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Brisketexan

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  1. Naaah.....I know you very well. I know a shitload of people just like you. Faith is a shield you use against actual moral accountability. Nothing you believe and support can be criticized, nor can the outcomes they lead to be criticized, because you are just "obeying Jesus." "Obeying Jesus," as done in this society, results in pain, suffering, cruelty, and death. When a woman in Texas experiences exactly what my wife experienced in a miscarriage (thankfully, hers was 20 years ago), she has a much higher chance of dying. Which is just God's will (yet another approach that absolves you of all moral accountability). You claim morality. Oh, the irony. The "morality" you claim is the very thing that absolves you from all accountability or actual moral practice. You're just "obeying Jesus," and any bad outcomes are just "God's will." Fuck that. The bad outcomes are due to evil and cruelty. Much of that evil cruelty is yours.
  2. Oh....I think I disagree with that. Seems that we've decided that theirs was actually the RIGHT side of history. See the statements and actions already spewing forth from MAGAs since the election (oh, and know that ALL of the MAGAs are okay with them. How do we know? When that shit as said, ZERO MAGAs call them out and say "no, that's not what we are"). Those people just won. The winner gets to write the book, so it turns out, they were on the right side of history all along.
  3. Launch an attack from them 18 months later. Because promises between Putin and Trump are non-binding. No CR, this is a serious post. That’s what they’ll do. Oh…..and Russia won’t be broke for long. They’re about to get a large path to lots of cash.
  4. You are. Whether you intend to or not, you are. You don’t get to invoke faith without being a Christian nationalist. They are inextricably itnertwined. And, yes, you personally are fine with women dying. Because you support anti-abortion policies without supporting and working for policies that would save women’s lives. Anti-Abortion is about control. So is religion. You’re all in on both.
  5. Because being assholes is the point. Look at the Trumpists posting here: they have the green light to be unrestrained assholes. That’s the foundation of the entire movement: license to be your worst self. I, for one, say we should embrace it.
  6. “Courts.” You’re adorable. They’re going with Operation Wetback 2.0. Grab them, ship them across the border within hours. No process, no courts.
  7. Or maybe....just maybe....that "truth" is a stupid fucking lie. Told mostly by "Christians" who actually live the exact opposite of that. Oh, I don't need any personal validation. I'm a results-oriented guy. I just look at the evidence. Are these efforts bearing fruit? Are they worth it? No? Then stop wasting resources on them. We want to be the society that tells hispanic kids in our school they are going to be deported, that tells women they are property, that texts friends happy that "stupid nigger lost," etc. -- all the stuff you've seen and heard already happening. It's not that we are okay with that, it's that THIS IS WHAT WE ARE. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE CHOSEN TO BE. So why should we fight against our nature?
  8. The good news is....evil has triumphed! The clock ran out. So, no need to do anything now. It's post-game. Now's the time to hit the showers, then go to the scrip club and snort a few lines. So, no more need to worry about whether you're a good man or not. The score is locked.
  9. This. The Trumpists here won't even sincerely denounce the behavior we see above and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, they won't call it out when they see it. You won't see a bunch of Trumpist say racist shit, and then another Trumpist with them say "dude, not cool - that's not what we're about." Why? Because.....that's EXACTLY what "they're about."
  10. So....I have it on good authority that ConVINCEd is in a rehab hospital after a stroke. For real. Sheesh.
  11. Oh.....we've barely scratched the surface of what is to come. And remember, this is what the Trumpists on here WANT AND SUPPORT. They will lie, and tell you they don't. But 1) they saw and knew, loud and clear, that this is what Trumpism is and brings, and 2) they voted for it, eyes wide open. Yes. We are all complicit. Which is why it is so much more convenient and healthy to shed all baggage of morality and ethics. Yes, I am a member of a nazi/fascist society. And I choose to embrace it. Lots of people got quite rich/did quite well under fascist regimes. No reason I shouldn't be one of them. Make enough money to make your life here good, AND to give you an escape hatch if it all blows up. That's what the German "industrialists" who ended up in Argentina did. They were smart. I admire them and their pragmatism. No point in fighting against something that can't be defeated and won't be stopped. If you can get that sweet, cushy, government contract to build internment camps....you should get it. There's money to made in the chaos, gents.
  12. Perfection. American Christianity in a nutshell: "no need to worry about how things are here on earth among our fellow humans, all will be good in heaven." Completely ignoring the multiple entreaties to bring forth the kindom (not kingdom) here on earth. PERFECTION. If you follow gospel, even 1%, we're supposed to make life on this earth better, here and now, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Turns out, that was stupid bullshit. The Gospel is propaganda, meant to be ignored. Don't take my word for it, take the word of American Christians.
  13. Problem is, now that the Overton Window has so shifted, "hotly contested culture war topics" include things like "so, you might end up having sex outside of marriage" and "contraception exists and is legal" (ask Clarence Thomas, he's the one who raised it rather stridently). Buckle up, buttercup.
  14. I've spent enough of my life banging my head against the wall. It fucking hurts, and gets you nowhere. The only rational option is to stop that shit.
  15. He was. The Gospel is garbage. Platitudes that the supposed champions of, "Christians," disdain at an "oil and water don't mix" level. Let me give you a snippet of the rational perspective on that. At our church, each Sunday a member has come forward and shared their "faith story." They've ranged in topic, from how you came to faith, how you practice it, what it has meant to you. I thought about what mine would be. And it kept coming back to "service," and how that's been ingrained in me and my family. How my son called me a couple of days after the war in Ukraine started, and how he was going to go help (and he ended up staying in Berlin, feeding fleeing families). How we loaded up a truck and trailer of supplies and went to Houston to help after Harvey, before the water had even all receded. How that had been ingrained in me by my education in faith over my life. But looking at that rationally.....for what? Ukraine will fall. Those people are fucked. Houston? There will be more, and worse hurricanes. There will not be resources to help the victims -- the private sector will not be interested and will be sheltered from any obligations, and the government....well, fuck that socialist shit. Those are the outcomes we've chosen. Why in the blue fuck have I or my family spent ANY of our energy fighting against the things that humanity so desperately wants? That's how we want it to be. So.....let people have what they want, and get out of their way. Jesus was a sucker. Don't be a sucker.
  16. The person I will see will have more money to do nice things with my wife. Good vacations. Great meals. Giving advantages to our kids. I'm going to feel great. I'll be unburdened by giving a shit about anyone else. It already feels quite liberating. Who gives a shit? It doesn't matter anymore. Truth is whatever I say it is. The ship of "can we agree on the truth" has sailed, been blown to bits, and rests in shards at the bottom of the marianas trench.
  17. You posting that after Tuesday is pretty humorous.
  18. You should stop that. That is energy, time, money, and resources that you could dedicate to what is important. To the ONLY thing that is important: you and yours. I've been right about this shit for a long, long time, and you know I have been. So listen to me now. Do everything for your family. And nothing for anyone else.
  19. How long have I been on the Ledge? Yeah. Don't doubt my commitment to a position. Here's your quick answer on our electoral position, based on Pew research. This is the #1 question that drove the voting divide: Would you say that most of the time people try to help others or just look out for themselves? Do you think most people would try to take advantage of you if they got the chance or would try to be fair no matter what? People more likely to answer that question "yes/would take advantage of you" were significantly more inclined to vote Trumpish. And the second part is clear as well -- they THINK that of others, because that's how THEY view the world. They've won. We have defined our ethos, stated plainly above: 1) Just look out for yourself. 2) Take advantage of others if you get the chance. We might as well engrave those on all the monuments. The are who we are. Those are our DEFINING beliefs. Don't take my word for it. That's what the American people actually said, and they voted accordingly. Accept the will of the people, amigos. Don't fight against the tide. Ride the wave.
  20. Yep. You either play by those rules (that is....no rules, just win, at any and all costs), or GTFO. I'm here to win. For me.
  21. Nope. I've done my time. I've paid my dues. I've expended my efforts. Mostly for naught, by the way. Fuck it. It's me time. And if you think I'm alone, I spent dinner last night with my minister wife who fundamentally agrees. It's the only path to any inner peace. Caring about other people when they are bent on the 1-2 plan of 1) hurting everyone else, and 2) hurting themselves, is a wasteful and exhausting effort. So, cut that shit out. It's every man for himself. Play the game by the rules have been established. Only a fool would do otherwise.
  22. Counterpoint: fuck 'em. This world is made to consume the weak, and those who can't defend themselves. There's nothing more American than bellying up to the table and gorging on the buffet of the weak/other. And I am nothing if not a great American patriot.
  23. Fuck em. They've chosen a path that is actually leading to MORE abortions. Great, I celebrate that. All the FA, they get all the FO. As a bonus, their path is killing women! Great! The more suffering, the better. See, the suffering tells you that the policies are working. More suffering. More. Let's. Fucking. Do this.
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