Because when you value truth, and your audience has passed high school science it’s a lot tougher to get a conspiracy started. I’m not saying all MAGA are uneducated… wait… yes I am.

I’m not bullying. I’m stating what should be obvious to anyone that went to middle school. Listening to people whine about Trump and then discovering that they helped him get elected is what drives the conversation. What you don’t like is that the people whining about the world not being perfect are the same level of problem that trump is.

Trump was elected because he got more votes. Period. He got more votes because more people didn’t take a stand. Period. There was a way to keep him out of office and if you didn’t do that then you contributed to his election. Period. Stop whining about perfection and do some good in the world.

You’re 100% wrong. If there are 10 voters. 8 of them really do not like Trump. 3 vote for <alternative>, 2 do not vote because they want someone to vote for, 1 votes third party and 4 vote for Trump then Trump wins. You’re never going to get a perfect candidate and you will 100% get the candidate you don’t want.

This is how Trump got elected even though he never was a popular candidate. We play the cards we’re dealt.

Being trans has nothing to do with anything. How do you know what I’ve experienced or not? Here’s the bottom line you either do something active to get trump out or you do something passive to keep him in. You might not like your choices, most people don’t but that’s what they are so. Also fuck off.

They got what they voted for. Play stupid games; win stupid prizes.

Anything that isn’t a vote to remove the small fingered vulgarian is a vote FOR the small fingered vulgarian. You choose. You may not like your choices but if you don’t vote to oust him you are voting for him.

Great. Another Trump supporter.

You are conscious if what you can directly perceive. You are aware of everything else. Consciousness is deeply personal but it is never a gradient. What a person can be conscious of is different to the degree our biology permits. Everything you’ve said lines up perfectly with how consciousness works. We’re in heated agreement except for the hint that there are things like ESP. There is no data that support the notion that you can be conscious of the thoughts of others indirectly.

What? Do something else so that a petty despot like the small fingered vulgarian can win again? Seriously.

Because the next step is more important that the perfect step. Sander’s and people like him can’t win right now. I want to support progress and sometimes that means smaller steps.

Stockholm syndrome.

Newsom isn’t great but he’s leagues ahead of the small fingered vulgarian. I’m not going to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. He’s going to get my vote if he runs.

Consciousness is esoteric but easily understood if we change the question to “What are we conscious of?” In order to answer that we need
a feedback loop. I am conscious of the temperature in the room I am in 
but I am only aware that other buildings near me have rooms that have 
some temperature; I do not know if it is hot or cold in them. I am not 
conscious of the comfort state of those rooms.
 Another example is that I am aware of FM radio waves around me but I’m not conscious of them. If they all disappeared suddenly I’d have no
idea unless there was a feedback loop such as an FM radio on at the 
time.
 So consciousness is always specific to feedback. Now let’s factor in autonomy which is required to react to the feedback loop. If I am conscious I am cold in a room I can take action 
and get a jacket or blanket. Environmental Cause -> Feedback -> 
Reaction -> Repeat.
 This doesn’t work for awareness. I might be aware of the temperature but if I do not ‘feel’ cold then my reaction may not be 
appropriate. I could ‘hallucinate’ and do the wrong thing; leading me 
to freeze to death.
 You can see a natural example of this in people with congenital insensitivity to pain, (CIP) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by
the inability to perceive physical pain. These people cannot feel any 
physical pain. People with this condition might very well freeze to 
death because there is no pain associated with it for them. They are not
conscious of the problem!
 I’m gonna summarize. Consciousness is the general term we give to being generally aware of our environment through feedback loops. There 
is no such a thing as complete consciousness because there are 
attributes of the universe you cannot percieve directly or indirectly 
(this indirect part is always subject to change)

I lived in Denmark for a few years, and no, it isn’t the same in all developed nations.

There never was a social contract, there never was anyone bound to look after your interest. That is why unions are the answer.

TOR. The answer is TOR

It’s pretty sufficient. I’m not British, I don’t sell products in Britain, I do not have British assets, and I’m compliant with all American laws. They can levy all of the fines they want but I’m not obligated to care.

The irony is that in the passing of sick leave and the repeal of it Missourians still got what they voted for. No sympathy.