re: Alabama Board Coronavirus Thread

What time do y'all think MeeMaw extends the mask order today?

As a “Drunk, miserable and broke” guy, did that make Ystars lunch taste any better?

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Here’s the page, champ. Maybe you took too many headshots to remember it. I did the work for you. You defended the voting rights of a dead woman.

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Maybe YStar hadn't read the entire dialog and didn't realize the post he replied to was a about a dead, cremated woman.

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Maybe more would be willing to vote if the choices to vote for carried out their civic duty while in office.

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Amen.

Typically, the candidates (both Democrats and Republicans) aren't even honest or trustworthy. Corruption is standard operating procedure. Our elected officials do not serve American citizens who vote; they serve powerful wealthy special interests/lobbyists who fund their parties and campaigns. People feel like their votes don't matter because they don't matter.

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People feel like their votes don't matter because they don't matter.

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The irony is the elections where votes matter more(local and state races) generally have much lower turnout than the Presidential race where votes in most states don't matter much because of the Electoral College. This year, votes in FL, PA, MI, WI, NC, AZ, and OH are going to carry much more weight than votes in AL, CA, NY, TN, SD, and on and on.

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The irony is...

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...it won't make much difference who wins. Our federal government will still operate as a very corrupt and dysfunctional shitshow.

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One, as a whole I think the military is a massive drain on our budget and is rife with waste, fraud, and abuse. I think one big reason it has gotten that way is any talk of the military that isn't total veneration of the military is characterized as anti-American. I recognize the need for a strong military, including a presence in foreign countries. I have respect for those that choose to serve, while also not putting them on a pedestal. I think our lawmakers and the brass of the military use the military for heinous acts and missions sometimes. I also think war has changed drastically over the last 20 years and we're a bit behind. We're still fighting an arms race that we lapped the field in decades ago, when the battlefields are now largely in cyberspace.

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First I will say I am not offended before responding.

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One, as a whole I think the military is a massive drain on our budget and is rife with waste, fraud, and abuse

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Yes but as do many government programs especially when dealing the civil service union and wasted resources there and other departments that have become defunct.

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I think one big reason it has gotten that way is any talk of the military that isn't total veneration of the military is characterized as anti-American.

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Not true at all. Even people in the military will tell you about issues inside and lack of resources. The only thing that I see is when politicians use it for gain. That I consider anti-American.

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I have respect for those that choose to serve, while also not putting them on a pedestal.

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So like me I assume you take issue with Biden putting his son on a pedestal last night. I never nor did anyone I know signed up for recognition or a piece a jewelry to wear on our chest.

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I think our lawmakers and the brass of the military use the military for heinous acts and missions sometimes.

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War is heinous but our government has done nothing close to what many 3rd world governments have to their own people but yet we have people, especially on the left wanting us to ignore because they are anti-military.

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I also think war has changed drastically over the last 20 years and we're a bit behind. We're still fighting an arms race that we lapped the field in decades ago, when the battlefields are now largely in cyberspace.

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This is completely wrong. We are no longer in an arms race. If anything we continue to shrink our military. In most case due to technology and more special training that requires less boots on the ground. And cyberspace we may be ahead of the rest of the world by a long shot with the investment our government has made in both military and security agencies.

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Masks extended 5 more weeks.

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What a failure of a governor.

Don't have the time this afternoon to address every point, but I'll respond to this one...

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So like me I assume you take issue with Biden putting his son on a pedestal last night

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I actually did not have an issue with that. It's his son, and he should be proud of him and put him on a pedestal. I also don't really have a problem with honoring individual service members for acts of heroism. I was more talking about the general attitude of "respect the troops" or saying athletes that kneel during the national anthem are disrespecting the troops.

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I actually did not have an issue with that. It's his son, and he should be proud of him and put him on a pedestal.

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For the love he had for his son or his political gain?

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I also don't really have a problem with honoring individual service members for acts of heroism.

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Being a lawyer stationed in the rear at Camp Victory does not represent heroism. If so why did not every other person stationed there receive the same? Easy answer so no reply needed. And for the record he received the Bronze Star without the V. Which means its was not awarded for valor or heroism.

The other two awards were given to him posthumous only because of who his father was and the political family name.

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I have respect for those that choose to serve, while also not putting them on a pedestal.

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Interesting though how you contradict yourself here.

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for acts of heroism

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So now you see him as a hero.