[Toshi]

I can’t help but think the divide between urban and rural life is a huge part of the divide

America as two countries literally?

Last night while mulling over World Bank and census.gov data, trying to make some sense of our perceived poverty and the growing income inequalities as illustrated so nicely this month in Mother Jones, I had a thought: What if we separate America into Poor America and Rich America with the...

ridemonkey.bikemag.com

 

[mandown]

America as two countries literally?

Last night while mulling over World Bank and census.gov data, trying to make some sense of our perceived poverty and the growing income inequalities as illustrated so nicely this month in Mother Jones, I had a thought: What if we separate America into Poor America and Rich America with the...

ridemonkey.bikemag.com

Well I’m not gonna deck it. I made my decision and I don’t need to see anymore monkey nipples.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I was listening to this podcast and thinking about issues being noted here that drive people’s voting habits. I can’t help but think the divide between urban and rural life is a huge part of the divide and the traditions and culture of the past as each evolved have shaped the mindsets of modern voters (consciously or by exposure). Not unlike the religious splits in the chart I posted previously

What Do People Do All Day? - Freakonomics

What Do People Do All Day? - Freakonomics

freakonomics.com

Let’s talk about the notion of scarcity a bit, but let’s bring it into at least the 19th and then 20th and 21st centuries. In chapter 12 of your book, which is called — it’s a good title, “Malady of Infinite Aspiration” — you write, “For as long as people have congregated in cities, their ambitions have been molded by a different kind of scarcity from that which shapes those of subsistence farmers, a form of scarcity articulated in the language of aspiration, jealousy, and desire rather than of absolute need. And for the most part,” you write, “this kind of relative scarcity is the spur to work long hours, to climb the social ladder, and to keep up with the Joneses.”
…
SUZMAN: I suppose the way to make sense of it is to get a sense of what came before it, or the difference between cities and countryside, first of all. Everybody in rural areas was involved in effectively creating, generating, and acquiring the energy we needed to live, grow, and reproduce. That was what they spent their working lives on. Within cities, by contrast, people spent their energy and time using that energy provided by people in the countryside. The move to cities was this massive act of liberation in a sense. People were suddenly no longer tied to the process of securing the energy they needed to feed themselves, to reproduce. And it resulted in this extraordinary proliferation of jobs. It also transformed the way people constituted value, and saw themselves in relation to other people.

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Prior to cities, the "process of securing the energy they needed to feed themselves" tended to take less than four hours a day.

 

[jonKranked]

Facing a tight race, Ted Cruz goes quiet on abortion

As abortion and other reproductive rights loom over the election, Cruz has largely been unwilling to clarify his stances.

www.texastribune.org

 

[rideit]

Prior to cities, the "process of securing the energy they needed to feed themselves" tended to take less than four hours a day.

I don’t believe that a blanket statement can be made in that regard. It would have varied greatly due to seasonal weather, drought, health of any crops, or what they gathered. Just a counterpoint.

 

[mykel]

I don’t believe that a blanket statement can be made in that regard. It would have varied greatly due to seasonal weather, drought, health of any crops, or what they gathered. Just a counterpoint.

I remember looking this up for one of the kids projects. Medieval peasants worked sun up to sundown during planting and harvesting, but only 3-6 hours a day in the off season. FWIW.

 

[Jozz]

Donald Trump raves about Gaza's weather, says could be "better than Monaco"

The GOP nominee's remarks resemble recent comments by Jared Kushner, Trump's former White House adviser and his son-in-law.

www.newsweek.com

 

[jonKranked]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-mexico-border-migrant-crossings-reach-new-biden-era-low/

 

[johnbryanpeters]

I don’t believe that a blanket statement can be made in that regard. It would have varied greatly due to seasonal weather, drought, health of any crops, or what they gathered. Just a counterpoint.

I remember looking this up for one of the kids projects. Medieval peasants worked sun up to sundown during planting and harvesting, but only 3-6 hours a day in the off season. FWIW.

Read The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow.

Caution: it's 600 pages.

 

[rideit]

Definitely interested…

So, if you were in a trapping/fishing culture, would waiting for the fish or prey be considered ‘work’?

 

[Westy]

Read The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow.

Caution: it's 600 pages.

The book "Work" similarly covers this subject. A chapter was also dedicated in the very interesting book "Sapiens".

Some scholars argue that the move towards agriculture was driven by the addiction to alcohol, as argues in the book "Drunk".


I may need to read less.

People were also healthier as they had more balanced diets not relying on a single staple, suffered less from single crop failures, and had fewer diseases as higher population density was required for labor. Agriculture also led to inequality through social strata. Women were turned into baby machines to produce labor and to recover the higher death rates.

Humans basically enslaved themselves.

 

[Nick]

I may need to read less

 

[Changleen]

The book "Work" similarly covers this subject. A chapter was also dedicated in the very interesting book "Sapiens".

Some scholars argue that the move towards agriculture was driven by the addiction to alcohol, as argues in the book "Drunk".


I may need to read less.

People were also healthier as they had more balanced diets not relying on a single staple, suffered less from single crop failures, and had fewer diseases as higher population density was required for labor. Agriculture also led to inequality through social strata. Women were turned into baby machines to produce labor and to recover the higher death rates.

Humans basically enslaved themselves.

Yes, this matches my understanding.

 

[jonKranked]

 

[jonKranked]

 

[Pesqueeb]

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"Totally predictable" - anyone paying attention.

 

[mykel]

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Just getting orders. You have to follow the chain of command.

 

[eric strt6]

from the right wing bleachers: (they are fucking nuts)

Tim Walz is a communist wolf in goofy Midwestern clown’s clothing

As the campaign continues, there are a few things that are becoming obvious about Tim Walz: He’s a compulsive liar, which he dismisses by self-deprecatingly referring to himself as a knucklehead; he’s not the brightest bulb in the box; an...

www.americanthinker.com

 

[jonKranked]

 

[6thElement]

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[Pesqueeb]

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At this point wouldn't it be surprising if they weren't?

 

[jonKranked]

At this point wouldn't it be surprising if they weren't?

honestly i wouldn't be surprised if the pages were completely blank, how many people do you think that are buying this can actually read?

 

[Westy]

honestly i wouldn't be surprised if the pages were completely blank, how many people do you think that are buying this can actually read?

Do you think most Christians actually read the Bible?

 

[mykel]

Do you think most Christians actually read the Bible?

From what I keep seeing - not a damn one of them.

That brown hippy Jew would be the first one under the bus.

 

[Adventurous]

Do you think most Christians actually read the Bible?

 

[Avy]

rideit,have you seen the Harris speak on 60 min,chopped to all hell,the View? Even a simple softball question as to would she have done Anything different than Biden If She was President? No.

She has No Platform,or even a proper response,like Trump,to how she will Handle what she wants to implement? I could go on and on about her in CA,but I want to stay on track.

You must see my utter frustration,like you with Trump regarding this sad sad women. Obama,Shumer and Pelosi had the final say on her and they basically had no choice. She would have never been there otherwise. Like in CA,right place,right time. So here we are.

Last,I am speaking to rideit,so please refrain from acting like his Mother until he responds to me.

Avy

 

[rideit]

I like pie.
And turtles.
its turtles all the way down.

 

[Westy]

I like pie.
And turtles.
its turtles all the way down.

Would be cooler if it was pies all the way.

 

[DaveW]

So how long is this social media gag order going to go for?

 

[DaveW]

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Interesting to note about the contents of this "bible".

They contain the Constitution, BUT, without the amendments that abolish slavery, provide equal protection under the law, establish the right to vote regardless of race, establish women’s right to vote and presidential term limits.

Source;

https://mastodon.social/@MikeElgan/113278349594163863

 

[Brian HCM#1]

"Totally predictable" - anyone paying attention.

So why did Putin attack Ukraine under Biden and not Trump? Surely if Putin had Trump in his back pocket he would have done it between 2017-2020 right? Why did Putin attack Ukraine immediately after the Biden administration including Kamala met with him? You keep believing this and yet no proof. No new wars started under Trump, 2 under the current administration. Kinda says it all, don't it?

 

[Sandwich]

So why did Putin attack Ukraine under Biden and not Trump? Surely if Putin had Trump in his back pocket he would have done it between 2017-2020 right? Why did Putin attack Ukraine immediately after the Biden administration including Kamala met with him? You keep believing this and yet no proof. No new wars started under Trump, 2 under the current administration. Kinda says it all, don't it?

Bullshit!

 

[Nick]

Putin invaded Ukraine under Obama, not Biden, via Crimea and Donbas. You don't even understand the fundamentals of what you're arguing.

2 wars? Because Trump, Putin and Netanyahu are all in league with each other. 100%.
Dictators like these guys sow unrest BECAUSE those who oppose them are in positions of power/leadership.

Removing the false sense of security is a way to manipulate people.

 

[6thElement]

I thought senile Biden was president of Murica, why is it his fault what other countries do?

 

[Pesqueeb]

I thought senile Biden was president of Murica, why is it his fault what other countries do?

But also at the same time an evil, diabolical, master manipulator pulling the strings of the entire world, who causes hurricanes and personally digs the potholes on Avys commute.

 

[jonKranked]

But also at the same time an evil, diabolical, master manipulator pulling the strings of the entire world, who causes hurricanes and potholes on Avys commute.

his "war" button is next to the dial that controls gas prices on the oval office desk

 

[boostindoubles]

Do you also think god is going to fix climate change and save humanity?

So why did Putin attack Ukraine under Biden and not Trump? Surely if Putin had Trump in his back pocket he would have done it between 2017-2020 right? Why did Putin attack Ukraine immediately after the Biden administration including Kamala met with him? You keep believing this and yet no proof. No new wars started under Trump, 2 under the current administration. Kinda says it all, don't it?

 

[Westy]

So why did Putin attack Ukraine under Biden and not Trump? Surely if Putin had Trump in his back pocket he would have done it between 2017-2020 right? Why did Putin attack Ukraine immediately after the Biden administration including Kamala met with him? You keep believing this and yet no proof. No new wars started under Trump, 2 under the current administration. Kinda says it all, don't it?

It required Trump weakening NATO to set the pre conditions for the war and delaying the attack to later in the Biden administration would have Russia in a weaker position.

 

[6thElement]

 

[jonKranked]

fAkE nEwS! dEeP sTaTe pLaNt!