You grew up in a time when education was much cheaper.
You just admitted that it was affordable. It isn't anymore.
That hurts poor people to help their children grow out of poverty.
Since the income inequality is worse for black people, that affects black people more than white people. And then you will accuse them of not trying hard enough. Do you want them to make something of themselves or not? If so, why make it even harder?
Do you prefer spending money on prisons in stead of on schools?

Liberals and leftists aren't offended by someone talking about racism.
They might be offended by someone expressing racist views though.
You try to pretend that racism isn't true, while your Supreme court just allowed Republicans to gerrymander the shit out of elections, to make the votes of black people completely irrelevant. That's racism, systemic racism.

Do you even know what Sharia is?

It's laws that are introducing religious doctrine into law and restricting personal freedoms. That is exactly what your Christian Nationalists are asking for,
and Trump is letting them have lots of it, completely violating the Constitution.

These are the categories of law that both define Sharia Law and the goals of Christian Nationalists:
1. Restrictions on Female Freedom and Autonomy
2. Harsh, Religious Morality-Based Punishments
3. Restrictions on Criticizing Religion
4. Eradication of Sexual Freedoms and Bodily Autonomy
5. Criminalization and Erasure of LGBTQ+ Identities
6. Religious Control over Public Education and Science
7. Legal Privileging of the Dominant Faith (Religious Caste System)
8. Totalitarian Infiltration of the Civil Bureaucracy

Things that the Trump administration already did:
- Abortion restrictions: Trump appointed Supreme Court justices who were part of the majority in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade. Critics argue this reflects conservative Christian moral views influencing law.
- Religious exemptions and conscience protections: His administration expanded protections for religious organizations and individuals who objected to certain requirements (for example, contraception coverage or participation in same-sex weddings). Supporters viewed this as protecting religious freedom; critics viewed it as allowing religious beliefs to limit others' rights.
- LGBTQ-related policies: Critics cited policies such as restrictions on transgender military service and some education-related positions as reflecting traditional religious views on gender and sexuality.
- School prayer and religion in public life: Trump frequently advocated a larger role for religion in public institutions and criticized what he saw as hostility toward Christianity in public life.
- Support for displaying religious symbols and expanding faith-based initiatives: His administration generally favored broader accommodation of religious expression in government-connected settings.

You challenged me to give just one example, I'm giving you the complete picture.
This is what is happening:
- government enforcement of religious morality,
- privileging one religion,
- linking religious identity with citizenship and patriotism,
- suppressing criticism of dominant religious views,
- and concentrating power in leaders who claim to represent the nation's true religious values.

That's the actions that a government will take to change a democracy to a theocracy.

You seem to take your sexual freedom seriously, but you are defending a government that WILL call your freedom 'perverse' and punish you for it.

Hey, Lookatmine2, if you are going to insult a member for his views, at least get your facts right.

“ The U.S. provides billions of dollars in foreign aid to Europe, overwhelmingly focused on security, economic, and humanitarian support for Ukraine. Historically, total U.S. foreign assistance accounts for less than 1%, or roughly 0.2 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) annually.Top Aid Recipients in Europe:Ukraine: By far the largest recipient, receiving tens of billions in U.S. support since 2022 across military, financial, and humanitarian sectors. Trackers, such as data from the ⁠Kiel Institute for the World Economy, show the U.S. committed over EUR $65 billion in military aid.Other European Nations: The U.S. routinely provides modest foreign assistance packages to other strategic European and Eurasian countries, typically totaling tens of millions to bolster democratic institutions, energy security, and border enforcement.Context and Comparison:While the U.S. is the largest single-country donor in the world, European nations and the European Union have collectively contributed more total aid to Ukraine than the U.S.. You can review detailed, country-by-country breakdowns on the official ⁠ForeignAssistance.gov Dashboard or explore broader international humanitarian priorities on ⁠USAID.”

You are just assuming something and then you claim it as fact. It's wrong.

"How often do Muslim people in the U.S. report suspicions of terrorism or extremism?" Neither the FBI nor major academic studies appear to publish a comprehensive count
of such reports.

What researchers have found is that Muslim-American communities have frequently cooperated with law enforcement and have sometimes played a significant role in identifying or disrupting extremist activity:

A major study by researchers at the Triangle Center on Terrorism and Homeland Security found that Muslim-American organizations and community leaders have engaged in "self-policing" practices, including reporting concerns about potentially radicalized individuals to law enforcement, excluding extremist preachers from mosques, and confronting people expressing support for terrorism.
Researchers and law-enforcement experts have argued that cooperation from Muslim communities has been important in preventing attacks and identifying suspects.
The same body of research notes that violent extremism involving Muslim Americans has historically involved a very small number of individuals relative to the size of the Muslim-American population. For example, one annual report identified 25 Muslim-Americans associated with terrorism cases in 2014, with only 6 involved in plotting or engaging in violence in the U.S. that year.

The difficulty is that most tips to law enforcement are not publicly categorized by the religion of the person making the report. So we can say:

Muslim Americans do report concerns about extremism and suspicious behavior.
Researchers have documented this cooperation as a meaningful factor in counterterrorism efforts.
There is no authoritative nationwide figure showing what percentage of all terrorism tips come from Muslims or how often the average Muslim-American makes such reports.

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That’s BS, Phart. Most people, Christian or otherwise, look the other way, not wanting to get involved. There’s literally thousands of cases where people don’t get involved.

Not sure what the humidity was, but going outside made you wet, and not in a good way 🤣

89,feels 94 humidity 55% Feels just plain icky

Yeah, that was out of line. Just admit you’re mistaken, apologize, and then say, “Have a nice day, ma’am.”

Can’t have an ego as a cop. It gets in the way of your job performance, and it can get you into trouble.

Oh, a LADY driver. Probably doesn't have a 12 inch dick then.
I didn't click on your link, I just imagined a guy steering with his dick.
I don't care much about anecdotes of stupid people doing stupid shit.
It's the whole world right now. Why would I care about one more?

I didn't expect a video from you showing a cop being an asshole
and refusing to admit a mistake. That's a pattern, not an anecdote.
There are countless stories and videos of that.

Better think about how and why this is happening.
The chance that he has to stand before a judge under oath and explain himself
is very slim. That's the system that your side of politics has created.
What do you expect if you take accountability away from people with power?

The solution isn't even to make them fear accountability again or more,
it is to teach them again what their purpose is; "To serve and protect" the public.

Maybe. I would think it’s hard or complicated to remove. I prefer a hook and a cellphone cover with a magnet. 🤣🤣