All Quarked Up

 How do we get out of this? 1: Stop defining "merit" by credentials.  Acknowledge the reality that America's (in reality, the entire West's) "meritocratic elite" is a dumpster fire of failure, at least when it comes to improving society, rather than their own person situations. 2: Not all important jobs require a college degree.  Plumber is a lot more important than HR Clerk 3: Break the power of the gatekeepers.  Companies started requiring college degrees because "anti-discrimination" law pushed them for honestly rating their employees themselves.  So: A: Dump all current anti-discrimination law B: New rules: i: You may not hire, fire, promote, or demote based upon skin color or national origin.  You may give plus factors to people who are American citizens, you may not give minus factors for that, or plus factors for non-US citizens  ii: You MAY add extra recruiting to bring in "underrepresented" groups. a: You must publicly state what...

Thoughts that are sparked by "I never considered voting for Trump in 2016. I may be forced to vote for him this year" .  Most particularly, sparked by the top rated comments (HT Althouse ), where the people don't even try to dispute any of her charges about Biden I am starting to be reminded of the 2002 Governor's race, Gray Davis v Bill Simon. Simon, the Republicans, spent the entirety of his campaign attacking Davis, and none of it making the case for why he would be better.  In the end, he lost, because while Davis was greatly disliked, Simon never actually gave the voters a reason to vote for him. The next year, when Davis faced a recall election, and it was a straight up or down vote "do you want Davis to be Governor", Davis lost. The Democrats are pulling a Simon.  They don't really have a choice, because their candidate is an empty suit, the VP candidate is a repulsive human being, and their policies are opposed by a majority of the voters. I don...

948.60  Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 . (1)    In this section , “dangerous weapon" means any firearm, loaded or unloaded; ... (2)   (a)  Any person under 18 years of age who possesses or goes armed with a dangerous weapon is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. ... (3)  (c) This section applies only to a person under 18 years of age who possesses or is armed with a rifle or a shotgun if the person is in violation of s. 941.28 or is not in compliance with ss. 29.304 and 29.593 29.304   Restrictions on hunting and use of firearms by persons under 16 years of age . (1)  Persons under 12 years of age. (2) Persons 12 to 14 years of age. (3) Persons 14 to 16 years of age. ... (b) Restrictions on possession or control of a firearm. No person 14 years of age or older but under 16 years of age may have in his or her possession or control any firearm unless he or she: ... (4) Parental obligation. No parent or guardian of a child under 16 years of age may authorize ...