There's definitely different mindsets between the people who want to create something and the people who ask something be created for them. Neither is inherently good or evil, but like... it's a lot easier to desire evil than to feel genuine inspiration from it.
The other day is was driving home from work and saw a billboard with an attack ad against our current pm Bart De Wever, depicting it as very gaunt and sickly, almost Gollum-like, and attacking its credibility. Which, fair, because like all libcons, BDW sucks, and I have no problems with any and all grief caused to it.
The thing is that the conservatives on the Supreme Court, like the conservatives in Congress, don't actually want to do their jobs. They want to let Emperor Trump dictate everything, and provide cover for him when someone says "but isn't that against the Constitution?".
I disagree, they are doing their jobs. They were appointed to hand the Republicans vast power to remake America as the Republicans want it to be. They are earning every luxury holiday and expensive perk that billionaire conservatives are gifting them.
Just because you know a certain specific mechanism doesn't mean you understand it or know what it actually means. Like I said, if a mask reduces X% of droplets, does that actually confer to lowering infection rate? You don't know, nor did you know the size of the droplets of covid when said mask study was even done. You do know the mask reduced droplets by a certain amount but that alone doesn't mean anything, it's one variable in a rather lengthy equation. Just look at all the shit that they've gotten wrong with mechanisms and nutrition. There's literally evidence of anything, there's evidence that a rock can keep away lions for crying out loud. Not all evidence is legitimate.
I'm still waiting for proof masks have been shown to reduce upper respiratory infections.
As I said, I'm done.
As I've said before: Everyone on this site should put Phoenixmgs on ignore. He is incapable of admitting or even recognizing when he's wrong, will slam together any combination of words that he thinks will win an argument, and will throw an absolute tantrum when he can't get anyone to agree that he's the only person in the world who matters.
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It wasn't anything he said, it was for blocking the road. They were in a truck and protestors blocked the way, the agent jumped out and said they're coming through one way or another, and everyone else in the crowd split to let them through. That video isn't the best vantage point, but you can still see from the headlights and the end, the truck was right behind him, and he was the only one standing in the way.
Some speculate it came from the crypto billionaire Trump just pardoned, which is a bit beyond morally dubious, but still preferable to pretty much every other variation of payoff you can imagine inspired that pardon.Ok, now this is interesting.Pentagon accepts $130 million donation to help pay the military during the government shutdown | Federal News Network
The Pentagon has confirmed it's accepted an anonymous $130 million gift to help pay members of the military during the government shutdown. The announcement Friday raises ethical questions after…
I don't give a fuck. That canister could have killed him. ICE is a bunch of fascist assholes rejoicing in the ability to dispense violence and not suffer any consequences, and you're supporting them.
I don't think that was actually ICE. I believe it was said that was border patrol, and they were protesting at a military base. So kinda the opposite of ICE in many ways.
I suppose the thing is to actually listen to what they're saying - don't fill in the blanks yourself, cos that's what they're depending on - identify what statements become just complete vaguery on their own terms when you ain't doing the work for them - consider how many other ways those would be interpreted by people different from yourself - consider what tangible value honestly remains - are you still gonna pick up that branding iron?
