Nah, boomers just learned that communism was “bad” and that’s all they needed to know. Not for them the nuances of Marxist theory or the specific deficiencies of Maoism or Stalinism. It was all just “evil” and “the work of Satan.” God’s a capitalist, dontcha know?

“...because no childhood heroes have ever turned out to be monsters at all...”

Well, I’m convinced!!

Space exploration is basically rounding error in the US budget; less than half of one percent. Yet it’s constantly positioned as the poster child for why we can’t have other nice things, like a decent social safety net.

“I couldn’t even tell you that he looked all that Black.” Well, that explains why Mr. Altheimer isn’t dead: no point wasting ammo until you’re sure, right Cletus?

Because there sure as hell isn't any fruit in them.

And if someone does bother to “educate” them, they usually respond with a stack of whatabouts. The invitation to educate is just a ploy to tie the other person up in knots and “win.”

I had a boss with similar habits. He’d make his PA print out all his emails; then he’d dictate his responses and have the PA type and send them. That was the extent of his interaction with technology.

These are just the early stages of the process that will ultimately sweep Dwyane Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho into the White House.

No, see, the genius of it is he’s going to *act* like a competent governor. He’ll go full method and embody the role completely. He’ll stay in character for the entire term. It’ll be his crowning achievement as an actor!

Because a large segment of the (white) population would rather starve to death than let an “undeserving” (black) person get a dime they’re “not entitled” to.

Point taken, but even that’s a tenuous claim, given the direct line was broken several times over the centuries, when various Eurotrash relatives were plonked on the throne.

Sorry, that should have been WWI. Got autocorrected.

I took Harry’s refusal to name names as a warning to his family. He seemed to be saying “I’ll keep my mouth shut, but you’d better cut the shit, or something might slip out.”

“Why not counter with an even bigger interview admitting all this and pretending to have learned something and marking a new era for the British monarchy?”

Saxe Coburg Goethe, if you please. Sanitized to “Windsor" during WWII, of course, when being German wasn't a good look.

The last pic just made me think of the Teletubbies. Eh-oh!

My first job out of college was with Citibank, in the late 80s. The CEO was in the thrall of some “guru” or other who ran “New Age Thinking” programs for all staff.

Unless the dogs take their daily shit on the Consitution, they aren’t Republicans.

My late father was of the Queen’s generation. He served in the British Navy during WWII and had raging PTSD that made my life growing up hell. Any suggestion that he should seek help was met with incandescent rage. His friends and relatives of the same age were no different. Seeking help was weak.