thepenismightier

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[–] thepenismightier@lemm.ee 15 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

Absolutely, and to be extra clear I wasn't talking about the actual indigenous tribal areas that do exist there but the predominantly white mostly rural evangelical communities that are to my view analogous to the tribal areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the way that Neal Stephenson describes in the excellent book Fall: or, Dodge in Hell when he talks about Ameristan. No harm no foul, I'm glad there's someone paying attention to the feed and vigilant against bad faith or racist commentary.

[–] thepenismightier@lemm.ee 25 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Not sure I said anything about race. But my intention was to highlight both the irony of the US asking for investment (ridiculous), and the fact that if investment was made it would be best deployed in the areas Trump considers his core base areas (which he has actually threatened to remove, in terms of defunding health care and education). The fact is that the US has systemically failed to invest in low income areas and particularly in public goods that benefit people of color and disenfranchised Appalachian communities in the Southeast. A call for investment at Davos is basically a call for bribes, and wildly disingenuous against the backdrop of pulling funding from WHO. If that's not the kind of commentary you're interested in I'll be happy to take my attention elsewhere, and if I whooshed you with my quick wit earlier and somehow implied something racist, sorry, and I still don't understand, feel free to clarify.

[–] thepenismightier@lemm.ee 2 points 17 hours ago

It would solidify my hunches that's for sure.

[–] thepenismightier@lemm.ee 13 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I mean to be fair the entire finance sector relies heavily on cocaine.

[–] thepenismightier@lemm.ee 39 points 17 hours ago (9 children)

To be fair it is on it's way to being a developing country so. We do need investment. Especially for education and modern medical care in the religious fundamentalist tribal areas in the south east.

[–] thepenismightier@lemm.ee 3 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

You can get them from the county. Less than $30. Just go do it. All you need is the passport, cash, and an unsigned but filled out application.

https://www.hennepin.us/en/residents/licenses-certificates-permits/birth

If you don't have this part done then maybe research it a bit more:

https://transequality.org/documents/minnesota-identity-documents