You don’t know that any social bridges are being burnt. This seems like a big “meh” to me, which would make total sense. Make a big deal about it in writing, while it doesn’t actually cost you that much. Perfect political action: superficially poignant, but ultimately meaningless.

While I agree with his criticism of Israel, I can’t help but note that it’s pretty easy (and therefore meaningless) to give up something you aren’t using. His words matter but giving up his citizenship seems like a hollow sacrifice.

Can someone familiar with SK’s legal/judicial system provide some insight into the legality of the warrant issued by the court to arrest him? I know these things can get legally complicated.

People (including campaigning politicians) can genuinely believe democracy is on the line but refuse to be the one that ends it by refusing to give up power themselves when they fairly lose to their opponent. There is absolutely nothing wrong or illogical about that. If Trump refuses to leave office in four years it will be him ending democracy in the U.S. even though he got there by democratic means. This is usually how dictators get into power; a dumb, frightened populace hands it to them.

They’d both been making public statements of caution for months prior to the election. People didn’t listen, so now we’re here. Biden and Harris are not responsible for this. We are.

There’s nothing wrong with peacefully handing over power to a person that won both the electoral and popular votes this time around.

We get what we fuckin’ deserve.

People don’t want to wait for the systemic problems to be solved, so “positive discrimination” measures are promoted. I dislike it too.

I’m from NYC and I can tell you, this headline is in no way an exaggeration. The New York City government is in total freefall. There is no more gravity holding things together. Our court system doesn’t function anymore. Our government is “violently disintegrating,” and innocent bystanders are getting vaporized in the process. There is no rule of law, no functioning governing body; it’s Mad Max out here and New Jersey is clinking champagne glasses while we burn. The movie “The Warriors” is now a documentary.

Doom! Dooooooom!! DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!

“President-elect Trump ELECTRONICALLY PONTIFICATES at Biden over pardons for death row inmates.”

Call me cynical, but I somewhat expect this will make it to SCOTUS and be overturned, somehow. The present SCOTUS doesn’t care about legal precedent or even really the rule of law. They’re 6/9 a super PAC.

Xenogears. 80-hour game, and that’s without grinding for everything. And, it probably would have been close to twice as long if they’d been funded enough to complete it. As it was released, the second disc began with a 2-hour cutscene with a save point in the middle, which essentially summed up most of the second half of the story. Amazing game. Like playing through an entire mecha manga.

She made a direct reference to the slogan used by the guy who murdered an insurance company’s CEO, then said, “you people are next.” That absolutely can reasonably be construed as a direct threat of violence. Whether or not you think the person making the threat will actually do it is another question, but the context and grammar the direct threat interpretation totally logical.

I don’t believe that “You people are next.” is a direct threat.

Sounds pretty direct to me, especially in the context of recent events. I don’t fault the CS rep at all for reporting it to her superiors and the police. Totally reasonable to be wary of copycat crimes or just similar acts of violence against healthcare insurers in general.

I don’t think she was actually making a threat, but she sure chose to sound like she was, which was fucking stupid on her part. Given how the rest of the evidence makes it clear the threat wasn’t serious, I don’t think she should be charged as such, but perhaps a lesser charge that affords her a fine or something. Can’t let people get away with that shit, but charging her like she’s making a serious threat of violence is a waste of taxpayer money.

ITT: a bunch of lemmings who apparently aren’t big fans of law and order.

You make any society worse, you asshats.

Quick guess without reading the article: they’re male.

I’ve always found it absurd that presidents possess the authority to grant pardons. It trivializes our judicial system and undermines its integrity. This power should not be vested in the presidency.

Wah, wah, waaaaaaaaaah….

Wow. Way to give polygamists a bad name, dude. Can’t let the monogamists have their slice of happiness, huh?

Pathetic. I’m glad you’re in the extreme minority, what a horrendous opinion you have.