You should not be, particularly on a philosophy forum where the pursuit of truth is paramount. — praxis
Tiff doesn't feel insecure — frank
Attempting to grasp the concept of truth is philosophical. — frank
Pursuit of truth is paramount in a court of law. — frank
Were you expecting to try somebody or did you want to understand somebody else's point of view?
If it was the latter, try coming across a little less like a jackass. — frank
Not to barge in, but Tiff doesn't feel insecure, Praxis. She feels hurt that someone she cared about branded her as a racist. — frank
Well, to be fair, it is an intimidating challenge to defend the belief that Trump is good for our country or democracy in general. Not for the faint of heart. — praxis
Prove that he's bad for our country or democracy if your heart can handle the challenge. — frank
I'm not faint. Dow Jones loves him. QED. — frank
Lincoln suspended the right to writ of habeas corpus. Democracy got along just fine. I think you'd probably agree the present situation is fairly tame in comparison, yet you declare the sky is falling. Why is that?It's not good for democracy to erode the independence of law enforcement and the judiciary, and it's not good for democracy to deliberately undermine the free press. — praxis
A new report concludes that one effect of these rollbacks and changes to regulatory agencies is 80,000 deaths each year. — praxis
3.2 million fewer Americans have healthcare since Trump took office. — praxis
With the new tax bill that number is expected to increase by 13 million in ten years. — praxis
Dow Jones loves him. QED — frank
Sounds pretty faint to me. — praxis
It's not good for democracy to erode the independence of law enforcement and the judiciary, and it's not good for democracy to deliberately undermine the free press.
— praxis
Lincoln suspended the right to writ of habeas corpus. Democracy got along just fine. I think you'd probably agree the present situation is fairly tame in comparison, yet you declare the sky is falling. Why is that? — frank
A new report concludes that one effect of these rollbacks and changes to regulatory agencies is 80,000 deaths each year.
— praxis
That's a worrying speculation. May we have some proof that 80,000 people died because of those regulatory changes? — frank
With the new tax bill that number is expected to increase by 13 million in ten years.
— praxis
Do I need to explain the difference between a stray expectation and proof? — frank
Many believe that a free press and an independent judiciary and law enforcement support a healthy democracy. If that’s true then any effort to undermine these institutions is, well, not good, right? — praxis
I can look up a link to the report if you like. I gave a link to the list of deregulations, which is quite extensive. — praxis
Do you actually believe these reports are wild speculation? There are already 3.2 million fewer Americans with healthcare, as I pointed out. — praxis
As much as I disagree with Trump, the idea of staffers taking covert unilateral decisions is not good. If things are as bad as this official is saying it is then they should resign and put a face to their words — Michael
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