I'm sorry but 262 words is not a manifesto. A manifesto should be so long and rambling that its sheer size deters people from reading it. It should look like you need a briefcase full of ragged, yellowed typing paper to lug it around in and wave at people. It should be usable as a melee weapon in an emergency. 262 words isn't even the abstract to a respectable manifesto. ...
In 100 years this is going to be in a display at some museum to try to help whoever's around the future to understand the early 21st Century. ...
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We can take some joy from knowing that when Elon Musk sees that video his mind will immediately go to all of the Russian mobsters and Saudi bone saw guys he is in hock to.
A glimpse into his future. Yeah, billion dollars or not they *can* get to you and when you’re no longer useful, they will. Sleep tight! ...
Everyone remotely near a position of power in the U.S. right now is drunk on It Can't Happen Here-ism while most of the rest of the world has recent enough experience with "It" Happening that they react differently. If they don't react to authoritarian power-grabs *successfully* they at least react to them decisively. They understand democracy as a thing that is fragile, that can disappear, and that requires a defense beyond telling citizens to vote. ...
Mike says:
What percent of the South is African-American? 20%? 30%? Assuming they realize that Obama was born in the country for a second (the numbers suggest all Democrats do), where does that put whites?
laura says:
we're not all birthers. you'll be okay. come visit atlanta every once in a while. just don't look side to side on the drive over.
Bob says:
The south is an interesting place. I lived in Texas for three years and man, the stories I could tell. Yet Austin, which was only 90 minutes from me, was a great place. Little pockets of sanity are to be found in the south – and Athens is one of them. You'll like it just fine.
jazzbumpa says:
Little pockets of sanity are to be found in the south.
I never, ever, ever thought I'd say this.
I am proud and happy to be living in Michigan!
Nate says:
Hey, you and Liz will move that little blue bar up a tick or two. :)
Daniel says:
Having lived in Georgia-Carolina for several years, I think you'll like Athens. I suspect most of the 44% on that graph live there and/or Atlanta.
Mark says:
If living in the South has taught me one thing it is to smile and nod a lot. Welcome to Georgia! =)
Displaced says:
I'm just wishing they hurry up and secede from the Union. Only this time, the North should let them go without a fight. They'll slip into 3rd world status in no time. Then we should erect a tall tall border fence along the borders, especially the Texas border; see how they like it once they're on the 3rd world side of the fence.
(Although I suppose we can make Athens an honorary northern town if it makes you feel better, Ed.)
Michael says:
Raised in Boston.
Living in Birmingham, Alabama.
You will be amazed.
Penny says:
Instead of asking, "Do you believe Obama was born in the U.S.," substitute, "What the fuck! Can you believe there's a darkie in the fucking White House?" it suddenly makes perfect sense.
Admit it, white folk. You just can't believe we elected an African American president. THAT'S what this whole thing is about!!!!!
Patti says:
I've decided that people in the South will believe anything, ESPECIALLY if it can be disproved with facts.
Good luck trying to teach their offspring.
Nicole says:
Think of it more as an indicator of need … and really, would you want to spend all your time preaching to the converted? :)
Virginia S. Wood, Psy.D. says:
Y'all stop slammin' on the South. We're not all tobacco-chewin' rednecks.
Kulani says:
I've lived in Atlanta for 26 of my 31 years of life. That includes 1 year in Orlando, and 5 years in Athens. So I can tell you, although you will definitely have to deal with a lot of dumb-ass conservative frat-boys at UGA, it's not all bad. The majority of the full-time residents of Athens-Clarke county are progressive. And, it gets better the closer you get to Atlanta. You are moving in to a blue oasis in a sea of Red.
Annoyed says:
More hate groups in PA than in GA.