Pine Barrens Mafia

Now do you believe me when I say they're enemies of the people?

MILLIONS WILL DIE!!

About time.

As long as "margarita" thinks is necessary.

Japan. Culturally stable, politically stable. Relatively economically stable. I'd personally love to live in the Northeast of England. But it ain't much better than the US

Does that include protecting the life of rioters?

Excellent advice.

Take a look at the COVID shamers. Anyone who dared to express concerns about the effectiveness of lockdowns etc., was roundly criticized as a "science denier." That kind of bull#### goes on ALL the time nowadays.

I just aged out of that fear. at this point in my life I've stopped giving a diddly-darn what strangers think of me.

I think it's an issue caused by the fear of being HONEST about what they think for fear of being publicly shamed. if no one gave a *****, we'd all be better off.

From the top turnbuckle

This here's a scorcher!

Probably not. That being said, I don't think that's due to structural racism.

If the measure of such things is receiving generational wealth, then probably since I've received none.

I have LONG insisted around here that we don't have a race issue, we have a corruption and inequity problem, as well as a taxation fairness problem. I'm a proponent of a flat tax, no exemptions, on all forms of income. Not just earned income. Right now, if you're middle class of any color (especially LOWER middle class), you tend to have a higher tax burden than both the poor AND the wealthy. And unlike the poor, because you earn too much you don't see many of the benefits that the poor do. That to me seems to be unbalanced and unfair.

There are more POOR white people in the United States than there are black people of all social strata combined. You're willing to impoverish them even more for the sake of handouts to black people? Great. You do you. I'm not willing to do that.

Excellent question.

No, I'm not. Because it presupposes something about me that just isn't factual. It presupposes that I am somehow more privileged than any average black person in the United States.

Really. Tell me more. Like in detail. Tell me ALL the benefits I've enjoyed by being white. I'll wait in rapt anticipation.

List the myriad of benefits I've received from "institutionalized racism" since you seem to know so much about me? Sorry, I can't take you seriously when you speak on topics of which you have NO understanding. Unless of course, I missed "white guy slavery profits giveaway" day. Did I?

I say this with the utmost sincerity. I may not agree with many of your positions, but I REALLY enjoy your posts here. You're an intellectually honest leftist, and I REALLY appreciate that. Kudos to you.

How noble of you. You're such a good person.

You poor thing. Always being attacked by the meanies of PPP.

Yeah, that would be your take from what I've seen of your other takes. "NOT MY PRESIDENT! UNTIL I SAY HE IS!"

Correct. It's blackmail writ large. ADMIT WE ARE CORRECT OR WE'LL BURN IT ALL DOWN, RACIST!