zbyte64

I agree people are selfish but I disagree on where that leads us. Acting as a collective is the best way to be selfish. Billionaires have their collectives: corporations; and if you don't do the same then you are not even selfish, you are just cattle.

Classic abuser move. Take away two free days and then give us back one and makes sure we know it's from him cuz he put his name all over it.

I want you to know, as a parent I understand. I love my 3 year old but he is nonstop trying to get a rise out of us.

In recent years we have become increasingly familiar with the thought of death. We ourselves are surprised by the composure with which we accept the news of the death of our contemporaries. We can no longer hate Death so much; we have discovered something of kindness in his features and are almost reconciled to him.

• Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Maybe also throw in a "what would you do" staged events to specifically filter for people with empathy.

First event is a civics test.

Serving power certainly let's a person do more, just don't be surprised when people point out how it isn't helping.

There were the government shutdowns but they always cave. Then there's getting arrested while protesting (not breaking the law BTW, just straight up intimidation), which is honestly the bare minimum at this point. Look up Kat Abu for an example.

Fair. But to be clear, the experts without major conflicts of interest agree with this guy.

I also like to have a conversation with a magic 8 ball

While it is true he got concessions I would not go so far as to say it strengthens US hegemony. His acts undermine the idea that the US deals consistently with it's allies and will encourage them to value their autonomy over current global norms.

I guess when I say "ask" I mean we run better candidates instead of going with whatever the Democrats decide for us. Expecting people to show up and vote for what they have dished out in the past isn't working. As you said, we will need a multifaceted approach .