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And to the point, Democrats need to stop trying to convert Maga voters. They need to focus on the non-voters who are disillusioned with a system that doesn’t serve them. And what do they have to do? Just like Mamdani is doing: do what the people want. They’ll shower are you with votes and money.

Hold onto your butts

Those quotation marks are unnecessary. This is hardly unusual behavior for a Christian.

I’ve never met a Christian, who actually embodied Christian values. Every one of them, especially the more religious of them, is a lying bigoted hypocrite, who only gives a shit about themselves and their own family. Maybe I’ve met the wrong kind of Christians, but there it is.

I have, however, met a great deal of atheists, who, in fact, do embody what Christians proselytize as their values. Kindness, acceptance, understanding, a duty to help others… in my life, the worst people I’ve ever met were strongly religious. And the best people I’ve ever met were atheists.

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Oh, you still had any doubt whatsoever? How cute.

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Hardly surprising

In a pluralistic society, individuals are rarely responsible for any measure of “change“. While we may venerate- and even idolize - such memorable figures in our history, and rightly so, the vast majority of change is both slow and takes place because of the concerted effort of a large amount of people who don’t really take any credit for it.

So, while your statement is, technically, correct, it doesn’t account for how such things typically come to pass. In other words, what you said makes sense logically, but practically, that logic plays a very small role in the reality of the situation because most people act illogically.

I haven’t officially switched to anything yet, I’m still trying stuff out.

But the first brand I saw to try was Kicking Horse because they’re both actually ethical, but had some attractive-sounding options I wanted to try.

My favorite blend of Peet’s was Major Dickenson’s Blend, a dark roast that is… well I just love it. Trying to get to that same level of “I love this”, I am trying Kicking Horse’s Grizzly Claw dark roast and their Smart Ass medium roast.

Honestly, it’s just not hitting the mark with the dark roast, but the medium roast is actually pretty great. The dark roast is very good, don’t get me wrong, but the Major Dickinson‘s Blend from Peet’s is just so much better. Or, rather, I like it so much better. I don’t know if I’m going to be able to match it. I plan on trying some other sources before I settle on one (or a few), but I’m afraid that I’m not going to be able to replace it with something that I like as much. But I don’t mind that as much as I do mind the ethical concerns around coffee, and, in particular, where I source my coffee from.

It is just one of those products that is mired in exploitation of every possible kind, and I just cannot countenance being a part of that. So, I’ll sacrifice the most delicious coffee I’ve ever had (that I can buy myself and make it home) against people and countries coming to harm because I like a delicious dark brew.

OK, well, now that’s different.

I think the controversy around In-N-Out Burger is far less well-known because they’re not a national chain and they didn’t generate over a decade of ill, Will through their very loud and very visible activism. In fact, I only found out about it recently myself, even though I’ve been aware of the brand for decades. A lot of their customers would probably stop going there if they knew. The problem is that they don’t know.

Of course, there are the hypocrites, although some are not as ill meaning as others. For example, I recently discovered that my favorite coffee brand. Pete is not quite so ethical as they claim in their business practices. But it took me a couple of weeks of continuing to buy their coffee before I could find a suitable alternative. Although… I am willing to take responsibility for that. I guess that’s the difference.

I like how, instead of a DeLorean, it’s a Cybertruck with gullwing doors.

“I face too many consequences for my bigotry, and it’s much more difficult to exploit laborers here. Therefore, I will go somewhere more friendly to fascist billionaire profiteers.”