I feel like I just survived boot camp.
Loved him though
I feel like I just survived boot camp.
Loved him though
another amazing day. there's some weird spots, but on the whole speakers are knocking it out of the park.
Damn son. That's hardcore.
While you live, shine / Have no grief at all / Life exists only for a short while / And time demands its toll.
Something of interest: https://twitter.com/NateGoldman/stat...36007714164738
If you would have walked into a room seeing that speech by the General, you would have assumed it was the RNC.
This is what Trump has done to the political system. Let Democrats embrace the "Fuck yeah USA" mentality again.
Begone pacifist left!
Evidently, Democrats are now the National Security Party.
I for one, am loving this years Republicans National Convention presented by the DNC.
While you live, shine / Have no grief at all / Life exists only for a short while / And time demands its toll.
The complete and total usurpation of long held GOP ideals in this convention is glaring. I know there is plenty that can happen in the next 100 or so days and I'm in a bit of a euphoric high right now. But I don't see how the GOP weathers this onslaught.
Rudimentary creatures of blood and flesh. You touch my mind, fumbling in ignorance, incapable of understanding.
You exist because we allow it, and you will end because we demand it.
Sovereign
Mass Effect
TO a degree that's true but policy is much more mixed.
On the plus side, one of the most patriotic things I've seen in my life time was Democrats voting to fully fund and support the surge after winning the 2006 midterms. It was not in their POLITICAL interests to continue (and escalate) the war, but it was in the national interests. And they put country first. I have heaped praise on this before and I have believed for a decade it is one of the most noble political acts I've seen. Republican's since 2010 compare poorly when it comes to reciprocating that.
On the negative side, it has been Barack Obama, and Barack Obama alone, that has held the defense budget hostage the last few years. Democrats and Republicans and congress both want to massively increase defense spending - needed because the Military that Reagan built is reaching retirement age and all those F-16s, Los Angels class subs and old vehicles all need to be replaced. Even a month and a half ago Congress overwhelmingly passed FY 2017 defense budget bills that Obama threatened to block because it didn't proportionately raise domestic spending (a ridiculous, arbitrary standard).
So when Allen promised that troops would be equipped with the best weapons, he wasn't lying. With Obama gone, the defense budget will grow by the 7% per year it needs to be growing again. And there needs to be a political barrier to future would-be Obamas from ever holding our country's military hostage in such a manner ever again.
Ah, good old militancy.
Welp, best not be too critical or I'll be called before the Un-American Activities committee.
On MMO-C we learn that Anti-Fascism is locking arms with corporations, the State Department and agreeing with the CIA, But opposing the CIA and corporate America, and thinking Jews have a right to buy land and can expect tenants to pay rent THAT is ultra-Fash Nazism. Bellingcat is an MI6/CIA cut out. Clyburn Truther.
What are we gonna do now? Taking off his turban, they said, is this man a Jew?
'Cause they're working for the clampdown
They put up a poster saying we earn more than you!
When we're working for the clampdown
We will teach our twisted speech To the young believers
We will train our blue-eyed men To be young believers