Actually, they have proven beyond any shadow of a doubt, that full on violent Fascism is their new core value above all else.  There is a damned good reason why they’re changing laws across the country to their benefit.  By 2024, this will be a one party country, with the Fascists in charge. 

THIS. Conservatism itself is obsolete in a world like this. It just hasn’t registered to those still clinging to it.

Anyone who knows anything about corruption is that you never explicitly tell someone to cover up for you. 

Exactly why I left the party years ago when I became smart enough to see it. I still have some mildly conservative values (hence my status as an independent, although I’m leaning), but they are mine and I’ll be damned if I vote for laws that force my beliefs on others. The whole platform of modern conservatism seems…

Kid: “Do you know who my father is?!?!”

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect...

Waller is adjacent to Harris county. Yes, that Harris county with 8m people. Waller looks Rural, but there are some very rich, high powered cyclists with Equestrian properties (I know a few who own 10k road bikes and F250s), who commute to their $1000 an hour oil and gas lawyer gigs from Waller. This is going to be a…

The 6 cyclists’ attorneys have a good write-up about the accident and how they’re proceeding.

Had those been regular cyclists, this story might not have been so big, the previous cyclists would have been hit there never got close to this press. However, they were training for an Iron Man level event (forgot the name) with bikes worth several thousands and likely have the means/connections to keep this a bigger…

Not even that. All they had to see was the last name on his license, and that’s that 

At this point we can confirm there are some connections, but have yet to see evidence of a city official directing the officer on the scene as to how to handle this particular situation.

“I mean that offence can only be taken, not given. Making the decision to be offended by something said represents an empowerment of the thing, and I simply think it’s better to transfer the empowerment to the person, rather than the words. Though, as noted, I understand that it’s a difficult concept to navigate.”

I 100% agree with that. It’s ridiculous and damning to believe such a useless, hurtful stereotype. But he isn’t some weirdo who invented the stereotype. Just some weirdo who actually believed it and should be sued for it, which he is.

My point is not that everyone involved with Vegas is involved with gambling or prostitution. My point is that if Aaron Gordon claimed that you made up the connection between Vegas and gambling and prostitution, then that would be ridiculous - it’s a common and untrue joke that’s already established, for better or…

It’s not a Mecca, but it is frequently joked about to be on the cultural consciousness. If you made a joke about weed and Amsterdam, people would understand immediately. If you said that a stranger from Amsterdam was a stoner idiot just because he didn’t like you, well then that would be ridiculous the same way that…

It’s very likely he grew up around racists/bigots, but it’s also fact that he hated it there and left

No, and if it sounded at all like I was trying to say that everyone thinks that Thai people are pedophiles, then I apologize and I misstated what I meant to say. I was trying to say that there is a crass joke that has existed for years, and it’s misleading to pretend that the coincidence of old white guys in Thailand…

No, and if it sounded like I think everyone from Thailand is a pedo, then I didn’t present my opinion clearly. What I’m saying is that the combination of weird sex exploitation and old white guy travelers to Thailand is a common joke and wasn’t invented by Musk. If there’s a cultural awareness that a lot of racists…

SNL has a skit about some language learning program, and Bill Hader’s character creepily says, “I’m learning Thai so I can go to Thailand... for a thing.” That’s all there was to it, and that joke wouldn’t work if the audience didn’t know about a reputation of Thailand.

I mean, fair enough.