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Dalrymple: " One of the great pleasures of retirement is that one can lie abed in the morning and read Agatha Christie without any feeling of guilt..."

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Well.... I say we are approaching a tipping point whereby, it increasingly becomes a common knowledge that a small group of people, all of whom enjoy an entitled, even privileged status, continually complain of society's faults and exhort its 'dismantling' and 'collapse', and eventually become identified as chronic complainers.

And the tipping point is, that society gradually realizes that the problem isn't society - it's these people. And it's a manageably-sized group, especially when compared against the population they're complaining about and seemingly wanting to eradicate.

#1 Aggie on 2023-12-27 08:37 (Reply)

Manageably-sized? Numbers please. We need to compare that size to that of an affordable case of ammunition.

#1.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2023-12-27 08:55 (Reply)

Mike Anderson: Manageably-sized? Numbers please. We need to compare that size to that of an affordable case of ammunition.

Shooting chronic complainers.

#1.2 Zachriel on 2023-12-27 10:47 (Reply)

The chronic complainers that show up at the top of a financial bubble (see South Sea Bubble) are incomparable to those who show up at the bottom of the busted bubble. (see the Boston Tea Party or the Valley Forge boys)
As usual, your historical timing needs work.

#1.2.1 indyjonesouthere on 2023-12-27 14:34 (Reply)

You label the victims of the Boston Massacre as if they were representative of the privileged societal de-constructors that I was referring to. It's a remarkably backward take, considering that those victims were in a crowd of mostly townspeople, boy apprentices and tradesmen, and considering how things tipped afterwards into the Revolution, as a consequence - thank you for reinforcing your ridiculousness. Long live the Loyalists, eh?

#1.2.2 Aggie on 2023-12-27 17:02 (Reply)

I suspect that's what Iran did, in sic'ing the IDF onto Hamas. No one short of Allah likes the Palestinians, and even Allah ain't saying.

#1.2.3 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2023-12-27 17:05 (Reply)

Aggie: You label the victims of the Boston Massacre as if they were representative of the privileged societal de-constructors that I was referring to.

So, then you agree with Mike Anderson that what you call “privileged societal de-constructors” should be shot — depending on the “affordability” of ammunition, of course.

#1.2.4 Zachriel on 2023-12-27 20:42 (Reply)

Oh.... dear.

#1.2.4.1 Aggie on 2023-12-27 22:53 (Reply)

Do you actually mean 'brownshirts'?

#1.2.4.2 indyjonesouthere on 2023-12-28 14:20 (Reply)

Dalrymple: " One of the great pleasures of retirement is that one can lie abed in the morning and read Agatha Christie without any feeling of guilt..."

When I read in bed, I fall asleep. Oh, "lather, rinse, repeat." I can do that. And sleep on it in-between.

This year, Canadian patients faced a median wait of 27.7 weeks for medically necessary treatment from a specialist after being referred by a general practitioner.

Not to worry, there's an express lane for the MAID.

#2 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2023-12-27 08:59 (Reply)

"Canadian patients faced a median wait of 27.7 weeks"

Coming soon to America. Imagine the impact of 15 million Biden illegals who will all get free health care. Many of these "immigrants" came here with tropical diseases and other illnesses that we eradicated years ago. We have not yet begun to feel the impact of Bidens treachery on the border.

#3 OneGuy on 2023-12-27 09:25 (Reply)

QUOTE:

It has been a long-used lie in the Lying Press and the Open Borders activist groups that illegal aliens can’t use welfare and legal immigrants are severely restricted by law from using welfare. Both are lies: the Biden Regime expanded welfare for both, not counting the direct and indirect welfare for the current zerg rush. Consider that the Trump Administration had begun to successfully restrict welfare for aliens, legal or illegal.

https://vdare.com/posts/welfare-spending-on-illegal-aliens-explodes

#3.1 Zachinoff on 2023-12-27 14:01 (Reply)

It's the professors and the university system that needs to be dismantled.

#4 Pod Hamp on 2023-12-27 11:26 (Reply)

Pod Hamp: It's the professors and the university system that needs to be dismantled.

Dismantling the university system.

#4.1 Zachriel on 2023-12-27 12:40 (Reply)

The fourth turning feminists are being dismantled by the tranny generation and actual females.
The fourth turning academics are obsolete while clawing and grabbing for anything to keep from being shelved.

#4.1.1 indyjonesouthere on 2023-12-27 14:16 (Reply)

Having lost two loved ones to dementia, I'm certain it's one of the cruelest diseases there is.

#5 RebeccaH on 2023-12-27 12:26 (Reply)

Can totally agree with that.

#5.1 B. Hammer on 2023-12-27 13:08 (Reply)

It is indeed. We are fortunate in that our senior family members went out while still fairly compos mentos though - as a sympathetic resident remarked - "the hard drive's getting full".
At church Christmas Eve, had friends in the pew in front of us with their family. The matriarch turned towards us for the "peace" and her face lit up. She has serious dimentia, so we were pleased she recognized us. Don't think she knew who we are, but the familiar surrounds of the church allowed her some recognition and pleasure.

#5.2 Frances on 2023-12-28 22:13 (Reply)

America is now experiencing about 10,000 murders/deaths a year from illegal aliens. These are now known as Biden murders. Isn't it strange how the MSM will not report these deaths. I assume that is because Biden is responsible for them and they want to prop him up rather than report the truth. If the stats continue going up and we get 20,000 Biden murderers a year will they report it then???

#6 Anon on 2023-12-27 13:43 (Reply)

Anon: 10,000 murders/deaths a year from illegal aliens

Do you have evidence for that assertion?

#6.1 Zachriel on 2023-12-27 13:51 (Reply)

Well of course. It's in all the newspapers and TV news reports! Oh! wait! That's right they are covering it up exactly so dupes like you can demand proof.

#6.1.1 Anon on 2023-12-27 14:26 (Reply)

Anon: That's right they are covering it up exactly so dupes like you can demand proof.

A corporation is breeding dinosaurs on an island off Central America's Pacific Coast. The proof is that the newspapers aren't reporting it.

Liquorish cures cancer. The proof is that the TV isn't reporting it.

#6.1.2 Zachriel on 2023-12-27 14:42 (Reply)

Silly Zach! They're not bringing back dinosaurs, they're bringing back mammoths. And viruses.

#6.1.2.1 Mike Anderson (Link) on 2023-12-27 22:18 (Reply)

partially, vdare.com . Z can't you go on vacation and bring your drivel back after the New Year?

#6.1.3 grant1863 on 2023-12-27 16:04 (Reply)

grant1863: partially, vdare.com

A search of vdare.com wasn’t fruitful. It was a simple question. The number seemed unlikely. It’s important to examine even your own claims skeptically, especially your own claims.

#6.1.4 Zachriel on 2023-12-27 18:18 (Reply)

Vdare does have an excellent piece put up by Ann Coulter. Happy Kwanzaa on this made-up holiday. And it is done as only Coulter could write it. And where do we find the 'holiday' inventor employed? The only place that the untalented racist could be employed... academia. Move over Ms Warren, make room for the grifter.

#6.1.4.1 indyjonesouthere on 2023-12-27 18:52 (Reply)

California raises the wages of fast food workers to $20 an hour! Pizza hut is going to fire all of their delivery drivers. They can't afford to pay them $20 an hour to deliver pizzas. This was socialism light; raising wages by government fiat. And the firings are FAFO light. BUT, I would be willing to bet that you could interview all 1200 former delivery drivers and ask them if they supported the California legislature raising their pay that 95% of them would say yes! Yes, they really are that stupid.

#7 JustMe on 2023-12-27 14:17 (Reply)

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