Recent comments in /f/Washington

bernyzilla t1_j1kg5av wrote

I still don't agree that one side advocating for fascism and the other for universal healthcare is the same thing. At all. Conservative media is a pox on our democracy. Fox news is only good at it because propaganda is easy when you are able to lie continuously. There's a middle ground between censorship and not giving a platform to hate speech that encourages violence, or at the very least regulating what is able to be called "news"

Fine let's leave the electoral college behind for now. Hopefully you can agree it is an outdated institution. A thousand years ago 200 miles was a long way, and people can have a very different culture too much away. Fast transportation and instant communication have changed that. Things aren't really that different across the country, at least not more different than say racial and religious differences between people that could live next door to each other.

But I'm willing to hear you out, You've been some what clear about what you don't like. What do you advocate for?

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andthedevilissix t1_j1k910m wrote

Truly think about it a bit more, though. The president doesn't make the laws which is why I'm concentrating on senate representation. Having each state with 2 senators makes sure that states can look out for their own interests rather than be subsumed by larger states. If the very large states like California and NY etc all became very Trumpian, and we had a Senate that was population-based, would you feel like Washington had much input?

This is important because people in Washington have different needs, priorities, and concerns than people in New Mexico...right down to natural resource management.

It may help to think of US states the same way that you'd think of individual EU countries.

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islandlalala t1_j1k8vkg wrote

I agree with this. Daughter travel nurses, worked in Aberdeen so you know what we went through. We’ve talked about this shit for years in my family because we liked to day trip to ocean shores and knew we had to grit teeth and hang on from Tacoma on south. And I agree with poster who said pandemic seems to have worsened it. Daughter turned down the job extension from staff that really liked her and treated her well, primarily due to having to drive that stretch when she’d head home. Oh, and landlords in Aberdeen are black toothed robbers so there’s that. Sketchy damn area with some really nice people there 😕

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andthedevilissix t1_j1k88ef wrote

If you decide to look at news again in the future I'd recommend something with an obvious, but minimal, bias. So, for instance, The Economist is obviously pro-business as is The Financial Times - but their reporting is factual and reliable. They may point out the downsides to a unionization drive they cover, but you already know going in that they're coming from that perspective.

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midgethemage OP t1_j1k3gqq wrote

Portland drivers are definitely different, but in some ways act similarly. With them, it's more like a "social justice warrior" thing where they don't think you should speed, so they'll do everything in their power to prevent you from speeding. Less brake checking, and more speed matching other cars to keep you from getting around them.

In my opinion, Seattle drivers are much better than Portland drivers. Seattle drivers are more conscious of driving etiquette and at least act like they have somewhere to be.

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