Sweat shaming, never did I think this would transpire here…

The GOP agrees with you

Like I said, you are quite...weird

Why is the Left media pushing that she is black then?

There is no real left media nor is anyone 'pushing' her race, this is something you do based on your perception of what she should or would do in your mind, i.e. projection. Using the term 'left media' is a cheap cop-out for what actually lives in the realms of your personal and current reality.

The interviewer kept a pushing that she's a Black woman

Nice of you to ignore the explanation given to you about the forum we talk about was about...black people. Almost like you do not care about reasoning of others but want to sow division by keeping harping on the same material. Starts to smell like you are trying to push a narrative...

Trump even said that both races were beautiful

He he was throwing a fake amazement moment solely to undermine Kamala and how she identifies.

You're all using the race card

No idea who this 'all' would be but how very trumpian of you to project your feelings as it is you who keeps playing the race card in order to utilize and sow division.

he didn't care what she identifies as.

He most certainly cares as he hopes to be able to use easily fooled people, like yourself, to create a rift amongst Democrats. Something that will not work but hey, the old right wing morons know only the old playbooks so they keep trying the same thing over and over again.

the Left keeps it out of the conversations since it's not as useful to them.

Who is this "the left" and why would or should they mention things in a way so you can agree on the usage and correctness of their messaging? You are not the audience, you are the heckler in the room trying to mess with the messages.

Try and present yourself as reasonable all you want, you are a stooge, or rather a useful idiot, and it will lead to nothing but showcasing yourself as a hand puppet for people who have no interest in you or your family nor your possible plight or concerns. Try and take your blinders of, you are being played by some very bad and nasty people.

I know what lobbying is and what forms it can take. In the end it is all about influencing a political system by bypassing the electorate.

Lets take this statement of yours:

"Real lobbying is simply educating policy makers on the change you want to happen. You can't reasonably expect every politician to be educated on every issue."

And this is why you should have a well working and functioning government. Politicians are elected and should have a global idea on what to do for the populace, they elected them after all. The knowledge you refer to should not be completely on these politicians. They might have some, based on their life experiences and education. The continuity and knowledge should come from civil servants. They are the cement of government, the persons who make the wheels go around. Ok, cement and wheels do not go well together but you get the gist of it.

Listen, we are (or soon very likely) going around in circles. I understand that the current system of lobbying is what people know and expect, even rely on, see your example of your SO. Of course you see the benefit of a system which is used for centuries, millennia perhaps even. It is, in my view, a broken and infectious system, meant to overrule the will of the people. Brought to you by powers that want continuous access and influence in a government but in the disguise of "being helpful".

I don't know what to say or how to explain it anymore then I already did.

Did you try the German ministry of defense? They seem quite 'open' about protocols. 😂😂😂

Someone had to do it...

I don't. They got sent and went to another sovereign country and started a war. These same soldiers you have empathy for will gladly shoot Ukraine soldiers and civilians.

How many of these 'non-psychopath' soldiers have killed innocent people in Ukraine?
They all went and they all are complicit to the murder, torture and rape of Ukraine. They can go suck on a grenade while the pin is out. No sympathy for these fascists.

I've been watching this and letting it play out, wondering when you would pick up on the 4chan style of engaging in discussions. It will be in bad faith and constantly having you on the back-foot. People with left leaning tendencies have a inherent need to communicate and talk, proofing statements they made. Right wingers have no such inclination , they can lie, distort, move goalposts, etc, all day long, no problem but you on the other hand will try your best to be good. Nobody can be 100% good, there will be a point that person will have a 'gotcha!' moment and you will be distraught for not getting it 'right'.

Good on you for seeing this!

I’ve been seeing this a lot from instances like hexbear and lemmygrad and my take is either cult members, paid trolls, brainwashed persons prone to pavlovian responses, or all of the above.

I just wish that as a user I could block instances.

Ofc.

You need to bring these packages to the table:

• complete surrender
• return of all stolen land, including Crimea
• a plan to repair and repay infrastructure
• a plan to repair and compensate all deaths caused
• putin and and other key russian criminals delivered to The Hague

That would be good start. Odd thing is, the russian people could do this. Stand up and overthrow your criminal government and work on that list I made. If russians would do such a bold move it would go a loooong way at repairing any standing they might hope to have with the rest of the world.

I have zero illusion or hope russians will dot this and that tells me all I need to know about that country and its people. Ball is their court and they stand idle.

This is how you fire up their base

Not sure what more firing up the base needs in your opinion? That part of society is lost for quite a while now and if you think these morons could be 'pulled back in' as long as you do not insult/antagonize/etc. is a myth. A dangerous one at that. I would even wager that this attitude of soft gloves to not insult or fail to fairly accommodate the other side is what partially got us here.

I was thinking about that second seat and the ideal driver. I think they need a Hulk or Magnussen for that position. And then it struck me like a bolt of lightning, there is an ideal second driver on the grid, one who has proven his worth many times as a factor to clinch WCC and help the #1 driver. His name is Bottas!

How about RB hires Bottas for that second seat?