MountingSuspicion

Not hating on your church or anything, but isn't his death the whole point? Like if he didn't die in that manner and then theoretically come back, he'd just be some guy. There'd be no need for the religion. I feel like his death makes the whole thing come full circle. It's not just about being good, it's about then being willing to sacrifice for the good of everyone.

There may be intricacies regarding having to provide some funding, so it's easy to just cut it instead of jumping through hoops to remove it. It might be just for the optics of saying they didn't remove funding, they just reduced it to "prevent fraud" and then they never mention that they reduced by 90%. Maybe so that if it goes over well with their base they can cut it again for some extra bump in the news cycle. I do wish the article mentioned if there was a mandatory requirement for funding though.

I don't know much about this case, but I do know about science and labs and unless they had a full home lab, this is absolutely for nefarious purposes or these people are the dumbest scientists ever. You absolutely do not carry out experiments on biological or environmental hazards without the proper precautions and if they were the only people aware of what they were bringing back and the whole lab was not in on it or at least informed, it wouldn't have mattered because it would have become an issue regardless.

Just a preemptive note that I'm not anti china and what the us is doing to all immigrants and foreign nationals is disgusting.

I'm a woman and not on tinder, but I don't know why people don't like this. Anyone listing a height preference is not the kind of person you should be looking for, especially if you don't fit their preference imho. It's literally self filtering, though it did say it's not fully blocking or anything.

I know women who would've loved that feature and I would never suggest any of my friends date them. Even after they dated guys that didn't fit the criteria and amicably split, they still held firm to the idea. I think it's ok to have preferences, but this is dumb to filter for and people are dumb to want to match with these people.

Yea, that's basically my point. I don't know why the desire is to be an attractive woman. Why not wish to be attractive man? Attractive men get plenty of action. What is it about being a woman specifically? I'm not saying they're trans, I just think it's worth some self reflection.

Are you gay? Your comment lower in this thread seem to indicate you are attracted to women. An attractive woman might be able to fuck a lot of men, but if you're not gay I don't know why you'd deem that outcome as desirable.

I think "good answer" really depends on your values. If I hate people from or with heritage from South America or Africa or whatever other place, then it's probably great that the government is illegally deporting citizens with that background. Unfortunately, that's where a lot of people are. Admittedly, they're also ok with denying birthright citizenship.

Extremely sorry to hear you're having a tough time. I'm not a guy, so I cannot speak from direct experience, but just judging from my male friends it seems like the "find a social hobby" advice really works. I know you didn't ask for advice, but I really don't have much else to offer other than my sympathy. I hope things get better for you (and everyone tbh).

I know this generally falls under the personal responsibility part, but I think it's also important to point out separately that not only do you have to do this, but you have to KNOW you need to do this. How many people are going to be exposed to this information and then remember it? I try to care and minimize my impact, but I legitimately forget who I'm "supposed" to be boycotting unless it's a big thing. I don't shop at target now, but should I have stopped sooner? Starbucks and McDs, but am I also not supposed to eat at chipotle? I legitimately do not remember. Heck, I don't even remember why I'm boycotting some places. I just assume if it's convenient and cheap I should not go.

I'm not talking myself out of doing anything and I am actively doing what I can. I also specifically said that resistance isn't futile. We should all do what we can, but not talking about the problem, especially when other leftists are openly and actively acknowledging it, just leads to the pic above of feeling like their experience is the problem. Their experience is not the problem and they are not crazy. Unfortunately, there are a lot of fascists around. That fact is important to acknowledge because it really does change the kind of resistance that works.

I know the infighting meme is old at this point, but I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish with this comment, but it comes off as obnoxious (to me) and we need less of that. I'm not posting doomer rhetoric. I'm acknowledging a truth already acknowledged in this thread. I don't need a random leftist telling me to work hard to overcome reasons for inaction. I already organize locally. Acknowledging that there's just only so much you can do and it's ok to work in that framework can be helpful.

It is such a clear sign of differences in socialization, because you will never find a more supportive group than a bunch of drunk female friends (in my experience). Really sad to see the lack of men supporting men, but hopefully it's getting better as the years go on.

A stomach ache is just abdominal pain. Bloating can definitely cause it, but a stomach ache is colloquially used to describe general pain in that region and doesn't really have a precise medical definition.