It is genuinely wild to me that dozens and dozens of men on the right wing have accepted all-expenses-paid vacations to a foreign country with deeply controversial ties to our own political system—and then seem to view it as a totally absurd question when someone brings it up and asks if it might have influenced them in some way.
Obviously, there's a chance that it did. Obviously, it's a relevant question to ask. Obviously, people should know about the free vacation if they're going to figure out whether to trust you on issues related to that country.
Right?
Skateboarders thinking their presence is an added benefit to society and anything more than a general nuisance is almost as dumb as thinking graffiti is art
"During the English Reformation, Protestants removed medieval stone altars to erase Catholic ritual. They placed these sacred altar stones face-down on the floor, forcing churchgoers to step on them. This deliberate act turned holy symbols into common paving stones."
Imagine being the Pope right now and not calling a crusade or declaring AI demonic or something. Muslims are taking over Europe. The machines are talking. You've been dealt the most interesting hand in 1000 years and you're just wasting it.
Despite this, when the British fleet returned down the Potomac and passed George Washington's Mount Vernon, they didn't burn it
Instead, they lowered their fore-topsails and played "Washington's March" in a gesture of respect to the great man and his memory
Little incidents like that serve, I think, as a reminder that a very different world used to exist. It was more brutal than our own, in some ways. But it was also more dignified and civil in many others. It was an aristocratic civilization, rather than an equity-driven, democratic one, and the difference in attitude that came from that can be seen in everything from modes of dress and speech to little instances of chivalry and respect for greatness like this
Hardknott Roman Fort, Cumbria, England 🏴
Built by the Romans high in the Lake District around the early 2nd century AD, this remote fort guarded the road across Hardknott Pass and commanded the valleys below.
Nearly 2,000 years later, its walls still cling to one of the wildest and most dramatic Roman sites in Britain.
Photo taken this morning.
This would be cool if you guys went all in on the bit: put the relics in the reliquary, have a Warlock speak incantations around it, watch mystical forces descend upon the bones, and attempt to summon Lovecraftian horrors or cast enchantments.
Instead some boomers in lace and embroidered shirts mutter a few petitions and then give a speech about how St Agatha loves open immigration policies actually.
@Gentleman_Ways Great advice coming from a dude who committed suicide. Anthony Bourdain is a total embarrassment. Not a gentleman, not even a good human. Delete this post
@Gentleman_Ways Anthony Bourdain was a retarded Jew who advocated for the destruction of Europe through reckless immigration. All in the name of 3rd world street food. He also committed suicide which is pathetic. Not a gentleman at all and shouldn’t be revered whatsoever