We've been talking about how Trump and all the idiotic bullshit that goes with him is the pendulum swinging away from Obama's two elections. Assuming the absolute worst doesn't happen, what will things look like when the pendulum swings back the other way?
Will these dipshits try to scrub their internet history? Will anyone who says "Oh, I don't use social media" be viewed suspiciously, kind of like how people who claim to be moderates are viewed now? I'm curious about all of this in a "May you live in interesting times is really a curse," kind of way.
A rant I have put out there quite a few times, what's really counterintuitive is that the degree and form of MAGA misogyny correlates with secularization and a lack of moderating influence from holy texts and religious institutions. For context, even the actual Medieval Catholic Church recognized the right of a woman to refuse to marry, even against the wishes of her parents and family. This could also account for why the current admin keeps finding itself at odds with otherwise conservative churches that practice actual Biblical charity.
As I've been saying forever, MAGA is narcissists all the way down.
These women wanted the attention and validation that came with being "special, cool girls" willing to endorse their own role as second class citizens, without realizing that they weren't going to get a special badge that exempted them from being treated like a second class citizen.
Yes, liberals are all humorless scolds while the right is full of laid-back people who just want to have fun. People like the One Million (not really) Moms, a front group whose sole purpose is to scold TV shows and commercials for using words like "damp." Or the ironically named Moms for Liberty who campaign to get books banned from school libraries. And let's not forget our current VP who has scolded women for being "childless cat ladies."
These people desperately need something to do. Hopefully something constructive, that'd be a nice change.
Cleary they have no issues with basic sustenance. If they did, they wouldn't have time for all this bullshit.
One thing I've noticed is that when you're really poor, you don't have time to think about whether or not you're a good person or living your life the way you wanted to. You just have to make the donuts, push the rock up the hill, do what you need to do to pay the rent and get some food.
Only once your rent and food are not front-of-mind can you mindfuck yourself like these people. And only some people are susceptible to this. Trouble is, there's a sea of predators out there who can sense people in mental distress and they swarm to prey on them.
They don't mess with poor kids that much; not much to gain there. Rich kids are great targets because they don't have those primary concerns to deal with, do have disposable time, and most importantly, they have disposable money the predators can take.
And middle-class kids are good prey also. They have fewer primary concerns and less disposable time and income; but they do have some, and also have lurking fears and insecurities that they may not become rich, but might become poor. Lots of room for predators to operate, there.
People who can spot a predator, the predators stay away from except maybe to antagonize them. They're very good at telling who is on to them.
This dynamic is eternal. It's usually not a problem for anyone more than a couple Kevin Bacon degrees of separation away from either the predators or prey personally. But now they've taken over an entire major US political party, and for some goddam reason we can only have 2. And they've got some incredibly wealthy crazies egging them on and being egged on. And they're in control of roughly 2.5 of the 3 branches of the US government.
It's a really big and dangerous problem. One of these fucks is in charge of a war we just started; that simply can't go well.
During a rally yesterday to announce a partnership between the State of Arkansas and TPUSA to bring TPUSA Club America chapters to Arkansas high schools, Erika Kirk said, "Don't let anyone disenfranchise you because you're a young man, especially a young white male man."
And, if I may speak from experience; raising children is a hella lotta work.
So much so, my wife and I both did it. Not equally; not the same stuff; but it's a two-person job, whoever those people are and however it's spread out.
I think what bugs me the most are MAGAts leaving the cult and expecting a warm welcome, and when that doesn't happen get all upset when people ask for accountability instead.
Robyn is on a roll this week.
Hell yeah she is
Men are crazy and evil and should not be allowed to vote.
All Scots are...
Not funny
FU
My lord these people all sound like toddlers who don't want to share half of the popsicle.
We've been talking about how Trump and all the idiotic bullshit that goes with him is the pendulum swinging away from Obama's two elections. Assuming the absolute worst doesn't happen, what will things look like when the pendulum swings back the other way?
Will these dipshits try to scrub their internet history? Will anyone who says "Oh, I don't use social media" be viewed suspiciously, kind of like how people who claim to be moderates are viewed now? I'm curious about all of this in a "May you live in interesting times is really a curse," kind of way.
Fuck, I'm tired.
Once again, you make me grateful for Wonkette. Beautiful writing.
A rant I have put out there quite a few times, what's really counterintuitive is that the degree and form of MAGA misogyny correlates with secularization and a lack of moderating influence from holy texts and religious institutions. For context, even the actual Medieval Catholic Church recognized the right of a woman to refuse to marry, even against the wishes of her parents and family. This could also account for why the current admin keeps finding itself at odds with otherwise conservative churches that practice actual Biblical charity.
But but the Prosperity Gospel!
As I've been saying forever, MAGA is narcissists all the way down.
These women wanted the attention and validation that came with being "special, cool girls" willing to endorse their own role as second class citizens, without realizing that they weren't going to get a special badge that exempted them from being treated like a second class citizen.
Imagine thinking that being a bigot in a society steeped in white supremacy is "subversive."
The status quo is never "cool."
Just stay over there where you belong with the other self-centered forever victims of "woke."
Yes, liberals are all humorless scolds while the right is full of laid-back people who just want to have fun. People like the One Million (not really) Moms, a front group whose sole purpose is to scold TV shows and commercials for using words like "damp." Or the ironically named Moms for Liberty who campaign to get books banned from school libraries. And let's not forget our current VP who has scolded women for being "childless cat ladies."
We won't laugh at their racist jokes anymore. We're no fun.
"while advertising that male authority will be cruel and vicious and fickle."
Truth in advertising, at last.
These people desperately need something to do. Hopefully something constructive, that'd be a nice change.
Cleary they have no issues with basic sustenance. If they did, they wouldn't have time for all this bullshit.
One thing I've noticed is that when you're really poor, you don't have time to think about whether or not you're a good person or living your life the way you wanted to. You just have to make the donuts, push the rock up the hill, do what you need to do to pay the rent and get some food.
Only once your rent and food are not front-of-mind can you mindfuck yourself like these people. And only some people are susceptible to this. Trouble is, there's a sea of predators out there who can sense people in mental distress and they swarm to prey on them.
They don't mess with poor kids that much; not much to gain there. Rich kids are great targets because they don't have those primary concerns to deal with, do have disposable time, and most importantly, they have disposable money the predators can take.
And middle-class kids are good prey also. They have fewer primary concerns and less disposable time and income; but they do have some, and also have lurking fears and insecurities that they may not become rich, but might become poor. Lots of room for predators to operate, there.
People who can spot a predator, the predators stay away from except maybe to antagonize them. They're very good at telling who is on to them.
This dynamic is eternal. It's usually not a problem for anyone more than a couple Kevin Bacon degrees of separation away from either the predators or prey personally. But now they've taken over an entire major US political party, and for some goddam reason we can only have 2. And they've got some incredibly wealthy crazies egging them on and being egged on. And they're in control of roughly 2.5 of the 3 branches of the US government.
It's a really big and dangerous problem. One of these fucks is in charge of a war we just started; that simply can't go well.
Err. Wut?
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During a rally yesterday to announce a partnership between the State of Arkansas and TPUSA to bring TPUSA Club America chapters to Arkansas high schools, Erika Kirk said, "Don't let anyone disenfranchise you because you're a young man, especially a young white male man."
https://bsky.app/profile/christiannightmare.bsky.social/post/3mgxcf23tq22j
BTW, if you're not following the feud between Erika Kirk and Candace Owens, you are missing out on some great entertainment.
But apparently for anyone who *isn't* a young white male, it's A-OK!
She's some kind of demonic succubus preying on incels and the insecure incel-adjacent.
Oh, and racist too, which adds a piquant layer of disgusting to the whole thing.
The difference between this and a cult is...?
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They now take pledges to, as the article notes, “rape, kill and die” for Nick Fuentes (frequently abbreviated “RKD4NJF”).
“I didn’t care until it happened to me.”
Same old song they always sing. Fuck ‘em. No contrition just self pity.
It's not "working instead of raising children." It's working as well as raising children.
And, if I may speak from experience; raising children is a hella lotta work.
So much so, my wife and I both did it. Not equally; not the same stuff; but it's a two-person job, whoever those people are and however it's spread out.
I think what bugs me the most are MAGAts leaving the cult and expecting a warm welcome, and when that doesn't happen get all upset when people ask for accountability instead.
It's that classic case of them being sorry shit didn't pan out the way they expected, but not actually sorry for their own choices and behavior.
"CAN'T YOU SEE THAT *I* AM THE VICTIM HERE?"
Social media is full to the brim with this exact story.