And also to note that “ethnic minorities” are not a monolith. Some groups have rates of incarceration that are below that of the white population, some above. (View Post)

And, doing it to please two countries, the USA and India, that do not like us anyway. And, it does concern me that one day, the UN will rule that the Falklands belongs to Argentina, or Gibraltar to S… (View Post)

I think an important feature of repentance is to acknowledge that forgiveness from those you have wronged is an act of grace, not an entitlement. And, that forgiveness from those you have wronged, do… (View Post)

Probably not. Take Chinese money, and eventually, you end up with people storming the Presidential palace. Governments that treat their own people like shit are not going to treat foreign clients any… (View Post)

Normalcy bias is also a feature. People believe that normal structures will hold malevolent actors in check, until they do not. A generation ago, there would be plenty of Republican Representatives a… (View Post)