It used to be that ‘uneducated’ and ‘dumb’ were different things, but boy howdy are the Republicans trying to make them the same picture.

Have you seen Kristi Noem? She’s more plastic and Botox than person at this point.

Meanwhile, actual headline I saw in a paper from my city: Trump’s Tarriffs Spell Big Trouble for China!

In case anyone was wondering why there are no riots, it’s because most people are reading drivel like that.

Actually they are remarkably consistent in their principles. It’s just that they know their principles are disgusting, so they claim other principles as a cover.

It’s really quite simple:

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

Their goals are twofold: to make this a reality, and make sure they are in the first group.

Which just means they want the tariffs to happen. Perhaps a billionaire promised to buy him New Orleans or something?

Republicans gutting education and launching a massive propaganda campaign to convince people that being stupid is awesome, mostly.

The shine hasn’t worn off a bit. He’s polling pretty much exactly where he’s been throughout this presidential run; in the 44-46% support.

Almost half the country still supports him, and loves him, tariffs, destroying the constitution, and all.

Um, no?

He’s still staying firmly in the 44-46% range, where he’s been since he was elected. The needle movements have been so small there’s a good chance they’re just rounding errors.

Biden was at 33% at one point. Harry Truman managed to hit 22%. Nixon was at 23% when he left office.

All this ‘Trump’s ratings went down half a point! The honeymoon is over! He’s the worst president ever!’ is absolute bullshit, and I’m tired of it. It’s designed to make us on the left feel like people agree with us. Probably so we’ll complacently wait for everyone to agree to help us get him out of office.

Almost half the country is still thrilled with what Trump is doing. We are charging headlong into fascism with a good chunk of the country cheering it on. And those cheering masses are not going to ‘wake up’ and change our minds about it.

This is a very good analogy!

Although to be pedantic, there are white crows; there was one living in my neighborhood some years back.

Tell that to my friend’s grandma. Latest arrest record at 80, for whacking a cop with her handbag at a protest.

Oh for fuck’s sake. Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme. Would people stop with that bullshit already?

It’s quite simple.

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

He offers them a spot in the first group. That’s it. That’s all. They have been raised from birth to believe they deserve it, and they’ve been taught their whole lives that the evil democrats won’t let them have it.

You don’t have to be stupid to believe something like that, just abysmally self-centered.

And he’s actually giving it to them, you’ll notice. The first leader they’ve voted for in a long time that did so unequivocally. They’ll walk through fire for him now.

100%.

I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action”; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a “more convenient season.”

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.

-Martin Luther King Jr

Been thinking about this quote a lot lately.

He’s Gloriously Suffering For The Team so that they can Win The War Against Wokeness and make all the PoC in the world go away, thus Making America Great Again!

Why, it’s just like being a soldier on the front lines! Suffering, self-martyrdom, and the chance to be A Part of Something Special! All for the low, low price of his livelihood and (nearly nonexistent) thinking skills!

48% disapproving.

He’s destroying our entire government and 52% of Americans think ‘yeah, this is fine’ or ‘yeah, who cares?’

It absolutely was the right thing to do. Legitimizing that asshole by respectfully listening while he barks out lies and bullshit and craps all over America is what’s unacceptable.

Waggling fingers and sternly frowning and politely protesting well out of everyone’s way while not inconveniencing anyone will get us absolutely nowhere.

Yellow by Coldplay

Don’t know why, but I hate it with a passion.

And everyone there said it was because they had a dedicated team distracting Musk from the real work. He is, in fact, very dumb.

What you want to bet he had someone else take the test for him lol? Judging by how he plays games and all, it seems to be his m.o….

Even in my time the person who reported the bullying was treated worse than the bullies, and I’ve been out of school for a while. From what I’ve heard, it’s been getting much worse.