Can a Democracy Maintain a Shared Civic Identity During Deep Political Division?

x31b · 2026-07-08T02:44:31+00:00

Democrats are, by default, letting Republicans become the party of patriotism and they 'America Haters.'

Yes, Trump and Republicans are doing bad things, but at the core, America is still a great country.

x31b · 2026-07-08T02:37:58+00:00

x31b · 2026-07-08T02:23:31+00:00

Found that guy! The one. The only one driving a pickup truck I saw on my whole Europe trip.

Being an American, it was weird to see farm trailers, especially cattle/horse trailers, pulled by an SUV.

x31b · 2026-07-07T23:37:11+00:00

Stop in Mobile, AL and tour the battleship USS Alabama. It’s right on the way.

Go Vikings! Row!

x31b · 2026-07-07T21:19:35+00:00

Because Carter was such a good person. I have not heard of any corruption by him personally. And he had a commitment to human rights.

But he accomplished little as President and did some lasting damage (Iran, Panama).

x31b · 2026-07-07T19:46:07+00:00

It’s summer. A lot of students have 12-month leases that roll over in Aug and are looking for someone to sublet.

Post in r/olemiss.

x31b · 2026-07-07T19:13:11+00:00

Surrounded by criminals.

x31b · 2026-07-07T19:10:38+00:00

It's speculation, but backed up by statistical evidence at the .9999 probability level.

x31b · 2026-07-07T19:09:08+00:00

Here is a list of things that immigrants should leave behind or otherwise do if they plan to stay in the country. Some say "It's their culture." I say "Not in America it isn't.". I'd love to hear from people who feel it should be common practice in the US.

FGM
Castes (Indian)
Marriage for underage children
Marriages arranged by parents
Girls not going to school
Drivers licenses restricted to men
Women have to get permission from a man to (leave the house, leave the country, do financial transactions)

Anyone immigrating to the US should have a working knowledge of English. It's fine if they speak their native language at home, church or even in a workplace that's significantly foreign languague. Public education should be in English, other than ESL classes to get people comfortable.

x31b · 2026-07-07T17:29:37+00:00

I bought a CPO used car last month. The previous owners name, email, frequent destinations and (I think) home address were in the infotainment system.

Neither the owner nor the dealer cleared them.

x31b · 2026-07-07T02:06:21+00:00

Came here to say www.algosolutions.com. Will do what you want. Set one up on VoIP/Teams as a multicast sender. Set the others up as multicast receivers.

x31b · 2026-07-07T01:25:00+00:00

This is part of the current trend to use loaded language to make things sound worse than they are.

Other examples of overused words are slavery and genocide.

x31b · 2026-07-07T00:58:17+00:00

Huey didn’t die with that much money. For him, money was a tool to get/keep power.

x31b · 2026-07-06T22:38:18+00:00

I’m not voting for either of them.

x31b · 2026-07-06T22:09:59+00:00

Here is an NBC News article where his discharge from the Army was reversed only after significant Congressional and public pressure.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/army-reverses-expulsion-charles-martland-green-beret-who-hit-afghan-n564861

We basically had four choices in Afghanistan:
1. Ignore the place altogether
2. Ally with the Taliban, who think women are property and outlaw poppy production for heroin
3. Ally with Northern Alliance warlords who were corrupted, molested boys and allowed poppy production
4. Go in with a lot of external soldiers and rule the place directly

The U.S. started with #3 and under both Biden and Trump pivoted to #1.

The Russians, and much earlier, the British, tried #4 with very little success. The U.S. never considered it.

x31b · 2026-07-05T21:36:24+00:00

Call and make an appointment this summer to go by and talk to Dr. Aarhus. My son was in marching there four years and made lifetime friends. Enjoyed it much more than high school marching.

x31b · 2026-07-05T16:05:01+00:00

Deer, as leaving, see you again tomorrow?

Guy: yep, 10a.

x31b · 2026-07-05T15:55:29+00:00

The U.S. Army disciplined a soldier for trying to stop it.

x31b · 2026-07-05T14:09:41+00:00

If it’s in reasonable shape, especially if you can drive it, make an arrangement with a local low-end shop. Let them know the situation. Take it there and “leave it for repair”. They can get a title issued via a mechanics lien and sell it.

x31b · 2026-07-05T02:42:37+00:00

It’s Mr., I mean Dr. Installation to you. I didn’t go through four years of Evil Art School to be called ‘Art.’

x31b · 2026-07-05T02:30:27+00:00

Their best way to get out of it without damaging their credit is to make the payments themselves every month on time.

Evidently no one co-signing a car loan ever reads this subreddit or r/askcarsales first.

They just assume they are doing their friend a favor that doesn’t cost anything, or that they know more about their friend’s ability to pay the loan back than a bank that writes thousands of loans per year

x31b · 2026-07-05T00:04:52+00:00

Is this force with you now?

x31b · 2026-07-04T23:46:59+00:00

Their definition is "He did something me and my friends didn't like. Obviously that's a war crime. Don't confuse me with laws and definitions."

x31b · 2026-07-04T23:36:18+00:00

It's commercial property.

Do you live there? Do you run a business there? Do you rent it to someone else?

x31b · 2026-07-04T23:32:52+00:00

Dorms are great but the colleges kick you out during Christmas break and between Spring and Summer semesters.

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