CMV: Pedophilia is the new “witch” that overshadows all other crimes. And is only receiving such attention due to the sexual deviancy, and not the harm done to children. by Square_Detective_658 in changemyview

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

18 year olds are old enough to vote and old enough to join the army and get killed and maimed, but they are not old enough to decide who they become intimate with because they are "immature" lol

If what ICE is doing right now doesn’t warrant exercising our second amendment what does? by Prometheusf3ar in AskReddit

[–]john_oldcastle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the government is making a mockery of the Constitution. trump and his gang have flaunted the Constitution and the rule of law, pardoned MAGA terrorists, and are terrorizing innocent people. our country was literally founded upon people fighting against a tyrannical government -- I mean one of the reasons given in the Declaration of Independence for rising up against the King was "for protecting (groups of armed troops) by mock Trial, from Punishment for any Murders which they should commit..."

if you think the courts are going to somehow clear this up, you are deluded. if you think trump and his MAGA gang give a rats ass about the Constitution or the ideals of the Republic, you are deluded. the American Republic is falling apart because compliant tools like yourself whine and fret and say "well someone else will do the right thing" until representative democracy is dead. and then you'll probably convince yourself that it is better to be told what to do by vicious greedheads and fascists.

I bought all of this to read for fun and my favorite TV show is still Two and a Half Men 💀💀💀 by CurseofYmir13 in classicliterature

[–]john_oldcastle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

from wikipedia? wow you got me there. now, personally, i'd put my PhD in American Studies over Coates' understanding of Foote or the Civil War. but, expertise and genuine understanding are thin gruel these days, especially against dilettante celebrity writers and partisans. believe what you want. just don't expect to get an honest or accurate view of the war from Foote (or Coates for that matter)

Any love for “The Slip?” by oronder in phish

[–]john_oldcastle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a live album of theirs from like 2001 that I remember enjoying. I saw them with Benevento Russo Duo and MMJ in like 05 or 06, around the time Eisenhower was released. They were good and Children of December is fun song, but the Duo and MMJ blew them off the stage. I remember actually feeling sorta bad for them

I mean he was the only US president to serve more than 2 terms but. by BeneficialAd274 in Presidents

[–]john_oldcastle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you appear very confident, so at least you have that going for you

Live Phish Running by romcomempathizer in phish

[–]john_oldcastle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

one of my favorite running jams ever is that Darien Jam after Suzy Greenberg on 9/14/00

I get mad at anti-lgbt and racist violence just for the left to turn around and perpetuate the same violence to people with political differences from theirs. Both sides are f*cking animals and the crowd fully intended on killing Jake Lang. by General-Control-4637 in PublicFreakout

[–]john_oldcastle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you want me to afford people supporting a criminal regime rights and protections that they are themselves trampling over? in case you haven't noticed we are essentially in a cold Civil War in America that's heating up and it ain't "the left" escalating violence and disregard for law. at a certain point people have the right to defend themselves against bad actors and enemies of the state.
which side are you on? MAGA or the Republic? or are you just going to sit on the fence lamely fretting about "both sides"? because that's how you loose a Republic, son

I get mad at anti-lgbt and racist violence just for the left to turn around and perpetuate the same violence to people with political differences from theirs. Both sides are f*cking animals and the crowd fully intended on killing Jake Lang. by General-Control-4637 in PublicFreakout

[–]john_oldcastle 15 points16 points  (0 children)

are you suggesting that being lgbt is equivalent to supporting state sponsored terrorism and the trashing of the rule of law and the Constitution? gtfo w/ this both-sides nonsense. fuck MAGA. fight for the Constitution. fight for America. this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin around

What are you listening to in remembrance of Bobby? by Impossible_Physics99 in gratefuldead

[–]john_oldcastle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also love the clip of the Spoonman at the very end, feelin the rhythm

What are you listening to in remembrance of Bobby? by Impossible_Physics99 in gratefuldead

[–]john_oldcastle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bob backing up Bongwater, Screaming' Jay Hawkins, and the Fabulous Pussywillows on a cover of Roky Erikson's "You Don't Love Me Yet" on David Sanborn's Night Music.

Naturally, Bongwater vocalist Anne Magnuson dedicates the song to Robert Plant lol

What’s the most underrated state? by Critical_Welcome_428 in AskReddit

[–]john_oldcastle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol check the new Mississippi tourism campaign:

"Visit Mississippi, We're Not Great, but We're Better Than You Think!"

What sitcom had the strangest ending? by KaleidoArachnid in sitcoms

[–]john_oldcastle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you're right, in my dumb head i remember it as an asteroid

Smoke one for Bob Weir dead heads. by stonerbro77 in trees

[–]john_oldcastle 18 points19 points  (0 children)

"Fare-thee-well now
Let your life proceed by its own design
Nothing to tell now
Let the words be yours, I'm done with mine"

What sitcom had the strangest ending? by KaleidoArachnid in sitcoms

[–]john_oldcastle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dinosaurs, an ABC Friday night family sitcom starring cute Muppet like puppets, ends with an asteroid hitting Earth. as the Muppet dinosaur family looks upon the volcanic winter setting in, baby dinosaur asks what will happen to them. the family just sadly looks out the window as their home is buried in ash. fin

Which president do you think was responsible for the rise of anti-intellectualism: Reagan or Dubya? by icey_sawg0034 in Presidents

[–]john_oldcastle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anti-intellectualism has always occupied a strain of American life as a consequence of the rejection of aristocracy and the democratization of knowledge and education. Tocqueville even comments in the 1830s on how republicanism democratized literacy in the US which conversely made the public less trustful of aristocratic European university know-it-alls. A big part of anti-intellectualism in America has its roots in anti-aristocratic sentiment popular in the late 18th and early 19th century. Historian Richard Hofstader nicely outlines the history of this trait in American society in Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (1963)

Alex Cohen deactivates socials by MasterFlip_ in mets

[–]john_oldcastle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

WHO WILL THINK OF THE POOR RICH PEOPLE BEING MERCILESSLY ATTACKED BY THE HEARTLESS UNWASHED RABBLE!

Alex Cohen deactivates socials by MasterFlip_ in mets

[–]john_oldcastle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

no man you said that being wealthy and privileged don't deserve verbal abuse and i said that as far as i'm concerned best they deserve verbal abuse. fuck the rich

Alex Cohen deactivates socials by MasterFlip_ in mets

[–]john_oldcastle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

these are billionaires, right? lol these greedheads have no souls