It's theocracy that's barbaric. Republicans would have the US reshaped into a Christian version of Iran's government with Trump as the Supreme Leader.
The homicide rate can never measure up to a government that oppresses its own people.
It's cold outside all year round and there's abundant geothermal energy. Basically, it's the perfect place to build data centers.
Correction: AI was the excuse behind 50,000 layoffs.
Schrodinger's AI: It's both useless slop that serves no real purpose while simultaneously, it's actually good enough to replace people.
They'll pay the fee and underpay the H1-B visa holders even more to make up the difference.
They're indentured servants. They can't quit or they risk being deported by an increasingly violent ICE.
That sounds... hot.
Even after he loses his farm. Even after his friends and family cut him out of their lives. Even after he goes bankrupt from medical debt.
He will still vote exactly the same as he always does. It's the definition of a conservative: They don't change. Consequences be damned!
"OK kids, today we're going to go over how the Bible was used to justify slavery in the early colonies, continuing on until the civil war. Then we're going to cover how that was the reason why the Southern Baptist Church was founded..."
“Everything Joe Biden touches turns to shit,” -Trump
That's a bold thing to say
This is the type of thing you do after you have obtained and locked in your power. Not when you're about to lose the House and have already lost the Senate and are likely to lose the presidential election.
So please continue, GOP. Show the country what you're made of (MAGA sycophants/pro-insurrectionists/traitors). Not only that but keep it up! Don't ever change, even after Trump is broke and rotting away in prison.
Change is for liberals!
Maybe the Democrats will get a supermajority in the Senate and actual governing can take place.
The point of any church is to centralize wealth and power. Otherwise why bother with the bureaucracy, the buildings, and the mandatory meetings?
The problem with centralizing wealth and power is that it attracts people who prioritize wealth and power. The problem compounds itself by making it ridiculously easy for basically any man (men, usually and specifically) to become leaders with basically no qualifications necessary other than claims of faith and a little bit of charisma.
People who wish to abuse power (e.g. for personal sexual satisfaction) will seek institutions that already have power that readily and easily allow it to be abused. Churches have always been their perfect home, always ready and willing to accept new abusers into their flock.
Religion and piety are the easiest things to lie about. No qualifications necessary! In fact, you can work your way all the way to the top of any religion and count on it to protect your abuse at every step of the way because publicly acknowledging that abuse happens is really bad for any religion or religious institution.
Once you get higher into the organization you'll learn about other bad things the church and its people have done and be able to use that knowledge to blackmail others and maybe even hold the entire institution hostage! It's how big, rich church leaders are made!
I don't know what the solution is but I can say that so far the best defense against sexual abuse in general is to avoid church and religious institutions.
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No one will believe you, so they'll call it "sock therapy."