Differing point of view

So I am at the Tempe Arizona art festival…waiting for some folks….

Now, the festival is in the pattern for departing aircraft from Sky Harbor airport. Lots of passenger jets climbing out…once every 3 minutes or so.

No one notices, until a pair of C-17’s in formation fly over at about 4000 feet.

Then, because the noise level of the pair of jets was a bit higher, a dude said something about “military jets should be banned”.

I said “That’s the sound of freedom, dude, you should welcome it”.

Lots agreement from the others around us.

He whined and walked away.

There’s more folks out there that think like us than we think, they are just silent until someone else speaks up.  Even the artsy fartsy folks. 

So where

Did all these kids get the money to pay for all those trips?

I mean, it isn’t like air travel is terribly expensive these days, but it ain’t an insignificant cost, either. Especially if you are a high school kid.

Yet these kids all fanned out across the country, in some cases speaking at several venues throughout the day…..

Sure as hell didn’t get that kind of scratch babysitting and mowing lawns.

Can the rest of the country not see that this is theater?
Theater staged just for a goal?
I guess it plays well to the liberal leaning folks.

I am reminded of the “Two Minute Hate” from a novel I read about 20 years a go my some guy named Orwell….only this “Two Minutes” was covered (and presented) by CNN and the other media.

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ETA: According to Aaron, THIS IS WHERE THE MONEY COMES FROM for the “Liberal Heartstrings Theater” production yesterday….

Odd that we cannot get the source of the funds, innit? Betcha CNN won’t bother to tell us, either. 

And now I gotta get a different Credit Card

Seems that Citibank has jumped onto the Social Justice Warrior/Virtue Signalling bandwagon. 

They are restricting some customers who sell firearms and (ghasppp!) High Capacity Magazines! (OMG!)…anyone using them as a bank can’t sell firearms to anyone under 21, even where 18 is legal…and other restrictions.

Fuck em. I can use a different credit card company….and I will. I spent a bot over 10 Large via credit cards last year. Mostly via my CitiCards card. There are, however, other card companies that want my business…..and they, at least, aren’t SJWing against a hobby that is near and dear to me.

They will not gain another nickle from my business. I move a not inconsiderable retirement and investment fund from JPMorganChase last year over SJWing practices, and I can choose who makes money off of my credit card purchases. I figure it’ll cost Citibank about $400 in fees from my purchases alone. 

If you have a Citibank credit card, I urge you to find another card with which to make purchases. Write ’em a letter and tell ;em why you went to another card company.

Fuck’em

Sad, but true…..For some folks.

A man walks into a drug store with his 8-year old son. They happen to walk by the condom display, and the boy asks, “What are these, Dad?”

To which the man matter-of-factly replies, “Those are called condoms, son. Men use them to have safe sex.”

“Oh, I see,” replied the boy pensively. “I’ve heard of that in health class at school.” He looks over the display and picks up a package of 3 and asks, “Why are there 3 in this package?”

The dad replies, “Those are for high school boys, one for Friday, one for Saturday, and one for Sunday.”

“Cool” says the boy. He notices a 6 pack and asks, “Then, who are these for?”

“Those are for college men,” the dad answers. “TWO for Friday, TWO for Saturday, and TWO for Sunday.”

“WOW!” exclaimed the boy, “Then, who uses THESE?” he asks, picking up a 12-pack.

With a sigh and a tear in his eye, the dad replied, “Those are for married men. One for January, one for February, one for March……. ”

How to get your High School to pay for your college:

Go to a gun range, post about it.

Get suspended for violating the ‘No Weapons’ policy.

Exactly how this violates the policy of the school when the range isn’t on school property and the trip was not made during school hours remains unclear.

Unless one has committed “BadThink” and the school is punishing them for it….?

I’m figuring a lawsuit is in order here…

Doesn’t take much to make Leftist school administrators heads explode, does it?