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Wasn't there a movie where Ichigo & co. went to hell? I always found it strange that they never talked about it much in the series proper.
Also, I just love the classic _"Don't you ever wonder why ___ has __?" I don't remember if Kubo used that leading question often, but it's just so Bleach for some reason.
I'm sorry in advance if this has already been discussed, but I'm curious, does anyone ever hear of people who downplay the severity of this pandemic citing these points as argument?
So this guy is basically arguing that letting old and sick folks live the rest of their lives aren't worth tanking the economy over. That among more than 217,000 died "were going to die anyway", which is… ugh.
For added context, this guy also intentionally uses CDC's "6%" number to downplay the pandemic even further. He went on and on about how hospitalization rates are down (no citation), therefore mission accomplished and we should open up already. The guy is also anti-masker and part of those who believe "get it and get it over with" when it comes to COVID-19, even though he hasn't admitted to catching it.
If there's a nuanced counter-argument on this, I'm all eyes and ears, because it felt like I was arguing with a sociopath…
I probably missed them throughout all that petulant rambling, but I was unable to catch any sort of policy or plan coming from Trump. All I heard was good old bone cracking from him trying too hard to pat himself on the back, that he's got the greatest everything blah blah blah… utterly disconnected from reality at hand that requires him doing the fixing, not just taking credits. Though to be fair, I only remembered some tidbits about Biden's "plan" on tackling climate change because he mistook GND which he said "would pay for itself" as his own (lol).
The part where Trump said (paraphrasing) "don't talk about being 'smart' with me, Joe" was ultra cringe, coming from failson who paid someone else to take his SAT for him. Also predictably, when he's asked to condemn right-wing extremists and armed militias, he quickly pivoted to Antifa.
Sigh Can Harris even salvage this whole mess by trouncing Pence in VP debate?
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He's against taxes of any kind that aren't voluntary. I've decided to blacklist the topic from future conversations though, lol.
It reminds me of a discussion between Sam Seder (Majority Report) with a right-wing libertarian where the latter wants to substitute coercive taxation with something voluntary, like donations, to fund public services and infrastructures. Sam then brought up the possibility that the rich portion of the populace who could afford to donate a lot (and more frequently) would end up paying everything for everyone. The right-wing libertarian guy ended up agreeing that, yes, that'd be problematic.
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You would think… His main complaint is people aren't consenting to taxation and thus are being oppressed and basically robbed by the state. Which I don't understand.
Out of curiosity, is your friend against all forms of taxation? I think there are right-wing libertarians out there who are against income tax but strangely not sales tax because they think they can freely opt out of the latter. Just don't buy luxury stuffs! Under assumption that essential goods and services don't get taxed as well, that is.
…Wait, did it just end at chapter 4? I thought this was going to be fully serialized. Also, Mangaplus doesn't even have chapter 2 out of 4.
I still don't know what to think of this series. Is this a canonically shared universe with Bleach? I'd assume so due to how their magic works like Kidou. It's just that the protagonists feel kinda lackluster in a way that they feel the same as Ichigo was: passive protagonist with no goal who simply reacts to things happening to him and his surroundings.
I know the blonde witch one actually has a goal, but it's not really presented as an interesting one even in-universe. That is, unless I'm mistaking the significance of climbing up in rank for her or if there's even something at stake if her goal isn't realized.
Wow, didn't realize this witch stuff got new chapters beyond the one-shot. The cover title already makes me laugh.
DON'+ JUDGE A BOOK FROM I+S COVER
TI+E KUBO
Judging the cover as it is makes me feel like a bad person because of how uninteresting whatever little he slapped on it. You won this one, Kubo.
And I hope they're not correct but I've read some things about it negatively impacting your brain.
Respiratory failure from the virus -> oxygen deprivation -> lasting brain damage, possibly death
That's how I understand it at the very least.
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I don't remember who exactly he is, but I thought it was pretty ridiculous.
Must be Tom Cotton. I hate myself for remembering him…
Suing Chinese government for their cover-ups in this is one thing, but as usual, the GOP only see this as means to wash their hands entirely from their own incompetent response to the pandemic.
It felt great seeing pro-life anti-abortion figurehead like Ben Shapiro had his argument (if you count "It's just science!" as one that is) crumble on itself from the slightest scrutiny on BBC interview. Ben was triggered so hard by the question pertaining his stance on Georgia's new anti-abortion bill that he kept coming back to it, cried unfair lefty bias, accused his interviewer as opportunist trying to make quick buck off Ben's popularity and left prematurely after throwing hissy fit.
It was utterly glorious spectacle which I hope he'll never recover from.
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