Kind of slam dunking my point. Thanks.
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"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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I don't know dog Larry David really speaks the language of the youth. He's going to sway a lot of people with that.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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Nah, I don't think that comparison works. To be fair, I can't think of one that does. I asked Google and AI says Ned Stark. Apparently, I'll die being right. Meh, was bound to happen anyway.
Plus, it's not a counter. There's not an argument to what I said because it's the truth. It's been played out in history time and time again.
It's one thing to paint HIM as a piece of shit, it's another to paint him and everyone that just happens to be on the same side of the political belief spectrum with the same brush. That's where the danger lies.
I get it, he's fucking with your money (mine too), but that doesn't make him "literally Hitler".
The minute you invalidate the opinions of every person that disagrees with you and paint them as inferior, guess what you become...
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I called him a piece of shit, not Hitler.
If you support a piece of shit, you are a piece of shit. It's the transitive property or something
It's not me, it's someone else.
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The trouble is, and has always been, who gets to be the one who decides who is human, and who is less than.
Larry David's childish hitler comparison doesn't help anything.
Larry David's childish hitler comparison doesn't help anything.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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I'd probably trust your Deciding, where the rubber is hitting the road.
I would not trust 99.99999% of everyone else's deciding. And I meant those five decimal positions. There are probably fewer than 100k people on this planet with good intelligence, high wisdom, and strong impulse control, total.
I would not trust 99.99999% of everyone else's deciding. And I meant those five decimal positions. There are probably fewer than 100k people on this planet with good intelligence, high wisdom, and strong impulse control, total.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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You know we're talking about David's piece, and you know he gets called "literally Hitler" so much that he probably answers to it.
Sure, but not always true. I believe you have to purposefully ignore malicious intent.
For example: A lot of people in professional sports are terrible human beings, but we tend to overlook some things as long as they play well for our teams. Even the ones that aren't "terrible" are usually assholes because that's what you need to be to succeed at that level.
No way. Fuck Catt. He'd have me thrown on a cattle car immediately knowing that meant more women for him. Selfish prick.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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He'd keep me on as a pet, or possibly the court idiot when he needs a clever non sequitur.
And sometimes people support the piece of shit because the alternative is a turd sandwich that love control and has followers that will gouge swastikas into your property when they're trying to show support for freedom and liberty. Because they're fully retarded. And you figure at least the piece of shit is just mostly retarded, not fully retarded.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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American politics 2025. Our forefathers would be so proud.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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There'd be so many women left in this country, you wouldn't even know what to do! (Instant citizenship for hotties; death for men i dont like)
The pet thing is weird to me, but this...
It's not me, it's someone else.
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This is why we'll never be in charge, we have the correct priorities.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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You just have to make it profitable for the entrenched entities, somehow.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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I'll show them that girl math credit card video.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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WAT?Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent trying to walk it all back after alienating our allies:
"I wish to be clear: America first does not mean America alone. To the contrary, it is a call for deeper collaboration and mutual respect among trade partners."
It's not me, it's someone else.
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I thought that was self-explanatory? Not kidding.
They've been pretty up front about tariffs only being in place if a nation doesn't want to come to the table and negotiate. It's why Mexico didn't get hit with any because they negotiated. It's why they were paused with any nation that agreed to do so.
What am I missing?
And I'm asking all of this sincerely.
I know I hear people say "America First", but I never heard ANYONE say "America alone" as being the meaning of that. It always came across to me as a "get our own house in order first" message.
The one thing I definitely never understood was how tariffs could replace income tax when the tariffs were all temporary?
They've been pretty up front about tariffs only being in place if a nation doesn't want to come to the table and negotiate. It's why Mexico didn't get hit with any because they negotiated. It's why they were paused with any nation that agreed to do so.
What am I missing?
And I'm asking all of this sincerely.
I know I hear people say "America First", but I never heard ANYONE say "America alone" as being the meaning of that. It always came across to me as a "get our own house in order first" message.
The one thing I definitely never understood was how tariffs could replace income tax when the tariffs were all temporary?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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America First inherently means "less collaboration and less respect" it's by definition. The notion that "We are going to care MORE about ourselves, but that means we will also care MORE about you" is like corporate bullshit. "We're going to cut staff to focus on improve customer service"
It's diametrically opposed to working with others. And, by the US' actions, it's clearly not about respect.
It's not me, it's someone else.
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Strong disagree.
And to be clear, I'm disagreeing the semantics. America First does not mean "less collaboration and less respect" by definition. It means, "Put your oxygen mask on before assisting others". The inclusion of the word "First", literally, states there will be a follow up action not involving America.
And to be clear, I'm disagreeing the semantics. America First does not mean "less collaboration and less respect" by definition. It means, "Put your oxygen mask on before assisting others". The inclusion of the word "First", literally, states there will be a follow up action not involving America.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
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Disagree. This isn't order of operations, this is "where do I spend my limited resources?"
It's not me, it's someone else.