[tesla69]

Originally Posted by Robert Schunk

Tomorrow I'm going to a demonstration, and one demand I'm raising is that, in the interests of facilitating disaster recovery and general economic growth, Puerto Rico's indebtedness be forgiven (I've already signed a petition to that effect). I'll further demand that there be no public bailout for the banks, and that the banks eat the loss (and choke on it!).

I'm not unsympathetic, but it is a slippery slope when States do not honor their legal commitments. I don't think it is right for Michigan to cut their pension obligations. I now believe the real significance of Roosevelt closing the gold market in 1933 was not the confiscation of physical gold but the striking of Gold Clauses from contracts.

[Severian]

The treatment of Puerto Rico by this administration will go down in history as a great moment of shame for this country. And here I thought we were getting past the great historical moments of shame. Well, shame on me for being so naive.

Also, anyone pay attention to Trump’s response to the Vegas massacre? Wee bit different in to s than his responses to London, wouldn’t you say?

Where’s the ban on cray white people with guns. If only we’d had a ban on crazy white peoples with guns, this wouldn’t have happened. That’s Trump’s own logic talking. But he doesn’t say that. Nope. Because there’s no rationalizing or avoiding the fact that this guy has racism embedded in his bones like a Kryptonian codex.

[!@#$%!]

politicians are now sending "thoughts and prayers!"

well then, everything is fixed!

nothing else left for those fucks to do.

"thoughts and prayers!"

great...

[Severian]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

politicians are now sending "thoughts and prayers!"

well then, everything is fixed!

nothing else left for those fucks to do.

"thoughts and prayers!"

great...

I send thoughts and prayers when my friend’s parent dies. When something happens and I cannot do a fucking thing about it. How about food and water to PR? Or stricter gun laws for those affected by Las Vegas.

[!@#$%!]

there is a list of all the nra pawns in congress who have sent their "thoughts and prayers" to the victims in las vegas

look it up-- and their sample fucking tweets

[tw2113]

The only thing "thoughts and prayers" solves is the need to feel like people actually did something.

[evollove]

Obama's tweet mentioned thought and prayers.

Just to be fair.

But yes, my own NRA-sponsored rep offered them too. Difference is my rep can write laws and vote on them.

[!@#$%!]

e.g.

https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits...y-from-the-nra

and that's just michigan

[Severian]

I read somewhere that “thoughts and prayers” is actually the NRA-approved message for officials who were backed by them. Like they went to their sponsors and asked what they should say. Thoughts and prayers, apparently.

Can anyone verify/debunk this? Am I the only one who’s heard this?

[!@#$%!]

i wouldn't be suprised if they're issued "talking points" such as the pretend-heartfelt inane bullshit they spew

[tesla69]

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

you say "liberated" I say "conquered."

BTW, it is PUERTO Rico, NOT "PORTO" which is what white fucking asshole FUCKS wanted to rename the island in the 20's to make it easier for white cracker ass fucks to pronounce it. "porto" is not a real word.

Porto is how it is spelled in the US Legal Document we were discussing.

It was not the white Europeans that slaughtered Latin America (after disease killed much of the indigenous population anyway), it was the Spanish and the Portuguese with the help of the Catholic Church.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

e.g.

https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits...y-from-the-nra

and that's just michigan

Man Michigan is the arsehole of the nation these days. And I’m not talking about Detroit or Flint.

Read of one Michgan rep on Reddit who refuses to re-evaluate his “no background checks for anyone ever” stance, even in the wake of Vegas.

Just, “nah, I will not change my views on background checks.”

I forget his name, but if I were a constituent I would go to wherever the fuck he is and I would fuck the shit out of his wife.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by tesla69

Porto is how it is spelled in the US Legal Document we were discussing.

It was not the white Europeans that slaughtered Latin America (after disease killed much of the indigenous population anyway), it was the Spanish and the Portuguese with the help of the Catholic Church.

K. Well, it’s definitely Puerto Rico, so... yeah.

[The Soup Nazi]

Originally Posted by ilduclo

I believe in randomness.

Fucked up randomness is all you can count on. Formidable rock & roller Tom Petty drops dead of a heart attack at 66 while war criminal Henry Kissinger, 94, still hasn't kicked the bucket.

 

[The Soup Nazi]

Rep. Tim Murphy, popular with pro-life movement, urged abortion in affair, texts suggest

[The Soup Nazi]

Hundreds of White House emails sent to third Kushner family account

[!@#$%!]

Originally Posted by tesla69

It was not the white Europeans that slaughtered Latin America (after disease killed much of the indigenous population anyway), it was the Spanish and the Portuguese with the help of the Catholic Church.

yes because everyone knows those spanish visigoths are black

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funny story about latin america: when you look at the countries that spain colonized, from mexico to the andes, you'll see there are a lot more indians and mestizos in the population.

this is because in spite of the servitude and exploitation that the europeans brought, the spanish didn't pursue a policy of indian segregation and extermination, and the catholic church saw indians as valued subjects, and protected them to an extent, and there was a lot of intermarriage between the so-called "races".

meanwhile up north, the policies of segregation and extermination, and a deeper and more virulent racism, together with chants like "praise god and pass the amunition", reduced the native population in this country to almost zero.

except in parts of canada where again (french) catholics actually intermarried in troves with the natives.

[Severian]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

yes because everyone knows those spanish visigoths are black

--

funny story about latin america: when you look at the countries that spain colonized, from mexico to the andes, you'll see there are a lot more indians and mestizos in the population.

this is because in spite of the servitude and exploitation that the europeans brought, the spanish didn't pursue a policy of indian segregation and extermination, and the catholic church saw indians as valued subjects, and protected them to an extent, and there was a lot of intermarriage between the so-called "races".

meanwhile up north, the policies of segregation and extermination, and a deeper and more virulent racism, together with chants like "praise god and pass the amunition", reduced the native population in this country to almost zero.

except in parts of canada where again (french) catholics actually intermarried in troves with the natives.

“You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to !@#$%! again.”

Really? STILL?

[Rob Instigator]

everyone knows REAL white people do not come from Italy, or Spain, or Portugal or any of those "swarthy" tribes that mingled with the Africans.......

the sad thing is MANY people still think this way.

[The Soup Nazi]

 

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