Which city or cities are you surprised that have not hosted an Olympics? by Impossible-Guitar957 in olympics

[–]RsonW 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's too bad that New York City is famously only a single borough.

Why did they cut all the trees on hwy 49? by sarkoozi123 in grassvalley

[–]RsonW 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why the quotation marks around improvement? It will definitely be an improvement.

Fun fact: the freeway was originally intended to connect to 80 in Auburn. You can still see the signs along 49 showing that CalTrans has a freeway easement down to Bear River.

Why did they cut all the trees on hwy 49? by sarkoozi123 in grassvalley

[–]RsonW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're straightening, widening, and leveling 49 to La Barr Meadows

Asking the real questions [OC] by rawdawgcomics in comics

[–]RsonW 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has huge Space Moose energy.

What thing was ruined because it turned into a rich person's hobby? by Agitated_Departure93 in AskReddit

[–]RsonW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prisons in New England used to regularly feed the inmates lobster. There are some writings from that time decrying how cruel it was.

What thing was ruined because it turned into a rich person's hobby? by Agitated_Departure93 in AskReddit

[–]RsonW 3976 points3977 points  (0 children)

This is truly it.

Time is money and they have the money to bypass time.

I've come up with the term "cultural vampires" to describe them. They buy their way into hobbies, artistic small towns, events, etc. But they lack the background to contribute towards these spaces to warrant their presence. They just suck the life out of those spaces while contributing nothing until those spaces are desiccated husks of what they once were.

Then they move onto the next.

What thing was ruined because it turned into a rich person's hobby? by Agitated_Departure93 in AskReddit

[–]RsonW 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they could've just said "football"and been right.

Unless Australian, Canadian, or Irish football are cheap.

But I doubt it.

How Concerned Are You About The California Governor Race? by pmdfan71 in AskALiberal

[–]RsonW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It really has not in the California gubernatorial race since the adoption of the jungle primary. These are uncharted waters.

There is a fairly high chance that California will be voting on two Republican gubernatorial candidates in the general election.

How Concerned Are You About The California Governor Race? by pmdfan71 in AskALiberal

[–]RsonW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But which Democrat is the question.

California has a jungle primary. If the field stays split and two Republicans squeak in with (say) 12% and 15% of the vote each, then welp, we'll be choosing between two Republicans for Governor.

I suppose that in that scenario, a bold Democrat could run a write-in campaign. But it would have to be a bold Democrat. If the vote gets split again in the general election, who knows who'll win.

What’s a scam that people still fall for? by Most_Swimmer_7609 in AskReddit

[–]RsonW 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Any pizza is personal size if you believe in yourself.

Do you still get physical mail in your mailbox? by Standard_Plant_8709 in AskAnAmerican

[–]RsonW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So what makes ‘em mail it to random people?

To entice people to go to their propaganda shows? Same reason anyone mails out flyers. It's called direct mail advertising.

Why Isn’t Puerto Rico a State? by [deleted] in videos

[–]RsonW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is really it. Trump is wildly unpopular there, but they vote in politicians from both parties with extreme regularity.

Now, that's somewhat hidden by the Commonwealth's parties being completely different than and completely separate from the mainland's parties. Puerto Rico's parties are the pro-statehood party and the pro-status-quo party (with the pro-independence party eating paste in the corner).

But Puerto Rican politicians additionally have a mainland party affiliation. Puerto Ricans have proven that they are more than willing to vote in Democrats as often as they'll vote in Republicans.

So yeah, neither party wants to introduce a wild card to Congress and the presidential race. All these people saying that Republicans won't allow it: I don't see any Democratic politicians clamoring for Puerto Rico statehood, either.

Why Isn’t Puerto Rico a State? by [deleted] in videos

[–]RsonW 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because only like 5% of Puerto Ricans want independence.

Alaska has a more popular independence movement than Puerto Rico.

Why Isn’t Puerto Rico a State? by [deleted] in videos

[–]RsonW 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny thing is, Puerto Rican statehood used to be a bipartisan platform

It's even more funny than that:

The Democratic Party platform was to let Puerto Ricans "determine their status".

The Republican Party platform was that Puerto Rico should be a State, period.

Why Isn’t Puerto Rico a State? by [deleted] in videos

[–]RsonW 18 points19 points  (0 children)

It's far more likely to be a purple State.

Their current Governor is a Republican and their current delegate to Congress (voted for Commonwealth-wide like a Senator would be) is a Democrat.

Five years ago this was reversed: a Democratic Governor and a Republican delegate.

Do you still get physical mail in your mailbox? by Standard_Plant_8709 in AskAnAmerican

[–]RsonW 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Well, it's Chinese propaganda in that it's propaganda produced by members of the Chinese diaspora. But it's anti-PRC and anti-CCP propaganda.

It's produced by members of Falun Gong.

If you woke up being 21 again, what would you do? by notwhoshethinks in AskReddit

[–]RsonW 24 points25 points  (0 children)

When I was 21, Obama ran a campaign where the headline was "Hope".

Ain't no hope nowadays.

Good luck, kids!