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Bozo_Casanova

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  1. Oh sure, but the last part is key - their privilege. If you tell them they won't suffer the consequences they'll argue the point. That only leads one place.
  2. The most succesful tack I've tried in those conversations is to a) Point out that it's fallacy to think of the United States as a major protagonist of events in the Palestine/Israel conflict. When I do this, they agree, and argue that what they really seek is disinvestment and the use of American soft power as leverage to curb Israeli policy, and will generally concede that Trump is unlikely to do that. Then I b) point out that as college students at an elite institution they are privileged to feel far less of an impact if Trump is elected. When I do this, they will reflexively argue that they will be impacted, drastically, in terms of civil rights, Democracy and the imact of climate change on themselves and their children. This usually leads to them grudgingly conceding that they will probably vote for Biden/Harris.
  3. The best and most accurate one I heard is that the GOP is the party of evil, and the Democrats are the party of bullshit.
  4. I’d like to see the frequency of that name per 1000 births plotted against distance from the nearest population center over a population of 250k.
  5. That’s not good. That’s the kind of thing that can grow legs.
  6. I'm legit worried it's going to be like the Hoover Institution is today - a perpetually embarrassing association with the University that we can't separate ourselves from.
  7. If I was a smart person who nevertheless bought into GOP economic nostrums for another decade following the conclusive results of the 2001/2003 tax cuts I might step back and check myself for internalized assumptions.
  8. 1) as I said, I’m in cognitive decline 2) he’ll always be Todd to me
  9. It makes a nice Manhattan
  10. In which very odd person and former UT Phrenology Dept head Richard Hanania spits out the bitter truth
  11. @immamac this is why we need the "fuck you" + rep reaction
  12. I was friends in high school with the guy who played Todd the waiter in Office Space. He had been a child actor, and unfortunately his biggest adult role was so iconic that it made him Todd, forever. Also his name is actually Todd. He did some voice work but otherwise unable to find roles years later he waited tables at Bennigans to make ends meet. Acting is a tough business. He's a location scout now.
  13. It's crazy that they just spiked a two year old essay when people outside their weirdo bubble finally noticed it, literally today.
  14. Here’s an interesting stat from GE Morris. Kinda underscores the Shapiro as obvious choice thing. small sample size though
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