Sanctions against the U.S. will, of course, not happen.

It would be more productive for the rest of the world to reduce its dependence on the US. This dependence takes a variety of forms and degrees but it’s this very dependence which makes sanctions impractical. It’s this very dependence which emboldens jackasses like Trump.

So just divest. Disentangle. If we could get there then there might actually be something we could do about a problem like Trump.

As things stand, it takes forever and a day to gather the will to merely speak out.

The big question is what, if anything, can or will they do about it.

Who would know better than you? I hope they start listening.

That’s fair - I’d agree. I guess I just don’t see the happy at all.

Right? We’d celebrate death anniversaries, not birthdays.

Let’s say this life is all you get: wouldn’t you also do a million things to stay healthy and live longer, which most people do not do?

We invented the afterlife because it’s hard to deal with the fact that life is sometimes nasty, brutish, and short. Death is pretty hard to face too. So we lie to ourselves and each other about it. Simple as that.

Things explainable with doctrine are explained with doctrine. Things that defy doctrinal explanation are biological or “just because.”

Don’t worry, Chief, I don’t even expect logic from religion, so don’t try.

Frankly I think there’s already a gap on this with religious belief. If SO many people truly believe in god and an afterlife, there should be more suicides. Okay, it’s a sin. Fine. But then why aren’t people happier when a relative passes? It’s almost like no one actually really believes this shit at the end of the day.