All purpose news and politics thread part VII: News & Politics Total Landscaping

[Kirby101]

Put simply...

You are talking about attempting to purge a group of people from "Public Life..." when they are a part of the "Public..." component of "Public..." life.

That feels about as unlikely as those folks eventually being able to completely freeze LGBT folks out of "Public Life..."

I was talking about a wish, a hope that the country would turn their backs on bigots, not embrace their hatred.

[numberthirty]

I was talking about a wish, a hope that the country would turn their backs on bigots, not embrace their hatred.

The entire country get on a conference call with you, and clearly relay that they actually do embrace that hatred?

[Kirby101]

The entire country get on a conference call with you, and clearly relay that they actually do embrace that hatred?

You do take things quite literally, don't you?

[JackDaw]

Of course, some people will immediately start talking about rights of parents to teach their children only what they want. It's a red flag for me if people talk about parental rights instead of children's rights.

Really??

I can see why it might be an amber warning…but surely not a red flag, unless you believe parents have no rights, and it’s never appropriate to ever refer to them.

[Malvolio]

I was talking about a wish, a hope that the country would turn their backs on bigots, not embrace their hatred.

I see what 30 is saying though. It's an unrealistic wish.

[numberthirty]

https://money.com/credit-card-debt-record/

Americans Have Never Been So Far Behind on Their Credit Card Bills

The dichotomy is evident in the Philadelphia Fed’s report, too. On one hand, a growing share of Americans are racking up record-levels of debt on their credit cards and can only manage to pay the bare minimum each month — if at all. On the other hand, about 1 in 3 credit cardholders are able to pay off their monthly balance in full.

What’s fueling the trend? Experts from both VantageScore and FICO, another credit scoring firm, say that high interest rates and lingering inflation are likely culprits.

While inflation is indeed moderating, prices on everyday goods and necessities are still far pricier than they were before the pandemic. To rein in soaring prices, the Federal Reserve hiked benchmark interest rates 11 times since March 2022. Many of those prices remain stubbornly high, however, meaning interest rates are likely to stay elevated for the moment, as well.

This puts everyday consumers in a sort of financial Catch-22: Almost everything is more expensive. So they have to rely more heavily on credit cards or other financing to make ends meet. But because of elevated interest rates, the cost of borrowing is through the roof, too.

That begs the question: Just how many more all-time highs can Americans stomach?

[WestPhillyPunisher]

https://money.com/credit-card-debt-record/

And, of course, Biden is to blame for that, and only Don Snoreleone can save America from financial ruin! Help us, Nodfather! You're our only hope!

[CaptainEurope]

Two individuals with Russian and German citizenship were arrested on charges including espionage, sabotage and membership in a terrorist organization. The organization would be the so called Dontesk People's Republic. This means Germany is considering an administration that Russia, Syria and North Korea acknowledged as an independent country a terrorist group.

[CaptainEurope]

You do get that "Public Life..." consists of folks that back that move the same way that it consists of folks who oppose it, right?

It's not like only six of these folks exist, and they are on one heck of a lucky streak...

Please google Popper's paradox.

[Tendrin]

Really??

I can see why it might be an amber warning…but surely not a red flag, unless you believe parents have no rights, and it’s never appropriate to ever refer to them.

Parents don't have 'rights'.

They have responsibilities.

[JackDaw]

Parents don't have 'rights'.

They have responsibilities.

Wow. Do you really not realise how extremist that view is?

[The Cool Thatguy]

Wow. Do you really not realise how extremist that view is?

Well, saying someone has a right to another person is itself kinda extreme. There are limits.

[Catlady in training]

Really??

I can see why it might be an amber warning…but surely not a red flag, unless you believe parents have no rights, and it’s never appropriate to ever refer to them.

What rights should parents have apart from those that ensure being able to provide for their children (which basically make them children rights)?

[Deathstroke]

Unless you are a fetus, or even an embryo, then you are people.

George Carlin said it quite pointedly that conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers.

[Deathstroke]

Sometimes you just want to see all these GOP bgots purged from public life.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pe...le/ar-BB1lOiiR

Figures it would be the Keystone (Kops) state.