The Unreality of Now

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 I listened to episode 722: The Unreality of Now which essentially was a summary of Trump's false claims and scandals. Everything from his sexual assault allegation to his claim that mail-in ballots are a Democratic hoax. To be honest, I haven't gained much from listening to this, other than getting a sense of the magnitude of the drama that surrounds the current president. Since he's on the news literally every day, I've lost sight of just how much drama surrounds him. 

In essence there are three parts to this. Part 1 is on sexual harassment. I can't say much more than DJT is a creep and should be in prison. Part 2 is on guns, which I do have opinions on. Trigger warning: Rednecks hate me. Part 3 is on polls, which again, I don't have many opinions on. Voting has been mismanaged starting all the way up from DeJoy as Postmaster General down to stupidly gerrymandered voting districts. 

The second amendment states that the people have "a right to keep and bear arms." So many pro-gun people love to quote the second amendment about it being a constitutional right. In all fairness, it is, but I think the meaning of arms has changed considerably since when the amendment was passed back in 1791. Back then, guns were just rifles and they were mostly used for hunting. These days, I can walk into a Walmart and pickup a semi-automatic weapon and commit acts that shall not be named. I'm okay with people being able to buy a pistol or a rifle to either protect themselves and/or go hunting. This is ignoring my ethical stance on hunting. Hunting, in my opinion, should be illegal. It's so ironic how guns are protected by law, but people don't have the right to own a knife, for example. It's an amendment that needs to be revamped for the 21st century.


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