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It's not OK for middle class people to feel concern for others who don't have it as good?

Much of my mother's family refused to go to her wedding because my father was not Catholic. He is Greek Orthodox which is practically the same thing. I think that's why they never pushed religion on me too hard.

correct.

That's all over now and the market is crashing! Until panic sets in and they cut the interest again next year.

And they all voted for Biden.

It would be six, but Mize, Manning and Skubal were promoted last year. Baseball America has Greene #4, Torkelson #5, Jobe 79

I think the checks and balances of our constitution saved us in 2020. I am very concerned with how many people seem totally OK with what happened though. Many even think it was a good thing.

I don't have a problem with the United States. I have a problem with greed, selfishness, racism, inequity, lack of empathy, etc I know these things exist everywhere, but that doesn't mean they can't be addressed. Incremental improvements are always possible.

It's not a bad place to live in. We are not exceptional like we pretend to be.

They should still be addressed. Many countries don't have the resources to fix it. We do.

America is a very wealthy country in aggregate. Those who hold the money allow the poor to have just enough, so they won't harm the wealthy. It is very difficult for Blacks to get into the ruling class. The world is a bad place if you are not White. We focus on the United States because that is what we can control. There are big inequities that need to be addressed regardless of whether there are other countries that are worse.

7 Republicans senators voted to convict him. That is remarkable given the current environment.

Also, he gets to watch his grand children grow up. Two of them have gotten married in the last few years and they were both thrilled that he was around to see it. Too many people see the elderly slow down and think they aren't contributing anything or enjoying life, but they really do. Their lives are as valuable as anyone else.

When my father turned 90, I looked at this longevity calculator and it said he would most likely die within one year, but the probability of his lasting two years or three years was not that much lower. He is now 97.

It was a sarcastic remark about zenophobia.

True, but I think many would not be happy if they found out that Jesus looked like an Arab

I didn't follow the first one close enough to have an opinion. The second was much more obvious and egregious.

Most of the big money teams have not done much yet probably because they are waiting to see how the negotiations work out. There very well could be some stupid money thrown around before the season starts.

MLB kills another good idea: OK, I get why this might have been problematic and wasn't expecting it to happen, but I would have liked it. Maybe some day MLB will do something I want!

The second impeachment was 100% legitimate. Trump was guilty. There is absolutely no was you can reasonably defend him. I mean he didn't even try to hide it! He told us he was going to try to steal the election if he lost and that's what he tried to do telling us about it every step of the way.

Who is Cartman? All his posts (except for one admittedly funny post about the Lions) are hit and run political posts. MarothforMVP? Stan?

The 340 is in millions.

I don't expect a major delay of the season. There is too much money at stake. Both sides will play chicken until the last minute and then they'll make a deal. There will be universal DH and expanded playoffs and a bunch of stuff that most normal fans won't care about.

LOL, I sometimes stop at NPR when I am driving up for my hikes in rural NH. It's either that or country music or right wing conspiracy theory radio or some evangelist ranting about how I'm going to hell for being a liberal. NPR's news is very balanced and includes some conservative voices (not the MAGA BS, but old school conservative). Their esoteric documentaries are pompously liberal. If I'm lucky, I can find a local station that plays rock music from the 80s.

I see the second one now (maybe the opinion arm of the network?). Fox news is still way further right on the chart.