1. Most people who want him to drop out were never going to vote for him anyway.

2. People (perhaps erroneously) perceive a chance of Biden actually doing it. Trump will never drop out as winning the presidency is his only shot at avoiding incarceration. He’ll probably run again in 2028 if he’s still around by then.

3. Trump isn’t incumbent, meaning the GOP already had a full primary in the past year. They’ve already determined they don’t have a better alternative. Technically the Dems could have nominated someone other than Biden, but it was never a very likely possibility, so people aren’t as familiar with Democratic alternatives.

4. Republicans either don’t believe any of the criticisms you made of Trump are true, are okay with them, still believe him to be the lesser of two evils, or some combination of these. This is largely due to right-wing propaganda e.g. Fox News, OAN, Info Wars, etc.

I’m no expert, these are just what I perceive to be happening. There’s probably other factors at play as well.

I worry that if/when Lemmy becomes popular enough the larger communities will be targeted in the same way…

You’ll probably get really sick of cottage cheese, for one. You’ll also lose a lot of weight. In fact you’d be malnourished. Its only about 700-800 calories a day, which is far too few for almost anyone. The weight you lose won’t just be body fat, you’re body will start converting muscle tissue for energy. Thankfully this will be slightly mitigated by you’re now quite high protein intake: 102g per day! Too bad you won’t have energy to go to the gym on account of starving.

Also I bet you’ll get diarrhea.

Don’t do it, at least not for a full month. If you’re gonna try it anyway then take multivitamins and drink a ton of water.

The most direct I can think of is that men should be the sole breadwinner of their family, and that if his wife earns more than him (or even has a job at all) then that’s some kind of failing on his part.

There are many other similar stereotypes. For example:

That men have an obligation to defend their/their significant other’s ‘honor’ with violence.

That men shouldn’t cry or otherwise show strong emotion under nearly any circumstance.

Men shouldn’t want to interact with children, especially other people’s kids.

I can go on all day.

I don’t expect MS will give you the choice. Not as far as the whole spying on you part is concerned, at least.

I would guess you could use a regular tool for breaking a normal window, then cut through the plastic with a sturdy knife. Not great to need two tools in an emergency though, and keeping a combat knife in your glove box might raise some eyebrows.

Unfortunately, being difficult to get through is the whole point

Laminated, not just tempered. There’s a strong layer of plastic inside the window. Even if you shatter the glass you still can’t get out.

Phones are easily tracked, and police generally can get that info. As for the beatings, in the US police commonly aren’t held responsible even when they’ve clearly broken the law. Often, they aren’t even charged.

We can. At least most of us. Though I suspect there’s significantly less play in the skin, so it may be more difficult for some.

I guess you’re some flavor of bisexual as you are attracted to some men (based on the femboy remark) though you’ve got a distinct preference for femininity even in men. If you go scrolling through old Tumblr posts long enough you’ll probably find a term someone coined back in 2013 for your exact orientation… But, like, IDK man don’t overthink it. If anyone asks just say whatever feels right in that moment, straight/bi/pan/whatever.

And remember saying you identify with a particular orientation isn’t some huge commitment. Saying you’re bi (for instance) doesn’t mean you’re attracted to all men, and no reasonable person would expect that. We all have preferences within our orientation.

AITA?

No. You’re figuring it out. It’s okay to not have all the answers

Except for the anti-zionist thing (the American GOP is seemingly Zionist and antisemitic at the same time) and the German-specific stuff, this sounds a lot like Republicans.

Klim could save a lot of bad pr by just blowing the airbag anyway and sending a bill for the remaining value of the vest after the fact.

But then you’re just financing a vest and that’s not a fancy buzzword that makes the c-suite cream their pants.

Stores have tried it. Customers hate it. Chiefly because many people simply don’t carry any coins on them. You can’t have all of your store’s registers set to card only mode (yes this is very common for some reason) and then expect people to have a coin on them at all times, so they don’t bother.

It also seems trivially easy to circumvent. Easier than remembering to bring a quarter with you when you go to the store.

I mean, yeah. Aldi is European but has locations in the US. They’re the only store here that does this afaik. I’ve never seen the keyring thing but sincw no other stores need a coin I’d have to shop at Aldi a lot to justify ordering one online.

Maybe I’m misunderstanding, but are you saying that it’s morally neutral to put others at risk as long as you’re putting yourself at the same risk?

Cuz it’s not. Not at all.

Aldi used to do that in the US. Maybe they still do. I never carry coins on me, so for this reason (and the always extremely long lines at checkout) I never shopped there.

Safely, but still creating more work for store employees to collect the carts and possibly inconveniencing pedestrians. Point 1 for the moral absolutists.

A law like that would be a violation of our rights

We have a right to not clean up after ourselves? Tell me more

The fact is you’re borrowing a cart from it’s owner, probably a store. If the store requires you to put it back and you don’t the they would be within their rights to sue you over it. The only reason they don’t is because their damages would be massively less valuable than their legal fees and the time it would take to present a lawsuit.

If I get to keep my memories and personality from now… Maybe.

It would trivialize most of the coursework and I’d be a lot more confident in general… But

It would be difficult to be an adult trapped in a child’s body. People would notice how much of a complete weirdo you are. I think at most I’d go back to my freshman year of college.

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