From: Wilson@nowhere.invalid
On 2/8/2026 3:07 PM, Wilson wrote:
> On 2/8/2026 2:44 PM, Dude wrote:
>> On 2/8/2026 9:48 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>> On Sun, 8 Feb 2026 09:44:46 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>>> On 2/7/2026 7:16 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 09:36:40 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>>>>> On 2/7/2026 7:55 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sat, 7 Feb 2026 09:33:18 -0500, Wilson
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 2/6/2026 9:11 PM, Dude wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 2/6/2026 1:46 PM, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "An ordinance creating a reparations fund for Black residents
>>>>>>>>>> in San
>>>>>>>>>> Francisco has finally been signed into law, but the program
>>>>>>>>>> lacks an
>>>>>>>>>> identified source of funding. Mayor Daniel Lurie has stated
>>>>>>>>>> that no
>>>>>>>>>> city funds will be used, (even though he signed the law!)
>>>>>>>>>> emphasizing
>>>>>>>>>> the fund's reliance on private donations...none of which have
>>>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>>>> received.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You just can't make this stuff up!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> San Francisco has formally established a reparations fund for
>>>>>>>>> Black
>>>>>>>>> residents. Except the City has a $1 billion budget deficit.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The ordinance was passed, but no immediate cash payouts for
>>>>>>>>> initiatives
>>>>>>>>> like $5 million per person!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Wait! What?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's fine! There's no problem! Just create a board of directors
>>>>>>>> and pay
>>>>>>>> them a stipend to have a few meetings. There's no need to
>>>>>>>> actually do
>>>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Progressive government programs are dysfunctional ideas living in a
>>>>>>>> fantasy land of virtue so they can say, "We did the thing!"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As it this were a new idea or not equally practiced by r's.
>>>>>>> So, I had to read that twice: 5 million dollars each for
>>>>>>> reparations as
>>>>>> payback by liberal Democrats for supporting the slave trade?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's no way anyone could make this up!
>>>>>
>>>>> Your attitude towards the whole thing speaks for itself.
>>>>>
>>>> It's only fair that the Democrats pay reparations for the slave trade
>>>> and to the disenfranchised Mexicans too. That was a terrible thing
>>>> to do
>>>> to people for profit. So, I figure Native Americans in Canada should
>>>> get
>>>> their welfare, at least, to triple from $640 month up to at least a
>>>> living wage.
>>>
>>> It seems to me the quote says, nobody is being paid for anything.
>>>
>> It means regardless of wealth or status, every person ultimately
>> pledges their loyalty and service to a higher power. It's a spiritual
>> choice, serve the Lord or serve another.
>>
>> True autonomy is an illusion, according to Dylan. You've got to serve
>> somebody or pay the Devil. (1979).
>
> https://youtu.be/n1oVboFZREA
>
> Bob's not wrong.
>
I bought that when it came out in 1978, believe it or not. Slow Train
Coming was the name of the album.
I was pretty poor back then but usually managed to save enough to buy a
new a cassette every few months or so to listen to in my car. It was
pretty much a hit or miss thing back then, whether you'd actually like
the rest of the stuff you'd never had a chance to hear first. Maybe
you'd get to listen to a few of the songs on an album oriented radio
station first if you were lucky.
I was well out of my Christian phase, mostly agnostic, but starting to
get into the eastern religious stuff. So the message Bob was putting out
was definitely not to my taste at the time.
But overall, some very solid blues. I think he got a Grammy for it.
--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)
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