Voted for the most corrupt government in US history Got the most corrupt government in US history I don't see the inconsistency here. 70+ million people failed at democracy.

sorry, I can't extract any meaning from any of your posts…

Also, checking this thread, this might be a confusion of who's responding to whom? I was talking to somebody else afaics.

If you think I'm rambling, we might just be on incompatible wavelengths. Let's not pursue this discussion further then. If you think anything you say here can benefit anyone, I'm here to listen. Let's not project our own negativities onto each other.

Your quote: »I question every belief«; I want to qualify this. I talked to an Indian Christian missionary decades ago. He asked "What do I believe"? I believe everything I haven't realized yet it's just a belief. I want to strip it down. But its hard.

and I think dismissing my understanding of the situation because my mind is very different from yours is missing an opportunity. I'm not here to fight. I'm trying to understand. I feel your approach to be confrontational, which is not something I want to spend time on.

That appears fallacious to me. Your hypotheticals are absurd. Us building something that might surpass us soon seems very real. I don't have the formal training or mental capacity to help you see what I see, and it maddens me. But I've had a good real-life track record of seeing things as they are,

I'm trying to understand reality. In my experience, sometimes structure is in the way of seeing. If there's something you want to share with me to see better, go ahead.

survivor bias

We have to make good choices. We have no time to rush.

example?

(The victim is played by screenwriter Ed Neumeier, who also wrote Robocop)

Starship Troopers (aka SS Troopers) was a warning. Instead, most "Americans" saw it as inspiration.

Come for the Putinism, stay for the racism.

The White House has reportedly instructed the Pentagon to prepare options for fresh military strikes against Iran that could take place before Americans head to the polls.