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 ONE OF TWO THINGS IVE LIKED IN BORZOIS BOOK WAS THE 
"ONCE YOU REALIZE THERE'S NO "THERE" HERE FOR YOU, YOU QUICKLY REALIZE THAT THERE IS NO "THERE" FOR YOU ANYWHERE"

LIKE THAT POLISH AMERICAN GUY VISITING POLAND AND COMPLAINING ONLINE THAT NOBODY GAVE A SHIT ABOUT HIS POLISH HERITAGE

WE ARE WHITE. AMERICA IS OUR HOMELAND. THIS PLACE IS WHERE WE BELONG. IT 'FEELS' LIKE WE DON'T BELONG BECAUSE OF AN EXTENSIVE CAMPAIGN AGAINST US BY THE ENEMY.
YOU CAN PROVE THAT EASILY BY GOING TO SOMEPLACE OLD IN AMERICA, SOMEPLACE THE ENEMY HADN'T GOTTEN TO YET
SOME STORE ROOM IN A CHURCH PERHAPS, I HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT THERE 
YOU WILL K N O W ITS HOME. 
 Take a walk down a historic district in your state capital and see if it doesn't feel familiar 
Like you know it from a past life 
 Mmm, niggers nigging about most niggerly. 
 >borzoi: [words words words, book full of words, wordcel maxxing]
>nugger: "I LIKE 2 THINGS FROM THIS" 
 i don't evne like borzoi 
 His book is good but its all essays you can read online for free on his website 
 DIFFICULT GUY TO LIKE 
 no i'm just hateful, and tired of shit 
 >short fat dog
>long skinny dog
You guys would make a good comedy cartoon duo. Like you guys are best friends even though you're completely opposite in every way. 
 The "Piss Earth" essay and the "theres no there, there" were standouts for sure 
 I BOUGHT IT AS A GIFT FOR SOMEONE 
 I almost bought a friend a gift but then I remembered that zoomers don't read 
 i stole an audiobook my mom wanted to listen to 
 the 'humiliation ritual' part was really interesting, although I had to read it twice 
 Did he coin that term? 
 

LIKE THAT POLISH AMERICAN GUY VISITING POLAND AND COMPLAINING ONLINE THAT NOBODY GAVE A SHIT ABOUT HIS POLISH HERITAGE

Rick. His name is Rick. That was on his Substack, even.