“Adolf Hitler’s stance on substance use was progressive for its time” -The Economist, probably - ThreadSky

ryanmarino.bsky.social • 53 days ago

“Adolf Hitler’s stance on substance use was progressive for its time”
-The Economist, probably

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finn-cak.bsky.social•53 days ago

Sometimes ‘throwing the baby out with the bath water’ is the proper call. He is so wrong for our country.

queencryptid.bsky.social•53 days ago

All of RFK's alleged "good ideas" are just standard shit that most people already agree on in theory. That's how cranks work! They say one thing you already agree with (e.g. 'the average American diet isn't great') and then use it to try to sell you on milk seasoned with listeria.

walthammassmemes.bsky.social•53 days ago

Fun fact: The Economist is written by and for rich British guys and their editors were pro-slavery! They published an editorial during the Potato Famine saying why it would be bad to help the starving Irish population. Glad they are still thought leaders!!!

pafwinder.bsky.social•53 days ago

Picking someone who could do twice the good and zero harm is also an option.

davematson.bsky.social•53 days ago

You do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to him.

xtinemilrod.bsky.social•53 days ago

Not that it's helpful right now, but I've been saying it over and over now - he's going to last 12 months or less, then resign b/c of some mental breakdown. He won't be able to handle it. The problem is the damage he will cause in the meantime 🤢

ononokomachi1.bsky.social•53 days ago

Probably same with Bhattacharya (without the mental breakdown). There is nothing more miserable than being in a job that's over your head.

rjnerddad.bsky.social•53 days ago

He wants to make the trains run on thyme

yankeencanada.bsky.social•53 days ago

“Hitler was a vegatarian…less meat in our diets is good!”
-The Economist, probably

sheologian.bsky.social•53 days ago

He WAS pro amphetamine

ryanmarino.bsky.social•53 days ago

And the father of methadone!

sheologian.bsky.social•53 days ago

All I’m saying is that I feel pretty sure he would have kept the Panera juiced up lemonade on the market and wouldn’t push Adderrall shortages

farahbod.bsky.social•53 days ago

Perfect, because we should all appoint leaders to public office who might accidentally stumble across good policy…

unusualtimeline.bsky.social•53 days ago

Pol Pot’s view on spectacles has some evolutionary basis.

ryanmarino.bsky.social•53 days ago

I hope other journalists are mocking these people so much they are never taken seriously again cause good lord

thesix.bsky.social•53 days ago

You know the tragic answer to that, Ryan.

powerman5500.bsky.social•53 days ago

The Economist used to have great world news and some so-so analysis but goddamn have they gone complete pants-on-head looney tunes since like 2008

somerandomdave.bsky.social•53 days ago

Somewhere in that time frame... I was thinking more like 2010-2012, but I'm not gonna argue it. They went from classically conservative (in the political science sense) to American Conservative sometime during the Obama presidency.

powerman5500.bsky.social•52 days ago

i remember their coverage changing from "American conservatives have some good ideas but are weirdos who need to learn to live in civil society" to "weirdos who need to learn to live in society: truly the best of America, give us money" and it was vomitous

yankeencanada.bsky.social•53 days ago

*sometimes

saltyem.bsky.social•53 days ago

Bear lives matter

ryanmarino.bsky.social•53 days ago

I always knew you were into bears

saltyem.bsky.social•53 days ago

He's right when he says it's broken. He just happens to be wrong about 90% of the ways

rickf.bsky.social•53 days ago

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