I think your outlook is slightly too Americentric, and derives too many of its losses and wins from what happens there.

To be quite frank: Its because we are some of the only ones fighting back. That is not to say that the rest of the West is taking it lying down. I have seen the protest against the mandates in Europe. But there is a lot less they are able to do about it than we can in the US. Because in Europe, there is a lot of top down control that makes it easier. Meanwhile, in the US it is deliberately set up so that a Federal bureaucrat cant even sniff without getting vibechecked by a State level politician. So Biden can say he wants use to begin every morning by praying in the lotus pose, and my state can tell them "Eat shit and die" and suffer no consequences. My area (Kansas) never really locked down except the first time, has been fairly lax on enforcement of things, and very few people wear mask. And we were still more strict than some of our fellow rural states because of a Dem governor who is going to get cockslapped come next year (it was a fluke of local politics she is even in in the first place).

Trump SHOULD have had the presidency if not for fraud. Rittenhouse SHOULDN'T have ever gone to trial.

Both true, but think about it this way.

They had to pull their "in case of emergency, break glass" move on Trump even after 4 years of fake scandals and doing everything they could to drive down his voters, who mostly were turned off by his tone. And that only BARELY dragged them over the line. But now, they are having to do it for damn near every election, which means they are having to pick and chose who they save. I guarantee you that they rigged New Jersey to get the win there.....BUT THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED! That is a D+15 seat, it NEVER should have been close. And then in Virginia, the cheating was kept to a minimum, because the Populist have acknowledged that the bell cant be unrung, and left-wing cheating is now just part of the game. So where they can, they will limit how much they can get away with (Virginia had some of their stuff "defortified" from 2020), and when that still isnt enough they will just turn out massive numbers and get creative with their reporting to keep the cheating as low as possible. So now the Dems are in trouble, and they may not have to resources to save everything.

As for Rittenhouse, true. He never should have been to trial. Which means now, just like with school boards, people are going to be paying attention to who they elect as DA. To make sure they are not just going to let Left-Wing terrorist off the hook, let Criminals walk because "incomprehensible Left Wing noises", and put anyone who defends themselves from the latter 2 on trial. So now the Left has a new front they need to defend on that no one had payed attention to before, which means more resources, which means less people they can keep saved.

The more fronts you have to fight, the harder it gets. And the Left just keeps making new fronts, because they cant help themselves and just keep making enemies.

and speaking of small wins I'm currently preserving my sanity with an album release from a veteran band who kicked out a histrionic tranny and managed to put out some kind of masterwork in the messy aftermath.

Definitely doesnt seem like the kind of band that would have that sort of problem. And while its not my style, that is good to hear. I am into Melodic, Heavy, and Power Metal and its been a blast for me, with so many bands coming out with so much stuff its hard to keep up with it all. But of course, my top hype right now is still the new Sabaton album next year. They released Christmas Truce a few months ago, and now the rest of the album is sitting there taunting me. The one I am most interested in hearing though is a tossup between Dreadnaughts, Hellfighters, or Stormtroopers.

I think your outlook is slightly too Americentric, and derives too many of its losses and wins from what happens there.

To be quite frank: Its because we are some of the only ones fighting back. That is not to say that the rest of the West is taking it lying down. I have seen the protest against the mandates in Europe. But there is a lot less they are able to do about it than we can in the US. Because in Europe, there is a lot of top down control that makes it easier. Meanwhile, in the US it is deliberately set up so that a Federal bureaucrat cant even sniff without getting vibechecked by a State level politician. So Biden can say he wants use to begin every morning by praying in the lotus pose, and my state can tell them "Eat shit and die" and suffer no consequences. My area (Kansas) never really locked down except the first time, has been fairly lax on enforcement of things, and very few people wear mask. And we were still more strict than some of our fellow rural states because of a Dem governor who is going to get cockslapped come next year (it was a fluke of local politics she is even in in the first place).

Trump SHOULD have had the presidency if not for fraud. Rittenhouse SHOULDN'T have ever gone to trial.

Both true, but think about it this way.

They had to pull their "in case of emergency, break glass" move on Trump even after 4 years of fake scandals and doing everything they could to drive down his voters, who mostly were turned off by his tone. And that only BARELY dragged them over the line. But now, they are having to do it for damn near every election, which means they are having to pick and chose who they save. I guarantee you that they rigged New Jersey to get the win there.....BUT THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED! That is a D+15 seat, it NEVER should have been close. And then in Virginia, the cheating was kept to a minimum, because the Populist have acknowledged that the bell cant be unrung, and left-wing cheating is now just part of the game. So where they can, they will limit how much they can get away with (Virginia had some of their stuff "defortified" from 2020), and when that still isnt enough they will just turn out massive numbers and get creative with their reporting to keep the cheating as low as possible. So now the Dems are in trouble, and they may not have to resources to save everything.

As for Rittenhouse, true. He never should have been to trial. Which means now, just like with school boards, people are going to be paying attention to who they elect as DA. To make sure they are not just going to let Left-Wing terrorist off the hook, let Criminals walk because "incomprehensible Left Wing noises", and put anyone who defends themselves from the latter 2 on trail. So now the Left has a new front they need to defend on that no one had payed attention to before, which means more resources, which means less people they can keep saved.

The more fronts you have to fight, the harder it gets. And the Left just keeps making new fronts, because they cant help themselves and just keep making enemies.

and speaking of small wins I'm currently preserving my sanity with an album release from a veteran band who kicked out a histrionic tranny and managed to put out some kind of masterwork in the messy aftermath.

Definitely doesnt seem like the kind of band that would have that sort of problem. And while its not my style, that is good to hear. I am into Melodic, Heavy, and Power Metal and its been a blast for me, with so many bands coming out with so much stuff its hard to keep up with it all. But of course, my top hype right now is still the new Sabaton album next year. They released Christmas Truce a few months ago, and now the rest of the album is sitting there taunting me. The one I am most interested in hearing though is a tossup between Dreadnaughts, Hellfighters, or Stormtroopers.

I think your outlook is slightly too Americentric, and derives too many of its losses and wins from what happens there.

To be quite frank: Its because we are some of the only ones fighting back. That is not to say that the rest of the West is taking it lying down. I have seen the protest against the mandates in Europe. But there is a lot less they are able to do about it than we can in the US. Because in Europe, there is a lot of top down control that makes it easier. Meanwhile, in the US it is deliberately set up so that a Federal bureaucrat cant even sniff without getting vibechecked by a State level politician. So Biden can say he wants use to begin every morning by praying in the lotus pose, and my state can tell them "Eat shit and die" and suffer no consequences. My area (Kansas) never really locked down except the first time, has been fairly lax on enforcement of things, and very few people wear mask. And we were still more strict than some of our fellow rural states because of a Dem governor who is going to get cockslapped come next year (it was a fluke of local politics she is even in in the first place).

Trump SHOULD have had the presidency if not for fraud. Rittenhouse SHOULDN'T have ever gone to trial.

Both true, but think about it this way.

They had to pull their "in case of emergency, break glass" move on Trump even after 4 years of fake scandals and doing everything they could to drive down his voters, who mostly were turned off by his tone. And that only BARELY dragged them over the line. But now, they are having to do it for damn near every election, which means they are having to pick and chose who they save. I guarantee you that they rigged New Jersey to get the win there.....BUT THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED! That is a D+15 seat, it NEVER should have been close. And then in Virginia, the cheating was kept to a minimum, because the Populist have acknowledged that the bell cant be unrung, and left-wing cheating is now just part of the game. They where they can, they will limit how much they can get away with (Virginia had some of their stuff "defortified" from 2020), and when that still isnt enough they will just turn out massive numbers and get creative with their reporting to keep the cheating as low as possible. So now the Dems are in trouble, and they may not have to resources to save everything.

As for Rittenhouse, true. He never should have been to trial. Which means now, just like with school boards, people are going to be paying attention to who they elect as DA. To make sure they are not just going to let Left-Wing terrorist off the hook, let Criminals walk because "incomprehensible Left Wing noises", and put anyone who defends themselves from the latter 2 on trail. So now the Left has a new front they need to defend on that no one had payed attention to before, which means more resources, which means less people they can keep saved.

The more fronts you have to fight, the harder it gets. And the Left just keeps making new fronts, because they cant help themselves and just keep making enemies.

and speaking of small wins I'm currently preserving my sanity with an album release from a veteran band who kicked out a histrionic tranny and managed to put out some kind of masterwork in the messy aftermath.

Definitely doesnt seem like the kind of band that would have that sort of problem. And while its not my style, that is good to hear. I am into Melodic, Heavy, and Power Metal and its been a blast for me, with so many bands coming out with so much stuff its hard to keep up with it all. But of course, my top hype right now is still the new Sabaton album next year. They released Christmas Truce a few months ago, and now the rest of the album is sitting there taunting me. The one I am most interested in hearing though is a tossup between Dreadnaughts, Hellfighters, or Stormtroopers.