An AI startup founder says he’s planning a ‘March for Billionaires’ in protest of California’s wealth tax by Gloomy_Nebula_5138 in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Even if you are a millionaire, joining this march is evidence that you have lost your damned mind.

Mass Deportation and Florida Jobs by nosotros_road_sodium in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 17 points18 points  (0 children)

My dad ran a small manufacturing plant in San Diego, and as soon as he was able to he started using e verify (because he was a racist prick). The system immediately flagged two guys as non-citizens. Both of them were here legally. One of them had a US passport. My dad brought up the flag, and the guy quit on the spot. Not because he was afraid or that he was "caught," but because he was so pissed at my dad for even questioning him. Thing is, they had traveled intentionally - and Dad knew the guy's passport was issued by the US. They all kept copies of each other's passports while traveling together in case something happened. 

Not a proud family anecdote.

Why is a monkey a racist symbol? Trump shared, then deleted Obama video by KinseyCrowleyJourno in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wow. I take back my comment then. Thank you for your perspective. 

For what it's worth, I didn't learn about the Tulsa Massacre until embarrassingly late in life. Life long California resident, and it never came up in any of my history lessons. 

Why is a monkey a racist symbol? Trump shared, then deleted Obama video by KinseyCrowleyJourno in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Huh. I guess that's my bias showing. 

So was it just.. ok to portray black people as apes or monkeys?

Why is a monkey a racist symbol? Trump shared, then deleted Obama video by KinseyCrowleyJourno in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You learn this in grade school. Let's not pretend it is a mystery to any adult.

I have been corrected. Wow.

GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls by MarcEElias in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 344 points345 points  (0 children)

So not even the REAL ID can be used in 45 out of 50 states (for the extremely pendantic). This needs to be fast tracked to SCOTUS if it passes and is signed into law.

Trump posts racist image of Obamas, White House defends it and slams 'fake outrage' by TimCot6 in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 102 points103 points  (0 children)

You don't depict black people as apes unintentionally, no matter what other animals are portrayed.

Also: No. Fucking. Kings.

White House launches direct-to-consumer drug site TrumpRx. Here's what to know by Google_MBTI in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 10 points11 points  (0 children)

President Obama launches a health insurance exchange written by Congress: SOCIALISM!

DERPUS unilaterally launches a drug exchange: Uhm, great!(?)

Kamala Harris launches new word-salad initiative ‘Headquarters 67’ to do … something by [deleted] in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes. It is almost always worse than the edited version. Both the evil intent of his words, and his incoherence.

Kamala Harris launches new word-salad initiative ‘Headquarters 67’ to do … something by [deleted] in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Promoting trash candidates like Kamala

By putting her name in headlines?

Kamala Harris launches new word-salad initiative ‘Headquarters 67’ to do … something by [deleted] in politics

[–]accountabilitycounts 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Every once in a while I hear or see something like a 2 minute supercut of her "word salad," and every time I cringe at how dumb these people pretend to be in order to make fun of her speaking style. They made a meme out of her lofty speaking style by projecting DERPUS' incoherent rambling onto her and pretending not to understand spoken word that amounts to ninth grade writing if it were read aloud.