uncle bernard

Huh, I guess not? Will you re-evaluate the preconceptions that led you to this prediction? I doubt it lol.

You can do the research and post that if you want. I don't have time. As long as you apply those same questions to Trump's term. How many of his jobs were a result of Obama's policies? I'd pick the Dems. The trickle down stuff doesn't work. I don't really care if the government "grows" if the growth is in service of good policy.

1. There's plenty of conservative cancel culture too. That's not a one-sided issue. 2. Crime is extremely low. That's a perception issue based on over-consumption of 24 hours news. 3. What does this mean? Vibes? Biden oversaw the expansion of the Child Tax Credit which gave more support to nuclear families and was one of the most successful reductions in child poverty in history. That expansion lapsed because the republicans (and some democrats) didn't renew it. Biden's pledged to renew it again. That's significant public support for the nuclear family, is it not?

It's also possible that inflation was a necessary evil that saved the economy. Without the checks and business loans, maybe the whole bottom falls out and we're in an even worse spot now?

So, it's mostly just "vibes" then? Trump's impact according to you: 1. A good slogan that made (some) people feel good 2. Obama added jobs both terms. Biden's added jobs in this term. Trump lost jobs in his. Those are empirical facts, though there is important context to be considered. Obama and Biden took over in the midst of recessions. It's easier to add jobs during a recovery. Trump's numbers are impacted by Covid. How much job loss was due to his decisions vs. how much was inevitable, it's hard to say. Pre-covid, his job creation continued at about the same rate as Obama's the previous term. 3. Perfectly reasonable reason for you to support him, but most of the country did not support this. 4. This feels like mostly a rhetoric thing. He deported fewer people than Obama. Of course. I think people disagree on the degree of impact and whether they were good. I would argue that Trump's rhetoric on immigration fueled a lot xenophobic hate and made this country worse. I would also his political approach crystallized a very toxic polarization that had been worsening over the prior decades.

He did this - even though the accusations were mostly BS. He gave an entire speech at the Holocaust museum on it.

I thought you were Mr. Personal Accountability?

Just curious, what specific parts of your life were better under Trump? The obvious one for me is prices. Everything is expensive now, though it's (very) slowly receding. However, a portion of that inflation was caused by stuff Trump did that carried over to Biden, so it's hard to disentangle the blame. Plus, many of the economists who predicted the inflation issue under Biden think Trump's platform will actually exacerbate the issue. The combination of extreme tariffs - increases the price of imports which in turn allows domestic sellers to raise prices - and mass deportation - contraction of the labor pool in key industries which will lead to companies needing to offer higher wages to fill shortages and thus lead to more price increases. That doesn't even include his plan to extend his 2017 tax cuts which will add even more money into the economy and increase the deficit. Are there other issues where you feel your life is notably worse under Biden?

On a purely historical level, it’s so fascinating how Trump has changed the rules of the game. Pre-2016, a single one of these weird tangents could have ended a whole campaign. Trump has one every week and hardly anybody blinks an eye. It’s wild. I don’t think it’s a bad thing. The focus should always be on policy anyway.

But they know the civilians are present before they pull the trigger. You act like it's a tragic surprise they find out about after the strike. No, they know beforehand and decide to strike anyway. You might not call that "targeting" but they are still making the conscious choice to knowingly kill civilians. Also, I've rarely used the word "target" btw, just killed, which is an empirical fact. They may not be targeting civilians, but they are certainly killing them. Would you strike a house knowing civilians are present and will die? Is sacrificing Palestinian civilians to kill a potential Hamas militant a good decision? Very simple question.

The reason I kept insisting you "answer the question" is because none of you besides scout had the guts to actually write it directly. It's very clear that you think Israel has the right to kill civilians as long as they're being used as human shields by Hamas and that it bears none of the responsibility for their deaths. Writing that out makes it clear how barbaric that is so you write long paragraphs dancing around it instead of just acknowledging you think it's okay to kill human shields.

scout by 3pm on a monday

"glad the 4 hostages are safe" Sorry for being critical of Israel botching their operation and killing almost as many hostages as they saved.

They are extremely public lmao

Hamas has offered to release the hostages in exchange for a ceasefire several times and Israel said no (because they don't care about the hostages). Also, the civilians are "NOT" what? That's not a sentence. Hitting the bottle early today?

@Scouts Honor on the board for not feeling bad about killing all the Palestinians. Certainly a "final solution" to the problem, I guess.

So is this an accurate summation of your position? "Your position is Israel should kill them and that it's only Hamas' fault because they're using human shields. If I'm wrong, let me know."

Your position is Israel should kill them and that it's only Hamas' fault because they're using human shields. If I'm wrong, let me know.

Yes, this is the question they keep avoiding, but their answer is yes. Kill them all, pretend to feel bad later.

mostly because it’s incredibly misleading. he’s not an “al jazeera” journalist. he does not work for al jazeera and never has. he was a co-author on one op-ed piece published 5 years ago. as more details emerge about the raid, it doesn’t look like the hostages were held in his apartment anyway. they were held in a different apartment on a different floor in his building. only 2 of the 7 buildings raided ended up containing hostages. what are your thoughts on the raid overall? glad the 4 hostages are safe but it sounds like they butchered the operation, killing 3 other hostages and 200+ civilians. not to mention the use of the humanitarian pier to stage the raid puts aid workers in grave danger moving forward.

Which of these is more likely? A massive, 60 year long nationwide conspiracy to lie about the crime rate, continued by both parties including Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, etc....? or Your perception of the world, which is based mostly on twitter? Have a nice weekend, folks.

It must be convenient for you to pretend every fact that doesn't align with your twitter-built worldview must be fake. The sad part is that you do it because you're addicted to feeling scared. It's good news that crime is not nearly as bad as you think it is, but that's not what you want to hear. You want to hear the world is scary and everybody is trying to get you. Your whole politics is built around it. If you want to take your head out of the sand, the numbers for 2019-2022 (2023 numbers will be available in October) are: 2019 - 380.8 2020 - 398.8 2021 - 387 2022 - 380.7 2023 - projections are down from 380, but the FBI doesn't finish their final audit until late in the following year. I trust as a literate adult you can visualize where those points would be on the graph and see that they're still 3-400 lower than when you grew up. Again, this is good news if you'll let yourself hear it. https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend

okay, it's the weekend and this got boring. see ya.

okay same goes for my hate of Trump!