meeeeetch

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meeeeetch ,

If a recording of it comes out, it won't be his undoing, it will be license for the people who like him to join him in saying it.

meeeeetch ,

Instead, because it was established in the middle of our aughts war crime spree, we passed the Invade the Hague if they Arrest any of Our Way Criminals Act.

meeeeetch ,

When you're paying 40k a year to attend their hedge fund with a sports team, there shouldn't be much of any place that's off limits to you.

And it seems rare that college kids get arrested en masse. So they're right to be at least a little surprised that this protest got cracked down on so hard.

meeeeetch ,

You're definitely paying for legality and safety, but when you have to search through five different streaming apps to find that the movie you're looking for can only be rented via yet another service, the convenience becomes debatable.

meeeeetch ,

Once they're under enough pressure, conservative governments will occasionally grant concessions.

meeeeetch ,

Worth noting: I was describing Biden as a conservative.
The GOP is only conservative in the sense that, whether they realize it or not, they want to conserve the monarchy. Their platform is more radical than your local anarchist collective.

meeeeetch ,

America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It ain’t no disgrace to be poor, but it might as well be.' It is in fact a crime for an American to be poor, even though America is a nation of poor. Every other nation has folk traditions of men who were poor but extremely wise and virtuous, and therefore more estimable than anyone with power and gold. No such tales are told by the American poor. They mock themselves and glorify their betters. The meanest eating or drinking establishment, owned by a man who is himself poor, is very likely to have a sign on its wall asking this cruel question: 'if you’re so smart, why ain’t you rich?' There will also be an American flag no larger than a child’s hand – glued to a lollipop stick and flying from the cash register.

Americans, like human beings everywhere, believe many things that are obviously untrue. Their most destructive untruth is that it is very easy for any American to make money. They will not acknowledge how in fact hard money is to come by, and, therefore, those who have no money blame and blame and blame themselves. This inward blame has been a treasure for the rich and powerful, who have had to do less for their poor, publicly and privately, than any other ruling class since, say Napoleonic times. Many novelties have come from America. The most startling of these, a thing without precedent, is a mass of undignified poor. They do not love one another because they do not love themselves.

-Kurt Vonnegut

meeeeetch ,

Yeah, but when the old world dies without a new one being born, we'll all yearn for the days of 'a bit shit'.

meeeeetch ,

Betrayal is about the only word to accurately describe the historically documented events when Soviet-backed communist troops began firing on non-Soviet-backed communist and anarchist troops in the middle of the civil war.

meeeeetch ,

Steller's Jay fits in with the family and makes sure the blue jay doesn't get lonely

meeeeetch ,

'Among Us' socialism, COINTELPRO.

meeeeetch ,

But God forbid we let the FDA have a look at these supplements, because if we did, the Pyramid Scheme Industrial Complex would collapse and with it the economy of Utah and the finances of the LDS Church.

meeeeetch ,

Proceedings to add, delete, or change the schedule of a drug or other substance may be initiated by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or by petition from any interested party, including:

The manufacturer of a drug

A medical society or association

A pharmacy association

A public interest group concerned with drug abuse

A state or local government agency

An individual citizen

Not quite unilateral, but seems like he could lean a bit on Becerra and get the re/de-scheduling started. Congress handed that authority to the executive branch years ago.

‘A Palpable Fear of Even Letting Your Friends Know You Are a Democrat’ ( www.politico.com )

Something I’ve experienced traveling around the state is that there is a palpable fear of even letting your friends know you are a Democrat, or even in line with what Democratic politicians are doing. There’s vandalism that takes place here, and people are scared of that. Having your yard sign stolen or your flag taken down...

meeeeetch ,

If they have decided to do violence, your refusal to do the same will not stop them. Obviously don't antagonize,v threaten or bluster, but don't delude yourself into thinking they'll leave you and yours alone if you just play nice.

Or, to quote someone a lot better with words than I am,

Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.

meeeeetch ,

Radicalized hedge fund managers, lately.

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