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  1. This might be the most succinct way I've seen ... "they don't believe in government, they just believe in power."
  2. I'm legitimately curious as to what you get out of all of this? Not in terms of social structure or global gains ... you, specifically. How are you better after all of this? Do you think you're making valid points? You don't seem to want to debate policy. You aren't raising counterpoints to the dominant narrative in these parts. You don't seem to have an opinion of your own or even a voice, really. You just seem to live on the margins, throwing barbs when it suits you and disappearing as soon as the conversation goes one click below surface level.
  3. Possibly because the exit emails weren't actually the point, but rather the EXITS THEMSELVES are the point. I'm damn proud of the lawyers that left the firms who bent the knee to Trump, because they're standing on the principle of law and of the separation of powers.
  4. Do you ever post something substantive that you have to defend with logic and data? Nevermind, I know the answer.
  5. I appreciate the self-reflection here. I've had a very, very similar conversation with my dad several times (who voted Trump in '16, and had repudiated him by about March of 2017). Conservatives haven't ACTUALLY been about small government, either fiscally or government-control related, in a very long time. Democrats may spend more in terms of "absolute dollars allocated," but tax rates have consistently come down over the decades, tax programs at least try and target those who can afford to pay, and those dollars are consistently invested in programs with a very high ROI; see the resultant economic indicators at the end of any D president in the last 50 years. Small government is a dog-whistle for "the rich get richer." Effective government that looks out for every American (not just a talking point) is squarely in the province of the Dems. I wish more people would just vote their conscience.
  6. I hate this so much (that it's been 20 years since that night) ...
  7. This is a fair assessment. Our talent was so thin that dude was a day1 starter because he was a legit talent, and not a JAG or a 4* we were trying to convince ourselves was a 5* in sheeps clothing. I will say that at the time, I was entirely, totally convinced that he was the keystone recruit to fully unlock our return to greatness. Alas.
  8. Are we talking about 'as freshmen', or just at any point in their careers at UT? Because Ricky needed some seasoning. He was damn good as a freshman, no doubt, but he wasn't Ricky Fucking Williams until his Jr. year. Jeffcoat and Hicks showed up D1-starter ready, and just got better. Malik Jefferson, too. Orakpo's final year here was something else, along with many years in the league.
  9. Cory Redding showed up on campus as a fully-grown man, and played like it too.
  10. I'm not 100% sure of your angle with this question, but I see tons of parallels between Strong and Herman. The biggest one being Teddy Bridgewater making it look like Charlie could coach.
  11. Now there is chinese-made Fetanyl, being routed through Canada, destined for Texas? I can't keep up.
  12. Take heart, because even if you've showed them 100 times how to load the dishwasher, they'll still claim to not know how to do something. Or, on a different given day when you try and have them arrange things slightly differently, you'll get "DAD, I know what I'm doing," or my other favorite, "NO, mom told us to do it this way."
  13. AND THEY ARE FUCKING DELICIOUS
  14. Sophomore year in college, walked into a buddy's dorm room and asked "hey, where's your tiny-ass roommate?" To which my buddy replies, "right there, sitting on his bed." I think I managed to apologize through the red haze on my face, but I'm not sure.
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