I guess it depends on your definition of strength? You could argue that if Obama was a strong President, he would have overcome the Left and Right divide and gotten laws written as opposed to doing Executive Orders. You could also argue he would’ve picked the Supreme Court seat - as he was supposed to but was unable…

They won’t. We’re fucked for mid-terms. That’s my prediction as of now.

That’s not unusual for our history but having this go on while being led by kleptocrats is something we hadn’t seen since slaveowners signed our Constitution. We’re taking a 240 year step back in time.

GOP opposition was the biggest problem for sure. Instead of giving in, Obama seemed to get creative with the Executive Orders which while it benefited people at the time I think it’s safe to say it caused a bigger wedge between the Left and the Right.

THANK YOU.

I’m worried for our country and this ongoing denigration of decency as well as institutions.

If anything President Obama was the abnormal times for the USA. Somewhat.

Try convincing the “America was always great” crowd of that.

Here’s the article on Bill Clinton and Stone Mountain. It’s not pretty. This monument needs to be removed.

It’s really haunting to re-read that with a little more perspective than I had at the time. Thank you.

This has happened before. Mass deportations are not new in the U.S.

A lot of hard truths there, and I don’t even disagree, but what I’m talking about is a bigger picture. Not just DACA, not just the ‘tough on crime and immigration stance.’. I’m talking about the breakdown of almost every regulatory and scientific agency to be re-purposed as a weaponized rubber stamp for business. …

“Sessions indicated that immigration reform was the job of Congress—not the executive branch”

LOL ~ That said, people in the islands tend to be quite generous and happy to share with people who are genuinely interested and who will respect it.

Some jjimjilbang cater to different clientele. As a woman, I can’t stumble into them at random, but I’ve had a few male friends who patronize them. Like a lot of gay bars here, it’s very easy for outsiders to miss the signs? (Not always. I mean, “Man Meat Market” and “Hige” are pretty obvs, but I’ve stumbled into…

Exactly. You can appreciate another culture’s aesthetic in a way that is not vulgar or out of context or straight up inappropriate. It really isn’t that hard. As I mentioned on another post about Cardi B’s raging fucking dumpster fire of Orientalist fuckery (and to paraphrase myself), don’t use stereotypical imagery…

i so can’t with her

LOL. Could’ve been worse. I could’ve mentioned Portnoy’s Complaint.

The very same.

Seriously! After divorce, my (abusive) dad & his fam talked shit about mom. While I’d sometimes overhear mom complaining others about dad’s actions she never badmouthed him when I was within earshot.

I was 9 when they divorced. I remembered when they were in love. That he could go from love to such hate & anger... it…