He's spot on.  It is Authoritarian Elite versus Libertarian (just leave me alone and let me live my life types).  The Metro area Elite (cities, burbs and now ex-burbs) hate anyone that doesn't think exactly like them, and want to control others and FORCE them to capitulate, conform and submit to their rules.  Again, it's why they hate that legal citizens can own guns.

It's not accidental that the people they hate are the actual producers of the food, electricity, housing, transportation, etc. etc. without us they couldn't survive in their cities and burbs.  They despise the dependency which is just under the surface of their conscious awareness.

à la The Hunger Games

Of course, what was I thinking?  Or maybe it's more like, "only if their accusee is not liberal".

Tara Reade

My wife is having her Neuro stimulator installed today. The prep nurse was swapping for MRSA and I asked if they tested for COVID. She said no, very few hospitalizations and the symptoms are usually slight.  I said, you mean like a cold and she chuckled.  I think I like her.

  The founding fathers never intended career politicians.  IMO that was one fatal flaw in not putting term limits in the constitution.  But at that point in time the intent was the states would control the majority of the government with the federal government taking a minor role.

  At this point, it's too far gone.

The FF also did not intend on everyone voting.

I agree with the FF on this.  Voters need skin in the game.

Charley, a new retiree-greeter at Walmart, just couldn't seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5, 10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, clean-shaven, sharp-minded and a real credit to the company obviously demonstrating their "Older Person Friendly" policies.


One day the boss called him into the office for a talk. "Charley, I have to tell you, I like your work ethic, you do a bang-up job when you finally get here, but your being late so often is quite bothersome.""Yes sir, I know, and I am working on it.""Well good, you are a team player. That's what I like to hear.”“Yes sir, I understand your concern and I’ll try harder.”


Seeming puzzled, the manager went on to comment, “It's odd though you're coming in late. I know you're retired from the Armed Forces. What did they say to you there if you showed up in the morning so late and so often?"


The old man looked down at the floor and smiled. He chuckled quietly, then said with a grin,"They usually saluted and said, 'Good morning General, may I get your coffee Sir?'"

Man’s technology is going to render us extinct one way or another. A virus with a 100% kill rate, or AI, or nuclear holocaust.  I don’t see how we can avoid it.

The common factor is stupidity.  And it's increasing at an exponential rate.