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Oh, so we don't have an affordability crisis, homelessness epidemic, opioid OD epidemic, a vanishing middle class and a level of wealth disparity that hasn't been seen since the 1920s.

That's why people like Talarico and Platner matter. Platner just beat out Mills, the establishment pick for the seat. He shows that democracy works when people are engaged and organized.

Putting aside the political leanings of the author, was anything spoken about in the poster not reflective of reality today?

Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Yes, but they don't control who YOU vote for

Was anything it said not reflective of reality?

The patron saint of consequences.

If anything has been a driver of human ingenuity, it's the horny

That's because winning wars is bad for business. If the war ends, who will keep buying the killing machines?

Those things are fine, but why does every single person need to drive their own car everywhere, including the places where public transit is the far more effective and healthy choice.

Because healthcare is not a kind of "market", it doesn't lend itself well to the ideals of capitalism. You aren't going to go shopping around for hospitals while you are bleeding out in the back of an ambulance.

The congressional budget office even agrees that Medicare for all will save the government money, because it will eliminate the bureaucracy put in place to fleece money out of patients.

I would recommend being familiar with config files and comfortable with the command line and bash. It's a very powerful being able to rebuild your OS at will. I would also look into Bazzite if you are interested in immutable distros.

I recommend firing up a virtual pc first with the distro first to get a feel for it.