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Goofyboy

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  1. If there were 5-6 more races instead of 3, it might have ended up a 3 driver fight for the championship.

    There are 7 left. If Max wins out he can take it. I almost want him to with the shit show McLaren has become.
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  2. People are irrationally afraid of Trump.  I suppose because of how he commands his base and the recklessness with which he'll turn the state against his enemies.
    I don't see anyone else being able to or really even inclined to do similar things.

    I don’t see other Republicans rolling over for Vance. There will be a power struggle when Trump dies.
  3. It’s not a hellscape for them yet. They voted for this. Get the brown people out, attack the trans and gays, and push evangelical religion. This is their wet dream. Farmers are crying - who cares - Trump is playing 6D chess.

    We are living in two completely different realities. MAGA world is not the same world we see.

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  4. My worry is the SS payments.  If I cut my plan short I will be short of some financial goals I've set for myself.  Our SS payment should end up around $6k a month which would be a lot to leave on the table if this administration finds a way to deny payments to those who choose to live abroad.  We'd still be fine but I paid into that fucking system for my whole life and I would like to get the return on what I have put in.  $6k a month is a lot to leave on the table.

    Damn - we are really close to the same boat. We will be fine without SS, but it would be a hit. I’m 75% sure we will end up out west and just blend in.
  5. She lost because TPUSA and others mobilized young white men and have been working on them for years to support Trump. If he survives till 2026, I don’t see anything changing unless the non voters get the fuck up and vote democrat. The cult is gonna cult.

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  6. Same, though the plan has been to work a couple of years past that.  If it gets worse, our fallback is to move to Spain.

    We are the same. Fall back is basically anywhere that will let us retire and figure it out from there. Our son is 14, so we are sorta on a time line for making sure he can come with.
  7. You either lack the ability to process a conversation and understand context or have not spent any time at all listening to the man other than 2-3 sentences that fit your desired narrative. His whole argument, which is substantiated over and over again in public recorded settings, is that we shouldn't be seeing race when we evaluate human beings. Policies in place that require X% of people being a certain race/gender etc. run counter to that and results in people considering, was this the best person for the job, or were they placed there because of a forced metric.  That is not helpful to or productive for anybody and its wild to me that you can't see the difference between opening doors for people and guaranteeing equal results.  Charlie wanted to be able to trust that the "pilot", black or white, was the best pilot for the job.   Or you can just parrot a complete fabrication of what he actually said and convince yourself that he said black people bad. You do you. 

    You are amazing at parroting affirmative action bullshit. You’re not listening. There are no equal rights because WHITE MEN keep fucking things up. The good ole boy club is still alive and well many years after affirmative action. All of the programs are to make sure a qualified person is hired / put in place instead of a less qualified white man. That’s it. White men kept screwing over people again and again and here we are.

    Also, the biggest benefactors of affirmative action, and these types of programs are white women. White women were stuck as secretaries or teacher, teachers, or nurses or wives at home. Affirmative action, equal rights programs, etc. have open doors for white women that were never open before. It’s not just race - it’s gender too.

    There’s a wonderful book out called White Rage. You should read it might open your eyes to just how incredibly fucked up things are and have been in this country.
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  8. Just to be clear because I haven’t seen this before, Kirk was a racist because he disagrees with DEI initiatives and said SJL was an idiot. (which she was). But openly suggesting to remove all white men from government based on their gender and skin color is a-ok?

    Yes. White men have been the oppressor class forever, so yes, it’s fine. That’s also why it’s not racists when minority says fuck white men - they are fighting back against the oppressive class.
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  9. Not sure what your financial situation is but for the most part America is one of the highest COL countries on Earth and leaving it will stretch whatever US savings or leverage you have further. If the idea is get to Mexico and then figure it out afterwards-- Investing a couple hundred thousand into funds like QQQI (Nasdaq 100 income fund), SPYI (S&P 500 income fund), or BTCI (Bitcoin income fund) can give you an easy life abroad as they pay monthly distributions. Alot of US banks and digital banks make currency exchanges easier than ever for small fees- Charles Schwab is well known for it, as well as a newer startup called Wise that gets a ton of attention. Robin Hood is rolling out a banking option soon as well to keep eyes on.

    If we go, we are taking our money with us. I can let it sit in a bank making 4% and live a comfortable life in most places forever.
  10. I was aware that the internet was a fucked up place for kids. But my boys are only 3 and 1, and the only other kid I regularly interact with is my 15 year-old nephew, who is at least pretty tame outwardly. Learning some of the specifics of the shit they are exposed to is terrifying. 
    I'm only 37, but I'm starting to feel old as fuck. The world is becoming entirely foreign to me.

    I have a 14 year old son that is in Connections Academy - online charter school. He’s basically home schooled in public-ish school. He’s online all day most days playing games or watching something. He’s on Discord (has his own channel). He’s on Roblox, etc.

    I say that to also say that I have full access to all of it and go through it often. I don’t watch it as much as I used to, as he has a solid circle of friends on there that are all fiercely private. They don’t let “strangers” in.

    They talk shit about games and school. They make dumb jokes. Outside of being online, they sound like the kids I coach in soccer.

    The internet is a terrible place, but it’s not hard to navigate if you stay all up in your kid’s business. He knows he has no privacy online from us. It’s part of our agreement of letting him on there. Basically - just be overly involved in your kids online life and what they are doing and it’s not much different than being overly involved in their regular life.
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  11. If you want to start a deep dive into this goyper stuff here’s some places to start:

    Understand that these folks are in the open spot of the political horseshoe. They are nihilists. I’ve seen Musk described as a goyper. They do everything for the lulz.

    So that being said start with these things - gamergate, meme wars, transmaxxing, history of 4chan.

    This is why the olds can’t compartmentalize the shooter. He doesn’t fit in their known boxes.

    I’ve known of and had a basic knowledge of these things - so if I’m off base, someone that knows more, please correct me.

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