And Mr Rogers too

Raised within a grift. Never having been encouraged to think outside the grift. Essentially, they are part of the Borg. I’d feel sorry for them if they weren’t so completely dangerous to anything that isn’t them.

Not sure of the current status of her work but books by archaeologist Marija Gimbutas argued that European prehistory was characterized by matriarchy and religious worship of a goddess.

Is that a cougar?

USA has always been an ambivalent place, both committed to equality and liberty in an idealized manner and also committed to perpetuating inequality, particularly across racial, ethnic and religious lines. A child of the 1970s I like the version of America I was taught about in-between Saturday morning cartoons via School House Rock. No more kings!

Edit: before anyone else points it out, the video depicts racism against native americans and the colonists were crazy religious zealots. But it’s also about rejection of the English king. So all the ambivalence seems to be there.

Obligatory doesn’t mean anything, get out and vote as your rights depend on it.

No need to let pesky reality intrude on your idealistic utopian daydream I guess.

Not hated exactly, but there will be knowledge that they weren’t wanted. They will blame themselves as kids tend to do. Trauma ensues. What a fucking unnecessary tragedy.

Very Hyperion

How many liberal tears in a banana? For scale purposes of course.

A severe narcissist like him can only represent his own perspective. Outside perspectives don’t exist. From his perspective that was a day when the audience loved him and did what he wanted them to do.

Thanks for the opening. “Morons!”

Uncle Milton and his cat 5 anaconda …

Didn’t the corrupt supreme court just take away Chevron Deference? This needed rule will be disqualified by the captured courts.

Thank you!

Many people do not grasp the sheer size of the disparity between the truly wealthy and everyone else.

That’s the way to get other good dogs killed.

For real! That’s a way to get killed!

I feel seen

He most definitely does not speak for us, but I share your pain that he has a following as large as it is. Years of unchecked indoctrination and the dismantling of the public schools and human nature giving is the authoritarian personality (which seems to be about 30% of people everywhere)