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Brisketexan

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  1. Oh, it's not a purely misogynistic issue, I agree. There are LOTS of factors involved -- the changing social landscape has not been kind to anyone. It rarely is. Adjusting to new realities involves some discord. Young women (again, speaking in generalities here) have their own shit to deal with. yeah, but all those boomers are fucking. Cialis sales are rockin'.
  2. Yeah...he does fine. His friend group is fine. But he has peers at uni who are Andrew Tate dipshits, he online games with a diverse group that includes a pretty broad spectrum of guys. And yeah, he had to deal first-hand with fallout from some Andrew Tate disciples acting like they were entitled to fealty by women, then getting ripshit pissed when they didn't get it (the girls at issue were his suitemates). As for him? He's smart, athletic, confident, and a decent human being. And by his account, it puts him in the top tier of guys out there trying to meet girls. He has no trouble at all. I didn't either. I wasn't as athletic or good looking as he is, but I was smart, funny, confident, and treated women like actual people. Even in my day, that made a dude like me pretty successful. I think it's more acute now.
  3. Offering a model that only assumes two extremes -- either being a wuss with no confidence, or a toxic masculinity Rogan bro who expects women to be subservient -- ain't a winning recipe. Be confident. Treat women with a modicum of respect, like they're human beings with actual agency. It ain't hard....yet these days, that model is taking a back seat. And there's lots of reasons -- among them is the fact that young men have shit for confidence in romance because they aren't finding success as much in the rest of their lives. See college enrollment numbers, etc.
  4. When the models of "teach your sons how to pursue women" are "treat women like subhuman bitches, and if they don't bow to your will, call them bitches," that ain't good. When I talk to young women we hire, and they all relate the same story -- getting hit on at the gym, and politely turning a guy down, and he says "whatever, you're fat and ugly anyway." Seriously, when I was hearing that story for the 4th time, it was just fucking sad. Trust me, I got shot down plenty back in the day (gotta swing the bat if you want to hit the ball). When I got shot down, I just moved on. Said stuff like "alright, well enjoy your workout," or "well y'all enjoy your evening," and that's that. Toxic fucking loserdom from this new crowd, man.
  5. Yes and no. It is perhaps overstated in terms of absolute numbers, but it is a real problem, with real numbers. I see a shitload of my son's peers, and man....they ain't in a good place. I've got a lot more thoughts on this to share later. But we are indeed failing our young men in many ways.
  6. That’s at least a credible theory. Because Islamic fundamentalism bent on subjecting all who oppose it to their will, imposed by violence, is a real deal terrorist movement. Did I say Islamic? My bad. Christian is what I meant.
  7. You’re not wrong. But the foundation for action is energy. Most fires start with a match. The opposition has needed some broad-based spark for a long time. Now, to get that into leadership…that was the cautionary part for me. The speeches I heard? They were…fine. As I was listening, I kept thinking over and over “FFS, I could do this much better.” The movement needs passion, voices that shout real, broad calls to action, that ignite fires, that get people to want to run through fucking walls for this. The best moments that I heard yesterday were maybe a B+ in that regard. The opposition needs voices that can send people out into the world with passion, determination, and fervor. I don’t think we have those yet.
  8. So…my first Father’s Day without someone to call, give a card to, take out for Korean BBQ. Passages. Generations fall away. On one of our living room shelves is my favorite photo of my dad for as long as I can remember - a picture of him in a plaid shirt, carrying me on his shoulders. I was maybe a year old. But it’s my favorite. Probably for different reasons at different times in my life, yet always with the same underlying reason: a son on his father’s shoulders. Our fathers are men; they are not perfect. But we all are lifted upon their shoulders. We don’t “stand on the shoulders of giants.” Rather, we are borne on the shoulders of genuniely human men who loved, failed, tried, succeeded, and maybe failed some more. He is not here anymore. He never will be again. But I am in a space that he helped lift me into. And from there, I am to lift my daughter and son. As fathers, our shoulders are not just our own; they carry the weight of all the generations to come. What a privilege, and a gift. Happy Father’s Day, gents.
  9. Oh, I know the guy. It’s even worse than you’d think.
  10. He was a loser. And a fundagelical Trump supporter. But I repeat myself.
  11. I like that the armed forces got specific callouts from several speakers at the Capitol yesterday. Formed to fight against kings, and still on the job today. The mission has never changed.
  12. Bottom line: a sane approach to health is “both and,” not “either or.” Eat well. Breathe clean air. Sleep. All that. Because that puts you body/machine in the best condition…which helps it do many things, including - importantly - resisting and fighting off INFECTION. Avoid and kill germs. Among the ways to do that is making your body a healthier fortress. The dismissive discussion of things we’ve done in response to learning that germs are a catalyst for many illnesses (eg, vaccines and antibiotics) is fucking insanity. I mean, I stood in a hospital room over a week and watched antibiotics save my child’s life. Millions are alive today because of vaccines. And these fucking assholes would chuck all of that for eating organic granola and drinking water poured over crystals.
  13. For those of you who need old school body work, a hint: Mexico. Seriously. Take it across the border. You’ll get 3x the quality for 1/3 the price. When I was a kid and one of our cars would get damaged, dad would 1) take the insurance money, 2) we’d head down to Eagle Pass to spend a weekend seeing family while the car was being fixed in Piedras, and then 3) he’d pocket 2/3 of the insurance payout.
  14. The Regime wanted to put on a show for the country and world to demonstrate exactly how powerful and dominant it is. Mission accomplished. Just not the way they thought. When your bully shows his weakness, and you have demonstrated you are strong enough to stand up to him….that is when you go on the attack. We need to go on the attack now. Relentlessly. Against every member of the Regime, and against anyone who still supports them. Dox their businesses. Everywhere Trump goes, he should be greeted with jeers - “America hates you! Die already!” Shit like that. And our politicians need to get on board. They need to have one mode, and one mode only: attacking and fighting. Cooperate with nothing, give them no quarter, or an instant of peace or rest. If you aren’t willing to fight, then GTFO and make room for someone who will.
  15. You durned philistines…the last of the English black pudding my wife smuggled back, eggs, and venison sausage.
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  17. Good. What people need to realize is that we don’t win by Trump getting better. We with him getting worse. By him doing more and more indefensible, vile shit. Which he will, it’s his nature. More vile shit, and more vile shit, until his defenders lose critical mass. Then…we overwhelm them and defeat them. That’s the plan. Don’t know if it will work. But it’s the only way.
  18. And I learned from Wood’s mistake…cropped this pic of the missus I til as we were leaving, and looking back at the crowd. Married a gal who walks the walk. She always has.
  19. She’s fan-fucking-tastic. Seriously, she’s got my vote for….something. That what an ACTUAL American Patriot sounds like.
  20. We just got back from the Austin rally (we were there for half of it, then rotated out - people were still showing up, older folks were rotating out…it was pretty damned hot). But we Constitutioned the fuck out of it. The right of the people to peaceably assemble. All that shit. We the people will not go quietly into that good night. Multiple people complimented and thanked my wife for representing - she wore her clerical collar, because real Christians stand against cruelty and fascism. Bonhoeffer sure as fuck did. We can too. The crowd was in great spirits. Cars driving by as we left were honking horns, fists raised in support. And yeah, a drag queen did two RATM numbers. Solid. I’m proud of all of y’all, and of a shitload of my countrymen. But this doesn’t end here. Not even close.
  21. Bullshit. It’s a pretext to shut down dissent.
  22. All of you fuckers. Out there giving me a microscopic, infinitesimally small glimmer of hope. We. The fucking. People. We are the supreme sovereign. Not him. Not his minions. They never will be. And yeah, if we have to die proving it, so be it. Here we stand. We can do no other.
  23. I shoot left-handed. Are Hispanics even allowed to own freedom boom sticks in MAGAland?
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