Political Therapy part 2 · 2:52pm Dec 12th, 2020
This person is rather active in my Discord channel and has no issues about having his name uncensored.
PharynxYesterday at 10:47 PM
Hey Tiddy, i know you ain't online, but I really need somewhere to vent and I'm in need of some 'political therapy' right now. Hope this doesn't worry you when you wake up in the morning.(edited)
[10:54 PM]
Saw your post in the discord about scotus bending the knee to the left and refusing to do their jobs, and realized just how right you are. The democrats just stole an election in front of the whole nation, blatantly. Every media and information company is on their side. The masses of numb-brained sheep will believe whatever they're fed, and China will continue to suck us dry. The average conservative has it too good to actually get up and fight, and the establishment will spend the next 4 years making sure that there will never be another Republican president. They will make sure to fuck with anyone who might push a conservative agenda, and make sure they are blacklisted entirely.(edited)
[10:55 PM]
America has fallen to bits and all it took was Democrats constant lying and cheating through the system to achieve it.
[10:56 PM]
Maybe I had too much faith in the idea of law and order, because now it feels like I've been abandoned by it.
[10:57 PM]
Maybe the left was right about being aggressive in their approach, considering they don't care for law in the slightest except when it only suits them.
[10:58 PM]
The worse part about it is when the country goes to civil war, I'll be stuck here in Redacted, so I feel like I'll be utterly useless.
[11:01 PM]
I don't know what to do. I'm mad and upset my country has been successfully subverted by Chinese bootlicking Democrats that used the same corrupt vote counting software as Hugo Chavez did, which ultimately turned a once great country into a 3rd world shithole.(edited)
[11:04 PM]
I keep hearing others talk about waiting for 4 more years to vote again, but those idiots don't realize the system is absolutely fucked and there is a high possibility that we'll be a one party state if conservatives like me just roll over and accept defeat while playing at the waiting game.
[11:06 PM]
I'm starting to realize I've been radicalized to the point that I am ready to physically fight with the bootlickers, yet I know once I throw a punch, the left will scream for the same system they hate to imprison me
[11:07 PM]
The worst part is they'll get what they want, considering the US is about to turn into a communist state.(edited)
December 12, 2020PharynxToday at 12:14 AM
Dwelling on that last bit for a while made me realize it's going to be more along the lines of corporate communism. Never thought I would see those two words together, or maybe I'm confusing things and it's actually just neofeudalism like you pointed out in your recent blog.
[12:16 AM]
Maybe it's time for conservatives and actual libertarians to stop sitting around and jerking ourselves.(edited)PharynxToday at 12:33 AM
But on that same thought, I see people talking about forming a union of states, and if it goes in that direction, all it takes is for the bootlickers to do is scream for their Chinese sugar daddies to 'Come and liberate us from the evil rightwingers!'(edited)
[12:38 AM]
Honestly I feel America is beyond saving and actual hardworking Americans will die out. I wanna fight against that blackpill though, because if I don't fight and become passive, all that will greet me at the end of that pacifistic approach is a bullet from an assault rifle at the back of my head.
[12:41 AM]
I'm not sure what to do at this point, but think I got it all out of my system now. Sorry when you wake up and see all of this.(edited)TiddySpurklezToday at 6:21 AM
You on?PharynxToday at 6:29 AM
Yes, good morning.TiddySpurklezToday at 6:29 AM
Good morning.(edited)
[6:30 AM]
so i read what you wrote and you're right to be upset about what is going on right now.
[6:31 AM]
After witnessing this clown show from my angle and taking your vent into consideration, I'll respond aptly.
[6:31 AM]
I'm going to open up and state a hard pill that may or may not be hard to swallow.
[6:32 AM]
Trump's greatest failure in his presidency was hiring and working with the wrong people to get shit done.
[6:32 AM]
SCOTUS clearly shows this.
[6:33 AM]
When you truly think on all that has happened over the last few years, I'll say the downfall started when the Progressive Left won the minute they gas lighted him to fire General Flynn.PharynxToday at 6:35 AM
Wasn't that in 2017?TiddySpurklezToday at 6:35 AM
Exact year eludes me since I just woke up, but I think you're right.PharynxToday at 6:38 AM
Lets not forget the fact they had a 20 million dollar 3 year investigation where someone conjured up the insane fantasy that Trump was secretly a Russian agent, that ended with no proof what so ever behind it.
[6:38 AM]
Plus the same people that conjured up this fantasy, also think they legitimately won the election freely and fairly.(edited)TiddySpurklezToday at 6:41 AM
I won't even get into how 'free and fair' elections are across the world. If there is one good thing Trump managed to accomplish it was pulling the curtain back enough for anyone with common sense to see what a complete and total farce your entire system of governance has been. There is no actual will of the people no more, only people who can use the system to their advantage and make sure the game is rigged in their favor. You can have all the evidence in the world of fraud and there will be nothing you can do about it because if it goes against the narrative, it's discarded quickly.(edited)
[6:42 AM]
The only thing that dictates 'truth' anymore is made by like minded thinktanks and corporations that openly force their OWN truth onto you.PharynxToday at 6:44 AM
Jeez, if I wanted more of a blackpill, I would have pinged Red in the politics channel.TiddySpurklezToday at 6:44 AM
sorry, but I had to say that first and foremost.
[6:45 AM]
however there is a better pill to swallow as well. The idea of secession and states breaking off to form their own union is something that should be acted on.
[6:46 AM]
You fear that Communist China will gulag you, however if you look at the news they're too busy fighting with like 4 countries on their side of the globe right now.
[6:48 AM]
Australia is fucking with them, India was fighting with them as well, and Japan is apparently allied with Australia as well on this.
[6:49 AM]
Heck, I even saw talk of China wanting to invade Taiwan and they can't even muster that up, so I think it will be a few good years before you can worry about China trying to bust down your door.PharynxToday at 6:52 AM
I don't know.
[6:53 AM]
Maybe you're right though.
[6:54 AM]
But what can I do? I'm in Redacted still feeling useless.TiddySpurklezToday at 6:55 AM
For that bit, how about we talk about economical independence. You live in or near mountains with lots of wildlife I'll assume?PharynxToday at 6:55 AM
Yeah.TiddySpurklezToday at 6:57 AM
Perfect.
We talked more here, but I got personal knowledge that won't be shared here. Sorry for the nearly 30 minute gap.
PharynxToday at 7:26 AM
What you're saying makes sense to me when you talk about it more. I got actual survival knowledge and prefer to stay at my cabin when I can.
[7:27 AM]
Maybe you're right and I should try to live more independently.TiddySpurklezToday at 7:29 AM
I recommend giving it a shot and remember to learn about connections with people as well. Learn to barter, talk with more people to build up your ability to socially interact, and try to work out deals that can benefit both sides. You told me you're able to go hunting and trapping so there is opportunity waiting for you.
[7:30 AM]
In a way it's all about living with the basics; food, water, and shelter.
[7:30 AM]
As long as you have those, everything else is just a luxury.PharynxToday at 7:31 AM
I'll definitely keep it in mind if the US goes to shit.
[7:31 AM]
Thanks for the brief talk by the way.TiddySpurklezToday at 7:31 AM
I always enjoy talks with you.PharynxToday at 7:32 AM
Makes the last few hours of work bearable when it's super quiet and slow.TiddySpurklezToday at 7:32
Lol
[7:33 AM]
likewise in a sense. Early morning chats are nice when the kids are still sleeping.
[7:33 AM]
That being said... Political Therapy blog part 2?PharynxToday at 7:34 AM
I wasn't even the guy in the first one and you know certain unmentionables will flock to your blog screaming 'FAKE AND STAGED!' right?
[7:35 AM]
I won't say no, considering I've been ousted from Fimfiction for years now, so it would be nice to have my voice heard.TiddySpurklezToday at 7:36 AM
I really don't worry about stupid opinions from idiots who have their heads stuck in a fishbowl anyways. besides you know you can openly vent in my Vent or Politics channel right?PharynxToday at 7:36 AM
I know, I just felt more comfy confiding in you for this, even if it's now making it to a public blog.TiddySpurklezToday at 7:37 AM
It's reassuring you trust a random stranger like me.PharynxToday at 7:40 AM
For me it's nice to just have like minded people that ain't crazy to hang around with. You have a good day, and thanks for the advice, Tits. My Supervisor is giving me the glare because I'm typing on my phone so I need to head off.(edited)TiddySpurklezToday at 7:42 AM
You have a good day as well. See you in the group later on.
Gee... thanks for the pep talk, and I thought I was a pessimist
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Sometimes hard truths are the thing to hear.
So the conclusion your sorts are drawing from "conservative leaning Supreme Court, including 3 justices hand-picked by Trump, rejects case" is "brain worms got to them too"? Remarkable. The country is only going to go to shit and require people to rely on hunting and trapping if you guys refuse to face reality and thereby push us into civil war. If your reason for fighting is, as it seems here, "fear of the country going to shit"... that's just a self-fulfilling prophecy, right there.
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I love when people who don't even live in this country try to encourage civil unrest that won't directly endanger them or anybody they care about. Oh wait, I don't.
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Coming from someone who's implying 'we can't face reality' in the same post... If you honestly think civil unrest won't affect Canada in some way for the better then I got news for you... you're a joke.
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I am not a layer not do I know USA's law regarding this particular lawsuit. And If SCOTUS could legally do it, people should accept that and move on.
That said, the fact that SCOTUS can just say 'we won't even look into that!' when multiple states are rising, their concerns is... well, not something I would expect as a citizen, that's for sure
. Lawful or not, it will feel like a middle finger for many people, telling them 'your concerns don't matter.' Once people lose their belief in the justice system and constitution, the only thing that will be left is violence - and that is... dangerous, to put it mildly 
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I doubt it will lead anywhere, though. IMHO people will forget about it in a few months. Whether this is a good or a bad thing, only time will tell...
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'The truth shall set you free,' huh
? I always thought you Canadians were supposed to be fluffy, wuffy, optimistic, and adorable...
You and Jordan Peterson are destroying my childhood memories of Canada
(and sadly, making me glad we didn't stay in Thunder Bay when we had the chance 
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I hope you're wrong on this one - for the sake of all of us
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Let's just say catching Covid and being stuck in forced isolation made me do a lot of rethinking about my approach to people.
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That's mostly it. The mere fact that they didn't look at it is the table flipper for me. I'm not even American and I'm mad about it, so I imagine how certain Americans feel right now.
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Yeah, that was basically Alito and Thomas's dissension: that the Supreme Court has an obligation to hear state v. state matters in trial, and that even if the Texas case was unlikely to be overturned, they still should have allowed it to be brought and argued before them.
All that being said, I think the talk of secession is a little ridiculous. Call me naive, but nothing that the left has done in the past, I don't know, ever has lead me to believe that they will be able to successfully get much of their agenda through. Oh sure, some shit is going to get passed that will have a negative affect on the country, and it will take some time afterward to fix, but they just aren't competent enough to get anything truly damaging through, in my opinion.
I'd rather just watch the next four years play out and watch the left slowly turn on each other and screw themselves over. I don't think anything they can do will be worse than what will happen if we start allowing states to secede and get a civil war going. To me, that's like burning your house down because you have bedbugs. Yeah, bedbugs are blood-sucking little parasites that will irritate you and spread uncontrollably if allowed, but there are much better ways of dealing with them than razing everything to the ground and starting from scratch.
Maybe "just wait it out" isn't as exciting sounding, but I think we're maybe giving Biden and Pelosi too much credit here. Just because they rallied up enough anti-Trump sentiment to successfully steal an election doesn't mean they've magically gained the competence to lead their party in a cohesive manner. Just let Biden get into the White House, realize they don't have Trump sitting in there anymore to blame everything on, and let them fall apart. We can take the Presidency, and probably Congress too, back in 4 years, and do so having learned from where Trump failed this time.
5414142 This.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
OTHER than the SCOTUS did their damn job and followed the Constitution (remember that l'il thing, folks?) for once.
I really flat-out DO NOT see where all this is coming from.
Trump and his bunch of a$$-kisserd and yes-men are the ones destroying this country from the inside out ("Make America Great Again?! HA! If nothing ELSE, he's made it WORSE through his ego and incompetance!), but some folks are just fine with that, it seems.
Although I have to wonder just HOW they're going to explain away the MORE THAN 16 MILLION TOTAL CASES AND OVER 290,000 AMERICANS WHO ARE NOW DEAD AND COUNTING IN BOTH CASES!) FROM COVID-19 BECAUSE TRUMP AND HIS BOOT-LICKERS IN CONGRESS (lookin' at YOU, #MoscowMitch) COULDN'T PULL THEIR COLLECTIVE HEADS OUT OF HIS UGLY A$$ AND DO THEIR OWN DAMN JOBS!!!
*ahem* Sorry for the "yelling" there, folks.
Anyway, THAT'S going to be Trump's legacy going forward; over 16 million PLUS American striken with and 290 PLUS DEAD of COVID-19 because Trump said it was "a hoax", and when he finally DID acknowledge it, AND the victims, what did he say? Oh. Right. "Nothing to worry about. The "China Virus" isn't any worse than the regular flu".
What?
Pathetic.
And THEN there's the fact that he STILL thinks HE won this thing (Spoiler Alert, kids: he didn't), and refuses to concede the race.
Even in the face of the clear and overwhelming evidence that he did, in fact. LOSE.
Overwhelmingly.
Having said all that, I'll close with this:
I am NOT that fond of former Senator Hillary Clinton, but I will say THIS about her.
Like so many before her who have lost a Presidential election, she was gracious in her defeat, conceded the loss to Mr. Trump, then went on with her life.
He has NOT been gracious in defeat.
In fact, he continues to throw what some have come to call a "TanTrump", and refuses to concede President-elect Biden's hard-fought victory and to move on with HIS life.
In short, he's acting like the spoiled, selfish brat that he is, and NOT the ADULT he's supposed to be.
And with that, I conclude my opinion, and continue my day.
God bless and Happy Holidays to you all.
Wolf
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Your assessment is correct. Our government is on the verge of breaking down. This happened when Rome went from being a republic to being an empire too, so it's about time for analogous changes here, as scary as that might sound to people. I'm just here building a lifeboat and so should you.
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Yep by the numbers, Trump has been just about 100 times worse for this country than 9/11. That's what happens when a foreign saboteur gets to be president. I bet once the conservatives see your post it'll get downvoted to tartarus but don't you worry, when peace breaks down I'll be on your side, not theirs. Because you're more reasonable.
Hi conservatives :P
I think he's being a bit Doomer, but not too much. I don't ascribe to post-modernist thought like at all, but there is some truth to their concept of "everything is a power struggle." Humans are not logical creatures, we're emotional ones, and the fact is that we all have a huge penchant for tribalism. Way back in the day, it was between actual tribes. Then it evolved into religion, then race, and now it's mainly political beliefs. We all know the memes about the whining SJW leftist who croons about how accepting and inclusive they are, but then screech and cry when someone with an "impure thought" shows up. And while yeah, you see it more on the left these days, let's be honest here, the right does it too, sometimes.
I actually don't know much at all about the claims of election fraud, because I don't pay attention... because I just don't care anymore. Maybe it's part of that whole thing Yuri Brezmenov was talking about with the whole "demotivating the populace." I just think we've reached in less than three hundred years what it took Rome centuries to get to: we're too powerful, too fat, too lazy, and we think it will last forever. And like Rome, it would take a lot of pain and effort to change.
As for the whole civil war/secession thing, I just don't think that's gonna happen. Mainly because the states are nearly as homogeneous as they were in 1860. Even in firm conservative states, urban areas tend to be very liberal, like Austin, TX. And I honestly think any attempt to cede would fail simply because the state government would get so much push back from their citizens. Plus, let's be real, how many people do you actually think would be willing to take up arms against their neighbors. The whole concept of "it;s easy to talk a lot of shit online" is a thing. Also, you can ask any service memeber who has deployed, and they will tell you that it's very easy to be all gung-ho, Hooah-Hooah Man, but the first time you look down your sights and see an actual human being? That bravado and bluster tends to fall apart pretty damn quick.
Or maybe I'm completely wrong on everything. Meh, whatever. I got my gub'mint cheese.
Im not a fan of biden tbh so i thought i would just get a little jolt from trump losing and then a slow decline once he's inaugurated. Turns out though that trump losing over and over again week after week is great for keeping my spirits up. I'm not tired of winning yet.
Well, living off the grid would be a good way to prepare for the coming apocalypse that will eventually follow when we run out of oil, but I don't see a civil war or secession happening in the short term. People will be upset absolutely. I do expect more protests, some rioting, but eventually things will calm down.
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Sorry, but how is saying, 'We're not gonna even take a look at your claims!' the same as 'following the Constitution'
? I mean, it is probably 100% legal and SCOTUS had the right to do that, but it seems more like SCOTUS washing their hands off Pontius Pilate-style, then following the Constitution 
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... Hillary Clinton "was gracious in her defeat, conceded the loss to Mr. Trump, then went on with her life"? Are we just pretending that an entirely different last four years happened now?
Titty... did you block Narrative Style from here
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5414200 Maybe because they know that that lawsuit is baseless, and Texas has no legal right to sue OTHER states in an attempt to overturn THEIR voting results?
Besides, EVERY judge in EVERY lawsuit that Trump's legal team have brought so far have thrown them all out because there has been NO SIGN of actual fraud in ANY of the cases brought.
NONE.
Heck, even some of the GOP members of the Senate are getting tired of all the, as one of them called it, nonsense.
These lawsuits are trying to disenfranchise the voters of this country just so the "Orange Mussolini" can get four more years to destroy this country from the inside out!
JUST like his buddy Putin wants.
5414201 By that, I mean SHE didn't pull crap like "president" TanTrump is doing now.
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Yes, yes we are. Personally I oppose most of the recent lawsuits on the merit, but I remember a lot of the exact same behaviors and legal procedures happening in the wake of the 2016 elections on the other side, and I wasn’t impressed then either. To pretend like the conservatives are the only ones to break with the norms in a wake of an election is a laughable rewriting of history. I’m old enough to remember when “not my president” was the battle cry of the left in America. Why is anyone surprised when the right picks it up in 2020?
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We’ll be a mutli-planetary species before we run out of oil. Or we’ll annihilate ourselves. Either way, oil is not on the list of priorities.
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OK, then a simple question then, the same I posted here As Usual... - Fimfiction
Is this 100% legally equal:
SCOTUS voting to not take on a case = SCOTUS taking on a case and then dismissing it later on
If so, then You and Narrative Style are 100% correct, and people should just cool off and wait for another election. However, if it's not legally the same, SCOTUS only aggravated the problem by washing off its hands.
The question is, which one is it
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I think the practical result is the same, but in theory they are different. Theoretically, they could choose to hear a similar case at any time in the future. As a matter of practice, I doubt they will. In fact, I highly doubt the Supreme Court will get involved in any federal election matters going forward. The 2000 election left a bad taste in everyone’s mouth and, rightly or wrongly, tainted the image of the court for a large section of the population. For all the talk of the SC being non political, in reality the SC has been very political since before the civil war, they’re just several steps removed from the day to day politicking that goes on in the rest of the government.
Trump lost. No credible case was made for electoral fraud. Biden will not turn the US into a communist state. BLM isn’t trying to enslave white people to make a black supremacist state. There is no forced feminization squad being deployed. You don’t live in a bad action movie. Society isn’t crumbling. Facts don’t care about your feelings.
Okay, I want to address this to everyone here, not just those of you who replied to me:
I think I've mentioned a few time in various places here that I am a Child of the 60s (I was born in 1957, so that counts).
I also know that, while I am an elder here, I am by NO means the ONLY elder in our beloved l'il "herd" here at FIMFic.
Okay, I said all that to say this: I, and the others here my age (and older), grew up during stuff that most of you have only read about in history books and never experienced (because you're experiencing all new shit like ALL of us are these days).
The Cold War.
The Cuban Missile Crisis.
The assassinations of both President John F. Kennedy, and later, his brother, former US Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
Watergate
The Vietnam War.
The Civil Rights Movement.
Well, here's a timeline of all that for you all to peruse at your leisure:
Sixties Timeline
Later on, we also went through the Iran Hostage Crisis (but THAT was in the 70s).
I remember, very, VERY well, the "Duck and Cover!" alerts back then, and getting under my desk at school when we'd have one of the drills.
Also, our school, Thayer Elementary School, was a two-story building (built in the 1920's, I think. I'd have to look it up), that ALSO had a damned BOMB/FALLOUT SHELTER in the basement of it!
And don't think that it wasn't used for drills back then!
It was!
THAT'S what me and MY generation when through.
On a more personal note, I'll be honest with you guys; when I was growing up, the majority of MY family were (and some still are) registered Democrats (no snide comments, please. These are people that I loved and STILL love, although many of them on both sides of it have since passed on).
In fact, I registered as one when I turned 18 (in 1975, the same year that I graduated high school), as the majority of the clan did.
Heck, the only people I knew on EITHER Mom OR Dad's side of the family who were Republicans was on MOM'S side of the family, our cousin (her second, my and my sisters third) Hubert Holman.
(He was ALSO sheriff of Howell County, MO, for 19 years, and was one HELL of a great guy!)
I remember, also very well, of being asked, by a late uncle of mine, which party that I was going to register for.
I never really gave it much thought, as, like I said, the majority of the family (except for Hubert, who was a registered Repub (going with abbreviations here, 'cause typing out the LONG versions of BOTH parties would kill my poor fingers)) were/are registered Dems.
Going back to what my uncle asked me about how I was going to register, he didn't even give me time to answer (as I think he knew what I was going to say in response) before he said, "Well, I hope you're registering Democrat, honey, because the family will disown you if you register Republican!"
He laughed after he said that, and we all did, and I didn't think any more about it.
Until I got to thinking about it later, and, feeling a bit worried about it, I asked Mom and Dad about that.
They looked at each other, just shook their heads and Dad laughed a bit and said, "No, we wouldn't, sweetheart. NONE of us would, so just put it out of your mind. You know how your Uncle Mitch can get when it comes to Republicans."
I did.
He HATED them.
(Which is probably why, among OTHER, more personal reasons (which will NOT be aired here), that he absolutely did NOT like Hubert (the cousin I mentioned earlier). Still not exactly WHY he didn't like Hubert. The man was both an awesome guy and a totally awesome and dedicated police officer.)
Anyway, U. Mitch was always fond of saying "You can't trust Republicans. THEY'RE for "The Big Man" (the wealthy and big business, I think he meant). Democrats are for "The Little Man" (the REST of the working-class Joe Schmoes (you and me)). Never trust a Republican, girl, They'd sooner stab you in the back as LOOK at you."
In many ways, he WAS right, although I think he'd be hurt and disillusioned to find that, in MANY ways, the Dems are JUST as bad as the Repubs these days.
ANY-way, getting back to the Dems vs. Repubs thing family-wise, as you can guess, Dad and some others in the fam were NOT at all HAPPY (don't get me started on U. Mitch's reaction to this next bit, PLEASE! Let's... just say he didn't react well, and leave it at that) they all found out that my favorite brother-in-law Steve was a registered Repub.
Dad loved Terry and wanted her to be happy, so HE never said much of anything when HE found out.
He was a bit more vocal when SHE switched parties, but he still loved her and just let it go.
Uncle Mitch?
NOT so much.
But he, too loved Terry, so he got over it.
Anyway, just to tell you all how BAD it has gotten in this country in the four year since Trump was elected, for THE first time EVER since I've KNOWN them both, Terry and Steve voted Dem.
Why?
They don't like what Trump and HIS party have done to this country, and while they DON'T particularly LIKE Mr. Biden, OR more correctly, approve of some of the policies that the Dems have (I don't, either, for the record, but I am NOT going down THAT particular rabbit-hole today), but, like so many who voted in this thing, they consider HIM to be the lesser of two evils.
Me, I personally voted for the man simply because HE'S held political office BEFORE, and therefore, know what the bloody hell he's doing,m politics-wise.
A case of "Been there, done that", if you will.
Also, another thing that I want to mention is WHERE I grew up, which had a lot of influence about things... political and otherwise.
And for the record?
I absolutely HATE politics AND election years... MAINLY because of the crap that's going on in this country right now.
Anyway, my hometown (which I mentioned above in conjunction with the elementary school I went to waaaaayyyyyyy back in the day) is called Thayer, and it's just your small (average pop.: approx. 2,100-2,200 people... give or take, since the population fluctuates occasionally) that sits right ON the Missouri-Arkansas state line.
It's one of those towns that you NEVER saw a person of color in UNLESS they were passing through, like as a member of one of the train-crews that passed through town (Thayer was a depot/stop where the crews changed every day and night), and folks tended to be, and still ARE, even in THIS day and age, more than a bit prejudiced against non-white folks.
Now me, I'm NOT one of those type of people, as God made us all, REGARDLESS of our skin color.
SOME of my family members, though?
Well, as much as I still love them, especially those who have passed on, like my dad and Uncle Mitch, I'm ashamed to say that they were.
I never heard Dad say the "N" word, but THAT may be because Mom, AND both her mom and my Granny Johnson BOTH made it VERY clear to him that "Jim Johnson (or James Terry Johnson, in my Granny's case (he was her son)), you do NOT use THAT kind of language in front of these kids! SHAME on you!!!"
So, yeah.
NEVER heard Dad, or anyone else, use racial slurs growing up.
ANY-way, getting back to the ridiculous shit-show that the 2020 election has been (on top of all the OTHER crap that this year (May it NEVER be missed after it's gone! I know that I sure as hell won't miss it!!!), I am just plain DONE with this election crap and nonsense.
So this will be my last post in this blog/thread.
All I want to say to all of you, from one MLP fan to the other, is......
God bless you all, stay safe, love to you all, and let's get through this stupid COVID mess together, okay?
Peace, and take care, y'all.
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I see... the way you describe it seems that SCOTUS has been trying to wash off their hands from such disputes for some time now. I guess we shouldn't be really surprised then... Still, trying to play 'apolitical' when your role is by definition the political protection of the Constitutions is... quite odd.
Oh, well. People will have a president they all wanted... and deserve. We shall see how that will play out. Something tells me that if Joe decides to realize all his goals, Trump 2.0 in four years is more than likely
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There is also the fact that,
(The quoted bits is copy/pasted from a couple of sites on the subject.)
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That is exactly what I am saying, yes. In fact, I’d argue that the SC’s role as “above politics” is a relatively recent outlook, an idea that came about in the last century. It’s an ideal I agree with, but it’s not the reality of the situation.
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“Secession is illegal, unless they win the war for secession.”
Not criticizing you, I’m just amused how it was clarified that the secession would be legal if the secessionists won a revolutionary war. It’s a rather redundant statement.
we are back to the political battles?
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Of course succession is illegal, but thats never really been a deterrent to it before. In order to successfully secede, you have to convince a whole bunch of people to turn traitor. The southern states did it in the 1800s, lost, and are remembered as traitors to the country. The colonies seceded from Britain a century earlier and are remembered as heroes of democracy. History's written by the winners and all that.
My point is, the argument against succession right now shouldn't be "it's ilegal", but "it's a ridiculous overreaction that will make the current situation 100 times worse and serves no purpose other than making for exciting headlines."
5414310
Did they ever stop?
I do not fear for me, i fear for my family
5414297 I quite understand, and I found that online (NOT of Wiki, actually); I didn't know it off the top of my head.
5414310 Hopefully not; they give me a headache.
Which is why, when I answer another comment to me, I'm bowing out and watching TV (Army-Navy Game).
5414315
See, THAT'S exactly the argument I get into with my sister ALL THE DANGED TIME!
She mentioned how the Confederates were traitors back then (which, I guess, they were. As you said, point of view of the victors and history and all that), and I came right back with something about how King George III of England more than likely said that Washington, Jefferson and the REST of the patriots who fought for our country's freedom were traitors to the Crown, and I swear to God her exact response was "No, they weren't".
I also swear it took everything I had NOT to facepalm right there, and launch into a brief (for me) history of the events leading up to, during the course of, and AFTER the Revolutionary War!
And that's not EVEN getting into the fact that the British Empire did NOT want to let their American Colonies (as they still viewed our ancestors) go, and came back to try to RE-take the whole damn US (all 13 states worth) in 1812!
They STILL viewed us as traitors, and wanted their "possession" in the New World BACK, and this was 29 years AFTER the Revolutionary War ENDED (September 3, 1783)!
I love my sister, I really do, but she can be so CLUELESS sometimes!
Is it too late to enjoy the comments? Also, can I join your discord?
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Comment section is closed to all new commentators. Go away.
just kidding
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It may not be something you or I live to see, but it's gonna come up eventually unless we change our consumption habits in the near future.
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Damnit, I just got here!
5414315
This isn't exactly true. For example, the state of Montana's own constitution includes various stipulations and clauses under which the state of Montana willingly agreed to be a member of the United States. If those stipulations and clauses were to be violated, then Montana would have the 100% legal right to secede from the US on grounds of broken contractual obligations.
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Running out of oil is like fusion power. It’s 50 years away, and it’s been 50 years away since 1960.
5414700
Only because they've discovered new ways to tap previously inaccessible sources. Despite this, oil remains a finite resource.
5414705
Here's the point. A fourth grader could divide two numbers and calculate a number of years of oil left at current consumption levels. Media and politicians citing this number do the world a disservice. What we need to model the actual number of years includes discovery of new oil fields, technology developments to access previously inaccessible sources, changes in fuel efficiency, new technologies for things like batteries, and the natural decline in consumption and increase in substitutes that comes with rising prices.
5414804
Modeling is great, but changing our consumption habits will do far more to both extend the reserves and slow the damage we've been doing to the climate.
Every time the presidency goes blue, conservatives think they'll have to go underground like the jews, give up their guns, and live under martial law. Can anyone tell me where this idea came from, or why so many people are ready to believe it?
Democrats lost seats in the house, gained only one in the senate, were denied appointing over 200 federal judges and one third of all scotus seats the last 4 years and you think democrats rigged the election?
Democrats were bashed on and insulted after the 2016 loss with "nobody cares about your feelings!", "Orange man bad!", and "Lock her up!" After our candidate conceided a much closer election after having won the popular vote. Trump issued pardons and extended executive privilege to hide his wrongdoings and ignore subpoenas. Even with mountains of evidence and testimony he was let off by an allied senate.
As soon as the democrats win a presidency, there are calls to overturn the election and millions of votes. States are talking of secession and appointing faithless electors. They are calling to have cybersecurity experts and 20 year old IT workers publicly executed. Republicans leadership that voted for trump have been called rinos and issued death threats for not helping overturn the system that elected the incumbent in the first place. The most Middle of the road democrat to run for office has been accused of instituting communist policies and being a puppet of other nations. Something perfectly acceptable when republicans do it. Protesters are now antifa anarchists. Rioters are now deepstate agents and crooked cops are "bad apples".
As a Democrat sometimes I'm scared to admit the earth is round because I have no idea who is going to take it the wrong way. I'm scared that people say they "would rather be Russian than be a liberal". I'm scared that a 9/11 worth of fatalities a day is a hoax or allarmist propaganda. I am scared. You all scare me. Yet, like an adult I wake up and find some way to function in this back assward hell that we've built. Our allies don't know whether to laugh at or pitty us, and our satirists are about to explode because all the hyperbole they used to deliver isn't so hyperbolic anymore.
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Man I’m totally scared too. Since my mother is also sounding like a lot of what’s said here its worrying me. She been increasingly difficult to deal with and is acting no longer like my mother.
How long. How much time, if any is enough, until this stuff stops. I’m starting to worry if everyone is mentally ill at this point. Like what in the actual fuck. I seriously think I will see “the earth is flat” from them. Yes I think that little of them, because everything else makes that idea possible in my head.
I just want my mother back.
5414835
I'll tell you why I have problems with Democrats and that goes back to the Obama president era and mainly how BLM came to fruition under his questionable time as president.
Remember Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman? Michael Brown and Darren Wilson? All incidents that Obama successfully labeled as racist acts of violence, because all he cared about was radicalizing and subverting people. Obama could have healed race relations by stating after each of these incidents that he did not believe racism played a role. But he is devious and he had a twofold agenda: 1) Keep blacks and sympathetic left-wing extremists/activists voting Democrat by asserting that racism still exists and the Democratic Party is the one that will help them with its politically correct diversity policies, and 2) turn people against law enforcement. It worked perfectly and everyone nowadays blames Trump for this.
Obama’s legacy as president is that anytime a black person suffers injuries at the hands of the police, there will be rioting and the police will be vigorously prosecuted in highly publicized, devastating trials. The only way they will be able to avoid it will be to stop arresting blacks and blame cops and whites for everything. It is sad to see how Obama has falsely labeled these incidents as racist and hyped them up, needlessly causing racial conflict as well as destroying the lives of the officers involved.
America is one of the most colorblind nations in the world and it shows when talking to certain people on this site of all places. At this point Secession is the best thing for everyone on both sides of it.
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I agree that sometimes we can read too much into race in cases like this, but we only do that because there is clear evidence and precedent for police brutality against monorities and too often unnecessarily escalated to the point of lethal force. There is too much police brutality period, but does have a notable bias.
Obama went on to say that he supported the DOJ's decision not to charge the officer, as do I. That's why there was an investigation with evidence. This is more than what Trump's legal team has offered so far. I do not understand how the idea of evident institutional racial bias is denied, but people will leap to defend unsupported allegations of fraud that would overturn a presidential election. Before everyone gripes that "there is evidence, you're ignoring it!", judges (many trump has seated) do not find it credible, or mistaken in the interpretation of events. This is the law and order Trump desperately calls for, not vigilante justice .
We are not colorblind as we have numerous groups of white supremacists that have newfound courage, many of which have endorsed the sitting president and carried out acts of violence and terror. We can be an improvement over other nations while still acknowledging we can do better.
Edit: your dislikes mean nothing, I've seen what makes you cheer! If I'm wrong in some matter of fact, let me know. You sure you're all MLP fans?
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Because there is no PROOF it exists. According to the stats, the only thing that is known is that a black person is 2.5 times more likely to get shot than a white person when interacting with police. The next step should be a question: "Why is that the case?" and thorough analysis.
But that is NOT what is happening - instead of asking the question and actually trying to get to the ROOT of the problem (which may or may not be racism), politicians on the left already have the universal answer, 'racism
!'
As far as I'm aware, people are not denying anything, but they want PROOF - and so far, NONE was provided - (unless you consider books like 'White Fragility' as proof). Moreover, the cases that, according to the media, are 'obvious' on the close examination are usually not clear-cut at all, like Floyd's case.
This is hilarious... For the past 9 months, you got BLM and ANTIFA literally terrorizing people in some cities, burning areas, looting and devastating businesses in the name of 'justice.' Multiple people got killed in those 'mostly peaceful protests' and yet - as far as I'm aware - not a SINGLE ONE of those deaths got attributed to ANTIFA/BLM. All those organizations had to do is cut themselves off, and that's it - it was an 'ordinary' homicide, case closed.
At the same time, everyone who stood their ground defending his life and/or property against the mob got labeled as a white supremacist/racist/whatever and usually got his livelihood destroyed in the process.
Ordinary people hear about shit like that, and they organize and find 'courage' because they have enough - then the violence escalates. Unless someone in the States starts treating the violence coming from ALL SIDES equally, this will only keep getting worse until it blows.
But sure, keep on blaming the mythical 'white supremacists' for everything while turning a blind eye to what the other side is doing. We'll see how well that will work in the long run...
5415490
So only non-MLP fans could possibly disagree with you or find issue with your post, got it. You can see the absurdity of that statement without further assistance, right?
Wrong. During the Obama administration, there were unending calls of "police brutality!" and "they all need bodycams!". Fast forward slightly, and with the widespread use of bodycams, we've found out that it was all a bunch of lies, to such a degree that some people now call bodycams "racist". Time after time after time, someone commits a crime, fights the police, resists arrest, goes for a weapon, and every time it's still "institutional racism!" despite the clear actions of the suspect in the case.
Easy case: Rayshard Brooks. According to any agenda-pushing progressive, he was "executed for falling asleep in a Wendy's drive-through by racist police!" But what are the actual facts of it? The man was released from prison early due to Democrats hand-wringing about covid spreading among prison populations. He was drunk behind the wheel when he pulled in to the Wendy's and passed out behind the wheel of his car. After Wendy's employees saw this and called the police, officers arrived and spoke with him calmly for thirty minutes. After failing a breathalyzer test and in the process of being arrested for DUI, he decided to fight the police. He attacked both officers, disarmed one of the officers of his taser, and fired it at the officers. At this point the continuum of force that guides police response to threats was cut and dried, lethal force absolutely justified.
But every time you hear about it from a progressive, it's some poor innocent guy who didn't do anything being executed by racist police for falling asleep in a drive-through. Thankfully the bodycams show that lie for what it is, but it doesn't stop the lie from being repeated all the same. Also the Wendy's was of course burned down.
Here's a question for you. In 2019 in the US, there were 1,322,850 male prison inmates and 107,955 female prison inmates. Does this indicate an institutionalized sexist bias by police against men? Why or why not?