"The issues of race and religion loom large in any discussion of where the Republican party is today.
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Patty Kimura for Harris2024replied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
All they have is their fuming bitter anger at disobedient women, Black people, immigrants, POC, American Jews, LGBTQ, poor people, unions, disabled Americans, lesser men...for refusing to be properly servile.
Meanwhile Big Dad Energy says "Mind your own damn business"
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Glimmering of a Flowermobreplied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
@wdlindsy it’s even funnier when you consider that as a Jew, Ben Shapiro isn’t even white. He certainly not considered to be white by the Christian establishment. #GOPmorons.
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Sordid Amok!replied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
@wdlindsy I love that Walz, like Biden, can poke fun at himself. It's a sign of his maturity - as opposed to the creepy snowflakes on the other side
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jz.tuskreplied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
As we white guys say, Ben Shapiro is a whiny little bitch.
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FinalCallreplied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
Retiring in NM a white male of Liberal Yankee beginnings thinks, shit, that's me.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to FinalCall on last edited by
@MotherEarth There definitely are regional differences in palates, aren't they? Because I have deep roots in the US South, where early on a culture of fusion-cuisine developed, my palate has always welcomed what some other regions think of as "spicy." The Southern colonies were frontrunners in welcoming African foods like okra, eggplant, and field peas, and items used by the Spanish that had made their way to Africa like hot peppers and tomatoes.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
@MotherEarth And because I've lived now over 50 years with a Minnesota spouse whose roots are heavily German, I know that the bland Minnesota palate is not a myth. His father used to complain bitterly when I cooked, and would ask, "Did you empty the whole pepper shaker in this dish?" Even bell peppers are considered "spicy" in the German-Minnesota culture in which my spouse grew up.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to jz.tusk on last edited by
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Sordid Amok! on last edited by
@SordidAmok I very much agree. It's a sign of mental health when people can laugh at themselves — and of serious mental disturbance when (see: Donald Trump) they are unable to do so. I well remember my developmental psychology teacher in college saying one day, "I want to give the women in this class some advice: never marry a man with no sense of humor. That's a sign he's mentally disturbed."
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Glimmering of a Flowermob on last edited by
@Flowermob Excellent point. Yes, as Ta-Nehisi Coates has great fun saying repeatedly in his book Between the World and Me, some folks need to believe they're white — and that need and belief show us so clearly that race is a social construction designed by some folks to benefit themselves and denigrate others.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Patty Kimura for Harris2024 on last edited by
@pattykimura Well-stated, indeed. I agree.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to zigguratmonk on last edited by
@zigguratmonk I have to say that I was sorely disappointed when a late, lamentable election put the kibosh to the dream of a taco truck on every corner. I can't imagine anything more wonderful!
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zigguratmonkreplied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
@wdlindsy right? I feel like it was a squandered opportunity to not simply lean into that promise.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to zigguratmonk last edited by
@zigguratmonk Yes, that sounds right to me.