I would, but any country on a planet where the major powers are capitalistic is also affected by capitalism.

Also capitalism has made travel unaffordable (in that after paying rent there are zero dollars left over for anything else).

Ah but it’s not in the Constitution so it’s not legit. /s

Not that the Constitution even matters to them when it is inconvenient.

Things seemed pretty good in the pre-agricultural age of hunting and gathering.

Of course they learned a lesson! Only about a million people died in the US and the rich got over $1 trillion richer, so this time they’ll let 10 million die so the rich can get $10 trillion richer!

Or at least I hope that’s one of the outcomes of this trial. 50 years ago I’d have said former Presidents should get almost the same respect as the current President but now, let’s just chuck them in a special retirement home and not let them have visitors.

The US military really is one of the most socialist parts of our country*, it’d be hilarious if the average person was able to realize it.

*Other than all the money going to war-profiteering manufacturers.

Warning: capitalism.

as though God is a cruel, exploitive being who’s big on dog-eat-dog

The Christian god definitely is. I don’t know where Christians got the idea of a loving god but it wasn’t from their bible.

I think you have the terrible take. Untrained people shouldn’t be self-diagnosing based on hearing a list of symptoms, the brain is too good at tricking itself and it is too easy to even give yourself symptoms you don’t have.

And I don’t expect any one doctor to know of every treatment that exists for every illness, because that’s what collaborative knowledge bases are for. A carefully moderated medical Wikipedia that can be contributed to by doctors and researchers.

But all of this wouldn’t make the pharmesutical companies as much money as peddling to hypochondriacs so instead we have ads.

Jokes on you, I’ll have bankruptcy from rent first!

You don’t even need grenades for that, just pour gasoline down the foxhole and toss in a lit match.

In regards to a solution, populations drop voluntarily when a certain standard of living is reached. I doubt the people expressing this would advocate taking care of the poor to speed up the process of natural population decline.

I think there are too many humans.

I advocate taking care of the poor, globally, to speed up the process of natural population decline.

I even have a (general) plan. Promote sexual education, make contraceptives free and easily available, eat the rich. The global side is harder; it’s not like dropping a bunch of condoms on India and China will do anything. But it all starts with education and the elimination of the owner class.

Why do you always assume we have to be convinced he’s not as bad as Trump? That’s obvious.

What unconvinced voters need to be given isn’t fear “vote for us or the worse guy wins!”, it’s hope. What is the Biden administration doing to improve the lives of the working class? Not just saying, but accomplishing? There are some small wins they’ve done, even if they’re a far cry from what was promised in 2020. Focus on that. The few people that got or are getting student loan forgiveness. The baby steps towards making medicine affordable. The acknowledgement that man-made climate change is real.

“Vote for us or else!” is not inspiring.

We can’t even ditch the electoral college that regularly thumbs its nose at the popular vote, how do you think we’ll get ranked choice to become the federal norm in 4 years?

Looking at the past 40ish years, no party has ever held the presidential office for two consecutive candidates (not terms, candidates), so we’re pretty much guaranteed a Republican president in 2028 even if Biden wins 2024. And even though Trump will be rotting in a prison (or grave) by then, the Republican candidate will be just as evil, if maybe more eloquent about it.

I would prefer much stronger gun control laws and I still agree with you. There are better fights to fight and more likely to win. This feels like empty posturing in an election year.

Like the “End Hedge fund ownership of residential properties” bill that is just a tax on hedge funds that own over 100 residences, a tax that they will happily pass on to their tenants (after adding another 25% on top to cover the emotional cost of being taxed by the evil government!).

Laws don’t have teeth in this country because they are always designed to only punish the poor.

It’s not a waste if you have unusuals, stranges, or the hallowed australium frying pan!

Assuming I have to be a passive observer, the moment when humans learned to create fire.

Lab-grown meat that is both indistinguishable from animal-grown and is cheaper. Bonus points if they can make bacon have 100% of our daily vitamins and minerals.

I’ve never left my phone, keys, or wallet in a public bathroom either, and those can’t kill anyone (unless you use the phone to read your comment, which causes death by proximity to stupid).