The photos of the "crowds" at the tank parade remind me of when Bill Hicks would come on stage in an almost-empty club, scan the room slowly, and announce "I've had more people in bed than this" ...
When the president sends a cabinet member on TV to announce "We are using the military to liberate an American city from its elected leaders," where do you go from there. What is left to say. The idea of that being anything short of a near-universal "Wait, what the fuck is going on" moment proves how far we've backslid.
This is from 2022 but it was absolutely right. The practiced buffoonery of Trump 1, all the "just kiddings" and "seriously but not literallys" absolutely succeeded in desensitizing people who are hardly paying any attention to the harder stuff they always intended to do next. ...
The basic fallacy in chasing votes by being "tough on immigration" is that the modal American's position on the issue is "Deport the Bad ones and keep the Good ones," and they alone know who is which, and that simply does not translate into workable policy. So this kind of gestapo stuff horrifies some of the same people who cheered when Trump promised to do it. There are true sociopaths who love this, but "No, I meant only the BAD immigrants! Not my coworker/friend/neighbor!" is as likely a reaction as enthusiasm. You cannot do immigration policy that satisfies these people because what they want is nonsensical.
So by the time center-left parties fully commit to chasing the far right by "getting tough" on immigration, the backlash has already begun to build and they walk right into it. "I thought you people wanted this!" No, they want something impossible and convinced themselves they'd could have it - the "eat whatever you want AND lose weight!" of immigration policies.
It is hard to grasp but large masses of Americans are both racist/xenophobic AND not racist/xenophobic enough to applaud what Trump is doing. It's goldilocks shit, they want a level of racism/xenophobia calibrated exactly to their personal preferences, and you just can't make that policy. Don't try. ...
AP: Trump extends olive branch, invites Musk to White House cellar to taste some brand new amontillado ...
mago says:
la luz ya ha subido.
Leon says:
Jesu Christo, ahora los comentarios están apareciendo en Español.
I kid, I kid.
Jack the Cold Warrior says:
Sigh. I like it the way it is. If some want it mobile friendly! Thejy can go to G & T on Facebook.
But as long as there's no adverts, except for G & T products, I can live with it…
democommie says:
Tell me that there ain't goan be no, like, uh, Taco Bell or Hot new gin brand that's on a crawler or nearly invisible "roll-over" button. I like my gin and tacos the same way as I've always had it: made from scratch using locally sourced (if unidentifiable ingredients) and served up in a number of enormously satisfying ways.
Also, too, can we just have the stuff go through the "mechanical separation" process* after you've picked all of the trollturdz** out of it? Those who want that crap can have it on the side.
* IF you don't know what that process is and you like Murkan Forcemeat, do NOT investigate any links. Just sayin'.
** Assorted baseless assertions, appeals to non-existent authority, KKKonservawhoopers and Liberpublilies.
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Finally. Thank you. Also, don't forget to put the favicon back in place! Those things are really useful.
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In the laptop of yours truly, the new font is a bit too bold, and it is heavy for the eyes. Any typeface slightly thinner would do, many thanks.
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Thank fuck. I offered to help with this ages ago. :p
Also, when is Gin and Tacos' version of Poochie getting rolled out?