I’m guilty of this as well.Originally Posted by Kevin Seitzer
I’m guilty of this as well.
I think this is an under appreciated aspect of the damage Trump has done. Being anti-Trump was satisfactory the last 4 years. But it doesn't do anything to make things better once he is gone.
You'd have to get really low to get under me. :P
If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Gotta pull the plank outta our eye before we can get that speck o dust outta the other.
If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
We can still be anti-Hawley, anti-Cruz, anti-McConnell, anti-Graham, etc, etc. I think that uneducated voters who used to only vote in the Presidential election have now realized that the mid-terms are just as important if not more. They now realize that obstruction is the norm and mid-term elections are basically a vote to tie or untie the hands of the President.
You are just making my point. I am not interested in who you are against. What are you for ?
Untying the hands of the President by giving him a Congress that will work with him.
well that is informative. What do you want him to work with congress to accomplish ? Or is it enough that he isn't trump ? What should Biden do ? Or does it even matter, since he isn't a Republican?
EDIT: shouldn't we all believe in something and expect our government to accomplish it ? Just getting rid of Republicans is not nearly enough for me.
Medicare for All. Reduce Defense spending. Make the LGBTQ community constitutionally equal. Return regulatory protections for workers. Return protections to the environment. Forgive student debt. Free community college and vocational training. Tax the 1% and corporations at pre 80's levels. Overturn Citizens United. Scale back or eliminate the Patriot Act. Rejoin the Paris Climate accords. Renegotiate the Iran Nuke treaty. Create uniform election protocols for National Elections. Make DC and PR states. Expand the SCOTUS. Regulate Pharma prices. Decriminalize cannabis and all it's byproducts Federally. Expand environmental protections and implement stringent eco regulations to slow/reduce climate change. Rebuild relationships with our allies. Investigate and prosecute if ness anyone found complicit in the attacks on the Capitol. Designate, criminalize hate groups/speech. Restore/strengthen the separation of church and state. Ban assault rifles. require EVERY gun to be registered and enact strict gun laws to hold EVERY gun owner accountable for their weapon and it's safe storage, transport and use. Tax churches that use their pulpit to solicit political opinion. Enact regulations allowing Media to be sued for intentionally broadcasting/disseminating false information. Require businesses to pay a living wage in step with the local cost of living--If you work 40 hours a week, you should be able to afford rent, food, utilities, education and healthcare. Keep religion out of Public schools. Federal mandate for Masks until the Covid issue is in the rear mirror. Free Covid Vaccines to all citizens. Fix the immigration issues. Establish a National registry that tracks ALL law enforcement, prohibit the rehire of any discharged for violence or other nefarious actions. Get rid of, for profit prisons.
That's just a few things off the top of my head.
If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The fact that chancellor continues to respond genuinely, and often in great detail, to my queries, after I viciously attacked him on here multiple times is a testament to his character. He values shared information over his own ego. Something many here could take a cue from.
I find it funny that people think its pointless to post if you're not looking to sway the conversation. I'm really not looking to intentionally change anybody's mind, ever. I value the sharing of information and chancellor brings one of the most well informed opinions to the table on the fantasy side and the political, historical, etc. He also offers perspectives on mainstream Conservative talking points of the day without endorsing them as his own, which I would have little window into otherwise. I find this approach vastly superior to the conservatives that we used to see who shared their exact deplorable views in service of their egos and transparently trolling.
I can sense how many ignore lists I'm on these days, and I wish I had more personal restraint to have avoided it.
I keep a healthy ignore list, but I always read them anyway.... I just treat it as a continual "note to self: fuck this guy", but I still respond to them occasionally because I would like to believe I value sharing of information over personal disagreements.
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