atp2112

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[–] atp2112 7 points 9 months ago

But if we criticize their criminality and hypocrisy, then they'll lose.

They certainly won't lose because of said criminality and hypocrisy, no. It's because we couldn't shut the fuck up and gawk at the other side

[–] atp2112 12 points 9 months ago

The bombs don't avoid gay Palestinians.

[–] atp2112 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What we can criticize him on is the point of "ew I don't want to think about you of all people fucking"

[–] atp2112 1 points 9 months ago

It didn't even show me a blank page. It just turned off my screen

[–] atp2112 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Don't forget the racism. The NRA's perfectly fine with throwing away gun rights if it means making sure only white people are armed. For example, even as Harlon Carter was ramping up his crusade to turn the NRA from a sportsman's organization into the gun lobby, the NRA still supported the Mulford Act, because at least that was taking guns away from those damn ni- I mean, "violent extremists". They were dead silent when a legal, responsible gun owner like Philando Castile was killed. They never said anything when the textbook definition of a "good guy with a gun", Emantic Bradford, was killed. And we all know damn well why.

The Harlon Carter school of gun rights comes with a major caveat present in many strains of conservatism: no restrictions as long as you're part of the right group.

I will say this though, the issue is still pretty complicated, because basically both sides have some history of racism (gun control first started as ways to assuage fears of black uprisings, plus the aforementioned Mulford Act), but then, what part of American society isn't in some way permeated by our racist history?

[–] atp2112 8 points 10 months ago

I still don't know how he keeps winning even as the county gets bluer and bluer

[–] atp2112 2 points 10 months ago

They were. And I still tipped the amount the pancakes would have been

[–] atp2112 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I once waited 3.5 hours for free pancakes at IHOP. I had a shit week and just wanted some free pancakes, but they accidentally crossed my name out before even seating me, so I saw multiple groups arrive after, eat, and leave before my dumbass thought "maybe I should say something."

Also, my phone was dead for the last 2 hours of that.

[–] atp2112 3 points 10 months ago

She has to be trying to pander to the "No Labels" crowd, because I'm pretty sure they're the only ones left who like her. The GOP are now in decade 3 of their smear campaign against her, and Democrats just want her to go the fuck away after fumbling 2016 away.

[–] atp2112 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Simple reason: the base is rabid for Trump, and Trump is extremely vindictive. Cross him, and your grasp on power is gone. Cozy up to him, and you get just a bit more power, which is all these ghouls care about.

95% of them don't believe in anything except whatever gets them ahead.

[–] atp2112 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Palaces like Versailles and Sanssouci get millions of visitors every year without a group of racists and pedophiles around and actively in power to give it some greater meaning.

[–] atp2112 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At the same time, I see why they'd doubt this, given it sounds similar to the rash of articles about stores closing in cities because of "out-of-control crime" before the midterms, only for the real reasons like corporate reorganization or unionbusting to trickle out later.

 

An interesting passage that may explain why it closed all of a sudden:

Hours later, Koski and a group of former Common Ground employees said in a statement they were given less than 12 hours notice about the closure, and blasted Krupp, who “was not transparent with his staff.”

They added that they had spent the previous few months forming a workers’ union, and, according to the statement, they are exploring “the possibility of forming a worker-owned cooperative to save our jobs and Common Ground.”

 

Figure someone should get this going

 

Why won't you just go away?

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by atp2112 to c/washingtonwizards
 

There's nothing specifically about direct-to-consumer streaming, but this seems like it's a step in that direction

 

Hoo boy, fuck this guy. Some highlights:

What was your impression of [the reverse boycot]?

Manfred: It was great. It’s great to see what is, this year, almost an average Major League Baseball crowd in the facility for one night. That’s a great thing.

Also:

What kind of sense have you gotten from the owners in your kind of informal conversations this week about how they feel about a potential move? It’s not really sneaking up on anyone.

Manfred: It has always been baseball’s policy and preference to stay put. I think that always colors any conversation about relocation. Having said that, I think the owners as a whole understand that there has been a multi-year, pushing-a-decade effort where for the vast majority of the time, the sole focus was Oakland. Look, believe me, and I hear from ‘em, I feel sorry for the fans in Oakland. I do not like this outcome, I understand why they feel the way they do. I think that the real question is, what is it that Oakland was prepared to do? There is no Oakland offer, OK? They never got to a point where they had a plan to build a stadium at any site. And it’s not just John Fisher. You don’t build a stadium based on the club activity alone. The community has to provide support and you know, at some point, you come to the realization, it’s just not going to happen.

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