pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
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pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
7hr ago
If we go off the notion that America is a Christian nation with Christian values
It isn't, not anymore if it ever was.
then the US responsibility is really high to help
Only if you accept the hidden premise that the government is a moral avatar of the individuals it governs, which I've seen little basis for in Christian teachings.
those in need
It's not obvious why people on the other side of the planet who are intentionally and willfully giving themselves sexually transmitted diseases would fall into that category. You're wrapping in utilitarian concepts of "need" wherein saving the life of a fool you will never know or meet is a greater "need" than, say, mentoring a young man in your neighborhood so he doesn't end up in prison. And that's putting aside whether most of the help is even reaching those who need it.
Which we can see in how religious charities are some of the most helpful around in the third world.
Indeed, and who funds those I wonder?
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
7hr ago
Because in the modern day in first world nations, most victim complaints are not real.
Real or not, they are used because they work. You will never convince people to stop whining about being victims as long as rewards - material, social, or political - flow to those who claim victimhood status.
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
1d ago
It was obvious by January of this year that committee had no plans to do much of anything at all.
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
2d ago
Trivially easy to defeat: the post office volume tally is not available because the data was lost / it was malfunctioning that day / not enough funding
pusher_robot
PLEASE GO STAND BY THE STAIRS
3d ago
How hard would it really be to fake a postmark?
It's not just crime and disorder, it's mismanagement in general. Many large cities have very high taxes and struggle to deliver basic civic services beyond safety, like transit, parks, civic maintenance, or public improvements. Every year, things get shittier and worse. Tore out the flowers. Closed up the toilets. Potholes unpatched. Children can't read. Removed the benches. Tore down the statues. Closed the library branch. Closed the public pool. Stopped maintaining the beach. Stopped mowing the grass. No more leaf collection. Let brush overgrow everything. Cut the municipal office hours. Added more sales tax. Added more property tax. Added more income tax. Increased salary and benefits. It's maddening, it never ends.
ETA: Oh yeah! And no more fireworks on the 4th of July!
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