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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#330951: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:39:03 PM

If you're going to get mad at someone, get mad at the Republicans.

Don't hate the people slightly different.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#330952: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:39:40 PM

[up][up]Well yeah that's what I figured. I think there's a lot more useful idiots on the left than you would expect. I've met some anarchists who were really cool, but it was really frustrating how they seemed to almost worship Julian Assange like he was some hero for free speech and journalism and not some Russian sockpuppet

Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#330953: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:40:59 PM

[up][up]You can be mad at multiple people at once, what matters is whether or not Dems deserve it.

Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.

[up]Yup, the far-left is diverse enough as a group that you'll always get good and bad takes.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:41:44 AM

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#330954: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:41:47 PM

Isn't Biden proposing billions (at least) in green energy spending over the next decade?

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
GoldenKaos Captain of the Dead City from Cirith Ungol Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Captain of the Dead City
#330955: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:43:19 PM

I swear the entirety of the KPD were reincarnated into this generation en masse somehow...

And it convinces me that a lot of Socialists stumbled onto the right answer by chance, rather than intelligence.

Edited by GoldenKaos on Oct 2nd 2020 at 12:47:25 PM

"...in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach."
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#330956: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:46:42 PM

Ah I see, the Communist Party of Germany that directed most of its attacks towards the German Social Democratic Party, deriding them as fascists, before ironically being banned the day after the Nazis took power

Jeez that does sound depressingly familiar. And they were funded by Russia too!

Edited by Xopher001 on Oct 2nd 2020 at 2:47:32 PM

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#330957: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:49:24 PM

I haven’t actually read Biden’s climate proposal, what about it is insufficient for addressing climate change?

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#330958: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:50:07 PM

Nothing; it's a good start. Some people won't be happy until we tear down our cities and live in grass huts.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#330959: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:51:08 PM

I think the gist of it is that his goals for reducing the country's carbon footprint are too far in the future to make a meaningful difference

[up]It's a good START, but we needed a start 20 years ago. At the point we're at now, drastic measures are desperately needed, but sadly this does not seem politically feasible

Edited by Xopher001 on Oct 2nd 2020 at 2:53:07 PM

GoldenKaos Captain of the Dead City from Cirith Ungol Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Captain of the Dead City
#330960: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:52:06 PM

It's Social Fascism all over again. The Left are addicted to losing, it feels like...

"...in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach."
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#330961: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:54:23 PM

I get not being satisfying with Biden, I don't really get why anyone would think not voting either way is somehow more helpful than trying to get people in who at least acknowledge the problem and then working to get them to more where you want them to be. Versus the people who just flat out do not and will not share any common ground with you.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#330962: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:56:48 PM

This is your regular reminder that most people on the left, including prominent voices like Chomsky are very much pushing for Biden.

The voices you see on Twitter should always be viewed in the context of the very small following they have in reality.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#330963: Oct 2nd 2020 at 4:57:02 PM

It's not that they think its helpful, it's that they do not believe it will make any difference. This kind of sentiment is actually what Trump's campaign has been trying to foster as a deterrent to voters who are more likely to vote Democrat. Buy yeah, they are a relatively small (if loud) minority. Sometimes though that's all it takes

Edited by Xopher001 on Oct 2nd 2020 at 2:58:14 PM

GoldenKaos Captain of the Dead City from Cirith Ungol Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
Captain of the Dead City
#330964: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:02:36 PM

The vast majority of Bernie supporters are still voting Biden remember, so this is a loud minority, and Biden's doing well in the polls. I don't think that cadre of perpetually online dipshits will swing it.

"...in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach."
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#330965: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:04:41 PM

Maybe not. But not all votes are equal. Remember, Trump lost the popular vote by several million votes, but he was still able win the electoral vote. If enough people living in key voting districts are either unable to vote or decide not to vote since they think it won't make a difference, that could have a huge impact on the electoral outcome.

That being said I haven't actually seen much activity from Bernie Bros lately. I guess a more concerning factor would be the direct voter suppression Trump has tried to do by dismantling the Post Office, but that's old news at this point

Edited by Xopher001 on Oct 2nd 2020 at 3:09:45 PM

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#330966: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:09:48 PM

[up]Polls have shown good to decent Biden leads in enough key states. He's in a much better position than Clinton was in early October 2016.

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 2nd 2020 at 9:21:33 AM

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#330967: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:14:20 PM

I have said this before but I don't really think that the hardcore "never biden" left is particularly statistically significant. I would be much more worried about voter suppression/intimidation and supreme court shenanigans than them making a difference at the end of the day.

Edited by Draghinazzo on Oct 2nd 2020 at 9:14:40 AM

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#330968: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:15:44 PM

For what it's worth, I would say a serious thing to consider are more fence-sitters who see both sides as awful. My brother, for example, mentioned that he believes both Biden and Trump are pure evil, though he's voting for the former out because he thinks he'll hand out more money to him basically.

Leviticus 19:34
SteamKnight Since: Jun, 2018
#330969: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:20:42 PM

You would think that this is the moment where the Enemy Mine trope take full effect. Trump and multiple important GOP members are either incapacitated or at the risk of being incapacitated and as a result, the Republicans are in chaos. This is a golden opportunity. At least, those people seem to be just a vocal minority I guess.

I'm not as witty as I think I am. It's a scientifically-proven fact.
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#330970: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:21:25 PM

Senator Tom Tillis tests positive for coronavirus, the second Senate Judiciary Committee member to do so.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#330972: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:28:39 PM

Is the US going to start looking like Iran, with clusters of COVID in their legislature...?

I mean, close quarters, mostly meeting inside, half the goddamn political establishment doesn't take even basic precautions. Perfect setup really.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
FOFD Since: Apr, 2013
#330973: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:29:53 PM

[up] (2)

...those comments though.

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#330974: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:33:07 PM

The irritating thing about the “Trump has COVID-19″ thing is that the news don’t have much to say apart from, well, “Trump has COVID-19,″ and various longer statements that are just more elaborate and clever ways of saying "Trump has COVID-19."

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#330975: Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:46:33 PM

Moved to next page.

Edited by Parable on Oct 2nd 2020 at 5:48:49 AM


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