softlynow
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CR: COVID-19 --Political Talk
So, tired of winning then? Remember that greatness requires sacrifice.
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CR: COVID-19 --Political Talk
Big c or little, the bottom line is that conservatism as you would desire is attractive to far fewer people than we’ve been told. Most folks calling themselves conservative are social cons, rich greedy types or outright grifters. The George Will’s of the world are quite rare. There’s no right/center-right path to electoral viability for moderated liberalism except in coalition with liberals or with the deplorables. That has been the case for 150 years if not forever. Your place, philosophically speaking, is to pick your poison. Buckley knew this. That’s why he pushed for fusion of ideals that are naturally in tension with each other when he invited the fundies to his fusionist vision of the movement and into the mix at the NR. He chose appropriately for the time (from a success of the movement standpoint) but we’re living out the nightmare caused by his successors (now Never Trumpers) losing their grip on the movement to the grifters and the hateful “Christians.” Right-libertarians would do well to fully embrace a role as the voice of caution in coalition with the left/far-left. Outside of that coalition, they’ll likely be ignored by all.
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Donald Trump 2020
I think that makes the ad’s point stronger, really. Ivanka is for sale ... cheap.
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2020 Presidential Election -- Biden v Trump: Sleepy Joe vs Dopey Don [Results begin on page 409]
Nuts do their thing. Always. Those millions are always into some kooky shit. Most of the time, though, they're at least a bit more marginalized than the last few years. Without a standard-bearer with Dotard's reach and resources (including his foreign support) they'll go back to being a mostly benign curiosity. The key is getting to that point before immense irreversible structural changes occur.
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CR: COVID-19 --Political Talk
“Another 9/11” to them means an attack on the financial sector. They could give a shit about 60 extra random deaths a day per state.
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Voter Suppression
Roberts wants to cement the legacy of his Court as worst all-time, one-upping the Taney court’s protection of slavery by enabling the total destruction of democracy.
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CR: COVID-19 --Political Talk
If by guillotines you mean memes, sure. There will be memes. Devastating memes. Memes as far as the eye can see. Oh, what memes! Either an election boots out Trumpism, or nothing does. And I’m not saying simply winning an election will be enough. If Trump maintains power past January, we’re probably fucked. His people will believe/go along with anything he says, and the rest aren’t prepared to do anything of consequence. Hell, some (Joe Rogan, b_t, anastasis) will justify their effective fellow travelling as usual. It may come down to the military and/or the secret service. The people are doing jack shit.
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Donald Trump 2020
Switching comedies, I do believe Trump is doing a slightly better job than Ben Chang would do, but Annie's Boobs would do better than both.
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2020 Democratic Nominee
This isn’t a revelation. What would qualify is why anyone with any sense still engages with the guy.
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CR: COVID-19 --Political Talk
The guy who first said “may you live in interesting times” can go fuck himself.
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Personal space in the age of covid19
For standing too close? Doubtful.
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Personal space in the age of covid19
Offensive touching is a Class C misdemeanor, as in traffic ticket level. Jails are emptying. Probation offices are shuttered. Ain’t nobody got time for nonsense tickets, no matter what noise DA’s like the one here in Montgomery County is making about severe enhancements for offenses during this crisis. if a cop witnesses something, maybe. But when this is all over JP and municipal courts will be backlogged like the others (no evictions for 2-4 months at least). Self-help is your best deterrent. As in stay home.
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CR: COVID-19 --Political Talk
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.
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CR: COVID-19 --Political Talk
Despite all the shocking developments of the past 3 years, I’m still floored that Bill Fucking Kristol tweets multiple times a day and I agree with every damned one of them.
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Donald Trump 2020
They know nothing but the simple con.
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Obama to the Supreme Court
He shouldn’t be nominated, and I doubt he’d want the job, anyway.
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The possibility of REAL war
Hopefully the princess of Florin isn’t kidnapped and murdered. I fear there will be great suffering in Guilder if she dies.
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CR: COVID-19 --Political Talk
Not saying I would do it, but a concerned government could do it knowing it would be later invalidated. See, Lincoln, suspension of Habeas Corpus.
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3/15 Debate Thread - Joe Biden's CNN Coronation?
Sheila Jackson Lee or Corinne Brown for the lulz.
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Bailouts 2020 Poll (Anonymous Voting - the American Way)
They’re useful tools of intimidation.
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Bailouts 2020 Poll (Anonymous Voting - the American Way)
You mean besides two chicks (dudes for those so inclined) at the same time, right? I would do nothing. Except maybe roll back bankruptcy rules, make the corporate tax cut a flat, no deductions, no carry-forwards, 18%, lift the cap on the payroll tax, triple the EITC, lower Medicare to age 55 and let everyone else buy in for $200 /mo. with that number tied to inflation, raise the national minimum wage to $12 hr. with that number also tied to inflation, require all employers to provide 3 weeks paid leave (5 for part-time workers), redefine “independent contractor” to not include any job that pays, if full-time, less than the poverty rate, require all school districts to expand schools to include pre-K within 5 years, increase the gas tax by $1.00 and spend an extra $500B per year on roads and trains (at least 20% on trains), build a bunch of nuclear power plants and decriminalize all fucking drugs, requiring all states provide an easy and low-cost procedure to clear drug convictions from not just people’s records, but the internet, too. So maybe not nothing.
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Google Can Now Make You a Suspect In A Crime You Didn’t Commit
Lol. SCOTUS will back the blue not me and you.
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Super Tuesday - 1,357 Delegates at Stake
There you go again! We were lost when Ronnie didn't pick Jerry Lewis to be his VP.
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Super Tuesday - 1,357 Delegates at Stake
It's better than we deserve, in reality, so we should all complain less about the shitshow this country has become.
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2020 Primary: We're messy and we love social media drama
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