Not at all, Trump’s presidency provided a false air of legitimacy for those fringe beliefs. And his success forced politicians to morph into his sycophants - if he’d failed the GOP would assume that going that extreme was unpalatable to Americans.
If you have a partner it’s the less likely outcome that they’ll reject your new gender identity. Gender is a spectrum and we’re all a lot more interesting than just what our gender is anyways. Someone who was attracted to you was attracted to a lot more than just your gender expression so, on the whole, rather little about you is changing when you come out as trans.
I am not trans so I can’t talk to that realization but I am non-conforming and coming into that identity was mostly a relief. I had to cloak a lot and found myself pretty distinct from a lot of the stereotypes about men - I was married at the time and my partner didn’t bat an eye.
That’s more a comment on how die-hard committed the political class is to perpetual war than anything else.
Also, while I don’t appreciate Trump being elected… the DNC seems committed to running some of the worst candidates they can find - the fact that there was information that damaging to Clinton that didn’t come out in the primaries is the part we should be mad at.
As a cat owner… house cats are definitely terrorists but I love 'em.
Class action lawsuits are very rarely lucrative for the harmed party but they often result in sizeable penalties for companies. They’re essentially just punitive.
Is the fine more than a hundred billion? If not it’s fucking chump change to Apple.
Extremely safe - just be careful about where your feet are if you’re next to them. More people than you’d think have lost or seriously injured a foot because a cow or, especially, a draft horse, can’t see where they’re stepping.
If you get a chance and it’s just cows then go up and say hi, they’re wonderful animals and unbelievaby chill. I’d honestly be more comfortable petting a strange cow then a strange cat… if they shy away or noticeably get irritated when you approach be smart and give them space, but you’re probably just going to get licked and mooed at.
You have the option to sue or join a class action lawsuit - there is currently a class action lawsuit. If that interests you (and it should) be careful not to agree to anything with Ticketmaster.
The chances of you personally recovering much compensation unless you can show real personal damages and pursue Ticketmaster in an individual lawsuit.
Not all militaries are equal. Iran != Canada - don’t fall into both-sidesism.
That’s some exceptional watering down of the word terrorist you’re participating in there. Keep going and your both-sides-ing will make it so the IDF’s actions don’t seem abnormal at all!
I am sure the bizarrely numerous Greek billionaires are completely unrelated to their economy being fucked and not a clear sign of how deeply inequal and stratified the Greek economy is! Lots of hyper wealthy and destitute citizens means that everything is working, right?
To be fair, it’s a needlessly permanent and scary sounding term for a regular part of the functioning of a parliamentary democracy.
Most parliamentary systems also allow snap elections - there is usually a maximum length allowed before the next election but the PM can always call one earlier.
This has happened pretty frequently up here in Canada and Trudeau will time elections after good news if the LPC polling particularly strongly.
I think this is an overall good thing, it means that as long as a party is delivering success about once every four years it can remain in power - while allowing it to do the unpopular but necessary things in the interim. A hated party can’t survive in power, but a party that invests in the long term can thrive… it does have a dark side though. The party in power may engage in frivolous bullshit before the election (like unproductive handouts) to try and sway public opinion. It’s up to the public to see through short term bullshit and judge a party more long-term.
Shock therapy produces a twitch in the economy. Whether we’re reviving the dead or whether this is just an on-paper improvement has yet to be seen.
Is that some weird shortening for People’s Republic of Chinamen? Wouldn’t that be too easy to confuse with Republic of Chinamen?
'Murican seems pretty unique and generally accurate. Just to be clear - that is a two syllable word.
They’re both aposematisms - they’re meant to be a clear signal to discourage interactions.
Also, in Deutschland, the descendents of the Alemmani are called Germans for some awful reason.
I believe they’re properly called New Zoolanders.
Oh, it’s definitely still there but it’d still be considered fringe. Trump normalized hate groups in a manner we haven’t seen before.