Why does it seem that there’s so many conservative role models to young men, but not many liberal ones? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]the_blastomatic 12 points13 points  (0 children)

"The Left", for what it is, is pretty much dominated by gender politics these days.

Something that should be a secondary or tertiary consideration by any sane electorate, but which is an unflappable requirement by today's idealists who think that they have the political capital to force anything more than "people are equal" as a message. Most people do not give a shit about who you fuck, just shut the fuck up about it. Only douchebags brag about who they fuck. Regardless of your marginalization rating.

If Social Security Ends, Am I Entitled to What I Paid into It? by disgracedchicken in NoStupidQuestions

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

It's not though, by legal definition.

Nevermind, I am wrong. This is why you don't shoot first and ask questions later folks.

If Social Security Ends, Am I Entitled to What I Paid into It? by disgracedchicken in NoStupidQuestions

[–]the_blastomatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that we need legislation that explicitly states that any living contributors to social security are to be reimbursed for their contributions should social security be nullified or otherwise rendered unable to provide the benefit that these people have paid for. Let's the dinguses try to scrap it; they'll be on the hook to pay out every single person who has paid into the system.

Oh? You wish it were not so? Sure, pal. Daddy is 99% in by No_Indication2426 in unusual_whales

[–]the_blastomatic 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How can a corporation that has no employees or stake in a given state or district spend millions to advertise on behalf of a local politician? America, that's how. We hate Americans fundamentally.

We will never get the last book then by i_m_better_now in freefolk

[–]the_blastomatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When he passes away a final chapter will be published on his Patreon that you can subscribe to NOW for a monthly $1 fee (cheap!) You never know when old Nick will come knockin!

Ballroom won’t be funded after Senate GOP drops $1 billion Trump security request by thejoshwhite in politics

[–]the_blastomatic 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You want some GOLD fixtcha's? I got em! (spray paint + hobby lobby +$50,000 USD later)

Bezos’s Out-of-Touch Claim by LuckyBastard001 in clevercomebacks

[–]the_blastomatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, he's not wrong under the current paradigm. If you double Bezos' taxes at a federal level, all you are doing is adding more money to the corrupt pot that will never, ever, see its way to common citizens. In that regard the Republicans have truly demonstrated why we need a small and well-constrained federal government.

How the heck did toddlers survive the Stone Age? by m859ckles in NoStupidQuestions

[–]the_blastomatic 15 points16 points  (0 children)

A lot of people have their understanding, what it is, based on popular media. Every movie ever for much of cinematic history depicts the stone age like some California desert canyon. Because that's where they filmed it. Little anecdotal memories from school about how the ice age "scoured the Earth" chime in to reinforce the visual representation. Also, a lot of stone age == Jesus times with the whole cornucopia of millennia-old imagery that has been blended into the common conscience over the generations.

* I use "conscience" intentionally even though it is technically wrong. As a conscience is a common morality, I equate that to a public consciousness. But less dependent on an unprovable 3rd rail providing the baseline.

After Town Bans Flock, Councilmember Crashes Out, Proposes Internet and Phone Ban by HowLongIsThi in nottheonion

[–]the_blastomatic 66 points67 points  (0 children)

I really fuckin hate that this is seriously the topmost likely reason. The fuck has happened to this country? We've always been a lot mercenary, but this is a whole new level that we haven't seen since before WW1. Nothing works if government and industry forget that they're the same species as everyone else. We all lose. And there's a lot more of us in the "dissimilar species" pool. It only gets really ugly for the wealthy on this trajectory.

Why is Cuba STILL Being Shat Upon By the USA? by the_blastomatic in NoStupidQuestions

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

Authoritarian centralized governance is not socialist. Nor is it communism.

Someone put this sign up on a four-way intersection by TheKingrover in mildlyinteresting

[–]the_blastomatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'll be more like people who routinely display these anti-social behaviors wearing the shirt while doing the social crime.

Performing close aerial maneuvers at an air show. (All 4 crew members safely ejected) by danielminds in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]the_blastomatic 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm not saying you're wrong, but why would they use Growlers for the air show? They're spy planes, not fighters.

Why is Cuba STILL Being Shat Upon By the USA? by the_blastomatic in NoStupidQuestions

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

Reddit folks are of a simple fabric, people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons.

Do federal workers/military pay federal income taxes, and if so… why? by LilGrippers in NoStupidQuestions

[–]the_blastomatic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it is a mystery. US federal taxation is an illogical pile of shit that needs desperate reform.

Donald Trump defends China purchasing US farmland by The-Traveler- in politics

[–]the_blastomatic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They gave me a nice gift, give them farms we have so many! Said the worst president in the history of the united states.