coachfortner
coachfortner t1_j6crap9 wrote
Reply to comment by Wasatcher in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
Brawndo™
coachfortner t1_j2bqkng wrote
Reply to comment by Stokkolm in We have all the resources we need to solve the world's greatest problems, so long as we can rise above our tribal instincts. by IAI_Admin
Having differing political views does not mean that tribalism has a place in the government. Though I absolutely agree with the necessity of a plethora of viewpoints & societal practices to have a healthy democracy, that should not infer sociopathic partisanship has a role in those discussions. In the States, one particular sect (mostly, Republicans) believes denigrating your opposition while making wild and atrocious unsubstantiated claims is now normal behavior.
The fact this picture & this illustration exist while actively reflecting a significant portion of the electorate’s perspective of those they label “liberals” (US Democrats are not politically liberal with respect to European politics). When you consider a foreign government as corrupt & bereft of integrity as Putin’s Russian Federation to be better company than your own countrymen, you have passed the threshold of tolerance and factionalism.
coachfortner t1_j1wcxhz wrote
No surprise from the now partisan court that does exactly what the GOP complained about before: legislating from the bench.
It’s only going to get worse.
coachfortner t1_j0gut3g wrote
PBS’ Secrets of the Dead series did a decent analysis of climate pressures surrounding the fall of the Roman Empire in their episode, “The End of the Romans”.
coachfortner t1_iuci0o2 wrote
Reply to comment by joshuajackson9 in Trail of candy wrappers leads Ga. deputies to 9 people accused of leading burglary ring by beyondlesea
tell that to my ex-wife
coachfortner t1_iqt3182 wrote
Reply to comment by Jacques_Ellul in The U.S. & the Holocaust, Episode 1: “The Golden Door” (2022) A xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR is concerned by the growing crisis but is unable to coordinate a response. [02:08:43] by s_y_s_t_e_m_i_c_
what specifically led to your critical appraisal of ‘The War’ and/or ‘The Civil War’?
do you have the same opinion of all of Burns’ documentaries?
coachfortner t1_iqrec1l wrote
Reply to comment by pjw21200 in The U.S. & the Holocaust, Episode 1: “The Golden Door” (2022) A xenophobic backlash prompts Congress to restrict immigration. Hitler and the Nazis persecute German Jews, forcing many to seek refuge. FDR is concerned by the growing crisis but is unable to coordinate a response. [02:08:43] by s_y_s_t_e_m_i_c_
Ken Burns was very deliberate in how he framed the entire series with the closing scenes. From my understanding, he pushed to have this production completed & broadcast before the 2022 midterm elections in the US so that (hopefully) people would understand the ramifications of doing nothing when faced with evil & atrocity. Appeasement never works on fascists.
coachfortner t1_jdp12pw wrote
Reply to comment by Itwontmatterr in Estes Park, Colorado (3024x3468)(OC) by Alaric_Darconville
the aerosols dispersed even in rural areas have increasingly clouded our view of nature