Other than the obvious moral objection - poor southerners should have opposed slavery for the same reason most of the north did - free labor. No farmer can compete against a slave economy.

If you were poor and white and not fighting to preserve slavery, then you were fighting for an economic system that used free labor against you - so, you were a rube either way.

Will you defend their free-market globalism and deregulation?

STFU

Exactly. I’m too lazy to make much effort for a ball - I’m not getting out of my seat - but if this little twat came within spitting distance of me, I’d toss his ass over the railing.

And that’s also what makes Dak/Zeke/Dez and 95% of all other pro athletes a bunch of step and fetch it house negroes. They could all make massive statements with little to no professional backlash, but they don’t. 1) Because they’re literally too stupid to know exactly what’s going on but 2) because they’re greedy…

Fuck you for not knowing what a personal anecdote is. I do genuinely feel bad for your kid. Not for the autism, because thats a conquerable hurdle - because they have you as a parent.

And you need to eat a hot bowl of shit

I just started watching and kinda like it - all the fans are gonna make me bail

“We’re still infinitely better than them”

You could go with “theres no such thing as a sky wizard” approach.

Its a running theme on Jez. They just say “sidebar: did anyone see Jamie’s shirt on Housewives last night? ZOMG who else thought it clashed with Stefan’s boots?!?!?” and off they go. In a thread about Kim Jong Un.

1) If you’ve never publicly supported him or worked with him, why would you have to denounce him? 2) In fact, many of his friends are telling him he sucks 3) You’re a fucking idiot

So this is the end result of Schumer and Pelosi’s grand ploy. “Just watch these two magicians of realpolitik go to work and show ol orange what’s what!” the Clintonites said. “She’s a master strategist!” they all said.

In tons of conflicts from the French Revolution to Colonial India, you’ve seen armies turn guns on the unarmed public, but only once or twice. The power lies with the people - but you have to have solidarity. And some outrage at the viciousness of the oppressor

“the military is kind of in control of the U.S government.

Say what now?

When your response to a human health crisis is snark and obfuscation, especially in light of people offering solid solutions, you can eat shit.

Safe as far on the job injury maybe - but that’s because you think spilling 3 million gallons of crude into a waterway is just returning it back to nature. Spills inflict years of damage to the environment.

Progressive tax system starting with incomes over 50k. Top corporate rate back to 90% - average CR around 40%. Capital gains are taxed at the same rate as income. Estate tax is increased to holdings over 2 million. To start.