Sanders on Pandemic wealth disparity

Bernie Sanders  @SenSanders Over the past 9 months, 651 billionaires in America became over $1 trillion richer. During the same time, the working class, the elderly and the disabled were told to survive on just a $1,200 check. $1 trillion for billionaires. One $1,200 check for the rest. That is immoral. 5:42pm · 19 Dec 2020 · Twitter Web App …

No reason needed.

I forgot the market was open today. Casino… pic.twitter.com/6bSb16kHZ4 — Dr. Rudy Havenstein, Fairy Tale enthusiast. (@RudyHavenstein) December 15, 2020

History shows decline through partisan

Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire on mindless partisans: “Every law…was trampled under foot; and as long as the party was successful, its deluded followers appeared careless of private distress or public calamity.” It started with chariot races. Three pages worth your time. pic.twitter.com/LYnDKfoxyx — Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) December 11, 2020

Carlin on rights

via: mindofv.blogspot.com/2008/04/excerpt-from-george-carlin-on-rights.html “Boy everyone in this country is running around yammering about their fucking rights. “I have a right, you have no right, we have a right.” Folks I hate to spoil your fun, but… there’s no such thing as rights. They’re imaginary. We made ’em up. Like the boogie man. Like Three Little Pigs, Pinocio, Mother Goose, shit like …

I knew the premise was universal, but I didn’t know it was Carlin

The overarching premise I’ve felt emerge in my psyche in recent years, and which is the circle-back reference of the comedy act in my head, is that “People don’t scale well.” I don’t know if it’s reassuring or dispiriting that George Carlin already went there in some form. Reassuring, I suppose. Purely original thoughts are often insanity.