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How dare you! Actually, not terrible ideas, but I would pin it to an age, not whether you have retired or not. Maybe 70 currently? As we live longer and people are healthier longer it may need to go up. Something to think about: the wealthier you are the less this affects you. You could pay to have someone else drive you anywhere at anytime, and, although it’s probably not legal, if you were rich and could afford it, you could probably find at least one person who would change their vote for you for some $$.
It sounds like you are making the argument that sexuality is nuture, not nature…I am not sure how I feel about that. I suppose it must be both to some and that there would definitely be significantly more gay, lesbian, bi, etc. folks if society didn’t socialize us to be hetero by default.
I agree. If you have not opted out for whatever reason, you get harvested. In a similar vein, euthanasia and assisted suicide should be legal for those with terminal illness or over a certain age.
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World News@lemmy.world•U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of JesusEnglish
2·10 hours agoTrump would suffer no political fallout from holding up a baby to keep from getting shot. Unfortunately, real life is much worse than that movie.
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Linux@lemmy.ml•Every Terminal program should have a black background by default
10·18 hours agoI change mine to white text on blue background a la Commodore 64.
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politics @lemmy.world•Barron Trump barred from military service as Iran war sparks outrage
1·20 hours agoI think that was requirement for the various forms of financial aid you could get.
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politics @lemmy.world•Barron Trump barred from military service as Iran war sparks outrage
21·20 hours agoPerhps it is not fair to say, but he actually looks evil to me.
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politics @lemmy.world•Barron Trump barred from military service as Iran war sparks outrage
42·20 hours agoThis sounds a little to close to “when they go low, we go high”. If the mainstream media had been willing to vilify Trump back in 2016 (even with lies of omission and sensational headlines), maybe he would have never gotten near the GOPedo nomination. Instead we have been fed a steady diet of civility and normalization.
Personally I am for staying on Daylight savings time permanently, rather than getting rid of it. But getting permanently off of it is preferably to the back and forth every year.
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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What old person thing do you do now that you wouldn't have guessed you'd do when you were younger?
4·3 days agoThis. Along the same lines, I have to make myself little notes, using real stickies, computer stickies, and phone reminders I or will almost always forget to do or go to whatever it is I am trying not to forget.
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News@lemmy.world•Trump Admits Americans Will Likely Die in New War Nobody Wants
1·3 days agoThe suspension of disbelief that this giant orange milksop would ever enlist or fight for anything is too great, sorry.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•What is a common stereotype about your country or your ancestors’ country(ies) that just isn’t true?
6·3 days agoUnited States
Land of the free, home of the brave - UNTRUE
Separation of church and state - UNTRUE
With a little hard work and determination anyone can achieve their (American) dream - LAUGHABLY UNTRUE
Ridiculous amounts of wealth very unevenly distributed - TRUE
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Technology@lemmy.world•President Donald Trump bans Anthropic from use in government systemsEnglish
233·4 days agoHe is like a spoiled child, just like his shitstain cabinet. I wish there were some way we could identify those who voted for him in 2016, 2020, or 2024 and tattoo an orange T on their foreheads so they could never go anywhere again without ridicule and harassment.
So, of the (apparently) 7.4% who do want unification (either right away or after waiting some unspecified period), what percentage of that 7.4% mean unification under PRC and how many unification under ROC rule?
The graph also shows that (since 1994) those two groups that want unification (whether now or later) have fallen from 20% to the current 7.4%.
The number who want independence at some later date has almost tripled since 1994 (8.0% ti 21.9%), whereas the number who want independence immediately or a.s.a.p. is very small and has barely changed (3.1% to 4.4%).
It suggests to me that whatever else most Taiwanese want they do not want conflict or violence with mainland China.
It certainly doesn’t suggest that any significant percentage of Taiwanese want reunification with the PRC today. Anybody have any insights into the nitty gritty details of the 30 years of polling or whether or not we should be suspicious of the Election Study Center at NCCU?
An '84 manual diesel 4-cylinder Isuzu pickup
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News@lemmy.world•Democrats in four states seek to bar ICE employees from future civil service jobs
2·5 days agoMaybe some extra-judicial trials followed by “sentencing”?

Andy Partridge and Paddy McAloon are two off the top of my head who are underrated that you can use for comparison.