The only hang up for the brothers may be the letter. If they made and mailed the letter, even on Jussie’s behalf that is still a federal offense of mail fraud, atleast.
Tangentially? It wouldn't shock me if the sole purpose of the noose was to tie this event to the anti-lynching legislation, possibly to push for LGBTQ to be added(?). No one in the real world carries around a noose, BUT everyone thinks noose when you think lynching. What if this whole thing was to promote the anti-lynching bill, how far down the rabbit hole does this go? We know that Dems love to coordinate their media responses in advance. Is it possible that some bigger people might have been involved in planning? Enquiring minds want to know.
Did he? Or, is it that the rumor mill pinned him with one "high powered attorney" that turned out to be false (and this I do believe really happened) but he actually hired a local lawyer. I honestly do not know but if all you see is that the name has changed this might be why.
I just think it was a convenient thing to get Smollett the press of center stage, the anti-lynch bill being a tool for him to use for his ends, rather than his attack being to back the bill. Who knows though, I doubt it'll even affect the presentation of the bill or the dem's that push it.
"I only feel two things Gary, nothing, and nothingness."
It's the other side of the US culture. This is the kind of glory that's to be sought in a life of privilege and wealth. Other cultures have honor culture or some kind of family culture. Whatever this culture is called, it has a system that motivates people to do and say stupid things based on archaic narratives about privilege and demographic power.
I'm reminded of a scene from My Dinner with Andre, where Wally essentially says "is it just because people are bored, spoiled children lying in the bathtub all day, now thinking, well, what can I do?"
"I only feel two things Gary, nothing, and nothingness."
I may be wrong in this but didn't they say that "lynching" also applied to stuff like pulling someone's hijab off?
If that is the case there you have it: it's not about lynching as any sane person sees it but "lynching" as a radical leftist would, redefining the term to make it into a weapon, even if that means losing its original meaning.
It's just more political propaganda.
The whole issue and discussion is only there for the media to perpetuate this left-wing fantasy that black and gay people are in danger of getting lynched at any moment in the US.
It again comes back to this myth that Trump has caused this massive rise in neo-nazis, KKK and other racist groups, when in reality they've still continued to drop and even Black Separatist hate groups outnumber neo-nazi hate groups in the US these days.
The last killings in US that you could even vaguely describe as a lynching were at least 20-30 years ago. There's no reason outside of this propaganda to make such a huge thing about lynchings being made a hate crime when they're not even happening. (well.. unless you pay some Nigerians to pretend to lynch you of course..)
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BASIC CAMPFIRE for WARCHIEF UK Prime Minister!
Sure. I just think UBI incentivizes laziness. I think that once most jobs are fully automated that people can benefit from a UBI since there arent really any jobs out there and the jobs that are out there will pay much more than the UBI. But yea UBI sounds like " I dont feel like working anymore, give me money im a lazy cunt". Help me understand that it isnt about being lazy.
The actual bill: https://www.harris.senate.gov/imo/me...c/ALB18773.pdf
Lots of history politics stuff, including: " At least 4,742 people, predominantly Afri-7can Americans, were reported lynched in the United 8States between 1882 and 1968"
But, the actual law is just:
"‘Whoever willfully, acting as part of any collection of people, assembled for the purpose and with the intention of engaging in conduct described in paragraph (1) or (2)(A) of section 249(a) against any person, causes death to any person, shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, fined under this title, or both."
So, if a group of people murders someone, they can also be found guilty of lynching and get any number of years in Fed Prison.
"I only feel two things Gary, nothing, and nothingness."
Did anyone see that clip of Kamala being asked about this situation after all the updates. She seemed pretty rattled. Wouldn’t suprise me at all if she was in on it.
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.
Republicans will paint that picture and put it on display at The Louvre
We're all newbs, some are just more newbier than others.
Just a burned out hardcore raider turned casual.
I'm tired. So very tired. Can I just lay my head on your lap and fall asleep?
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