Yup. The constitution specifically allows for enslavement of the imprisoned. Because we couldn’t just let that practice die. Nope. Gotta have some way to exploit and abuse the population.

You could simply and correctly say that America’s incarceration numbers are the highest out of any country on the planet (and even entire continents), no matter what method or measurement you examine: per capita, total, etc. America’s prison-industrial complex is repulsive blight on it’s claims of ‘freedom’ and…

Devil’s advocate — the two are effectively inseparable. They both feed off the other. Conservatives have been using this to further careers for, right, since America’s founding.

“If conservatives become convinced they cannot win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. They will reject democracy.”

Not that many cultures, middle-eastern or otherwise, are gleefully misogynistic or anything...

“I’m a good person. I just like making people suffer, that’s all. No harm in that.” — GOPeons.

A duplicitous, narcissistic, pathological liar does exactly as he has always done his entire life — lie, cheat, and steal to enrich himself.

Seven officers getting rehired — at the ‘behest’ of the local police union -- in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1....

She’s basically a national treasure. Keep winning, Marsai. Keeping winning and show all those f***ers what REAL talent looks like.

Tessa Thompson has all the wins. All of them. If she doesn’t get her own MCU film after Love and Thunder, Kevin Feige must be sacrificed to appease dark gods for his blaspemy.

Only in regards to the white-society permission to use force in response any action they don’t like. In most other social aspects, black people *STILL* have fight to be considered even as much as 3/5th a person every single day.

I’m aware. That’s why I said I was thinking about it. And while you’re not entirely wrong about the outcome, I’d say it’s more a distinction without a difference — you’ll have China on one side and the US on the other, crushing the rest of the world between them. At least until they nuke each other....

There’s a reason I am strongly considering leaving the US. Immigrate, become an ex-pat. Whatever. The US is on an unstoppable downward spiral, and history is filled with examples of what happens to nations this divided. The best Biden will accomplish is slowing it down a bit. And that’s if the Republicans don’t…

Repulsive, twisted individuals failing upwards — it’s the American way.

Yes. But the term ‘socialism’ has taken a lot of baggage over the years that has nothing to do with socialism itself and everything to do with general corruption, cronyism, and the like — problems that exist just as much and are just as bad in capitalism, communism, feudalism, etc. But you can’t seem to get the…

I don’t know if I’d say ‘smartest’ but organized religion, in general, has blood-soaked, depraved history, that’s for damn sure.

Things to add to the list of things never explicitly condemned by Jesus: cannibalism, pedophilia, necrophilia, socialism, communism.

To which my response is “Sure...if you treat women the way most serial killer treats prostitutes.”

Bullies don’t, but their bosses sure as hell do understand the consequence of not playing ball when their entire empire is on the line. And if the union bosses refuse to play ball, then nuke away. They’ve made it abundantly clear where they stand — with criminals.

Gee, another instance where the nuclear option for the local police force is the only option, I suspect.