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The reactions from both sides of the aisle regarding Fauci tells us something very important. That is that hardly anyone has changed their opinion on him. Shills on the left still praise him while everyone on the right was already against him. No one who already knew of his bullshit has found out anything new, and those who praise him as a saint have no idea what people against him state as their reasons.

In the end, I see no evidence of "the people are waking up."

@Tfmonkey Anecdotal report on farming situation in my neck of the woods. Did a small road trip recently and in my area (where farming most certainly makes up most of the land use), and I did see almost every field having crops growing.

Not saying you are wrong about many farms not having planted crops, and maybe the effects you are describing will be delayed later. But at the very least, the fertilizer issues have not become much of a factor yet in my area.

Back to the left, I understand that there are factions who despise the establishment Democrats because they think they don't go far enough left or simply think they are just right-wing lite. Funny how that happens for many on the right with Republicans doing the inverse of that.

I just want to know how much awareness others have, regardless of their politics. Having awareness will at least tell me if you do any thinking, even if I see your thinking as moronic.

I myself would not consider myself gleeful at his death, but I am also not sad about it either. I despise the world police foreign policy for the United States, and Donald Trump doing the bidding of Israel in his waste of an effort in Iran is unhelpful in almost every way for anyone here on the right (save for maybe the quicker trajectory of collapse by those in the accelerationist camp). So one less supporter of that policy is for the better.

I would not be shocked if many on the left are gleeful about the death of Lindsey Graham. But I have to wonder how many of these same people are aware of many on the right who also are gleeful about his death. The reasons for each would differ wildly, but it serves as a test for the left if they can understand that the right is just as fractured and cobbled together as the left is and that not every right winger is all about supporting spending trillions on foreign wars.

Another form of necessary assimilation is conforming to the citizens ideas of government role and size. Immigrants that demand more of a "better government" than their country of origin are showing that they are failing to assimilate, and therefore should not be here. But those who are seeking to increase government power see opening the borders for more immigrants will take advantage of these consequences. All while traitorously claiming that kind of immigration is "an American value."

A lot of libertarians fail to understand that when an immigrant comes from a country with a failing government system, most of them will not come to the conclusion that government itself is the problem, but rather that their government failed. They look at countries like the USA with a relatively "better government" system and see latching themselves to that system will improve their situation. They are not necessarily incorrect, but this creates further issues.

On this topic, I see why libertarians have no issue with immigrants solely here for economic reasons. Because they seem to only view countries as economic zones themselves, so they see no issue with immigrants viewing the country as that same way. But they fail to realize that immigrants don't share the same view on general freedom that they do. They simply demand more laws and policies in their favor while seeking the most economic advantage they can.

I do not know that assimilation for today's immigrants to western countries is possible. But I will say that assimilation is a bare minimum requirement for any immigrant coming to the US or any other western country. By moving here, you are admitting that we are doing something better than your country of origin. And if we are not, then why are you here instead of there?

Being here for economic reasons alone shows you are not assimilating, and you therefore should not be here.