Coincidence it was a womans’s suitcase?
US nuclear information in the hands of a thief,

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The idea of adults putting children in sexualised or environments is inappropriate across the board - whether it's a drag show clearly only suitable for adults, or a creepy rural beauty pageant - rural states used to be all for bagging a young bride, and club settings can be sexualised environments - at their core these are all human issues rather than political ones. As for a 'drag story hour' where there's no sign of that tone at all, I'd be partially turned off by the politic fault line aspect, but it of course would not be 'grooming'. We don't need genuine abuse terms being watered down for the sake of political gain, which is partly what this obviously comes down to. Tim Pool implied that those killed in the recent gay bar shooting may have been done so as it hosted a 'grooming event'.. Again not only is that language ridiculous, and I doubt he or others know the first thing about said event; it also quitely implies that shooting up innocent people in a bar might be in some way understandable, which is almost terrorist sympathising framing. Ironically, the next day this 'disaffected liberal' was happily hanging out with white nationalist and holocaust revisionist Nick Fuentes and Milo Yiannopoulos, an alt right individual who has described consensual under age sex as 'positive'. Showing again, that how people view these issues and who they attack or don't is largely political rather than genuine.

In such a politicised environment many concerns are somewhat performative, designed to search out angles that allow someone to round on specific communities or groups (then deny it), be it by casually and incorrectly overly using 'groomer' here or 'racist' for those with immigration concerns. With this drag issue it seems to me it's very often much more about people wanting to appear especially 'right on' rather than nefarious. That doesn't change the fact that anything club themed with kids there to any right minded person is clearly OTT as is expecting someone's Gran to know 98 pronouns. That's the States for you though, it's not as if either end of the political spectrum isn't unfathomable to most. If someone is genuinely concerned about children, as most are, there are pitfalls all over the political and cultural spectrum of detriment to them. Children growing up around religious extremism for instance, or far right radicalisation. All of these things can also be very real concerns within closed communities and echo led environments. Not exactly 'Good Life' material in those scenarios, that I will say. With these important issues we ought to weed out and minimalise the overty political and disingenuous from genuine shared concerns that are clearly valid and good intentioned. That's not a bad path to a balanced outlook, as compared to the present political and cultural lurchings that do little to benefit children or frankly anyone.

Edited by footythoughts (30 Nov 2022 10.55am)

How many times do I need to tell you that patience is needed.

If and when Trump gets indicted it needs to be handled very carefully, to avoid causing too much disturbance. The case needs to be watertight and every avenue of defence shut off.

Trump has attacked democracy in open sight. Never before has a President done that. That cannot be ignored.

Justice is for all and politically blind.

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Same for Hunter and The Big Man then

Responsibility Deficit Disorder is a medical condition. Symptoms include inability to be corrected when wrong, false sense of superiority, desire to share personal info no else cares about, general hubris. It's a medical issue rather than pure arrogance.

As for everyone.

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Wouldn’t !