All the worries about safety or getting bullied, etc. are a cover for the fact that parents don't want the other moms and dads in the class thinking they're poor. But no one will say that because Americans are the most intentionally obtuse motherfuckers on the planet when it comes to class

One would think that, just as a matter of personal pride, one would try to be at least mediocre at the thing they do for a career. But then the essence of Nate Silverism is a reflexive contempt for any endeavor that does not impinge upon something you always and already found valuable

Like, lbr, any other candidate would have lost to Obama in 2012, and the other options would have lost by *significantly* more

On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.

Like, that was true of some of the bush ppl as well, but the vibes were not yet so awful that they couldn't even pretend

Yea, except all of these ppl can't even stand to be within 3 feet of one another

Really, really, really do not like how many of us leftist Jews now have to seemingly prove to other antizionists that we are Actually A Good Jew

They're mostly right, imo! It's just really funny (and they're bad at persuasion)