Not that I think you’re wrong, but having him wear a bulletproof vest, handcuffs, and shackles on his ankles any time he’s transported/shown off in public is gonna make that story real hard to buy

Back then we had LightScribe

Well, see, the thing is that it 100% absolutely positively no-questions-about-it does warrant a meeting and government approved, Internet-disconnected communications methods.

The fact that Trump’s entire fucking cabinet apparently disagrees is what concerns me.

The numbers I’m “throwing around” say that you’re literally and objectively wrong

Because over half the people voted for him

No they didn’t. Only like 60% of eligible voters actually voted in this past election. Which means only about 30% of eligible voters voted for Trump. About 80% of the country’s population are eligible voters, and since only 30% voted for Trump, 80% x 30% = 24% of the population voted for him. Roughly a quarter of people voted for him, not half.

And for anyone who’s wondering, “why did only 60% of eligible voters vote?” The answer is mostly voter suppression in various forms.

I think I’d be pretty screwed. I’d most likely be living in some remote, forgotten village, trying to eke out enough of a living to pay the local lord for the privilege, while trying to avoid my home being raided by Aiel, or Seanchan, or Dragonsworn, or one of the other dozen armies roaming the countryside. Or maybe I’d be serving in one of those armies, fodder for the front lines, going up against enemies with no qualms about using the One Power for killing.

There’s a tiny, remote chance that I could be studying in one of the schools in Cairhien or Caemlyn, trying to push technology out of the dark ages, which would be pretty cool. But that still comes with the risk of being a target of Darkfriends and the Forsaken, which is less cool.

I think you mean the best industry of all

Unrelated, I’m getting hungry, anyone else kinda hungry?

You know what, it’s better than writing all his passwords down in a little notebook in his filing cabinet

It feels like the plot of an episode of Parks and Rec, but like, stupider, and not funny at all

Man, you’ve really eaten all the propaganda huh? Leave some for the rest of us man

I think you misunderstand me. We likely aren’t getting the chance to vote again. That’s my point, that’s it. I’m not trying to place blame, I’m not trying to fix anything, I’m not raging or grandstanding, I’m merely making a prediction. Which is that because Trump won the election, that’s the last real election we’ll have.

Sure, yeah, whatever, place blame where you want to. Doesn’t change the fact that “getting to vote” is better than “not getting to vote”

Voting under duress seems like a better option than not voting though

Joke’s on Ozzy if that was an international flight, you get free drinks on those whether or not someone next to you dies

Eh, Vance being invisible so far is just usually how it is for VPs. I think people forget that the role of the VP is basically just two things:

1. Break ties in the Senate
2. Remain alive so they can take over if the president dies

I promise you you’ll have a much better time here when you realize that we’re not all out to get you, and are all actually on the same side. Treat people like that, and most will return the favor.

No, come on now, don’t do that. Don’t sit here and claim you were just “asking for clarification”. We can all see the thread, we can all see how much snark you injected into that comment and the follow up replies. You weren’t just asking for clarification, you were belittling someone you thought did something “wrong”.

Please let me give you a bit of advice, if I may. Try and remember that pretty much everyone is suffering right now, and that a kind word goes a long way. Lead by example where possible, rather than trying to force people down a certain path. And try not to get too riled up if people don’t follow your lead, because not everyone will.

I downvoted because you didn’t add anything to the conversation. Do you know what Dellinger can do now that he’s been reinstated? If so, tell us. If not, find out and tell us. If you don’t want to find out, that’s ok too, but in that case you don’t have to say anything. The route you chose did nothing to further the conversation, it just ended in you browbeating a fellow citizen for making a desparate plea in a desperate time.

Delaying the inevitable seems like a much better option than, you know, the inevitable

Huh? This analogy is wild. Deli slicers are a specialist, commercial-level piece of equipment. It’s basically the antithesis of everything a console strives for, other than the fact that it’s a unitasker.