2024 US Presidential Election

Trump increased our national debt by $8.8 trillion dollars during his 4 years in office. If Trump understood money he wouldn't claim that China pays US tariffs.

Intersex and hyperandrogenism are very complex issues in women's sports. For example, the South African runner Caster Semenya has has the intersex condition 5α-Reductase 2 deficiency which gives her male levels of testosterone. In 2019 the IAAF put in a new rule for maximum testosterone levels in women's sports which required Semenya to take testosterone reducing medication which caused serious health issues.Women with male levels of testosterone obviously have an advantage over women with normal levels with all other things being equal. So how do we approach this issue? It's a tough one.

In my view, hormones are a different thing. No one is banning athletes for being too tall or having a specific hip shape. I think everyone accepts that some people will have advantages based on how their body is shaped. However, athletes are banned for having steroids (i.e. hormones) in their system. Various rules have been enacted in many sports that focus on testosterone levels for transgender athletes, and there is still debate as to the long lasting effects of testosterone on athletic performance. Is 3 years of testosterone blockers sufficient, or 5 years, or is there a permanent advantage once through puberty?If you think it is unfair for athletes to use steroids, you also have to ask if it is fair for women with male levels of naturally produced testosterone to compete against other women.

I think we also need to be careful of stigmatizing people. We shouldn't single someone out just because of their appearances. Good regulations would take care of this, testing everyone and holding them to the same standards. Those regulations should also be focused on creating fair competition. I'm of the opinion that the IOC and others really let these two boxers down by not having good regulations.

You follow the law. Specifically, you follow the law outlining the rules for people requesting asylum. We can certainly discuss what changes can be made to these laws. If they aren't requesting asylum, then you deport them.What you don't do is separate children from their parents at the border as a form of punishment and/or deterrence, which is what the Trump administration did.We also have to ask the question of what would happen to our economy if every illegal immigrant was magically transported back to their country of origin in an instance. From what I understand, it would collapse the construction and agriculture sectors of our economy, and possibly others like hospitality services. The impact would be felt the most in rural America due to loss of workers. The dirty little secret is that we need illegal immigrants in our economy. They are taking jobs most Americans don't want and are paid less than Americans would demand.

This is a perfect example of MAGA fake persecution. They make up stories of how they may be persecuted, and act as if that is the same as actually being persecuted. False. There is only one side that spread lies about an election, led an insurrection against our democracy, and attempted and is still attempting to take peoples' votes away. We can add "authoritarianism" to the list of words you don't understand.An example of authoritarianism is not letting woman control their own health care through the power of law. People saying you are immoral or unethical is not authoritarianism. It's just people voicing their opinion, otherwise known as free speech.

You don't know how to put "Democratic Platform 2024" into a google search?

As of 8/23/2024, that links to the 2020 platform. You will want the second link.DNC Releases 2024 Party Platform to be Voted on at Convention  - Democrats

We would settle for "unfit for office". Do we really want someone affecting our economy when they don't even understand the basics of how tariffs work?

And yet you feel persecuted and put upon when others do the same thing.

Since when? What are you basing this on?In 2022, about 15% of government revenue was spent on interest payments for the national debt. How is that going to bankrupt us?Would it be nice to have that 15% back to put into other programs? Absolutely, there is a opportunity cost that comes with paying off a national debt, but it isn't anywhere close to bankrupting us.As a comparison, I wonder what the average person pays in mortgage interest compared to their annual salary. The numbers I am seeing are about 30% of income is spent on mortgage interest.

If the debt continues to grow then there is a risk in the future, but there is no imminent bankruptcy in our near future, the kind that Phat thinks is about to happen.

If people believe in made up nonsense it is they who are removing themselves from reality. No one is forcing you to believe nonsense. As the old saw goes, you are entitled to your own opinions but not your own facts.

How is it a lie?Trump paid off a porn star to cover up an affair, and yet he will still get around 85% of the evangelical vote. Explain that. He has convinced about 80% of Republicans that he was cheated out of winning the 2020 election, despite not a shred of evidence demonstrating widespread fraud. They even made a golden idol of the man. And you rally behind one of the least Christ-like people imaginable. Go figure. How was democracy in trouble before Trump?Trump actually tried to keep himself in power with a coup. When has any other president done that? Invading Ukraine is conservatism? Psychological projection.

Recessions are normal, and a healthy part of any economy because they trim out the economic fat (i.e. companies that are too bloated). If you claim there will be a recession next year enough times you will be right at some point. No matter what the national debt is we will have recessions from time to time. Again, that's a normal outcome of market capitalism.