I’ve been thinking this about the last few of these but I’ll be shocked if these go without some sort of catalyzing incident

I 100% agree with the overall point that there are very bad outcomes to getting this wrong, but my point is that we are out of time. Even if we manage to pull off a general strike with mural aid and civil disobedience we could eventually all have to come together on a direction or course of action going forward and I dont see that happening and even in the best of circumstances I think the country balkanizes/otherwise dissolves after a series of geographically and ideologically independent insurgencies rise up from the chaos that’s about to happen.

I’m not trying to be a doomer, but I think the time to steer into the skid has passed

At this point I’m tired of people trying to give a prescription for the ‘right way to do things’

“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.” Hunter S. Thompson

The beginning of that dudes life was fucking crazy, he’d be a legendary figure in history if it weren’t for every other thing he did after WWII ended.

Where is that true, before Covid I could get out of waho for under 13 no problem with a drink? Crackers Barrerl was always at least 20

I thought it was a stupid and pointless business move or potentially a publicity stunt. And I’ll admit I’d be slightly bummed to walk into Cracker Barrel sit down and not see the peg game or all the weird old country store bullshit because nostalgias a bitch. But like it’s not even good southern cooking, the only things good there were fried chicken livers and breakfast food. The former can be found in any southern town with much higher quality and Waffle House exists and is generally really close to most Cracker Barrel’s for the latter.

Not soon enough, he’s got 5 years at best

Legit too drunk to really converse on this in a satisfying way right now, both agree and disagree with things you said here. I intend to come back and readdress what you’ve said

I swear to gods I’m gonna read an article in two weeks describing how Jon Oliver was thrown from a helicopter in his final show and it will characterize Trumps behavior as “troublingly close to Pinochet”

If I somehow live long enough to see the other side of this shit show I’m never going to psychologically recover from it

The housing crisis is not a problem of lack in supply. More than enough houses exist in the US for everyone to have a roof over their heads. The houses they are building are not going to go to houseless people or even bought by renters or families trying to expand their spaces, they will either be rented out at rates the houseless still can’t afford or used as tax havens.

I get what you’re asking but just building new buildings without programs to make sure they get into the hands of people in need it’s just spinning wheels. Things like what I just described combined with rent control and regulate the use of real estate as an investment would go a long way to fixing things.

Even low balling it that seems like a delusional estimate. I’m in an extremely secure postion and I’m still pretty worried because I’m also burned the fuck out and a really recent hire

The last episode of John Oliver before the election last year he made a plea to anyone undecided or not planning to vote to consider, if nothing else, how nice it would be to not have to hear about him everyday. I think about that world a lot

Was just about to say, “wasn’t this the plot of what I thought was a shitty scarjo flick from 10+ years ago”?

Fairly certain that informed that episode but I do need to read that in its entirety myself

My friend you do not understand how happy I am to talk about this topic at length and spread awareness. Appreciate you too!

Another recommendation for anyone reading this and interested is the book Jesus and John Wayne.

Feel free to PM me for other good ep recommendations, huge fan of Robert for years and am a glutton for historically depressing stories

I don’t believe in the antichrist but if you summoned the one imagined by Christians I think he’d think Peter Theil was a creepy piece of shit

Anyone interested in this topic, at least how it happened in the United States should check out the Behind the Bastards episodes titled “How the Rich Ate Christianity”

This is really insightful and very good advice

It fucking sucks how much this point illustrates the reality of this time. But it’s upsettingly accurate