Godspeed, brave culture warrior. Stay away from any windows.

I actually kind of like this way better

Do you mean they’ll probably just keep it all for themself? If so then you’re right, that’s something you would have to consider.

Structuring it to avoid having benefits clawed back does seem unethical but I would honestly do the same.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with leaving everything in the hands of the most capable child along with the clear understanding that they’re now the one who is responsible for looking after the family.

It’s a trap!

GLORY TO THE HYPNO-CAT

No, it was sarcasm

This is the one, OP. Enjoy it while it lasts, some day this stuff will be restricted by treaty inshallah.

Not madness or absurdity. Was it absurd for Hitler to invade Poland and France or for Saddam to invade Iran and Kuwait? With the benefit of decades of hindsight we can say that it didn’t work out for them, sure, but these were deliberate and calculated moves made by serious men. Absurdity is taking the word of an enemy dictator at face value.

A fascist doing fascist things, Make Russia Great again. He thought it would strengthen his position, he thought it would be easy, and he thought he could get away with it.

Fascist dictatorships openly make false statements all the time, often to hide their real intentions. Russians go along with it because of some combination of fear, nationalism, nostalgia, and actually being in favor of fascism.

It’s capitalism’s fault they became communist

I think those cover illness and accidents

And this is before they hit you with the ol’ surprise brokerage fees.

No kidding. If we’re judging people by the actions of their ancestors this woman has a lot to answer for.

You don’t need to seize it, just tax it enough that land ownership is no longer profitable

This guy sees the cat

Grandma’s about to discipline some motherfuckers with that trigger amirite

This scene was really outstanding

Maybe? I readily admit that voters generally don’t think very far ahead and this stuff isn’t an easy sell, but every once in a while a leader does manage to successfully make the argument that we should accept some amount of short term pain in exchange for a greater benefit in the long term.