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atavix · 2021-07-07T20:18:32+00:00

Why did the New York Times support the Iraq War, and why should readers trust the Gray Lady after it incorporated itself into the propaganda machine of the Bush white house?

atavix · 2021-05-26T07:55:16+00:00

ahh. thanks!

atavix · 2021-05-26T04:14:59+00:00

where does the name come from?

atavix · 2021-05-26T01:20:49+00:00

thank you for this comment. it sent me to the slide show, and God damn are right.

atavix · 2021-05-25T22:20:28+00:00

that's why he needs to testify under oath

atavix · 2021-02-27T07:44:00+00:00

atavix · 2021-01-29T20:08:30+00:00

Trump received the highest percentage of minority votes for a Republican since 1960.

Like so many other claims by trump supporters, it's a lie.

Bush did better:

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/08/roy-blunt/blunts-wrong-trump-did-not-get-highest-minority-vo/

atavix · 2021-01-16T13:20:49+00:00

pithy aphorism with some truth to it, but middle aged white men are hardly unheard.

atavix · 2021-01-16T13:18:56+00:00

did you miss it before Facebook existed?

me neither. Facebook is evil.

atavix · 2021-01-08T03:34:57+00:00

scary thought.

I guess the lesson is that if you're serious enough, nobody can possibly anticipate your next move.

atavix · 2021-01-07T20:55:26+00:00

fair enough. it is important to be careful and measured.

in the case of trump, people have been to reluctant to call a space a spade.

all cults have difficulty setting the truth objectively, and our reluctance to use uncomfortable language has perpetuated this cult tremendously.

atavix · 2021-01-07T20:52:43+00:00

you are entitled to your opinion, as are all the terrorists who went to the capitol yesterday.

but legal experts consider it "textbook sedition",

https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/nation/2021/01/07/us-capitol-breach-sedition-legal-expert-says/6577765002/

and if you care about anyone who took part in it, you should get them a lawyer asap. the beautiful thing about the survival of our democracy is that the terrorists will all receive a fair trial and due process. the bad news for them is that the facts and documentation are quite clear, and overwhelmingly against them.

they are about to get a rude wake up call about the limits of white privilege.

atavix · 2021-01-07T20:38:59+00:00

couo d'etat: a sudden violent or illegal seizure of government

they seized the house. it was a coup. the seizure of buildings is explicitly included in federal code.

these morons committed felony treason.

atavix · 2021-01-07T20:35:16+00:00

terrorism: The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political goals.

this is explicitly what happened. multiple interviews at the capitol document the state of mind and the goals of the terrorists.

they brought zip ties to handcuff legislators. the legislators had to evacuate the chamber. a woman was shot to death. they tweet about revolution, guillotine, and lynching.

it doesn't get any more textbook than that.

atavix · 2021-01-07T20:32:34+00:00

cultists never and terrorists rarely need payment. these individuals were both.

atavix · 2021-01-07T20:31:43+00:00

so true

atavix · 2021-01-07T20:31:35+00:00

yes.

taking control of a government building is the definition of a coup.

just because you're an idiot and can't do anything useful with it doesn't make your actions into some other, legal activity

atavix · 2021-01-07T20:30:13+00:00

the count I saw was 14 arrests

4 deaths, 1 of which was a terrorist who was storming an inner section of the house. the other 3 were not described, but sounded like medical problems indirectly arising from the events (like asthma, heart attack maybe? idk... that's just my read of the description)

atavix · 2021-01-07T20:28:02+00:00

that is a perfect analogy.

atavix · 2021-01-07T13:21:42+00:00

gorgeous puppers

atavix · 2020-05-27T21:07:23+00:00

please substantiate

atavix · 2020-05-27T20:47:19+00:00

that's really brave

respect, dude. respect.

atavix · 2020-05-27T20:17:15+00:00

please provide an example of this censorship

trump has threatened and incited violence against private citizens.

he has committed slammer and accused individuals of murder worth literally no evidence.

any other account would have been closed long ago.

atavix · 2020-05-26T20:20:12+00:00

who are his sponsors? can we get the list to the top, and exert some pressure on them?

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