AFAIK, all the tornado states voted heavily for orangeboi. So:
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Unfortunately natural disasters don’t selectively target Trump voters.
Yes and no. The states most hit by climate change are the hurricane landing places in the south and the tornado alley. Which matches the GOP voter map quite good.
There are also climate disasters in blue states; LA just had historic urban fires fueled by climate change. We can’t fall into the trap of thinking that weather and climate change is some kind of demonstration of the will of God, because your backyard is next. They weren’t kidding when they put the “global” in “global warming.”
Nobody thinks it's a will of God except maga, they were saying the Cali fires were punishment for their "communist experiment" as those tens-of-millioms of dollar properties burned
Anytime a person from a red state complains about California being communist, remind them their roads are paved with money from CA because their state collects welfare from the fed who collects it from Blue states
So maybe we can not do the same, since climate disasters don’t pick and choose who to hit.
The presidential election is not gerrymandered.
The Senate election is not gerrymandered. The gubernatorial election (Huckabee Sanders) is not gerrymandered.
Not a valid excuse here.
Living in a place where a tornado hit doesn’t actually reveal how you, personally, voted.
Have we backslid so far that people forgot that collective punishment is supposed to be bad?
You also don’t have to gerrymander when you’re aggressively weeding out who can vote, both by fucking with voter rolls through purges and by overpolicing (felons can’t vote in Arkansas without meeting specific conditions).
All of which is besides the main point: celebrating natural disasters hitting people is deranged.
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Is America great again yet?
We've been using the wrong spelling all this time. It's: Make America Grate Again
So yes, we have an unpleasant rasping sound as our economy and civil rights grind to a halt.
But at least we have unlimited parmesan.
Well, imitation parmesan anyway
*contains high fructose corn syrup
par-me-se-an.
I think it’s just “Make America Again” now.
Are ya tired of winning yet, son?
Yeah, buddy. It's finally great again. We're going to enjoy it together.
You... an' me. Ever'body gonna be nice to you. Ain't gonna be no more trouble. Nobody gonna hurt nobody nor steal from 'em." darkassassin07 said, "I thought you was mad at me, Tooth." "No," said Tooth. "No, darkassin07. I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't now. That's a thing I want ya to know."
The voices came close now. Tooth raised the gun and listened to the voices.
darkassassin07 begged, "Le's do it now. Le's get that place now."
"Sure, right now. I gotta. We gotta."
FAFO Red state.
Maybe don't use a giant, expensive-looking house to evoke sympathy from us serfs. Just a suggestion.
McMansion at best.
It does look like a McMansion. It was probably still really expensive, though. That's the whole point: to screw the buyer. I still won't have sympathy for it, though.
Eh, I'm willing to bet in AR that's maybe a $500K house. Expensive, yes, but not unconscionably so.
Even so, that's in an area in which the minimum wage is $11. It might not be unconscionable, but it's enough to suspect they voted for this.
Oh, 100% definitely faces being eaten right now. And I feel like minimum wage is a whole separate thing, because that's not sufficient anywhere.
Sounds like we agree on most things. Here's to the reformation, or if that doesn't work, the revolution. Cheers.
We definitely do! It's amazing how two people can have a conversation on the internet without it being a competition.
Open that fourth box.
Ah, yes. I forgot we were on the internet for a moment. Where are my manners:
As retribution for not sharing my worldview in its entirety, I'd like to take this opportunity to insult your god, gods, or lack thereof, as well as any ethnic, national, socioeconomic, and racial identities to which you may hold. I regret that we don't know enough about each other to be more specific, so please infer whatever stereotypical pejoratives you feel are most appropriate and offensive to you and your family's particular demographic situations
In all seriousness. Thanks for the amicable discussion. It's a nice respite in an increasingly polarized world.
YOU DON’T KNOW ME
Oooo, yeah. That's the good stuff. Haven't gotten capslocked in a long time. Really takes me back to the good ol' toxicity. Thank you.
You're not wrong, but that is clearly a "looks expensive on the outside but cheaply constructed" McMansion.
Since he wants the states to handle it, the states should stop paying taxes
Trump: "Arkansas? Is that even a real place?"
J.D.: "Yeah, it's where Walmart is headquartered."
Trump: "did Walmart get hit?"
J.D.: "No."
Trump: "So we don't care?"
J.D.: "Yep."
He pronounces it "R-Kansas," and thinks they are the same state, but couldn't find either one on a map.
"Nobody actually lives there, right? Why would you?"
Have the wonderful day you voted for arkansans!
Those storms blew right through magat central in north eastern arkansas. I find this to be uplifting news.
I guess God is punishing them because...Gays?
They don't like socialism. So they are fine.
They'll pull on them there bootstraps, as soon as they can find them in the wreckage.
Anyone else annoyed by the way the article refers to FEMA as "Fema"?
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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