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BaronChocula

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11. My first compliment of 2026

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #10)

Thu Jan 1, 2026, 04:45 PM

Jan 1

Maybe my last.

I didn't dig into the details of the hierarchy, but wealthy white men are certainly on top. But being white and not so wealthy also has its privileges as data from police stops and criminal justice outcomes will suggest. I think the Southern "good old boy" is descended from the poor Southern whites who were granted status over newly freed blacks following the Civil War. That power didn't make them wealthy, but it gave them license to act as Jim Crow enforcers while the white folks of means still disparaged them as poor white trash.

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So the media freaked out when Nancy Pelosi had fancy ice cream in her freezer [View all] senseandsensibility Jan 1 OP

Being a true Class-Lady........The media has turned into a Shithouse ditch. chouchou Jan 1 #1

Oh, I just saw that the media IS freaking out senseandsensibility Jan 1 #2

The corpo media LOVES Trump. USS_Dauntless Jan 1 #4

I'm seeing a trend BaronChocula Jan 1 #7

I would rather call you 'observant', to be honest. OldBaldy1701E Jan 1 #10

My first compliment of 2026 BaronChocula Jan 1 #11

True. OldBaldy1701E Jan 1 #14

those green papers are becoming valueless rampartd Jan 2 #37

Socialists like silk pillow cases too Captain Zero Jan 1 #31

WHICH Media is "freaking out"? maxsolomon Jan 2 #38

The money Greg_In_SF Jan 1 #3

Lol senseandsensibility Jan 1 #5

Last time I checked Greg_In_SF Jan 1 #6

You really, truly, honestly believe Demobrat Jan 1 #9

Do you have Greg_In_SF Jan 1 #20

Maybe try grasping reality. MorbidButterflyTat Jan 1 #24

The best indicator of future behavior is past behavior. Demobrat Jan 1 #27

krasnov's entire, fucking, lying, thieving, grifting, scheming, traitorous, niyad Jan 2 #42

Poor Donald Cirsium Jan 2 #45

Do we know if the money made it out of MaraLoco? Captain Zero Jan 1 #33

Hmmmmmmm......My Momma Raised A Skeptic..... ColoringFool Jan 1 #12

And you really believe that, Gregg? I wonder what else you believe. paleotn Jan 1 #18

What evidence Greg_In_SF Jan 1 #21

What evidence do you have that it is, Gregg? paleotn Jan 1 #22

You mean Greg_In_SF Jan 1 #23

Link? MorbidButterflyTat Jan 1 #25

Don't have a Greg_In_SF Jan 1 #26

You're sooooo believable. paleotn Jan 1 #29

The auction participants. Not Trump directly. paleotn Jan 1 #28

Yes Greg_In_SF Jan 1 #30

Reading comprehension. Re-read what I typed. paleotn Jan 1 #32

No thanks Greg_In_SF Jan 1 #34

Poor baby! paleotn Jan 1 #35

He may have thanked the auction participants, Demobrat Jan 1 #36

It probably did go to St. Judes, Greg in SF maxsolomon Jan 2 #39

I'm not. Greg_In_SF Jan 2 #41

I'll push back on "wonderful". maxsolomon Jan 5 #47

Well, we will have to Greg_In_SF Jan 5 #48

Show me the proof, from a legitimate, reliable source. I'll wait. niyad Jan 2 #43

Sounds serious Torchlight Jan 5 #49

And Obama liked Grey Poupon. MSM sux. C-Span and full confession, we like Velshi, Rachel, Lawrence, Nichole and most of Evolve Dammit Jan 1 #8

Can't wait for Lawrence to return senseandsensibility Jan 1 #13

Only surpassed by the tan suit! Evolve Dammit Jan 1 #15

Plus hibbing Jan 1 #16

Forgetting so quickly that Reagan wore tan suits quite often. paleotn Jan 1 #19

It was just an ID10T error. Hoosier_Progressiv Jan 1 #17

Our media has capitulated tonekat Jan 2 #40

IOKIYAR, forever and ever, Amen LymphocyteLover Jan 2 #44

Of course if a Dem did a tiny fraction of what trump did it would be non stop outrage Jbraybarten Jan 2 #46

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