William Lindsey :toad:
"Puerto Rico is not a joke.
Women’s lives are not a joke.
Black lives are not a joke.
Guns are not a joke.
Haitian immigrants are not a joke.
Mexican immigrants are not a joke.
Central American immigrants are not a joke.
Muslim immigrants are not a joke.
Mass killers using AR-15’s are not a joke.
Murdered school children are not a joke.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is not a joke."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
Alexander Karn
The MSG rally and all the sick humor deployed there cut straight to the heart of the MAGA culture. I really think you could make a good argument that this election and the larger political crisis we face at present are, at some fundamental level, about what we find funny and, by extension, what's indecent.
The MAGA theory of humor is oriented toward superiority and, therefore, dehumanization. We're told to lighten up, stop being snowflakes, etc, but the cruelty is the point.
William Lindsey :toad:
"The right to marry whomever you want is not a joke.
Social Security and Medicare are not a joke.
Threatening to use the Department of Justice against political opponents is not a joke.
The North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) is not a joke.
Political violence is not a joke.
Lying to the American people is not a joke.
Promising to be 'a dictator on day one' is not a joke.
Get out there and vote as if your life depended on it, because this election is not a joke."
William Lindsey :toad:
"Arlington National Cemetery and the service members buried there are not a joke.
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is not a joke.
The January 6 insurrection is not a joke.
The lives of D.C. and Capitol police officers are not a joke.
Ukraine’s war against Russian aggression is not a joke.
Teaching the history of racism in America is not a joke.
Transgender rights are not a joke."
William Lindsey :toad:
"School breakfast and lunch programs are not a joke.
The right to contraception is not a joke.
The right to abortion is not a joke.
The right to vote is not a joke.
The right to privacy is not a joke.
The Affordable Care Act is not a joke.
Asylum seekers are not a joke.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is not a joke.
The United States military is not a joke.
Veterans are not a joke."
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