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1. 2 days ago on Frazz

   I’d agree with most of that…the celebration most likely has indigenous roots that go back a long I think I’d draw the line at claiming a 3000 year history for the Aztecs. I mean Tenochtitlan was founded in the 14th century.

2. 6 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Many predictions have been conservative. It’s why so many news reports start with the phrase “sooner than predicted”.

3. 6 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Everyone lies and politicians do it more than most but Trump’s lies are unusual in that he rarely bothers to make them sound plausible….it’s almost as if he thinks he’s speaking to idiots who can’t tell the difference.

4. 6 days ago on Non Sequitur

   17th amendment?

5. 6 days ago on Non Sequitur

   You seem to be using the phrase “true democracy” as a synonym for “direct democracy”. Direct democracy has never been used for any political entity larger than a city but many forms of representative democracy exist and are generally referred to as “democracies” without having to quibble over the various ways that they differ.

6. 7 days ago on Non Sequitur

   It has become increasingly common for the right wing to parrot that “It’s a republic not a democracy” phrase as if it had meaning. I can only assume that they are being prepared for a dictatorship of some kind.

7. 13 days ago on Day by Dave

   Azimov wrote a short essay on the meanings of the word mole to a chemist, a civil engineer, a zoologist, and a dermatologist.

8. 15 days ago on WuMo

   And when you wear that sweater in the rain you get to smell like a wet dog.

9. 21 days ago on Non Sequitur

   Reading Stranger in a Strange Land as a 12 year old Heinlein seemed like a wise old man. Reading The Moon is Harsh Mistress and Starship Troopers when I was 18 gave me the impression of an authoritarian. Just a few years of experience made a huge difference in how the books felt. He’s still a good writer and I’ll reread his stuff but I don’t look to it for moral guidance.

10. 22 days ago on Non Sequitur

    Yes, it’s true that a Harris administration would back Israel over Palestine but it’s also true that Trump advised Israel to simply eliminate the Palestinians. The option of voting in favor of the Palestinian people is not being offered.