King3d

joined 1 year ago
[–] King3d@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

I get what you’re saying and agree, but patriotism doesn’t inherently lead to xenophobia. It can coexist with openness, respect for diversity, and global cooperation.

Patriotism is defined as love for one’s country, a sense of pride in its culture, values, and history, and a desire to contribute to its well-being. In its positive form, patriotism encourages civic responsibility, unity, and respect for a nation’s traditions without hostility toward others.

Of course in some cases it can lead to ultra-nationalism, but it doesn’t have to.

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Isn’t this the guy who was caught making racist remarks about Native Americans and refused to apologize?

Montana is a beautiful state, hopefully they don’t vote this loser in.

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I appreciate your willingness to correct the record.

As for the aid to Israel, I agree that the nature of the assistance and how it's used is a critical issue. I completely agree with your points and now understand your usage of “blank check”.

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

First of all, there aren’t any blank checks. Foreign aid isn’t a lump sum of money just given to a country. We allocate it to a spending purse and they can choose to spend it on specific items the US agrees upon, which is usually weapons. We don’t just give them cash.

Second, which debt? The US hasn’t issued any debt to Ukraine since the war started, except for possibly private companies.

I agree with your sentiment, just not the facts.

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I completely agree. A lot of the time “I believe in science” is usually used in reference to comparing it to feelings or faith, and in those cases it makes sense to say you trust science over someone’s gut feeling or their “own research”. If you are someone who just blindly goes around proclaiming “I believe in science” then you need to go back to school and take a critical thinking course.

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I want candy, bubble gum, and taffy. Skip to the sweet shop with my sweetheart Sandy

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Which of those girls is your fiancée?

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Israel doesn’t get more aid. Unless you consider total aid since 1946 adjusted for inflation, then yes, but that wouldn’t make sense. Israel gets 3.3 billion a year. Since February 2022, the United States has allocated $113.4 billion in emergency funding to support Ukraine.

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

I find the scrub daddy brushes to be the perfect fit for cleaning my cast iron as well.

[–] King3d@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

If you are curious, you could just read the article… it’s 788.

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