This really makes me wonder how much Hawley has invested in American AI companies.
nickiwest
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If you're actually curious about this, Elaine Pagels has a really great book about this. The book of Revelation was just a thinly-veiled series of jabs at specific people and the politics of the time.
Her interpretation is that it would have been blatantly obvious to John's contemporaries, but it's opaque to us now because we're so far removed from that time period.
John of Patmos would like a word with you:
And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
- Revelation 21:21, KJV
Here's the full chapter for context. There may be some room for arguing whether the "new Jerusalem" is Heaven. But since it's pretty clear that God lives there, I think it fulfills the same general purpose.
I live in Latin America, and most of the people I talk to consider themselves to be white.
Race doesn't have a valid scientific basis, so I guess it's one of those "eye of the beholder" things. But I doubt that the MAGA crew would look at your average Colombian or Venezuelan and think, "Oh, yeah, that person is on our team."
That's just a vending machine with extra steps.
Username checks out along with the math.
I'm sorry that was your experience. I'm sure it was hard, but I'm glad you made the choice that means you're still here to tell your story.
And people don't seem to notice that more people came out after they could live authentically and do other jobs.
All of this Boomer nonsense about "There were no trans people in my day."
No, grandpa, they were just too afraid to let you know it, so they lived quietly miserable lives with a socially acceptable spouse and 2.5 kids.
Every time that a conservative equates the mere existence of trans people with sex, they're just outing their own kink.
He got an entire art supply empire with franchises that sold painting courses (and maybe still do?).
I think he also got screwed out of most of the proceeds and possibly even the use of his own name because he had a shady business partner.
Breonna Taylor's boyfriend Kenneth Walker shot a cop and survived. They threw him in jail, but ultimately the charges against him were dismissed and the city of Louisville settled with him for $2 million.
This is very much the exception and not the rule.
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The Colombian one is pretty accurate, but it should probably have bacon on it, too.