A couple weeks ago, after more than three decades on this earth, I discovered for the first time that if I slice the butter from the other end of the stick, I can get a nice clean, straight, vertical cut. Because the butter knife is only beveled on one side.
All my life, I've been slicing butter from the wrong end, and the knife has slipped off a third of the way down every time...
The handedness binary is a worn-out social construct
(/s, for anyone who needs it said)
Look, I don't trust the US or Israeli governments either, but I really feel for the Iranian protesters and many of them are already mourning. The faster this regime falls, the better.
When was the last time somebody was excommunicated? Did they deserve it as much as he does?
I honestly don't get the reference, but it sounds like something they would do...
It's alright, it happens. At least you picked up on it...
The Iranian government is already shooting live ammunition at its people, just like they did during the last round of major protests. They've already killed hundreds on the past couple days, under the fog of an internet blackout. Protestors are asking for international help.
The sooner the Iranian people topple their government, the better.
State governments are not aspects of the US government. The US government refers specifically to the federal government. It's called dual sovereignty or something to that effect. States governments are separate institutions with their own constitutions, and are for the most part independent (or at least were intended to be), although still subject to federal law.
The closest comparison would be like the parliaments of Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man. Technically their own countries ('states'), but subject to the agreements of the larger union (the federation or kingdom, depending on which nation).
Local councils in the UK have an equivalent in the US as well. States are generally divided into counties with their own governments, and most cities as well as some towns have their own metropolitan or municipal governments.
Granted, not even most americans, being ignorant, fully understand that there are multiple levels of government with different jurisdictions that they're subject to. That's why you see idiots fucking up state or local infrastructure when they're really mad at the federal government.
They should bring back excommunication just for him.
You mean to say one cannot simply throw away the SIM like in super-sleuth films?
It's not everyday you get an opportunity to have your name put on a wikipedia page with people from the 1st century...