tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post7819743195257249606..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Continued Stray Thoughts on the Current Political ClimateDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-66446495759678017822017-11-18T16:40:52.540-06:002017-11-18T16:40:52.540-06:00"...erratic, exasperating, impulsive, prone t..."...erratic, exasperating, impulsive, prone to thoughtless violence, and generally one bad day away from taking out the next person who pisses them off."<br /><br /><i>Erratic.</i> Nope.<br /><i>Exasperated.</i> Understated.<br /><i>Impulsive.</i> Not since my drinking days.<br /><i>Prone thoughtless violence.</i> Nope. When I go off, it is always well thought out and meticulously planned.<br /><i>One bad day away ...</i> Why wait for a bad day?<br /><i>... Pisses them off?</i> Nailed it!<br /><br />Haven't owned a firearm since the 80s - which is probably a good thing.<br /><br />Shower was good, just ineffective in accomplishing intended objective. The flask was a no-brainer. Now I just need the actual brain bleach to fill it with.<br /><br />Lucy LucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-26840894646269285912017-11-18T15:21:49.134-06:002017-11-18T15:21:49.134-06:00The whole point of gun control is that people are ...The whole point of gun control is that people are erratic, exasperating, impulsive, prone to thoughtless violence, and generally one bad day away from taking out the next person who pisses them off, and those are the ones who cannot legally be declared mentally ill. Take the guns out of the equation and it becomes much harder to kill people, and since most people are also lazy this means that fewer people (not NONE, just fewer) will die. It's amazing how few people "mental illness" ends up shooting in countries that regulate guns sensibly, isn't it?<br /><br />I can sympathize with your plight, and I hope you enjoyed that long hot shower.<br /><br />I may just have to buy that flask.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-80192774013773199412017-11-18T12:34:58.309-06:002017-11-18T12:34:58.309-06:00I now understand the whole mindset behind at least...I now understand the whole mindset behind at least some of the mass shootings. And the need for better gun control.<br /><br />I could have easily made the evening news yesterday.<br /><br />Ignorance was not an issue. Not even willful ignorance. Those demoralized examples of mentally deficient homo sapiens should not be allowed air without paying for it.<br /><br />"Depths of ignorance and depravity" does not even begin to plumb the depths of morally flawed psychosis where those deranged cartoon caricatures live. I actually, LITERALLY felt the need to take a long hot shower when I got home.<br /><br />May I please purchase a one-way ticket back to normality now?<br /><br />Or maybe you could get me some of this:<br />https://smile.amazon.com/Intox-BRAIN-BLEACH-8oz-Flask/dp/B01M3N6J33/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511030005&sr=8-1&keywords=brain+bleach<br />for Thanksgiving.<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-1902087803027396912017-11-18T11:54:21.430-06:002017-11-18T11:54:21.430-06:00You are a far more restrained person than I. And ...You are a far more restrained person than I. And really - chillier? They and the horses they rode in on can find more entertaining way to spend their time. After the barbarisms inflicted on the republic this year by smug, self-satisfied, ragingly ignorant right-wing extremists, I no longer feel any need to be polite to them. Not surprised that they too cowardly to debate - reality is not kind to the modern American right wing.<br /><br />I'm not sure why I am continually amazed at the depths of ignorance and depravity (and, even more so, the approval of it by the unthinking horde), but there it is.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-71660511398358930522017-11-18T08:38:17.776-06:002017-11-18T08:38:17.776-06:0013. And just why, pray tell, should numbers be all...13. And just why, pray tell, should numbers be allowed to stand apart?<br /><br />37. Conservation thru elimination, a GOP staple. Why do you sound so surprised?<br /><br />40. Yeah, well indeed. I sincerely hope we are about see a wave of old white guys being outed for their behavior over the centuries. This should not come as a surprise to anyone. Especially us old white guys. What was sincerely refreshing was Senator Franken's response. What was entirely predictable was Donnybumpkin's twit. I mean tweet.<br />______________<br /><br />Yesterday, I had suffered the joy of spending 8 hours, not including the lunch break, attending a federally mandated class regarding [subject] with a number of other men (and I use that "men" label very loosely) who have all clearly partaken of the republican Kool-aid. After the lunch break, discussion devolved into the current politics, and I found myself listening, slack-jawed, and clearly outnumbered, to 18 individuals who see nothing at all wrong with the current status quo. Roy? Nothing wrong with that! After all, who hasn't assaulted a young girl.? Hillary? Lock her up! LGBTQ? Stuff all that back in the closet. Tax reform? Can't see why there is any need to debate that. Put it on the desk and get Orange Julius Caesar to sign that shit - our companies will then have the ability to trickle down on us and we'll all be rich! <br /><br />After 40 minutes of listening to that shit, I handed the instructor a note reminding him that I, for one, was in that classroom for one purpose, and one purpose only - and he really should return to doing his job regarding [subject]. As I handed him the note I informed him that I was going outside for a smoke, and asked him to send someone out to get me if and or when they returned to [subject].<br /><br />When I returned about ten minutes later, the atmosphere in the room was decidedly and remarkably chillier. Everyone wanted to know why I didn't want to listen to their bullshit - but I refused to engage. Cowardice? Not likely - we were in that classroom for federally required training - training we need in order to do our jobs. We were not there to engage in political debate. <br /><br />I did, however, invite any and all to stay after class to do <i><b>precisely that</b></i> at the end of the day. Not one of those flaming assholes had the balls to take me on.<br /><br />Odin, Thor, and Eir, thank you for granting me the strength to restrain myself.<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.com