@MSH - nice new persontext, old boy
I still don't get the whole Clinton email "Scandal"
Because when you actually read the story it turns out that it wasn't even illegal and several other top politicians used private mail servers for their mail as well.
The problem is that she either made stupid or unethical decisions and it has the appearance of being very very shady, up to and including the destruction of evidence before investigators were able to actually look at it. But thus far very little of consequence has actually been found. It has been found that she did stuff that broke internal state department rules. And she mishandled classified materials which is on some level illegal. But thus far no malicious intent can be attached to that. And nobody is willing to prosecute anyway.
I'll be honest. I don't see that turning into an actual court case at all. But even by her own admission she made a mistake. And based on other peoples testimony she was warned multiple times by people with expertise that should have been trusted that she was making a mistake. I personally see that as a major flaw.
I, though not an American, agree with this. Opacity and accountability of the state is a big issue for me. Here in Sweden, all state employees are required by law to log all mail and email they receive and send, and I expect the same from all politicians. Just the action of setting up a separate, private server like that would be a huge red flag for me, and it would upset me greatly if I found out a government official had done it. It might not be Technically Illegal, but it clearly breaks the citizen-state trust contract, in my opinion.
That she is not alone in doing this is besides the point (although the ride she's been put on over it definitely reveals a difference in treatment/bias against her in comparison to the others that's guilty of the same thing). Really, the fact that it was the Cheney regime that started the practice, or at least that she learned it from, should be an immediate giveaway.
Splitting the country is not a practical, practicable, or desirable solution. First and foremost because the country is by and large split on rural versus urban lines, and you can't get just one or the other. Second, because that's creating bubbles. I understand it's a joke or at least not a serious proposal. It still showcases a sentiment I very much disagree with. I suppose I'm just the sort of Democrat that RedKing wants to avoid being, though, with not believing that the most important thing is winning at all costs and thereby letting someone else get an advantage over me.
Don't waste your time; Baby Boomers are getting old and replaced with immigrants. Give it 20 years, and demographics will change significantly.
So long as this country doesn't do something stupid like heavily restrict immigration.
This doesn't actually solve anything though! Immigration is not good or bad of itself! Even when it helps individuals, it does not solve the root problems! In certain cases it can spread and perpetuate problems!
They said that about people dying ofd twenty years ago and they'll be saying it twenty years from now.
Not to mention that "I hope my countrymen die" is an awful basis for a national spirit.
I'm Irish! Hi, American cousins!
Go home, Irish, you're drunk.
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