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It's weird to frame this as 'neglect'. Some minority groups are uniquely distrusting of medical professionals (I'll cite this later when I'm not on a work network) - that's going t…

I think this is where a conversation about professionalism needs to happen. Professionalism is a two way street, we should expect professionals to avoid needless controversy but we…

It's interesting that it's hostile to say "you are only here because you're a diversity hire" but "you only got the job because you are a white male" isn't understood to be as host…

thanks for the head's up - I'm a bad thinker, this isn't the first time I've been shadowbanned.

That you would analogize congress doing something productive to moving a star illustrates my point that our status quo has failed. That you'd rather argue about the degree of failu…

The doctrine of States' rights is presupposes federal supremacy and a legalistic viewpoint. Marijuana can't be a State's rights issue because it's a federal issue. This is why you …

What we really don't want is the government spending tax money to stop the race to the bottom.

>Second, take a look at what happens to people who do leave the government. Very often, their salaries go up in the private sector. There's a serious selection bias here. You'd onl…

>are classified as gold digging whores if they think the father should provide for them while they do so That's not a fair characterization. A lot of successful men select for that…

>The point is that there shouldn't be any economical or work-related downside (other than slightly less pay during maternity/paternity leave) for having a child. but there are prod…

How so? Right wingers claim that too many people are dependent on welfare. When Republicans threaten to cut entitlements, the left shrieks "you're LITERALLY KILLING US". That seems…

They're underfunded for the level of management and expectations for reliable service. As another comment noted, the MTA uses 120% of London's transportation budget to serve 20% mo…

I'm not sure how Elon Musk could be any more wrong than urban transit planners. I live in a cold city, most of the bus stops aren't protected from the elements / heated so waiting …

Where was the "why" question and answer?

No kidding. When I was younger, my parents moved out into the country and they bought a lot that had been intensively overgrazed and over farmed. Our neighbor farmed hay / alfalfa …

6 million parts is probably misleading. Bolts, screws, and washers are replaced perfunctory and with aerospace-grade parts that are presumed to be in compliance - half the parts on…

"forced camaraderie" misunderstands camaraderie. The US GOV didn't force people to work together in WWII, it invited them to work together and people rose to the occasion. National…

the friend/enemy distinction is embedded in humanity. Overcoming the distinction is like asking humanity to move beyond Good and Evil, it might be possible for the ubermensch but t…

Good for them highlighting the issue of poverty, but the ideology is palpable and too adversarial for what could solved collaboratively. Too much social welfare is driven by 'good …

During the D maintenance, every part should be inspected. Things like fuel lines should be inspected much more regularly, ideally more often than it would take to rub through a fue…

This was shockingly charitable. So many leftists hate the tenants of science, western culture, and wealth that they want to crush it under their heel. The same people who oppose li…

I wouldn't bet on it. Japan was making state of the art products by the 50s - within 15 years after the war. I've heard people say that China is going to become the next Japan for …

>how does it make the least bit of sense to focus on increasing volume? It's easier to amortize the investments in quality. Also, a less expensive car tends to be less complex, it'…

Correct, the 17 year old Lexus LS400 had as many issues as the 0-12 month old S-class. I'm trying to find a link but coming up empty. The Lexus LS is an exceptionally well-built ca…

This is an over dramatic take. It's too soon to know how Volvo's China factory is working, the initial signs are promising but there's so much more to car quality than how the manu…