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Coincidence.

They also need to not be squabbling little narcissists. That's what stopped them from repealing it between 2016-2018.

Socialism isn't "government does thing". It's when large groups of people get together and tell the institutions "you're going to do what's best for us, and not what's best for the .001% at the top". This goes for interacting with the government, too.

There are effects of this that can be felt, like "socialized medicine" or other public services... but they are not what socialism is, just what socialism does.

Simply destroying something is the easy road. Because it means you don't have to think about what the problem is, only know that it's bad.

It's definitely harder to build something from nothing, but that's not the "solution" being offered. It's tomorrow's problem that you don't have to worry about yet.

It's not the easier solution, but it is the easier thought.

You do understand that, unlike most wild animals, humans change at a much faster rate, right?

The point isn't "humans did this (though admittedly I did throw a little jab in there)", the point is "drastically changing an environment can have devastating consequences".

Cooking takes time, ingredients, and if you want it palatable, ability. Fast food takes driving up to a location and saying "give me something easy".

It's not as fast as it used to be, but it's still relatively quick, especially if it's on your way home from wherever you are. Any extra time is just spent doomscrolling on your phone or listening to your preferred media pundit.

The problem is, those solutions are never quick, and never easy. They take time to come to fruition. The American electorate, of all creeds, is far too impatient for that.

Until that changes, nothing will ever be good enough. You could see it with Obama, with Biden, with Clinton... most especially with Carter... not to mention all the reps at the lower levels that people never really think about except to say "they should be president". They weren't perfect, but they tried. Maybe not in the best ways, maybe not enough... but they tried. But for far too many it was just broken promises... nevermind the struggle to do good while so many people around you fight for their own pound of flesh. Undercutting you at every turn to please their own electorate and win the next election.

Yes, the politicians didn't deliver enough, and they're at fault for that. But the population also demands perfection, and we're at fault for that. Especially when perfection is different for every single person.

So... a predator it was unfamiliar with and had no defense against?

It makes sense to people who want to use the deaths of their ancestors as an excuse to do whatever the fuck they want.

Tell that to the Northern White Rhino.

Don't forget his terrorist fist jab.

That's where that comes from, yes.