kirklonguski.bsky.social
@kirklonguski.bsky.social
I think you're incorrect.
December 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I think you're incorrect.
I think you should be fed to animals.
December 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I think you should be fed to animals.
I think it's more a glonzo situation. ie, how do you make the public not *believe* in millions of cheats, which is necessary to make benefits more generous and stop people from promising cuts to programs that help people.
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I think it's more a glonzo situation. ie, how do you make the public not *believe* in millions of cheats, which is necessary to make benefits more generous and stop people from promising cuts to programs that help people.
It's good now, though.
December 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It's good now, though.
Which isn't to disagree with your point, it's that people who want to do Sicario see running around and shooting guns into cars as the end goal itself.
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Which isn't to disagree with your point, it's that people who want to do Sicario see running around and shooting guns into cars as the end goal itself.
"Works" is the sticking point there. Ending the influx of violence and narcotics at the border, sure it doesn't do that. But for a lot of them, the conflict is the point. Ending it isn't "working".
December 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Works" is the sticking point there. Ending the influx of violence and narcotics at the border, sure it doesn't do that. But for a lot of them, the conflict is the point. Ending it isn't "working".
and any communication that doesn't play into that will ring hollow and seem artificial. They've created a snob class in their minds and you have to play into it for them to believe you.
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
and any communication that doesn't play into that will ring hollow and seem artificial. They've created a snob class in their minds and you have to play into it for them to believe you.
It's not enough to "not romanticize" them, romanticization of the supposed "heartland" is baked into our culture so deeply that you need to anti-romanticize them. A culture of grievance is so prevalent that they really believe in a sneering coastal elite,
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
It's not enough to "not romanticize" them, romanticization of the supposed "heartland" is baked into our culture so deeply that you need to anti-romanticize them. A culture of grievance is so prevalent that they really believe in a sneering coastal elite,
"Your average blue collar worker is a socialist seed waiting for the waters of class first progressivism to blossom into a revolutionary flower" is an article of faith that doesn't need to have any bearing on reality for it to be useful and believed.
November 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"Your average blue collar worker is a socialist seed waiting for the waters of class first progressivism to blossom into a revolutionary flower" is an article of faith that doesn't need to have any bearing on reality for it to be useful and believed.
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I cannot emphasize enough that Americans do not act like they are in the middle of a recession.
U.S. consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online during Black Friday sales
Shoppers turned out in big numbers for Black Friday despite wider economic uncertainty.
www.cbsnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that Americans do not act like they are in the middle of a recession.
I am putting more aluminum in your food on purpose.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I am putting more aluminum in your food on purpose.
You can always find some metric that roughly matches the trend. But as soon as it doesn't people will find one that does and say "it was actually this the whole time!"
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
You can always find some metric that roughly matches the trend. But as soon as it doesn't people will find one that does and say "it was actually this the whole time!"
You could probably look up what people reported they thought of their own material circumstances under Biden and what they thought of other people's material circumstances
Perception of material conditions is orthogonal to actual material conditions.
Perception of material conditions is orthogonal to actual material conditions.
November 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
You could probably look up what people reported they thought of their own material circumstances under Biden and what they thought of other people's material circumstances
Perception of material conditions is orthogonal to actual material conditions.
Perception of material conditions is orthogonal to actual material conditions.
This, too, is Stancilism
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This, too, is Stancilism
But at least you're watching The Wire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
But at least you're watching The Wire.
They used to hang people for saying this.
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
They used to hang people for saying this.
This, too, is Stancilism.
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This, too, is Stancilism.
The golden parachute could just as easily be cash instead of stock, in which case their relationship to the means of production is just the same as the teacher, which is why a lot of people don't find it useful to define them that way.
November 24, 2025 at 10:19 PM
The golden parachute could just as easily be cash instead of stock, in which case their relationship to the means of production is just the same as the teacher, which is why a lot of people don't find it useful to define them that way.
Yes, a 401k is also an ownership stake. As the investment instruments you own are more valuable, your portfolio is more valuable. The difference is a matter of degree.
November 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Yes, a 401k is also an ownership stake. As the investment instruments you own are more valuable, your portfolio is more valuable. The difference is a matter of degree.
A "pension" devoid of context might be, a pension plan is an invested part of that deferred ownership, by buying into investment vehicles- that yes, confer ownership- for an expected return.
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A "pension" devoid of context might be, a pension plan is an invested part of that deferred ownership, by buying into investment vehicles- that yes, confer ownership- for an expected return.
You can say that the definition is wrong, it should be apparent why people might find a different one- for example, that indexes on education- useful though.
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
You can say that the definition is wrong, it should be apparent why people might find a different one- for example, that indexes on education- useful though.
Plus the differing definitions don't explain the emotional vehemence of the response. "Teachers are working class based on this definition" is different from "lol this guy doesn't think teachers are working class, which we use as an obvious shibboleth"
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Plus the differing definitions don't explain the emotional vehemence of the response. "Teachers are working class based on this definition" is different from "lol this guy doesn't think teachers are working class, which we use as an obvious shibboleth"