in a literal sense

It’s not interpreting it literally, it’s a perfectly normal way to interpret what he said. Maybe Trump did mean only when you buy alcohol or cigarettes, but thinking he meant you have to present ID whenever you go is a perfectly valid interpretation, based on his phrasing.

Dumb fucks.

I have no sympathy and don’t even agree this is a problem. Bible-thumping conservative, Evangelical Christians have been here since the founding of this country and they have always found a way to restock their ranks of indoctrinated children throughout the generations. In my opinion, they’re a cancer in society, and I see no end to their presence in the near future. Even if this particular woman never finds a husband she can accept, enough like her will, and they will produce another generation of bigoted youngsters, intent on anchoring this country in their naïve, idealized, theocratic vision of the past.

I wish I could say they’re being left behind by more modern, sensible people, but the truth of the matter is that they’re succeeding at holding the rest of us back with their antiquated, bigoted ways.

Goddamn, the truth is harsh.

Also, you try not to have an “emotional over-reaction” when your country is threatened to be annexed or invaded.

I understand the response, but it’s still biased and wrong. Don’t think angry Canadians don’t have my empathy—I’d be pissed for a few days too, probably. But it’s important to not let your emotions cloud your thinking and your judgment. To the extent that angry Canadians blame the entire U.S. population for Trump, while understandable in a certain light, they’re still wrong.

Well, if that’s the case, that’s a shame, as it simply means Canadians are having an emotional over-reaction to the situation and it’s biasing them into blaming an entire group for only part of that group’s actions.

I suspect some Canadians see it the way you describe and others see it the way my Mom described. I’d be interested to know if there’s any correlation with political alignment.

Just want to chime in and say that my mom and her friends were just in Canada and they said the people there totally understand that half of America is against Trump and everything he stands for and don’t blame all Americans at all, but they feel they have to punish the country for electing him nonetheless.

Totally reasonable IMO.

“My daughters ordered a Trump watch and after 5 months of waiting have not received anything. It’s a shame this company is not holding to President Trump’s high standards. This was a present for my 80th birthday!” wrote one MAGA supporter on July 14.

These people are un-teachable. This kind of immunity to learning from experience should be considered a mental illness.

Stereotypes harm everyone. Even positive ones. Stop feeding this bullshit.

Let them die. Let’s put together a fund that helps pro-vaccine people move out of the Florida wasteland.

Ah, well, they don’t need to worry about being caught or identified, they can just stop you in the street. I thought you were referring to scammers or something.

would be very useful if masked men approach you and try to photograph you with a potentially illegal biometric collection application.

Anyone trying to collect biometric information in such a brazen manner is not bright enough to use it for anything useful. There are so many more subtle and clandestine ways to obtain it that don’t risk being caught or identified.

Oh, I’m fuckin’ stealin’ that, thanks. Yoink!

It’s unfortunately not that simple. The bulk of America’s farmland is in red states, so blue states on their own wouldn’t be able to feed their populations. Plus, red states tend not to have the biggest trade cities in the country, so they’d be choked in trade on their own. Also, all states break down into blue and red counties. Basically, if you’re a rural county, you tend to be red, and if you’re an urban or sub-urban county, you tend to be blue. So, even red states have plenty of democrats in them and vice versa.

Why should they have to what? I don’t think anyone should have to do anything because of my opinion. Is that the best you’ve got when it comes to a counter argument? I don’t even know what you’re referring to. Come at me with better slop than this.

No, I’m not, and I’m adamantly against it, but those nets are not yet completely dismantled, and the actions of this twat of a president do not disprove my overall point. America still has better safety nets than most countries in the world.

And to an extent, I agree that adding barriers to disaster victims is entirely unnecessary and counterproductive; I simply meant to point out that it’s not discrimination to expect people of virtually all stripes to be able to handle email access, at least in America. I’ve worked with people who have all varieties of disabilities. Only in extreme cases is it reasonable to expect a person to not be able to handle basic instructions that can help them circumvent technological barriers. If the blind can do it, what are we really talking about here? In my experience, it’s 9/10 times the lack of will, and that is probably the toughest barrier of them all.

I help elderly clients too and I’m aware of all those problems. We get them aides that can facilitate their shortcomings when it comes to technology. Solutions are available; all it takes is the will to enact them. People here are being very pessimistic about what’s possible.

I can’t attest to that area’s WiFi access but if it’s as bead as you say, and what I’ve heard about people stubbornly continuing to live there is true too, then they have only themselves to blame. I’ve been poor and I know plenty of other people who’ve been broke at some point in their lives. There are always options in a nation as rich as America. They’re not always good ones, but you can chain them together into something better.

Source: my job experience.

You’re the one making shit up, man.