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the reaction I’ve gotten from many of my family members and friends is that choosing to study abroad as an American is inherently a downgrade, regardless of the university or country

That's insane. Pure emotional slop not based in any facts.

You're not casually going to convince them otherwise. Facts don't matter. Here, read this: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe

There's ample history of the police beating up labor to protect capital's interests. Not surprised my schooling didn't spend a lot of time on that.

Interesting read. I didn't know long COVID was so pervasive.

It's frustrating to think about how things could be better if we had a competent government.

Conservatism is entirely about the laws applying differently to different people. The king is special. The nobles are a little less special. The peasants are trash. The slaves are worse. That's the conservative world. Hierarchy. So of course they don't want to apply rules to their chief.

They are worse than children.

I remember when 9/11 happened I wanted to know who did it, why they did it, what we would do next. Most of the adults were just freaking out and had no idea.

There's always a chunk of people who want to be the boot. And a chunk of people who are happy to eat boots if they can be the boot sometimes.

And it also wasnt you until you suffered a personal tragedy that.made you reevaluate your stance. Because that is what it sounds like.

Generally, people change their mind from in group pressure, or trauma. That's really it. Facts from the out-group won't do it. Looks like a bit of trauma shook the author up here.

Y tho

“Gina wants to turn your local public school into a gender transition camp,” Abbott wrote alongside the photo, despite the fact that the conversation she was having with the second grader had absolutely nothing to do with trans rights.

Somehow this kind of shit won't immediately disqualify him. There's too many idiots and cruel people.

I dunno it seems like the Republican arguments are stupid and the left wing ones are based on facts and evidence.

A bike lane is equity. It is freedom of movement. It is accessibility for someone who cannot drive. It is independence for a 12-year-old riding to school on their own — and an hour back in their mother’s day. It is law and order, using engineering to prevent tragedy instead of reacting to it after the fact. It is Make America Healthy Again — bringing Americans outside, safely. It is economic development.

This is all stuff the left says (minus the Maha branding). The right doesn't listen. They're too busy marinating in their feelings.

I feel like the sentence is trying to communicate

• I have never been to Berlin
• many people have been to Berlin
• i am in the minority, having not been to Berlin.

This relies on some illusionary filling in the gaps.

I don't think I have any subscriptions, unless you count like phone/Internet. There's plenty of entertainment for free or cheap. check out your local library.

We're never going to get most people to care or be willing to be a little uncomfortable, but can you imagine the impact if everyone just canceled their subscriptions all at once? Disney executives would be jumping out windows. Youtube's office would be blood soaked.