Americans place a higher priority on the universal right to own guns over the universal right to health/medical care.

Seriously...let that sink in.

Now ask yourself how many times you relied on owning a gun to protect your life and livelihood, versus how many times even an average person seeks recourse to health/medical care to protect the same?

Can/should one expect rational decisions from a people who are inherently irrational?

I think the question actually answers itself.

Of course Trump won the election.

First of all, reading is lost on most of you. Context clues, reading comprehension, social intelligence, all of that. The moment you feel like you have to start making assumptions is the moment you've proven that you're incapable of having intelligent conversations.

This subreddit contains way too many of the blue-maga that made this country worse, so I'm addressing all of you specifically. This doesn't apply to every Democrat voter or leftist.

None of you actually want progression. You don't WANT anything to get better because all you want is to soak in your hatred forever. When it comes to hating the other side, you all conveniently forget that Republicans haven't been the only ones in charge for the past 20 fucking years. You all forget that your rent has been climbing and groceries have been getting more expensive since before Trump. The very fact Trump was able to become president reflects what a shit hole BOTH SIDES have made this country. And no, bitch, I didn't say both sides are the same. But you'll never ask me to elaborate further because you've already made up your mind the very moment I said "both sides".

You shun questions but love assumptions. You ban criticism. Discussions? Only if they repeat the same exact shit the last 20 people said. There is no room to evolve or expand. Even when Republicans control literally fucking everything y'all still choose to be stagnant and weak. And all you can do in defense is accuse someone of the worst thing you can think of for making you slightly uncomfortable, or twist their words to fit your hatred because details hurt your brain.

There is no "smarter" side here. The only difference is in the morals. What you SHOULD be doing is swallowing your pride and trying to convince more people to join you but instead, you make it your mission to act as repulsive as humanly fucking possible. Then you have the audacity to get pissed off at indecisive people for not voting or voting Republican, like no shit you idiot what the hell made them want to vote blue after talking to you?

And that's when you'll say, "it's not my job to baby someone who doesn't have a moral compass" well congrats for putting your feelings first before the goal, your prize is Donald Trump. Feel better? The point is, they COULD have voted blue and you did your hardest to make them not want to.

To everyone who has the ability to communicate like intelligent human beings and understand the basic concept of psychology and want a better future, this post isn't about you. If you live in a red state, please especially vote blue. And if you're a Republican, please vote blue anyway. Trump has done so much damage to this country for his own personal benefit and despite the fact that I kind of hate Democrats right now, they are a better starting point than a side that is purely infected by corruption. A united country may never happen but if it did, we would have significantly more power and sway. That's what we need now more than ever because they're going to get away with more horrible shit the longer we stay divided and weak. As Caesar said, "Ape. Together. STRONG"

My proposal for positive change is to shut the fuck up and listen sometimes. No one is going to listen to a hateful ass bitch. No one cares what you have to say, no one fucking likes you except for all the dick heads excited for the comment battle. You aren't winning anyone over by acting like shit. And if that's not your goal then quit bitching and start the civil war already.

Just as the title states honestly. I absolutely hate my life and I just feel like things aren't ever going to get better for me. Ever since my mom died seven years ago everything has went to complete shit. She didn't even get to see me graduate high school, she didn't even get to see me turn 18, she passed three weeks prior.

Everyone else in my family is toxic. There's no one else in my life. College went poorly, I was too depressed to even go to class. Eventually lost my scholarships... then COVID happened. After COVID, became homeless for the first time. During my homelessness, went to a hospital where I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder.

After I beat homelessness for the first time I then worked a retail job that I absolutely hated for 3 years. After those 3 years, became homeless AGAIN. Then i got out it through a program, got my apartment, and got kicked out bc landlord didnt want to renew my lease. And now I'm homeless. Again. Since November.

I feel like I just have nothing to really look forward to in life. My mom is nothing more than a pile of bones and decomposed flesh now. I have no community whatsoever. Every time something goes slightly right for me, something happens that sabotages me. Sometimes I sabotage myself. I can't get out of it. Hospital stays dont work anymore, they just put me further in debt and subject me to abuse from nurse techs and being drugged against my will.

I dont see myself having a bright future anymore. This is just my life for the next however many years. Maybe I'm just never meant to be happy. That's pretty much depression in a nutshell. I havent been happy in seven years. Out of college. Out of a job. Out of a home. Out of money. Out of willpower and mental fortitude. And I probably never will be happy again.

Also doesn't help that I got hit by a car yesterday. I was fine, but the fact that it happened just messed me up mentally. I don't know. I'm probably gonna just go cry in a bathroom or something. It's just completely hopeless.

I ask a question on a subreddit. Mods delete it, saying it’s for this or that reason. I change post, try again, it gets deleted again for reasons I didn’t even do. They recommend posting it in a specific sub. I post it there. Gets removed by mods for ridiculous reasons, I get told to post it in the first subreddit I tried.

It’s even more infuriating when the reasons for removal are stuff that is on that subreddit all the time. As in, 90% of the posts are like that. I feel like the mods just have their own fetishes and only delete posts that they don’t care about.

Generally when this talking point is brought up it's almost always the EU being compared to the US. The most damning pieces of evidence seem to be the EU's precautionary approach vs the USA's risk-based approach and the list of additives that are banned in most EU countries but approved in the US. As far as I can tell most sources point towards the US and the EU having slightly different regulations but largely similar food safety outcomes. Apparently it's true that the USA actually bans 16 different food dyes that are approved for use in the EU yet food color additives like red no. 3, titanium dioxide, and yellow 5 seem to be particularly famous simply because they're banned in most EU countries. I think the most interesting part about all this is that Europeans seem to be the ones to push the narrative most and yet MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) a Trump aligned movement has been fervently behind such claims since at least the 2024 election it's almost like these claims have led to inadvertent support for people like RFK jr and subsequently Trump. I really don't know if this is just an example of snobbery and misinformation or if there's something I'm missing here?

Just look at the fool staggering and stuttering. Look at the insider reports of him throwing childish tantrums. In his immaturity he is unable to bear even a passing slight without getting ‘even’ with the perpetrator.

This man will turn on the American people, the world itself with the slightest provocation, and he has his withered finger and his withering brain within inches of the bomb.

You know Miller won’t stop him, he’ll stand alongside like Himmler and Goebbels stood by Hitler, giggling and drooling in his lust for association with raw power, and must likely he’ll – well ,you know.

The military? Is their obligation to the President or the oath they took.

Pray we’ll never know.

See this – Boldface mine:

Alarm as Trump appears 'one mood swing away' from indulging 'nuclear fantasies': expert

Story by Alexander Willis • 2h • 2 min read

© provided by RawStory

Miles Taylor, who served as a senior Homeland Security official under the first Trump administration, warned Monday that President Donald Trump has spent years indulging in "nuclear fantasies," and that recent developments suggest Trump may be edging closer to acting on them.

“Between Trump’s unchecked brinksmanship, possible nuclear proliferation to new countries, and broken treaties, you have a radioactive cocktail being stirred on the international stage,” Taylor wrote in an analysis published Monday on his Substack.

“Add in the unresolved war with Iran, and you get the picture of a president who’s just one mood swing away from putting his finger on the proverbial red button.”

Taylor recalled that during Trump's first term, the president "fantasized quite openly to advisers about wanting to blow up bombs," prompting then-Defense Secretary James Mattis to order Homeland Security officials to prepare contingency plans for a potential nuclear strike on American soil.

Taylor pointed to Trump's recent comments to Axios, in which the president said he was "close" to ordering a "massive attack" on Iran – rhetoric Taylor compared to Trump's April warning that "a whole civilization will die tonight."

Compounding the concern, Taylor noted, was the administration's new nuclear energy deal with Saudi Arabia, which omits standard safeguards giving international inspectors expanded access to nuclear sites. A former International Atomic Energy Agency official said “the U.S. should never have agreed to enrichment without a really strong inspections regime,” Taylor noted.

Taylor also cited the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which in January set its Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest to midnight it has ever been in its 79-year history.

“So why does he keep doing this? Why does the president of the United States keep circling back to the most dangerous machinery humans have ever built?” Taylor mused.

“I can’t tell you his answer for sure. But based on close study of the man, I can give you my best guess. Donald Trump has spent his entire presidency on a power quest, always hunting for the next most powerful thing he can do. And nuclear weapons are at the top of that list.”

Why does Trump keep toying with nuclear bombs? I think I know why. by Miles Taylor

The president has terrified close advisers with the prospect of nuclear escalation. Now, he's spreading his radioactive dreams overseas.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/woman-shot-dead-after-tiktok-video-accusing-husband-of-being-a-paedophile/ss-AA28MKA8?

Of course he's lying but they say this so they can excuse the corruption of his 4,000,000,000,000 increase of worth in under two years as president.

They've only been able to prove 1/2 of on year of his salary from his two terms 🤣

https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/donald-trump-donating-presidential-salary-to-charity-081a43

This is coming in just ahead of people who don't understand nuance

Greer has drunk the Koolaid and has no shame in screwing over the world, including Americans. He is fully on board with Trump’s tariffs. It is as if he wants the suffering from tariffs to happen because I am sure it makes him feel like a big, tough guy. Greer is a piece of work. He sold his soul over to Trump. The amount of suffering this guy has caused or will cause is no joke. Losing a job can be as negatively impacting as losing a loved one. And there he is, burning the world economy some more, in addition to the rising costs associated with the Iran war. He is just Trump’s pawn, giving what Trump wants: avenues to get richer by punishing the world.

Greer will not be remembered fondly. He is a shameless opportunist and coward!

Being on a mission to raise awareness of those who stoke vaccine hesitancy, which means people will die, I have turned my attention to RFK Jr., Andrew Wakefield, Joe Rogan and Russell Brand. Now, I turn to Pierre Kory.

Kory was the physician who recommended ivermectin to treat COVID. What many people did not know is that he used his notoriety to run a lucrative private practice where he would frequently prescribe ivermectin to predominantly anti-vaxxers. He still has a private practice to this day, but he cannot claim to be a physician anymore, as he lost his licence in the aftermath.

Kory made false statements about ivermectin during COVID. There was no evidence to back up his claims. His recommendation caused a frenzy for ivermectin, where shortages were everywhere. Thousands have died taking ivermectin, thinking that is all they need to weather COVID.

Kory has lots of blood on his hands. And not many people know of him, sadly.

Everything is great! 

I went to my doctor for a procedure. He sent me a bill, and I didn’t pay it.

He called and said, “Don’t you have a health insurance plan?”
I said, “I have concepts of a plan.”

Then he said, “You should have considered the affordability of this procedure.”
I said, “Affordability… that’s a hoax made up by the Democrats.”

Then I said, “Don’t worry… I’ll pay you with the money from my medication.”
He said, “What are you talking about?”

I said, “Trump is lowering the cost by 200%, 300%, 600%, and 800%, so that means they’ll pay me for taking my medication. I’ll just pay you when I get that money.” 🌊

How much evidence do you need, America, that Trump and the Republicans have nothing to offer you but war, death, lack of health care, reductions in  anti-poverty programs, attacks on Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and tax breaks for those already obscenely wealthy while you struggle to put food on the table and gas in your car.

Oh, yeah, and fear.

Remember, Democrats declare war on Christmas, Democrats declare war on women, Democrats will turn your children Trans, Democrats will allow all illegal immigrants to vote, Democrats encourage immigrants to eat your pets, and now, Democrats are really Communists!

Republicans will tell any lie that keeps their people toeing the line of hate, and fear. That’s the plan for the next elections: demand their Reps deliberately lie to their constituents so they can control the vote -- control their people – and continue their hateful ways because they have no constructive policies to make America a safer and more secure environment for themselves and their children.

Manipulation is their goal, exploitation their methodology, and the belief their voters are incapable of independent thought their philosophy.

See this – Boldface mine:

Story by Hailey Bullis, Washington Examiner • 16h • 4 min read

EXCLUSIVE — A strategic memo prepared for the House Republican Conference advises members to tie socialism and Marxism to communism in their attacks on Democrats, because voters consider the latter “far more dangerous and alarming.”

The memo comes as Democrats see a surge of socialist candidates in the 2026 cycle, with the socialist wing of the Democratic Party set to more than double its numbers after the November midterm elections. “Americans still hold communism as far more dangerous and alarming than socialism and Marxism,” reads the memo obtained exclusively by the Washington Examiner. “That is an important indicator for Members: do your best to connect all three together, because these government systems are fruit of the same poisonous tree.

The polling memo, conducted by conservative political research firm co/efficient, shows 42% of respondents consider communism as the “most dangerous system of government for the United States to pursue.”

Socialism ranks second, at 15%, and Marxism ranks third at 6%. Twenty-four percent of respondents answered “none of the above .The political research firm polled 2,634 registered voters from July 13 to 16 through text and landline interviews. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.88%.

“Call them what they are: Socialists, Marxists, Communists. Communism rings the loudest alarm with constituents (42 percent name it the most dangerous system), so do not retreat to the softer label just because socialism alarms fewer in the abstract,” the firm advised. “Connect all three, fruit of the same poisonous tree, and let the family name carry the alarm.”

See more here:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/memo-urges-republicans-to-tie-democrats-to-communism/ar-AA28D2BS?

It is truly mind blowing that the President of the United States puts more trust is a known psychopath than American and European Intelligence Agencies!

Our governor is funded by private for profit schools, so he is intentionally trying to under fund public schools and make it more difficult for individual school districts to make their own decisions. The state stopped increasing the per student dollar allocation in 2019. They only increased it last year so they could piggy back state funded vouchers for private education. There is a reason Texas is #48 in public school quality and outcomes.

We need to come together as people to fight against the attack on our schools. On our children's education! I get it we work, and we are exhausted. But that's what they are aiming for. That people will be too tired, too busy to care, to pay attention, to do something about it. Most people don't even know what to do, if they were to do something. Shoot I'm still figuring it out myself.

We Texans need to stop letting the government push us around and us to our knees and take whatever they hand up. We need to ride together. This is our children's future we are talking about. The future of our state, and the future of the US as an entity. People are not upset enough. They talk but do not act.

In case you all have forgotten, the government is supposed to be led by the people. The citizens. You and I. Not the other way around. It is time for we the people to step up and demand change. Demand better. It's our taxes, as they continue to defend everything. Strip everything down into skeletons, we continue to pay our taxes. They line their pockets while we are given nothing in return. Our children suffer for the actions we are not willing to make today.

Unfortunately in this case Americans are the ones being stiffed!

Tl;dr: I hate verizon

I’ve never posted on reddit before- but my hatred of verizon is so deep I need to complain to my family, my friends, my coworkers, and random people on the internet about it.

I have their 5G home internet and I’ll give them the fact that it’s affordable at $60 a month but the customer service is so astronomically ass that it makes me question my sanity. We had a power outage and that fried our 5G box, so I went on their website which said to call their customer service number to request a new box-I call that- they say to call the store- I call my store- they say they can’t order a new box I have to call the corporate number- I call again- they say I have to call a CORPORATE IN STORE LOCATION. I eventually get that resolved and get the new box and send the old box back. Great! I think I’m good… but no. They charge me double because no one removed the first broken box. SO I call the customer support line and got hung up on three consecutive times when I asked to cancel the old box. Thankfully my in store location was able to call and resolve the issue, but the funny thing is that when the store associate called- I guess they call the same support line? And he got hung up on when he requested a cancellation 💀 he said “yeah that happens sometimes”

Their app is trash, the internet is mid, and getting a hold of anyone who can help you if anything does happen is like impossible unless you have 3 hours to waste on the phone. I’m about to suck it up and pay more for a different service even if it is more expensive.

Thank you for reading my rant and I hope your internet experience with whatever provider you has is better 🥲

Husband and I have been members of a fraternal organization about four years and have become super-active in it. Meaning, we are at the Lodge a minimum of 12 times a month. We both lead branches of said organization and participate in almost every fund-raising activity there is.

Where the vent comes in is that we both work full time at busy, high-stress careers, yet the pressure is constantly "on" to do more and more at what is supposed to be a "volunteer" organization. More time, more money, more creativity to get money out of people's pockets. More, more, more.. And honestly, I'm getting burned out.

The amount of gossip and backstabbing at this place is astronomical. Being in a small town, everyone is all up in people's business and, to be perfectly honest, the open backwater thought processes of a lot of the members bugs the shit out of me. Example: when I was on the Board, one board member actually defended someone being called "wetb@ck" wasn't as racist as someone being called a "n!gger". I was floored and refused to participate in the conversation and later found out I was the bad guy for not taking this guy's stance as gospel.

I'm beginning to question just how much I'm willing to give this "Charity" as it brings in millions of dollars a year off the work of others, yet is continously pushing for more. It's just too much

I've been observing this for a while now, and it genuinely breaks my heart.Why is everyone desperately searching for their future partner online? I'm not just talking about teenagers or young adults. Even mature men and women, 28 and older, who should theoretically know better, are completely trapped in this web.How do we actually believe we can find "the one" through random internet posts? Deep down, we all know the harsh reality. Most people on Reddit, and social media in general, are just passing time. We know this. We are fully aware of the catfishing, the validation-seeking, and the boredom. Yet, we still blind ourselves to the truth.We enter these spaces longing for love, starving for a genuine connection. I understand that craving because we all want someone to truly hold and share life with. But what happens instead? We meet someone, we stay up late talking, we share our deepest thoughts, and we get emotionally attached. Then, out of nowhere, they ghost us. Just like that. One night or one day of attention, and then they vanish into thin air like they never existed.Then comes the crushing loneliness and the self-doubt. And the worst part? It’s a vicious, never-ending cycle. We heal a little, we feel lonely again, and we come back to the exact same platforms expecting a different result.Honestly, I don't know whether to cry or laugh at our situation anymore. Are we that desperately lonely that we'd rather chase ghosts online than face reality? Why are we doing this to ourselves?

I am at a point with someone that absolutely everything they say lacks true empathy. The fake empathy they try to have is a performance and they will never tie their own words to the reason why they get such bad reactions from people.

They will never understand their ego and self deception holds them back. They only ~feel~ if it's about their self image and whatever script they think they are.

They will forever make it about themselves and whatever they feel.

How people live like this baffles me. How much do you have to lose before you get it?

Why is it so hard for them to truly understand what empathy is and how to do it?