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(And to be clear: this doesn't mean we should support Bass, she also advocates for these failed policies too!)

Raman for Mayor!

P.S. if you unironically dismiss research from Academia and claim you know more than actual PhDs at one of the most prestigious institutions in the country, then that is the definition of stupidity and ignorance.

First, let's be clear: from a moral POV, we absolutely should've punished the Confederacy harsher. They were a state as evil as Nazi Germany, and one of the worst mistakes we made in history was not actively punishing the South harsher. By not punishing them, racism, inequality, and hate was allowed to fester and proliferate to this very day. Because we didn't carry out proper reparations (40 acres and a mule), we see a lot of wealth inequality between blacks and whites to this day. Because we didn't properly stamp out the Confederacy and make it clear its ideology would not be tolerated, it led to Jim Crow and eventually the Tea Party and MAGA. Because we allowed former Confederates back into the country, it took a century for the Civil Rights Act to pass, and even to this day we see people pushing for repealing it.

In Germany today, this would be unthinkable for the Holocaust. And all of this racism inequality isn't just immoral, it's greatly harmed the US Economy and our reputation on the global stage as well. The remnants of the Confederacy led to the modern US Conservative movement as we know it to this day.

Personally, I would've handled it like this:

- Rank-and-file soldiers who didn't own slaves would be off the hook.

- However, the leadership would be punished. Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, and Alexander Stephens would be executed, alongside other high-ranking Confederate officials.

- Plantation owners would have their plantations seized and be tried before a jury of their former slaves

- Implement the original 40 Acres and a Mule plan

- Carry out a propaganda campaign to instill a sense of collective guilt among Southerners for the Confederacy. Do what we did in Germany where entires towns and villages would be marched to the site of atrocities and force them to witness it firsthand. Plaster posters everywhere showing the atrocities of slavery, with captions like "these atrocities - YOUR FAULT!" (Again, we did the same thing in Germany)

- However, your average non-slave owning Southerner would be spared, like we did in Germany after World War II.

If not these ideas, then to those who say punishing the South harder would've been the worse option, then how do you resolve the issues that were caused by being too lenient to them?

I have a friend who is more on the right politically, and he told me he is a fan of Lurie.

I know he is more centrist overall, but what are the specifics of his platform like? Is he pro-transit and housing? How is he more centrist?

Je suis Coréen. Une chose qui a toujours eu le don de me taper sur les nerfs, c'est le mythe selon lequel l'histoire de la Corée ne serait qu'une succession de conquêtes et d'assujettissements par ses voisins.

Ce mythe trouve en grande partie ses racines dans le biais de récence. En réalité, l'histoire de la Corée est avant tout une histoire de paix et de stabilité ; sur le plan militaire, la Corée a historiquement su plus que tenir tête. La Corée fut le pays le plus difficile à conquérir pour l'Empire mongol — nécessitant pas moins de neuf tentatives d'invasion distinctes — et, durant la dynastie Joseon, elle ne mena pratiquement aucune guerre. Hormis les guerres d'Imjin, la Corée ne livra aucun conflit armé entre 1392 et 1895, à l'exception de deux escarmouches mineures avec les Mandchous. De nombreux Occidentaux méconnaissent également, de manière fondamentale, le fonctionnement du système tributaire de la Chine impériale. Il s'agissait d'une démarche purement diplomatique, et rien de plus. Cela ne différait en rien de la relation historique qu'entretenait la France avec l'Église catholique.

Cela me rappelle beaucoup la réputation militaire de la France au sein du monde anglophone. Je suis convaincu que la piètre réputation militaire de la France découle, elle aussi, d'un biais de récence — couvrant la période allant de la guerre franco-prussienne jusqu'aux guerres mondiales. De la même manière, la réputation de la Corée en matière de conquêtes et d'assujettissements résulte en grande partie d'une méconnaissance fondamentale du système tributaire chinois impérial, conjuguée à l'impact de la période de colonisation japonaise. Aussi pénible qu'ait pu être cette période coloniale, elle ne dura que trente-cinq ans et ne représente, à l'échelle de la grande histoire de la Corée, qu'un incident mineur. De façon analogue, j'estime que la réputation de la France — souvent dépeinte comme un pays peu doué pour la guerre — s'enracine, elle aussi, dans ce même biais de récence.

Comment réagissez-vous face à ce type de discours ? Pour ma part, cela m'agace profondément, et j'imagine que cela irrite bon nombre d'entre vous également.

Source?

I live in LA, and we have a mayoral election this year. We have a dumbass named Spencer Pratt who is a former reality TV star who blew millions on crystals because he believed the Mayan apocalypse would happen, and is an abusive piece of shit. He is pushing for policies that experts have routinely said does not work, like preventing upzoning and blocking new housing from being built, and criminalizing the homeless. He's basically a MAGA candidate.

Whenever I try to explain to his supporters that his policies are proven by research and experts to not work, they always essentially plug their ears and say "LA LA LA LA I can't hear you".

My city and this country is suffering because of ignorant dumbass Trump voters who aren't just misinformed and stupid, but actually PROUD of their stupidity and support for policies which experts have overwhelmingly agreed is bad. They promote anti-science conspiracy theories.

Enough is enough. This country and the world is suffering because of their ignorance and stupidity. We need to implement passing a test in order to weed them out and prevent them from destroying our democracy. We've exhausted all other options. Republicans and conservative voters oppose education and critical thinking, calling them liberal conspiracies. Idk what kind of test, maybe a civics test, maybe a high school degree equivalent test, I don't know. But these dumbfuck pieces of shit shouldn't be able to destroy the world with them.

Lately a bunch of Pratt supporters have been posting in support of him and his policies on here lately. Most notably, being willing to excuse (or even outright support) his opposition to housing and density, even though [research has shown that the housing shortage is the cause of our homelessness epidemic](https://calmatters.org/explainers/california-housing-costs-explainer/), or opposing Raman's policies on syringe service programs.

In particular, they've spoken in support of his mandatory treatment plan for getting homeless off the streets over housing-first. However, the research and evidence is very clear: treatment-first does not work, *especially* if you don't build housing for the homeless.

If you vote for Pratt, you will see more homeless encampments in LA. He pushes for sound bites over sound policies, and wants to enact policies that are already proven to not work, and will just exacerbate the quality of life issues we have in LA.

It makes no damn sense. There is a web there. IT SHOULD SEE -1 IN SPEED. Scarf Ditto should see its speed neutered by a web like any other Pokemon! The fact that its transformation doesn't take into account webs is utter bullshit and ridiculous.

Over in the r/AskLosAngeles subreddit, if you wanted to ask her anything directly!

Most of LA's problems stem from the lack of housing and density in this city, which can be resolved by upzoning. Pratt has openly opposed SB 79 and advocated against housing and density.

People like Pratt are the reason we have so many homeless encampments in this town (and before you say WELL WHAT ABOUT BASS, Bass is ALSO an NIMBY and just further proves that NIMBYism causes homelessness and poverty).

Raman is the only viable candidate if you want a walkable and affordable future for Los Angeles.

Last year, the Dodgers and Giants were tied in the all-time series head to head at the end of 2025. Or were they?

I saw that the Dodgers and Giants were tied at 1288 wins a piece at the end of 2025. But apparently it was revised to the Giants leading 1288-1287? (And after the latest series the Giants now lead 1290-1288-17. This discrepancy is due to the fact that the number of games played back in 1899 was changed from 12 games to 11 games? What happened to the 12th game? And the Wikipedia page for the 1899 Brooklyn Superbas season say the teams played 14 games actually, with the Superbas winning 10?

The Dodgers-Giants rivalry is legendary, and it must be accurate, please help sort the record straight! I can't have Giants fans boasting about the all-time series head to head.