Here we have a case of corporate prosecution on the part of Chevron against an environmental activist who successfully sued the sociopaths for poisoning an area of the Amazon larger than Rhode Island, resulting in a humanitarian and ecological catastrophe. The man currently sits in an American prison, what a disgrace. Burn it down. I’m out.
It’s a sad day when we have to look to a cult leader dressed in a silly uniform to find an honest critique of greed and human indifference. The life of Jesus is all the more inspiring when we realize that he was a primate like everyone else, a product of his time who spoke of imaginary things like demons and hell. The same principle applies to MLK’s extramarital affairs. These examples show us what we can achieve in spite of our common limitations as mammals. It’s never healthy to identify a man as a god or to view the pope as closer to god than a hobo. If there is a god worth worshipping he counts every man one in the same. This is one of the few points on which I agree with my evangelical family.
“If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the will which says to them: 'Hold on!' If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!” ― Rudyard Kipling
The "Let's go Brandon!" thing is silly, but it is not a threat and the first amendment allows people to literally say "Eff Joe Biden" or whatever if they wanted to. Not sure why this is a thing, or why I should care. A lot of undue excitement and angst over this.
I cringe when any large group of people chant [uck fay] any president, I just don't like it. However, how it came to be called let's go Brandon is funny to me.
When I was in line voting, a car would drive by and yell that at the serpentine queue of voters about every 10 or 15 minutes. That was the first I had heard of it. Some were complaining that it was harassing a polling station, but there were at least 2 seemingly illegal things under state law going on (one party's candidates present and lobbying for votes right outside the door and well within 40 ft, both parties passing out sample ballots at the door and well within 40 ft), and I would effortlessly default to the first amendment for what citizens are yelling from 100 ft away.
The origin story of it is hilarious. Like Groves, I'm not a big fan of people chanting [uck fay] any president, but the reporter trying to spin what was obviously a "[uck fay] Joe Biden" chant into a "Let's go Brandon" chant is just so damn funny. The whole thing probably would have died out by now if certain people hadn't reacted and made such a big deal about it. The pearl clutching is the standard hypocritical nature of politics, after Robert De Niro was lauded for saying "[uck fay] Trump" at the Tony awards and Samantha Bee as well calling Ivanka Trump a [unt cay]. On my way to Hagerstown today, I saw a semi with just a "[uck fay] Biden" flag flowing in the wind. At least "Let's Go Brandon" is clever.
I've said F the previous five presidents at some point or another. I think Baby Bush is the current leader of that pack. I'm an American, and like it or not, it's a very American thing to do. Haven't said F Joe Biden yet, but I'll probably go with, "Let's go Brandon" when I do.
I dont like to hear the f whoever chants. But yes the reporter that initially said it on air is funny to me, whether she knew what she was doing or really thought they were saying Brandon.
I’ve interpreted song lyrics in comically inaccurate ways. Rihanna said “Can’t be scared when it goes down” and I heard “Don’t be staring nickels down,” like a look at Jefferson would turn you to salt, so I get how a crazy person could genuinely fail to comprehend something obvious.
Lol, no way man. I agree that sometimes song lyrics can be difficult to understand. This situation is not the same as that. What they’re chanting is extremely clear.
Marshall Tucker Band "Purty Little Love Song" (really "Heard it in a love song") I hear the wrong stuff in songs all the time.
What is the logic in the reporter 1) definitely hearing what was said and then 2) acknowledging and calling attention to the profanity during the broadcast? I get the impression that many think that those 2 things should have been what happened, but neither piece makes sense to me.
I'm not talking at you, I am trying to understand the perspective. Mine is clearly not the popular one.
