It needs one more badger

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-origins-of-policing-in-the-united-states/

Don't forget this piece of the puzzle.

I hear your opinion but I don't see how that tracks.

Compelling question. Honestly I think it's a mentality thing.

Democrats have so many divergent goals that they never want to unify. They see shades of gray.

Republicans see only black and white. It's very easy for them to organize and unify.

It's easy to believe that it's some kind of design, maybe easier to believe than the fact that infighting and poor organization skills keep the Democratic party from dominating like demographics would suggest it should.

Surely there are more reasons than I know though.

Maybe that's true maybe it's not. Maybe the manager is a wage slave living paycheck to paycheck just like the rest of us.

Frankly I've always wondered why management doesn't unionize along with the rest against the c-suite.

This is my biggest disappointment about the Democratic party. They can't get their shit together. It's incredibly frustrating.

And all of a sudden my brain said "flamey-o hotman"

I may be broken. LOL

In that case they have no excuse for the fake audience.

I like him but I couldn't shake the impression that the audience was a bunch of black cutouts and that the laughter was a laugh track.

I believe that particular set of 4 performances was done during the height of lockdown.

Truenuff

Exactly. This is the level of understanding employed by those saying that the economy is doing well. It's a cynical tactic to paint it in a rosy light as the wage workers struggle.

Also, I've only been through 100 level econ classes and it's clear that the economic metrics in use are not particularly meaningful.

Exactly this. I'm sick of people saying "The Economy™" is doing so damn well. Never has it been clearer that there are many economies, 2 of which are the economy of the investor and the economy of the working class*. The absolute tone deafness of statements about "perception mismatch" only serves to illustrate the brutality of class conflict. It's not a misperception of reality, we're living in 2 different realities.

*Also the economy of the impoverished and the black market among others.