if your argument is that wars are destructive and problematic… eh… heh… nobody on earth, ever, will debate that. I don’t know what you’re trying to win there, but… eh…

anyway, still, even with the lost civil wars among those (a couple?) they were all worth fighting, (most because they were won). civil freedom is always worth more than servile domination under authoritarian totalitarianm. I prefer freedom of speech and worship to being forced to worship Stalin-- and, especially, the right to say that openly, without fear of being killed for saying so.

or saying, openly, that I love sucking another man’s cock-- which, even in the United States, I was afraid to say so even 25 years ago-- and, I’m afraid that I may no longer be able to openly say perhaps 5 years from now

Not sure what your point was, but, ultimately, your post backs up mine: through all the sacrifice, the payoff is worth it!

are we still talking about onions ;)

not with these piddly, passant efforts, but mass, violence has often accomplished mass civil change for the better!

• The French Revolution (1789) — Violent overthrow of the monarchy and aristocracy dismantled feudalism and established the principle of popular sovereignty, which reverberated across Europe for a century.

• The American Revolution (1775–1783) — Armed insurrection against British rule produced one of the first modern constitutional republics.

• The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) — The only successful slave revolt in history, producing the first Black republic and striking a massive blow against the Atlantic slave trade.

• The Glorious Revolution (1688) — Though relatively brief, it involved armed invasion and overthrow of James II, producing constitutional monarchy and the English Bill of Rights.

Viva la Revolution!

well, not yet, but if you guys keep trying…

lol, it’s not treason if the government is fascist :)

yeah, it sure did!

yeah, well, the problem is if you’re working professionally, and people are sending you files from current version of PS, and you need contemporaneous interoperability. if you can’t open files from PS 2026, then you’re kinda fucked.

“threw the bastard newborn he killed into Lake Michigan in front of the underage mother he’s been raping, and that’s just what they released”

k, uhhh… I think I missed that part

sounds like local twin cities morning news that maybe had nothing to do with trump?

(I used to live I mpls)

every great once in a while, I get a bit of a twinge and a tear, but it’s very rare

no

even accusing AI of theft is a puerile misattribution of copyright infringement that was tossed aside in the late 90s, so let’s just get over that bullshit right now.

“If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing”

for me, it’s:

• Hooray, a new Star Wars/Trek show!

Five minutes later…

• I can’t follow this new Star Wars/Trek show…

you know me too well. time for a system reset, my dear…

I’m so disappointed. I thought that he was one of the good guys.

no AI could make the crazy bullshit up. it’s too insane to be fake

I think it’s more important to highlight the wider point: the Bible doesn’t tell you not to get high. The specific drug isn’t specified.

It also doesn’t say not to die shitting on the toilet, but that’s not something anyone should aspire to, either.

I am so enjoying these that I might renew my Photoshop subscription just so I can protect the fun

Edit: and just to be clear, by “renew“, I mean partake in the weird tinkering process by which I trick Adobe to give me a few more weeks of free Photoshop, as I have done for the last 25 or so years.

Sometimes, you need to adjust your dairy intake. That’s what helped me.

Zeusy had a wonderful life with you, and I’m sure is very grateful. ❤️

Be happy for your time together 😊

because of the Pee Tape.

Oh, such simpler times…

Surprising no-one, but alarming everyone