Which country will take America’s place when it falls? America is not the first and while history may not repeat, it often echoes and they won’t be the last.

If you want a religion that isn’t a religion you can join me in secular humanism.

Also, kudos to you for admitting an honest mistake.

Obviously a guy that thinks being as dishonest as it is possible to get away with is perfectly good business.

That’s the secret to “earning” billions of dollars.

After World War I, the United States returned to limited isolationism primarily due to war disillusionment, economic concerns, and political opposition to international organizations like the League of Nations

Two things can be true at the same time.

This right here. The US was isolationist prior to WWII but then got attacked and drawn in to active war.

Since the mainland of US was untouched by war directly, and industry boomed post depression and during the war they came out of it better off than Europe, which had a lot of rebuilding to do.

As a result of the war and the need for defense they established bases all across the globe and for the last 80-90 years as the political system grew more corrupt the increase of American hegemony followed.

Old age, in and of itself, doesn’t kill any living thing. There’s always a system failure eventually. Seems like in cats that’s commonly kidneys or thyroid.

I enjoyed it but I’ve never finished it because it gets repetitive and starts to feel like a grind.

It fits my play style because I game in fits and starts so I’ve been playing it in chunks.

I liked it enough to go get it for OC after playing it on Xbox GamePass years ago.

I wanted to hate it because I had just read Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa and was fascinated by Miyamoto Musashi and the game is only loosely connected to him but it sucked me in.

I ended up playing it for a few weeks straight until I beat it and I’ve never forgotten it.

• Brave Fencer Musashi
• Limbo
• ReCore
• The Way
• Inside
• Unravel
• Cat Quest
• Death Squared

The first Syndicate game is also awesome!

That’s not how reasonable accommodation works under ADA. If you were applying for a job that required you to be in office they could just refuse to hire.

If you tried to force working from home at a job you already had a reasonable accommodation would be adjusting your schedule so you could utilize public transportation.

It would be nice if people could dictate the terms but that’s not what ADA protects under “reasonable accommodation”.

Did you know, John Deere never saw a tractor.

Unfortunately no. Not only does monocular vision not automatically disqualify you from driving but you can still get a commercial drivers license with vision in only one eye.

I’ll adjust my comment because I realize it might be confusing. It’s protected by ADA but it doesn’t meet the requirements for a disability claim under Social Security:

Whether you are totally, legally, or partially blind, you may be eligible for the Social Security Administration’s Disability benefits for the blind. In order to qualify, the SSA requires that your vision loss be quite significant and be present in both eyes. Those blind in one eye are not eligible.

I hope they recover their vision. As someone who lost sight in one eye I can attest that going from binocular to monocular vision is life altering AND not considered a disability under the law Social Security requirements but typically is covered by ADA.

Edit: clarification.

You don’t raise a gun and point it at people unless you intend to shoot it at them.

You’re also supposed to be sure of your target and what is beyond it. That’s literally rule 4 of gun safety. It exists so that you don’t, ya know, shoot and kill or injure innocent bystanders.

It’s odd how a peacekeeper for the protest felt there was such an imminent threat they fired in an unsafe manner and yet Gamboa didn’t return fire, or shoot into the crowd or, in fact, fire a single round. The short clip floating around seems to show him running after being shot at.

1. Treat every firearm as if it were loaded: This means assuming a gun is always loaded, even

2. Always point the muzzle in a safe direction: Never point a gun at anything you don’t intend to shoot, and be mindful of the direction the muzzle is pointed, even when the gun is not loaded.

3. Keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot: Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are on target and have made the conscious decision to fire.

4. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it: Before firing, identify your target and be aware of what is behind it, as bullets can travel through or ricochet off of objects.

Brandish a firearm in public

Be real careful applying the term “brandish”.

Utah is a constitutional carry state, meaning anyone 21+ who can legally own a firearm can carry it concealed or openly without a permit.

In my state, Minnesota, you have to take a class and qualify to carry a firearm and during the state approved training your told to follow these steps:

1. No force - avoidance, retreat or de-escalating
2. No force - Telephone for help, Verbal warning
3. Unarmed self defense
4. Less than lethal - exposing firearm
5. Deadly force - pointing the firearm at another person, shooting at someone, shooting and killing someone

The issue I have in the US is that, in Minnesota at least, the only reason to move into a crosswalk is to turn right on red however you’re supposed to stop at the crosswalk before proceeding across it and almost nobody does.

Edit: Also, happy cake day!

It might have been intended as a joke but I, and I’m sure thousands of other Minnesotans, don’t find it funny. It also serves to normalize the behavior of America’s wannabe despot and spreads misinformation to those who don’t know better.

Responding to a polite request with some variation of “It was just a joke” speaks volumes.

Intent is different from impact; we may intend a comment in one way, but it may be interpreted by others differently. Importantly: we are responsible for the impact, not just the intent, of our words and actions.

Truth.