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5) when you post two carefully chosen images of unrelated events, and grin like a simpleton and ask "SEEEEEEEEE? this proves my point", know that i am wincing, and actively hating you, and praying that your student loan is not forgiven: you clearly never learned a goddamn thing about critical reasoning or anything else.
5) when you post two carefully chosen images of unrelated events, and grin like a simpleton and ask "SEEEEEEEEE? this proves my point", know that i am wincing, and actively hating you, and praying that your student loan is not forgiven: you clearly never learned a goddamn thing about critical reasoning or anything else.


6) if you expressed horror about BLM protests, but not this, you're a tribal asshole and probably an uninteresting person. if you expressed horror about this, but not BLM protests, you're a tribal asshole and probably an insufferable person. they were both eruptions of emotional energy turned destructive, and both ultimately ineffectual. nothing changed other than money has to be spent cleaning up. no matter how righteous the cause of the child, it helps no one to throw a tantrum, kicking legs in the toy aisle. the CVS never did anything to you. fuck destruction of value.
6) if you expressed horror about BLM riots, but not this, you're a tribal asshole and probably an uninteresting person. if you expressed horror about this, but not BLM riots, you're a tribal asshole and probably an insufferable person. they were both eruptions of emotional energy turned destructive, and both ultimately ineffectual. nothing changed other than money has to be spent cleaning up. no matter how righteous the cause of the child, it helps no one to throw a tantrum, kicking legs in the toy aisle. the CVS never did anything to you. fuck destruction of value.
 
pro tip: the proper response to both was mild derision and dank memes.


7) i have always believed -- and reasoned, examining the data -- that America is the best country in the world to live in as a dynamic, value-generating, white (or indian, or east asian) person. we must simplify this to "dynamic, value-producing person". something must be done to bring a larger share of the best blacks and hispanics seats at the table. i'm unsure what that is.
7) i have always believed -- and reasoned, examining the data -- that America is the best country in the world to live in as a dynamic, value-generating, white (or indian, or east asian) person. we must simplify this to "dynamic, value-producing person". something must be done to bring a larger share of the best blacks and hispanics seats at the table. i'm unsure what that is.