savagegl.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain with interests including family, law, gender.
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“I much prefer someone who burns the flag and wraps themselves in the Constitution to someone who burns the Constitution and wraps themselves up in the flag.”
Molly Ivins
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This strikes me as someone looking for something that offends them. In Texas, it is commonplace to mix English and Spanish in conversation. To try to rid Texas English of its Spanish inflection would be to drain it of the richness of Texas culture.
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Maybe we could start with Columbia, SC, which has a dangerously high violent crime and murder rate.
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Between pervasive AI chatboxs and ubiquitous scams, capitalism risks grinding to a halt as people withdraw from transactions. Does no one who believes in capitalism perceive these dangers?
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Get educated:
bsky.app/profile/owas...
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Has this man ever been to a festival celebrating the ethnic traditions of any of the many ethnicities embraced by the American identity? No more pieroges or enchiladas or baklava for him.
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Ideological capture? I am waiting to see the nationwide hiring campaign to get Marxist scholars in Economics Departments and Business Schools. If you are looking for ideological "capture" that is where you will find it.
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Not only fans, but athletes too. Even if they are given a special Olympic exemption, why should they take the risk?