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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Personally I agree that it's good to be optimistic, and I'm very optimistic right now, I always appreciate the "little victories" like Trump back-pedaling on one of his bad stances, or a block of one of his laws, or the fact that after 4 months most of the things he said he'd do in the first hundred days (Wall, Muslim ban, AHCA, eliminating gun-free zones, pulling out of Paris agreement...) have been stalled, blocked, or otherwise haven't happened. Though his term so far has been messy, I thought it would be a lot worse.
While I am disappointed that Gianforte won in Montana, the fact that he only won by 6% while they voted +14 for Romney and +21 for Trump, or how the last Republican representative (Ryan Zinke) won by 16%, that gives me hope.
edited 26th May '17 4:43:01 AM by WhatArtThee
Just another day in the life of Jimmy NutrinLike a lot of other things, it only seems to be a problem if it seems like it's going to benefit people other than Republicans. Early voting is fine in solidly Republican states, it's only restricted when it could help Democratic turnout.
I imagine the fig leaf of an argument you'd get from Republicans would go something like "Well, this is a state issue. If the good people of Montana want to embrace early voting that's fine, but if people in other states, (which just so happen to be states that Democrats could potentially win more easily if voting restriction measures weren't in place) choose to have doubts about/restrict early voting, well what can you do but honor the will of the people?" *insert shit eating grin here*
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |On another note, the Far Cry 5 cover art
has the alt right up in arms, as it and its trailer
depicts a crazy white Christian cult as its villains.
http://time.com/4792805/far-cry-5-villain/
Saw at least one article referring to the game as a potential SJW wet dream
edited 26th May '17 5:54:06 AM by sgamer82
I'd be whining more at the cover looking like a bad shop, but I understand why the Religious Right would be up in arms against it.
"And as long as a sack of shit is not a good thing to be, chivalry will never die."Pessimism and realism are two very different things, and just because the world isn't "Lollipop Lane" and horrible shit happens (and will always happen), doesn't justify the former. Nothing is forever, and the world and has never been fair or easy. People do things and oftentimes it gets better in some ways, and oftentimes it gets worse, and it's never going to get better with your attitude. It's just not productive for, well, anything.
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A year or so ago I probably would have thought that was a little over the top and maybe a little exploitative (and perhaps a cynical aping of Bioshock Infinite's success several years too late).
Now though? I sincerely can't be bothered to feel bad about some Right-Wingers being portrayed in a possibly offensive fashion.
- sigh* People tell me that I should be hopeful if a Democratic candidate loses slightly less in the special elections. Unfortunately, all I see is a repeat of the 2016 election: Republican candidates doing everything possible to ruin their chances of winning and still getting the seat because no one cares.
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I can appreciate where that's disheartening. The difference between these events and the 2016 election was, where Trump won a victory where nobody at the time expected one, the Republicans are having to fight to eke out victories in areas that they've long dominated.
Trump won a victory nobody saw coming. These guys are scraping by in areas they shouldn't have been having any trouble in.
edited 26th May '17 6:44:13 AM by sgamer82
All I'm gonna say is, Jon Ossoff is the last chance to show that there is a Blue Wave that's gonna happen. It currently looks like he's going to win, but we've been down this road a couple of times already.
Here's hoping he wins. If he doesn't, I'm gonna be really worried about 2018 (unless Trump gets impeached or is forced to resign).
Quist wasn't helped by the DCCC's reluctance to support him. Still, even with the DNC in complete shambles up until Perez's election, we still managed to close the Republican advantage by like 14 points in their own backyard. Honestly, if the Blue Wave happens, it's not going to be Blue Blitzkrieg, at least not immediately. It's going to start off looking like political trench warfare — minimal gains, no breakthroughs, no encirclements, but the Democrats are picking up steam anyway.
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13103447000A18674100&page=7625#190608
TBF to the DNC, Krieger brings up the notion that the DNC couldn't support him too much without undercutting the whole "Independent" image.
edited 26th May '17 7:06:09 AM by M84
Disgusted, but not surprised
Bit of a clarification on that: By "independent", I mean (supposedly) independent of the national party and more in line with the Montana Democratic Party.
The national party might not poll as well with Montana natives as the locals.
I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot538 on various Trump related issues.
Concerning the $2 trillion error: It's actually worse than counting it twice. It doesn't even exist.
Color me shocked. Shocked, I say!
Concerning the AHCA: Not only will millions lose insurance, the insurance that is offered will probably be shit.
Fortunately, the people at 538 are pretty sure the AHCA in its current form won't pass.
edited 26th May '17 8:33:08 AM by M84
Disgusted, but not surprisedYou and I have very different definitions of the term "Fortunate".
History suggests that the GOP response to it not passing will be to make it even shittier.
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