The history books are full of religions' heinous crimes against humanity. Maybe there is some religion out there that is purely benevolent but I have never heard of it in the sea of counterexamples.
If you are currently trapped in a religion, I am here to tell you that you can escape. Once you do, a lot becomes much more clear.
This would be true if religion were not so often used to suppress and hurt people.
You're confusing weather with climate in your comparison.
As an American: yes.
Our president is an idiot less than a third if us voted for and he's fucking up. The best thing the rest of the world can do for the majority of Americans who disapprove is keep the pressure on. Look how he already folded!
fuckin love the fediverse
If you haven't already, now is a great time to switch to Linux.
There are distributions for every taste from gaming to mobile handheld to SDR hacking rig. You can usually test drive them using a USB stick, too.
It's become way easier, it's free, it's often more stable and it isn't spying on you. Think about it if you haven't yet.
"To calm the markets, I have again, without any warning or clear reasoning, changed my mind based on the random feedback that has reached me."
Why would a Chinese citizen want Russian citizenship? That seems like, at best, a lateral transfer?
If you have a Republican representative, now would be the time to remind them of their power and responsibility in this situation.
This is on the GOP in congress.
Billionaires keep closing pressure release valves. They seem very much to want to find out what happens if there is no legal means to stop them.
It is also important to remember that religions are human organizational structures, but their basis of authority is "because I said so." We see this structure arise over and over until it is eventually removed for something more based in reality.