On Hestonia, the sane man is king. But is surrounded by the insane, so … meh.Marky Dread wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 3:47pmIt's very cold and lonely on Hestonia. So I've been told.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 3:29pmWell, there is a nice little planet at the far end of the galaxy that I'd be okay with.Marky Dread wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 3:22pmOr any other world for that matter.
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The shopping centres and supermarkets play KISS and Starship non stop all day everyday. The one and only radio station owns only two songs WBTCORAR and Beth.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 4:00pmOn Hestonia, the sane man is king. But is surrounded by the insane, so … meh.Marky Dread wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 3:47pmIt's very cold and lonely on Hestonia. So I've been told.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 3:29pmWell, there is a nice little planet at the far end of the galaxy that I'd be okay with.
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Marky Dread wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 4:08pmThe shopping centres and supermarkets play KISS and Starship non stop all day everyday. The one and only radio station owns only two songs WBTCORAR and Beth.
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The end.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 4:11pmMarky Dread wrote: ↑19 Dec 2018, 4:08pmThe shopping centres and supermarkets play KISS and Starship non stop all day everyday. The one and only radio station owns only two songs WBTCORAR and Beth.
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Canadian tv ad for the Super Bowl describes it as "the greatest spectacle in sports."
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Mildly interesting interview with Grand Dragon Tucker Carlson. The reason I offer it up is as further evidence of neoliberalism's eroding appeal, that reality is intruding too harshly on free market eden's faith even on the right. None of this suggests a turn to the left but that ideas of community and responsibility and regulation might be infecting the right. Which can turn into Progressive Era-style reform, which was classist and racist at its core, but the idea that even on the right some might be questioning the blind faith in free markets would be valuable because it would better validate left criticism of the same, too. Amusingly, too, Carlson smells bit Marxian in his suggestion that talking about Trump's personality is a massive distraction from conversation of more structural points.
Mildly interesting interview with Grand Dragon Tucker Carlson. The reason I offer it up is as further evidence of neoliberalism's eroding appeal, that reality is intruding too harshly on free market eden's faith even on the right. None of this suggests a turn to the left but that ideas of community and responsibility and regulation might be infecting the right. Which can turn into Progressive Era-style reform, which was classist and racist at its core, but the idea that even on the right some might be questioning the blind faith in free markets would be valuable because it would better validate left criticism of the same, too. Amusingly, too, Carlson smells bit Marxian in his suggestion that talking about Trump's personality is a massive distraction from conversation of more structural points.
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A New Deal For Whites is very much on the agenda for 2024.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 1:14pmhttps://www.salon.com/2019/01/26/salon- ... th-warren/
Mildly interesting interview with Grand Dragon Tucker Carlson. The reason I offer it up is as further evidence of neoliberalism's eroding appeal, that reality is intruding too harshly on free market eden's faith even on the right. None of this suggests a turn to the left but that ideas of community and responsibility and regulation might be infecting the right. Which can turn into Progressive Era-style reform, which was classist and racist at its core, but the idea that even on the right some might be questioning the blind faith in free markets would be valuable because it would better validate left criticism of the same, too. Amusingly, too, Carlson smells bit Marxian in his suggestion that talking about Trump's personality is a massive distraction from conversation of more structural points.
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The original New Deal was fundamentally just for whites, so there is precedent. Good book on that topic is Ira Katznelson's When Affirmative Action Was White.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 3:37pmA New Deal For Whites is very much on the agenda for 2024.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 1:14pmhttps://www.salon.com/2019/01/26/salon- ... th-warren/
Mildly interesting interview with Grand Dragon Tucker Carlson. The reason I offer it up is as further evidence of neoliberalism's eroding appeal, that reality is intruding too harshly on free market eden's faith even on the right. None of this suggests a turn to the left but that ideas of community and responsibility and regulation might be infecting the right. Which can turn into Progressive Era-style reform, which was classist and racist at its core, but the idea that even on the right some might be questioning the blind faith in free markets would be valuable because it would better validate left criticism of the same, too. Amusingly, too, Carlson smells bit Marxian in his suggestion that talking about Trump's personality is a massive distraction from conversation of more structural points.
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White people sure do know bestDr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 4:15pmThe original New Deal was fundamentally just for whites, so there is precedent. Good book on that topic is Ira Katznelson's When Affirmative Action Was White.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 3:37pmA New Deal For Whites is very much on the agenda for 2024.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 1:14pmhttps://www.salon.com/2019/01/26/salon- ... th-warren/
Mildly interesting interview with Grand Dragon Tucker Carlson. The reason I offer it up is as further evidence of neoliberalism's eroding appeal, that reality is intruding too harshly on free market eden's faith even on the right. None of this suggests a turn to the left but that ideas of community and responsibility and regulation might be infecting the right. Which can turn into Progressive Era-style reform, which was classist and racist at its core, but the idea that even on the right some might be questioning the blind faith in free markets would be valuable because it would better validate left criticism of the same, too. Amusingly, too, Carlson smells bit Marxian in his suggestion that talking about Trump's personality is a massive distraction from conversation of more structural points.
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It is a burden, but we've been up to the task.Marky Dread wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 4:20pmWhite people sure do know bestDr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 4:15pmThe original New Deal was fundamentally just for whites, so there is precedent. Good book on that topic is Ira Katznelson's When Affirmative Action Was White.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 3:37pmA New Deal For Whites is very much on the agenda for 2024.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 1:14pmhttps://www.salon.com/2019/01/26/salon- ... th-warren/
Mildly interesting interview with Grand Dragon Tucker Carlson. The reason I offer it up is as further evidence of neoliberalism's eroding appeal, that reality is intruding too harshly on free market eden's faith even on the right. None of this suggests a turn to the left but that ideas of community and responsibility and regulation might be infecting the right. Which can turn into Progressive Era-style reform, which was classist and racist at its core, but the idea that even on the right some might be questioning the blind faith in free markets would be valuable because it would better validate left criticism of the same, too. Amusingly, too, Carlson smells bit Marxian in his suggestion that talking about Trump's personality is a massive distraction from conversation of more structural points.
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Cut-throat rock.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 4:22pmIt is a burden, but we've been up to the task.Marky Dread wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 4:20pmWhite people sure do know bestDr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 4:15pmThe original New Deal was fundamentally just for whites, so there is precedent. Good book on that topic is Ira Katznelson's When Affirmative Action Was White.Silent Majority wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 3:37pmA New Deal For Whites is very much on the agenda for 2024.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑26 Jan 2019, 1:14pmhttps://www.salon.com/2019/01/26/salon- ... th-warren/
Mildly interesting interview with Grand Dragon Tucker Carlson. The reason I offer it up is as further evidence of neoliberalism's eroding appeal, that reality is intruding too harshly on free market eden's faith even on the right. None of this suggests a turn to the left but that ideas of community and responsibility and regulation might be infecting the right. Which can turn into Progressive Era-style reform, which was classist and racist at its core, but the idea that even on the right some might be questioning the blind faith in free markets would be valuable because it would better validate left criticism of the same, too. Amusingly, too, Carlson smells bit Marxian in his suggestion that talking about Trump's personality is a massive distraction from conversation of more structural points.
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i was worried i wouldn't get to really experience the existential dread of nuclear war that has shaped some of our stalwart posters here:
from: https://www.vox.com/2019/2/1/18206619/i ... mpeo-trump
Addendum: the argument for leaving the treaty rules
cool!The Trump administration just announced it will officially withdraw from an aging nuclear missile treaty with Russia, a move that could kick-start an arms race and threaten the European continent — but also allow the US to better prepare for a war against China.
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Addendum: the argument for leaving the treaty rules
they're literally just arguing we need to get into an arms raceOther experts are equally passionate that leaving the agreement was long overdue. The main reason, they say, is that America should have these weapons if other countries won’t stop building them.
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I love that it's 1982.Flex wrote: ↑01 Feb 2019, 2:27pmi was worried i wouldn't get to really experience the existential dread of nuclear war that has shaped some of our stalwart posters here:cool!The Trump administration just announced it will officially withdraw from an aging nuclear missile treaty with Russia, a move that could kick-start an arms race and threaten the European continent — but also allow the US to better prepare for a war against China.
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