I’m not sure how to tell you this is a self-own without seeming as though I’m piling on, but your enthusiasm for being a dick makes it feel better. The presence of two items in a numbered list in this case means that one of either of them can be used to determine the validity of the criteria (an either/or condition), and not that both must be true.

Because everyone has the ability to just expatriate to another country whenever they like. Jobs and family and community and travel are all just instantaneously sorted.

Your obstinate refusal to address the core points of my observation and instead cling to this ridiculous proposition that every citizen of a nation that does something that you don’t approve of is worthy of a violent death demonstrates that you have no viable suggestions for solutions, and you only want to see the world burn because you’re throwing a tantrum like a toddler. Not unlike our own Glorious Leader. May the two of you share the fire of all bloodthirsty war mongers.

See, you keep using the word “y’all” like we ALL support what this regime is doing, but we don’t. I agree absolutely that American Imperialism and capitalism are driving this train over the cliff, but to generalize and characterize all of the citizens of any country under the same umbrella moves nothing positive forward.

Ahhh, so those of us who didn’t have a say in how Reconstruction was administered, who did vote for a woman, who have never been able to afford to travel to Europe, who have no position of power from which to “make Europeans suck shit with your assbackwards copyright law and ass backwards anticircumvention laws so that we can’t even use our own devices and data.”, who have been trying to just survive in a rigged game that keeps pitting us against our other citizens, while also struggling to put food on our tables, just… fuck us then, I guess, because we happened to be born in this fucked up place?

Way to generalize and decide that every American is contemptible and therefore deserving of this fate. Your comment history makes a pretty solid case for presuming that you’re either a naturally caustic, bitter, hateful person, you’re experiencing a traumatic event, or you’re stuck in trauma, none of which could be pleasant. I’m sorry that you’re living those experiences, and I hope that you find some inner peace and a path to humanity and compassion again. To quote Frodo and Gandalf:

“I wish none of this had happened.” “So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”

There’s a documentary on Vimeo about the Gathering that I watch at least once every year called “American Juggalo” that’s pretty great. I haven’t been into their music since the mid 90’s (kids and the Dark Carnival felt like they didn’t coexist well for me) but I respect the culture.

Can anyone translate what they’re actually saying? I’m used to associating “Allahu Akbar” with Islamic battle cries, but it sounds like they’re saying “Allah As-Salaaam”.

My sibling in FSM, solid props to you for not just deleting your comment, but rather admitting your mistake and leaving it up with the edit. The world needs more of that kind of energy.

Out of curiosity, what is your native language? Your English is very good.

I’m confused about the tone and content of your reply. Are you suggesting that someone can read, but only as long as the information being collected isn’t a source of information? Also, I’m not sure where the idea that those writers are crackpot came from.

Ahhh, the old “Do your own research” strategy, always a classic!

Beautiful! It evokes a warm and bright version of the landscape shots from the Nightmare Before Christmas for me.