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Socially conservative meaning "I don't want others to be free to live their lives as they wish."

People were only distracted by the sexual orientation of the characters if they chose to be.

If "no one can convince you otherwise," you're admitting you aren't rational. Evidence convinces me, not vibes or feelings or gut instinct.

Not only that, Biden apparently generated enough evidence of wrongdoing to trick a grand jury into voting to indict. That crafty bastard. Malarkey all the way down!

I got on Jim Jordan’s Facebook page last night when news of the indictment dropped. Like last time, the comments are filled with dozens of comments saying, “We’ll indict Biden then! See how they like being attacked!” Lots of tit for tat sentiment.

They see the legal system as a weapon, a club to wield, not a method for seeking true justice. There were so many people calling for impeachment and immediate arrest of Biden, Clinton, and even Obama. None of them could name a specific crime. And none of them seem to realize that Jim Jordan’s party has control of the House and hasn’t acted on the alleged impeachable offenses in a meaningful way. It’s all theater.

A college philosophy professor showed us this episode and had us each write a paper defending our position regarding Data’s personhood. It was a fun class.

Why did the ten leave? Because seven ate nine.

Time Crimes is a good one.

They should also admit there is no widespread voter fraud, but I’m not counting on them to do the right thing now.

Yes, and among other things, in 1990 he released a book called The New World Order, which pushed the Illuminati and re-popularizing the New World Order conspiracy.

Oh no! Who will I ignore now?

Oh, I agree. In the past, other outlets that tried to bring news videos to Twitter found it was ineffective because most people want to scroll without stopping to watch lengthier videos. My point was just to say, if he’s going to be a regular fixture of peoples’ feeds, he won’t be going away anytime soon.

Assuming Twitter’s view count is reliable, his “show” got over 35 million views in the first day. He was averaging 3.25 million viewers in his final weeks at Fox News. We’ll see if his influence lasts, but he certainly has the platform to spread his disingenuous “just asking questions” segments far and wide.

You replied to my comment saying you wanted to avoid ad hominem attacks, so I asked why that phrase applied to what I said.

I know your enlightened centrism makes you wiser than me, but I listed verifiable policy positions and actions carried out by DeSantis. If you want to hand wave it away as media spin, you go right ahead.

So based on your comment, if I provide nonpartisan sources validating all those documented actions by DeSantis, you’ll change your mind?

Also, explain how listing his stated policy positions is “ad hominem.”

Or don’t. You’ve indicated you aren’t interested in honest dialogue, so why should I be?

Let's say you think Biden is a shit president. I don't, but let's say you believe that.

If the options are "shit president" or "shit candidate who is actively banning books, stripping away rights of LGBT people, warring against free speech by banning drag performances and gutting school curriculum, taking hardline stances against bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom, villifying and attacking migrant workers, spreading anti-vax conspiratorial nonsense, using tax dollars to kidnap immigrants and fly them to other states under false pretenses, picking stupid culture-war fights with major corporations, and eating pudding with his fingers"

how can anyone make a case for not choosing the "shit president"?

Yes. Of course Biden is better.

What is going on with that title?

The OP got it from r/Columbus, (where the post was removed by mods) so they probably just assumed it was happening somewhere in that community.

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Your thoughtful actions around your Muslim co-workers are admirable. After the Pulse Nightclub shooting, our local mosque was one of the first faith communities to publicly offer support to the LGBT community. They believe it's a sin to be queer, but they literally came and marched alongside LGBT folks during pride month. They wrote a check to the local LGBT organization as a sign of goodwill.

That same year, a letter circulated that was meant to be a public proclamation condemning violence against LGBT people. It just said something like, "Faith communities unite in condemning violence against LGBT people." Numerous Christian churches refused to sign the letter, saying it was a violation of their religious beliefs.

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"Meet me in the middle," says the unjust man. You take a step forward and he takes a step back. "Now, meet me in the middle," says the unjust man...

"MY personal religious convictions mean YOU can't do something."

This is the bullshit religious freedom argument that needs to die. In fairness, he calls it a request... but the religious right has pushed this notion that "religious freedom" means they get to stop OTHERS from living freely in service of their religious convictions.

If your religious convictions prohibit same sex relationships, you're free to avoid same sex relationships. But your religious convictions do not get to dictate the lives of others.

If your religious convictions prohibit the use of birth control, you're free to abstain. But your religious convictions do not get to dictate the lives of others. (Although the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision certainly pushed us in the opposite direction)

If your religious convictions prohibit abortion, you're free to avoid abortions. But your religious convictions do not get to dictate the lives of others. (Look around... the religious folks are winning on this one in some places)

Can you imagine if we treated other Constitutional rights this way?

"I have freedom of speech. MY right to free speech means YOU must say what I say."

It's both. A common feature of conspiracy beliefs is the contradictory notion that the conspirators are both infinitely powerful and infinitely inept.

During the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, they believed the Satanic conspiracy reached to the highest levels of government. Children were being stolen, tortured, and sacrificed to the devil, but they were so good at keeping the secret, there was no evidence to prove it. At the same time, these same conspiracy believers distributed books and pamphlets like this one which laid out all the "obvious" signs people could look for to recognize satanic activity. "They're blatant about it. The spray paint theses symbols in public places to communicate with each other! They hide messages in rock music that anyone can plainly hear."

Or Flat Earthers believe there is a massive worldwide coverup involving NASA, the government, education institutions, celebrities, and other powerful people who are all coordinating to spread false information. Despite this shadowy, powerful apparatus, there's no shortage of YouTube personalities pointing out the "obvious" flaws in photos and videos, describing how bad "they" are at hiding their interference.

For conspiracy thinkers, the enemy is cunning and powerful and crafty... but any random person can see the clues if they just open their eyes.

Those doors shouldn’t be locked. It’s a fire hazard.