Know thyself. The cancer of fascism is fed by fear of people, which is used to acquire and consolidate power, and spread more fear.

The fact that you already associate crime and terrorism with immigrants means that the cancer is already growing within you.

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My odor is absolutely authentic. It’s basic exocrinology. Simply don’t smell me and don’t comment on my smell if you don’t like it.

It’s cute that you think [positive] … Frankly, I expect [negative] … and nothing will be done about it.

You may have intended a sardonic or exasperated tone, rather than defeatism, in which case I was too harsh.

Even so, we must be cognizant of how easy it is to inadvertently amplify cynicism and despair. Some have little fight left and might just stay home when they are needed most.

Yeah I was being somewhat cheeky. But it is true in one sense, because we’ve entered a new chapter and everything has changed.

Now it is clear that the only thing that will mobilize the American working class to overthrow a fascist regime (and the 0.1% class they serve) is a rock-solid, revolutionary promise of extensive socialist economic reform, broad democratic electoral reform, and an explosion of public works that would make FDR blush.

There is no going back. Status quo politics died on November 5th, 2024. That era is gone. No more “moderate“ republicans. No more “Liberal” democrats. GOP now can only elect trump cronies. Dems now will struggle to elect anyone but progressives.

As to who leads the charge, I think it will be AOC, because Bernie is setting up an alley-oop and she is the only one among them with the energy and chutzpah to slam dunk a national bash-the-fash campaign.

Suffering winds the spring of reform.

If at first you don’t fricassee, fry, fry a hen.

Bolshevising the nation

But that requires one generation teaching defeat to the next. Kind of like you’re doing now.

Like to see him try in this city. New Yorkers are always spoiling for that kind of fight, and their beef with trump goes a long way back.

Stow that shit. If you’ve given up, fine. But don’t take others with you.

That’s a good point. There is a type of delivery in the US that’s all-inclusive, where more than one delivery person show up and it’s assumed they bring it in and install it.

Standard delivery though is often some form of freight where final delivery is handled by a local carrier/vendor. Usually they arrive with a commercial delivery truck rather than a van or pantechnicon.

Unloading from the trailer to a loading dock is the easiest. Curb delivery is possible if the trailer is outfitted with a lift or a slide out ramp. But any further and the delivery can become a lot more involved, enough to throw off their delivery schedule.

Drivers often still offer to do it unofficially as a side-hustle, but if I don’t have cash on hand I won’t ask them to do it just as a favor.

Curb/dock drop: no.

Into home: yes, but at that point you’re “tipping” for an additional service usually purchased separately (eg, moving service, appliance installation)

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If you’re thinking of the author of the Dirk Pitt stuff, that’s Clive Cussler.

My partner’s a Clive Barker fan. Said they don’t know of any historical fiction.

IME healers are competitive, uptight, and bossy. So if so, they’re definitely mega brats who can’t help topping from the bottom.

Edit: it’s me. I’m the asshole healer. Do you want to win or not?