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Well, a subset of peasants, but maybe not inclusive enough

subway stations in the middle of nowhere

“Inefficiencies of central planning”. It’s wasteful and kind of amusing but at least they got something done and may even have a city coming next

Criminals. Don’t forget they are all criminals. Half the world is in La Tren de Aragua, or whatever they made up last

One of the most frustrating things about the current US administration, is I keep having to side with China. wtf is going on when we can no longer even get together to hate on an external trading partner? When the enemies are not at the gate but in the keep? When I have to agree with actions to punish my own country as well earned and expected?

China has shown incredible patience over the years. Why risk a hot war when you can innocently watch your potential enemy destroy themselves?

Yep, new us mines will open any day now. Any day

I use better technology: wire fruit basket. It achieves the same goal of exposing your banana to air circulation, but the last one can lay down

Exceptions for anyone willing to owe the turnip. It’s all a shakedown game for personal allegiance, power accumulation, “ I’m winning”

At least some are legit. I’ll also add onto the doctors office example. Their main number probably has caller id, but the numbers they call back from tend to not. I assume it would be true of similar businesses where they might call back from multiple lines but are too small to use any sort of switchboard

While I don’t understand gender politics, alternate pronouns and labels, I long since realized that it doesn’t matter. I’m all for everyone living their lives their way with equal respect. You do you, and be the best you you can, whatever you that may be, and I’ll be happy to call you friend

For sure, left wing are most of what I see here, except for trolls and bots

If I needed a label, probably Progressive. I liked Biden’s platform and agreed we needed to try a centrist like him to see if it was possible to start working together again. I also believed he did at least as well as anyone could, and if his legacy hadn’t been torn to bits by turnip would have positioned the US well for decades to come. He could have shifted that Overton window, sowed the seeds that a more Progressive candidate could reap.

But if I try to articulate a common theme for my current beliefs, it is to invest in the future. I’m a strong believer in a good education for all as the foundation of our future. I’m inspired by the possibilities of science and technology. We need people to have the opportunity to strive, improve, and to dare, knowing we will catch them if they fall

Earlier in life I thought I was much more Conservative but the twisted thing is I now say the same things from a very different perspective.

• I’m a strong believer in family values: every family member deserves equal respect and human rights, every new parent deserves quality time with a new child without regard for work, every child deserves the best healthcare without regard for their parents income, every child deserves a top notch education and the resources to succeed at it, every elderly or disabled person deserves to have their needs met and continue a decent life.
• I believe in innovation and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps. A solid education for all allows each person the opportunity to achieve their potential. A comprehensive safety net lets each person reach for the stars without fear, lets them dare to fail without perishing, allows them to learn from a failure and try again.
• I believe in self-sufficiency and independence. Every person deserves a basic income to survive without burdening anyone else. Every person needs healthcare sufficient to recover without losing their independence, their savings, or their loved ones. People who choose city life should be able to walk out their door with only what they carry, and get anywhere. Comprehensive well maintained infrastructure is the ultimate independence
• I believe in fiscal responsibility. Every investment to look toward the future, build a better society, a better environment, a better humanity
• I believe in capitalism. Competition is enabled by a legal framework facilitating fairness, equal opportunity, transparency. Capitalism maximizes potential in a free market regulated by politics for the long term benefit of the voter/consumer

Those are all excesses of capitalism, which don’t need to happen. Capitalism is only economic: we should be able to expect the self-interest of the political realm, the cumulative self-interest of voters/consumers to check unfettered capitalism. It usually does, but this balance has been tipping over time