United States

Land of the free, home of the brave - UNTRUE

Separation of church and state - UNTRUE

With a little hard work and determination anyone can achieve their (American) dream - LAUGHABLY UNTRUE

Ridiculous amounts of wealth very unevenly distributed - TRUE

So, of the (apparently) 7.4% who do want unification (either right away or after waiting some unspecified period), what percentage of that 7.4% mean unification under PRC and how many unification under ROC rule?

The graph also shows that (since 1994) those two groups that want unification (whether now or later) have fallen from 20% to the current 7.4%.

The number who want independence at some later date has almost tripled since 1994 (8.0% ti 21.9%), whereas the number who want independence immediately or a.s.a.p. is very small and has barely changed (3.1% to 4.4%).

It suggests to me that whatever else most Taiwanese want they do not want conflict or violence with mainland China.

It certainly doesn’t suggest that any significant percentage of Taiwanese want reunification with the PRC today. Anybody have any insights into the nitty gritty details of the 30 years of polling or whether or not we should be suspicious of the Election Study Center at NCCU?

I disagree. They asked to add an additional election to all the atoms, not each atom, so the genie could interpret it as adding a single electron to the universe.

She knows exactly what she is doing. She probably wouldn’t even get into any trouble if she had let the guy go on for a bit since it is just a random, live interview. Doesn’t matter, though, as boot-fellating, spittle-licking toadies will instantly and hungrily provide cover for the owner class. There will always be a critical mass of just about every demographic (even those you would not expect it from) who will be willing to sell out for that payday. If she doesn’t try to silence or steamroll any even remotely anti-greed rhetoric she might be passed over for that next promotion.

Shout out to Washington Heights. I used to live at Fort Washington and 181st. I miss it.

I do at least one 30-day juice fast and one 10-day water fast each year. As well as 3-5 day fasts every month I am not doing those. I think I may have gone a day or two without water before, but I don’t recall ever doing it intentionally.

I am so sick of anti-protein extremists!

I guess she is a youtuber or tiktoker or whatever who makes short videos about hetero relationship issues that (as far as I have ever seen) always blame the woman for why things have gone wrong with their dating attempts or existing relationships, etc. It’s never the man’s fault.

Yep, that’s why I ride this around:

youtube.com/watch?time_continue=39&v=XTQSWtK65PE

I was going to respond at least somewhat affirming what you said and then I saw who you linked. Gross. Can’t stand BilleRaeBrandt. Nothing but an apologist for misogyny.

I think many people forget that these deluded middle of the road hogs think that they are just one lucky break or miracle away from being the rich and connected themselves. This is why they insatiably lick their spittle. Prosperity gospel tells them so.

Pretty sure eagles are in the out group, so they deserve to die. /s

Maybe if Dear Orange Leader tells them to give a shit about eagles, they might…

Or that people who take vitamins stress out more about their health (as well as everything else, probably) and that could be a factor.

Ooh ooh, me next…“Guns don’t kill 4 year olds, 4-year olds do!”

Thank you for saying “jerry rig” and not “jury rig”. I looselose my shit everytime I “hear it”.

Do comments around here get disappeared or hidden if they get enough downvotes? If not, then I could give two fucks whether a comment gets 1 downvote or 100.

Except he wouldn’t. Reagan was an actor reading a teleprompter (and much like Dubya and Drumpf) really didn’t have positions or politics of his own. Just another fucking sock-puppet. Now if you also had one of Reagan’s “handlers” rise from the grave and tell Reagan’s corpse to go on a rampage over this, you might have something.

I think that for the gun industry/lobby it is all about the money, but it is about hatred, fear, and revulsion of the outgroup for the rank and file. Most businesses (even ones riddled with MAGA) would happily sell their wares to trans, browns, gays, muslims, etc. out of one side of their mouth, while decrying these groups and their rights out of the other side.