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Still has nothing to do with my first comment.

But what does that have to do with what I wrote?

Can you site a time when that has ever happened? If not, how can you honestly expect something like that to just manifest itself today?

'Removing Hamas', is that even possible? How is it we, as a society, cannot learn that these conflicts are unwinnable in the traditional sense? We didn't win in Vietnam, Afghanistan, or Iraq. It just got too costly to keep making little to no progress. We end up creating bigger problems then when we started and losing or weakening relationships with our allies. Do we roll over and let things like 10/7 just happen? No. But its deeper than that. Have we tried to understand why it started in the first place? Not really. Emotions run high. Anti-Semite gets thrown around and nuance goes out the window. I understand it is difficult to admit that anything but total victory is unacceptable. But those results are not how the world works anymore. No more trench lines and pincer moves. Unfortunately, people are taught at a very early age that their beliefs are holy and righteous. That any opposition to them is only more proof that their faith is in the right place. It is incredibly difficult to change their minds with logic and reason. If/when they do come out of it they admit that their beliefs and actions were unwarranted in many ways. Does that sound familiar at all? One of the issues that makes this so difficult is one side's inability to change their mind or objective based on shared facts as the rest of the world sees them. Religious doctrine coupled with poverty and seemingly or actual abject treatment from a perceived enemy. These factors makes it all but impossible for Hamas to surrender, admit defeat, or even recognize that what they are doing is wrong. They feel they are righteous in their pursuits. In some ways the people of Gaza may be victim to Helsinki Syndrome. Not being able to recognize or admit that Hamas is both a protector and an oppressor.

*Psycho babble alert* Its not courageous to laugh at this or think its an insult. This person is more courageous, doing this, than you are thinking its bad or wrong. PS. chances are some people that laugh along with you at this, deep down, wish they had the courage to dress this way. Even just a little bit. In the mean time, keep wearing black shoes with your blue shirts.

I do not disagree. A similar thing happens to just about everyone in every walk of life. They find themselves in a situation that pays the bills. Maybe brings a little notoriety. Being a big fish in a tiny pond isn't nothing to most people. If they can grow and grow the pond that feeling grows too. Then you're Rush or Alex Jones and you've gone off the rails years ago and are too far gone to turn back. Then you owe $1.5B in a defamation case or your pillow company has collapsed under the weight of your idiocy and the fear of starting at zero is too big an idea to even comprehend. Sunken cost is cruel mistress.

Theory of wooden shoes climbing the stairs and silk slippers coming down. Its a tricky balance to find.

What is 'leftism' and how do you describe the 'socialism' taught in classes today? Could it be that the 'conservatives' that people see today on tv and the like, may or may not represent the tenants of Conservatism as you see it but are the loudest and get the most attention. Often times its for a negative reason or spun that way. With that being said, what are the positive tenants of conservatism that we could look to as beneficial for the future?

Looked around. Couldn't find him on a staff. Is he still competing or coaching? Indiana looks like they are in need of an assistant.

Local politician dehumanizing members of his constituency. This has never led to violence before. https://www.kosu.org/local-news/2024-02-26/oklahoma-state-senator-calls-lgbtq-people-filth-when-asked-about-death-of-nonbinary-student Seeing as how this happened after the incident in question. I am not insinuating this person had anything to do with it. But could act to enlighten outsiders as to the environment that people like Nex have to live. He is just a POS that should not be allowed to be in a position of authority, ever. Until he proves he's not not a hateful bigot.

Do you mean 'beaten' as a systematic and unprovoked attack? If so, it doesn't sound like it. Sounds like there was a fight. From what I've gathered it was three vs one, maybe another stepped in on Nex's behalf for a short time. Which could be construed as beating someone up in a colloquial sense.

You can't honestly tell me that the 'don't be a sheeple' crowd are blindly trusting info that is spoon fed to you by people that already believe what you believe? See how that cuts both ways? If you had any integrity you would wait to find an unbiased source or at least one that hasn't distilled info to just the parts they want You to see.

Not to agree with any facts of that post. But in any case where negligence could be a contributing factor from the school or police. Would the police have an incentive to control the narrative? Why are the 'police' sharing information as to the cause of death? Wouldn't it have more credibility if that info came from a medical examiner? You are all the conspiracy people, why not insist on transparency or clarity here? Why trust, without question, the info of people that are, by supreme court decision, allowed to lie to us? Could you have a motive? Again, just asking hard hitting TC-like questions. BTW, I wear a bow tie much better.

David Attenborough voice: See the scared conservative as they log into their preferred safe space, an anonymous forum environment. Shaking with fear that they have nothing to contribute except to lash out because they know they are going extinct and the world is passing them by. Lets see what, we all know, they will do next. Which is to call someone a groomer, pedophile, make fun or to dig their heels in to a dying ideology. Not trying to convince anyone but themselves of their ridiculous ideas. Shhh, don't spook it.

Do you feel your experience with recent college students or grads represents even a significant portion of the total in that cohort? If so, what is the size of that portion?

The subject I was referring to wasn't necessarily about them. But lets make it that for a second. Also its about student loan forgiveness. Not necessarily grads. But I will concede there are probably more grads than not if I had to guess. I am. Law of large numbers would say that there are at least some that are in a dire situation, regardless of their student loan forgiveness. As to why, how does it usually happen? Pick your poison. Fired, downsized, sick, hurt, bills compound. Lack of safety net to fall into. Cycle perpetuates.

Hi. I'm back to threaten your existence by encouraging sympathy and empathy to the less fortunate. Pointing out how you are triggered by that. If that makes me 'psycho-babbly' so you can remain ignorant. I guess that's my cross to bear. Glad your opinions are dying. Can't happen soon enough. We'll all be better off. Smarter too.

If used as a verb. But as a noun they are being hunted for their meat. Could go either way.

Living near, at, or below the poverty line. Homeless. Anywhere in between.

Thanks for the insult right off the bat. Seems like you take this seriously. Thanks for your contribution. Sorry my questions were so triggering that you couldn't find the courage to shed some light on the America that was once great that we are all working to revive. Are you upset that I hit the nail right on the head with you and I wasn't even referring to you? Blind squirrel, I guess. Seems like your response is from someone triggered at being called out for being a greedy curmudgeons that yells at clouds. "its up to me who I help" is exactly what a bigot says when the money goes to help people who don't look, live, or prey like you. If you weren't you wouldn't care just that it was being done efficient and effectively. Those are conversations to be had. But we're not going back to separate water fountains. No matter how much you'd prefer it. PS. not that you've read this far because your anger typing. But you can't virtue signal by asking questions. I was not implying my superiority by suggesting that incomes streams have changed and costs have changed over time. Study your mindless talking points more so you can use them appropriately. Or should I just give you a cracker?

Average value of a house then vs now? (cuz I honestly don't know at what period you are comparing) Average cost of public college today vs...? Minimum wage then vs now? Median household income then vs now? Average rental cost per square foot then to now? Top tier income tax rate then vs now? (you won't answer that one, its just a fun one to throw in there) Energy costs then vs now? Cost of transportation then vs now? (how much $ was dedicated to public transportation t v n, where was that money spent?) Moral of the story, higher % of income is spent on just surviving, there is little room to thrive. Little cushion for failure. And many people want the safety net for many if not most of the vulnerable, to be cut even further. One of the reasons is, as you've said it before, you got yours so you are unwilling to sacrifice your seemingly cushy life so that more could be helped with their very real struggle just to stay afloat.

Whose narrative?

And when the Don't say gay bill was all the rage (and it had nothing to do with gay, that was a D an media lie), the truth was that it was about not allowing Trans stuff to be taught to K-3 kids. Everyone said, there was no need for such a bill because it isn't happening. Well, now there is ample evidence that it is happening. My wife who is a preschool teacher talked with one of her moms and she has a first grader and saw for herself such literature in the classroom. She objected and was told it cannot be removed because there may be kids who need to see it. Of course this is anecdotal but the interwebs are full of this. It was a lie that it wasn't happening just like the left lie about just about everything. https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/parents-allege-first-graders-taught-about-gender-dysphoria-without-their-consent-pittsburg-pennsylvania-carmilla-tatel-stacey-dunn-gretchen-melton-parental-civil-rights-constitution-students-school-jefferson-elementary Article doesn’t say anything other than a set of bigoted parents are shielding their kids from information they feel is harmful. If you’re worried that something bad will happen to your child if they want to wear a dress. The problem is with you and your reaction not the child. https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/new-jersey-to-require-1st-graders-to-learn-about-gender-identity-starting-this-fall/ What negative conclusions did the article come to? None. It didn’t say anything was negative about any of these things. What the writer/editor of the piece knows is that a regular reader of this rag will spin this information in a negative way so they don’t have to. If this was published in/on cnn or msnbc it would look the same and a regular reader would think nothing of the story. You, however, would come to the same negative conclusion because you are programmed to think that way. When in fact, nothing bad will happen to anyone other than some kids will learn that they don’t have to fit into the box their parents or society will actively or passively try to put them in before they are able to make their own choices or think for themselves. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/06/03/schools-gender-identity-transgender-lessons/ paywall In Florida and several others states, educators are restricted in teaching about gender identity, but elsewhere, teachers are embracing the topic as the number of transgender and gender nonbinary children rises What could be thought of as a parallel to this topic? When the number of gay people started rising and everyone panicked. Was it warranted? Turns out, no. When the world became more educated and tolerant of different people, those people became more secure in being themselves in public. Teaching kids that these things happen, is not in and of itself bad. Nothing permanent is happening while reading these books. They are just becoming open to the possibility that people like this aren’t the monsters or groomers their parents or legislators would like them to believe that they are. For a party that thrives on the hate and fear of their shrinking minority. A tolerant, well educated, open minded electorate is their death sentence. Why do you think they are against robust public education, universal pre-k and for keeping information from kids in libraries, using Prager U(organization pushing religion) in public schools, pushing religion(only one type of religion) everywhere. https://wpde.com/news/nation-world/1st-grade-teacher-tells-students-doctors-make-a-guess-about-gender-when-a-baby-is-born-boston-massachusetts-ray-skyer-transgender Again, nothing to see here. The teacher is correct. As much as you don’t want to admit it. The sex organs and subsequent characteristics can help to determine sex. Not…. NOT… gender. If you want to wear a dress and present as a female, you can. If you want to grow a beard and ask to be called a female presenting name, you can. I’m sorry if it bothers you, but no one cares about how it makes you feel. People not carrying about your biases can make you feel weak and insignificant. But that’s exactly how your narrow-minded beliefs have made these people feel for decades. You might think that changing your mind is just like changing who you are as a person, it isn’t. No one but other bigoted people will care that you changed your mind on this issue. If you care about holding on to those connections more than being a decent person or you feel your life or lively hood may be in danger if you change your mind, then keep them. But know you have more in common with trans people than you think because many have and continue to be unsafe in choosing to be who they feel they really are. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/first-grade-parents-shocked-after-transgender-book-report "As a district we are working hard to support all members of our school community and promote inclusion through understanding and compassion." Parents are upset at this? Should tell you a lot about the parents and anyone that supports them. "Little children don’t need to feel bad about the color of their skin," Goldman said on Fox and Friends last month. "That’s what they’re teaching them, to feel bad about who they are." Was that even the topic of the book? Or was that thrown in there for dramatic effect? I’ll let you guess. Short, but, pointless. Parents of first graders at a Washington state school had their concerns ignored by the local school board and administration after a teacher read a book on transgender issues to the class, according to a report. Do the concerns of every parent need to be addressed every time they are brought up? Nope. News at 9! I Am Jazz — a children’s book illustrating the transition of a two-year-old biological boy into a girl — was read to the first grade students of the Bellingham School District, sparking concerns from parents. I have a feeling you aren’t familiar with the transition process. But no 2 year old is permanently transitioning from one gender to another. You’re upset that parents allowed a 2 year old to wear the clothes the kid wanted? What does that say about you? CLOTHES? How fragile are you that this is so concerning you think it will effect the country in a negative way if a kid wears a dress or… I don’t even know the ‘vice versa’ for boys clothes because they’re just shirts and pants at 2 years old. https://defendinged.org/incidents/edmonds-school-district-teaches-children-in-first-grade-that-there-are-more-than-two-genders-encourages-students-to-pick-their-preferred-pronouns/ I don’t even know what to say to this. Its so dumb that anyone is upset over something like this. Get a life! Read a book. https://www.nationalreview.com/news/kindergarten-students-in-connecticut-learn-about-being-transgender-in-line-with-social-justice-standards/ The sex you are assigned at birth might not correspond to how you feel. That’s it. 1 oz of prevention is worth 1lb of cure. For parents and kids to know this stuff early will keep them from having to deal with it later and costing more. More in health care, therapy, and perhaps lives. Stop being a bigot and people will be happier and more open to being themselves. Side note: nothing about this article sounds bad. The story sounds wonderful. Would hope every sibling is a thoughtful and kind as that one. Who wouldn’t? https://komonews.com/news/local/1st-graders-given-gender-identity-assignment-told-they-can-be-neither-or-both-genders-kindergarten-first-school-lgbtq-fluidity-instruction-washington-seattle same article recycled for clicks, read above. https://www.wpr.org/education/superior-school-board-upholds-decision-allowing-gender-identity-be-taught-fifth-graders ‘She said statements by one petitioner and the national rhetoric on gender identity have been highly offensive, contributing to a toxic school environment that marginalizes LGBTQIA students.’ For the vast majority of people that do not feel they are trans, these issues do not effect them. But for those who do, the rhetoric and hate puts their lives in danger. Plain and simple. I know its difficult for you to understand. But you or your kids are not in danger in any way. But you do put other kids in danger by not accepting this. Because it is fact. https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/illinois-school-district-to-teach-preschoolers-about-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/ The only ‘negative’ thing reported in this article is a lie about Milk. So that should tell you something. Perhaps this is enough. I found these with a search on Google, "transexualism is taught in 1st grade". These are among the first entries to my search. Not cherry picked. It is a lie that this is not in the schools. FL is just more wise than the rest of the nation it appears. This has always been in schools and I don’t know who told you it ‘wasn’t in schools’. As the topic began to grow. Teachers find the need to include pop culture topics in their material. That’s not new. None of these article say why it might be bad or harmful. Not one! Other than the lie about Harvey Milk. Kids dress up in different clothes all the time at school. Dress for plays, Boys put on tiaras. Girls wear baseball hats(again not sure of the vice versa option for girls because they are allowed to wear anything they want apparently). That you think this is going to effect any of them in a negative rather than a positive way is a testament to your thinking and upbringing. Thinking that different is necessarily bad is on YOU. The world is working to get past it and they way you rationalize not being on board only makes it harder. You will not stop it, mind you. You will just continue to put children’s and educators’ lives in danger as you post these lies.

Well played. 'I don't have any examples. But rather than say it and admit I'm wrong. I'll insinuate that you are just too lazy to find the examples that don't exist. Examples that I know of and could easily provide to help someone evolve in their thinking. But they are my enemy and I must remain hostile to them no matter what.' Kudos. PS. ChatJBT, give me a run down of the facts as you see them in each article? Then I will investigate to see if your version matches reality. Trying to keep an honest barometer here.

I haven't seen and you haven't offered an example of someone demanding they or another be able to compete in a sport akin to your scenario. Arrangements have been made. Benchmarks have been met. Permission has been requested and granted. No one is twisting an arm to get this. They are going through the proper channels and being met with quite fervent pushback. Which is not surprising. Also there has there been a case where the 'safety' of other athletes was deemed to be at risk other than in theory? cuz I imagine if that had actually happened some would move at lightening speed to post it. BTW, what do you consider 'virtue signaling'? I wouldn't want to put words in your mouth. Maybe I am and don't realize it. Can you point out where in my post I was doing that?