What story threads? There were no story threads. There was hopeful fans who wanted to create things out of thin air. That’s about it. There was more from 8 to lead off from than 7.

They’re getting up late, huh?

Well, some of us actually realize there’s this whole legislative branch that exists, and often has a lot more power than the executive to accomplish things. Shockingly enough, when you don’t have a monolithic view of things, you have an actual chance of changing them.

He has moved to the left, just not enough to be called progressive.

He’s pandering to the center, yeah, but only looking at the regressive things he’s done over the past four years as though that’s all that matters is part of the reason they pander to the center instead of you.

Yes, and when that doesn’t happen, all the people who were expecting the apocalypse to happen (like they did with the last Trump presidency) will neglect to show up for the next election… again.

The fanatics and sycophants (like the one you literally posted) are a distraction from all the people actually making changes in background. The people appointing judges, the people capturing regulation for their own ends.

People talk about how we’ll all be lined up and shot if we lose the presidency to Trump… but that’s not how these people work. It has never been how these people work. 99% of what they do is pander to their base with wild claims of what they’re going to do to the “woke-crowd” and the “socialists”. Then when they get into office they block any kind of effective legislation and blame the left and the neo-liberals for standing in the way of “America”.

Fascism in this country won’t happen with a shotgun blast, it will happen with a shiv in the dark.

It’s also irresponsible to think of it only as democrats and republicans. It’s also irresponsible to doompost and naysay any positive action because it’s not perfect. It’s also irresponsible to act as though you stand on a moral high ground when all you can do is turn up your nose and say “not good enough”.

So that’s what we use AI for, solving the climate crisis!

Whew, glad we got that settled.

Wife bad.

Yeah! Fuck people who want to better themselves in a way I disapprove of!

Their entire point is about immigration.

Sounds less like immigration hurts and more that lack of proper support networks and lack of regulation of capitalism is causing problems.

What’s the point of having a “free market” if you only want it free in the one way you prefer, and refuse to allow any other?

What’s wrong with nags? Isn’t that a term for a rundown horse or something?

It’s societally normative, as is heterosexuality. Correlative, not causative.

It was life and death 20 years ago too. Why the fuck do you think we’re in this situation?

You could always use the metric system, that was always allowed. Most food (I’ve seen) has both imperial and metric measurements. Most digital measuring devices and lots of analog ones will have options for both. Speedometers generally have both.

Really, the only one stopping you from using the metric system in your daily life is you. Unless of course you’re saying you want other people to use it. Which is a distinctly different proposition.

A major part of media, especially those with social commentary, is hyperbolizing emotion and reactions. Both to make it easier to identify and relate to it, and also to better critique them.

Stop socialism, but also stop taking care of only yourself!

So don’t be socialist, but also be socialist.

And you wonder why people say you don’t make any sense.

Because they have a strong culture of “I want what I want, and everyone else can get out of the way”. It’s easier to group together when that sentiment is “I want other people to get fucked” than “I want to help better my country and my fellow citizens”. Weren’t there something like three progressive parties in the last election that, instead of forming together to form some kind of coalition, decided to go all in on themselves and split the vote in such a way that they all got fucked?

Doesn’t help that they only seem to really go for what they want when they’ve already lost it, instead of fighting for the future before things actually get bad. Plus a feeling of “If we just have a massive generic protest, we’ll get what we want!” even though they seem to keep having to do it over and over and over, with limited long-term change.

The only problem I find with 9 and 10 is it’s about five seasons worth of material crammed into two. I wanted more.

Yotz.