Recent content by Testy Calibrate

Well, yes. That was my point

It's not corrupted. It's working like it's intended to work. It is still possible to make laws limiting power. That doesn't mean the powerful will go along with it. That's why the laws matter.

In a democracy, power can be limited by law. Whether it is or isn't actually done, it's the only system where it is possible

The language in the op seems wrong. Believe isn't the right word for axioms. I mean, I believe the axiom of choice has some utility. But then, I believe most axioms have some utility. They are just rules for producing mathematical structures. You can use quite useless axioms to generate...

It's a bit of a joke in Portland Oregon how right wing relatives call family here and inform us that our city is burning down and people can't go out in the streets anymore. They don't believe us when we say that isn't actually the case. Yes there is a homeless epidemic, but no worse than...

Clearly Trump was a better asset

I'll close the door and you will still be here

Just an FYI, the ballots are paper and hand recounts can spot any irregularities. This is literally a fake story.

This is a great post. I almost always take time to talk with door knockers. Their issues usually fascinate me. Once though, I had an older white woman who looked in her 70s show up with a young black boy who looked around 10. I listened for a minute then squatted down to his level and told him...

Putin is exploiting the inherent weakness in democracy, as soon as you limit free speech in such a way that there is an official source of censorship, you create an official source of information. If you were to limit speech to "proven or eyewitness " information or some variation, you have...

Damn. That will be exciting

The civil rights act was the result of movement politics

Bernie and Trump have arguably been our best modern examples. Both changed parties to the one that offered the most leverage.

Actually, he rewrote the song while Jackson went to another studio across the hall. Kind of an interesting story. Worth googling anyway

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