The Entitlement Society 0
F. Scott Fitzgerald is often quoted as having said, “The rich are different than you and me.”
At Psychology Today Blogs, Ronald E. Riggio argues that this is indeed the case labels it “Affluency Syndrome.” He goes on to argue that
Rich and powerful people are prone to affluency and can believe that they are above the law.
Follow the link for his reasoning. Then just look around.
Methinks he makes a pretty strong case.
QOTD 0
John Eldredge, in the voice of Harry Archer:
What in the world is going on here? There must be some logical explanation.
Correction.
There must be some explanation.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Functionally illiterate? Judge for yourself.
- The dialog: Hey, I got an acetylene torch in the truck.
The closed caption: Hey, I got a zeppelin torch in the trunk.
Cruel and Unusual
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At NJ.com, Daysi Calavia-Robertson describes what life is like for an Uber driver who’s now in an ICE concentration camp detention center.
Just go read it.
Hoist on His Own Petard? 0
Is turnabout fair play? Farron delights in the possibility.
His Finger Is Pointing in the Wrong Direction 0
Methinks my old Philly DL friend Noz makes a valid point.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
Hacked into telling lies? It’s just a computer program, folks. Of course it’s hackable.
Vaccine Nation 0
It’s a shame that there is no vaccine against our spreading epidemic of stupid.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
At AL.com, Roy S. Johnson notes that Donald Trump, who has been busily slamming the “golden door” in the faces of immigrants, threw said door wide open for 59 South Africans.
Johnson thinks the reason is quite simple:
Follow the link for his reasoning.
The Plane Truth 0
Farron is less than sympathetic to Donald Trump’s hurt fee-fees about being called out for criticized for accepting a bribe an emolument.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
And another oxymorinic “responsible gun owner” performs a random act of politeness.
The stupidity of our society absolutely floors me.
Republican Thought Police 0
Retired professor Peter S. Wenz wonders why Pete Hegseth has purged a book that he coauthored, Faces of Environmental Racism, from the Navy. Here’s a bit of his article:
My more serious guess is that the term “racism” is the reason for the book’s expulsion.
Follow the link for his reasoning.