"rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno"
"a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan"
From this old roman expression, the phrase "black swan" was a common saying in 16th century London as a statement of impossibility. It derives from the presumption that all swans must be white because all historical records of swans reported that they had white feathers. Thus, a black swan was believed to be impossible or at least nonexistent.
However, in 1697, Dutch explorers led by Willem de Vlamingh became the first Europeans to see black swans, in Western Australia. The term then changed its meaning to connote the idea that a perceived impossibility might later be disproved.
Enkrod
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Chick Publications has produced over 250 different titles, about 100 of which are still in print and available in over 100 languages.
Millions of these are getting printed every year.
Chick Tracts have successfully created a very real current of evangelical hostility vs. Catholics, Mormons, Jews, Muslims and other faiths, but especially against women, the poor, social liberalism, queerness, modernity, science, scepticism, atheism, freemasonry, and racial equality, but also rock music, D&D, the british, immigrants and (of course) Europe in general.
yes, they are called Chick Tracts
If ever I get the chance to relieve myself on Jack Chicks grave...
Zählen sie mal von 1930 bis 1950
1930 1931 1932 1945 1946...
Halt halt halt, sie haben ja tausend Jahre übersprungen
That was a mistranslation, stepdad is saying his daughter is a gold digger and she ain't messing with no broke... no, you know what, fuck Klanye, those lyrics should have been generally understood as a red flag.
There absolutely was a conspiracy! Never forget the FBI murdered Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Never forget what the FBI did to the Black Panthers and the American Indian Movement.
Everyone needs to know about COINTELPRO
You guys have credit cards?
From time to time the ruling class has to be reminded that, as the bigger of the two classes, the working class could just eat them and start over. If we're not content with the system, we can change it anytime we like. We'll start by trying to get change by ballot box, but if you close that door for us, if you force us too... we absolutely can get change by guillotine.
Washington has been committing daytime civilian murder in Iraq on a regular enough basis. Why would that change anything? And under Trump of all things, the most vile sack of shit ever to scam people into voting for him?
No, Ukraine will get no help from there, we're going to have to step up in Europe and increase our support.
Good