[The Succ Zone] I unblocked you, again, to say this: You don't fucking know me.

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ex post facho: Oct 25, 2007

Agean90 posted:

fun fact while I was typing this there were at least 30 traffic accident in Denver that happened for literally the dumbest reasons, ranging from "forgot how to turn" to "choked on weed gummie"

this is absolutely true but has (almost) nothing to do with people being high, instead it has to do more with the drivers being from outt of state

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:53

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# ? May 11, 2024 06:44

ex post facho: Oct 25, 2007

Venom Snake posted:

I am excited for the sea to swallow this state

i dont understand how sinkholes haven't consumed miami yet personally

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:54

BrutalistMcDonalds: Oct 4, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

i don't normally do the city-bashing thing but i'll allow myself to post this b/c the author is an anarchist who grew up in D.C.

quote:

White DC has always been insulated from the economic vicissitudes that plague Detroit or New Orleans: it is recession-proof, for the government grows in bad times and good. There�s always gainful employment for high-end sex workers and drug dealers. This insulation is one of many factors that give it a �bubble� quality and detach it from the country of which it is the capital. It�s one reason the people who live there often do not understand the nation in which they live. The other reason is that they don�t want to.

The city in my youth (1960s and 70s) was roughly as segregated as Selma, with race and class corresponding almost perfectly. Nevertheless, Chocolate City was the real DC, and many of the whites stayed only a few years, or for an administration, whereas the black community had some intergenerational continuity and identification with the place. In my experience, the only thing holding the races together in DC was the Redskins, which led to male bonding across the apartheid line.

When I moved up the road to Baltimore in my 20s, I was surprised and delighted, if also somewhat concerned, to see what an actual American city was like. There were funky ethnic neighborhoods: Greeks, Italians and Jews. There was a truly wild art scene, symbolized by John Waters and his crew. There were problems all over, but also character on every block. Moments of celebration were moments of pleasure and release, not moments of performance for one�s superiors. People were unpretentious, their conversations unrehearsed. I don�t think there can really be a �Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area� because the towns are just too far apart. Baltimore is in America. DC is in limbo.

I realized only then that I had grown up in a strange non-place. My people were journalists back when DC had five big dailies. That is or used to be a certain sort of multi-generational DC native. My grandfather was White House correspondent for the Times-Herald, my Dad a reporter for the Evening Star. They, and I as I grew, took a certain pleasure in feeling that we were at the center of the universe as America became a world-bestriding superpower: we grew up extremely non-provincial, you might say.

But we also came up cynical as all hell. Perhaps the greatest hero of my father and grandfather was H.L. Mencken. But it�s one thing to be a hilarious cynical bastard in Baltimore, and quite another to be a hilarious cynical bastard in DC. Never were there people less impressed by power. They outlasted politicians and flunkies they liked, and those they despised. They watched the pomp with a jaundiced eye and talked to the guys sweeping up the trash after the inauguration. I�d like to think that you can�t grow up in DC without becoming an anti-authoritarian of some sort, even if it�s just expressed with a roll of the eyes.

I don�t think you can say that about DC newspersons now, who come from here and there through Columbia Journalism School to mutate into television stars and develop sources by whom they can be manipulated. They appear to me to have mutated into just another variety of DC bureaucrat, passing through in very nice and pointedly conventional suits.

But I�ll say one thing for my hometown; it slogs through. They�re erecting grandstands along Pennsylvania Ave. again, from the White House past the Old Post Office (where my step-mother worked, now the Trump International) and to the Capitol. It�s routine, man. DC people will trudge through the transition, more concerned with the commute than the supposedly unbelievable significance of it all. The rest of the country appears to think we�re in a historical transformation; the junior bureaucrats, secretaries, contractors, lobbying-firm employees, and rent boys know that things will tick right along pretty much as usual.

http://www.splicetoday.com/writing/washington-d-c-is-a-skin-crawl

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:54

call to action: Jun 10, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

GalacticAcid posted:

yea if you like freezing your balls off around a bunch of libertarians and evangelical creeps

no thanks

This poo poo is so funny to me, how people focus on Colorado Springs and their shittiness while completely ignoring the much bigger and more influential racist encampments in Orange County CA. Please spread the word that Colorado is a shithole to everyone you encounter, we're full

ex post facho posted:

based on my anecdotal license plate observations, colorado is approximately 30% californians, 20% illinians(????), and 50% dumbass idiot drivers

How are Texas plates not on that list, they outrank all states except CO imo

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:55

the bitcoin of weed: Nov 1, 2014

Venom Snake posted:

I am excited for the sea to swallow this state

extremely

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:55

ex post facho: Oct 25, 2007

i think it's funnier that people think that colorado is cold lol

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:56

deadgoon: Dec 4, 2014; by FactsAreUseless

if u live in a fun cool wealthy place pls keep in mind that its only wealthy because of the exploitation of the global south

ur dreams are made out of pure human misery

namaste

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:57

The Little Kielbasa: Mar 29, 2001; and another thing: im not mad. please dont put in the newspaper that i got mad.

Venom Snake posted:

I mean are we talking fashion trends because the DC area is one of the most blue in the entire union

Yeah, that wasn't a great choice of words. I meant popular fashion-art-music type stuff.

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:57

ex post facho: Oct 25, 2007

drat how could i forget texas plates, aka "so what if the light has been red for 5 seconds COMIN THRU W/MY TRUKNUTZ"

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:57

call to action: Jun 10, 2016; by FactsAreUseless

ex post facho posted:

i think it's funnier that people think that colorado is cold lol

shhh, don't tell anyone it's probably more pleasant than san diego as long as you can take a half dozen decent snows a year

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:57

Uncle Wemus: Mar 4, 2004

https://twitter.com/joeprince___/status/889360873294266368

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:58

Venom Snake: Feb 19, 2014; by Nyc_Tattoo

I would agree that generally yes people in D.C. hate how morons from NY/Chicago/Tech world fly in here and talk like they have the One Weird Trick to fixing all the governments ills when thats normally "fire public servants and hire contractors"

# ? Jul 27, 2017 18:59

navyjack: Jul 15, 2006

ex post facho posted:

i think it's funnier that people think that colorado is cold lol

My dad won't come visit from Florida because he "hates the cold." I'm like, Dad, it's July and 100% degrees I don't live in an igloo ffs!

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:00

ex post facho: Oct 25, 2007

call to action posted:

shhh, don't tell anyone it's probably more pleasant than san diego as long as you can take a half dozen decent snows a year

any shot of colorado is always the mountains in winter or the city in winter and ppl immediately think "drat look at those hardass colorado-livers in their barren frozen wasteland"

*stays in shorts 6 months out of the year, sometimes in February*

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:01

Captain_Maclaine: Sep 30, 2001

ex post facho posted:

this is absolutely true but has (almost) nothing to do with people being high, instead it has to do more with the drivers being from outt of state

Last time I was in CO for a skiing trip at Copper Mt. I saw tons of people in the ditch even before the gently caress-off huge blizzard hit near the end of the trip (which I had to drive through on my way out in a hyundai accent with all-season tires, thank you so much for arranging that rental for me, Dad). Surprising that in a skiing region so many idiots don't know how to drive in snow.

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:01

deadgoon: Dec 4, 2014; by FactsAreUseless

navyjack posted:

My dad won't come visit from Florida because he "hates the cold." I'm like, Dad, it's July and 100% degrees I don't live in an igloo ffs!

perhaps u are the cold...

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:01

GalacticAcid: Apr 8, 2013; NEW YORK VALUES

i was in dc last weekend

surprisingly had a lot of fun

that's my story

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:02

the bitcoin of weed: Nov 1, 2014

navyjack posted:

My dad won't come visit from Florida because he "hates the cold." I'm like, Dad, it's July and 100% degrees I don't live in an igloo ffs!

to be fair if someone used to Florida weather went to Colorado they'd probably just shrivel up and collapse into dust without the comforting layer of water vapor coating their skin like a toad

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:03

GalacticAcid: Apr 8, 2013; NEW YORK VALUES

gardner's up for reelection in 2020 right

co goons, is he gonna win

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:03

anime was right: Jun 27, 2008; death is certain
keep yr cool

Venom Snake posted:

I would agree that generally yes people in D.C. hate how morons from NY/Chicago/Tech world fly in here and talk like they have the One Weird Trick to fixing all the governments ills when thats normally "fire public servants and hire contractors"

specifically my contractors

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:04

1994 Toyota Celica: Sep 11, 2008; by Nyc_Tattoo

call to action posted:

This poo poo is so funny to me, how people focus on Colorado Springs and their shittiness while completely ignoring the much bigger and more influential racist encampments in Orange County CA. Please spread the word that Colorado is a shithole to everyone you encounter, we're full

i'll knife-fight a white supremacist if i can take their spot

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:06

ate shit on live tv: Feb 15, 2004; by Azathoth

GalacticAcid posted:

tulsi is good on syria

it's her other stances that are

Only for Foreign Policy, i.e the least important policy.

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:06

docbeard: Jul 19, 2011

deadgoon posted:

if u live in a fun cool wealthy place pls keep in mind that its only wealthy because of the exploitation of the global south

ur dreams are made out of pure human misery

namaste

La la la la la
Na na na na na
Ha ha ha ha ha

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:06

Thoguh: Nov 8, 2002; College Slice

Venom Snake posted:

City tribalism is loving stupid

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:07

The Ol Spicy Keychain: Jan 17, 2013; I MEPHISTO MY OWN ASSHOLE

Frijolero posted:

This, but in America and every time it goes to grey they're sentenced to death by guillotine:

https://twitter.com/PeoplesMomentum/status/890512963123245057

This is class warfare! :qq:

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:12

ex post facho: Oct 25, 2007

GalacticAcid posted:

gardner's up for reelection in 2020 right

co goons, is he gonna win

He's held zero town halls, has people staging sit ins im his office, voted for both versions of the repeal and based on his facebook page is insanely unpopular so,

*rummages through papers, adjusts glasses on bridge of nose, consults polling numbers*

yes, he will win.

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:12

ex post facho: Oct 25, 2007

also lmao if u think america will still exist by 2020

we'll be electing the magistrate of the Free Protectorate of the Rockies on a platform of using lethal force on anyone attempting to enter from kansas, Oklahoma, texas or nebraska

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:13

Venuz Patrol: Mar 27, 2011

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/890632887619403776

ben c jacobs fires back

(for reference)

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:17

jBrereton: May 30, 2013; Grimey Drawer

Venuz Patrol posted:

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/890632887619403776

ben c jacobs fires back

(for reference)

suck YA mum Ben Jacobs

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:19

SKULL.GIF: Jan 20, 2017

Venom Snake posted:

I mean are we talking fashion trends because the DC area is one of the most blue in the entire union

democrats are conservative, my friend

republicans are full bugfuck insane

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:20

Agean90: Jun 28, 2008

Venom Snake posted:

Yeah but Northam is also insanely freaking bland and p much ever expecting the GOP to break ranks is stupid

arnt most of the Democrat in NOVA insanely bland? sounds like a good fit tbh

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:22

The Ol Spicy Keychain: Jan 17, 2013; I MEPHISTO MY OWN ASSHOLE

zegermans posted:

I've tried this with my coworkers. I tell them about the economic aspects of it, how single payer saves money, works better by every metric, and would even save the company money by removing the health plan as an expense. The response is that they work hard for their insurance so why should others have it and also WHO statistics on survival rates are Jewish lies.

zegermans posted:

more the belief that they'll buy into socialism while black people still exist.

There was a study I read a while back that showed white people were much more likely to support welfare programs if they knew minorities wouldn't have access to them. Wish I could find it now.

Basically everyday that passes I'm more and more convinced that Settlers was right

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:23

GalacticAcid: Apr 8, 2013; NEW YORK VALUES

yikes

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:25

jBrereton: May 30, 2013; Grimey Drawer

GalacticAcid posted:

yikes

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:26

Grondoth: Feb 18, 2011

GalacticAcid posted:

yikes

Who is making these

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:27

Control Volume: Dec 31, 2008

call to action posted:

shhh, don't tell anyone it's probably more pleasant than san diego as long as you can take a half dozen decent snows a year

They already did which is why theyre moving here and rear-ending every car they possibly can

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:27

UHD: Nov 11, 2006

GalacticAcid posted:

yikes

nice edit

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:28

Control Volume: Dec 31, 2008

ex post facho posted:

also lmao if u think america will still exist by 2020

we'll be electing the magistrate of the Free Protectorate of the Rockies on a platform of using lethal force on anyone attempting to enter from kansas, Oklahoma, texas or nebraska

Also I would vote for this measure

# ? Jul 27, 2017 19:28