I think they were better about political stuffs earlier, but their later sketches have been more broad. I just remember the whole semi-longform“cult” sketch that I still can’t watch without feeling icky (lots of unexplored rape jokes and such). They moved away from politics in part because they’re not that great at…

I’d vote for Zapp!

I think his #1 hiring criteria for women is that they don’t laugh at his tiny dick.

How much evidence do we need before we realize that the way our system is set up, once you gain wealth and power you inherently work against the American people to keep it. Socialization isn’t just about profits. It is also far more stable as it better manages risk. 

It is intentional. Absolutely intentional. To suggest otherwise just seriously flies in the face of everything we know about these... let’s be honest... they’re America’s “keep the poor people down so they don’t get uppity” police.

It’s also specifically illegal to wear a “mask or disguise” as part of an effort to keep others from exercising their civil rights, an aspect of the law likely put into place because of the Ku Klux Klan

Oh snap!

Tasers kill people too. In the earlier ‘00s there was a big “pro-Taser” push and the effect was that cops, when instructed to use Tasers first as policy, basically ended up torturing people by taking turns hitting them again and again. A number of people died from the immense electric shocks they induce after being…

As a rule... don’t engage with keyboard-mashing burners.

That also leads to how studies show that women who get promoted are the kind of women who buy into the “boys club” and it often exists in a way where the woman manager is given wealth and power, but not as much wealth and power as the men, so they’re constantly seeking the approval of their colleagues and superiors…

It remedies his problem. His problem is that he is afraid women will get promoted and gain the same wealth and power he has. This is nothing more than another white guy who wants all the wealth and power for himself and wants the lower-classes to debase themselves for crumbs.

If the default mentality in our society wasn’t to hoard as many scraps of wealth and power as possible, a lot of this would blunt and inherently go away. The inherent problem is that when we cut up the non-owner-class pie we’re always competing with each other.

I don’t doubt that, but everything I’ve read says he’s pretty much just an impossible-to-get-along-with asshole. To everyone. To the point where he acknowledges it and actually accepts when people make that judgement because he, himself, has accepted he’s just kinda miserable.

Yep. Which is a racist aspect of the general and constant war on the poor. You don’t make “Black neighborhoods” by keeping black people so economically distressed they can’t do jack when a rich white guy comes in and buys up everything.

Yeah, actually. Funny enough I felt that Portlandia was at best kinda hit-or-miss at worst just not great for the first few seasons. The most recent few seasons changed my mind a good deal as the show gets tighter and better it seems as it goes on. It’s a common issue for sketch comedy for quality to be up-and-down.…

The recommendation should come from a medical professional. I’m a person once put under an involuntary hold. Before they’d let the EMT anywhere near me they put me in handcuffs and almost brought me to jail. An EMT actually spoke up and said, “they need medical attention, not incarceration” and the cops took my white…

They aren’t going to shoot the person within a minute of arriving on the scene. And strength requirements for Firefighters means that if someone needs to be restrained for mental health reasons they can do so. (EDIT: EMTs being the actually trained individuals on scene who can give medical care directions to a…

Mental health calls should be answered by EMTs and firefighters. The police should be kept away unless there actually is a clear threat as communicated by a trained professional (i.e. not a cop).

Well, considering recent precedent the officer to elected for a non-lethal solution should be fired soon for putting the other officer in danger. After that they can hold the ceremony to give the killer their gold policing medal.

Well, it works with their new program for elementary schools: “Hug and Frisk and Slam”.