America - The Official Thread

[Dennisch]

The Pentagon released this image of the pilot.

 

[Liquid]

China's attempt at going Up! in the world have turned into a Led Zeppelin.

 

[Blitz24]

China's attempt at going Up! in the world have turned into a Led Zeppelin.

But Kashmir is the other way. They weren't playing the Immigrant Song when they arrived either.

 

[Pupik]

They weren't playing the Immigrant Song when they arrived either.

I knew that song would blow up when it raised up and went on the pop charts.

 

[Joey D]

Romney throwing shade at the representative who uses the name Geroge Santos.

Romney excoriates Santos, saying he's a 'sick puppy' who should have been 'sitting in the back row' during Biden's address

Romney told Santos he does not belong in Congress, said a lawmaker who witnessed the moment.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Blitz24]

Romney throwing shade at the representative who uses the name Geroge Santos.

Romney excoriates Santos, saying he's a 'sick puppy' who should have been 'sitting in the back row' during Biden's address

Romney told Santos he does not belong in Congress, said a lawmaker who witnessed the moment.

www.nbcnews.com

He contradicts himself. Either he belongs in the back row or he belongs not in any row.

 

[Pupik]

He contradicts himself. Either he belongs in the back row or he belongs not in any row.

He's in a row alright

 

[GranTurNismo]

@Joey D

 

[Liquid]

The "most free" country in the world is always the most contentious part. An arbitrary self-congratulation to make the insecure zealot feel better.

 

[Hun200kmh]

I'd argue the most prosperous is also debatable. The most powerful isn't, but power isn't prosperity

 

[Joey D]

@Joey D

Preaches the free market system is superior in a state that won't let the beer/wine/liquor industry operate freely. Sounds about Mormon.

 

[TheCracker]

If America was 'the most free and prosperous country in the world' it wouldn't need explaining to school children. It would just be automatically assumed. If an opinion needs enforcing, it probably isn't a fact anymore.

 

[GranTurNismo]

If America was 'the most free and prosperous country in the world' it wouldn't need explaining to school children. It would just be automatically assumed. If an opinion needs enforcing, it probably isn't a fact anymore.

Or it would be wrongfully assumed. How much do you think the average school child will know about quality of life in Scandinavia?

 

[TheCracker]

Or it would be wrongfully assumed. How much do you think the average school child will know about quality of life in Scandinavia?

I guess the definition of what constitutes 'freedoms' or 'quality of life' differ from country to country, culture to culture.

 

[Blitz24]

I guess the definition of what constitutes 'freedoms' or 'quality of life' differ from country to country, culture to culture.

Quality of life is also extremely subjective. My life might be better in some ways in Scandinavia but could also be worse off there in different aspects.

 

[TexRex]

If America was 'the most free and prosperous country in the world' it wouldn't need explaining to school children. It would just be automatically assumed. If an opinion needs enforcing, it probably isn't a fact anymore.

They're grooming children!

 

[Biggles]

If America was 'the most free and prosperous country in the world' it wouldn't need explaining to school children. It would just be automatically assumed. If an opinion needs enforcing, it probably isn't a fact anymore.

It's called brainwashing. It may be more subtle in the US than in some more authoritarian countries, but it is absolutely pervasive. There is no other country where "exceptionalism" is presented - by right, left and centre - as a basic article of faith.

 

[Danoff]

They're grooming children!

It is an example of indoctrination - used by the very people the decry government education as indoctrination.

 

[TexRex]

It is an example of indoctrination - used by the very people the decry government education as indoctrination.

Of course. The right trash decry perceived indoctrination and refer to it as grooming in an effort to link it with sexual exploitation.

 

[Blitz24]

Of course. The right trash decry perceived indoctrination and refer to it as grooming in an effort to link it with sexual exploitation.

If the right wing extremists couldn't use projection in their attempt to make their points, they'd be gone by now.

 

[dylansan]

 

[Blitz24]

I mean if the stable genius knew what is going on at his company then why bother asking his underlings?

 

[Populuxe]

I feel bad for the engineer. He did exactly what you want your engineers to do. Tell the truth. But Elon McButthurt didn't want the truth. He wanted an ego salve. So the engineer was fired.

 

[UKMikey]

Getting real "TONY STARK BUILT THIS IN A CAVE WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS" energy from this dickwad.

You'd think the engineer could just waltz into another job for a saner employer but judging by the article tech jobs are drying up and I'll wager Musk contracted him into not being able to work for a rival employer for a fixed length of time after dismissal, even though it sounds to me like he breached its terms by canning him without good reason.

 

[McLaren]

What a gigantic, narcissistic man-child. Probably going to run to one of the nutjobs in Congress asking for some sort of help/relief by the end of the year.

 

[Danoff]

...and the ground is now laid for Musk to insist on getting an artificial boost by the platform to counterbalance the obvious nefariousness going on.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Even at the ripe old age of 81, Bernie Sanders is a national treasure. Now the chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, he is calling on Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to testify in front of Congress for Starbucks' brazen violations of labor law. This includes, but not limited to, Starbucks cracking down on unionization efforts, firing employees simply for unionizing, and giving larger benefits to non-unionized stores. Sanders says that if Schultz does not comply, he is using the committee's subpoena powers to force him to testify. All 10 Democratic senators on the committee, even centrist Maggie Hassan, signed the letter Sanders sent to Schultz in support. Sanders says he will plan to target individual corporations, including Amazon and numerous healthcare companies for example, for similar violations and instances of greed and corruption as his role as chairman.

In new role, Sanders demands answers from Starbucks' Schultz

As the new chairman of the Senate committee that oversees health and labor issues, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says some corporations “should be nervous.”

apnews.com

 

[TexRex]

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At what point is it distasteful to mock them? Feels like we're getting pretty close to the line.

 

[UKMikey]

Clay Higgins is an ex-policeman and used car salesman.

 

[McLaren]

Clay Higgins is an ex-policeman and used car salesman.

Holy moly, I completely forgot about those videos he made some years back, like the one where he put the entire force & equipment behind him to call out some gang members.

You could just smell the racism.