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  1. Not to keep beating this dead horse, but I can't stop thinking about it ... "... democratic politics were still rooted in economic solidarity with the majority of the adult working population." It sounds like you're asking the Democratic party to be all things to all aggrieved persons. Which, aside from being literally impossible, because if that person got the job then by definition you DIDN'T get that job ... WE'RE TRYING. The Green New Deal, The CHIPS act, etc ... those are JOBS programs. Re-skilling is a critical component of making sure that EVERYONE has the skills they need to work in the types of jobs that the American economy is uniquely suited for (well, WAS uniquely suited for). H1B visas, DREAMers, student visas ... these are economic improvement programs. You know what really smart fucking people DO after they're educated? They start companies, which provide JOBS. You know what immigrants do, after getting stability, food security, and an education? They go into public service, they become firefighters, soldiers, entrepreneurs. It really helps the American economy if they start their companies HERE, or if they serve in the military HERE. Social Security. SNAP. FEMA. the CDC. The Department of Education ... these are programs that help ensure that if you come across some hardship in your life (like, maybe you didn't get that job), that you don't fall through the cracks and become homeless. That you know how to learn so you can participate in a re-skill program. That help make it so you don't get sick. That if your house is hit by a hurricane, you don't lose everything you own including your right to exist on that land. If you're an aggrieved person, the ONLY party that gives a fuck about you is the Progressive one. And you're pissed because it's not doing enough to give you your old shitty job back, in ADVERTISING? A dead medium?
  2. I swear I"ve tried to read the last few pages of this thread, to actually understand where BC is coming from, and I just can't seem to get there. "If the progressive movement and democratic politics were still rooted in economic solidarity with the majority of the adult working population, they would work and speak in ways that finds common cause with any person getting shafted. But it doesn’t, so they don’t. This thread is replete with examples. " What does this word salad even mean? It sounds like you're upset that Progressives haven't done enough to ... what ... give white folks the jobs they used to get, because black folks weren't even considered? Or maybe not just GIVE you the job, but tell you you're a strong boy and a good boy and that everything is still going to be ok? And because you got your feelings hurt (and because you weren't actually the strongest candidate for that job), you voted for the fall of democracy?
  3. This is the thing that makes me the most sad about (waves hands wildly around at everything). I don't for a second think that progressives have anything figured out perfectly. While we're certainly guilty of smelling our own farts on occasion, I do believe that there's an underlying ethos of continuous improvement in our desire to govern. There's a very real part of our government that would truly benefit from a traditional Conservative thumb on the scale, pushing back (the "did the pendulum swing too far" comments above). The R's have such a magnificient chance to make so many changes to so much policy, and shit, take a victory lap too for making things better for everyone. Education CLEARLY needs a ton of work. Healthcare. Energy Policy. Inflation / Interest Rates. Wages. There is SO MUCH good that could be done by the party in power, to benefit so may people, and the Rs have 1) control of all three branches of government and 2) a series of pretty decent polices in place from D adminstrations to build off of. But no, it's more fun to hate brown people. Don't worry, I'm still fuckin' angry about all of it. But I'm so sad for the lost opportunity, too. Something something two dollar whore.
  4. I started typing, and then said to myself, I said "self ... maybe if you wait a minute, Brisket will come along, say all the things you're trying to say, but better." And there it is. Perfectly stated.
  5. Goddammit, I really like Branded Bills hats. If they're gonna print this stuff, I'll have to stop wearing them.
  6. I have 0 insider knowledge here, but I would expect that the YTTV negotiating angle isn't just about TV/content distribution rights (because they don't have a leg to stand on), but rather strategic application of leverage either in search/ads to benefit the Mouse, or in cloud / hosting / infrastructure benefits to same.
  7. There were definitely mistakes made by both teams, but holy cow the quality of the baseball played in that entire series was just so fucking good. I haven't had that much fun watching baseball in a long time. And credit to the umpires - I don't think there was a single egregious call that directly affected an outcome.
  8. Hook 'em, Scott. Legend.
  9. It's going to be absolutely bananas. The Jays have some great storylines on their side, too. Gibson finally making it to a WS. The Yesavage kid, who started the year in single-A ball, making the Game1 start. First WS for the club since Joe Fuckin' Carter. The only MLB team from Canada, energizing yet another entire country. This WS could be really, really fun. I'll have it on tonight.
  10. It's this. It's ALL this. Arch has missed easy, cakewalk chunk yardage in every single game. These are throws he's been making since he was 12. If he connects on even HALF of the obvious ones, we likely beat Florida, we maybe beat Ohio St., and we put some distance between us an UK. His stats move up into the "average P5 QB" range, and the narrative shifts completely to the OL. The "The Film Guy" breakdown of the UK game highlighted some really, really terrible mechanics from Arch. Even the good throws were more a result of raw arm strength than execution. I don't know enough about football to really dig on potential causes, but Arch is doing absolutely nothing to help himself, and it's honestly baffling.
  11. That's completely disingenuous debate ... you have to compare players to others of their era. It's also completely dismissive of the impact Ruth had on the game. The entire philosophy of the sport changed when he was done as a player. Ohtani is executing at a level never seen before, that is clearly true, but until we see a legion of guys suddenly playing both ways, his impact won't ever be as great as Babe Ruth. (Shoehei is fantastic. What he's doing is CLEARLY the most out-of-this-world thing since Ruth ... I'm not ready to annoint him yet, but I'm also enjoying the debate.)
  12. This is completely fair and I agree with it completely ... BUT ... Arch also missed wide-open throws without pressure and with his feet set against OhSt.
  13. This guy, as good as he is, hasn't ever hit more home runs in a season than every other TEAM in his league, like the other guy did in 1920. As Shoehei is to playing both ways, Ruth was to the homer.
  14. it's almost as if you can't stop the foibles of human behavior on the supply side. Has it EVER worked? (don't look too hard, the answer is no). But dammit, we're gonna try again, and the right will keep voting for it because it means they get to blow things up, victim-blame folks for being actual human beings, and then go home at night at huff the paint fumes, or get drunk off our gourds, or high as a kite on Oxy while we blame "them damn Mexicans" for everything that's wrong in the world.
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