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I’d like a real number of how many white migrant baristas there are in Australia that would be affected by this.

My guess is not less than 0 but not more than 1.

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But Trump couldn't, because Corwyn only voted with him 99.3 percent of the time instead of 100 percent of the time, and Trump values payback more than he does practicallity.

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Cornyn actively hates his own constituency and has made that well known.

He also stopped things from getting to Trump's desk so that he wouldn't vote against him.

I say this as no defense of Paxton. He's scum.

I voted for Hunt.

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Would have liked to have seen more of Samuel Hamilton

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i genuinely think this series would have been a 10/10 for everybody if they just decided to show Sam Hamilton's story, even just 50% more than they did.

After we finished I made my wife listen to a few chapters of his dialogue with Liza and his kids, and she said, that was way more interesting than an hour of Cathy taking over the brothel.

Just finished.

I enjoyed it but my wife did not.

Having read it, I think it’s a fairly faithful adaptation, but a lot of changes and cuts made it more depressing.

Adam and Lee did not have a harsh departure when Lee goes to San Francisco. Samuel is honored as a great patriarch by his children. I feel like some great dialogue with Samuel and Liza and Samuel and Lee are left out to the detriment of the series. Aron and Cal falling for Abra is limited to a few small scenes. Tom and Dessie’s fate is heartbreaking good sorrow. The description of the ranch and Salinas are just missing with tiny cuts of scenery.

Again, a book reader will never be happy with an adaptation and I think this nailed it more than 90% of Hollywoods attempts, but I think they sacrificed more endearing moments that would have elevated the entire series to giving Florence Pugh more screen time.

8/10 :dunno:

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The show was great. Never read the book and wondering if I should. Is there more to the story?

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there are some strange pacing things they "lengthen" and reduce in the show.

Cathy's childhood, growing into a monster up to where she ends up beaten on the Trasks doorsetep is a single chapter. Cathy's taking over of the brothel in Salinas was a single chapter, but makes up almost 2/7 of the show.

there honestly are more chapters dedicated to Samuel and his family's interactions and lives that are entirely left out compared to almost two whole episodes of Cathy

Mostly faithful in my opinion but they took 3/55 of the book and made it 2/7s of a show.

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It's one of my favorite books. Not the best ever in America, that belongs to Blood Meridian.

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Ironically, I'm reading Blood Meridian and East of Eden simultaneously and EoE is much more enjoyable and sticks with me more. Blood Meridian is brutal to get through with the way McCarthy does dialogue.

I'd think that I naturally gravitate towards BM more, but it's been a slog.

I will say that McCarthy's descriptions of the southwest from chapters 3-5 are mesmerizing and some of the best things I've ever read.

I just finished the chapter in EoE where Samuel's family decides to retire him and that was one of the most heartwarming chapters of literature I've ever read.

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Absolutely. This idea of Civic Nationalism is a pipe dream. At the end of the day, groups stick together. That goes for whites, blacks, Jews, Indians, etc etc etc.

People like to use Rome as an example of Civic Nationalism, but native Romans were aware of their true heritage and their difference from the “new” Romans.

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I’ll even take it a step further and say that it’s not even civic nationalism but the realization that it’s a job place invasion that SHOULD galvanize Americans of any race or creed together and create civic nationalism but the left wants their voting block and GOPe doesn’t want to look racist and views GDP as a moral good.

Call me any name under the sun, but I’d rather an American job or Texas University slot go to a black person that thinks everything is racist and votes differently than me than an Indian that got here yesterday because Widget Inc figured out they could fire John Smith for $80k and year and bring in Panjeet and his extended family for $50k.

I may disagree with the former but they are my fellow countryman.

I also don’t wish ill on the latter, I just think saying “no you can’t come and bring 15 family members and put 5 kids into Frisco ISD and take spots from kids who’s families’ have built this community for 3 generations,” is not an evil or even mean thing.

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The typical Republican believes in free-market capitalism which frankly doesn’t exist and we’re seeing the effects of globalism, unfettered mass immigration and changing demographics. The far-right believes in a form of socialism that protects the native population and preserves its culture, while still encouraging capitalism. At least that’s my very simple description of the two sides regarding their economic stances.

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Agreed with the above.

A litmus test is the UT Indian football photo.

The neocons right said “this is fine. Natural diversity and these kids are integrating and love football.”

The paleocon/post liberal right notices how many American jobs those kids’ parents took, and how many of those kids ran through school without doing anything but academics all while rejecting students who are 5th generation Texans that paid into the PUF for 70 years.

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John Carter (a good movie fwiw)

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One very important lesson we should all learn from college… guys fricking any girl is not likely to turn out that well. The circumstances don’t really matter much at all,

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FIFY.


Call me a prude, mock me, whatever... but I waited for marriage and never put myself in that situation in college and have never had to worry about a rape accusation or accidental pregnancy.

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Doesn't the candy scene imply that Cathy was sexually abused as a little girl?

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if you mean faking a rape scene to get at some boys and trying to seduce her teacher to the point of his suicide... yes.


my wife is enjoying the story, but has said this better get happy sometime soon after 4 episodes.


completely unrelated, but Florence Pugh is the most unattractive naked person in a very attractive person's body.