Isn't a stool softener just a cushion? Sounds like this stool is becoming more and more like a couch...

If he could get away with it, he'd rename is Peasant's Choice.

Oh wait. He probably can get away with it.

I'm not sure zoom lenses were a thing in 1912...

A Handmaid's Tale was supposed to be a warning, not a blueprint. Even the birth rate issue is getting more real as younger couples are opting not to have kids because it's impossible to afford it.

Glory to Arstotzka!

Canada doesn't have that excuse though and housing is even more fucked here.

Cries in Vancouver

This made me laugh. You must be a blast at parties!

That the United States becomes the Republic of Gilead...

Wait, what does the tube sock do that the bat alone won't?

Canada's not far behind the US in terms of stupid, especially if Bitcoin Milhouse wins the next election, as he is widely expected to. Our house prices are even more fucked than yours too, so if you come here, bring caaaaaash.

Might as well look elsewhere so you don't have to repeat the exercise in a decade when it goes to shit here too.

I agree with the first part, but pre WWI was over a hundred years ago. I'm sure there's more relevant and recent examples that could be found to strengthen an argument.

See: The Handmaid's Tale.