According to its Wikipedia page, the last time Dorchester voted for a Democratic Party (presidential) candidate was 1976. That candidate was President Jimmy Carter, who ran against the incumbent Gerald Ford, who in turn had succeeded Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal.
Remember the fire triangle (fuel, heat, oxygen)? Well, now it's the fire tetrahedron: Fuel, heat, oxygen, chemical reaction. Fun fact: lithium-ion batteries produce all four if they reach a shockingly low temperature (lower than the boiling point of water ;)
Seniors don't have [at least some threat of physical violence].
Share that sentiment at your local VFW or AMVETS, and you will learn that propensity is not a prerequisite for proficiency. In fact, those who are most familiar with and capable of violence are usually the same who are most reluctant to employ it.
Under the new plan, which takes effect Monday until Oct. 1, non-library members attempting to enter the U.S. via the sidewalk on the Canadian side will be redirected to the nearest port of entry, a three-minute walk from the library. Library members will continue to be allowed to use the sidewalk with proof of membership.
For a time, sharing ideas on the internet required critical thinking. Then, under the impetus of monetization, the tools of widespread collaboration were rendered passively accessible to the technically illiterate. Thus, the apes heard the echoes of their bellows returning from the ether, accepting such as affirmations of their delusions.
The worst was on stumbleupon when I would click "stumble" twice and see the most interesting page ever just to have it replaced with the next stumble. Then if you try to go back, it stumbles again... truly gone forever.
Talk to and listen to people around you. Don't just try to change their minds without first seeing (and convincing them that you see) their point of view. As senseless as this situation seems, people do have their reasons. It's only when we understand what drives each other that we have a basis for cooperation.
Yeah just like thousands of civil servants are "embarrased" of losing their jobs. Just like judges are "embarrased" that the executive branch is ignoring their rulings. Just like millions of Ukrainians are "embarrased" of losing their home. Get over your fucking self... we are at war.