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timapplesauce commented on Happy 4th of July · Posted by u/sgt

timeon · 4 years ago

Is this true? I imagine that if there is easier access to guns in general then there are more sources for criminals as well. Gangs usually do not us guns were I am from.

timapplesauce · 4 years ago

It’s pretty easy for gangs to acquire cocaine and that’s illegal pretty much everywhere.

Even if you could wave a magic wand and disarm the American populace gangs would still be able to get guns from dirty cops, military arms dealers, or just get them from war zones. There’s virtually no accountability of the military aid that we send overseas to support our side in proxy wars.

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timapplesauce commented on Happy 4th of July · Posted by u/sgt

timapplesauce · 4 years ago

I do. It’s a big country so maybe your corner of it is as you describe. I have personally lived in 5 different states and visited most of the rest and never encountered anything like what you describe.

Much like all over the world there are lots of bigoted idiots, but they are very much the tiny minority of Americans and they do not represent this country or its values.

If this country is so terrible why do we struggle to keep people from coming here to live illegally, or “undocumented” if you prefer that term?

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nr2x · 4 years ago

Given a disproportionate number of HN users are in California, no we don't actually "choose" congress in any reasonable sense. We get to pick 2 people to represent ~40M people in the Senate, whereas the ~500k people of Wyoming get to pick 2 representative as well. Given how our institutions work, the people of Wyoming have vastly more influence on a per capita basis than those in California, which is evidenced in our recent Supreme Court turn to the batshit insane side of reality.

WONTFIX: NEEDS REFACTOR

timapplesauce · 4 years ago

> Supreme Court turn to the batshit insane side of reality.

Following the Constitution as written instead of legislating from the bench is batshit insane?

Federal protection of abortion rights should come from Congress, not an overreaching activist Judiciary. Also, if you’re in California nothing has changed about access to abortion and nothing will change for the foreseeable future.

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timapplesauce commented on Promoters of the Big Lie see no voter fraud when they win elections theguardian.com/us-news/2... · Posted by u/JetSpiegel

bediger4000 · 4 years ago

This is an extension and continuation of the basic principle that only conservatives/Republicans can legitimately rule. The mainstream press, and even Democrats to some extent, buy into this. As an independent, I'm appalled.

timapplesauce · 4 years ago

What are you talking about?

The establishment and mainstream media led by Hillary Clinton pushed the completely fabricated “Russian Interference” narrative that included the fake Steel Dossier, an FBI investigation, and undermined Trump’s Presidency as illegitimate for the entire 4 years!

Now we have people calling the Conservative members of the Supreme Court illegitimate as well because they disagree with the Dobbs ruling.

I’m just not seeing evidence of a widespread Conservative bias, and plenty of evidence of widespread Liberal bias.

timapplesauce commented on Dutch Lawmakers Propose to Make Work from Home a Legal Right bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/gamesbrainiac

janandonly · 4 years ago

I also think that as a new wave of Covid-19 infections is incoming, we could very soon all be asked, or even forced, to work from home.

Also, who can afford fuel anymore, with prices now at €2,30 per liter!

timapplesauce · 4 years ago

Your comment about fuel is definitely valid. However, what is so special about COVID as it currently stands now in 2022? There is zero hope of containing it, as it has become endemic so lockdowns are pointless. There are several vaccines and effective treatments available. It is not significantly more deadly than several other common ailments like typical influenza variants. I understand why we all did what we did in 2019-2020, perhaps even early 2021, but why are we still treating COVID like it’s a special case?

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