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Voting rights legislation

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

*Young people in West Virginia look to push Sen. Joe Manchin in hopes of passing federal voting rights legislation.*

Thank you, the country needs this.

Legal representation for poor people

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

We must establish the right for poor people to have legal representation in civil cases.

The UK used to have a system called "legal aid" which did this, but the Tories cut it, and cut it again, and I don't think there is much left of it now.

Carbon pricing on meat and dairy

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

*Animal and Climate Justice Coalition Calls for Carbon Pricing on Meat, Dairy Products.*

I support this. I don't intend to cease eating meat or dairy, but when I do so, I should pay the real cost, and so should everyone else. This will help encourage everyone to cut down.

Contempt for pain and loss

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

The private boarding schools where the British elite educate their sons are designed to teach them contempt for their own pain and loss, and therefore contempt for anyone else's pain and loss.

They also learn never to show they care about anything or anyone. The writer argues that this is why the ruling class educated there is so bad at ruling.

(satire) Put off going to the doctor

mercredi 11 août 2021 à 02:00

(satire) *Woman Puts Off Going To Doctor Until Disease Bad Enough For Him To Believe Her.*