SGGeorwell

joined 7 months ago
[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I’m enjoying Ultra. It’s about Nazi infiltration of the government during WWII. It’s very well done.

Also, Lawfare and the related podcasts are never miss for me.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (15 children)

That’s a terrifying fact about your legal system.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

To decent people, their regularly scheduled programming should be Kompromat enough.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

That’s a surprising and insightful comment. I never really thought about it, but you’re absolutely right.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

Merrick Garland is such a disappointment.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

She really is a natural at this politics thing.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

Too much eye liner. Still looks like Vance.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Bo Jove, I think he’s got it!

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I still maintain that the live feed I saw of the Russians shooting at Zaporizhzhia was the scariest thing I’ve ever seen on TV. It was scarier than 9/11. It apparently continues to be so.

[–] SGGeorwell@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I agree! As a lifelong member of the community, being de facto represented by drag queens has been a cringeworthy experience. They’re character actors who do not represent even close to a majority of the larger group. The loudest, most obnoxious members of any group should not be allowed to hog the spotlight. It ruins the ability of the larger group to form political alliances. Gangster rap doesn’t represent black people. Jihadists don’t represent Muslims. Karens don’t represent white women.

Years ago my Bible-thumpy step mother was showing decent progress on accepting us when she was invited to a birthday party at a drag club. She went, trying to be hip, and a drag queen on stage came down and literally grabbed her hair and humped her face for the lolz, causing her whole project of acceptance to come crashing down. I guess the queen was roasting her verbally, painful enough I’m sure - probably she was dressed like Nancy Reagan, which is going to stand out - but then the queen physically accosted and humiliated her. She stopped giving a shit about our tribe after that. Can you blame her? Centering obnoxious outliers as representatives is bad strategy.

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