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Obvious bot is obvious.

And the fact that the side discussion generated 2 pages of posts in a day also drew the bots in, hoping to find a hot topic, but instead finding off-topic chatter about the popularity of the thread. Ironic, in a way.

I celebrate with a chocolate-chile recipe while spying on my family to see if they have any pigmented spots on their skin.

You made a strong declaration in your title, using hyperbolic words like "nothing" and "always", which the bots are sensitive to. I wouldn't use this as a basis for the veracity of your claims. You never did establish your basic premise.

These are strawmen arguments, since nobody claimed any of this, and instead gave you detailed information to correct you. Fallacies, bad faith, misinformation, outright lying. It seems like a waste of time to read what you write, and none of it is worth discussing, other than to show others the garbage the anti-vaxxers use as "reason", and how they ignore answers given to them in good faith and just keep asking the same questions.

You have no credibility. Nobody trusts you. You're not a scientist, but want to assure us you know more than scientists. Those we do trust tell us your truth is a lie. There's little to be learned from liars.

It's a lie you're spreading: https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-vaids-fakes/fact-check-vaids-is-not-a-real-vaccine-induced-syndrome-experts-say-no-evidence-covid-19-vaccines-cause-immunodeficiency-idUSL1N2UM1C7

It's far more than mere vaccine hesitancy, isn't it? Especially the constant claims of "I'm not a scientist", which seemed designed to make the OP look like a concerned citizen. But concerned citizens don't ignore expert advice, especially when they ask for it so many times. This seems like a professional agenda, like someone is being paid to spread misinformation under the guise of a layman who's afraid.

Yet another thread where you're given experienced answers to your questions and you ignore them in order to continue to ask the questions. I'm reporting you for bad faith arguments. If you aren't here to discuss science, and prefer to spread misinformation, you really aren't welcome here.

Between Christian nationalists and white supremacists, the Republicans are overwhelmed with hate and bigotry of the sort you can't compromise with. They want things I can't give in to even a little bit and still call myself human. How do you meet someone halfway when they want whole groups of people to be oppressed?

This is my camp too. Compromising with the GOP only means giving in to what they want, which is keeping/strengthening the system that murders children with guns while they're in school, and people of color while they're shopping. I'd like to be wholly proud of my country, instead of half disgusted all the time. In a secure election, when you make it difficult to vote, it favors those who identify as conservatives. When you make it easy to vote, it favors those who identify as liberals. There's an inherent evil in restricted voting, imo, and it's definitely a threat to any democracy. And 83% of Americans want universal background checks for gun ownership, so why is Congress stalling? Because of those who identify as conservatives, and want to make it difficult for you to vote. And most of that is about racism. Republicans were interested in the Joe Manchin compromise until Stacey Abrams endorsed it as well, after which they dropped it, claiming "it became the Stacey Abrams substitute, not the Joe Manchin substitute." Compromising with racist, inhuman fascists is the work of idiots who want the democracy to fall to them.

This is an irrational and unreasonable stance no matter what you're talking about.

Is this institute of learning also based on courses that are different from those taught in mainstream universities? Is your plan to "correct" modern teachings based on the revelations you've personally uncovered?

You suck at this. That makes zero sense. If you seriously think conservatives in the US are claiming to be careful with their guns and that the risk of death is low, I think you need to get off your weird stance on conservatism. I get the feeling you've always identified that way, and refuse to see that the definition has moved on and probably doesn't describe you much anymore. I'll say it again. Conservatives in the US are supporting the right to shoot schoolchildren (especially schoolchildren of color), and are basically approving the way the Uvalde shooter was able to arm himself. Up until he opens fire on innocent people, he was acting within rights these asshole conservatives are STILL defending. Please continue to defend conservatism, it lets me know you're no ally.

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The trend with the GOP for the last several years has been to discourage compromise. In 2017, only 46% of Republicans polled like officials who compromise, while 69% of Democrats prefer them. This is part of the obstructionism that's been mentioned repeatedly. Most Republicans see Democrats as enemies rather than as political opposition (57%). Trump is the leader of the party, and his supporters clearly embrace anti-democratic ideals. How do you compromise with people who want the state to fail so they can replace it with...?

The Democratic President thinks you're right, and the Republicans kick him in the teeth every day to show him how wrong he is. GOPFOX propaganda aims to stymie anything everything that's trying to change the system. I think your POV is wrong because you still think the Republican leadership is interested in working together. Isn't it clear that the system is working for them, that this is EXACTLY what they've worked so hard for? Military/prison/industrial complex mentality won't let go of the guns until we have leaders who want government regulation, and Republicans won't let go of "small government" misconceptions.

Not sure what you mean. I point my finger at the GOP leadership that's been protecting a toxic system of oppression in my country for decades, and I vote against them, and try to reason with others to do the same.

Are you serious, seriously?! That was the first blame. The second blame goes against those who stand steadfast blocking legislation to address the first blame. This should be obvious.

I get it, word games, OK. All Americans are conservative comparatively, right? Except we're not. The Republicans who identify as conservative in the US are signaling that these school shooters have every right to prepare themselves for the mass murder of children. It's ALL on the Republicans, because those with brains have been pushing for common sense gun responsibility measures for a long time. The majority want these measures to stop the pointless killing, and the Republicans obviously believe strongly that killing certain Americans was the point all along. https://maristpoll.marist.edu/polls/npr-pbs-newshour-marist-national-poll-gun-violence-in-the-united-states-june-2022/ 92% of Democrats and 54% of Independents believe gun control is more important than gun rights. Only 20% of Republicans feel that way.

It's EXACTLY the factor I claimed, since arming the "deserving" is at the heart of the whole "control" problem. And I don't need to take a shot at conservatives as long as they're openly declaring that the Uvalde shooter was within his rights to make the purchases he did, and actively defend those rights into the future. Conservatives in the US are allowing shots to be taken at our children, FFS.

It might be low on the list... until the undeserving start buying legal guns at the same rate as the deserving. That's probably when you'll see some form of gun responsibility bill get passed.