Narcissists gonna narcissist, I guess 🤷

I disagree. In the wake of the '08 financial crisis entire communities were left decimated. Those same communities were then victimized by pharmaceutical companies pushing opiates. The right offers easy scapegoats for these people: immigrants, LGBTQ folks, the "deep state".

The American left doesn't offer an alternative. Instead of pointing out that the real criminals are billionaires and giant corporations, they try to side step the real issues and engage with distraction of the culture war.

I think a perfect example of this was the Democrats' "demonstration" after George Floyd's murder. Instead of pushing for police reform, they just wore kente cloths and raised their fists. They only way in which they were an alternative to the GOP was by not being openly racist. While I prefer that, and I think those that don't are wrong, it's understandable that angry, hurt, and uneducated people would be willing to be led astray by someone who actually offered solutions (evil as they are).

I've always believed the adage that you can't logic someone out of a position they didn't logic themselves into. It protects my peace.

Getting Cheney's endorsement isn't the flex folks seem to be acting like it is. "Huzzah, a lesser devil supports us instead of a literal fascist"

That's what the GOP has been doing for decades. Insisting that they're the party of fiscal responsibility despite the fact that they're just not good at managing the economy.

I fear the Senate is going to lose their majority. But who knows? Maybe all of this fuckin around is going to bite them in the ass.

Honestly, her gender is one of the few things I actually respect about her.

She's an entrenched neo-lib who thought herself so entitled to the presidency that she got her conference to shut down campaigns that actually had a chance while simultaneously neglecting to consider that the Midwest and rust belt exist and have legitimate grievances with the Democratic party.

Hey now. Ron Johnson is also up there.

I live in Wisconsin, and last year we reelected Ron Johnson (who I think may just be the dumbest person alive). Everyone has a reason it happened, but very few folks will acknowledge that part of the problem was that his opponent, Mandela Barnes, is a black man. Middle America is still incredibly racist, and for some reason we aren't comfortable just calling it out.

I hope you don't feel any shame in this. It's absolutely disgusting that you live with this sort of fear, and I hope you have a community that you can rely on.

Also, I saw that someone suggested learning to handle firearms, which I agree with, but if home defense is what you're going for, a good ole fashioned Louisville Slugger will also often do the truck

Do you have any readings you'd suggest? I sort of came to the conclusion that these ideas don't work on my own, but I still find it tempting to throw up my hands because they're all corrupt and playing for the same team.

What is this "collapse theory"? I'd like to learn more, but Google is only providing me links about quantum waves.

I got back into BG3. Gonna finally get myself to Moonrise Tower.