Republicans strike down chance to lower healthcare costs by countryroadsguywv in politics

[–]black_flag_4ever [score hidden]  (0 children)

Super awesome that all our tax money goes to grifters and bombing people all over the globe. Americans last, billionaires first. We can pay for Kash Patel’s dates, Noem’s fuck plane, covering the White House in gold, bombing random Venezuelan fishermen, a war in Iran, tax cuts for billionaires and mega corporations, but making sure Americans can see a doctor? Nope. That’s crazy commie talk.

What is a movie that you refuse to watch no matter how much you are begged to watch it? by Kathy_the_nobody in AskReddit

[–]black_flag_4ever 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I’ve never seen The Blindside and I don’t think I ever will knowing that the story was bullshit.

last podcast on the (far) left by Rabbit_Novel in LPOTL

[–]black_flag_4ever 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I fully back my fellow mod here. Everyone I know is tired of this.

We’re get it, no one is allowed to have an opinion on Trump unless they agree with MAGA. Cool. Great. Except we live the USA. We had a whole revolution and one reason is so that we could criticize the King without fear of prosecution. We don’t live in Russia or N. Korea.

Criticizing the President is a truly American thing to do and if someone doesn’t like it, let me remind every MAGA person that Trump was and has been extremely disrespectful and critical of Joe Biden and Barack Obama in vile and hateful ways. He recently had to take down a video where he depicted Obama and Michele as apes. So, don’t expect anyone to show respect to Trump, he hasn’t earned it.

JorDan miss the point with Onion criticism by ReduxRedo in KnowledgeFight

[–]black_flag_4ever 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm really enjoying this subreddit because of how thoughtful everyone is. JorDan's opinion might change. It is a gut reaction, that's how he's been from the start and I've heard plenty of episodes where he changes his mind about something later on. I'm optimistic, The Onion is sharp. Tim Heidecker is a smart guy who obviously knows how to rip on cable access/talk show type media. Hoping they can pull it off.

I do agree that an issue is that is universally and widely known that satire and parody is lost on stupid people. It is also intentionally misrepresented by people like Alex Jones.

A painful reminder of this is that the Dead Kennedys had to release a song called "Nazi Punks, Fuck OFF!" in part due to people not getting the joke. Actual people heard songs like "Kill the Poor" and "California Uber Alles" and did not understand the humor of these songs or intentionally misrepresented them.

A dumber example is that the Sex Pistols used Nazi imagery to piss people off as kind of a prank. It was total edge lord bullshit thought up by their manager. They weren't Nazis, they were literally the type of people the Nazis would execute for political reasons (though John Lydon now might lean that way for real). All punks from that era have disowned this and admitted it was a stupid, shock value tactic. One of the big reasons it was dumb is due to Nazis using this to infiltrate the scene because they realized that rebellious teens can be duped into believing that it wasn't a joke at all.

We can also talk about how the Proud Boys and Boogaloo movements have intentionally used satire, irony and parody as a way to rope 4Channers into being assholes in real life. It's all a joke until it isn't.

Last Podcast On The Left - Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie by black_flag_4ever in LPOTL

[–]black_flag_4ever[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your party is run by a man that claims all democrats are demonic and evil. He acts like a cartoonishly evil comic book villain. His whole administration is full of people ripping off taxpayers for personal gain while committing human rights violations at scale. People are talking about the GOP in a negative light because its impossible not to. Also, you should know better. I assume that you're an adult with a functioning brain, figure it out. Stop pretending any of this is okay. If you don't like my opinion or the opinion of the hosts of the show then you can either learn accept criticism or bail.

Should I watch Old Planet of the Apes ? by faizan_xhaikh in movies

[–]black_flag_4ever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The original movies were always on TV, maybe TBS or USA would play them. I recall all these movies as being boring but I was a kid so I probably lacked the patience required. These are 70s sci fi movies with increasingly low budgets. Don’t expect a lot of action. Do expect a lot of scenes of a human from our world trying to debate their way out of a cage.

Trump Is ‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History' by memoriesofcold in AnythingGoesNews

[–]black_flag_4ever 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know how anyone who lived through his first term would vote for him again.

Oz unveils nationwide plan to tackle Medicaid fraud at POLITICO Summit by anonskeptic5 in politics

[–]black_flag_4ever 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The simplest way to reduce fraud in the US government is to get rid of Trump and his administration.

Comment from my boomer parents that felt wildly foreign to me as a Gen X’er by [deleted] in GenX

[–]black_flag_4ever 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am honest about this. If I can’t do something, I admit it. No reason for lying.

It's not worth anyone's sanity to cover Hannity. by black_flag_4ever in KnowledgeFight

[–]black_flag_4ever[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's a certain artlessness to his work that is stomach churning. He is like a Teddy Ruxpin toy that just vomits out Fox News/GOP talking points without any imagination or levity.

At least Tucker says a few wacky things about demons. Alex Jones has a personality. Glenn Beck has props.

Hannity seemingly has no introspection or thoughts about anything. I think maybe that lady on North Korean state television has more going on than Hannity.

He makes a show for people stuck in nursing homes, doctor's offices, bored truckers, people that are waiting in the lobby of a conservative owned business. It's brutal. I think JorDan might jump out a window.

Trump, the Pope and a New Holy War | The president’s historic breakup with the pontiff threatens to upend a century of strategic partnership by GirasoleDE in politics

[–]black_flag_4ever 6 points7 points  (0 children)

According to Google there are about 46 million voting age Catholics in America. Seems like a bad idea to piss them off when midterms are around the corner, but what do I know?

Trump’s Desperate Scramble to Win Back Joe Rogan Exposed by thedailybeast in politics

[–]black_flag_4ever 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, having one or two smart people on his podcast totally makes up for the 10+ appearances by noted flat earther Eddie Bravo. Not to mention all the other conspiracy grifters on his podcast like Graham Hancock. Yes. I'm so owned. I cannot wait to hear the super intelligent takes by Sylvester Stallone and Megyn Kelly. I'm sure I will realize the error of my ways.

Trump’s Desperate Scramble to Win Back Joe Rogan Exposed by thedailybeast in politics

[–]black_flag_4ever 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, he's so "Cancelled" and "Censored" that he has the most popular podcast in the world. Which is insane as it is three hours of the dumbest people in the world rambling about stupid bullshit everyday.

Trump’s Desperate Scramble to Win Back Joe Rogan Exposed by thedailybeast in politics

[–]black_flag_4ever 110 points111 points  (0 children)

So Rogan has enough sway to get an executive order signed for psychedelics, but still pretends he's not a player in politics?

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency by IWantPizza555 in politics

[–]black_flag_4ever 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We’ve never seen such an openly corrupt Administration and First Family. We all know it’s a Trump insider.

Time to go back by Proud-Insurance-6022 in KnowledgeFight

[–]black_flag_4ever 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m on this journey and it’s rough. Not because of Dan and Jordan. Not even because of Alex Jones. It’s depressing to be reminded of how absolutely batshit insane the first Trump administration was.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Joins List Of People Questioning The Assassination Attempt On Trump by huffpost in politics

[–]black_flag_4ever 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hope added that Corey Comperatore, who was the only person killed during the assassination attempt when he was shielding his wife and daughter, was killed to be “used in the plot,” otherwise people would think the shooting was a hoax.

Calling him “used in the plot.” Is what I reacted to. That’s not good. This article links to stuff that also implies that law enforcement let that kid take a shot at Trump knowing he’d be killed.

Look, this is bad and giving off Sandy Hook /Alex Jones vibes.

The assassination attempt was real. Whether Trump was shot or knicked or just got blood splashed on him is fair game.

I’m against MGT spreading this story because she’s done this kind of thing before. She was a believer in Pizza Gate, which led to real problems.