Honestly, this isn’t far off how I texted at his age. I’ve seen a lot of skepticism of the texts, but I don’t find them hard to believe from someone with his background, disposition, and test scores.

I appreciate this is a joke but I don’t know what definition of personal responsibility requires me to own the actions of people 2000+ miles away from me lol. London is slightly closer to Moscow than San Francisco is to Northwood, IA.

Being calm doesn’t make you correct any more than being angry makes someone else wrong.

Look, everyone, this guy labelled himself as logical and reasonable, and his opponent as ignorant!

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If you currently work for ICE and you haven’t quit, you’ve demonstrated you’re okay with going along with illegal and immoral actions. That makes you a bad person.

There might be an argument to say that not everyone who has ever worked for ICE is a bad person, but that argument holds little water in 2025.

Due process is required for legal judgements, not moral ones, FYI.

They might even kill some “military aged males!”

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Some people seem to have an inability to understand the importance of coalition building in a democratic society. That’s kind of the whole thing.

Like, sure there’s a time and place for us to argue differences, but how productive is it to just lead in with calling someone a class traitor? Regardless of whether someone feels that’s true, is that a helpful approach? What purpose does that really serve?

It sounds like you just don’t like parliamentary systems? If voters don’t like the party leader, they still have recourse to select other MPs in the upcoming election in a month, right?

As a lifelong student of politics, I think there are trade-offs to presidential vs parliamentary systems. As an American experiencing political gridlock in the US Congress across decades, there have been times I have been envious of the notion of having a legislative and executive branch work together rather than in diametric opposition.

Edit: Also, while I believe Carney is friends with billionaires, his net worth is around $7 million. For someone who spent so much time in investment banking, to my American eyes that doesn’t seem extravagant. Compare to former presidential candidates Mitt Romney, net worth of $186 million.

You’re getting down voted on your top level comment, but I wanted to take a second to say I appreciate your back and forth here. I’m more inclined to call this incompetence, but your point that other motives and agendas could be at play is well taken.

Ah, I see. I don’t think I agree, but I get the statement being made now.

How does this make them look even mildly competent? They disclosed war plans to an unknown third party by using unsanctioned communication tools. They got lucky it was a reporter who thought he was being baited rather than a more malicious and intentioned actor.

An aging population base is not good for the future. Your “logic” is severely limited if you’re not considering the need for stable tax revenues to provide services, or the need for sufficient caregivers to aid elderly.

Edit: These are “forward thinking” concerns brought up by the comment you’re replying to.

Callous reaction to what is a clear overstep on behalf of US CBP. Denying entry would have been a more efficient move than detainment, unless the cruelty is the point.

My mother is a very sweet, kind-hearted woman who taught me to lead with empathy, to always try to find common humanity with people I think are wrong. She was so upset by Trump and Vance over this that she said she hopes these “evil mother fuckers burn in hell.”

Her words and my words are meager, but please know you’re not alone. I don’t know what’s next, but I hope we can find the path together.

You’re probably being down voted because of the presumption that we’re not doing things. Protests, calling representatives, boycotts, mutual aid networks, etc. Some of us work directly in politics or directly in government, and do what we can in those spaces, too.

It’s kind of irritating to get a finger-wagging admonition when you’re exploring all options short of outright assassination. And if the suggestion is to just start shooting, well, I think it’s asking more than you think for someone to choose to become a killer.