Listening to him speak, you can tell that he thinks people are stupid. Having said that - I think he will be the GOP candidate and I think he will win the election. There are a lot of white folks that want to flex their muscles to let everyone know they still control this country. Angry white people are crazy and will stand in line days to vote if they have to.
First - percentage wise, Catholic Priests are lower than Protestant or other Christian Denominations, Jewish synagogues and Islam based faiths when it comes to sexual abuse. That should give you an idea of how bad the situation really is. The Catholic Church is huge and organized so it is a lot easier to go after. I have represented abuse victims against the Catholic Church.... I have a couple cases right now against male public school teachers and school districts. There are a number of studies that show that sexual abuse occurs when you have strict patriarchies, and a lack of transparency and accountability. Right now, the Mormon Church is the worst offenders - in the Middle East, sexual abuse by religious leaders and older males against women and children is incredibly common. Also, the division between sexual abuse between male and female children in the Catholic Church is closer to 50/50 than most would expect. When adjusted for opportunity, Priests were more likely to abuse girls than boys. What happened in the Catholic Church is no different than what has happened in other faiths - predators look for positions of authority and opportunity where they think they will get away with it - and thus the appeal of the Catholic Church and any religious institution that preaches obedience and reverence for the patriarchy. It is why it was common in the Boys Scouts, primary schooling and other such institutions. Also, if a Priest wanted to have sex with a grown woman, it would not be very hard to do. Many parishioners look up to Priests, they are around many women and they also have a certain amount of expendable money and time... and it does happen, it just isn't as salacious.
I know you are joking, but there are over 11,000 members in Log Cabin Republicans alone. That said, why is a good question...
Who would guess that creating a toxic environment for teachers and university professors would drive them away. https://www.tampabay.com/news/educa...university-faculty-away-some-see-brain-drain/ The Tampa Bay Times reviewed records showing an upward tick in staff departures at some of Florida’s largest universities. And, as the Board of Governors discovered this spring, doubts about the state’s academic workplace are spreading fast. Matthew Lata, a music professor at Florida State University, told board members that candidates were turning down positions in his college “because of the perceived anti-higher education atmosphere in the state.” Talk of the phenomenon is everywhere, he said. “More and more often we are hearing ‘Florida? Not Florida. Not now. Not yet.’” Help wanted Across the State University System, the murmurs are getting louder: Some Florida schools are having trouble filling positions. A candidate who applied to join the University of South Florida’s philosophy department instead took a job at a lower-ranked school in another state, pointing to Florida’s political climate. Among the hundreds of messages sent to the Board of Governors in recent months was an email from a finance professor at the University of Central Florida who wrote to say his department lost a candidate over concerns about tenure. A University of Florida employee reported giving tours to a half dozen prospective hires, all of whom “expressed mixed feelings about moving to Florida in the current political climate.” ‘An easy decision’ The Times obtained records from four of the state’s biggest schools, including data on faculty departures and searches dating to 2018. At the University of Florida, 1,087 employees resigned in 2022 — the only time in the last five years that the number exceeded 1,000. Departures could top that mark again if they continue at their current pace. More than 730 employees had left UF this year as of May 31. The University of Central Florida said 103 faculty did not return for the 2022-23 academic year, the highest number in the last five years. Florida State University also hit a five-year high, losing 136 faculty to resignation last year. And the University of South Florida said it lost 146 faculty in 2022, up from an average of 95 over the previous four years. This year, the school lost 55 through May, on pace for the upward trend to continue. Ylce Irizarry is among those saying goodbye. She arrived at USF in 2009 to teach and conduct research on a broad range of Chicanx and Latinx literature. She said she entered the field with hopes of helping first-generation students complete their degrees. She had found a home in USF’s English department, where she was the first Latina faculty member to be tenured. But pressures crept in as time went on, starting after cuts to the budget and to general education requirements under former Gov. Rick Scott. They grew more acute when Donald Trump became president in 2016. “Then the pressures clearly exacerbated when Gov. DeSantis took over and started his restructuring of education,” Irizarry said. ... But when she got an offer last year from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the choice was made easier. By then, Florida lawmakers were considering more legislation, this time with the potential to root out entire subjects, limit diversity efforts and further restrict faculty tenure. The measures were passed easily by the Republican-dominated legislature and signed into law by DeSantis. “It was difficult to choose to give up things that I had worked very, very hard for,” Irizarry said. “But it was an easy decision because I felt I literally would not be able to do my job. I simply could not see a way to do the job I was hired to do under the Gov. DeSantis regime.” Carolyne Ali-Khan, who came to the University of North Florida in Jacksonville to teach social justice in education 12 years ago, made a similar calculation. In 31 years of teaching, she hadn’t seen a climate like this. And it was rapidly unfolding in front of her.
Are u saying u think Ronnie will beat Trump straight up, or are u assuming Trump will be dead or in jail?
this will soon be medical professionals interested in seeing the impact in quality of healthcare 5-10 years from now
I think the power brokers in the Republican Party and business will do everything possible to push DeSantis past Trump - because Trump won’t beat Biden in the GE but DeSantis likely would.
Have you been to Western Canada? Look at house prices in Vancouver. People that live in the USA full time should get priority. It’s the same reason I am against companies owning lots of homes or even individuals owning many homes… the price of housing is rapidly increasing in the USA. One of the biggest advantages the USA had over the rest of the West was the ease of homeownership. Also, China makes it hard for non Chinese citizens to purchase homes in China. You have to live there and are limited to purchasing just one. If it were my decision, I wouldn’t allow anyone that isn’t living full time in the USA from purchasing a home and I would heavily tax companies that own lots of homes and the same for people that own 2-3 homes or more. Affordable housing, affordable food and affordable leisure are things the USA has always had - and now it is changing into a less safe Europe where ownership is hard.
I'm interested to see what methods those power brokers could use that would sway a Trump voter by the primaries. I personally think they lost control of the cult members long ago. If he loses he runs as a third party candidate so I still don't see DeSantis winning in 2024.
trump gets a spike every time he goes in front of a judge for a new offense, you have the J6 and Ga cases coming soon so I see his numbers rising. I think Nook has a good point but I am not sure trump will move out of the way for anyone, he`s to dam egotistical and at the end of the day he doesn't care about the gop or Americans, its ALL about power. Your scenario of him running as a 3rd party is plausible and man oh man would that split the gop, you would have mtg, stone , graham and the like running to trumps corner...........Its plausible, I don't know if it's feasible but if it did happen oh man, get your popcorn ready.
I figured home prices was a primary driver. Explanation puts it into better perspective as I too would prefer foreign investors and companies not be buying up homes.
Agree. What's happened to real estate prices in B.C. is insane. It seems like foreign ownership (not limited to China) has significantly distorted real estate markets in countries like Canada and England. I'm not sure how big the is the impact is in the U.S. right now.
It’s impacting the USA too. A lot of property on the West Coast has been bought by Italian investors that either have the homes sit empty of rent them out at high rates.
That pledge each GOP candidate must make about not opposing the eventual nominee or running as a third party candidate won't be worth the paper it's printed on. They keep trying to reign in Trump but what does he have to lose at this point? I still believe he'll be the one on the ballot for the Republican party after it's all said and done. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/05/desantis-trump-florida-2024-gop-primary-loyalty-00104819
