Yeah I’m just not really wed to any language. I guess it is also because I have moved around so much. I’m from Holland but I don’t consider myself a Dutch person, more like a citizen of the world. I’ve become too different to fit in in my home country (also because it’s become an extreme-right cesspool lately 😢 ). I’ve spent about half my life elsewhere. And the places I’ve lived where I spoke the languages I fared noticeably better.

Don’t forget that a lot of today’s problems center around not understanding each other. The hatred of immigrants for example.

But I know a lot of people do view language as a cultural thing, it’s just my point of view.

Does it really matter? I think the extreme amount of languages in the world right now is not helping us communicate. I don’t view language as a cultural heritage thing, just a communication protocol. And I have moved around a lot in the world, it’s very difficult to be constantly adapting to different languages. That causes a societal integration barrier for me.

I think if we had a universal language (note that it wouldn’t have to be English) we would be able to understand each other better and have less wars.

PS: I’m not advocating to ban languages or something, just to have a universal one. A bit like what Esperanto tried to achieve. Mutual language means more mutual understanding and thus less “us vs them” underbelly feelings that the fascists thrive on.

Yeah I agree with you 100% there.

To be a latina woman in her 30s would be a definite pick for a presidency over a geriatric male (let’s be honest, I like Bernie Sanders but he is very old).

For such a job you’d want someone in their prime age with sharp attention span, with a forward-looking vision, not back. With multicultural experience to better communicate with the rest of the world.

I’m not an American so I can’t vote but I would definitely pick her out of those two.

There is no such thing as a right wing democrat unless that person has brain damage.

Compared to Europe, the democrats are definitely right-wing, not even centric. They are very neoliberal and capitalist. Those are all very right-wing ideas. The republicans are currently in the same class as the radical right which is unfortunately making inroads in Europe. But America doesn’t really know a real left except perhaps Bernie Sanders.

A female president of a normal age would be an amazing change for the US. Why does it always have to be geriatric males?

And more generally, that the beneficiary decides their own benefits. I mean this is the mother of all conflicts of interest.

“You are all going to pay me a lot but that’s a sacrifice I’m willing to make”