haversoe
25d ago
I think there should be a way to punish politicians who tell you what they think you want to hear on the campaign trail and then do the exact opposite (or an indefensible watered down version of what they said; cf. Trump's actual actions on illegal immigrants) once they're elected. Fuentes evidently feels the same.
She's seriously disappointed with the type of guys she has available to her.
If she had planned to start looking seriously for the love of her life in her 30s and expects that she'll have the same success, as measured by the "quality" of the man, as the women who make this their top priority from the time they're 19, she's in for a bad time. The really good ones--both men and women--are locked down early, as you've surmised. By prioritizing career, she's made a tradeoff, whether she realizes it now or not. There is no "having it all".
Of course, there's always black swan events. If, against all odds, she finds her doting 6'4" doctor with the chiseled abs and jaw, she'll be on reddit's r/askwomenover30 in a few years giving really bad advice to people who will then be in the situation she's in now.
haversoe
29d ago
She does not consider herself one or the other,
Couldn't it be a "Not my president" kind of vibe? Versus an "I'm not an American and I hate the Americans" kind of thing? I don't like Congresswoman Tlaib. She has many characteristics, and been behind many public stunts, that are easy to criticize, but worst of all she's just plain trashy. But I find it hard to believe she seriously wouldn't consider herself an American considering she was born and raised in Michigan.
haversoe
29d ago
Fair enough and I agree with your assessment of Trump. Trump is Trump. He does things his way and that rubs lots of people the wrong way. But he's not a monster. In fact, from time to time you'll see evidence that he actually cares about the legacy he leaves. Kushner, on the other hand, just gives me the heebie-jeebies. Brilliant and sociopathic.
Some people will just throw up their hands and say, "that's just the way it is now." Others will get mad and try to do something about it, no matter how impotent. I have no idea which approach is right, but I'm glad the second kind of people exist. We've got more than enough nihilism and helpless acquiescence.
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