I see your point. But I don’t think anything in the quote suggests this is a left v. right dichotomy, though. To say America is of two minds inherently means they co-exist. It’s not the same as saying there are two Americas.

—the realization that there are two Americas, as well as the delusion that they’re are inherently separate from one another, complete with ideologies that never overlap

So, he was a giant mooch his whole life. Some friend he was. Friedrich must have been a saint.

I didn’t know Georgia O’Keefe made wallets now.

oh....that’s....that’s a wallet

You guys knew what you were doing with that picture. Don’t even try to deny it.

Obviously they are different, but both involve the refusal of service based on political beliefs. In my opinion calling the tow driver a piece of shit, and calling the restaurant owner justified is hypocrisy.

It’s interesting for me to see the 180° many commenters are taking on this story compared to:

Glenngould - it hits all the right notes.

Glenmorangie.

We don’t talk about The Source.

It did win the Academy Award for Best Movie Ever Made.

As bad as Highlander II is, it’s goddamn Shakespeare compared to Highlander: The Source.

Me too .

I fucking love this movie.

A lot of this is simply about training and method development. Most scientific research is done by graduate students learning how to do the science. Much of that training is learning to understand what came before. You cannot explore new territory until you are sure you can get positive results with your new method.

Sa…

Tell that to Flint.

Credit the MLS. They managed to miss penalties in ways none of us had ever seen before.