P&Ns middle name is and

[Indus]

 

[pmv]

It's going to take a whole lot of convincing to persuade me that only 3% are atheists. Frankly the 33% estimate seems a lot closer to truth. I suspect they are counting a lot of nominals are part of some religion. For example my wife was raised Catholic, me Methodist. I doubt either of us has been to either a Catholic or Methodist church for anything but a funeral, wedding or church dinner in at least 25 years and certainly don't fund those institutions. What do we count as?

I suspect that the vast majority of our friends/associates fit roughly into the same situation as us.

A few of the questions seem to be a matter of definition. "Atheist" seems likely to be very variable depending how you define it - whether as a self-identification of someone who strongly feels 'there is no God', or a 'functional atheist' who just doesn't in practice let any belief in a Deity influence their actual life in any way. Even "Jewish" might span a range (albeit a narrower one than 'atheist') depending how strictly it's being defined.

Most of the 'estimated' answers are just completely-and-utterly absurd, though, suggesting to me that the respondents didn't give the question more than a second's thought, and maybe such 'kneejerk' answers don't actually mean a huge amount, in terms of practical concequences? I suppose they give some hints as to the distorted view of their country that many have, though.

 

[KMFJD]

 

[mikeymikec]

 

[Pohemi]

 

[pmv]

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Also, 42,43,44,45,46,47 all baby Boomers.

35,36,37,38,39,40,41 all "GI generation/Greatest generation"

No Gen-X Presidents or (appropriately named) Silent generation Presidents. Seems as if every second generation gets completely eclipsed and skipped-over.

 

[Pohemi]

 

[KMFJD]

 

[KMFJD]

 

[KMFJD]

 

[Amused]

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Like many who switched sides, she was fired from a left leaning org for being corrupt, knowingly spreading misinformation and doxxing people.

Feeling like an oppressed victim, she ran to the right and her corruption was an asset to them.

 

[KMFJD]

 

[KMFJD]

 

[Perknose]

 

[KMFJD]

 

[KMFJD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1862641011962655010

 

[BoomerD]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1862641011962655010

While I'm all for wounded vets getting the appropriate benefits, I'm NOT in favor of the benefit padding that goes on.
When we were in CA, our neighbor was the vet rep in the local EDD. He taught people how to increase their vet disability to 100%...even those who really weren't eligible for it.

 

[brycejones]

While I'm all for wounded vets getting the appropriate benefits, I'm NOT in favor of the benefit padding that goes on.
When we were in CA, our neighbor was the vet rep in the local EDD. He taught people how to increase their vet disability to 100%...even those who really weren't eligible for it.

Meanwhile my father who was exposed to extremely toxic shit in his service and has a host of health problems that directly tie back to that exposure is still fighting to get benefits after filing over 3 years ago. So no offence but fuck off if you want to make the process even harder than it already is.

 

[iRONic]

I am NOT opening this article on The Guardian!!

 

[ivwshane]

Meanwhile my father who was exposed to extremely toxic shit in his service and has a host of health problems that directly tie back to that exposure is still fighting to get benefits after filing over 3 years ago. So no offence but fuck off if you want to make the process even harder than it already is.

If it’s good enough for our veterans and military members then it’s good enough for American citizens. If we are going to play socialist but only for some, why not for all?

 

[brycejones]

If it’s good enough for our veterans and military members then it’s good enough for American citizens. If we are going to play socialist but only for some, why not for all?

I fully support better benefits for all.

 

[KMFJD]

 

[brycejones]

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Making it harder to support children is a great way to achieve your goal of people having more children

 

[BoomerD]

Meanwhile my father who was exposed to extremely toxic shit in his service and has a host of health problems that directly tie back to that exposure is still fighting to get benefits after filing over 3 years ago. So no offence but fuck off if you want to make the process even harder than it already is.

If your dad DESERVES those benefits...then he dhould get them. I'm 100% in favor of that. (In case you missed it, I'm a Vietnam vet)
Our troops get put through the wringer...and subjected to all sorts of hell...theySHOULD be taken care of if they're injured. I'm just not in favor of some REMF office schlub who fell out of his chair and bumped his weenie getting 100% disability benefits.

 

[Pohemi]