The Arc of Totalitarian Government:
It starts with the government identifying an "Enemy Of The People"...
...It ends with the government identifying "The People" as "The Enemy".
@MYNDFK@Calais_Brit Oh, that's right, this is the part where I engage in a back-and-forth with the 'bot that has no followers which is operated by a response algorithm patterned on the mentality of an emotionally disturbed, cognitively-deficient 15-year-old boy.
Good-night
@essenviews And this is why the other 72-74% of us can no longer afford to pretend that Trump conservatives are Americans of good conscience with whom we have honest disagreements. When they are ready to take the Constitution and use it for toilet paper, it's time to see them for who they
@Carmen50 Somebody please tell the attendees that no amount of panel disussions nor lectures is going to add inches to their tiny penises, which is quite obviously the source of all of their crippling feelings of inadequacy and misogynistic tendencies.
@MSNBC Yeah, Madame governor, it's clear that the 'sanctity of life' is of paramount concern to you folks down there. The 'sanctity of life' must weigh on your mind 24/7...
@MSNBC A state that has one of the smallest Medicaid budgets in the country, while boasting one of the highest opioid overdose death rates in America? A state that has one of the largest population of children living in at or below the poverty line?
@joco0614 Yeah, I need to talk to the waiter...and I keep mentioning to the chef that I'm on a diet, but to no avail...
I'm starting to think I need to find a whole new eatery, in a manner of speaking.
@joco0614 I hear ya, my friend. I often find I allow myself to be overwhelmed to appreciate the simple beauty in each day. Emily (the girlfriend I mentioned) would say to me, "Keith, if you find you have too much on your plate, don't order so much off the menu."
@AllisonRFloyd I had a girlfriend who used to say, "Kindness is like a boomerang: The harder you throw it at someone, the faster it'll come back to you."
@joco0614 The same girlfriend also said: If you don't see enough joy in the world, that's simple enough to fix...Just lend it some of your own.
Her's was a very old soul, possessed of great and simple wisdom.
@joco0614 I had a girlfriend who once said to me: Keep your pockets filled with small kindnesses. Pull them out and spend them freely, for they are the only currency you can redeem which deposits wealth in the hearts of both the the recipient, and the purchaser.