Hardkill

For sure. We also have to transcend the systemic racism we still have in this country.

Yeah, I know! What about Cornel West and No Labels? Then again, they say that West and RFK jr. will have a much harder time getting on a ballot with enough name recognition like the Green Party because they are running as independents. I hope that's true. I am actually much more worried about No Labels. Although some say that they might only pull votes from mostly moderate Republicans who don't like Trump. Furthermore, I really don't like Cenk trying to persuade people to primary Biden or get him to drop out. Fuck! I really wish we don't have to stress out about this everyday until election day.

Alright, well maybe for now. What about Canada, the rest of Western Europe, and Australia compared to the US?

Well, they say given that he comes off as more of a right-wing conspiracy theorist, he'll probably spoiled it more so for Trump. That's why there are some reports out there on the Trump campaign panicking about it.

Well, then perhaps Scandinavia isn't necessarily more developed than the US. Just different like you're saying.

How do we know that Scandinavia wouldn't regress backwards as a society with racial backlash and far-right wing nationalism if it had same percentage and size of racial minorities and immigrants as the US does?

No doubt has technology, medicine, methods of treatment for all other kinds of issues, been rapidly evolving in every possible way everywhere in America since the 70s to 80s. Yes, it is true that since the 80s, the world economy has become so much more globalized, and the career/financial opportunities for women and racial minorities have been continually increasing. Yes, it is also true that historic liberal/progressive changes have occurred since the 2010s including the first US black president, first woman of color VP, first latin woman and first black woman on the SCOTUS bench, gay marriage, other lgbtq+ rights, major improvements in our healthcare system, the growing legalization and decriminalization of weed and psychedelics, major reform of the financial system after the 2008 financial crisis, Biden's major legislative achievements and big policy changes, etc. Furthermore, it is true that in recent decades the percentage of white christians has been continually shrinking significantly while the percentage of non-whites and secular people have been continuously increasing at a significant rate. However, the amount liberal/progressive changes made in government policy since the beginning of the Reagan era seem to have been slow compared to any other time in US history before the late 70s/early 80s. The conservative era of politics occurred during the 80s, 90s, and 00s in the US. The growing partisan gridlock since the 90s have of course caused Congress to be much less productive than it would be otherwise. Corporate lobbyists and other wealthy donors have further contributed to the blocking of many liberal policies, particularly with regard to economic policies. Obama could only make big changes just during his first two year of his presidency. Then Trump came into office and and governed as a hard-right president, especially during his first two years. Biden also could only make big changes just during his first two year of his presidency. The US government's military/foreign policy has become too aggressive on foreign nations such as China and we may closer to the threat of nuclear war than ever before. What do you guys think?

How do you know they are lying? How do I know that you're not lying?

Well, I certainly don't know nearly as much about Canada as someone like you, but your country at least has a definitely superior healthcare system than ours and the economic equality in Canada is not as bad as it is in the USA. Also, Canada seems to have a better democracy than the U.S. https://www.bankofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/sdp2022-16.pdf

And why would Canada and Scandinavia have more historical and geographic conditions for societal development than the US? Just because they are more white than the US?

I see. So, the difference between men and women in a night life scenario is that men have more of a tendency to hunt for sex whereas women don't tend to hunt for sex, but are still subconsciously open the possibility of that happening if the mood strikes them and if they spontaneously hit it off with a random guy they just met. Correct?

So, then what are most girls in the night life scene in a place like Vegas initially looking for?

If girls go to the clubs or bars to find a guy to have casual sex with then why do most of the girls by the end of night not go home with a guy for an ONS?

Oh, I didn't realize that.

Why is Hamas actually doing this when they probably aren't going to win against Israel?

This is very sad. I now feel like the whole world is going to hell with all of these wars going on in the world. What's next? China invading Taiwan next year? It also saddens me that it seems like Israel is doomed to never reached any peace agreement with the Palestinians and other Arab countries within our lifetimes.

Yeah, it's very unfortunate that where he stands.

Well, I believe that there should be a two state solution.

Then, where are the Jews supposed to go? Don't they deserve a homeland?

Hmm...well to be fair, Israel was made to be a home primarily for Jews and possibly for Arabs. After everything the Jews have been through in all of history, they are doing everything they can to protect their precious territory. I guess that's why Zionism has continued and will continue on as a prominent force in Israel for the foreseeable future.

America also has a massive amount of evangelicals and other large sects of fundamentalist Christians. America still has a larger percentage of religious folk than Western European countries and Canada do. Especially with the large amount rabid Trumpists there are in the US.

Yeah, recent times in US history has been corrupted by the right-wing media and corporate donors who need to be held accountable for jeopardizing the fabric of our country's democracy and freedoms.

I would've thought that Israel is more Orange like America is. There economy, infrastructure, cultural beliefs, education per capita, civil rights, and level of democracy are all on par with 1st world countries.

Alright, well fair enough. I assume that you believe that progressives tend to overestimate their understanding of US history.

Well you know how progressives love to say that Democrats since the 80s to 90s haven't done as much as FDR or LBJ. Teddy Roosevelt and and Woodrow Wilson also made dramatic historic changes on the order of the New Deal or the Great Society. I get now that TR, WW, FDR were able to transform the country to degree that they were able to because of the profound crises combined with the overwhelming liberal/progressive movements that occurred during their presidencies. Plus they each had a much more bipartisan and functional government. However, LBJ was able to push though all his Great Society programs even during a period when there was no crisis and the Dixiecrats along with the rest of the conservative coalition did everything in their power to get in the way of his programs. Progressives say it's because he was so skilled at playing hardball. Then again, Congress back during his presidency was at its most functional level and had the greatest amount of bipartisan consensus in arguably all of US history. Plus, Democrats I guessed back then weren't as deep into the pockets of corporations and wealthy donors as they have been since the era of neoliberalism first emerged.