Took you long enough

There are many things in life which are a low-down dirty shame. Of recent relevance is that while people are capable of annoyance at the powers that be for general cluelessness and ridiculous behavior, most people are only outraged when the "wrong" people have power. The anatomical gyrations necessary to break your arm patting yourself on the back over pulling your head out of your ass are remarkable, but on public display by the millions.

North Carolina, the new South Africa

Dear Children, Once upon a time in America, there were places where there were laws enforcing different treatment for different groups of people for arbitrary reasons. There were also attitudes held by those responsible for creating and enforcing laws, that a blind eye would be turned towards citizens committing illegal acts against the group(s) discriminated against. Naturally, the people being discriminated against were not happy about the situation. In addition, a lot of people not in the affected group(s), who lived far away from the places where discrimination occurred, thought that it wasn't very nice, and should stop. Strangely, however, some of these originally uninvolved people felt strongly enough to go to the affected areas, to protest, march, and ride buses in support, even though they had nothing to gain, would get little to no public adulation for their actions, and put themselves at risk of bodily harm. Many years later, a tempest in a teapot occurred, in which a law was passed that many felt was discriminatory against certain group(s), by not making them special enough. A lot of people, both in the affected and unaffected areas felt this was a bad idea. A lot of other people wished everyone would just shut up and act like adults, so stupid laws didn't have to keep being passed to regulate the behavior of adults. A variety of entertainers decided that somehow it made sense to not perform in this area, in some sort of solidarity with the affected parties, forgetting that many of the attendees might be the affected, and that by coming to the heart of the aggravation, at no personal risk (beyond the inherent risks involved in traveling), they could speak to their fans, the press, and the wider public, saying what was on their minds, and possibly affecting the behavior of many. But apparently the days of traveling to protest are done, and it's easier to stay home and call that a protest.

Safety, Efficacy, Parity

Suppose that FDA type rules requiring safety and efficacy were applied to government.

Margaret Thatcher

Dear Margaret Thatcher, In case we weren't clear at your funeral, we would like to take the opportunity of Nelson Mandela's death to reiterate: "Fuck you." Love, The Government of the United States of America

Fuck early voting

I vote on election day.

What would Jesus want us to do?

Regarding the arguments using Christian teachings to slam people who use Christianity as a club:

Matt 20:1-16 "For the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who was the master of a household, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. He went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle in the marketplace. To them he said, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went their way. Again he went out about the sixth and the ninth hour, and did likewise. About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’ "They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ "He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’ When evening had come, the lord of the vineyard said to his steward, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning from the last to the first.’ "When those who were hired at about the eleventh hour came, they each received a denarius. When the first came, they supposed that they would receive more; and they likewise each received a denarius. When they received it, they murmured against the master of the household, saying, ‘These last have spent one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat!’ "But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius? Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you. Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own? Or is your eye evil, because I am good?’ So the last will be first, and the first last. For many are called, but few are chosen."

In defense of capitalism: "‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Didn’t you agree with me for a denarius? Take that which is yours, and go your way. It is my desire to give to this last just as much as to you. Isn’t it lawful for me to do what I want to with what I own?"

In defense of charity (or spreading the wealth), besides the "it's my money, I get to choose": "About the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle. He said to them, ‘Why do you stand here all day idle?’ "They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ "He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard, and you will receive whatever is right.’" He was being generous to those who did not work all day, BUT, they worked. They didn't just get a handout. THEY HAD TO GO INTO THE VINEYARD, OF THEIR OWN WILL.

New hypothetical bullshit benchmark

Fuck asking, "Which candidate would you rather have a beer with?" I'd rather have a beer with my friends. Rather ask, "Which candidate would you rather work with?" Or maybe better, "Which candidate would you rather have working for you?"