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  • YSK Joseph Stalin created the Great Terror. He started killing people randomly including artists, generals, doctors, scientists, government officials. Everyone was terrified.

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  • I’m not certain how you would classify that either. When I hear the word anarchy I think more ‘Wild West’ or ‘outlaw country’.

    I’m pessimistic about good coming from anarchy in the long-run. To me it sounds like disorganized bands of communities. Without some sort of organizing or structure then I feel it makes it much more difficult to deal with natural disasters, famines, or antagonists.

    I feel that in the case of Turkey I don’t know enough about the specifics of your country to comment on ways it could be improved politically to bring about good governance. I feel it’s still possible in my country, but from what I have heard Turkey leans more conservatively.

  • YSK Joseph Stalin created the Great Terror. He started killing people randomly including artists, generals, doctors, scientists, government officials. Everyone was terrified.

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  • You’re describing Direct Democracy vs Representative Democracy. Direct Democracy is what we also saw in places like Athens or ancient Greece, where all of the individuals came together and voted collectively on making decisions.

    Representative Democracy is what we have in the US today with elected officials.

    Direct Democracy is a lot more difficult to implement unless countries become smaller imo, although in the digital age it could be made more possible. Plus there’s the matter of maintaining a militia, although maybe we just expand the current version of the UN’s military budget in that case.

    I feel that under Direct Democracy you would still have the issue of bigots outnumbering you in certain areas but not so in others.

    The issue with the US’ representative system is that we artificially capped the amount of seats for the House of Representatives and even the Senate so that land has more power than people. If the House was uncapped Federally, and the even the Senate, then people living in Blue/densely populated states would have more fair representation.

  • What would be the most optimal way to have good bodily nutrition with the lowest cost per meal?

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  • I think your list looks solid! The only questions I have are about listing coffee and tea on the avoid list? There are some studies that show that coffee at least helps with longevity. Tea is not as conclusive as far as I’m seeing, but if the caffeine is part of what’s beneficial from coffee then it would make sense that tea also brings health benefits.

    On another note, frozen vegetables can sometimes be better for you than fresh veggies since they are frozen immediately and stay more nutritious for longer because of it. You’re spot on about local and in-season vegetables being some of your best bet, especially if you care about other things like the climate.

  • Goodnight Video

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  • This is my type of shitpost to end the night on.

  • Dems Handed Win in Utah as Judge Rejects Redistricting Map

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  • That makes a lot of sense.

    If progressive policy can just be sold to the people in Mormon Church I could see a swing. It’s not like their own internal policies don’t line up pretty one-to-one with progressive goals for helping each other.

    The only issue I see is just that they want their followers to be looking at the Mormon Church as the provider, rather than the state. The state could easily subsidize residents, which would in-turn would free up some of the financial burdens of the Mormon Church, but who knows if they could be convinced that it’s a win-win for everyone.

  • Dems Handed Win in Utah as Judge Rejects Redistricting Map

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  • Utah feels like one of those slept on states that could go Blue. When I was traveling through SLC, it felt no different to me compared to other big PNW cities.

    I’m still half tempted to move there just for how beautiful the towns and views are out there.

  • Dems Handed Win in Utah as Judge Rejects Redistricting Map

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  • Some are taking those wins and passing progressives policies at the state level, but I completely agree regarding Dems in the Federal Senate.

  • Senator Who Caved on Shutdown Says “Standing Up to Trump Didn’t Work”

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  • If Dems are smart they would use the failure to deliver on that promise by Republicans and the possibility of another shutdown to pass positive legislation leading up to midterms.

  • Senator Who Caved on Shutdown Says “Standing Up to Trump Didn’t Work”

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  • Blue states need to implement their own public healthcare options. The longer we rely on the Federal government for it, the more likely it gets taken away at this point in time. People living in Purple and Red states will be the ones demanding it if all the Blue states are not even using it.

  • Senator Who Caved on Shutdown Says “Standing Up to Trump Didn’t Work”

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  • It’s probably a move to appease the corporate donors. I believe it kicks the can for the shutdown to be next year since it’s pretty much guaranteed to happen again.

    Dems made them promise to put those ACA measures back in next year. They can light a fire under Republicans during midterms if they don’t stick to their word and there could even be another shutdown which would tank Republicans at the polls.

    It was a weak move to cave this time around, but there’s a lot of room to demand even more when it’s right around midterms.

  • Democrat who caved on shutdown says Chuck Schumer knew all along

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  • I think it’s more about kicking the can to next year than being about strategy. The best move would have been holding out this year as well as doing all that next year.

    Corporate Democratic Senators were probably feeling the squeeze from their donors and some voters. For sure they’ll try to hold Republicans to their word by midterms.

  • Wendy's to close hundreds of US stores in bid to halt falling profit

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  • Fast food likely would have been fine… if wages increased as much as the prices did.

    The fact that the minimum wage doesn’t increase every year, yet prices do, meant that this was always going to be a recipe for disaster.

  • Democrat who caved on shutdown says Chuck Schumer knew all along

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  • I feel like the plan they’re going for now is to make the shutdown a next year’s problem. It’s pretty much guaranteed to happen again at this point in 2026, right around re-elections again too.

    If the pinky swear promises don’t come to fruition, then it’s likely going to be a worse shutdown than this one was. That doesn’t bode well for Republicans at midterms if those promises aren’t kept by that same token.

    What will suck is people are going to have another year of higher costs because of the knock-on effects of the tariffs and higher insurance premiums now due to the ACA cuts.

    Blue states need to be making up the difference for what the Federal government has failed to deliver on. We need each other more than ever to weather the storm of financial hardship caused by the Republicans in office.

  • So I'm out here like "Kamala Harris y'all" and then she goes ahead and posts some shit like this

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  • Those aren’t the views that were just “differences of opinion” that I was talking about. I was talking about what she said.

  • So I'm out here like "Kamala Harris y'all" and then she goes ahead and posts some shit like this

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  • Where is the celebration?

    I said I don’t want to be like those on those the Right for their callousness.

    I’m not saying you can’t hate the guy, I just don’t think it’s worth nitpicking a person, who is a politician, showing kindness after someone has died.

  • If God was real (just go with it), then how he's portrayed in the Bible might not even be how he actually is.

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  • I think it could be worth doing a class on the text of the Quran at some point. I’m aware of some small things such as a deeper focus on the rituals of prayer and worship, but I’m not aware of the specifics of the text.

    They really should be, those writings attributed to Paul really go off base from what Jesus was teaching.

  • If God was real (just go with it), then how he's portrayed in the Bible might not even be how he actually is.

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  • Adam was made XY sex. Adam then chose to be male. Sorry for the confusion there.

  • So I'm out here like "Kamala Harris y'all" and then she goes ahead and posts some shit like this

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  • And people have agency for how they react as well. Being open about it can be seen as saying that it’s okay to show care for one another in times of personal tragedy. He was someone that Harris knew personally as well.

    I’d say it’s pushing against-the-grain rather than out of touch. There is so much need out to play sides about every aspect of life. Some things don’t need to be about scoring points.

  • If God was real (just go with it), then how he's portrayed in the Bible might not even be how he actually is.

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  • And it’s been woke the whole time! Lol