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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
A nice butterfly
Laughing and crying are actually pretty close cerebrally speaking, but that is rather off topic.
That said, not sure if that merits the adjective "horrible", though the appreciation seems to want to put it on a morality scale and that never ends well.
edited 11th Feb '16 12:18:32 PM by Aszur
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
I thought it was funny up until the moment someone actually did die. Mostly since before that point nobody took them seriously. After it became to me a matter of hoping they didn't get the last blaze of glory they wanted.
A nice butterfly
The economic benefits of some are a train suicidal and depressive people can easily hop on to to get a cheap quick death with some meaning. While sad, the economical and cultural reasons that led to this are no less mockable. Humor's meant to be tragic in its own way, in particular because it is such an incisive way of getting a point across.
It is not strange that we refer to such concept in a humorously ironic way of "drinking the kool aid", where many more people died, for example.
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Lost in Space
Put another way, rightness is a powerful drug in and of itself and the perception that one is possessed of a secret truth denied by the rest of the world can drive one to antisocial behavior up to and including murder and suicide. "Drinking the Kool-Aid" refers to the indoctrination into such a belief system.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
A nice butterfly
yeah, I meant to type the idea of "drinking the kool aid" as an example, somehow because me gramar and english very gud I posited it as if it was THE Subject I was speaking of
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes
Agent Peacock
Transcripts of a televised speech by new Democratic Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards.
So, thanks to Jindal, Louisiana's former governor ( and also former practically non-existent U.S. presidential candidate) the state of Louisiana is now facing billions of dollars of debt. It is to the point where Legislators have to come up with a plan to deal with the deficit in the next three weeks or prominent universities and hospitals will suffer bankruptcy and massive lay-offs.
edited 11th Feb '16 5:51:59 PM by Soopor
Lost in Space
Yay for Republicans in charge!
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
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Typical Southern problems.
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The Debate Dem debate is starting. You can watch on PBS.
I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
There's a debate tonight? I thought that was like Tuesday.
Great to see that those militia pricks are all detained. And even Cliven himself is facing justice, even if its delayed a bit.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
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I am so sorry.
edited 11th Feb '16 6:51:04 PM by JackOLantern1337
I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
Hey, cool it a bit (edit: ok, nvm). A lot of people have ended up on the wrong side of de-industrialization, and that's playing a big role in this election.
edited 11th Feb '16 6:53:38 PM by Eschaton
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But these people are holding progress back, they vote Republican, why should the Democrats care about them, especially when they can win the Presidency without them and just shaft them further. If the ark of history bends towards justice, than White Americans have more to answer for than any people on Earth.
That is patently false.
"Any campaign world where an orc samurai can leap off a landcruiser to fight a herd of Bulbasaurs will always have my vote of confidence"
Lost in Space
The arc of history does not bend towards justice. Most of the time it involves the crimes of those in power being swept under the rug for the sake of comity. Whites have a lot to answer for, but it is ridiculous to assert that there are no crimes on the heads of any other race.
The black population of the United States is, undoubtedly, owed a hell of a lot in reparations for their past enslavement and the more recent history of segregation and racial hatred that has yet to be forthcoming.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
At worst we white folks are the ones currently alive with the most to answer for, overall. That is perhaps the reason we're the most acceptable of targets where most comedy is concerned.
The Democrats should care, even if they can win the Presidency without them, because they are still American citizens.
That particular question about the issues poor whites face, while quite poorly worded, does illustrate that these kinds of people have grievances. Some are much more legitimate than others, and they do not inherently justify their actions, but they should be addressed.
edited 11th Feb '16 7:20:36 PM by Eschaton
A procrastination in of itself
More then anything the idea that white AMERICA is the worst is the world is absurd, the US has existed for less then 300 years, you've done some horrible (and great) things in that time, but it is the height of arrogance to thing you've surpassed in horror and crimes those who've been around for much longer.
edited 11th Feb '16 7:22:52 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
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Sanders is ranting about Kisinger, promising not to take the advice of the man, Shinra will no doubt like the man.
I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
At the same time, it is also the height of arrogance to ignore the accomplishments of other countries, like America tends to do.
edited 11th Feb '16 7:33:33 PM by Bat178
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Damn. Hillary loves Obama.
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
For someone who has explicitly said that she isn't running for Obama's third term, she isn't being very convincing.
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You know Sanders sounded a lot stronger than foreign policy than before. I was about to decide in favor of Clinton, but now I must remain undecided.
I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.
The reason we laugh is because it's a defensive psychological response to something horrible that we aren't personally experiencing.
edited 11th Feb '16 12:10:57 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"