The only reason why I see this as a feasible solution, is because of the root cause of all these division problems. The Federal government has way too much influence over the day to day of its citizens. If California wants to do whatever the fuck for example, their way of life should not become the way of life for all 49 of the other states. Same with Wyoming upon California as another example. But government never voluntarily gives up power once they have it. Thus, secession.

Not sure it's a good idea for our movement to frame pandemic relief and expanding safety net programs accurately as bribes.

Surprised it lasted this long to be honest.

She just really likes Pi.

Broken clock, twice a day, etc.

Well, at least the top ~3% of comments are based. Better than the usual Reddit average.

Have you seen any Disney cartoon from that time period? They're all pro-American, anti-Nazi propaganda pieces.

No, we're all in agreement here.

If only RDJ was this cool and not a cuck.

The majority of these are people walking around in groups smiling and laughing with each other. Muh terrorism.

He's just trying to pre-empt Hunter from going to Florida for Spring Break and causing a PR massacre.

in massive wood-burning power plants.

See, if you put char- in front of -coal it cleans it up and makes it all good.

If they think infinity chan and TD are the darkest corners of the web, they really don't do any research.

Bush can initiate a Global War on Terror based on faulty, missing or deliberately fabricated evidence, but he skates by with zero consequences and wins two terms. Trump claims the election was fraudulent (which Hillary did the same), had no opportunity to say his side's piece in court. Independent actors contradict what he says and try to resolve the situation on their own in a relatively tame way (in comparison to say, burning cities down). Yet he gets impeached twice. Hue.

Kind of ironic when you think about it, the military exists to perpetuate America's interests (allegedly) and is an extension of politics by other means. The definition of extremism. War is the collision of extremes.

Kaepernick "protests" against what he alleges is the residual effects of slavery, while making millions sponsored by a company that utilizes slave labor.

When someone brings up multiple points, I try to address them all so it doesn't seem like I cherry pick ones that I might be more comfortable countering than others.

The salt wasn't as glorious as it was after Super Bowl LI against Atlanta. But it was still delicious nonetheless.

has your attention and interest.

And it has yours too, otherwise you wouldn't be here bitching about it.

Yes, me watching one game out of the year (to see one player, at the peak of his craft perform), from a pirated source providing zero income or ratings to an organization, is contributing to the problem. Running with your tail between your legs the second an opposing view takes a dominant stance in an institution is how we lost academia and Hollywood. Economic boycotts work (which is what I have done in this case). Isolating yourself from it while saying "I don't care." While simultaneously complaining about its cultural influence is counter productive. We need to win back more cultural institutions, not give up on them.

Whether you like it or not, organized sports will have a significant cultural impact, as it always has. So instead of trying to tank something that has always existed in human culture, fight for it back. You say that the game used to be respectable. Just because something used to be, doesn't mean it can't be again. The more free reign you allow an opposing ideology, the more rooted it becomes. And the more widespread its footprint becomes. We abandoned the academic front, and we've spent a not insignificant amount of time bitching about the fallout from that. Stop making the same mistakes.

Also, sport salaries are paid in accordance with the price the market is willing to pay them. Pay is not determined by effort exclusively, it is determined by the supply of talent and perceived value of that talent. Just like any other commodity. Nothing more. If it was otherwise, farmers would be the highest paid workers in America, but they aren't. To be against the free market and the principles of Adam Smith is anti-capitalist and Communist. You aren't a Commie are you?

Trump Curse strikes again.

I watched on a stream with some friends so they get no money from us. Personally I don't care about the NFL. I find NCAA football more entertaining, but I'm just interested in watching Brady finish out his career. Which he'll probably be using a walker on the field by the time that happens at this point. After that, the NFL is completely dead to me.

You're correct in that Germany wasn't initially physically threatened by America and vis versa. I have no doubt that a war with Germany was inevitable, if not for ideological, pragmatic reasons. Germany declared war on the US first (we both agree on this) and Germany almost immediately began Operation Paukenschlag (Drumbeat), attacking shipping off the US coast in January of 1942. In contrast, the Eighth Air Force didn't start its strategic bombing campaign in Europe until July of 1942.

When you remove ideology from the equation, even in a practical sense, out of the Axis powers, focusing on Germany first was the logical decision. Japan already blew its offensive load within the first six months of the Pacific War, culminating at Midway. The US, like some in the Japanese Navy in particular, understood that a protracted war against the US was impossible to win due to economics alone. Germany on the other hand, was undoubtedly the stronger of the two (Italy was too inept to count) major Axis powers and it makes sense it would take the most effort to defeat (Japan after Midway was more or less a turtle, heavily defended fortress but lacking freedom of movement). Germany on the other hand, even in 1942, could still punch hard against the Soviet Union (as evidenced in Case Blue).

I do agree (like I mentioned in my first comment) that America did everything short of declaring war on Germany. But near war, isn't the same as war. In terms of actively engaging in war actions, Germany punched first through U-Boat operations off the coast of America. If actions taken under the Neutrality Act of 1939 are considered aggression, the same argument could be applied to Japan. That we were the aggressor against Japan, due to economic sanctions at the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.

The left of American politics didn't just jump onto the bandwagon after Barbarossa. They were always the hawkish entity. Democrats controlled both chambers during the depression and the presidency through FDR. It was New Deal politicians who pushed the Neutrality Act of 1939 through. And it was the America First Committee (sound familiar?) that opposed interventionism. That being said, I would have preferred America get involved as little as possible until directly threatened, but that didn't happen. And it's been a double edge sword since. It brought America great prosperity (for a while at least), but at the same time, crippling baggage that we still carry around in the form of being the world's police.

You shouldn't care about what she says. But you should care about the number of people who do. And it's quite a bit of the millennial/Gen Z population.

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