While we’re waiting for the rain to slack off enough to do some more work on the bathhouse, here are some of my recent Twitter musings:
Holy shit, can we PLEASE kill the obsequious bootlicking? You don't need to indulge in grotesque acts of cop-worship to signal that you are opposed to Trumpaloons rioting on Capitol Hill.
They weren't "fighting to protect democracy"; they were working to collect pay.
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 10, 2021
Given the American people's tacit (or even open) approval of their emperors' baseless, direct attacks on other people's governments, why are they so shocked that a mad emperor incited an attack on his own?
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 9, 2021
So remind me again: Which oh-so-totally-different "wing" is the one that trusts governments over big corporations? You know, the one that thinks "nationalizing" industries to put them under control of politicians is a good idea?
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 9, 2021
The nicest thing I can say about cops is, "Animals can't help acting according to their nature."
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 11, 2021
"The most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 10, 2021
It's funny how useful idiots can oppose some aspect of the police state for years, then suddenly turn around and start bootlicking because that aspect is being used against someone they dislike.
Wait, not "funny"; what's the word I'm looking for? Oh yeah, "hypocritical".
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 11, 2021
It's funny how certain people will tell us we need to hold our noses and vote for "their guy" because of the bigger picture, yet they refuse to stand up for the speech rights of people who inspire them to hold THEIR noses.
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 12, 2021
Are there genuinely people so completely oblivious to the meanings of words that they truly believe Donald Trump is in any way "conservative"?
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 11, 2021
I'm not looking for anything. I personally do not give a shit what "philosophical" background any authoritarian claims as his basis for the "right" to tell me what to do. All authoritarians are my enemies, and my friends' private beliefs are none of my business.
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 12, 2021
SO MUCH THIS. Every time I hear about how "scared" these sociopaths were because violent thugs were coming for them, I think "Now you know how it fucking feels."
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 11, 2021
"The school must give every student permanent punishment because Donny peed in the classroom wastebasket."
Why does anyone listen to this kind of totalitarian apologia? https://t.co/At1GAvLamK
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 12, 2021
I would support eliminating the electoral college if that change came bundled with permanently & irreversibly stripping the presidency of every single power that it has gained since 1789.
— Maggie McNeill (@Maggie_McNeill) January 12, 2021