Criminalizing abortions is proven to make abortion, and wanted pregnancy, far more dangerous.

Really, was that supposed to be a sensible retort?

Criminalizing alcohol gave us... organized crime.
Criminalizing narcotics gives us... narco states.
Apparently you think those are good things to have.

"Criminalizing drugs doesn't make drugs safer."
Replace drugs with guns. Or abortions. Voila.

What a dumb comment.
Guns when used as intended are purposefully deadly.

"Bolton is chicken hawk and armchair warrior."

So why'd you vote for his boy W and PNAC?

I mean really.

"Bet you still wear a mask."

He joined ICE and is ashamed of being recognized?

This reminds me of the time I was at the company picnic and some Sales guy asked me if I could show his kid how to throw a Frisbee.

Because he didn't know how.

How do you not learn that as a kid?

Bubba made it Permanent, and then W. made it Normalized, or sonething like that.

Then Trump came along and used his Emergency Trade Powers to do a Liberation Day, and the stock market went down 10% and then Trump said "Just Kidding!" and the stock market went up 10%.

MFN just means no targeted tariffs. That's the favoritism. It means, they wont charge us any higher a tariff than they charge any other nation. So we couldn't tax Chinese stuffed animals at 20% if the ones from Vietnam are only taxed 15%. Basically, free trade, which Republicans have bukkaked beyond recognition over the course of my lifetime but now they're having second thoughts.

"and Carter gave China a "favored trading nation" status."

Yes he did.

Nixon went to China, to open trade with China.

Every President since has played ball.

Trump was thinking he had a better idea, but Trump can't figure out how not to play ball with China.

There was a time when people would do any job to feed their family and keep a roof over their head.
#15 | Posted by lfthndthrds

There was a time when any job would do, to feed their family and keep a roof over their head.

That job market doesn't exist any more.

Republicans don't ever talk about that.

"Is Palestine maybe just a western creation?"

Do Ancient Israel next!
Then do Modern-Day Israel.

Fentanyl gas is what Russia used when Chechens seized whatever theater a few decades ago.

Knocked everybody out, and killed about 60% of the hostages if I recall correctly.

So sure, it could be WMD, if you wanted it to be.

I don't think Venezuela is orchestrating a terror campaign via Fentanyl, though.

China could do that. But Republicans would agree that it's best if all these junkies just OD, so it's not exactly a terror campaign.

More like "lending a helping hand" to the Republican Sheriffs who refuse to carry Narcan.

Criminalizing drugs doesn't make drugs safer.

I don't know why Republicans think they can dictate human nature like that.

If you want to reduce accidental synthetic opioid overdose, decriminalize natural opioids. All the evidence shows that decriminalization reduces harm. All of it.

But Republicans would rather blow up boats in Venezuela and send drug addicts to prison. Republicans inflict harm, they don't reduce harm.

Harm Reduction isn't a thing Republicans really believe in. Those miserable addicts can't be helped, it's a waste of time to try, is what Republicans think about heroin addicts.

Republican government is not her to help the masses.

Republican government is only here to punish the masses who step out of line.

Declaring Fentanyl a WMD is an absolutely bonkers precedent. Tobacco kills nearly a half million a year. Even the air is finally getting some traction as a major health detriment if you live within breathing distance of the highway.

"Wait, I've been told that we need millions of illegal immigrants."

Nobody ever told you that.

"Because we have too many jobs and not enough workers, yet we apparently have high unemployment?"

Take a deep breath.

Let's slow things down for you.

We have many open job positions.

W have many unemployed citizens.

And we have many unemployed citizens who aren't applying for the jobs undocumented workers do.

Finally, as those jobs remain unstaffed, the economy contracts.

It's a shame you can't even try to explain why you support Trump's economic agenda when it comes to immigration.

But don't feel bad. None of you America First people can acknowledge that illegal immigrants are a net positive for the economy.

We're really just developing a way to make mass incarceration a thing, with any eye towards expanding the list of Enemies Of The State to be sent to camps. Expanding the Enemies Of The State list has already been publicly announced by the White House.

Republicans don't talk about that either.

Republicans simply do not care about Veterans.

Another thread about Republican shenanigans that DR Republicans have no comment on either way...

The Pro Russia Pro Brexit party... is being funded by Russia?

So, by not desiring to make it easier, it's the equivalent of "punishing" the self-employed.
#18 | Posted by eberly

Pretty much.

Republicans have always been in favor of robbing poor Peter to pay rich Paul.

"fentanyl deaths are more than gun and auto deaths combined"

no they aren't.

"We must talk about it"

Well then. Got anything to say, or..

#95 What is the difference between sex and gender?

BONUS: What did the Nazis say about transgender people, and is it any different from what the Republicans say about transgender people?

I hope not.
When Republicans deregulate, financial catastrophe is never far behind.

Whatever. COVID is a lot worse than the COVID vaccine.

announcing financial results for the holiday season.
#11 | Posted by eberly

We're gonna need a bigger camp.
--Republicans

really?

Really.

"To be honest, I personally know many very successful people......but virtually nobody who served time in jail."

I believe you.

"The one I do know.......he's as humble as you can be."

You can be humble, and still swing a--------. (Not you personally, but men with big dicks can do that.)

"would have thought TDS would take you out."

Is that when your kid murders you?