I... I need to sit with this one for a bit. The idea that the Cold War might have been better for everyone is not a position I'm prepared to reckon with.
Honestly, that's a good sensory thing to have. Small sock wrinkles and tiny pebbles in your shoe turn into blisters on day-hikes. There are times to have grit and "tough it out" and this is not one of 'em.
We've seen this kind of thing before. This is the Southern Lost Cause propaganda strategy as applied to Nazi Germany.
If you've never been exposed to "The Lost Cause" in school, or haven't yet come to realize what that really means, I urge you to read up on it now.. It wears a thin veil of well-reasoned, even compassionate dialogue, but conveniently leaves out the bigger picture of why and what prompted all this in the first place. Those deploying this kind of speech are like a housecat: rolling over and displaying their belly while seemingly "taking the L", but are actually poised to harm by quietly aligning themselves with the Cause's original narrative.
While we're a far cry from erecting bronze statues and renaming streets in the name of Nazism, I caution everyone to identify this kind of speech wherever you see it. So, stamp it out, decry it as revisionist, and don't let up. Render it impolite, uncouth, and socially unacceptable in any context. Unchecked, this kind of thing slowly creeps in, eventually worming its way into textbooks and everyday chit-chat.
I'm on the receiving end of this from a friend and I didn't even think twice about it. I think we're all in a place now where being asked to install yet another app is pretty commonplace. Plus phone app stores make it relatively painless to do.
The real question is how in the hell did they pivot from douche to "all-purpose kitchen and bath cleaner."
I... I need to sit with this one for a bit. The idea that the Cold War might have been better for everyone is not a position I'm prepared to reckon with.
France: We would appreicate it if more visitors spoke a little more French
OP: I know, since a lot of people know English, we'll teach it with English phonetics so they can understand it better.
Phrahnse: No, not like that.
Had me in the first half.
Honestly, that's a good sensory thing to have. Small sock wrinkles and tiny pebbles in your shoe turn into blisters on day-hikes. There are times to have grit and "tough it out" and this is not one of 'em.
Took me a second to realize that the loose threads weren't just sloppy workmanship. :(
That's right up there with "MAN LANDS ON MOON" for headlines that move maximum ink.
It's all in the (fish)eye of the beholder.
Honestly, if I start to loose my mind, that's where I'd want to be. :(
Yikes. No thank you.
Thank you. I thought I was going crazy for a second.
Not only is the amount supposed to grow, but it's also supposed to keep ahead of inflation. And the last 40-50 years have had A LOT of that.
Just going by the thumbnail I was going to guess that this was (Data) Loss.
At the RAM bank.
What's ipdog?
I tried to shop there, but I wasn't allowed to enter the store.
We've seen this kind of thing before. This is the Southern Lost Cause propaganda strategy as applied to Nazi Germany.
If you've never been exposed to "The Lost Cause" in school, or haven't yet come to realize what that really means, I urge you to read up on it now.. It wears a thin veil of well-reasoned, even compassionate dialogue, but conveniently leaves out the bigger picture of why and what prompted all this in the first place. Those deploying this kind of speech are like a housecat: rolling over and displaying their belly while seemingly "taking the L", but are actually poised to harm by quietly aligning themselves with the Cause's original narrative.
While we're a far cry from erecting bronze statues and renaming streets in the name of Nazism, I caution everyone to identify this kind of speech wherever you see it. So, stamp it out, decry it as revisionist, and don't let up. Render it impolite, uncouth, and socially unacceptable in any context. Unchecked, this kind of thing slowly creeps in, eventually worming its way into textbooks and everyday chit-chat.
What frustrates me is that it doesn't have to be this way. They could just start using better original music. Consider what Game Grumps and Sbassbear did for Lipitor.
Meanwhile, they're also responsible for the best cover of Sandstorm.
I'm on the receiving end of this from a friend and I didn't even think twice about it. I think we're all in a place now where being asked to install yet another app is pretty commonplace. Plus phone app stores make it relatively painless to do.
Meatball sandwich. Singular. One meatball.
Technically correct, but legitimately rage inducing if this is really what you get for 15 quid.
In that case, allow me to fix that last line for you:
Be the change and all that. Keep being socially conscious - we need that more than ever right now.