Orangeburst
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You're clearly correct. We don't tell a anorexic girl she's a tub of lard, but liberals are quick to encourage a little boy to permanently disfigure and maim himself.
I just don’t remember everyone being so confused when I was growing up.. sure there were some gay guys who came out high school college years, but that was about it.. nothing more extra than that ..no non binary, pansexual cats or parakeets.. Now it’s like almost trendy.. about half of the kids at my kids high school they that they are somehow different or strange..statistics wise it’s just not likely.. it’s the cool thing to do
This. Its an unintended consequence of participation trophy culture and how someone can "out special" another.I just don’t remember everyone being so confused when I was growing up.. sure there were some gay guys who came out high school college years, but that was about it.. nothing more extra than that ..no non binary, pansexual cats or parakeets.. Now it’s like almost trendy.. about half of the kids at my kids high school they that they are somehow different or strange..statistics wise it’s just not likely.. it’s the cool thing to do
I’ve grown up around guns my whole life. They are not the mysterious, scary thing to me they are for many people. The reason I’ve harped on ARs so much is simple. The majority of mass shootings that I recall have been carried out with an AR variant. VA Tech is the notable exception.
It’s not hard to see how the AR is particularly well-suited to the purpose of these mass killers. High mag capacity, lightweight, relatively small, and very good stopping power for the size of the round. And again, no .22 lr is not “just as effective.” Not at any range. But to your point of “someone who knows what they’re doing,” who do you think is carrying out these shootings? Former SEALs? former LEOs? Guys who practice at the range every weekend? No, these are clowns who roll off the couch and go buy a bunch of guns. Someone like that who had to use a shotgun or a .308 rifle, even a semi-auto, would likely fall flat on their face. At the very least there would be fewer fatalities in a case like this. When you can put out 20 or 30 rounds (or even more) without reloading, it lowers the skill level necessary to do terrible damage considerably.
Stagnated isn’t the right word. They’ve increased. Is the increase massive? Not since 2002 but that’s not a massive time span either that their measuring. And any increase in real wages since their inflation adjusted means people are better off.
As far as the top 1% improving the most, that’s always how it’s going to work because the bottom 10% is going to be over represented with those in and out of jail, drug addicts, bipolar, etc. but any level of gain means even those people are better today
Well, my kids have their original parents together and no identity crises going on that I am aware of, I’m sure they are boring by today’s standardsI'd done some reading on the militant LGBTQXYZ movement infiltrating schools along with their BLM/CRT/DEI partners; it's the same anti-American/Western, Marxist groups over and over again. It's aim is to make it trendy and focus on kids showing any weaknesses including autistic or reduced capacity children, and form a peer-pressure point enforced by admin and leftist politicians. It is hardcore, disciplined recruitment and they mean to possess your children in mind and body.
They are being wildly successful and it is a national disgrace. I don't know how long decent people can remain peaceful.
I will concede only one thing. You are on VOLNATION and thus you're a swell person in my book. And, I appreciate the rationale convo.
Now, "Millennials with a bachelor’s degree or more and a full-time job had median annual earnings valued at $56,000 in 2018, roughly equal to those of college-educated Generation X workers in 2001. But for Millennials with some college or less, annual earnings were lower than their counterparts in prior generations."
It's a complicated picture. I'll use a subjective analysis. I believe my father was better of in his generation than mine. Housing was more affordable, education was more affordable, healthcare was more affordable, and at least starting in the 70s, society was at least more stable here. This genertion? 9/11, COVID, Largest war in Europe since WWII, etc. Of course, glad I wasn't living in the 30's.