I see you are not a lawyer. Neither am I. But I have learned that in many countries, a guilty verdict could be tossed out by the judge if the pigs’ actions were bad enough. You can also get jury nullification, if you’re lucky.

And sometimes it turns out the officers actually fucked shit up before or after the video, which might only be uncovered before or during trial. Depends on the details.

All of those possibilities go to zero if you plead out.

You could have used ad blockers. You could have done any number of things. You were not forced to use YouTube as it is. But I understand … It is hard to recognize that we actively consume media. It is hard to think from perspective.

Alligator Auschwitz. It’s a death camp, or will soon be.

Electric kettles are a waste of space for many people. Limited use, fills up the counter. So then either you use the store or the microwave. We both know which one is faster.

If you’re renting, maybe it’s not your problem. The landlords jack us for rent, so we mess with their drains. Meh.

Should we respect our landlords, you might ask? That depends on them. Respect is earned.

And since a grad school thesis isn’t published, there’s definitely no restrictions on the author sharing it. Maybe it’ll get a few citations in the future. Not many, of course, but anything more than zero is nice.

I wouldn’t say it’s banal, though. It’s pretty aggressively evil. And you write about “eventually genocide”, when ethnic cleansing efforts are well underway already.

Unfortunately, the term “antisemitic” no longer has any kind of fixed meaning. I wish that weren’t true, and I think it’s a combination of forces that decided to misuse the word for several decades, that have now led to it being meaningless.

And you might be tempted to tell me what you think it means, and maybe I could agree with you, but when I turn on the TV tomorrow someone else will be using it in a totally different way that’s inconsistent. Actually I’m kidding. I don’t have a TV.

Honestly, did you look at any of the pictures? You think people with delicate health conditions should be sent there? Really?

Also, I’m assuming you’re genuine, but there are many people who post similar comments, things like “All lives matter.” And yes, human life is worth respect, but at the same time, you don’t want to be confused with a bigoted troll.

Call it what it is: a concentration camp, a death camp, or perhaps Alligator Auschwitz.

Alcatraz housed convicted felons. This place is housing non-criminals. Immigration is a civil infraction, like a parking ticket. If you ever stole something from the store or got in a fight, you’re more of a criminal than these folks.

There are 10,000 true things you could say. But you’re choosing the in-your-face truth to share. And that’s OK maybe, but don’t let your choice turn you into a jerk.

Hey sure, “didn’t know” but that’s a low bar. How about “could easily have guessed” as the basic standard for morality when death camps are involved?

Not “will lose”. Should be “has just lost”. And I don’t think there will be a recovery. Even if you imagine a happy improvement over the next decade, global diversification of educational and research institutions won’t magically disappear.

I wonder what you would define “country” as. If you want to say, “love thy neighbor” then I get you. But if you’re saying “love your government” then it doesn’t really make much sense. You’re not supposed to love the government, that’s not the point of it, that’s not what it’s here for.

That’s a nice idea, and if you can maintain that distinction good for you, but the inevitable widespread consequence of loving one’s country more is that one loves other countries less. And that leads to xenophobia, which in turn leads to racism.

That’s how it starts, but it ends in the same hell. Once you decide your country stands for something, you inevitably stop seeing how it has failed at doing that thing for centuries.

For example, consider freedom and equality. The US had widespread slavery until the late 1800s, and even now the prison industrial slavery complex provides 100% slave labor, and most of the slaves are minorities. So when people talk about freedom and equality as a U.S. value, when they talk about the melting point, they have to pretend the slaves don’t exist.

Another way of looking at it is, “You might say your country stands for this ideal, but when we find massive examples of it failing, then you’re arguing with reality. You might wish your country stood for it, but it doesn’t, at least not now. Quit lying to yourself.”

IKR God forbid he has staff that could … checks notes … keep him up to date on major international political actions that might impact his country. That would be so absurd, wouldn’t it.

Guten tag.

These terms are always contested. People use them with varying definitions without explaining things.

We can make one clear distinction, though. In the US, a democrat is a person who usually votes for the Democratic Party candidates. It really is that simple．

The best thing for you to do is ask about half a dozen issues you care about. That will tell you if the person’s stated values are similar to yours.

This is worse than you think. These firefighters are locked up, but if they “volunteer” for high risk duties that pay them jack shit, they can get out a little earlier.

Do we have to explain the perverse incentives this system encourages? It’s so dirty.