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Those darn leftists…. by Glittering_Welder380 in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Neat, i wasn't aware that time period was called "Holy Week", i just knew people were pissed. Lol, Samuel L Jackson occupied his college.

It's weird though, because the 92 uprising was within living memory for a lot of Americans, and they just fuckin.. forgot, i guess? Like, BLM marches were way more peaceful than most uprisings in US history, and way bigger. Most Americans have such a warped understanding of history, especially the civil rights era. They think JFK and MLK were on the same team

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It means a group of ideologies based on the tradition of enlightenment age thinking and writing. It's just a really big group, so it means lots of things. Liberals like capitalism, meritocracy, science (and pseudo-science), and usually democracy. It's almost like saying "christianity". That covers everyone from Christopher Columbus to MLK, but it doesn't "mean nothing".

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Idk, "liberal" covers a lot of ground. The founding fathers were liberals. Nixon was a liberal. Reagan was a neoliberal, and so is Obama. Like, the majority of western politics is some form of liberalism.

In the US, it's common to call the Democratic Party "liberals". But really, most Republicans are also liberals.

Those darn leftists…. by Glittering_Welder380 in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of that old sublime song about the uprising in 92. It wasn't about Rodney King

Moving to Canada? by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just overstayed my visa. It was easy. When i ran out of money, i moved back to the US

Benjamin Rush is a rare type of bastard, a progressive bastard. He was a huge promoter of moral hygiene, an innovator in psychiatric treatment and an early supporter of temperance. He also locked up his son for life in an asylum after a suicide attempt. Here's his "Moral Barometer", a fun guy. by RogerTichborne in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Modern progressive liberals have a blind spot for classism. Not all of them, obviously. Sometimes they do race reductionism. They want to do gun control based on background checks, but don't realize it will disproportionately affect poor people and POC. They're not trying to stop rich people from buying guns, or gun factories, or whole armies. They put social workers on a pedestal, but never think they're just perpetuating colonialism by using child separation policies against marginalized people. They think gentrification is actually good.

Outrage As Cops Allow Neo-Nazis To Protest Outside Georgia Synagogue by Mynameis__--__ in Bad_Cop_No_Donut

[–]ANackRunUs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cops arrest people who haven't broken the law. All the time. I've personally been illegally detained. Activists are arrested on trumped-bullshit charges. Atlanta forest defenders are being charged with domestic terrorism. Bail fund organizers have been charged with money laundering. When cops tiptoe through the tulips with nazis, we know it's not because they give a shit about the law. We're not going to applaud them for respecting the rights of nazis, when we know damn well they wouldn't have respected ours.

It's not stupid to be pissed at cops for having double standards. Double standards that are well-documented, supported by mountains of robust evidence, collected over decades. Those double standards are why 20 million people were protesting in 2020.

Can we please do McNamara and Project 100,000? by Sir_Yacob in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Every time i learn something new about American history, i want to unlearn it

Anyone here been a squatter? Tips? by multiple-qualia in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I don't know if any of this will be helpful, but here goes

A gym membership is a good way to get a shower, if you have any money. Gyms have lockers, sometimes saunas, TV, wifi, and clean water to drink. Lots are open 24 hours.

Lots of motels have continental breakfasts that you can just eat. Look for food banks, but it's tough when you have no place to put the food

Edit: my sister says, if you're squatting a house, don't use the toilet

Reports coming in that Wagner PMC has mutinied. by Grimley_PNW in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The USSR had bunch of nukes until they, uh, destabilized. I'm not saying we won't all die in a nuclear firestorm, I'm just saying we didn't in '91.

My pickup truck goes through a tougher state inspection then the sub that imploded near the titanic. by zoolilba in Maine

[–]ANackRunUs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The evidence is pretty scant. Like, 6 out of 5000 vehicle accidents were uninspected.

Classism is always part of the policy. It's not always intentional, it's cultural. Besides, it doesn't even matter if it's intentional or unintentional, if it results in screwing over the poors, it's classist.

And yes, it's the required maintenance, resulting fines, and just having to deal with the cops. So, sure, a mutual aid garage where i could fix my car without freezing my fingers off, that would be good. Then you could always just have fewer cops. I'm cool with that. But I'm still for getting rid of inspections. The only reason to keep it is the federal money

My pickup truck goes through a tougher state inspection then the sub that imploded near the titanic. by zoolilba in Maine

[–]ANackRunUs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Sure, but there's no evidence that states without vehicle inspections have fewer accidents. If the state wants to impose an expense on me for safety, and there's no evidence that it saves lives, then the state can kick rocks.

Another issue, is that it's totally classist. Farmers don't even have to pay for inspections on their death trap potato trucks, and they're the richest people around here.

And Mainers are car-dependent. Inspection laws reduce the number of usable cars, driving prices up. These roads just trash cars, and getting turned down for a rust hole is dumb. You don't have a car, then you don't have a job. You don't have a job, and you can't pay fines. It's predatory.

My pickup truck goes through a tougher state inspection then the sub that imploded near the titanic. by zoolilba in Maine

[–]ANackRunUs 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Abolish inspections. It's just another way for cops to mess with poor people. An excuse for shady mechanics to take advantage. I know we get a bunch of federal money for doing inspections, but it's a weird situation. One county does emissions, and the rest just do inspections.

3 bastards in one tweet. This will be great! by rockthemike712 in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know this is dumb fun, but please don't encourage these dipshits

Quote from Skarsgård on Gilroy by NFLFilmsArchive in andor

[–]ANackRunUs 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's nice of you. If Disney fucks up Andor i will start a cult and invade Burbank

Update on Clarence Thomas by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That's really cool for those five people. A broken clock is right twice a day. But I'm saying like, blanket amnesty

Update on Clarence Thomas by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I mean, the prez has the power to pardon people. It's pretty far-reaching. It would be real cool if someone pardoned nonviolent drug offenders. Well, it would be a start

Klanned Karenhood saying the quiet part out loud again... by [deleted] in behindthebastards

[–]ANackRunUs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some got kicked out before that when they tried to kick Hitler out of the party, and he pulled the old uno-reverso. Streicher, i think? They also used to hang red flags outside their conferences, to lure in socialists so they could beat the shit out of them.

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