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Not when the right believes in Trump for no other reason than he promises to stick it to the left. You mean they are deluded? Trump sends out dog whistles. He obfuscates. I hate the same people you hate! That’s all that matters. There are far too many things to list that Trump is wrong about, but let’s just keep it to this one – was he wrong to create the BIG LIE about the 2020 election being stolen so he could illegally retain power? Right. But not the man who said, Hitler did some good things. The man who praises Putin and Orban. The man who has given every indication he will tilt the levers of power in his favour during his second administration. See above. They listen to him not because they seek the truth, but because they seek to have control over things they do not understand. Hey, remember the time Trump said Biden hatched a plot to have him assassinated? That was awesome! This is the concern. They trust no-one or nothing – not scientists, not economists, not intellectuals, not facts, – no-one but power-hungry, narcissist Trump, despite his amorality and ignorance, his fomenting of hate and division, his lies and pettiness, his legal problems, his sexual crimes, his attempt to steal an election, his love of dictators and non-support of allies, and the threat he poses to democracy and world peace. He’s the slimy politician shaking the very foundation of the USA, who will say anything to get votes. The creepy uncle mob-boss who deals in strong-armed persuasion, lies, all lies, and leads the USA down a dark road. And for the record, I want to mention that Dolly Parton always had cats, not children. And that was okay.

I have to say, I see through CNN, and do not rely on them for my information. I can only take CNN in very small doses. But that right-wing bubbles exist cannot be denied. BIG LOL! Trump says it, and it is true. No, you have misinterpreted. Democrats trust a greater number of sources. Quit making assumptions about me. It's annoying.

After reading that, I am more sold than ever on providing a legal channel for illegal immigrants, and get them out of “a life in the shadows.” The economic and humanitarian benefits are huge. I am interested in your comments on the following quotes from the link: However, granting permanent legal status would also likely raise tax revenues, increase productivity, and have additional benefits for the children of these immigrants, generating substantial economic value for the country. For example, around one-half of workers in the U.S. dairy industry—which in 2018 paid between $11 and $13 an hour for general labor—are immigrants, most of whom are thought to be unauthorized.[4] Without legal status, unauthorized immigrants have limited opportunities for job mobility, a key channel by which other workers find better, more productive employment matches over their careers. evidence from prior legalizations in the United States and in other countries suggests that legalization also encourages immigrants to improve their language skills, induces them to complete additional education and training, and improves their health outcomes, all of which make them more productive members of society Let’s just keep hate out of the equation.

OMG, Lol, that is too funny! "Let me run the entire US military! I'll quit drinking! Really, I will. Pinky promise!"

I merely pointed out that Democrats are more educated than Republicans. This is a fact. And I venture to make the suggestion that those who seek education are more likely to seek it throughout their lives. But, where are people acquiring their knowledge? When asked about the news sources they trust, the only sources that Republicans trusted more than Democrats were Fox News, Newsmax, OAN, and Breitbart News - all notorious for their conspiracy theories and misinformation. It's about educating yourself to the facts. Nuh-huh. I've known a lot of very intelligent tradesmen in my time.

To sum up, I must make plain: No-one - and I mean no-one - supports illegal immigration. To say otherwise is to twist the truth. But - the way to go is not to demonize and dehumanize segments of humanity. We've seen how that worked out in the past.

A quick look at the website shows it is not an objective organization, but pro-Trump and anti-Biden, very right-wing So, I would take any conclusion they make with a grain of salt.

There's reporting that Trump is considering replacing Hegseth with Ron DeSantis "I think some of these articles are very disturbing," Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told CBS on Tuesday. "He obviously has a chance to defend himself here, but some of this stuff is going to be difficult." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr564zd43l9o

I don't think I said that, and if you inferred it, i apologize for the confusion. I firmly believe education and learning are a life-long mission. Learning should never stop. I'm constantly reading new things from a variety of sources that expand my knowledge base. I especially enjoy scientific non-fiction that helps me understand human nature, as well as political readings. I mentioned that I read the 165-page court filing that laid out all the evidence against Trump in his bid to overturn the 2020 election. How many Trump supporters do you think will bother to read it? You need to be very intelligent to be an electrician.

The more you read, the more perspectives you are exposed to, the bigger is your picture. Wow, maybe it's true, that ignorance is bliss. Lol.

What a horrible thing to say. Completely uncalled for. When you dehumanize your opponent, when you make them into monsters, you are following in Trump's footsteps. And this is being addressed. The Laken Riley Act was passed March 7 Shown Here: Passed House (03/07/2024) Laken Riley Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted for, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a decision to release a non-U.S. national from custody; failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews; failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country; violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States. https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7511

You're seeing things. I never used the word guest. You okay, man? When you say things like this, I can't take you seriously. You're obviously ruled by your emotions rather than fact. Man the ramparts!

I think Trump and his minions have used lies to whip people like you up into a frenzy, fabricating an emergency where none exists. You've been conned. The simple fact is that the undocumented immigrant offending rate is much lower than the native-born citizen rate. Think, man! If you're undocumented, are you really going to bring attention to yourself by breaking the law? I'll tell you what these illegals are doing. They are doing the jobs Americans don't want. Even Americans know this. When surveyed, 77% of Americans say undocumented immigrants mostly do the jobs Americans don't want.

Not better educated, they just have more education. Right. Got it. This is inaccurate. Mental health issues are a bipartisan issue, indistinguishable across party lines. The data showed 25.2% of Democrats screened positive for depression, compared with 23% of Independents and 20.5% of Republicans. These differences were not statistically significant, meaning that depression does not appear to discriminate by political belief. Where there is a difference is access to mental health care and the willingness to seek care. the researchers found that Republicans were significantly less likely than both their Democratic and Independent counterparts to have sought help from a mental health care provider in the past 12 months. The study also showed that, among those with depressive symptoms, 73.9% of Republicans had unmet mental health care needs, versus 58.9% for Democrats and 58% Independents. So, there's a lot more untreated Republicans. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/new-study-shows-bipartisan-struggles-with-depression-reveals-gaps-in-mental-health-care-access You made this up. And it's the patient who reports, not the other way around. Christians on the Left are different from Christians on the Right. While conservative evangelicalism tends to focus on sin, repentance, and salvation, the Christian Left identify Christ’s radical love and inclusion for marginalized people as the locus of their faith. Liberal Christians are more likely to “frame conversations around issues such as environmental action, LGBTQ+ rights, women’s reproductive health, immigration, racial equality, affordable housing, and wealth disparity.” https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2019/12/24/political-christian-belief And as far as accepting the theory of evolution as a valid scientific theory, only 24% of Evangelical Christians agree that evolution is the best explanation for the origin of human life on earth. This number jumps to a majority of mainline Protestants and Catholics. In fact, did you know that there is an association called The Pontifical Academy of Sciences? Here’s a link to their page listing articles (209 of them) about evolution: https://www.pas.va/en/search.html?q=evolution

All I see is a tweet with no evidence it came from the TDSB. Reading from their website, it seems they are equally committed to combatting both anti-Palestinian racism and antisemitism, and racism of all types. https://www.tdsb.on.ca/About-Us/Equity-Anti-Racism-and-Anti-Oppression/FAQs

They called for caution on the part of the US/Biden. It's cleaned up a lot with Zelenskyy, who ran on an anti-corruption platform, and has himself never been implicated in scandal. is that what you think Trump is going to say to Putin? That's a debunked story. Harris never met with Putin, despite Trump's lies about it. Lol, you really like this metaphor, don't you? Putin falling off a cliff ... ROFLMAO

Voters on the left tend to be better-educated and bigger consumers of news information than voters on the right. There tends to be an anti-intellectual bias on the right, especially amoung the religious. How else to explain that a lot of fundamentalist Christians view a belief in evolution and climate change as sins. In fact, a rejection of "intellectual elites" may have cost Harris the election.

Do you deny that they are Hegseth's words? it was DOGE that posted a link on X to the Congressional Budget Office, stating their aim to cut funding to programs with lapsed funding authorization, and this includes veteran's healthcare.

But what about Putin's threats of nuclear war? And - it sounds like you think Ukraine should have been allowed to join NATO.

I don't watch CNN. I don't watch TV, period. My Hegsworth thread was based on quotes from his books. My DOGE thread was based on a Washington Post article.

My style is to try to separate the wheat from the chaff. And I'm sorry, I could not find any wheat in your post.

The imagery of Putin as a man that is about to fall off a cliff does not resonate with me. Putin is not passive, he is active. Then why didn't Trump go during his presidency? Anyway, how do you think that would have gone over with the American people if Biden had "flooded the country with weapons and troops?" Honestly. Your line of reasoning is spurious. Well, the first thing I think is - how would they know the invasion was supposed to happen? And to imagine that 10,000 American troops landing in Ukraine would not up the conflict is naive indeed. No, the US did not figure into the decision of Putin to invade the Ukraine.

No. But the responsibility for the Russia-Ukraine war lies squarely on Putin's shoulders.

Read a book.

Oh, God, no. It involves certain principles that Trump is steadily eroding.