Tell me about it.  The standard raise at my company was 2%, then 2.25, then 2.5, then 2.75...and now we’re back to 2.25.  But, they’ve got plenty of money to pour into building projects that won’t pay for themselves for at least 20 more years.

How could you be behind that and NOT be aggressively honking your horn? 

He’s right, though! In the moment, you choke! I’d just focus on getting that entire group of people in the photo and not think about the background. I would be this lady 100%.

...so

Shit, in my family it’s the opposite. My uncle is a retired judge who was sworn in by Tommy Thompson, and he sat down in front of him and said he was an “Irish American wetback.” It’s also why he feels like people should be given a chance to come here. 

200 reformed klan vs several million remaining Nazis and sympathizers is literally nothing.

Precisely the point. If Himmiller were to demand that average American citizens had to prove legality three generations back, this country would be nothing but New England, Virginia, Native Americans, and people dragged here in chains.

A lot of people lied to get past the capricious and racist clerks at Ellis Island. My college roommate’s surname was that of the German guy ahead his great grandfather in the immigration line. After watching several people get refused, granpappy saw Mr. Schultz get let through. So he became a Schultz, too.

Whenever some old person says, “my grandparents came here legally”

Honestly, I’m surprised there aren’t more cases of this particular design of crane causing problems. This is what is called a “boom truck.” You don’t need as much certification to operate one and some places allow people that have limited certification to operate them. Even though these are “small” cranes, they still…

If you can’t forgive your enemies, nobody you deal with will ever have a reason to make peace. As you may note, he’s working on those several million other sympathizers, but it takes time. I for one applaud this man for leaving his former life behind and helping others do the same. It is the height of arrogance to…

Am I the only one who noticed at the end the white Dodge pickup truck make a right-hand turn, from the left-hand turn lane, and almost get T-boned by the SUV flying through the intersection.........  

Empathy can break their hate in some cases.

while my nephew, Stephen, was famously recovering from the hardships of his high school cafeteria in Santa Monica

My father in law proudly displays his grandfather’s citizenship certificate. My father in law wants to “build that wall.” Anyhow, his grandfather came here from Austria in 1905. No, wait. He actually came from Italy as the part of Yugoslavia he was from was part of Italy. There were quotas so he lied to not get turned…

This is exactly his point.

... empathy from the people that we least deserved it from ...

When you’re in deep, you can’t always see a way out. They’re in an echo chamber and have their beliefs continually encouraged and reinforced.

Yeah, it’s not our job. White folks need to work this out.

The Croc Mary Janes are my campsite shoe. In the winter, I wear them with thick socks at camp and look absolutely ridiculous.