15
0

Government should always be minimized


 invite response                  
2023 Jul 18, 5:56am   23,842 views  309 comments

by Patrick   ➕follow (59)   ignore (2)  

https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/setting-the-stage-for-your-own-execution


i’m such a fan of “coyote’s law” coined by longtime gatopal™ warren meyer of coyoteblog fame.

i shall paraphrase:

“before granting any new power or prerogative to the state, first imagine that power wielded by the politician you hate most, because one day it will be.”


« First        Comments 303 - 309 of 309        Search these comments

305   Patrick   2025 Jul 10, 1:17pm  

Wealthiest counties in the US by median household income:

Loudoun County, Virginia $178,707
Santa Clara County, California $159,674
San Mateo County, California $156,000
Falls Church, Virginia $154,734
Fairfax County, Virginia $150,113
Howard County, Maryland $146,982
Douglas County, Colorado $145,737
Nassau County, New York $143,408
Los Alamos County, New Mexico $143,188
Marin County, California $142,785

4/10 are in the DC area.

Why are they so rich? It's not because they have a lot of entrepreneurs who have found ways to serve their fellow man.
306   HeadSet   2025 Jul 10, 2:07pm  

Patrick says

Wealthiest counties in the US by median household income:

Loudoun County, Virginia $178,707
Santa Clara County, California $159,674
San Mateo County, California $156,000
Falls Church, Virginia $154,734

Falls Church is not a county. I presume they included Falls Church because in Virginia, cities and counties are completely separate. No city in VA is part of any county.
307   Patrick   2025 Jul 10, 2:25pm  

I asked AI about that:


Falls Church is not a county but an independent city in Virginia with county-level governance. In the U.S., some cities, like Falls Church, function as county equivalents for statistical and administrative purposes, separate from surrounding counties (in this case, Fairfax County). This explains why it appears in lists of "wealthiest counties" despite being a city.
308   Patrick   2025 Jul 11, 9:37pm  

https://billionairepsycho.substack.com/p/soviet-america


Today’s Soviet America has been objectively worse than many sci-fi dystopian movies. Because cinema needs to entertain an audience — narratives require dramatic suspense, wish fulfillment, and a charismatic hero. Real life, in contrast, has no such requirement to elevate heroism above the sordid slums of the favela. Many aspects of modern American life resemble the opaque bureaucracy of a Kafka novel, but in this absurdist and hyperreal version of America, the tangled maze of circuitous, redundant, and arbitrary paperwork is a ritual humiliation staffed by obese black women who mock their own customers.

A recent Frontier Airlines incident, captured in a viral video, involved a
passenger being refused check-in and taunted by staff after being hit with a
$25 fee. The situation escalated, leading to the termination of the employees
involved.

A passenger, flying from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Boston,
arrived 50 minutes before his flight but hadn't checked in online.

He was informed that he would need to pay a $25 fee to check in at the counter
because he missed the airline's 60-minute check-in deadline.

The passenger was then allegedly refused service and taunted by Frontier Airlines
employees.

A viral video captured the heated exchange, showing the employees arguing with the
passenger and refusing to let him check in.

Frontier Airlines confirmed the individuals in question, who work for a third-party
contractor, were no longer associated with the airline account, according to ABC11 News.

The incident highlights potential issues with Frontier Airlines' check-in policies and
customer service training, as well as the agency's reliance on third-party
contractors.

This video shows the Frontier Airlines agents taunting a passenger...
309   mell   2025 Jul 11, 9:58pm  

Patrick says

Many aspects of modern American life resemble the opaque bureaucracy of a Kafka novel, but in this absurdist and hyperreal version of America, the tangled maze of circuitous, redundant, and arbitrary paperwork is a ritual humiliation staffed by obese black women who mock their own customers

Haha perfectly said!

« First        Comments 303 - 309 of 309        Search these comments

Please register to comment:

api   best comments   contact   latest images   memes   one year ago   users   suggestions   gaiste