I heard recently the phrase "MAGA isn't an ideology, MAGA is an ethics" which sums this up beautifully if you know the academic meanings of "ideology" and "ethics". I think I heard it fron Steve Boots, Canadian left-wing political commentator.
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I can only imagine the world where we got to keep Aaron instead. 😭
The worst thing is that looking at this case, at least from what I've seen, Blake Lively's side isn't as "pristine" as they first appeared. "They" might be right. I hope I don't end up siding with Candace Owens by the end of it. What frustrates me about both of these cases is that unless and until there is a public trial, nothing close to the truth will come out. But of course the tribalism has to start already.
In the Depp/Heard case, we got to see enough evidence that a relationship with either of them would have been problematic at best, abusive at worst. You can argue about who the worst was, but neither came away looking "clean," IMO.
Here, it's way too early to be "picking sides." 🙄
What a brilliant episode. I honestly wasn't sure about it in the first half, but the last three prompts really brought it home. The way the episode built up to that final scene was magic.
I never knew how much I needed
in my life, but there you have it.Tap for spoiler
three Jokers dancing to Seal's "Kiss From a Rose"
Plus the callback to "Second Place", one of my favourite episodes of all time.
In conclusion, it's unfair to have Lisa Gilroy on Game Changer because she's just too good at everything. I knew she was talented from Make Some Noise but damn.
I'm cool with your disagreement. It's not known right now what the best strategy is, and I'll concede I could be wrong on that one. I don't know if it will resonate more to "focus on the worst billionaires" or push "no such thing as an ethical billionaire".
I don't see anything wrong with talking about the oligarchs as "kings" as well. I think that language could work just as well with Zuck, Bezos, etc. as it would with Trump.
I think it would have been better if she had used a "yes, and", recognising that the Sanders/AOC rallies are bringing a lot of people out and getting them more engaged, then suggesting using the "kings" language on top of it.
For those who don't know, Bluesky isn't really federated. The only way to host a non-Bluesky instance required 1TB of storage in July 2024, and 5 TB of storage in Nov 2024. Could be way more than that now.
You basically have to be a company to federate into the ATProto (Bluesky) ecosystem. You can't just "stand up an instance".
Lots of detail: https://dustycloud.org/blog/how-decentralized-is-bluesky/
(I know you've already realized that you were conflating Mastodon with Bluesky, I'm putting this here for others who come along so they can get the facts).
Rally the votes for impeachment conviction now and I'll consider not blaming you 100% for the situation the US is in right now.
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I think we agree on the overall premise, but disagree on the degree. I also think that's fine. I don't know how hard it would be to arm Canadians broadly as you suggest. I'm suggesting that armament will be most effective built on a foundation of intelligence and logistics.
I think there would be value in something like the Swiss model (though I understand that it isn't as ubiquitous as it once was).
Wars aren't won with weapons. Battles are won with weapons. Wars are won with intelligence and logistics.
Russia tried to make their "special military operation" a battle and take Kyiv in the first few days. They failed, and now they have a war on their hands. If you follow the details of the war, a lot of focus is placed on cities that are well-connected to other cities by road or by water. Your military can be much more agile in where it chooses to deploy resources if you control the supply infrastructure.
Occupations are notoriously even worse. The asymmetry of maintaining resources for an occupation is huge. Relatively small pockets of resistance, well applied, can cripple an occupier's forces, even if the resistance is relatively poorly armed.
The question is what the limit of the American populous's tolerance for soldiers dying to occupy Canada, of all places. I hope we never find out.
I don't disagree, I was just trying to quote what I heard as exactly as I remembered it.
I would argue that there is a version of conservatism that is an ideology, but it hasn't been the predominant form in the US for quite some time.