Racist/ethno-nationalist/whatever movements are often OK with people of other races so long as they stick to their proper place in the hierarchy. Honestly, there's probably nothing that these internet Nazis would like more than a hot Asian lady who believes in the inherent superiority of white men.

If I remember correctly, even Ayn Rand went on welfare for a while, though she tried to keep it a secret.

Also worth noting: Chronicle, which is kind of like Akira in middle-American suburbia and with budget constraints. It's quite good, actually. There's a video interview with the director (I think) where he's asked about the Akira influence and he says something to the effect of how Akira is one of his favorite movies…

The correct pronunciation is "MOOHHRRDAAH KOHMBAHHHH"

They actually discover that virtually everything about their respective parents was almost exactly alike, it's just that Sub-Zero's mom was blue and Scorpion's was yellow.

I've decided that while I hate looking at Trump he at least has somewhat of an amusingly goofy countenance, but Pence's face just totally creeps me out.

Hey don't talk shit about my man Fillmore or I'll come over there and Carter your ass.

1. Trump himself, and some potential members of his administration.

I'm really really hoping this happens, though I'm sure it's the longest of long-shots. The electoral college may exist mainly to augment the voting power of rural states, but the plus side is it's also supposed to be a bulwark against potentially disastrous presidencies, and that's now being put to the test as we face…

WAY TO GO, AMERICA! GOOD JOB, DEMOCRACY! [thumbs up emoji]

Another way to look at it: white supremacy has long since been mainstream, but not in an explicit way - rather, white Americans (which I am, too) just assumed that they'd always have a leg-up socioeconomically compared to other races, and it's the fracturing of this long-established norm that has led to an increase in…

Female white supremacists all look like Taylor Swift and male white supremacists look like Taylor Swift wearing a fake moustache.

So, voters were sick of getting scolded for being racist, and they retaliated to the scolding by electing a racist President - thus demonstrating how racist they are - but it's not their fault that we have a racist President now, because these voters didn't base their choice in ideology or morality, but instead based…

I still just can't believe this shit.

Yeah I'm using "conservative" in a kind of broad way to mean much of the American right, but definitely the whole 'feelings are a sign of weakness' thing is more from the hard right. Maybe "conservative" is no longer a good word to describe the American right in general; the problem is that there's a lot of blurring…

Honestly, I shuttle around this view, myself. Like I said in my post, I know that after every presidential election (that I've seen, anyway) there's always a handful of sky-is-falling, America-is-over people. I hope it turns out that my fears are unwarranted. What especially worries me are these two things:

I mean, I hope this is true… It is the consensus view, but then, America is rooted in white supremacy, and white supremacy is a powerful destructive force even when most Americans don't agree with it.

Conservatives like to dismiss the emotions associated with empathy, but embrace those associated with anger. Because of the feelings - the fear, indignity and rage - experienced by the American right (as well as 8 years of baseless frenzy about Obama) we've now elected an unqualified and potentially very dangerous…

Honestly, much as I love Miyazaki, I wasn't so crazy about The Wind Rises. It's a film with a lot of beauty in it, to be sure, but I found it hard to get past how the protagonist was written as a sort of all-around model of human perfection, which is especially icky considering the real-life subject is famous for…

It's still painful for me to think about: it's strange to imagine how different my assumptions for the future were, just a week ago.