I'm just using the quote. I'm not applying the whole song to life in the U.S.A.. There are several handfuls of Bruce Springsteen songs that could do it just fine. And a lot of Seger too.zombie wrote:stay safe.Jason wrote:I just bought a hunting knife a couple hours ago. Taking a road trip to the Rocky Mountains next week and don't wanna go through the mountains naked. Run into a barr at least I got a knifing chance.zombie wrote:i bet you've got your steely knives.Jason wrote:
You can check out any time you'd like, but you can never leave. U.S.A. #1.
but back to the reference, choosing hotel california to lead into usa #1 seems a severe misreading of the song.
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Thug cops? Agreed.Reign in Blood wrote:We got a lot of riff raff. You see em on the news everyday now.
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Wait. The police need to stop arresting people and be defunded.Jason wrote:Dems should stop leashing black people and black fathers should stick around after they help conceive a child. Would do wonders for black crime, as they are responsible for the overwhelming majority of it.Headhunter wrote:Most incarcerated people per capita in the world, but “freedom”. Lmao.
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It’s embarrassing.zombie wrote:1/4th of the global prison population is in america, is the number i've heard?Headhunter wrote:Most incarcerated people per capita in the world, but “freedom”. Lmao.
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I fucking hate autocorrect.
Autoincorrect.
Autoincorrect.
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yeah, everyone's "life in america" is going to be different. but if you wanna go ultra patriotic "we're the fucking best and anywhere else is trash" i'm sure you can find it.Jason wrote:I'm just using the quote. I'm not applying the whole song to life in the U.S.A.. There are several handfuls of Bruce Springsteen songs that could do it just fine. And a lot of Seger too.zombie wrote:stay safe.Jason wrote:I just bought a hunting knife a couple hours ago. Taking a road trip to the Rocky Mountains next week and don't wanna go through the mountains naked. Run into a barr at least I got a knifing chance.zombie wrote:i bet you've got your steely knives.Jason wrote:
You can check out any time you'd like, but you can never leave. U.S.A. #1.
but back to the reference, choosing hotel california to lead into usa #1 seems a severe misreading of the song.
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Of course not everywhere else is trash, but there is a reason people flee here and never the other way around.zombie wrote:yeah, everyone's "life in america" is going to be different. but if you wanna go ultra patriotic "we're the fucking best and anywhere else is trash" i'm sure you can find it.Jason wrote:I'm just using the quote. I'm not applying the whole song to life in the U.S.A.. There are several handfuls of Bruce Springsteen songs that could do it just fine. And a lot of Seger too.zombie wrote:stay safe.Jason wrote:I just bought a hunting knife a couple hours ago. Taking a road trip to the Rocky Mountains next week and don't wanna go through the mountains naked. Run into a barr at least I got a knifing chance.zombie wrote:i bet you've got your steely knives.Jason wrote:
You can check out any time you'd like, but you can never leave. U.S.A. #1.
but back to the reference, choosing hotel california to lead into usa #1 seems a severe misreading of the song.
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Our justice system is beyond trash.
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people have fled to other places too. it's not like we're the only place that people try to escape into. but we have made a point of being a sanctuary to those that need it.Jason wrote:Of course not everywhere else is trash, but there is a reason people flee here and never the other way around.
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Sometimes.zombie wrote:people have fled to other places too. it's not like we're the only place that people try to escape into. but we have made a point of being a sanctuary to those that need it.Jason wrote:Of course not everywhere else is trash, but there is a reason people flee here and never the other way around.
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Right. I'm not saying people don't leave the U.S., but we all know where people outside the U.S. want to go.zombie wrote:people have fled to other places too. it's not like we're the only place that people try to escape into. but we have made a point of being a sanctuary to those that need it.Jason wrote:Of course not everywhere else is trash, but there is a reason people flee here and never the other way around.
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Don't let politics ruin your personal lives. <3
Night, guys.
Night, guys.
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because we made a point of presenting our country as open to those that need a safe welcoming place. until recently.Jason wrote:Right. I'm not saying people don't leave the U.S., but we all know where people outside the U.S. want to go.zombie wrote:people have fled to other places too. it's not like we're the only place that people try to escape into. but we have made a point of being a sanctuary to those that need it.Jason wrote:Of course not everywhere else is trash, but there is a reason people flee here and never the other way around.
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Dunno about that. The US wouldn’t take Holocaust refugees. We’ve always demonized some immigrant groups while shutting others out completely. The unique thing about the Trump stuff was how much they leaned into people’s xenophobia to earn voter support.zombie wrote:because we made a point of presenting our country as open to those that need a safe welcoming place. until recently.Jason wrote:Right. I'm not saying people don't leave the U.S., but we all know where people outside the U.S. want to go.zombie wrote:people have fled to other places too. it's not like we're the only place that people try to escape into. but we have made a point of being a sanctuary to those that need it.Jason wrote:Of course not everywhere else is trash, but there is a reason people flee here and never the other way around.
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if your politics ruins your personal life, maybe you didn't need those people in your life anyways. you shouldn't have to hold back your beliefs and viewpoint to keep other people feeling happy and safe. or maybe they don't need you in their lives either, if you have to be false to keep them around.Jason wrote:Don't let politics ruin your personal lives. <3
Night, guys.
but have a good night.
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well... maybe it's a false presentation... but "give me your huddled masses" and all that. that's how we try to present ourselves historically, even if hasn't worked that way in practice.Headhunter wrote:Dunno about that. The US wouldn’t take Holocaust refugees. We’ve always demonized some immigrant groups while shutting others out completely. The unique thing about the Trump stuff was how much they leaned into people’s xenophobia to earn voter support.zombie wrote:because we made a point of presenting our country as open to those that need a safe welcoming place. until recently.Jason wrote:Right. I'm not saying people don't leave the U.S., but we all know where people outside the U.S. want to go.zombie wrote:people have fled to other places too. it's not like we're the only place that people try to escape into. but we have made a point of being a sanctuary to those that need it.Jason wrote:Of course not everywhere else is trash, but there is a reason people flee here and never the other way around.
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Yeah it sounds nicer than the reality suggests. The amount of suffering or desperation makes no difference. What has traditionally mattered is a combination of race/ethnicity and perceived usefulness as a low wage earning cog in the economy.zombie wrote:well... maybe it's a false presentation... but "give me your huddled masses" and all that. that's how we try to present ourselves historically, even if hasn't worked that way in practice.Headhunter wrote:Dunno about that. The US wouldn’t take Holocaust refugees. We’ve always demonized some immigrant groups while shutting others out completely. The unique thing about the Trump stuff was how much they leaned into people’s xenophobia to earn voter support.zombie wrote:because we made a point of presenting our country as open to those that need a safe welcoming place. until recently.Jason wrote:Right. I'm not saying people don't leave the U.S., but we all know where people outside the U.S. want to go.zombie wrote:people have fled to other places too. it's not like we're the only place that people try to escape into. but we have made a point of being a sanctuary to those that need it.Jason wrote:Of course not everywhere else is trash, but there is a reason people flee here and never the other way around.
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Never stop chasing your dreams.
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We always have. Just please do so legally and not take advantage of taxpayers please. Pay your own way, your own taxes, become a citizen. Truly not difficult at all.zombie wrote:because we made a point of presenting our country as open to those that need a safe welcoming place. until recently.Jason wrote:Right. I'm not saying people don't leave the U.S., but we all know where people outside the U.S. want to go.zombie wrote:people have fled to other places too. it's not like we're the only place that people try to escape into. but we have made a point of being a sanctuary to those that need it.Jason wrote:Of course not everywhere else is trash, but there is a reason people flee here and never the other way around.
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thick as thieves.Jason wrote:Never stop chasing your dreams.