“We need meaningful de-escalation and diplomacy—not a wider war,” the lawmakers added. “Nothing in current law authorizes the United States to conduct offensive military action against Iran. We risk becoming entangled in another catastrophic war that will inevitably harm innocent civilians and may cost billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars.”

This is what the military industrial complex is hoping for.

Duh

That’s a really good point. I guess where I’m coming from is based in the thought that gender is, to my mind at least, less loaded than race. I’m part First Nations Canadian, but not Status. There’s a real issue in Canada and the US of white people claiming Status, and pulling funding or land from reparations programs/treaties(historically and today) that should rightfully go to the descendants of the people that were and are still the victims of genocide and systemic racism.
I don’t see anything wrong with someone of a different genetic heritage taking on the culture, and being part of the communities, but there’s verifiable damage that can be done by saying:
Yes, you’re First Nations now, here’s your Status card.

This is happening.
And with gender, there’s no real loss from opening the definition, and everything to gain in terms of equality and fair treatment for everyone.

I hope I was coherent, the coffee hasn’t quite kicked in yet.

Absolutely. I guess I can see how someone might make a bad faith argument about “born X transition to Z is fine for gender, but a white person can’t identify and transition to Afro-American? ThEy’Re BoTh GeNeTiCs!”

I was trying to think of a good car analogy, but it wasn’t coming to me.
I guess the idea is that if you can change your gender identity, why not your racial identity, but to me that’s absolutely absurd.

Edit: besides gender is a pretty broad spectrum even ignoring the topic of transitioning.

Ooooof! I’ve had covid a couple times now, it was brutal both times. Though I caught whooping cough in late Feb, and I’d say on balance that was worse.
Hope you’re on the mend at least, and you’ve got someone to bring you soup and fluff up the pillows.

Definitely keep me posted on your progress with the iPads. Keen to see what you manage to get going on them!

But the traded it to the US for a 10% off nukes IOU voucher! Did they ever get their discounted nukes? What about all the displaced people they shafted?

Behind the Bastards: Part One: How the British Empire and U.S. Department of Defense Murdered an Island Paradise

Behind the Bastards: Part Two: How the British Empire and U.S. Department of Defense Murdered an Island Paradise

Well, knowing is half the battle or something…👍

I mean, fair play, but my comment was hardly real world accurate in it’s entirety.
Good shout though.

I mean. Fuck Israel, but they’re not wrong. Knowing how far off target your missiles land helps for the next volley.
That said, again, fuck Israel, not the Jewish people, just Israel and their Zionist bullshit.

How the fuck are these morons even qualified to vote?

What, you want a dictatorship? Gotta take the good with the bad, bud.