I think a lot of people are just aware of it's shortcomings and are sick of being sold to.

Exactly. People like to throw "but Chicago" out without really understanding that other states have very lax gun laws, and that Chicago is far from the most dangerous city.

That sounds like a miserable place to live

Very often? So it has happened before?

Jesus dude, it's like talking to an Ayn Rand cosplayer. This is gonna go around in circles.

For somebody who literally works for the federal government you sure seem to think that they're responsible for all the bad stuff that happens. Also, no, private insurance having a virtual monopoly on healthcare isn't the government's fault. Shitty healthcare isn't a new thing.

So, I got in a fender bender about 4 years ago and, per my insurance, I had to go to the emergency room. I waited 14 hours. When I had my kidney stone, I waited 9 hours. I took a disabled friend of mine to the emergency room and we waited 6 hours only to be told there was nothing they could do. I once watched a guy bleed out in the hallway of an emergency room because they didn't have room for him. The American medical and insurance system is fucked.

Hard agree. Peter Parker has his own life, he doesn't need to be embroiled in all the Avengers drama.

The way I explain it: you say something like "March 12th" instead of "the 12th of March." It just seems easier to notate it that way

I read the article in the Macomb Daily, and what seems to have happened is: the dad lost custody of his child to the mom, the dad then requested joint custody, which he very quickly got, the joint custody was ordered by a family court functionary called a referee and signed off by judge Rachel Rancilio, the dad then requested sole custody, then three days later the boy died while in his moms custody. Then, the dad posted pictures on Facebook with a shovel with the judges initials on it saying he was going to "dig up the skeletons" of the court; the judge sees them, takes them a threat, then orders his arrest for misusing the internet and threatening; the dads lawyer says he was just grieving and angry and tries to plead down, but is rejected. And here we are.

The funny thing about science is that it begs to be proven wrong. If you or anybody else can categorically, systemically, and academically show that the prevailing theories about climate change are not correct, then that would be a huge deal. But all the climate deniers are people who harp on the social and economic aspects rather than the scientific ones. We shouldn't need to sell that we have a negative impact on this world and that maybe we should do better.

Correct. You can also have targeted surveys as well. Surprisingly, one of the most accurate and transparent surveys out there is Family Feud: they disclose their methods, sample size, and sample population.

Then you're the answer that gets written off. There's a science to actual, academically proctored polls and surveys.

Oh, I agree with you 100%. It's silly that people want to say it; it's like some forbidden fruit and they get all mad and start spouting of stupid justifications for why they should.

Also, "the blacks"? Jesus Christ...

Because people don't like feeling left out and don't understand history.