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  1. Yeah gotta love the “there was no autism in my day” crowd that pivots immediately to their strange Uncle Steve…who never got married, ate at the same table at the same diner and ordered the same dish for 25 years, and whose house was converted to a model railroad shrine…didn’t need no commie socialist liberal mental health care.
  2. Pardon longcat: I’ve seen too much of this world to project my personal experiences on others…especially youth/young adults. That said, I’d argue: - Housing is either runaway rent in desirable locations, or affordable starter homes are owned by corporations/more affluent older folks - As expected the ‘supply chain’ price increases during COVID never went away - Large businesses are hell bent on using GenAI to eliminate entry level positions, making the hiring process a robot-driven maze of shit, and squeezing the last ounce of life from those who make it (RTO, social media monitoring, stagnant wages, etc) - College education cost:benefit has spiraled as prices rise uncontrollably - Their primary schools are regularly shot up, or closed due to budget, or quality teachers leave red states - One health problem can bankrupt you Theres plenty more, but I feel fortunate to have had an entry level tech support job after finishing college in 2002 which afforded healthcare, a starter home 3 years later, $12k in college debt and no PTSD from lockdown drills. There’s a huge portion of young adults that are being denied the American Dream and looking at a future of slave wages where they don’t ever end up owning anything…setting the stage for being susceptible to misinformation, happily fed to them by both traditional and social media that are now concentrated in the hands of a few people/corporations (Zuck, Musk, Sinclair, Nextstar). Feeling hopeless and angry, with endless ways to connect with others in the same boat and a government not only encouraging but actively spreading misinformation…you’re gonna pizza when you should have French fried.
  3. If it weren’t so sincere and sinister of a motive to hate on LGBTQ folks, I’d crack up at their pearl clutching…guess all that gay, lesbian, ‘trap’ or trans or whatever that seems to be about 1/3rd of every porn site is only viewed by dirty liberals huh?
  4. Shit, I feel MORE confident when I see a black person in a position of responsibility/authority…because you know their ass had to not only meet the requirements, but also overcome bullshit at every crucial point in their career while being careful to not piss off the bigots.
  5. I too keep a lectern made from recycled Popov handles in my IKEA showroom office.
  6. What’s she gonna do? Like Kirk even let her learn how to drive.
  7. Party of personal responsibility…”Kirk was an angel spreading his heavenly message on all of us, you haters ignore Jesus” Party of Free Speech…”we are going to impeach, fire or otherwise harass anyone who even quotes him” Party of law and order…”we gutted the FBI and put it under the watchful lazy eye of some meme personality such that monkeys that were fucking a football decided to stop and laugh”
  8. “It’s always your own peoples, sometimes it’s your own peoples”
  9. Yeah I have so many ‘favorites’ to chose from… “Black women do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously.” Or maybe “Gun control, like vaccines and masks, is focused on making people feel ‘safe’ by taking freedoms away from others.” Or how he doesn’t believe in retirement, or his hypothetical 10yo daughter would carry the rapists baby, or he doesn’t trust black pilots, or comparing trans folks to wearing blackface, maybe how democrats women want to die alone. Edit: Actually after that I think I’ll stop wrestling with the pig and settle for only getting my shoes dirty
  10. Incredulity is the embodiment of Skinner saying “am I so out of touch? No it’s the children who are wrong”. I’m stealing the idea of asking people what their favorite Kirk quote is…Incredulity can go first
  11. …as there’s a drive to deep left field by Castellanos
  12. Any Project 2025 scholars here? Wouldn’t surprise me if somewhere in those 700 pages is a “operative assassinate right wing political commentator as excuse to do xyz awful thing” plan
  13. I’m not so much worried about tanks, perversely given I live in a red state…I’m more concerned about redneck vigilantes throwing Trump flags, guns, and a gallon of Military Special going door to door for purity tests. Austin is surrounded by rural communities filled with right wingers who certainly have plenty of guns, time and motivation on their side. My neighborhood up here in Cedar Park is heavily Indian and N Asian folks…my kids love doing stuff like Holi and Diwali + we are good friends with a bunch of them…and I could see potential for trouble. See that MAGA? It’s called caring for others…empathy may be too big of a word for you…beside yourself or your carbon copies on Truth Social.
  14. Fucking flags spend more time at half mast than full lately, it feels like. Country definitely headed in the ‘right’ direction…
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