Fun fact! It’s pronounced ‘lattyboo-lar-tay’

(No need to double check)

Assume far more money is being spend on fire prevention, than what’s currently lost in fire

For anyone reading this thinking that this may sound like a good rebuttal: it’s a false equivalence.

Fire prevention is a worthwhile expenditure, because things being on fire when they shouldn’t is generally very bad. The cost of fire prevention is worth it, especially when lives are at stake.

Benefit cheat-catching is (or at least should be) purely about net savings. What happens though is the costs outweigh the savings making them pointless, as well as hurting those in who accidently get caught in the net too.

Don’t fall for specious arguments, folks! A pithy rebutally might sound convincing at first, but don’t be afraid to think deeper about it. And don’t be afraid to ignore the commenter if you believe they’re arguing in bad faith.

People forget that trump did not run for president 3 times. He’s run for president 5 times.

OOTL foreigner here. When were the other 2 times?

Seeing as this is a British brand, I’m not entirely convinced ‘they knew’.

Will you please take this seriously

This is legit the first time I’ve heard of Cyprus not being European

American English yes, British English no.

I’m unsure about other English-speaking countries.

"Yes, because the reduced happiness of others elevates mine in comparison. This is because I believe in a rigid social hierarchy where happiness is zero-sum, and it’s the only way I’m able to climb the ladder. Once the short-lived boost in happiness inevitably wears off due to the world not actually working in that way, I will further look to enable suffering to forever chase the high in the only way I know. I will never truly feel deep satisfaction and inner peace, and I will slowly decline into old age feeling ever more isolated and bitter.

Get rekt, libs."

That’s some 5d chess right there

And second and secondmost, I blame the anti-Trump non-voters. The GOP only lost about 2 million from 2020, but the Democrats lost about 14 million. I know they’re not all accounted for but that is a MUCH larger swathe from blue than red. Obviously some switched sides for their own reasons but basically there are maybe 10 million voters who decided that voting for the lesser of two evils wasn’t on their agenda and did nothing. Disappointing.

Edit: obviously I blame all the propaganda from the billionaires/wealthy media/foreign interference etc too (and moreso), but let’s take that as read.

…my state and several other blue states have been working on a contingency plan ever since Biden looked like a certain loss, months back.

Can you expand on this, in eli5 fashion? Curious foreigner here.

L

The Indian ocean isn’t a desert

It’s also a false equivalence. The government helping to house people is absolutely not the same as private individuals sharing their homes.

And I’ve never seen Australia, therefore it doesn’t exist

So many people conflate BBC’s news with its comedies

The shows tend to be leftwing. The news does shit like this: —

I’m not sure why I thought that

Quid’s outdated mate

So if I’m reading this right, French (closely followed by English) tends to convey the most info per unit time?

Nice one bruva