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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Regarding Bernie and the NRA (and similar things such as Gillibrand and her House record, Biden and Senate record, Harris and California AG record), I found the points made here
with supporting evidence interesting:
- Politicians usually try to get their promises done. Even Donald Trump. When they fail, it's often for reasons that are beyond their control. Moral of the story: Trust the promises.
- Politicians' words are often more reliable on the broad strokes than on the minutiae. For example, a policy plan or a more general "vision" statement is usually a good predictor of what kind of issues the candidate will prioritize, even if the policy at the end is different in the details.
- Past political record in elected office is NOT a reliable predictor of what they will do in the future in a different office.
@Spinosegnosaurus: The author is clearly and vehemently against giving the "wizards in power" more control over the economy, of course he would try to portray any turn to social democracy as a failure. Seems like that boogeyman failed, just like the Pelosi one.
Life is unfair...> Past political record in elected office is NOT a reliable predictor of what they will do in the future in a different office.
Disagree since what they did in their past political office will influence their future political offices in terms how well they perform,how effective they are their elected position,experience ecta
have a listen and have a link to my discord server^^That's for political effectiveness (or personal flaws: See Donald Trump and telling falsehoods pre-election and post-election), sure. But when it comes to policies it is not reliable.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanPoint: Bernie Sanders is not a member of the Democratic Party.
Prove me wrong. Go ahead. Prove to me that he's a Democrat.
Edited by TobiasDrake on Feb 19th 2019 at 11:57:08 AM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.O'Rourke would do better to go after John Cornyn's Senate seat first, especially with 2020 having a large Democratic crowd.
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."Point: Bernie Sanders is not a member of the Democratic Party.
Prove me wrong. Go ahead. Prove to me that he's a Democrat.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanTo be fair, the NRA wasn’t always as bonkers as they are now. I’m pretty sure that at one point, they even supported reasonable gun control legislation at one point.
Edited by megaeliz on Feb 19th 2019 at 2:03:46 PM
@Sanders: He's outlasting his usefulness and overplaying his hand. He should quit while he's ahead. I totally understand if he won't, but that'd be a solid proof of weak character.
Warren is an excellent candidate. That she comes from a Republican, pro-capitalist background, yet ended up where she is, is a credit to her sanity and sense.
The Libertarians and Classical Liberals in the Democratic party can and should go away.
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What sort of conclusive proof do you require?
Membership into the Democratic party.
It's not a difficult bar to clear. I know, I know, No True Scotsman and all, but. Like. Is it so unreasonable to say that No True Scotsman identifies himself as "Not a Scotsman"?
Edited by TobiasDrake on Feb 19th 2019 at 12:13:20 PM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I mean, I am an ig'nant white trash hick so I might actually not.
Is "Social Democrat" not the term for Socialist-leaning Democrats like AOC? Who is awesome and 100% a member of the Democratic Party?
Edited by TobiasDrake on Feb 19th 2019 at 12:18:26 PM
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.The "Democrat" in Social Democrat does not refer exclusively to the U.S. Democratic Party.
And then there's Democratic Socialism, which is different.
Edited by Eschaton on Feb 19th 2019 at 11:21:59 AM
Nope. Social Democrats are like Warren, who seek to expand welfare and such to make a more equitable system under Capitalism. Democratic Socialists, which sounds almost the same, want to dismantle Capitalism using Democratic methods.
Edited by AzurePaladin on Feb 19th 2019 at 2:26:38 PM
The awful things he says and does are burned into our cultural consciousness like a CRT display left on the same picture too long. -Fighteer![]()
I mean, if you're writing it with a capital D, it does. He might be a social democrat, but he's not a Social Democrat.
Pedantic, but clarity is kind of key when it comes to political affiliation and proper nouns.
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.English is the bane of all existence.

I’d rather see Stacey Abrams run for Senator of Georgia or run for President herself, not be second fiddle to anyone.