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yeah all that "quantitative objective science" liberal BS
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Oh god how do we share a planet with these troglodytes
Perhaps this is what the great filter is. Any species that's intelligent, but isn't a hivemind; dies out via the stupidity of the collective -- sure, you can have accumulated knowledge, but if half (being extremely generous in our case) of your entire species is made up of drooling fucking morons that will actively drag the rest of you down, what good is it?
Ban rulers, speedometers, fuel gauges and pressure sensors! Cook meat on a gut feeling! Destroy all cups! Long dresses for all so we can't see feet! YAAARGH!
I read this this is the voice of Butthead. To which Beavis would reply "Heh, heh, yes, we need more FIRE!"
That's why no more weather service. If you can't see the F5 Hurricane barrelling down on you it doesn't exist.
I would say that if presidents are allowed to be this corrupt, no long-term legislation or treaties can possibly be assumed to survive in between presidencies ... except that would imply that the US is still a representative democracy when the reality is otherwise.
Yeah, if the Democrats weren't a fucking joke of a controlled opposition, they'd be running on total rollback: declare a state of emergency and remove and detain every single Trump appointee, repeal every single executive order, reverse every single item of legislation, revoke every grant, cancel every contract signed during the Trump administration. Then ban any Trump appointee from ever holding office again, blacklist every recipient of a federal contract awarded for the first time under Trump, shut down any "nonproit" that served as a fascist front organization, and revoke the corporate charter of any corporation involved in corrupt lobbying.
I am just amaze at how Americans (and those residing in America) have truly been conditioned and pacified to accept such blatant act of self-harm being inflicted. Never mind the defunding of climate change research, but defunding welfare is really the red line most other governments will never cross. In France, they riot whenever welfare is touched. In Russia, of all places, the only time Putin was seriously challenged by the public was when he announced pension reforms. And then he backed down! A dictator!
Americans have been brainwashed to think free healthcare, unemployment benefits and childcare is bad for them! Not even conservatives in other countries will dare touch the welfare because it is a political suicide! What is happening in the US right now is the culmination of liberal values it was founded on; worshiping the altar of individualism at the expense of the common good.
It's somewhat that, but the key point is the manufactured consent that our biggest corporations prescribe via their media subsidiaries. I'd argue America has the best propaganda in the world. WE'RE #1!!! WOOOO
That documentary about Edward Bernays. The Century of the Self. The episodes are appropriately named too! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self
It explains how we are here. Basically after WW2 the leaders embarked on a psychology advertising campaign for Western civilization where it would be too uncomfortable to wage a war again like that without all the comforts of consumerism. America is at the peak of it.
The only way the citizen of America will really push back is when the government collectively takes something from them that lies at or near the base of Maslow's Pyramid. When it gets too uncomfortable. Or else everything is actually fine.
100%, people don't lead revolutions with stomachs full of food
Bread and circus's is often times derided but it was exactly why Rome was so successful. Under all the glory, triumph, and corruption the Roman elite knew damned well what happened when the commoners went hungry and they didn't wanted another Gracchi Brothers incident. Shame for us the modern milksop oligarchy forgot the damned bread.
Two factors, probably:
- America has never had a war on our soil, a real bona-fide war anyway. Smaller town or city-sized disputes that got whitewashed and omitted from history, of course. I don't think we fully comprehend what is necessary to protect our freedom? Not apologist here either, just...that is partly why. Look at how much we constantly boast about WWII even though we just showed up late, well-rested with a bunch of guns, after almost turning Fascist ourselves.
- In America: You protest, you riot, you lose your job because you don't have enough time off available to drive 2500 miles, or the reason isn't valid based on made up rules by your employer. Then you lose your health insurance because you have no job. Then you lose your home because you can't pay the mortgage (or more these days, rent), your car on a 5 year loan is repo'd. So now your family is homeless without transportation or medical care and you're basically dead at that point.
They set the US up to make failure->death the easy fast default option unless you're a proper peasant working the fiefdom.
I guess as an American I'm counting on the rest of the world to continue working on problems while we sit here and shit in our own mouths for the next 3.5 years(hopefully just 3.5)
Hopefully by a few different miracles, a much much shorter amount of time
I don't trust Americans to fix their own problems.
Yeah because it turns out they can't aim worth a damn.
I will never understand why that dipstick didn't just spend some more time at a range. So much so that I'm starting to believe that it was a false flag.
Like, really, you try to assassinate someone under secret service protection -- arguably making them one of the most difficult people to assassinate -- and you don't even put in a few weekends of range time? You don't even zero your optic properly? You get as far as using a rangefinder and figuring out the distance to your target ahead of time, but you don't bother zeroing your optic. Really? Make it make sense to me.
This is why I don’t care about MAGAts. They are enemies of the human species and we should all be preparing to over throw these people when they try stealing the next election.
I am walking 12 miles a day at time just to get my millennial bones in shape. Pushing almost 300lbs on the bench and curling over 145lbs for sets. Get ready people. We need to defend this world.
I bought a shotgun, and once a month aim to do a gunnery drill for 150 shells. It is exhausting and expensive, but should be a good benchmark for the results of my swimming exercises: About an hour and a half of water weights, walking, and swimming. Probably another 20 minutes in the steam and hot rooms. Figure I need enough strength and endurance to patrol and wield a rifle.
If there is a 2nd American Civil War, the good guys will need infantry, and I intend to be part of the ranks. I won't excel, but at least it frees up skilled people to hack, drone, or spy on the MAGATs.
My back was fucked. But forcing myself to do manual labor has basically healed my vertebra. I do 12 miles of walking a shift. So my whole core is in its best shape in decades.
I need to go to the range with my rifles and shotguns. My dad was a sniper and trained me how to shoot. I hope to get something that can put a bullet through an engine block. Soon.
On my end, I picked a shotgun for three reasons: 1, to shoot drones, because buckshot has a spread. 2, common and flexible ammo. 3, ease of maintenance. The way I figure, a novice like me won't ever be able to do sharpshooting, that requires good eyes and lots of skill.
Yup, it was some rather insane actions by the right which finally convinced me to get my PAL/RPAL. I was always going to get it because I like shooting and the history, but this was the final nudge. Got myself a real beauty from the early 20th century that was once used to kill fascists.
This is some "Don't Look Up" type shit. Can't happen if you don't acknowledge it.
Need to reframe this:
"The satellites measure success of our roaring industry! The higher values, the better."
If I was in his position and absolutely had to part with the sats, I would SELL or RENT them out. Like how a genuine businessman would. This bull is stupid on all the levels.
I think the intention is to get rid of the data being provided to fix global warming. If the satellite is sold the data would turn up in some fashion eventually.
If we don't test for CO2, then no-one can complain that we have high levels of it taps forehead - that's big, beautiful brain thinking right there.
Same thing he did with Covid and the jobs guy last week
I have come to the conclusion that Trump is actually an alien. He is helping to prepare our planet for the arrival of his species by ensuring CO2 levels quickly reach a more tolerable level. It's the only explanation that makes sense.
Honestly, I WOULD prefer him to be some kind of alien super agent. It is a lot less depressing than the alternative.
Simulation theory is my reasoning at this point. They're just throwing shit into the simulation now to see what happens. like a wealthy pedophile who can corrupt anything he touches and destroy people's lives as they cheer.
Just relabel the satellites as methanedione detector and good for the plants for big beautiful grasses and they are not going to check back
Distraction.
He's on the Epstein list and wants it to be buried under all his other bullshit.
Ah employing the same 500iq strategy as they did during Covid.. if no numbers are reported, then there must be no climate change!
Maybe they can fake this somewhat convincingly, since Trump and his cabinet are a bunch of fucking retards.
What next? Trying to get rid of animated cartoons factually depicting Tumps penis?
The question is, will americans do something about there antichrist problem before he destroys the whole world, or will they just watch and complain only if they are personnally afected. The answer is within the question.
Someone should just offer to buy it. Pakistan has the means and motive. Should be the kind of thing that fat idiot would go for. Plus he's salty at India rn...