"We can hurt the bad people until they tell us what we need to know to be safe."
It's nonsense, but it can feel true.
"We can hurt the bad people until they tell us what we need to know to be safe."
It's nonsense, but it can feel true.
That's called a taint squeeze.
They are just declaring their neighbors illegitimate and marching in like Putin.
I can say that unqualified judges generally cause the corruption more than the qualified ones.
Hijacking a plane wouldn't be enough. Plane highjackings were nothing new. They were even common back in the 60's. Conventional wisdom was you cooperate with the highjackers. They have to land eventually.
Nobody anticipated suicide highjackers.
2001 you could use a pay phone to stay anonymous.
If they skip the election it is a huge win. Change takes time.
The dudebro to anarchist trans girl pipeline is a widely observed phenomenon.
Capitalism would be in trouble if we were in charge.
He can't hold a thought that coplicated in his head.
Maybe they meant you don't have to worry about living in authoritarian state if he wins.
This is a serious part of the problem. Home insurance, car insurance, can be bad, but at least you don't usually have to deal with them. You can go years without needing anything from your home insurance.
You WILL need healthcare, minimum once a year. Most people need it every month or every few months. Your car insurance doesn't pay for your oil changes or new tires because those are guaranteed maintenance costs, not unexpected emergencies.
What are we but a collection of memories? Not much. A body, some desires, occasional suffering and joy.
The memories give context to everything else. Change them, and you change everything.
This is why my chronic illness is so terrifying. It's in my brain. Literal brain damage. It's being treated, but I wake up every day with a low lying terror that I have forgotten something important.