I am old enough to remember a time when someone speaking like this in public, much less as a Republican, was utterly unthinkable

The authoritarian internationale is real, takes inspiration from each other, and is more stupid and morally bankrupt than you thought.

David is right. It is a horror story and tough to stomach. tl;dr Dead babies. Because why save your daughters with routine medical care when you can let them die to prove your faith. And yes, I did say daughters. For it will happen again, and again. There will be no repentance in this story.

Geep! Geep! Geep! Geep!

Lest anyone think these ills are limited to the US or Europe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChGJ...

Lois McMaster Bujold Jim Butcher Brandon Sanderson Margaret Weis David Weber

i think this should be more well known

I don't think the language exists in the English language to describe the degree of faithlessness and moral degeneracy required to launch a surprise-attack war to overthrow the authoritarian Iranian government, then illegally betray refugees in your own country back to that exact government

He is who we thought he was

it is understated how much of cultural criticism essentially comes down to "Dems are too much like my mom and/or teacher'

“The other side gets to elect rapists, it’s not fair that we can’t”

I find poppy mallows and grapes growing together to be particularly nice for some reason.

We, the American people, have an obligation to strive to make the USA a nation worthy of such gestures, and I believe we can. And we must. 🇺🇲🇺🇦

Our country is not yet lost Every generation has their fight with the Slave Power and now it is our turn to win or lose The work goes on Happy Independence Day all

Oh so the Teamsters have always been like this then ok

I am never getting over the fact that people elected this over Harris. Looking at you Tapper and the NYT.

they hate us because they hate our freedom, and they don't have traditional American moral values

No one ever hated America more passionately than Johnny Reb and in 160 years that has not changed a whit

It's nice to see a quality ethnographic study. It's worth a read to understand, as someone who has lived most of my life surrounded by these people, some of my particular quirks. tl;dr these people are tribal, parochial, and incompatible with modernity conservativestudy.redassociates.com

Whenever you ask me "surely no one actually holds this abhorrent opinion you're talking about, you're making that up," please: just wait a bit and then check my replies.

It's politically expedient to pretend that voters are eternally innocent and anything bad that happens politically is the result of a small number of people but if you analyze politics seriously you need to understand that 99% of voters deserve to go to hell

Strap in folks, we're lambasting the rural gentry.

"For every tear of an Israeli mother, a thousand Lebanese mothers must weep." In case it wasn't obvious, these are not good guys. They are in fact, evil.

How it started, how it's going. 💪

This is basically my perspective— the rest of the deal is objectively shitty for the US, but that’s like don’t stick your dick in a hornets nest. The FON is like, insanely bad for everyone else in the world.

mister trump has got GOP senators on CNN saying iran has a right to exist, just absolute scenes

The author of reality:

I just really fucking hate conservatives being like "we gotta tone down this rhetoric" when "liberal hunting permits" exist.

The center-white punditocracy spent ~2 decades sarcastically scare-quoting through takes like "Oh, sure, Oberlin students. Eeeverything's about gender and race. Eeeverything's about how white men perform their masculinity & their whiteness." Next thing you know: Pete Hegseth & UFC White House Night.

When fascists say they love heritage/culture/religion/etc and want to protect it. They don't. And many thanks to Emmanuelle for continuing to bring this to the English speaking world.

It isn't the most impressive flower, but I like blackberry blossoms. And snow-in-summer in full bloom makes a lovely groundcover, even if it is trying to colonize the strawberries.

Poppy mallow have become one of my favorite flowers, and they're a native NA wildflower. First year trying Dianthus, but if they survive the winter I think they'll become a staple too.

The old roses by the river are blooming. The full bloom doesn't last very long, but they are very fragrant and something I enjoy about my home.

this is kind of the natural extension of "racism = prejudice + power" line. the idea that you get a pass on being a shithead if you're in some wise marginalized is, stated baldly, kind of a shithead belief

tbh I will never forgive the American electorate for not caring about this

These are vile, vulgar people. I hate them. But even more, I hate the people responsible for this.

Voters: yes I would like the middle one please

“Best argument against democracy is five minute conversation with the average voter” and things of that nature

righteous among the nations

The Qataris are being very diplomatic about all this.

This happened to my ancestors. I have visceral and graphic feelings about what should be done to the people respondsible. There is no peace you can make with a mob burning people out of their homes. You cannot assuage their fears or address their concerns.

Ideological currents which seem to have grown out of this site: - woke small-c conservatism - vanguard liberalism - palingenetic internationalism - girl-coded technocracy - cosmopolitan supremacy - anti-comfort stalwart progressivism

Something I deeply appreciate about the western US is there is less of this here. Even in my deeply MAGA village, whether someone is a true Oregonian just never comes up. Whether you're American might, but there's none of the state/city provincial gatekeeping. Aside from cursing Californians.

For example, when you see a derisive comment about “HR lady,” you should read it as “mother.” Men like this have aged but not matured. They long to rage without containment and act without consequence. They blame their inability to do so on women rather than recognizing they live in a society.

The fact that pro-Platner people are literally referring to their critics in THE EXACT SAME WAY GAMERGATERS AND EARLY MAGA ADOPTERS DID TO THEIRS is certainly a bit telling, I think! But what would I, a guy who has been yelling about how Gamergate has influenced politics for years, know about that?

Working class is when you’re white and racist and covered in dirt, many people are saying.

There’s been a lot of talk in this race about what makes a "real man." A man does what’s right when no one is watching. He upholds his commitments to his family and neighbors. He doesn’t lie, cheat, & steal his way through life. Real men serve others. Weak men serve themselves.

*sigh* the worst part about Trump being elected again isn't that it's an aberration, it's largely how the domestic politics of the US continues to prove that Americans ruin the idea of America (individual liberty, prosperity, and happiness, aka the American dream) for the rest of us.

“If we are going to do a third Reconstruction we need politicians who conceive of themselves as working on behalf of a constituency, rather than would-be-saviors…And, like the people of Minnesota, we need to do the work to be that constituency…” www.liberalcurrents.com/aoc-for-pres...