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[–] [email protected] 64 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Excellent analogy.

I used, “Why do starving people have distended stomachs? They can’t be starving with those big bellies, right?”

The ship is more accurate and less upsetting, although shock can sometimes be compelling through cognitive dissonance. I think from now on I’ll start with the ship and progress from there.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago

Unfortunately, Republicans don’t care about logic or reality. They care only about winning.