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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
X3 The hashtag that shall not be named yes, the one that anyone under any identity can use, that has no membership, no criteria, no tests or anything to make it a group anymore then everyone who shouts the same random word on the street is part of a "group".
X2 I think you're going to get the same response all round, a dislike of police abuses of power and guns isn't inherently contradictory, unless you belive that police abuses of power should be responded to with force, rather than with reform of police and the cutting out of racism and corruption from law enforcement.
edited 27th Feb '16 6:40:08 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranYou know what would be cool? A Civil War in the other sense. "Why, sir, I would never presume to strike you." "But you do stand in my way. What am I to do?" "Stand down, surely!" "I think not. Now move aside, please. I would hate to move you myself."
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.The Geneva Conventions have gone a long way towards making war much more civil.
@Silaw: I'm not saying I agree with the argument, I'm simply explaining its logic (I actually disagree with it).
edited 27th Feb '16 6:40:26 PM by Protagonist506
Leviticus 19:34Basically the GOP establishment will denounce their own candidate, preferring Hillary as a status quo of The Evil Overlord Of The Other Side, than let their own party be stolen from them by the Dixiecratic element's Herrenvolkism lead by Trump.
Own party places Shotgun up own mouth.
But he quickly added that the wealth divide between the rich and poor has been an issue that has "forever been with us — and will forever continue.
Forever been with us... since the 1980s. Seriously, where does this guy live? I guess the .01% bubble has gotten to him.
When people say that their kids will be worse off, there are statistics to validate their concerns. Median wage growth really has been stagnant, and heaven help you if you're trying to get by on minimum wage.
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Class division is about as old as agriculture. This isn't even the worst it's gotten. For example, during the guilded age.
I expect breaking explicitly from Trump will just kill the Establishment GOP members' chances of winning future elections. Yes, I believe Trump's viewpoint is more popular among voters than the Establishment GOP would be because if you wanted to be conservative, but aren't a racist, sexist, homophobic jerk... you would be a Clinton Democrat. Sanders is the most liberal of the choices.
Wizard Needs Food BadlySo the establishment are finally abandoning the S.S. Elefante for the S.O.S. Burro? Why now? Why not eight years ago?
And now let's see if the Democrats don't split into a center-right and left set of parties.
edited 27th Feb '16 8:44:19 PM by Artificius
"I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once."And the GOP absorbed the Dem's Herrenvolk/Racist Dixiecrat Wing.
Kind of the general juggling game. Herrenvolk folk are a non-insignificant number of voters but you potentially need them (arguably some of them stomach their racism in favor of economics from the Dems, as long as the minority wings don't squawk too much seems to be part of the Dem coalition's issue.)
He with enough of the Herrenvolks wins American elections, you can't afford to piss them off too much.
edited 27th Feb '16 8:46:33 PM by PotatoesRock
Huh, well considering that Romney has apparently been leading the effort against the Herrenvolks according to that article, they'll probably miss at least 47% of them.
edited 27th Feb '16 8:58:31 PM by Artificius
"I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once."Herrenvolk = Dixiecrats and similar whites who want white privilege kept first. In this context, Left Wing Economic Voters who want Minority Suppression
Trump rules the Dixiecrat votes in the GOP. They compose about 40% of the party, and vote Minority Suppression over Economic Views.
Democrat portion of Herrenvolks/Dixiecrats/White Privilege Voters will put for Moderate Social Views and Centrist/Left Economics, as long as the Hispanic and African American wings don't squawk too loud.
America is fundamentally built on Herrenvolk-ism
GOP is suffering collision between the majority wing of Movement Conservatism getting attacked by Tea Party and/or crossover of Herrenvolk GOP Dixiecrats, who found a champion in Trump. Who want lower taxes on the poor and higher welfare and protectionism, and minority suppression, which goes against the Movement Conservative/Business wing's desire for balancing towards minorities while smashing welfare and protectionism.
GOP is basically an internal Mexican Standoff that only holds together because of "Fuck The Dems", which is arguably what holds the Dems together atm.
Trump is one of the first canary in the coal mines that the alliances that kept the both parties going since around Nixon/Reagan are destabilizing.
South Carolina results:
2016 turnout (est.): ~360k total (125k white, 218k black)
- Clinton: 73.5% (41 delegates)
- Sanders: 26.0% (12 delegates)
Compare 2016 results to 2008:
532k total (229k white, 293 black)
- Obama: 25 delegates
- Clinton: 12 delegates
- Edwards: 8 delegates
After 8 years of demographic changes and party shifts, the white share of the Democratic primary vote in 2016 vs 2008 dropped 43-35 SC and 65-59 NV.
Turnout was 30% lower than in 2008, but the black share of the vote increased. This means white Democrats have left the party following the recession and are likely now Trump supporters.
edited 27th Feb '16 10:10:39 PM by SolipsistOwl
All I know about Aaron Carter is he beat up Shaq for no reason. (Mr Rogers won in the end, though.)
Actually that song is the only thing I know that guy from so this doesn't seem like an actually substantial promotion as opposed to oh, Christie who has some actual influence in the world and the party.

@Mystery Man If there has been a Progressive rebirth, Sanders is only its midwife. It would carry on beyond a Clinton nomination, a Sanders presidency, or a Republican civil war.
edited 27th Feb '16 6:35:47 PM by Artificius
"I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once."