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[ti-amie]

He would not know where Venezuela is if you gave him a world map and circled the northern part of S. America with a red marker.
He would love it in Vennieland, if he spoke the language. Dictators running the show, no real law and order, the powerful and wealthy doing whatever they want, the dollar is king. Sure, he would be swindled of all his assets in a short while and Melania would end in the arms of a slimy looking latin lover but, other than that, it is precisely the kind of country he wishes the USA were.
With him on top.
What Suliso said.

Melania is already in the arms of a guy named Hank.

[ti-amie]

Heartland Signal
@HeartlandSignal
NEW VANCE AUDIO: In an interview from 2020, JD Vance agrees with a podcast host who says having grandmothers help raise children is “the whole purpose of the postmenopausal female.”

He also agrees when the host says grandparents helping raise children is a "weird, unadvertised feature of marrying an Indian woman."

[ponchi101]

I know I sound like I am defending this buffoon. I am not. He is an idiot.
But.
One of the strange characteristics of humans, as a mammalian species, is our longevity after our sexual reproductive years are over. Most other mammals live maybe two years after they can no longer reproduce. We are the exception.
One valid theory is that grandparents (thing hominids here) assist on the development and raising of their grandchildren. The support provided by a grandmother (who can raise the grandkids if the mother is not around) or a grandfather (who can take the traditional roles of the father, if HE is not around) can lead to genes for longevity to be passed around. For another mammal, longevity genes are useless; the brood of the children will be self-sufficient by age 1 or 2 (it is us with the very long 12-14 years of development) so there is no advantage for the selfish genes to be long-living.
But it is not just post-menopausal females that come into the equation. A grandfather can still protect a smaller grandchild, since in ancient times a grandparent could have been as young as 30. And could have been around for protection at a time in which dangers were usually physical-

But, as always, these idiots do not know how to articulate a point. And, I am sure, SURE, he does not believe in evolution.

[ti-amie]

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[ashkor87]

Heartland Signal
@HeartlandSignal
NEW VANCE AUDIO: In an interview from 2020, JD Vance agrees with a podcast host who says having grandmothers help raise children is “the whole purpose of the postmenopausal female.”

He also agrees when the host says grandparents helping raise children is a "weird, unadvertised feature of marrying an Indian woman."

well, that is perfectly true! there are many other features though! Of marrying an Indian woman, I mean!

[Woody]

well, that is perfectly true! there are many other features though! Of marrying an Indian woman, I mean!

Like unlimited fresh-made chapatis?

[ponchi101]

well, that is perfectly true! there are many other features though! Of marrying an Indian woman, I mean!

Like unlimited fresh-made chapatis?

How I miss those...

[ti-amie]

This is today's source of right wing outrage.



A response

Tim Wise
@timjacobwise

The whole uproar over the "white people tacos" thing with Tim Walz and Kamala Harris is a great example of how lots of white folks just lack the ability to laugh at ourselves. It's not "racist against white people" to say what Walz said, FFS. A ...

2/ Self-deprecation (not the same as self-hatred) is a positive personality trait. It's a key component of empirically funny comedy, and what separates the often mean-spirited snark of Bill Maher or Dennis Miller from the actual and effective irony of Jon Stewart or Colbert...

3/ It's also something comedians of color have long done effectively. Oh sure, they might have made fun of white folks, as an act of resistance, but also poked at Black and brown folks. Jewish comics historically made fun of themselves all the time...

4/ I mean, seriously, Curb Your Enthusiasm is self-deprecation stretched out over several seasons. Its longevity has to do with that very aspect of its narrative arcs and comedic bits. And why does it work?

5/ Because it's relatable and draws people in by breaking down the feeling that the comic (or politician) thinks they're 'better than me,' or better than some other group of people. By pointing the mirror at oneself, you create safety to laugh or applaud or whatever...

6/ It's something normal people do: people who don't take themselves too seriously, and whose ego formation doesn't require constant reaffirmation. The fact that white folks -- and especially perhaps midwestern white folks -- don't exactly gravitate to spice is true...

7/ And said in the way Walz said it, starting with himself, was cute, harmless, friendly and relatable. Any white person who thinks "Oh my god, this is so racist!" is proving why we need to keep lessons about systemic racism in schools. Y'all are making fools of yourselves...

8/ It's like when you screamed that wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID was oppressive. If you think that, you are proving you have never experienced oppression. To say "white people tacos" is racist proves you have never experienced racism...

9/ Saying it makes you a full on . Now, before anyone says it, yeah, I know Kamala Harris teased him about probably liking Depeche Mode, like her husband. But that wasn't racist either. It was a good-hearted joke between two people who obviously respect each other...

10/ It's the kind of harmless poke you would make at your other-race friend, if you actually had any. And in this case, it was based on a pretty decent assessment of what kind of music 60 year old white guys from NE/MN listen to (if anything she hipped him up w/Depeche Mode!)...

11/ Bottom line, some of y'all are so desperate to be victims (even as you claim everyone else suffers from a victim mentality) that you grasp at every little thing, only further demonstrating your relative privilege and fragility -- things you swear aren't real...

12/ It would be funny if it weren't so dangerous and pathetic. END

via @threadreaderapp

[ti-amie]

There's also this...



I apologize for the profanity of Mr. Mystals's response.

[ponchi101]

Silly side comment.
Why is it that Democratic Party women have such weird laughs? Kamala, Hillary.
It means nothing but...

[ti-amie]

Silly side comment.
Why is it that Democratic Party women have such weird laughs? Kamala, Hillary.
It means nothing but...

TFG already tried to call her Cackling Kamala and it didn't stick.

[ponchi101]

No. He was so stupid he called her CRACKLING Kamala, which backfired immediately.
As I say, I could not care less about their laughs, but it is simply odd.
And he is so stupid. At least she laughs; she does not walk around all day long like he does, as if his hemorrhoids are flaring like a volcano.

[ti-amie]

This approach is catching on...

[ti-amie]

No. He was so stupid he called her CRACKLING Kamala, which backfired immediately.
As I say, I could not care less about their laughs, but it is simply odd.
And he is so stupid. At least she laughs; she does not walk around all day long like he does, as if his hemorrhoids are flaring like a volcano.