My parents in 1987 : they can't possibly find anyone dumber than President Reagan
Me in 2007 : they can't possibly find anyone dumber than President Bush
My grandkids in 2067: they can't possibly find anyone dumber than President Literal Slice of Cheese
Maybe the problem is that we have carefully constructed a machine that scans for and selects only the most heinous of assholes, then inexorably propels them to the very tippy top of wealth and power.
just got out of an uber. the driver was telling me how he has to work 16 hour days, seven days a week, at two different jobs to afford rent. he doesn't have healthcare and he worries about retirement. "i would feel a lot better if we owned greenland," he told me. then he cried.
The United States needs to stay out of Venezuela. Let the Venezuelan people determine their future. We don't want other countries to choose our leaders--so we have to stop trying to choose theirs.
Forskjellen her, @mimirk, på Oskar og deg, er at han sannsynligvis har ambisjoner om å skape noe, om å lykkes, og om å bli rik. Og det har han ikke noe lyst til å bli i Norge. For da kommer alle sosialistene og skal rappe penga hans, mens de ligger på sofaen og syter.
@gmiller@mattyglesias The point is not that human beings don't have moral intuitions/beliefs/preferences. Obviously we do. But under standard atheist-materialism, they are just preferences created by our evolution. There is no objectively correct right or wrong, just different preferences.
Three contrarian podcasters walked into a bar, or, they couldn't actually go in because they weren't allowed, but the mainstream media won't report on this of course.
@ShermanBurnUnit@C_Kavanagh I also think Chris should pander to his listener base, thereby creating a sort of "echo chamber", leading to "polarization".