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You might be a Liberal -

If you go from "Anti-Government" to "Where are my Food Stamps!" in 5 days.

If you think every man accused of sexual assault is guilty until proven innocent, except Bill Clinton.

You believe Hillary Clinton is telling the truth. About anything. Ever.

You believe you're a caring and compassionate person because you advocate giving other people's money away to people you hope will vote for you.

Your first response to a terrorist attack committed by radical Islamists who've sworn allegiance to ISIS is to try to disarm every law-abiding gun owner in the country.

The term "spending limits" is not in your vocabulary.

You spend your day telling people that a border fence can't work, then drive home to your gated community.
 

I'm a liberal – but that doesn't mean what you think it does


No, Ron Howard didn't say this – but it's still worth sharing with others.

  1. Let's break it down, shall we? Because quite frankly, I'm getting a little tired of being told what I believe and what I stand for. Spoiler alert: Not every liberal is the same, though the majority of liberals I know think along roughly these same lines.
  2. I believe a country should take care of its weakest members. A country cannot call itself civilized when its children, disabled, sick, and elderly are neglected. Period.
  3. I believe we should take in refugees, or at the very least not turn them away without due consideration. Turning thousands of people away because a terrorist might slip through is inhumane, especially when we consider what has happened historically to refugees who were turned away (see: MS St. Louis). If we're so opposed to taking in refugees, maybe we should consider not causing them to become refugees in the first place. Because we're fooling ourselves if we think that somewhere in the chain of events leading to these people becoming refugees, there isn't a line describing something the US did.
  4. I don't believe the government should regulate everything, but since greed is such a driving force in our country, we NEED regulations to prevent cut corners, environmental destruction, tainted food/water, unsafe materials in consumable goods or medical equipment, etc. It's not that I want the government's hands in everything – I just don't trust people trying to make money to ensure that their products/practices/etc are actually SAFE. Is the government devoid of shadiness? Of course not. But with those regulations in place, consumers have recourse if they're harmed and companies are liable for medical bills, environmental cleanup, etc. Just kind of seems like common sense when the alternative to government regulation is letting companies bring their bottom line into the equation.
  5. I believe our current administration is fascist. Not because I dislike them or because I'm butthurt over an election, but because I've spent too many years reading and learning about the Third Reich to miss the similarities. Not because any administration I dislike must be Nazis, but because things are actually mirroring authoritarian and fascist regimes of the past.
  6. I believe the systemic racism and misogyny in our society is much worse than many people think, and desperately needs to be addressed. Which means those with privilege — white, straight, male, economic, etc — need to start listening, even if you don't like what you're hearing, so we can start dismantling everything that's causing people to be marginalized.
  7. I believe in so-called political correctness. Not because everyone is a delicate snowflake, but because as Maya Angelou put it, when we know better, we do better. When someone tells you that a term or phrase is more accurate/less hurtful than the one you're using, you now know better. So why not do better? How does it hurt you to NOT hurt another person? Your refusal to adjust your vocabulary in the name of not being an asshole kind of makes YOU the snowflake.
  8. I believe in funding sustainable energy, including offering education to people currently working in coal or oil so they can change jobs. There are too many sustainable options available for us to continue with coal and oil. Sorry, billionaires. Maybe try investing in something else.
  9. I don't believe illegal immigrants should come to America and have the world at their feet, especially since THIS ISN'T WHAT THEY DO (spoiler: undocumented immigrants are ineligible for all those programs they're supposed to be abusing, and if they're "stealing" your job it's because your employer is hiring illegally). I'm not opposed to deporting people who are here illegally, but I believe there are far more humane ways to handle undocumented immigration than our current practices (i.e., detaining children, splitting up families, ending DACA, etc).
  10. I believe we should take in refugees, or at the very least not turn them away without due consideration. Turning thousands of people away because a terrorist might slip through is inhumane, especially when we consider what has happened historically to refugees who were turned away (see: MS St. Louis). If we're so opposed to taking in refugees, maybe we should consider not causing them to become refugees in the first place. Because we're fooling ourselves if we think that somewhere in the chain of events leading to these people becoming refugees, there isn't a line describing something the US did.
  11. I don't believe the government should regulate everything, but since greed is such a driving force in our country, we NEED regulations to prevent cut corners, environmental destruction, tainted food/water, unsafe materials in consumable goods or medical equipment, etc. It's not that I want the government's hands in everything – I just don't trust people trying to make money to ensure that their products/practices/etc are actually SAFE. Is the government devoid of shadiness? Of course not. But with those regulations in place, consumers have recourse if they're harmed and companies are liable for medical bills, environmental cleanup, etc. Just kind of seems like common sense when the alternative to government regulation is letting companies bring their bottom line into the equation.
  12. I believe our current administration is fascist. Not because I dislike them or because I'm butthurt over an election, but because I've spent too many years reading and learning about the Third Reich to miss the similarities. Not because any administration I dislike must be Nazis, but because things are actually mirroring authoritarian and fascist regimes of the past.
  13. I believe the systemic racism and misogyny in our society is much worse than many people think, and desperately needs to be addressed. Which means those with privilege — white, straight, male, economic, etc — need to start listening, even if you don't like what you're hearing, so we can start dismantling everything that's causing people to be marginalized.
  14. I believe in so-called political correctness. Not because everyone is a delicate snowflake, but because as Maya Angelou put it, when we know better, we do better. When someone tells you that a term or phrase is more accurate/less hurtful than the one you're using, you now know better. So why not do better? How does it hurt you to NOT hurt another person? Your refusal to adjust your vocabulary in the name of not being an asshole kind of makes YOU the snowflake.
  15. I believe in funding sustainable energy, including offering education to people currently working in coal or oil so they can change jobs. There are too many sustainable options available for us to continue with coal and oil. Sorry, billionaires. Maybe try investing in something else.
I think that about covers it. Bottom line is that I'm a liberal because I think we should take care of each other. That doesn't mean you should work 80 hours a week so your lazy neighbor can get all your money. It just means I don't believe there is any scenario in which preventable suffering is an acceptable outcome as long as money is saved.

So, I'm a liberal.
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I’m a liberal – but that doesn’t mean what you think it does

No, Ron Howard didn’t say it – but it’s still worth sharing
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On Sept. 16, 1989, Boris Yeltsin was a newly elected member of the Soviet Parliament visiting the United States. Following a scheduled visit to Johnson Space Center, Yeltsin and a small entourage made an unscheduled stop at a Randalls grocery store in Clear Lake, a suburb of Houston. He was amazed by the aisles of food and stocked shelves, a sharp contrast to the breadlines and empty columns he was accustomed to in Russia.

Yeltsin, who had a reputation as a reformer and populist, "roamed the aisles of Randall's nodding his head in amazement," wrote Stefanie Asin, a Houston Chronicle reporter. He marveled at free cheese samples, fresh fish and produce, and freezers packed full of pudding pops. Along the way, Yeltsin chatted up customers and store workers: "How much does this cost? Do you need special education to manage a supermarket? Are all American stores like this?"

Yeltsin was a member of the Politburo and Russia's upper political crust, yet he'd never seen anything like the offerings of this little American grocery store. "Even the Politburo doesn't have this choice. Not even Mr. Gorbachev," Yeltsin said.



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Things appear to have changed for the better in Russia:

weheart.moscow

Moscow supermarkets, food delivery services and grocery markets – We heart Moscow

Best Moscow grocery stores and markets, open hours, description and tips.
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Russian supermarkets and grocery shopping

Food shopping isn't always easy in a new country. Read on for tips on finding your nearest Russian supermarket, deliveries, and more.
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Grocery Shopping in Russia: 1917 - Present

In the past century, Russia has experienced different economic systems and many societal changes. One industry that reflects this, perhaps more than any
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Socialistic/Communistic food distribution systems failed miserably in the Soviet Union and have largely been successfully supplanted by a Capitalistic distribution system in modern Russia.

Yet Socialist morons want to try it here.

SMH.
 
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justblue said:
TBC: For my "Let Them Eat Cake" pic of Donny, was a cut n' paste. ;)
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His Royal Highness Donald I is an average looking Royal Dude, but an extremely unattractive dudette.

Hmmm, Old Marie Antoinette wasn't a looker either! She did alright, but that darn guillotine took her head off anyway.

On October 16, 1793, Marie Antoinette was beheaded — just months after her husband King Louis XVI met the same fate.

Marie Antoinette: the very name of the doomed queen of France, the last of the Ancien Régime, evokes power and fascination. Against the poverty of late 18th-century France, the five syllables evoke a cloud of pastel-colored indulgence, absurd fashions, and cruel frivolity, like a rococo painting, sprung to life.

The life, and death, of Marie Antoinette is certainly as fascinating. Falling from the Olympus-on-earth of Versailles to the humble cell of the Conciergerie and ultimately the executioner's scaffold on October 16, 1793, the final days of the last real Queen of France were full of humiliation, degradation, and blood.

This is the story of Marie Antoinette's beheading at the Place de la Révolution in Paris — and the tumultuous events that led up to it.

Marie Antoinette's Life At The Conciergerie


Tucked away in its cavernous halls, Marie Antoinette's life at the Conciergerie couldn't have been more divorced from her life of luxury in Versailles. Formerly the seat of power for the French monarchy in the Middle Ages, the imposing Gothic palace lorded over the Île de la Cité in the center of Paris as a part administrative center, part prison during the reign of the Bourbons (her husband's dynasty).

Marie Antoinette's final 11 weeks before her death were spent in a humble cell at the Conciergerie, much of which she likely spent reflecting on the turns her life — and France — took to bring her from the top of the world to the guillotine's blade.



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Inside The Brutal Beheading That Ended Marie Antoinette's Glamorous Life

After an excruciating 36-hour trial, during which she was accused of incest with her eight-year-old son, Marie Antoinette was sentenced to death by guillotine.
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