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Ojo Rojo

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  1. Normally, yes, but I was laughing when I said it and trying to be funny and just giving her a hard time. We've been getting along pretty well lately, so I thought it would be safe. She wasn't having it.
  2. Most. Not all. I envision it sort of like the scene in Lord of the Flies where Jack's tribe sees the naval officer and realizes what they've been doing is crazy.
  3. Entirely possible, but if fascism works the way you think then why aren't we currently in a fascist state? Yeah, that's putting the cart before the horse by me. The point is that I think there just might be a moment before we've reached the point of no return where a lot of people supporting the fascists have a moment where they realize that a lot of people who they know and love, and who they otherwise have no beef with, are going to be hurt. I've just seen it happen myself and I think the same thing could happen on a much larger scale. It's probably naive of me to think that the types wearing Maga hats and flying Qanon flags would have that kind of introspection or moment of clarity, but again, I've seen it happen.
  4. I agree that they think they want that. However, what I have seen empirically, though from a very small sample size, is that Republicans of that ilk fold up like a cheap tent at the first sign of challenge in the flesh. It's one thing to carp on Facebook. It's another thing to say something insulting and/or ignorant to my face. Many of them are very easily disarmed in person. It's like the veil is lifted when it's no longer theoretical and people you actually know and care about are participating in the discussion. I think they might sing a different tune when it's their friends and relatives who are in the concentration camps.
  5. I would say both of those numbers are probably high, based on the 2020 election figures. True Trumpers are probably more like 25%. The go-alongs for selfish reasons are also around 25%. Still too close for comfort and close enough so that small things (like an ill-timed FBI report, for example) could tip the scale. Fascist movements, like any other movement, I would guess, may not start out with an initial majority, sure. These things pick up steam and grow. I just don't see the Trump/fascist element with the momentum right now.
  6. Yeah, me neither.
  7. Oh, I agree it's possible. The key in your statement, though, is "30%." It does not appear that number is growing, or if it is, not very quickly. That to me is an encouraging sign that the tide has crested.
  8. I don't know, I'm a little more hopeful than all that. Don't get me wrong, I can't believe the current state of affairs. I still can't believe that Donald F. Trump was the President of the United States. It's like a cartoon version of reality. I can't believe a huge segment of our population thinks what they think, but they do. I can see the backslide and where that leads. It's terrifying to think of the U.S. and all of it's military (and nuclear) power in the hands of true fascists with evil intent. I'd have to go underground, hide my beliefs, train my children not to reveal that they are not "with" those in power, but to pretend they are. It's a horrifying version of the future. I also see things in the context of a longer period of time. This whole movement may become a footnote in history. Cooler heads and more reasonable minds will prevail. We will course correct because we have to; because it's the right way forward. Spewing hate and violence toward anyone who is different or who we disagree with is not sustainable long-term. A brutal, totalitarian regime - who wants that, really?
  9. Same. Why do they do that? I think it's a hedge. If they never commit to a statement they maintain plausible deniability and keep us confused.
  10. We're hosting Thanksgiving this year so we've been doing a lot of menu planning and whatnot. It's been a collaborative effort. My wife wants to get two kinds of rolls - one kind that can be bought at a grocery store and then rolls from Hartz chicken. She thinks they are the bomb. They are good, I admit it, but I didn't think they were good enough to warrant a special trip. I didn't say anything though. Fast forward to this morning: Wife: "I decided not to get the Hartz rolls after all." Ojo: (laughing) "Okay, good. It was a dumb idea anyway." (bold move, Cotton, I know) Wife: "It wasn't dumb, it just wasn't..." Ojo: "Smart?" (laughing) Wife: (getting pissed) "It wasn't a dumb idea; I just decided against it, okay?" Ojo: "The rolls themselves were not a dumb idea. Making a special trip for a second type of roll in light of all of the other shit we are doing is what I thought was dumb." Wife: "I don't know why this is even a discussion." Ojo: "I agree." Fin. Now wife will be pissed off at me for two weeks. I was trying to be funny.
  11. That means Carlos isn't coming back and they know it. It also means that if they sign Marte, they're probably cool with Jeremy Pena starting the season at SS. This is our concern, dude.
  12. This. You can't read anything into the length of deliberations here. They probably spent the whole first day just reading the fucking thing again.
  13. Somewhat enchubbened.
  14. Also, I wonder if this makes Correa's decision harder. Probably not. But maybe. But probably not.
  15. Nobody wants a work stoppage. Horrible for everyone. They are going to get a deal done for sure.
  16. Well, I'll. Be. Damned.
  17. How does Pete Davidson pull down the ass he does? I don't get it.
  18. Well, she certainly gets my vote for grudge fuck of the year.
  19. DING!DING!DING!DING!DING! YOU ARE THE WINNER!!! YOU HAVE THE DISTINCTION OF UTTERING THIS PHRASE FOR THE 100,000,000TH TIME!
  20. Seems like the thing to do, and maybe the prosecutor tried it, I don't know, would be to ask a probing question that would possibly open the door to the prior statement. Then ask the judge to approach and reurge admissibility. I think this was an important piece of evidence because it goes to both intent and provocation, which can negate self defense.
  21. I haven't watched much of the trial at all, but the part that was most "explosive" and got the most press attention was when the judge admonished the prosecutor over an evidentiary issue. My understanding of it is that the defense had attempted to limine out some line of testimony pretrial. The prosecutor felt that the defendant's testimony had opened the door to the line of questioning. I don't know if the judge granted the motion in limine or reserved his rulings until the issue came up. I also don't know if the prosecutor asked to approach before going into the line of questioning that he needed permission from the court to go into considering the motion to exclude the evidence and the judge's prior rulings. Regardless, the judge was reaming the prosecutor out, making a big show of it. The judge said something to the effect of, "I TOLD you that line of testimony wasn't coming in." The prosecutor then said, "Yeah, but that was before the witness' testimony that opened the door to the excluded testimony." The judge then said, "Don't get brazen with me!!!" What? "Brazen" means representing the state effectively by pointing out that the judge is flat wrong about an evidentiary issue?
  22. So your friends and family are well-disciplined racists then.
  23. Is the Thor signing in any way indicative of the market value for JV?
  24. How were the other people on the call keeping a straight face? I'm dying.
  25. Really sucks about Meyers. We're going to roll with Chaz/Siri. Chaz could be this year's Straw who we trade at the deadline for positions of need late in the season when Meyers comes back.
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