Elliot

So it's not really about what Reagan means as a symbol, it's about the fact that a ton of people were deeply invested in this guy's legacy and politics and there are very obvious lies being told about it.

This guy isn't going to not remember that Reagan was pro-trade. He might adjust his own personal opinions to align with the party viewpoint today, but is he going to rewrite his memory on such a basic point? Is he going to pretend not to know what he does about this historical fact?

I hear you, but there's a memory-holing problem here. I have a friend who's in his mid-30s and read reagan biographies as a teen and works in conservative fundraising now. The GOP is full of such people, of all ages.

I used to move in conservative circles, and you're just wrong here. Nobody talked about the '84 map. People liked that he was an anti-communist who supported "american" values like capitalism, free enterprise, limited government, and free trade. He was the spiritual heart of conservative ideology.

Sure that branch of the mythology exists, and also the idea of satan birthing the anti-christ so that he can reign on earth and turn people away from God. (And you see that in some possession/demon type movies too.)

The farmers have been OK with this stuff so far because last time when Trump screwed them, they got a massive federal bailout to make up for it. TBD whether that happens again, but it doesn't look like it, and the trade reps for the ranching organizations sound pretty angry.

Also: Venezuela's political instability already created a mass migration of people north. Do they think destroying their government isn't going to make that problem *even worse*?

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how about this: we’re witnessing the withering away of the gut

“We know what solidarity means,” one picker says. “We’re not giving it up to a man in a mask.”

what drives me nuts is that Reagan has been worshipped by the GOP my entire life. they know he was anti-tariff, they know he was pro-trade, and they’re all letting this flagrant misrepresentation fly. it’s like claiming Bush was an isolationist and all his war on terror speeches are fake.

is there a specific type of whistle people are using?

distinction without a difference when they all know that Trump would pardon any of them if convicted. The Jan 6 pardons were a very clear message about how this works.

BRINGEN SIE MIR RUBIO!
RUBIO RUBIO RUBIO!

trump may have fucked over your ranch or your farm and given all your business to argentina, but at least he gets to build a palace to entertain the richest men in the history of the world.

Wind has some kind of annoying affectations, like the weird use of greek and the insistence that cherubim is a collective singular. But it’s the best of the four main books imo.

also the idea of deepening as surrendering to the particular and accepting the loss of infinity. oof.

the scene where meg has to name mr. jenkins is so profound. “love is what makes persons know who they are”

update: i’m walking home and the line got *longer*.

nothing can save us.

lol thanks. my german sucks, i just know this one pretty well.

(to give a too serious response:)
demons don’t have a goal, because “just fucking around” is what they’re about. in christian mythology goal-directedness is a god thing. “purity of heart is to will one thing”, god as the supreme end, etc.

play is the domain of the devil.

it gets a lot of comments hahah.

(this)

perfect day for this

He posted an AI video of himself shitting on Americans six days ago

to the line of UES-ers wrapping around the block waiting for Ralph’s Coffee:

Why?

it’s a solid upgrade to social norms