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  Precisely. Selfishness recast as virtue.
  I watched It's a Wonderful Life, at Christmas and it's so sad, because the world of miserly greed and selfishness, masquerading as "realism", that the antagonist inhabits (and is counterposed with the generosity and community spirit of James Stewart's character) is now the world we now all live in.
  Selfishness is winning.
context: It's difficult to see how Clarence can with a straight face participate in any politics-related issues put before the court. >
  
  We call this "corruption" when it happens in countries we don't like. >
  
  Those are called shithole countries, mind you. >
  
  United Shitstain of America? >
  
  United ShitHOLE of ‘Murica, get it right or pay the price. >
  
  "Now we will share a lifetime of the fondest memories..." 🎶 >
  
  This thing came apart >
  
  Did not expect a Salute Your Shorts reference here of all places, but I’m happy nonetheless >
  
  This is the second SYS reference I've seen in under 24 hours - the other being in the megathread yesterday evening. >
  
  I love how these extremists love to use the term CONSERVATIVE, but they never explain what the fuck that means.  Fiscal Conservative, Religious Conservative? Authoritarian conservative?  And WTF is a SCOTUS wtfe involved in any of the politics?  Such a total conflict of interest . >
  
  “The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.”
  
  John Galbraith