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They've legalized gang warfare, public assassinations, or whatever you want to call it. The shootings occurred in a residential area at around 10 am. 4 people get out of 2 cars and open fire on a house. Those inside the house return fire and kill one of the gunmen. The shell casings indicate at least 70 rounds fired. And no charges laid by the district attorney because those involved were considered 'mutual combatants'. Have americans lost their bloody minds???

If the idea is to elect prosecutors who don't want to prosecute or incarcerate anyone, or elect politicians who want to dismantle the prison system and de-fund the cops... how else do you deal with society's most violent people? might as well let them kill one another. The problem is that innocent bystanders, kids, and babies in strollers, are getting shot. It's either total insanity, or they've just decided to capitulate and throw in the towel.

You're right that it was never about democracy. It was about getting rid of the terrorist camps and the taliban regime that allowed them safe haven to operate within their borders. Once the taliban was gone, it had to be replaced with something and why not democracy? Most islamic countries have democracies of some kind.

It's likely that SARS CoV 2 originated in the wuhan lab through gain of function research the US helped fund. If anything, china has some explaining to do concerning its obvious coverup. In particular, how it silenced and threatened its doctors, virologists, and media, including the foreign press.

The US and UK are ultimately on the same page regarding many of the concerns over the free movement of people and labor across their borders. The UK has a long history of being opposed to anything remotely resembling european integration overreach. Free trade... yes. Adopting the euro currency or border free schengen agreement ... no. Even the USMCA does not allow the free movement of labor across national boundaries. Maybe the UK should apply to join the USMCA.

The US will remain leader of the free world as long as it's the only country that can realistically (militarily) stand up to china and russia. Presidents come and go. Biden has been a disaster so far. It's a good thing we have nato.