supposed “civilians”

Children? Seriously?

Your comment is painful to read.

I’d probably turn off the power first especially if I didn’t already know what was behind it and whether it is properly grounded.

It won’t matter. His supporters will just ignore anything they disagree with. It won’t even be reported in the media they consume.

Pro birth, not pro life.

Legitimate question: is there no benefit to voting for a party if they won’t win?

Do they get any future election funding or… anything?

I realise the US uses FPTP, but can someone explain to me why this comment is being downvoted? I’d think participating in the democratic process would be considered a good thing regardless.

Raising tax revenue and funding some variation of single payer health care or socialised medicine are not mutually exclusive.

I used to deliver a keynote to 3-400 people, twice a month as part of corporate onboarding.

Absolutely this.

Obviously my experience was not as high stakes as a SOTU, but it was fucking exhausting. I knew the content well enough that I could deliver it in my sleep and actively did so when I was sick, hungover, generally tired and (usually) just okay.

Regardless of my initial state, I was at my tether after 90 minutes of being “switched on” and engaged. I am not an octogenarian.

That was with the benefit of delivering repeated content. Biden doesn’t deliver this same speech twice a month. I’m sure he practiced but it’s still a big ask regardless of age.

I don’t see any fundamental difference in this context. A group of individuals pay into a communal fund and access it when in need.

Some take more than others, but everyone has a safety net to access.

You could argue about premiums and co-pays but the model is the same. The only difference is whether it is taken out of taxes or paid directly.

I apologise if we are approaching this from different viewpoints and I am not understanding properly.

Insurance is a scam

I’m assuming you’re in the US.

Do non profit or cooperative insurance companies exist? They would seem like a less evil option if available.

I’ll just go cancel my universal health care now.

They also seem to mostly navigate on the same 2D plane of space, given the ships usually encounter each other the “right way up”.

Arguably advertising is already a problem and I can’t believe everyone is voting in their own best interest.

I disagree. Compulsory voting removes many forms of voter suppression which seems to be a huge problem over in the US.

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