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I'm not sure that is an issue for doctors. As far as I can tell, doctors see patients during all available appointment slots on any given day. I decided I wanted to see a dermatologist for a check up and my appointment was six months out. It doesn't seem as if losing a patient has any impact on a doctor's income. This may of course not be true in rural areas, and I am only speaking anecdotally.

Yes, I didn't really describe what I meant by 'structural'. I was basically referring to the rules we abide by that makes this country what it is. Mitch McConnell played some pretty dirty tricks when he denied Obama the ability to seat a Supreme Court Justice yet gave Trump that ability four years later under similar circumstances. But, McConnell was well within the rules; he simply took advantage of somewhat poor wording. Can't blame the guy for taking advantage of the situation. DeSantis seems to be performing similarly. He is fighting Disney by using the rules, and when he oversteps he does not try to have judges thrown out or incite violence. Trump on the other hand breaks the law, encourages others to do so, and attempts to circumvent the rules that have kept us together for a couple hundred years. Trump is more of a threat to our country continuing to exist as a federal democratic republic than Germany or Japan ever were.

Yes. Do you find he is purposely doing structural damage to his state and/or the institutions of government? Seems more like he is doing this for show to let people know he is an anti-woke warrior.

DeSantis appears to me to be similar to most politicians on the far right. He is for the right things (family, American flags, white people) and is against whatever the boogeyman of the day happens to be (lesbians in cartoons, any group that does not have a large voting block). He also seems to try to get his way in a legal manner. I don't see him trying to undermine his state's judicial system, police, or interstate trade. His political actions are mostly for show, sending a plane load of migrants here or there, using Disney Script in his campaign. Surely he is doing things that push the envelope, but nothing more than others have done, and nothing that causes permanent harm.

I may be mistaken, but while DeSantis as POTUS would likely do many things I object to, he doesn't strike me as someone who would purposely do structural damage to his country simply for his own benefit. I really do find Trump to be a sociopath (amongst his many other similarly endearing traits).

I don't think it's likely either but the impact would be significant which is why he still manages to give me heartburn occasionally. . I'm also not likely to die next year but if I did it would really put a crimp in my schedule. 🤪

But it is Sooooo good! I buy milk two gallons at a time and my wife only drinks it in coffee or with the occasional bowl of cereal. Plus cheese, yogurt, ice cream... Maybe I have a dairy problem! 😀 Everything I've read about it suggests it is neither all that great nor all that bad.

I disagree with this. The angry far right is always there. I guess the Tea Party was the last manifestation. But things were better then as no one like Trump made it to the White House. Not many people elected by the far right are stupid enough to hurt our country like Trump did and continues to do. If you cut the head off the snake the body may still squirm and flail about, but it is much less dangerous without the head. MAGA without someone willing to overthrow the government is simply a difference of opinion conveyed with anger.

God I hope so. Don't know if I can deal with Trump again. I'll have to turn off media for four years/till he dies.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/unity-ticket-2024-presidential-race-democrats-objecting-3rd/story?id=99773854

Who? Please be specific. Sounds like a big, fat straw man to me. So Jews have evidence but blacks don't? I can't fucking stand this shit.

Sorry, but I'm having a hard time getting past this statement. It is hard for me to believe that you cannot see that the lack of education and wealth building done by previous generations has an impact on the current generation. Most wealthy people aren't wealthy because they pulled themselves up by their bootstraps. They are wealthy because their families have accumulated wealth and power over generations. Without previous generations, would King Charles be wealthy? Would Trump be wealthy? Would Kennedy have been President of the United States?

Is it fair to assume you are against Jews recovering family possessions and funds that were taken due to the Nazis? The victims of Naziism are after all dead... kaput. Is it also true that their experience cannot be felt by people alive today?

I believe John the Baptist was preparing people for the coming Messiah. Current day Baptism is an immersion into the new life offered by Jesus. While the versions practiced by Jews, John the Baptist, and Christians are similar, they are three different rituals.

Well said. I know not everyone thinks like me, but I'm still surprised and dumbfounded when I see pushback against what seems to be such a reasonable proposition.

"It's not having what you want It's wanting what you've got" - Sheryl Crow

That is what Phi is asking YOU to decide. "Damage" is in the eye of the beholder. If you were planning to use your plastic container again then you might consider it damaged. If you were planning on tossing it in the trash then it may be performing as designed.

Generally speaking, plastics come from crude oil, and crude oil came from plants, algae and bacteria.

A month later and you are still being offensive. Your god must be quite the douche bag.

I don't know why you've taken this attitude with me. I don't care to continue.

I'm not declining to accept your list of data. I am asking if the list covers redlining done before the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Prior to 1968 redlining was legal, and the government is responsible, not the companies that legally redlined during that time. Companies should (and are) being sued for redlining after 1968. The government should (and is not) taking responsibility for compensating the people they harmed through redlining prior to 1968. I'm tired of the attitude around here. It's getting old.

Because the US gov said they will not insure your loans if you make them to anyone in the redlined area. Therefore the lends did not make loans to people in the redlined areas. It is a direct connection. You did not provide a link to your list so I cannot check, so this is only a guess, but I suspect that you are referring to cases of redlining after the Fair Housing Act of 1968. At that point the government went from saying "redlining is legal" to saying "redlining is illegal", so anyone redlining after 1968 was no longer doing so under the protection of the US government. Take responsibility for redlining practices prior to the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and make whole the people they financially harmed. Please stop. This is unnecessary.

Seventh paragraph...

I'm not going to interact with you as long as the personal attacks continue. It's not pleasant.

I hate to repeat myself, but will you please leave me the fuck alone?