Elective Round-up
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Burrito of Peace wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 13:59:Prez wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 13:43:
Well you can't fault a guy for trying. I hope that your team wins. It's all just sportsball really.
Respectfully, it is not. We could ask the young woman who recently died here since she couldn't get reproductive health after suffering a miscarriage if she thinks it's just sportsball but she's dead. It goes beyond being "Sportsball" when the lives and rights of 50% of the population is at stake.
Burrito of Peace wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 13:55:Bodolza wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 13:33:
It's funny that when I was a kid the joke was that everyone became a Republican when they got older. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. I've definately become more liberal the older I get.
Likewise. In fact, I went from being conservative to liberal as I became older. In my case, it was a combination of factors:
1. As I grew older, I gained more experience and a little wisdom.
2. I married a woman who was not from the US so I was able to see the US from a different perspective.
3. We travelled extensively. We didn't drag our asses to cathedrals and art museums to take pictures. We dived deep into the local culture. When you get away from the tourist traps, keep your mouth shut and your eyes open, and seek to learn and understand, it really opens your eyes and your heart.
4. In her own gentle way, my wife cured me of the jingoism that I grew up in. Once you get over the "My country is the bestest ever", you learn that no, it really isn't and that adopting some of the best practices of other places would go a long way to improving the lives of the average individual.
I think the shift happened with the advent of the internet when people could more easily connect on a global level. Even if you lived in Podunk, TX, you could still easily access the ideas and thoughts of cultures and people well outside of your one stoplight town.
Prez wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 13:43:
Well you can't fault a guy for trying. I hope that your team wins. It's all just sportsball really.
Bodolza wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 13:33:
It's funny that when I was a kid the joke was that everyone became a Republican when they got older. That doesn't seem to be the case anymore. I've definately become more liberal the older I get.
Prez wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 12:34:
How 'bout dem Cowboys, huh?
Xero wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 12:33:And, naturally, it's the Republicans that are fighting being monitored.
I'm not so much concerned about the machines than I am the folks running the faculties. Missouri and another state already said no to allow monitoring devices within the voting facilities.
El Pit wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 12:12:theglaze wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 11:49:Yes, create smart bombs, create AI controlled drones, but creating a reliable machine that correctly counts votes? Impossible.
Voting is the easy part.... Good luck with the counting![]()
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theglaze wrote on Nov 5, 2024, 11:49:Yes, create smart bombs, create AI controlled drones, but creating a reliable machine that correctly counts votes? Impossible.
Voting is the easy part.... Good luck with the counting![]()