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marxalot's avatar

My theory about Colonial-era American writers was that they weren't even good at the time, they just had an in with someone who owned a printing press and that's all it took; and that since a lot of copies got made and sold, those tedious, stilted hacks got inflicted on a basically captive audience. Do a couple reprint editions and fifty years later, they're the "American canon."

Brian Bixby's avatar

Ever read much Victorian literature? While Jane Austin and some others are still remembered the vast majority was absolute dreck.

Brian Bixby's avatar

An interesting title was probably more important to get it off the shelf than the context, since there weren't many widely-published book reviews.

Brian Bixby's avatar

And in minority districts there will be fewer voting machines, they'll be more likely to malfunction, and will take longer to be repaired. See Ohio for the quintessential example.

Coleman's avatar

I think they said it is "excellent"

Colbert Thorenson's avatar

They appoint the members of the reviewing board so that will never happen.

DefensorPacis's avatar

Hrmrmrmr. A lot of people FL also claimed that "it is only about protecting trans kids from surgery", and all of a sudden, totally surprising to many, they now want to prevent medical for all trans people, no matter the age.

https://twitter.com/AnnaBow...

Frank Talk, Action Pundit!'s avatar

If that's true, put it on a ballot and let the people vote on it. You're lying, Anna.

J Lintecume's avatar

In '18 in Fulton Cty, the lines to vote were 10hrs. long because of broken machines, and not enough machines. It made national news, so they improved the situation, but it will go back gradually.

gammarae's avatar

gee, what is it about, then?

gammarae's avatar

i think austen predates victoria

Old Man Shadow's avatar

The old Confederacy is well on their way back to being open apartheid states, I see.

TakingAmes's avatar

Hypocrites. Either you believe in small government or you don't. Either you believe in local control or you don't. It can't be government small enough to jam all up into my uterus, and it can't be local control until you disagree with the local voters. Elections have consequences. Until they don't, and then we know we live in a dictatorship.

insert_something_creative's avatar

It is certainly another nail in the coffin.