Podunk

You know. Its interesting. Like... really interesting. And sobering.

Reading history books about the rise of the nazis and the reich, and you ask yourself, "how could they have not known what was going on?" and "how could they let these things happen?" What were they doing just standing around? Why did they let this happen?

I understand that history is written by the victors. I understand that there is so much we will never know. There is nuance and circumstance and so many things that snowball into the most terrible things.

But now... im starting to understand the feeling of powerlessness now. The inability to change the machines that are in motion. The overwhelming dread.

I could make generalizations of the people of germany in the 1930s. But it would be disingenuous. And unnecessary. It feels like they are my neighbors now in 2025. They are angry, or apathetic, or ignorant. And the machine and history does not care about them in the slightest. History will be written by the winner and we are all going to be a broad generalization of what happens next. Your experiences will be written off as a success for the new order, or as a failure. If it is written at all.

History doesnt teach you to dwell on the minutiae and routines of the common man. It doesnt teach you that, despite everything you may do or what you believe, or how much you loathe the actions of your leaders, that you have so little sway. That you are powerless and ineffective.

I feel that and understand that now.

History books in school taught us the wrong lesson i think. But i dont think that we can learn this experience from a book or documentary. If it could, we would not be repeating it now.

Truly despicable. Seeding to at least 1 to 1 is the bare minimum of courtesy and humanity. If you dont, its unethical

Maybe tires are shoes, and inside the tires, instead of air, there are fleshy discs of sinew and fat, kinda the cars equivalent of an elephants foot padding its all just a meaty sausage ouroboros inside each rubber doughnut shoe.

Weaponizing immigrant lives to hurt others is literally the signature move of the trump supporters you despise.

And you advocate for exactly that. Disgusting.

You are the same sort of person as them. You just wear a different colored hat.

My point is, if you are suffering, and watching your neighbors and friends suffer, do not wish that suffering on the people who arent your neighbors and friends just because of the consequence of proximity.

Its very human to make the easy assessment of "the other" and what they think, feel, and deserve. They are faceless and far away. Who cares? But... The OP was literally wishing ill on immigrant families to hurt their own opponent. Using immigrants as pawns to justify their opinion and position. Using people to hurt other people. Sound familiar yet?

Fuck that opinion. I will not abide.

Maybe he should give up and quit this farce completely. Instead of what you suggested.

Because what you suggested just hurts more innocent people so that you can feel smug and point and say "i told you so".

We get it. some dumbasses voted against their communities and their own self interests. Im fighting this battle every day with so many people. But why on earth would you advocate that more people get caught up and hurt by these policies? Because they "deserve it"?

We are supposed to be better than that. We are supposed to make the world better. Not be vindictive assholes about it.

-sincerely, a farmer from a rural red run welfare county.

Or just rub one out before bed. Always works for me.

Its one egg, michael. What could it cost, Ten dollars?

Im in texas. I was getting the hub from colorado. Today Im more in a Wyoming sort of mood. Need to get the best results. Time to change servers.

China has been buying and stealing south africa piece by piece for decades. land, mines, politicians. Everything. This will have very negative consequences for all of sa.

They are not defending their boundaries. This is just going to feed the other beast. This just cuts off americas influence on SA, and lets china go full hog into it. This was just they were waiting for.

Yeah that remote start subscription really pissed me off. If i could confirm a way to give them even less data i would.

Honestly, i wouldnt sweat it. Ecoli in that context is much more of a risk. And wiith safe food handling, your risk is pretty low.