When money has no bounds, the power it creates causes problems.

Tax the rich like we mean it.

I’m over 50 and 8 go places and do things. Now… A lot of that is to be in and around nature, but I not some idle couch potato.

That said, when the kids were still at home, some of the adventuring wasn’t as feasible.

“Defense” sells better than “war.”

When we go to war abroad it is in "defense" of our interests.

Please note the use of quotes. I’m not saying it should be this way. I’m saying that’s the spin/marketing and that it works.

You keep putting words in my mouth and are clearly arguing in poor faith.

I said no such thing and I’m done with you.

Edit to add: people like you are why people leave lemmy or simply don’t post.

I never said I supported it. That’s something you read into it.

Bombing of civilians is a long established part of war. As was looting, pillaging and anything else that reminded the populace that war sucks.

Gengis Khan doesn’t have as many descendents as he does because of consentual relations, for example. War is war.

It’s not pretty. And none of that is me saying it’s okay.

Find your villain elsewhere.

They may not, but it’s part of the war.

London was bombed. Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Go to Europe and hear how things were more beautiful before the war/bombing.

Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes.

That said, I see Ukrainians as fighting for their survival and I dont fault them in the slightest.

They only mean states rights when it gets to their desired end point. To some degree that’s human nature, but integrity is supposed to make it less common.

His uninformed voters buy it.

It’s that simple. That and Trump is used to bullying.

Uncapping the House would go a long way towards rebalancing.

The American “left” is less gun oriented or violence prone than those on the right.

We yielded that ground for an assortment of reasons. There is no credible left wing terroristic threat. There is on the right.

Different topics, but they rhyme.

What an ass.

It’s trite and it’s been said by many. The main thing I’ve learned from studying history is that people don’t learn from history (or not enough do).

So we keep doing the same things.

Getting the house in almost two years might help. It would help most if we didn’t have to count on “centrist” Dems.

Are they vaccinating all the wild birds?

What you describe is the least effective army that can be assembled. Not saying they wouldn’t try, mind you… But that’s not a group you give guns and put into a battlefield.

We just may do it in manageable waves…

Bugles? I have a real hunger for them… almost like a call.

If it goes to a red state it’s smart.

This.

He’s not against fraud. He wants to pick the winners and losers. That’s how kleptocracies work.

Came here to say this but you did it so much better.