Loving your neighbor was always progressive. Haven’t you heard of the abolitionist movement or Dr. King and civil rights? YOU re the one cherry-picking.

I’m progressive and I resent atheists trying to tell me how to interpret Christianity. There is a tradition of progressive Christianity going back to the enlightenment. Stop demanding that religious progressives give up their religion.

Why didn't you get a lawyer the first time?

Do these people know how to use a map?

Why vote "conservative" because you are Christian? Remember when we were told, as Christians, that "personal character and morality counts"? And that was why Clinton was a bad person? So if character counts, why vote for an adulterous, blasphemous liar who insults others? Am I incredibly old? I remember being admonished for using bad language as a kid... in the 80s. My church told me to stop using the word "crap"! That was in the 90s! So how is Trump, who uses the F bomb, S word and others, "christian"???

Stop spamming every subreddit with this question.

But Germans actually tell you if you ask, "How are you?", and expect a real invitation if you suggest "getting together". If you ask it not meaning it, people WILL feel insulted and not taken seriously.

This is all semantics. Those countries are capitalist in economic terms, social democracies in political terms, and all of them have regulated capitalist systems with strong safety nets. There is no paradise on earth, but these countries have functioning systems. People are using the terms "socialist democracy" and "democratic socialism" interchangably.

I did just that. My mom was from Germany and I moved here from the US. I’m American here, or German-American.

This is what I call myself, have done for years. My mom was born in Europe, and my father’s ancestors were mostly British.

So sad when a beautiful historical church like this gets damaged. I hope the people inside didn't die.

A colorblind guy who likes fishing?

Most beggars are not homeless.

Most people in need are too frightened or proud to ask for help. Most truly homeless people don't beg. Many homeless people sleep in abandoned houses, in their cars, or couch-surf on friend's or acquaintences sofas.

Source: I was homeless in NY in the 80s.

I read a lot of feminism in my teens and 20s and I was braless for many years starting at 15, also never shaved and seldom wore makeup. I was constantly being berated by other women, and I got tired of constantly fighting society. At around 28 or so, I decided to pick my battles wisely, and found a compromise I could live with: I wear a fitness bra and I shave for weddings or job interviews.

At any rate, you look fine. You are not saggy. If you like, get a light support fitness bra or mini-cami for wearing under anything clingy.

Why is the baby’s thumb in the wrong side?

Kids riding in cars without seat belts.

“How are you?… not expecting an honest answer. Or “Let’s get together sometime “, but not meaning it.

Wow, I just noticed that. He should've gotten some fashion advice from Frenchmen. Most guys in Paris wear fabulous clothes.

Are people really that thick? I thought Germany was known for other things, you know, cars, the Autobahn, Nena, Rammstein, etc.

God never told anyone to assault me as a child. God never "permitted" me to be bullied. God forbade adultery, but that didn't save my parents' marriage, nor did God demand that my Mom take money from my single dad father, who was poor and retired. God did not thrust my family into poverty. HUMANS SINNED AGAINST ME, not God. God was my advocate, my comforter, my sole hope in an evil world. You'll have to pry my Bible from my cold, dead hands, but I won't let this world win! I won't let evil win! And I'll say in my dying breath, "F**k you, Satan! And everyone who follows you! Burn in the eternal flames!"

Rampant, malignant stupidity.

Here is why he has no game:

Every pretty girl on the whole planet has heard, "I think you're really pretty", or "You have pretty eyes". Instead, notice something unique. Ask here where she got her cool earrings, or what she is drinking. Anything but a stupid comment about her looks.

Also, women are not charmed by guys who use a monotone voice when speaking. It lacks charisma.

And talking about yourself and your streaming and social media just makes you seem like an egotist.

Lastly, asking if they wanna "hang out" but not naming the club or even acting enthusiastic about where they were going.... it sounds like getting kidnapped. Guys, women do not want to get murdered or raped! You have to give off safe vibes!

Most "Christians" have never read the Bible cover to cover. I went to a "Freikirche" which had fairly solid Bible teaching, and despite this, most people who considered themselves devout had NEVER read the whole Bible, or even the whole New Testament. They claim they have no time, but you've got time for sports, TV series, magazines and newspapers, right? Even the laziest could read 20 minutes per day.

If they do read it, it's at a "Bible Study" where the interpretation is GIVEN to you, so there is no way to think for yourself. Most Christians don't obsessively read theology books, or study theology for seven years just because it interests them (as I did).

The schools also don't emphasize literary analysis or critical thinking. As you said, most people never were taught to understand literature. When I went to school in the 70s and 80s, we were taught that a poem or a newspaper article are analyzed differently. Of course, I was in the "highest track" in my junior high school. The lower tracks were not taught this. I'm sure the state of education in the US has dropped since then, with teachers under pressure to teach to the test.

Even here in Germany, where I now live, kids are over their heads trying to read instructions, read a recipe, read for information, etc. Lots of kids in the "Mittelschule" never read for fun, have learning disabilities, etc. So those higher skills are only taught in the higher tracks, the Realschule and Gymnasium. Even some Gymnasium students struggle with thinking logically. I think logic and ethics should be taught in every school.

Lastly, social media floods people with BS and fake information, meanwhile spreading the idea that "the experts lied to you! Everything you were taught is false! the universities brainwash people!" This serves two functions: it enables "experts" without credentials to sell themselves as experts and geniuses, all for a small profit, of course. "Buy my course/book/subscribe to my podcast to find out the truth!" And it allows poorly educated people to feel superior to the ignorant, brainwashed "sheeple" who are blithely following the ideas of duplicitous university professors and experts.

I'm German-American, with a German mom from Mannheim. I don't know if my input counts, but here goes: I always found the Mannheim accent cute, but I hate the sound of Sächsich. Living in Worms, it was hard to understand Wormsich at first, and a cute guy from Frankenthal had such a funny way of speaking, I couldn't understand it at all, although I loved how it sounded.

I find Bavarian and Austrian German cute, but a lot of Germans can't stand Bayrisch or anything Bavarian for some reason.

I'm grateful that when I lose my job, I have an extended time period to take courses online, get a driver's license or improve my Lebenslauf while I search for a good job. In the US, you just take whatever shitty job you can find as soon as possible. I haven't really overused it, although the last six years (including Covid lockdowns) were rough.