In the 80s my family still got most of our vegetables from cans. It was bad.
moakley
Unbaptized babies don't go to purgatory. They go to Limbo, which is the first circle of Hell.
You said you don't need two governments.
This was my first thought as well.
It's funny how many online people turn into libertarians the moment an HOA is mentioned.
So the highest level of government should be policing this? You don't think there should be any form of local government?
It most likely doesn't. One of several reasons it was so fucked up.
My wife was denied medical care in Texas because she might be pregnant. There was no reason to think she might be, but they still wouldn't perform her mammogram, which was scheduled to follow up on a lump she found.
She ended up taking a pregnancy test in a Whataburger bathroom near the doctor's office. That's the state of medical care in Texas for women.
Love that game. The gameplay was not good, but the script was hilarious. They knew exactly how ridiculous the Skittles connection was.
It's also where I learned that the singular of Skittles is "Skittles". No such thing as a Skittle.
I drew a comic of myself once that got turned into a meme. So I totally get how surreal it is to be scrolling through the front page of reddit and unexpectedly seeing a picture of yourself. Although mine was certainly under more pleasant circumstances.
In any case you seem to have a positive outlook on the whole thing, which is great.
Reminds me of this classic:

But one of the things Russian troll farms are paid to do is spread general anti-American sentiment. I'm not trying to explain away the comments; I'm describing a real thing that happens.
Honestly frozen can be fine. My kids love frozen broccoli and cauliflower. You still have to prepare it right though.
But I'm pretty sure even the frozen veggies are better now than they were back then.