The_other_me

joined 1 year ago
[–] The_other_me 5 points 1 year ago

Yet, I support his quixotic effort, because an anti-Trump candidate in the primaries could land some punches that prove helpful to the (checks notes) non-Fascist, pro-(small "d")-democracy voting bloc in the general election.

[–] The_other_me 3 points 1 year ago

Pile them up, so Americans can see how shady this clown is behind the scenes. So sick of the incessant whitewashing by the right wing party/media apparatus.

Seriously, if you owned a used car lot, would you hire this fuckstick?

[–] The_other_me 4 points 1 year ago

Homo sapiens evolved with strong aggressive tendencies, tuned up through countless generations of struggles between smallish bands of individuals competing for resources and territory in order to survive.

Despite our collective good intentions to "think globally," we modern humans still get mired in emotion-driven group politics because we're genetically predisposed to "us vs. them" thinking, which requires an "other" to demonize.

On optimistic days, I like to think we're making social progress toward rationality and compassion, and away from our hardwired chimplike tendencies. But we all know there's plenty of hate we have to overcome.

[–] The_other_me 4 points 1 year ago

Putin apologists taking orders from their Dear Leader Trump

[–] The_other_me 3 points 1 year ago

Good read...thanks for the link.

[–] The_other_me 2 points 1 year ago

For good but relatively cheap in the U.S.: Whole Foods Pacific Rim/Vienna Roast. It's dark but not burned-tasting. Brews up beautifully in a French press.