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Gonna be hard to let him go.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 14, 2021:

One thing the media and conservatives have in common.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 15, 2021:

@daroldbanniste So they're not my heroes.

Gonna be hard to let him go.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 14, 2021:

One thing the media and conservatives have in common.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 15, 2021:

@daroldbanniste I'm not a Democrat.

"50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, London School of Economics study says" ...

wolfhnd comments on Feb 14, 2021:

You are pretty out of touch. It's not your daddy's London School of Economics. There is nothing voodoo about low taxes, deficit spending and deregulation. A ten year old could understand that level of thought on stimulus. To the intellectual community it's all in the name, or to be more ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 15, 2021:

@wolfhnd "Wealth only comes from labor, energy and industry." Yes, and as the study showed, GDP was the same regardless of policy. So the question is who benefits from that production via tax and social policy.

"50 years of tax cuts for the rich failed to trickle down, London School of Economics study says" ...

wolfhnd comments on Feb 14, 2021:

You are pretty out of touch. It's not your daddy's London School of Economics. There is nothing voodoo about low taxes, deficit spending and deregulation. A ten year old could understand that level of thought on stimulus. To the intellectual community it's all in the name, or to be more ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 14, 2021:

It's this simple. In modern capitalism we: 1. Bid up the assets of the wealthy 2. Cut the taxes on the passive income the wealthy make from their assets 3. Divest from public goods It's a way to engineer similar to historical rates of return for the wealthy as the population ages and educational attainment increases among "middle class" young people. The latter would empower workers if they weren't kept precarious by debt, underemployment, and unaffordable public goods. A ten year old could figure it out.

Our children today...

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 13, 2021:

They seem smart!

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 14, 2021:

@JeffHoneyager And when do you expect that "real" capitalism to be tried?

Our children today...

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 13, 2021:

They seem smart!

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 14, 2021:

@JeffHoneyager Capitalism relies on the lie that the "market" can fulfill our needs - and give us our desires - like all the candy we can eat.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 12, 2021:

Most (80%) won't inherit even a dollar in their lifetime.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 13, 2021:

@Naomi I certainly have savings from my own income and since 2016 have pulled all of them out of the stock market. I have also refrained from buying another home and becoming a landlord due to the moral hazards involved. I never bought a car since my old used one perished in an accident (not my fault) though I am feeling the need to be more mobile in the pandemic world. I am not a big consumer. I am continuing to donate more money to causes I support every year. And I am shifting from the traditional approach of saving almost every dollar for retirement toward using my money to improve my standard of living and to make a difference now. I am a bit frozen on what to invest in. Occassionally, I will bet on the downward direction of a company that I dislike. Another thought is to invest in companies that deal in social goods that would inevitably be nationalized in a fully realized social democracy. Such companies are subject to neoliberalism's perverse incentives toward hyperefficiency but are less likely to be involved in imperialism or far right politics. But there is the uncertainty brought by the Fed's policy of asset inflation. Prices will inevitably come down if that ever stops or is refocused into social goods. And of course it would be bad for my savings if any nationalization didn't compensate shareholders. And part of me wonders if with so much liquidity, concentrated at that, a shrinking rate of return on investment, and increasing data available on individuals (insert 5G conspiracy theories here) awaiting financialization, if the stock market is becoming more of a management system for concentrated wealth, with capital for investment returns injected by the Fed, than an investment system.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 12, 2021:

Most (80%) won't inherit even a dollar in their lifetime.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

My parents recently got an inheritance, though. And a cousin got a share since his father had died. Unfortunately, it will be all used up by the time I stand to inherit it. But hopefully that means that I won't have to support my parents as much.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

SpikeTalon comments on Feb 12, 2021:

No surprises there, a good portion of millennials are hypocrites.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@SpikeTalon Another data perspective. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/68-percent-of-millennials-expect-an-inheritance-only-40-percent-of-them-will-get.html

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 12, 2021:

Most (80%) won't inherit even a dollar in their lifetime.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@govols Here's some more optimistic data, but it still doesn't change that most won't inherit. https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/06/68-percent-of-millennials-expect-an-inheritance-only-40-percent-of-them-will-get.html

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 12, 2021:

Most (80%) won't inherit even a dollar in their lifetime.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@govols There's always some distribution of ages, the age distribution doesn't have sudden fluctuations, inheritance is by definition inherited--i.e. inheritors are more likely to bequeath--and the percentage has been stable over time. If millennials were starting to inherit at a higher rate, this percentage would start to increase, especially now that they have become the largest living generation. To be more rigorous you could probably account for likelihood by age and age distribution changes, or study different cohorts over time, but it's unlikely that would change the result too much.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

SpikeTalon comments on Feb 12, 2021:

No surprises there, a good portion of millennials are hypocrites.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@SpikeTalon Well I think in this case of you do your own research, the preponderance of studies will agree.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

SpikeTalon comments on Feb 12, 2021:

No surprises there, a good portion of millennials are hypocrites.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@SpikeTalon I wouldn't call them opinion pieces. Besides, the first article referenced a professional analysis and the second a Pew study.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 12, 2021:

Most (80%) won't inherit even a dollar in their lifetime.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@govols It can be assumed. "About 20% of households have received inheritances, United Income’s analysis shows, a share that’s flat over the last 30 years."

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 12, 2021:

Most (80%) won't inherit even a dollar in their lifetime.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@govols 80% of Americans in their lifetime. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-11-29/boomers-are-thriving-on-an-unprecedented-9-trillion-inheritance

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

SpikeTalon comments on Feb 12, 2021:

No surprises there, a good portion of millennials are hypocrites.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@SpikeTalon 20% in fact are supporting their parents. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/11/how-millennials-are-helping-their-parents-save-for-retirement.html

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

SpikeTalon comments on Feb 12, 2021:

No surprises there, a good portion of millennials are hypocrites.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@SpikeTalon Well how much lower do you think it is and on what basis do you believe it? https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2019-11-29/boomers-are-thriving-on-an-unprecedented-9-trillion-inheritance

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 12, 2021:

Most (80%) won't inherit even a dollar in their lifetime.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@Naomi Yes, much of it is going to the already wealthy and to foundations.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

SpikeTalon comments on Feb 12, 2021:

No surprises there, a good portion of millennials are hypocrites.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@SpikeTalon No, it's the norm because 80% won't receive one.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

SpikeTalon comments on Feb 12, 2021:

No surprises there, a good portion of millennials are hypocrites.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

In this instance, most of them are not.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 12, 2021:

Most (80%) won't inherit even a dollar in their lifetime.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@Naomi I certainly don't expect to receive one.

Millennials have fewer assets than baby boomers did.

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 12, 2021:

Most (80%) won't inherit even a dollar in their lifetime.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 12, 2021:

@Naomi Because only 20% of people receive an inheritance. I imagine most of their parents have no wealth, which I would attribute to wealth inequality.

Why not equality right now?

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 2, 2021:

Or you know, we could use public finance for public goods rather than solely asset inflation.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 3, 2021:

@w0tn0t Are the banks capitalized and corporate debt and mortgage securities purchased with your taxes? No. Not that we shouldn't increase taxes. But we should be financing all things of value, and that includes ordinary people's lives. The only reason we don't is because the precarity suppresses wages, boosts corporate profits, and allows the powerful to lord over their wives, employees, and neighbors.

Why not equality right now?

pbuck0145 comments on Feb 2, 2021:

Social/Economic engineering invariably fails. "We are the government, and we are here to help."

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 2, 2021:

The self-fulfilling prophesy of neoliberal austerity.

Happening now.. live update from WilyDickWales Grandmas..

WilyRickWiles comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Good lord.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 1, 2021:

The details.

Doesn’t Fit The Narrative...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Most of them were only indentured servants until they paid off their debts, escaped, or were released due to court rulings, and none of their children were grandfathered into servitude. This was over in less than a generation.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 1, 2021:

@Aeofric

Doesn’t Fit The Narrative...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Most of them were only indentured servants until they paid off their debts, escaped, or were released due to court rulings, and none of their children were grandfathered into servitude. This was over in less than a generation.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 1, 2021:

@Aeofric NO distinction? I've given you 4 bullet points. There were millions of slaves of African descent in the US alone. Rather than explain everything to you, I'd encourage you to read this. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-fact-check-irish-slaves/fact-check-first-slaves-in-north-american-colonies-were-not-100-white-children-from-ireland-idUSKBN23O2BS Has it occurred to you that the camera had not yet been invented in 1619?

What's the different between a Q follower and a conservative?

PunisherRebel comments on Feb 1, 2021:

Your post makes no sense.. no wonder you get zero likes. Why are you posting a question on Jokes and memes? Is it because you’re all alone on your page?

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 1, 2021:

The conservative just follows the lead of the Q follower. It's quite sad.

Doesn’t Fit The Narrative...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Most of them were only indentured servants until they paid off their debts, escaped, or were released due to court rulings, and none of their children were grandfathered into servitude. This was over in less than a generation.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 1, 2021:

@Aeofric As for modern slavery, the US Supreme Court is currently deciding whether to hold US corporations liable for "contracting" with slavers in Africa and Asia, which they have been doing with no consequences.

Doesn’t Fit The Narrative...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Most of them were only indentured servants until they paid off their debts, escaped, or were released due to court rulings, and none of their children were grandfathered into servitude. This was over in less than a generation.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 1, 2021:

@Aeofric Huge difference in the total number of people enslaved in each system we're comparing to. And somehow you seem completely ignorant of that...

Doesn’t Fit The Narrative...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Most of them were only indentured servants until they paid off their debts, escaped, or were released due to court rulings, and none of their children were grandfathered into servitude. This was over in less than a generation.

WilyRickWiles replies on Feb 1, 2021:

@Aeofric Did you not see where I said "Yes, that is what they are"? It seems to be you who refuses to make a distinction.

Doesn’t Fit The Narrative...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Most of them were only indentured servants until they paid off their debts, escaped, or were released due to court rulings, and none of their children were grandfathered into servitude. This was over in less than a generation.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 31, 2021:

@Aeofric Oh and #4, after their servitude was done, they were a full citizen.

Doesn’t Fit The Narrative...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Most of them were only indentured servants until they paid off their debts, escaped, or were released due to court rulings, and none of their children were grandfathered into servitude. This was over in less than a generation.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 31, 2021:

@Aeofric There are 3 differences: 1. They had more legal rights because they were white, 2. Their servitude had a term, i.e. it wasn't permanent (it may have even been voluntary), and 3. Their children were not born into it.

Doesn’t Fit The Narrative...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Most of them were only indentured servants until they paid off their debts, escaped, or were released due to court rulings, and none of their children were grandfathered into servitude. This was over in less than a generation.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 31, 2021:

@Aeofric Yes, that is what they are. Which is not the same as race-based chattel slavery.

The billionaires who funded the Capital riot, "Stop the Steal," and Republican extremists in general...

NC654 comments on Jan 31, 2021:

It's the Marxists on the Left who were on TV crying that they lost billions, actually cried real tears to the point they were unable to speak. That was some funny shit right there! I'm considered a Right Winger, and I think it's GREAT the Redditers beat the Lefties at their rigged game. Ha ha ha ha ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 31, 2021:

Tell me, how is it that the people who fund your favorite candidates are lefties?

The billionaires who funded the Capital riot, "Stop the Steal," and Republican extremists in general...

DrHiebert comments on Jan 31, 2021:

Isn't it mind-blowing that this kung-flu is going to finally start to go away after the Dems took control? The months and months of "mostly peaceful" rioting seems to have ended too. I guess the answer is to steal an election, surround the Capitol with thousands of troops, and begin to ban ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 31, 2021:

Keep repeating those things to yourself and I'm sure you'll continue to believe them!

I was wondering how the liberal media was going to be able to justify defending their Democrat ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 29, 2021:

Ken Griffin is not a Democrat. He funds the far right.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 30, 2021:

@Bay0Wulf Uhh... Welcome to the far left then!

I was wondering how the liberal media was going to be able to justify defending their Democrat ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 29, 2021:

Ken Griffin is not a Democrat. He funds the far right.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

Neither is Steven A . Cohen.

Some Things Never Change...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Nope. Not that the Democrats weren't tarnished by Klan associations, but this meme is as false as it was years ago the last time Trumpers were passing it around. Fun fact: the Republican convention that year was referred to as the Kleveland Konvention due to its own Klan associations. Republican ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

@2peros I'll take anything at this point, lol.

Jew hatred persists on this site and group.

maryrose comments on Jan 29, 2021:

It was just on the news. Israel with a population of nine million has vaccinated every one of their people and are now willing to start vaccinating the Pakistan people for free. Great people .

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2021-01-28/plight-of-palestinians-reflect-global-vaccination-inequity-un-says

Some Things Never Change...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Nope. Not that the Democrats weren't tarnished by Klan associations, but this meme is as false as it was years ago the last time Trumpers were passing it around. Fun fact: the Republican convention that year was referred to as the Kleveland Konvention due to its own Klan associations. Republican ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

@2peros So where are the reports substantiating your memes?

Some Things Never Change...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Nope. Not that the Democrats weren't tarnished by Klan associations, but this meme is as false as it was years ago the last time Trumpers were passing it around. Fun fact: the Republican convention that year was referred to as the Kleveland Konvention due to its own Klan associations. Republican ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

@2peros So I guess Snopes isn't a total liar?

Some Things Never Change...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Nope. Not that the Democrats weren't tarnished by Klan associations, but this meme is as false as it was years ago the last time Trumpers were passing it around. Fun fact: the Republican convention that year was referred to as the Kleveland Konvention due to its own Klan associations. Republican ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

@2peros Can you think critically?

Some Things Never Change...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Nope. Not that the Democrats weren't tarnished by Klan associations, but this meme is as false as it was years ago the last time Trumpers were passing it around. Fun fact: the Republican convention that year was referred to as the Kleveland Konvention due to its own Klan associations. Republican ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

@2peros https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lbj-voting-democratic/

Some Things Never Change...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Nope. Not that the Democrats weren't tarnished by Klan associations, but this meme is as false as it was years ago the last time Trumpers were passing it around. Fun fact: the Republican convention that year was referred to as the Kleveland Konvention due to its own Klan associations. Republican ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

@2peros You seem to have forgotten a guy named Nixon.

Some Things Never Change...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Nope. Not that the Democrats weren't tarnished by Klan associations, but this meme is as false as it was years ago the last time Trumpers were passing it around. Fun fact: the Republican convention that year was referred to as the Kleveland Konvention due to its own Klan associations. Republican ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

@2peros "States' rights." You mean like fugitive slave laws?

Jew hatred persists on this site and group.

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Sadly, the state of Israel feeds the trolls with its far right ethnonationalist government supporting far right ethnonationalist parties around the world.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

@Tom81 The far left did not feed far right trolls. The apartheid state of Israel gives aid to the ethnonationalist far right around the world. E.g., Orban, Trump, and the Saudis. That is the politics from which the trolls the original poster speaks of spring from. And yes, they are aided by wealthy donors in the US, many of whom are Christian. To be clear, I'm not claiming that Israel is a primary supporter of these forces, just that they do support them. None of those points are antisemitic. I raise the point because the original poster conflates the real antisemitism of the "trolls" on this site with criticism of Israel and is blind to his and Israel's complicity in the "trolling."

I love to hate her, but when you're right, you're right.

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 28, 2021:

As I said elsewhere, this is a real whose side are you on moment. Billionaire Ken Griffin is a top backer of the far right. His hedge fund Citadel also owns Robin Hood and bailed out one of the losing hedge funds. Will you bite the hand that feeds you?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 29, 2021:

What do you call a Nazi?

Some gamestock memes

Rosary_Trace comments on Jan 28, 2021:

Robinhood currently has two lawsuits against them. They actually closed someone’s position in GameStop without their permission

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 28, 2021:

As I said elsewhere, this is a real whose side are you on moment. Billionaire Ken Griffin is a top backer of the far right. His hedge fund Citadel also owns Robin Hood and bailed out one of the losing hedge funds. Will you bite the hand that feeds you?

4 more years!

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

I see Trump is still taking Rudy's legal advice despite his potential disbarment.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 26, 2021:

@Hanno https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhtD0OtNfLQ

4 more years!

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

I see Trump is still taking Rudy's legal advice despite his potential disbarment.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 26, 2021:

@Hanno Come on, it was a joke.

Some Things Never Change...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Nope. Not that the Democrats weren't tarnished by Klan associations, but this meme is as false as it was years ago the last time Trumpers were passing it around. Fun fact: the Republican convention that year was referred to as the Kleveland Konvention due to its own Klan associations. Republican ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 26, 2021:

@PunisherRebel Memes of course are the one true source of knowledge.

Some Things Never Change...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 26, 2021:

Nope. Not that the Democrats weren't tarnished by Klan associations, but this meme is as false as it was years ago the last time Trumpers were passing it around. Fun fact: the Republican convention that year was referred to as the Kleveland Konvention due to its own Klan associations. Republican ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 26, 2021:

@PunisherRebel Can you think critically?

The corporations funding the white supremacist Republican Party. [newrepublic.com]

FrankZeleniuk comments on Jan 13, 2021:

Ahhh...The New Republic. Do they have the new constitution yet? After all you can't have a new republic without a new constitution. I think most of America will just sit this one out and let you guys eat each other up. You stole the election. You quashed looking into Biden's compromising sellout of ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 23, 2021:

@Thefallenangel And yet you have no counterpoint.

The Left Is Trying to Turn Trump Supporters Into Enemies of the State. [youtube.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The left did not make anyone storm the Capitol. As much as you feel provoked by the left, at some point you have to take personal responsibility.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 22, 2021:

@dmatic Dude... This is not cool.

As Tucker Carlson said recently, its rather telling that Trump was willing to pardon many people ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 22, 2021:

@Dillwater It's not ideals that rule the world--interests do.

As Tucker Carlson said recently, its rather telling that Trump was willing to pardon many people ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 22, 2021:

@Dillwater https://www.inquisitr.com/6453837/tucker-carlson-george-w-bush/amp/

As Tucker Carlson said recently, its rather telling that Trump was willing to pardon many people ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 22, 2021:

@Dillwater Wait and see...or stay in denial!

As Tucker Carlson said recently, its rather telling that Trump was willing to pardon many people ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

And Tucker had dinner with Dubya. It continues.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 22, 2021:

@Dillwater Bush is the swamp you mention. The Democrats have even rehabilitated him. Yet he and Tucker, who at face value is more of a nativist demagogue than Trump, are conspiring together. It's not surprising that they are looking for someone who can appeal to Trump's base but has a more traditional background. While Tucker didn't go to grad school, he did go to private school, has a liberal arts degree, and is an heir. He seems likely to play the role next in 2024: acting the demagogue and bending the knee.

As Tucker Carlson said recently, its rather telling that Trump was willing to pardon many people ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

And Tucker had dinner with Dubya. It continues.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 21, 2021:

@Dillwater George Dubya Bush.

The Left Is Trying to Turn Trump Supporters Into Enemies of the State. [youtube.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The left did not make anyone storm the Capitol. As much as you feel provoked by the left, at some point you have to take personal responsibility.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 21, 2021:

@dmatic Whatever fantasies you anticipate coming true, it won't change who won the election, however you want to slice it.

The Left Is Trying to Turn Trump Supporters Into Enemies of the State. [youtube.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The left did not make anyone storm the Capitol. As much as you feel provoked by the left, at some point you have to take personal responsibility.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 21, 2021:

@dmatic He is in my reality and I believe in objective truth. Hope you're not trying to pull some sort of relativism on me.

The Left Is Trying to Turn Trump Supporters Into Enemies of the State. [youtube.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The left did not make anyone storm the Capitol. As much as you feel provoked by the left, at some point you have to take personal responsibility.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 21, 2021:

@dmatic Only received one coin so far.

The Left Is Trying to Turn Trump Supporters Into Enemies of the State. [youtube.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The left did not make anyone storm the Capitol. As much as you feel provoked by the left, at some point you have to take personal responsibility.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 21, 2021:

@dmatic Please.

The Left Is Trying to Turn Trump Supporters Into Enemies of the State. [youtube.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The left did not make anyone storm the Capitol. As much as you feel provoked by the left, at some point you have to take personal responsibility.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 21, 2021:

@dmatic Yes... it was only as close as it was due to the Democrats' incompetence.

The Left Is Trying to Turn Trump Supporters Into Enemies of the State. [youtube.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The left did not make anyone storm the Capitol. As much as you feel provoked by the left, at some point you have to take personal responsibility.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 21, 2021:

@dmatic Click on my profile and it's one of the first things you see.

Is there still a storm coming?

Seriousreason comments on Jan 21, 2021:

@WilyRickWiles, me old hamner & sickle loving, left leaning friend. How Are you. ? Happy New year , 🍺🍺 Are you over the moon about the new leader.. ,? Establishment corporate shills , don't complement the ideology you aspouse.. So maybe not. I had to test my blood sugar levels after ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 21, 2021:

@Seriousreason It's not so much about the vigilantes. It's more about the system. But the GOP is fully mask off now. Of course, the Democrats do their part to uphold the system, too.

Is there still a storm coming?

Seriousreason comments on Jan 21, 2021:

@WilyRickWiles, me old hamner & sickle loving, left leaning friend. How Are you. ? Happy New year , 🍺🍺 Are you over the moon about the new leader.. ,? Establishment corporate shills , don't complement the ideology you aspouse.. So maybe not. I had to test my blood sugar levels after ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 21, 2021:

There's no unity with white supremacists. No spirituality fixes dozens of billionaires and establishment Republican figures working to clear the path for the next generation of demagogues. Unity isn't the prerequisite for peace--as MLK Jr. said, justice is. Words don't bring justice, dismantling neoliberalism does.

Is there still a storm coming?

Tarpon comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Don't worry, you'll be safe in your mom's basement.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 20, 2021:

The pajama boy is back!

The Left Is Trying to Turn Trump Supporters Into Enemies of the State. [youtube.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

The left did not make anyone storm the Capitol. As much as you feel provoked by the left, at some point you have to take personal responsibility.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 20, 2021:

@dmatic I don't know, what does Q say?

Tucker Carlson and George W.

M_MarinoDC comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Highly doubtful, though there are folks in the GOP establishment that would love it as they could spin it as Politico (a left wing rag) would love it to go. Watching the spin and BS being shoved out in front of folks so that people don't pay attention to the actual BS going on in front of them is ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 20, 2021:

@CookieMonster See above.

Tucker Carlson and George W.

M_MarinoDC comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Highly doubtful, though there are folks in the GOP establishment that would love it as they could spin it as Politico (a left wing rag) would love it to go. Watching the spin and BS being shoved out in front of folks so that people don't pay attention to the actual BS going on in front of them is ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 20, 2021:

@CookieMonster It has far right guests.

Tucker Carlson and George W.

M_MarinoDC comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Highly doubtful, though there are folks in the GOP establishment that would love it as they could spin it as Politico (a left wing rag) would love it to go. Watching the spin and BS being shoved out in front of folks so that people don't pay attention to the actual BS going on in front of them is ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 20, 2021:

I guess he doesn't really have educational (aside from private school and a liberal arts degree) or career credentials (though communication is highly valued by the GOP), but he has the one that counts: he's an heir.

Tucker Carlson and George W.

M_MarinoDC comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Highly doubtful, though there are folks in the GOP establishment that would love it as they could spin it as Politico (a left wing rag) would love it to go. Watching the spin and BS being shoved out in front of folks so that people don't pay attention to the actual BS going on in front of them is ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 20, 2021:

Tucker is the "Trump with credentials" who will perform Trumpism for the sake of the GOP business agenda in 2024.

Tucker Carlson and George W.

M_MarinoDC comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Highly doubtful, though there are folks in the GOP establishment that would love it as they could spin it as Politico (a left wing rag) would love it to go. Watching the spin and BS being shoved out in front of folks so that people don't pay attention to the actual BS going on in front of them is ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 20, 2021:

Politico is centrist access journalism. They had Ben Shapiro guest write their morning column the other day...

Boot this traitorous arsehole McConnell out of the party & drain the RINO swamp!! High profile ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jan 20, 2021:

Why hasn't Trump dumped him yet?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jan 20, 2021:

@w0tn0t Is Trump going to dump him?

I have a habit of questioning generally accepted statements and ideas (and by doing so I make myself...

RobBlair comments on Jan 18, 2021:

Leftists get "mean" tweets while conservatives no longer get tweets. Eric Weinstein, founder of the IDW, recently agreed to a Glen Beck interview after years of saying no. His reason, once he shows up on Glen Beck's podcast he will be labelled as a conservative and will no longer be able to ...