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Are you from New Jersey by chance? Those ages seem young in comparison to Pennsylvania. I turned 18 about a month and a half into my senior year of high school. I had a few kids in my grade older than me. Everyone I was friends with turned 18 during our senior year of high school with one exception, a friend of mine turned 18 in August right before the school year started. None of us were ever held back or anything. When I went to college I found that people from NJ were about a full year younger than people I graduated high school with. I know that when I was in high school (1995-1999) you could be up to like 21 years old and play high school sports. There was a kid who went to Greensburg Salem (where Greg Jones went to high school) a few grades ahead of me that was held back a bunch of times but still played on their soccer team. I know he was 20-21 years old because everyone gossiped about it because he was quickly running out of eligibility.

No, it really doesn't.

We are dealing with a very racist misconception that people living here unocumented commit more crimes or use government resources disportionately. They aren't even eligible for SNAP, TANF, etc so that is just a maga talking point lie. The welfare queen myth perpetuated by reagan lives on.

People generally prefer the term that applies, not one that means the literal opposite.

I seem to remember the riots in 2020 lasted for months. LA lasted for a week or so. And I atribute that to them being denied easy arson, theft, looting, and assault. That's what the Nat Guard brought. mspart

I rest my case. mspart

You are a math genius. Maybe you should be in Congress. No wait!! mspart

The analogy works even if you don't want it to. Sorry for that, but that is the way it is. mspart

This guy will train wreck NYC if he gets to do what he is saying he wants to do. He can't do it without a compliant city council. mspart

I will address two questions in one post. I am against ALL ice raids. The location matters because of the intent. And the intent is to strike terror and fear into anyone with Brown skin and especially immigrants. As to art's analogy. It is garabge that is barely worth addressing. No one is camping in your yard, breaking into your home, stealing your food, etc.

Seen plenty of high school football stars get their drivers license before the majority of the grade. It's more evident in wrestling because if the top 4 guys do it that's a major % of the starting lineup but it's common in football as well, and I'm sure in other sports I don't pay attention to.

It's supposed to be 28% approve; not 38%.

The dirty south. Wish they weren't so weak and dumb, so that they wouldn't have lost the civil war.

It got a lot worse and lasted longer because of the National Guard and marines. Yes, it simmered down. Just about all civil unrest does, eventually.

Do you watch current college wrestling? A wrestler has a lead with 30 seconds to go in the third period and they immediately back up to the edge, then circle along along OB line, and they dare the referee to interfere with the outcome of the match. The problem is that referees have let wrestlers abuse stalling for so long that it's now considered standard and a part of the game. Referees should be less afraid to make potentially outcoming changing calls, and as they continue to do so, people will be more reluctant to stall at the end of matches because they know the ref is going to hit them.

Horrible analogy. Comparing somebody coming into your house vs the country that you live in.

To me, late April is right on the line where I wouldn't consider that a RS. I know he will be 19 for a few weeks before he graduates, but only a few months older than a someone who turns 19 in June/July after they graduate. To me, a RS is when they are held an additional year. For the record, I don't have a big issue with any parent who RS their kid before Kindergarten (regardless of month of birth) as 99.9% is done for size/maturity issues and not a competitive advantage when they are 19. I also don't have a big issue with a 19 year old senior but I can at least understand the argument, it just doesn't bother me a ton.