Wasn't 2024 the first time in ages (perhaps ever in their adult lifetimes) that the boomer generation didn't get the government that they had voted for? Hence some of the outrage at the ver… (View Post)

Big Creepy Uncle is watching you. (View Post)

That doesn't stop people being ambitious (you and I both spend enough time around clergy to know that), but it does reward those who hide it better. "Ultimately, I became a priest to serve … (View Post)

That only works if the people at the top can be shamed into doing the right thing, even at significant personal cost. Does the top tier of the USA consist of such people? (View Post)

Or in that "it seemed funny at the time" line from Frasier: Daphne: Oh, come on now, Dr Crane. It's not like men have never used sex to get what they want. Frasier: How can we possibly… (View Post)