Is it time for a third party to prevail?

[Fenris]

And then I just saw this observation on X, formerly known as "Twitter"

Much of 19th, 20th century antisemitism, including Hitler's genocidal version, depended on the idea that as a "stateless people" Jews could not be loyal citizens of the nations they inhabited, but instead sought to undermine them and their "ethnic unity". Contemporary antisemitism, on the other hand, is largely driven by the fact that the Jews *have* a state. "Can't win" is the phrase that springs to mind.

[Sojourner]

I see the US Commission on Civil Rights is investigating the rise in antisemitism across the country. Not much "investigating" can do to hinder the trend without changes to the law, but at least it's getting some attention.

[Fenris]

Anyway, the byplay between the parties isn't what's wrong with the country. It's a symptom of what's wrong. Loss of civility, seeing the Other Side as not merely wrong but also misguided and evil, the inability to trust in systems to function, the politicization of anything and everything...

Creating another party isn't going to fix any of this. Because what's wrong isn't even political. It's cultural.

[IMINXTC]

Noticing on a daily basis lately a clear obfuscation and in most cases a deliberate misapplication of terms.


"Pro-Palestinian," for one example, often denotes an unspoken sympathy with the Hamas attacks on Israel which led to the current and urgent process of the Jewish nation defending itself. The idea, of course, is to place responsibiliy for war-time conditions in Gaza on Israel rather than the relentless threat of a lurking and obviously deadly Hamas.


In most of the instances I witness, the real gist of the sentiment is for the Palestinians to destroy or enfeeble the nation of Israel.

[IMINXTC]

ASIDE: Oh, and recover approximately $139 Billion invalid tariff taxes? Good luck, America!

[Athanasius]

ASIDE: Oh, and recover approximately $139 Billion invalid tariff taxes? Good luck, America!

Donald is pump and dumping the entire country. You'll never see it, or anything else you pay with the newest 15% global tariffs (tax and spend? No, tax and defraud!). But hey, with that $10 billion he's transferring to himself as supreme leader of the so-called "Board of Peace", and the Dow Jones over 50k, it's all gravy. Just imagine what the Epstein files we didn't see say about him.

I would have never thought it'd be safer for me to travel to China, than the US.

[Fenris]

I see the US Commission on Civil Rights is investigating the rise in antisemitism across the country. Not much "investigating" can do to hinder the trend without changes to the law, but at least it's getting some attention.

They are investigating antisemitic crimes, which are actionable.

[Fenris]

ASIDE: Oh, and recover approximately $139 Billion invalid tariff taxes? Good luck, America!

Businesses are claiming that they deserve the refund. But that doesn't make sense to me, businesses don't pay tariffs, or taxes for that matter. They just pass the added costs on to the consumer.

[Fenris]

Donald is pump and dumping the entire country.

As a small government conservative,  I was never in favor of the tariffs and did not believe that the president had the authority to enact them. I'm glad the Supremes  shut it down, because a president AOC would gladly put a 10,000% tariff on Israel.

I would have never thought it'd be safer for me to travel to China, than the US.

It's not. This is part of that overheated rhetoric I mentioned earlier. Trump can be a bad president, and in some ways he is, without the US becoming more dangerous that China.

[Athanasius]

As a small government conservative,  I was never in favor of the tariffs and did not believe that the president had the authority to enact them. I'm glad the Supremes  shut it down, because a president AOC would gladly put a 10,000% tariff on Israel.

Trump's 15% global tariffs as a response to the ruling seems to more-or-less shrug off the Supreme Court. What power does the Supreme Court?

It's not. This is part of that overheated rhetoric I mentioned earlier. Trump can be a bad president, and in some ways he is, without the US becoming more dangerous that China.

Unfortunately, it is.

[Fenris]

Trump's 15% global tariffs as a response to the ruling seems to more-or-less shrug off the Supreme Court.

Yes. It certainly is.

What power does the Supreme Court?

What do you think they should do? Arrest him? They only have the power to rule on the case in front of them.

Unfortunately, it is.

[Athanasius]

Not much of a Supreme Court if it's reduced to offering ignorable legal opinions.

Unfortunately, it is.

Problem for me (to say nothing of the media rhetoric):

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/united-states#laws

Not problem for me:

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/china#laws

[IMINXTC]

ASIDE: Oh, and recover approximately $139 Billion invalid tariff taxes? Good luck, America!

Businesses are claiming that they deserve the refund. But that doesn't make sense to me, businesses don't pay tariffs, or taxes for that matter. They just pass the added costs on to the consumer.

Americans will eat the tax.

[Fenris]

Problem for me (to say nothing of the media rhetoric):

I work in immigration law. No problem for you.

Not problem for me:

LOL, sure. Whatever you say.

[Fenris]

Americans will eat the tax.

Or businesses will get the refund and NOT pass the savings on to the consumer.