… are there terms for the informal, frequently-shifting alliances of ideologues & self-interested groups of individuals who, though often disagreeing with others in their alliance, usually support them on the grounds that members of the opposing alliance (practical concerns with organizing people into groups that can accomplish things mean there’s very rarely more than two; humans being individuals mean there’s very rarely less than two) will be “worse” — whether due to having “worse” objectives, or simply being more likely to achieve “bad” objectives (with “bad” and “worse” being the estimations of the individual deciding which faction to support, and not necessarily an objective evaluation)?
Specifically, are there terms for these that also are clearly distinct from the terms for the various philosophies/interests that make up the cohorts of the alliances, especially persisting even after people and organizations splinter off and/or join the opposing side?
… what’s the deal with all these deals – New, Green New, Square, Bottom-of-the-Deck, Double, DealDealDeal deal?
Are all liberal biased “journalist” liars or just stupid? Is a third scenario even possible?
Why is a preposition a word one should never end a sentence with?
And why can’t a sentence be started with and?
What’s with all these signs that say “END ROAD WORK”? Do some people LIKE potholes?
4th of July BACON!
… why is “no” the first word a child learns, but the last one they understand?
Why are blackberries red when they’re green?
BTW: I can type just fine. But the voice recognition software is terrible. The only words it seems to know are “meow”, “growl”, “hiss”, and “spit”.
Among The Things You’ve Frequently Wondered …
When a house burns down, why do the contents burn up? Directions matter.
Who wrote the Book of Love?
Why do the people who hear dog whistles not realize they are dogs?
Why are accusations of wrongdoing so often the obvious projections of the accuser’s own behavior?
Why are a people that profess to love democracy so dead set on ceding their autonomy to a distant centralized authority?
… are there terms for the informal, frequently-shifting alliances of ideologues & self-interested groups of individuals who, though often disagreeing with others in their alliance, usually support them on the grounds that members of the opposing alliance (practical concerns with organizing people into groups that can accomplish things mean there’s very rarely more than two; humans being individuals mean there’s very rarely less than two) will be “worse” — whether due to having “worse” objectives, or simply being more likely to achieve “bad” objectives (with “bad” and “worse” being the estimations of the individual deciding which faction to support, and not necessarily an objective evaluation)?
Specifically, are there terms for these that also are clearly distinct from the terms for the various philosophies/interests that make up the cohorts of the alliances, especially persisting even after people and organizations splinter off and/or join the opposing side?
… wait, this is the humor site, right? Dangit.
Among The Things You’ve Frequently Wondered …
…what the heck CayleyGraph2015 is talking about
Among The Things You’ve Frequently Wondered …
Do I wonder too frequently about things.
Among The Things You’ve Frequently Wondered …
…was he born that way, or was there some sort of illness or traumatic brain injury involved?
Among The Things You’ve Frequently Wondered . . .
. . . whatever became of me. Then I realized I was living on the air in Cincinnati. With Jennifer and Bailey. Works for me.
I’ve often wondered why swoops fall singly. After all, you’ve never heard of a double fell swoop…
No, never heard of a Double Fell Swoop but I’ve heard of Double Talkers. My mother warned me about you people at an early age.