Tiger337

Maroth for MVP?

It doesn't happen in a dinner conversation. It builds up over a lifetime. These people have never trusted our government and they have received confirmation. I think they always believed these things, but were afraid to say it and felt powerless to do anything about it until Trump. Social media does allow them to connect with like thinking people more easily.

I am not too surprised that a 17-year-old kid would keep changing is story. Wasn't he originally there to provide medical assistance? He seems confused and impressionable like many his age. I am more concerned about a system which allows a kid like that to carry a gun and a society that views him as a hero.

I don't know. My friends who post whacky stuff on social media were already leaning in that direction and just needed more confirmation to let it all out. That's just my limited experience though.

I think it doesn't matter. Five might be too many unless they are all awesome. Three and two still gives you enough balance.

Utley was better. His top five years were amazing.

I think he's got a decent chance. He was elite for five years and had enough pretty good years around that to give him some longevity. On the other hand, he looks similar to Grich who never got in. Grich was better.

I think most people get their truths from family, friends and associates and then look for media which will confirm their beliefs.

I don't know you, but I think most people have good intentions and do not think they are racist. I also think most people are racist to some extent even if they don't know it. This includes Black people. Blacks were treated like animals for most of the country's history. That doesn't go away by passing a few laws and pretending everything is OK. We have made a lot of progress, but racism is part of the country's DNA and Black people still feel it every day.

I doubt triggerwarning is a "new member".

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Yes, that is probably my biggest concern. Innocent or not, he has been turned into a hero. He is in no way a hero. By making him a hero, you encourage others to go out there and play wild west vigilante and that frightens people.

Legally, it's complicated, but his actions caused two people to die. Nobody else killed anybody there. From my view, he was looking for trouble and he found it. This incident is the reason I think we need more gun control. He was a kid with a gun who made a bad decision getting involved in something he couldn't handle. It seems he is the type of person who shouldn't be carrying a gun. The vigilante act was him going into a powder keg with a gun. I realize he didn't necessarily go there to kill anyone, but his taking the law in his own hands caused two people to die.

Where do you get your truths?

Thank God I live in a civilized state. I'll watch my back next time I go hiking in New Hampshire though!

No money is being stockpiled. The debt is 29 trillion! And that has been accumulating for a long time regardless of the party in power.

Brandeis is not Ivy League, but I agree it's not representative. People at this school tend to have more advantages than the average American. It still struck me that the first thought of every Black person at the meeting was increased fear due to this verdict.

I am sorry, but I don't see it as self defense. It was maybe self defense in the moment, but he deliberately put himself in this situation. He was looking for trouble and he found it.

Also, some of us might be dead in six years. So, let's win now!

Damn, I blew it!

Gehringer makes a lot of brilliant posts, but this might be his best of the year.

They started to raise interest rates in the second year of Trump's presidency. This hurt the market which hurt Trump's feelings. Then, it seemed like Trump intimidated them into dropping the rates again. Great economic policy there!

We just had a meeting at work where students and staff could express their feelings about the Rittenhouse verdict. Every Black at the meeting is scared that we now have a license to be vigilantes. I don't blame them. It sets a terrible precedent.

I get you might like some things that happened during his presidency, but he doesn't actually stand for anything except getting attention and making money.

The difference is that about a third of the country absolutely worships Trump and believes everything he says. Clinton didn't have that kind of following. If you think there is a chance Trump is going to support a well spoken and sane candidate for the good of the country, you haven't been paying attention for the last 40 years. For the one thousandth time, Trump only cares about himself. What else does he have to do to convince you of that?