perhaps I’m overthinking it, then...if they got their citizenship question on there “you” either have to go on the record about that not applying to you (or it’s a federal offense) which is off-putting for the aforementioned reasons along with some terrifying historical precedents regarding databases & lists of…

I might very well have the wrong end of the stick but I was under the impression that part of the problem with the census stuff is that a) “illegal” folks are wary of going on any kind of record & that b) the preamble about how incorrect info on the form is liable for federal prosecution purposes doubles down on that..…

you: “this[absurd & bigoted piece of ignorance] is true”

well, if you were to make a plan for dealing with the Russian contribution to that equation (&/or agenda) in a sense other than for-personal-gain that might help...the suppression thing is no joke...but you might be asking for a sprint from a patient a light jog away from a coronary...

it’s only a theory but in terms of that particular brand of cognitive dissonance my suspicion is that the term “family” does some uncomfortably heavy lifting...sort of a “hiding in plain sight” kind of a deal...

apparently for a bunch of folks love thy neighbor is one of those diminishing returns deals on a strictly micro scale...

the link is offered as presenting “the flip side” which I think is a reference to a discussion of how we process guilt...she makes some interesting observations & (although she’s speaking at the level of individuals) even touches on the idea of reparations at one point...

the article/interview it links to near the bottom was worth a read, too (at least to me)...

if an agnostic says, "amen" does it still count...?

if only we could get the unPresidented president & all his minions to play "hide & go-fuck-yourself"...

cut yourself some slack...after all, it is “the most versatile word in the english language...

I'm more pleased you caught that than I'd care to let on...so thank you...

maybe now is a good time to explore the rye category...?

I think Mitch Benn gets a pass...& I bet if you asked him nicely he could whip up a satirical ditty or two at the turtle’s expense...

[TL;DR don’t take my word for it but you ought to get to speak your mind...mine could stand to be a little less long-winded...apologies in that respect...]

“It doesn’t work that way”

different kind...but still the stuff of nightmares...

intent on keeping anyone from seeing the atrocities they’re trying to commit

that thread is a horrifying read & that it seems plausible is a travesty in its own right, albeit one whose horrors are of a different nature...

they said there were only six degrees of separation between any two people before the advent of the information age...so I’d very much like to know who’s reading your posts that can put them in front of someone with direct input into this sort of thing...