Nature is ableist. Humanity rises above it to the extent that we can, but ...

This is a ridiculous assertion.

That will probably save some jobs, but it's a problem in most other contexts.

What a strange question.

American football is packed with great examples.

Conversely, American culture has historically included all the best of the British.

In addition to those mentioned above, Hitchhikers Guide, Monty Python, Watership Down, The Young Ones, etc.

I'm a liberal as defined up until 2012 or so.

Never been socially conservative at all. I'm not a libertarian, as I do support some social safety nets. That being the case, I am strongly against open borders and unchecked fraud.

You're actually right about a lot of the rest (minus the snark.)

If you don't recognize the patterns of incuriosity, groupthink and misguided confidence that have permeated western society in the last ten years, nothing I say here is going to enlighten you.

Interesting way to put it. For the past decade or so, many flavors of bigotry have been lauded and socially rewarded.

At the same time, many valid viewpoints and statements have been mislabeled as "bigotry" by the incurious and hivemind-compliant.

These things are balancing out lately, but quite a lot of damage was done.

Spielberg is an apt comparison.

I've been very lucky to work for some great people, even/especially when the situation above them is borked.

The second worst is that of the Azgoths of Kria, and the worst is by Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings of Sussex, who perished along with her poetry during the destruction of Earth, ironically caused by the Vogons themselves.

Vogon poetry is seen as mild by comparison.

Maybe better as a second date.