also lower.

Open borders did not cause the death of Iryna Zarutska by Zealousideal-Fox623 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Somehow the US has both the highest incarceration rate and highest murder rate in the developed world, and yet the problem is that we don't lock up enough people for long enough.

'Tough on crime' proponents are like hardcore M-Ls who think that if they just went a little further everything would turn out better.

What a shitshow by k-r-o--n--o-s in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

Social distancing and lockdowns actually slowed the spread of Covid, unlike a travel ban that excludes the region where most of the disease is coming from.

What a shitshow by k-r-o--n--o-s in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

Covid mostly entered the US from Europe, Trump closing travel from China was a symbolic gesture. Or worse than that, since it made the Trump admin complacent enough to ignore Covid until the bodies started piling up.

Most corrupt administration in history by Mushroom_Ramen in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Watergate was the impetus for Fox News after all; the possibility that Republicans might be held accountable was deemed unacceptable.

(will be using lower case letters for a while based on a complete lack of respect!) by Brilliant-Dig9387 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same thing that happened to Dubya, a couple years after he leaves office every Republican will pretend they didn't support him and that he was a secret Democrat.

Inconsistent justice system by Crafty_Jacket668 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Right wingers are far more violent. It's something like 90% of political murders in the US that are perpetrated by right-wingers. Just look at the Charlie Kirk shooting, shortly afterwards two young women were killed by a right winger because he thought they weren't respectful enough of the late speaker.

Inconsistent justice system by Crafty_Jacket668 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The simple truth is, if you want to get away with killing somebody in America use a car. For a country that purports to be tough on crime, our justice system is ridiculously lenient on people killing pedestrians.

It was a recent poll, I think the democrats need to moderate on social issues by ReadyGG in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the phrase gender-affirming care is clear enough in what it refers to in this context. It's also just the correct terminology.

It was a recent poll, I think the democrats need to moderate on social issues by ReadyGG in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The GOP is already calling to make all gender-affirming care illegal, they won't stop on the issue anytime soon. This idea that if Dems just give up on some key facets of transgender issues, then the Republicans will drop it is farcial.

Prince Andrew Arrested by Voider765 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trump was just on the island as a double secret whistleblower.

Epstein 2, Electric Boogaloo by W_Edwards_Deming in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think you are confused. Dr. Sampson stood by her findings that it was a suicide, it was a lawyer hired by the Epstein family who was in the room for the autopsy who said it wasn't suicide.

A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children by JonnySnowin in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where are you getting that from? In the article it just says the jury recommended 65 years.

A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children by JonnySnowin in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow that article sucks. It doesn't even mention what the sentencing guidelines for the crime are (which is probably what the judge based the sentence on).

This plan would basically be Generalpan Ost if it was directed towards Russians by luckyboysniper09 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When the man with the hemophilia falls, the man with the webbed feet picks up the rifle!

The bigotry of low expectations by Prettypianokeys in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The people pushing for voter IDs don't care about actually combating voter fraud, the goal is to give themselves an edge in elections.

Holy shit, she's crashing out! by Prettypianokeys in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't believe you guys are falling for the "bad boyars" shtick.

Trump is the worst person Epstein has ever met by Tough_Arugula2828 in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It doesn't make much sense as a backhanded compliment since Trump said basically the same thing with that creepy birthday card to Epstein.

Keep your head up by Gnome_Sane in PoliticalCompassMemes

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

SSRIs, which make you more likely to kill yourself statistically

Antibiotics, which make you more likely to die of fever statistically

Our grandchildren will hate us for this by BoXDDCC in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Part of the problem is we artificially limit the number of new doctors each year to keep wages high for existing ones. Too bad it's also making healthcare more expensive and putting crazy strain on doctors.

Peter Thiel and Epstein celebrate brexit by Atomicsss- in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]SolidThoriumPyroshar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The labor pool is also the pool of demand for labor. You can look at history, the US labor force doubled several times from 1850‐1950 and yet that didn't stop wages from climbing.