this is actually a point I make a lot when people say "well he didn't do anything for the MAGA folks, why do they stick with him"
he did a lot! he was a complete asshole to people they hate! they could not be happier!
they don't want policy, they want cruelty
me: are you dead
Chomsky: Now of course this is something we see going back decades, and we must bear in mind the prerogatives (so-called) of elites in the United States, as well as its proxies, and so on and so forth.
me: are you dead
Chomsky: East Timor, for one example of many
You know, I don't think I need to feel like a tool just because I'm buying an expensive office chair. It's time to own that I'm buying an expensive office chair. That's just how I roll.
“I made a flag in my head. This is how I satisfy myself. I made a flag. It’s white and has yellow and orange flames around it. And in the middle is the word ‘vergogna.’ ‘Vergogna’ in Italian means shame — vergogna. V-E-R-G-O-G-N-A. Vergogna.”
This NYT article exists to launder right-wing propagandist Chris Rufo’s bad faith attacks on Katherine Maher into news—without sufficient context for readers who don’t already know how Rufo operates to understand what’s happening. It’s an insane way to run a paper. www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/b... 🎁
Today, Dec. 16, Beethoven's Birthday, is the superior winter solstice holiday of all winter solstice holidays. A day where one sits indoors listening to Beethoven all day has every right to its place on the calendar. Happy Beethoven's Birthday to all.
Like the correct response to the realization that nationalism is a false consciousness used to suppress class conflict is to focus on raising class consciousness not to root against the nation everyone around you is rooting for.
Tom Emmer's wikipedia page includes section headers for "Drunk driving," "Allegations of antisemitism," "'Fire Pelosi' machine gun video," and "Bullying."
He seems nice. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Emmer