This shit hasn't been funny for at least a decade.

I agree... Though I had to rotate that one 180 degrees to properly see it ;)

It is an oxymoron because tankies aren’t authoritarian. Tankies believe in collectivisation of the means of production, democracy in the government and in the workplace, maximal freedom speech and of arts, and welfare for everyone.

Lol... And all of this is cleverly defined by the easy-to-remember term "tankie". Because when you think of tanks, you think of collectivism, freedom of speech, and everything else you said. Give me a fucking break.

What separates tankies from other leftist ideologies is the authoritarian part. Tankies are authoritarian leftists.

The irony is that the values that I'm standing by here were taught to me by them. I may not have stayed in their church, but the "good parts" definitely stuck with me. I'm empathetic, in part, because I was taught to be by them.

I imagine if they were raising me now, they probably wouldn't have let me watch shows like Sesame Street and Mister Rogers that only helped solidify those values.

Back then we went to a multi-cultural church, and had several very good friends that were people of color. If that were happening now instead, I'm not sure how they would be able to reconcile that with their political views. Just ignore the cognitive dissonance, I guess?

Their minds have just been so broken by conservative propaganda that I don't even recognize them.

Why the fuck does the US Mint website need javascript to be enabled? Fuck that shit.

Also, I'm not sure I'd spend them as it wouldn't surprise me if this administration stops making/shipping them. Could end up being worth something in the long term (assuming USD is worth anything)

What an absurd oversimplification

If you care about the budget, you might want to take a look at the history of the economy under Republican presidents compared to Democrats...

I'm in a different part of the US, but I've switched from Kentucky bourbon to Irish whiskey because fuck Kentucky

Yo get the fuck out of here that movie is awesome lol... It's so late 90s it's almost painful. Baz Lurman is a madman.

Also, "Exit Music: For a Film" written by Radiohead for the end credits? C'mon

I was going to say Gary Oldman, but then I remembered that Tiptoes wasn't a fever dream.

Supply line disruptions

I'd risk my career in protest of I were in the military.

Methinks this may be part of the reason we're not in the military