@george-k said in Mouth of Newt:

We are broken.

It is all about theater and gamesmanship, redefining the aims and goals of the "other" side. Congress has become so dysfunctional as to be merely a source of fodder for the click-bait media while manipulation and obfuscation permit limited gains in actual policy. Congress is a temple of hypocrisy. I cannot think of a single member of congress whom I respect and can point to as "principled."

Reminds me a bit of dialog from one of George Bernard Shaw's plays, "They are not clean: they are only shaved and starched. They are not dignified: they are only fashionably dressed. They are not educated: they are only college passmen. They are not religious: they are only pewrenters. They are not moral: they are only conventional. They are not virtuous: they are only cowardly. They are not even vicious: they are only “frail.” They are not artistic: they are only lascivious. They are not prosperous: they are only rich. They are not loyal, they are only servile; not dutiful, only sheepish; not public spirited, only patriotic; not courageous, only quarrelsome; not determined, only obstinate; not masterful, only domineering; not self-controlled, only obtuse; not self-respecting, only vain; not kind, only sentimental; not social, only gregarious; not considerate, only polite; not intelligent, only opinionated; not progressive, only factious; not imaginative, only superstitious; not just, only vindictive; not generous, only propitiatory; not disciplined, only cowed; and not truthful at all: liars every one of them, to the very backbone of their souls.”

I've always been troubled by philosopher Isaiah Berlin’s pessimism for humanity, but the more time that passes, the more my fears and his seem to align too closely.

Perhaps the next species to arise post meteor strike will fair better.

@doctor-phibes said in Something Big:

What kind of asshole

Is there more than one kind?

@horace LOL. Erm, this might not be the best place for you to go there, Horace.

Meritocracy is a tool of whiteness and will be a relic in the new future we are writing.

I suspect there is more to the struggle than that one example of evil doing.

@aqua-letifer said in Interesting media bias chart:

Anything that places Quillette below CNN should be pretty much ignored. This chart itself should be just beside Medias Touch.

But Quillette is part of the Intellectual Dark Web!

@aqua-letifer said in Insurrection?:

@larry said in Insurrection?:

Some of the shit you say is so incredibly stupid that it makes me think you're trying to be some sort of "performance artist". I think that because to believe that you actually believe most of the shit you say you'd have to be one brain cell away from being a fresh turd. Then you come along and make such an astoundingly stupid statement and I realize it's not an act.

I think saying ridiculous shit just to watch the reaction is Ax's preferred form of entertainment. It's close to sociopathic sometimes.

I think once in a great while that is in fact his motivation. But quite often I think he actually believes the stupid shit he says.

@catseye3 said in Dr. Phibes....:

This is really Phibbs' BD?

That's what Facebook claims.

Take that for what it's worth, LOL!

@larry there's a scene in "Yellowstone" where Kevin Costner orders a steak.

"The usual way, Mr. Dutton?"

"Yup. Wave it over a cold stove, yell 'FIRE!', put it on a plate and bring it to me."

😆

The numbers say that for everyone complaining about the law, somebody else supports it.

@loki said in "My dad's a mechanic, I know what I'm doing!":

50/50 chance it was staged.

It seemed fake.

I also noticed that he doesn't have "Happy Farmer" on his repertoire, which is absolutely on my list. It's probably too difficult for him.

@mik said in A movie I had never heard of:

Watched Cry Macho last night. Meh.

I was going to, and the reviews were mixed.

I'll pass. Instead I'll finish up "Domina" today.

George could have built this...