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But 1) I sincerely don't think he sees it that way and 2) it doesn't weaken Putin's position. I don't honestly believe Trump is a direct asset, but I 100% believe Putin has people closer enough to pull strings and plant ideas with a man who is very clearly open to any suggestions if they are pitched with a populist and/or 1%er bent.

I live in Nashville (and my sister lives in Germany). You should be fine. It's a great place to visit.

Any place in the world has the small chance of a drunken idiot making a fool of themselves by revealing themselves to be racist. We're no different. But you're not going to be harassed by police officers or anything like that (unless you're doing something worthy of their attention anyway).

The only places where I'd be the slightest bit concerned would be in the small town rural areas between Nashville and the national park. Even then you should be fine, but the odds of running into a racist idiot will go up from like 1% to 3%. And even if you do, it's not like you'll be in danger. They'll just do their best to make you uncomfortable by saying something nasty. They won't refuse you service or anything crazy like that.

Honestly, even in those areas you're likely to be looked at suspiciously because of your foreign accent more than the color of your skin.

Subtle Doppler effect if you want it to be really accurate. Raise the pitch slightly and gradually add it gets 'closer'. If understand if it's music and that would mess with things though

You might know this and I'm missing the sarcasm, but Musk can't be president (or VP). He's not a native born citizen. President is one of the few places where being a naturalized citizen isn't enough.

Which is why I said "environment and quality of life" - they don't want their cities dominated by cars (making life dangerous for pedestrians) and for cars to become a requirement for living. So taxes are added to discourage (not eliminate) driving and car ownership

But also, the mess of smog from exhaust and other impacts beyond climate change have been known since the first automobiles. Concerns about the 'environment' is more than greenhouse gasses.

The fuel tax isn't enough to cover the damage to the environment and quality of life, though. That's why taxes are that high in many other places. Same way cigarettes are taxed to help discourage use and to help cover the increased healthcare costs it puts on everyone

I mean, he is 78 years old, apparently never exercises, and eats McDonald's on a regular basis...

Being kind and giving extra resources to those with disabilities, and to some degree even those of lower status. In theory, pure evolution should operate selfishly (more for me less for you) most of the time and even a more complex evolutionary pressure that seeks the benefit of the species vs the individual. There's no benefit to caring for and giving resources to those who can't or objectively (again, to from a pure genetics perspective l shouldn't be allowed to breed. But morally, as a society, we care extra for them, not less. Anyone who wants to be rid of or take from those unfortunates are (rightly) considered sociopaths.

He's won 11 games on Christmas, more than any other player. Saved you a click.

That side is definitely the most interesting, but the reverse side of the Problem of Evil is interesting too: if there is no god/God, then why do we call things evil. How can we apply some objective morality if everything is random and subjective?

There are good and interesting arguments related to evolution creating a sense of common morality, like an instinct, to drive behavior that is beneficial to the continuation of the species and a bloodline. But some of what we consider moral is uniquely against a 'survival of the fittest' framework.

Like I said, at the very least it is interesting

One you've seen before and enjoy.

Probably better if it is dialog-heavy vs one that's mostly visual and action

Cool story, but not where that comes from and not how that phrase is used.

"Just under the wire" means "just in time", "at the last second", etc.

It comes from horse racing and the wire they would strong across the finish line. Same as "down to the wire"

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/under--the--wire