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logikv9
Mar 5, 2009


Ham Wrangler
trump will ban videogames and by God he is right

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UHD
Nov 11, 2006


logikv9 posted:

trump will ban videogames and by God he is right

but will he make anime real

white sauce
Apr 29, 2012

by R. Guyovich

mormonpartyboat posted:

*thinking extremely hard* politics is like..........................................................................video games

white sauce
Apr 29, 2012

by R. Guyovich

zegermans posted:

Weird how centrism is a completely arbitrary distinction based off of how radical the person espousing it is?

It's like the old video game adage: everyone worse than me sucks, everyone better than me is a tryhard.

Defending centrism in the year of our lord 2017 😂

ate shit on live tv
Feb 15, 2004

by Azathoth

Raskolnikov38 posted:

skimming the controlled substance act it seems that the AG or HHS secretary can order something descheduled

Still seems like it would be the president's purview then?

Business Gorillas
Mar 11, 2009

:harambe:



Tight Booty Shorts posted:

MLK was a socialist lol

He wanted a universal income for every American.

That wasn't his question

He's actually right about this one, MLK was definitely the compromise

got any sevens
Feb 9, 2013

by Cyrano4747

Scent of Worf posted:

gently caress bill clinton and his wife

I'd rather not, people need a soul to get me hard.

Neurolimal
Nov 3, 2012

Business Gorillas posted:

That wasn't his question

He's actually right about this one, MLK was definitely the compromise

I dont think anyones against compromise (most people wanted Ellison), just against the status quo

In this context centrism is an adherence to statquo, whereas compromise involves change. MLK was the good cop option to Malcolm X's bad cop, but he still represented a change leftwards.

white sauce
Apr 29, 2012

by R. Guyovich

Business Gorillas posted:

That wasn't his question

He's actually right about this one, MLK was definitely the compromise

Dude MLK wasn't a centrist lol

Raskolnikov38
Mar 3, 2007

We were somewhere around Manila when the drugs began to take hold

ate poo poo on live tv posted:

Still seems like it would be the president's purview then?

probably, tho THC is included by name in the act so maybe congress would also have to amend the act

white sauce
Apr 29, 2012

by R. Guyovich

Raskolnikov38 posted:

probably, tho THC is included by name in the act so maybe congress would also have to amend the act

I'm excited to see how much money the Dems raise for the 2020 election. 10 billion? 20 billion? The sky is the limit y'all

Gringostar
Nov 12, 2016
Morbid Hound
lieberman overhears someone saying hillary is the worst dem ever and asks someone to hold his beer

https://twitter.com/rickklein/status/837297865651257344

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012
once more the hated centrist my_imaginary_girlfriend has been vanquished by the brave mods of cspam.

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012

Gringostar posted:

lieberman overhears someone saying hillary is the worst dem ever and asks someone to hold his beer

https://twitter.com/rickklein/status/837297865651257344

*in extremely joe lieberman voice* but how will this help insurance companies?

FuriousxGeorge
Aug 8, 2007

We've been the best team all year.

They're just finding out.
He's with us on everything but the war.

white sauce
Apr 29, 2012

by R. Guyovich
Thank god obama bowed down to Lieberman and dumped universal healthcare in the trash.

Can you imagine raising taxes on billionaires?

No thanks Bernie bros!

ThndrShk2k
Nov 3, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo
Bread Liar

Tight Booty Shorts posted:

I think zegerdude and MIGF should breed and have a radical centrist baby that only spews incorrect opinions about everything
We already have Fit My Needs, why do we need another one!??! :confused:

Baloogan
Dec 5, 2004
Fun Shoe
RADICAL CENTRISM

Condiv
May 7, 2008

Sorry to undo the effort of paying a domestic abuser $10 to own this poster, but I am going to lose my dang mind if I keep seeing multiple posters who appear to be Baloogan.

With love,
a mod


zegermans posted:

Weird how centrism is a completely arbitrary distinction based off of how radical the person espousing it is?

It's like the old video game adage: everyone worse than me sucks, everyone better than me is a tryhard.

then why does your wing of the party use the term to describe themselves? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Lc3ZWEU7Q

white sauce
Apr 29, 2012

by R. Guyovich

Condiv posted:

then why does your wing of the party use the term to describe themselves? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Lc3ZWEU7Q

Bernie bros!!!! :bahgawd:

Ace of Baes
Jul 7, 1977
Centerists get hosed.

white sauce
Apr 29, 2012

by R. Guyovich

Ace of Baes posted:

Centerists get hosed.

Even MLK?!? :ohdear:

jBrereton
May 30, 2013
Grimey Drawer
What's so rad about centrism anyway? Huh?

anime was right
Jun 27, 2008

death is certain
keep yr cool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DohRa9lsx0Q

me inside the democratic establishment

loquacius
Oct 21, 2008

Condiv posted:

then why does your wing of the party use the term to describe themselves? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Lc3ZWEU7Q

I'm gonna be That Guy and quote 1984 here: an example given of the definition of doublethink was "to [simultaneously] believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy". Substitute "progressivism" for "democracy" and you have the 2016 Clinton campaign.

logikv9
Mar 5, 2009


Ham Wrangler
lieberman isn't a dem after he did that CT independent thing

Terror Sweat
Mar 15, 2009

https://twitter.com/NomikiKonst/status/837064215340838912

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/03/02/225000-demand-schumer-drop-phony-democrat-manchin-party-leadership

a bunch of people just delivered a shitload of signatures to schumer demanding schumer tell manchin to gently caress off

Gringostar
Nov 12, 2016
Morbid Hound
things might actually be mattering?

https://twitter.com/jdelreal/status/837327745264779266

Condiv
May 7, 2008

Sorry to undo the effort of paying a domestic abuser $10 to own this poster, but I am going to lose my dang mind if I keep seeing multiple posters who appear to be Baloogan.

With love,
a mod



:gethill:

white sauce
Apr 29, 2012

by R. Guyovich

loquacius posted:

I'm gonna be That Guy and quote 1984 here: an example given of the definition of doublethink was "to [simultaneously] believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy". Substitute "progressivism" for "democracy" and you have the 2016 Clinton campaign.

I was reading my anthro textbook and the author made a salient point about cultures- they change a little in order not to change a lot.

The Dems thought that by giving concessions like gay marriage and transgender bathrooms global unfettered capitalism would be able to continue devouring the world and its people.

Really makes you think 🤔💭

Fritz Coldcockin
Nov 7, 2005

Nothing matters, everything is death, destruction and diarrhea.

Gringostar
Nov 12, 2016
Morbid Hound

Alter Ego posted:

Nothing matters, everything is death, destruction and diarrhea.

thank allah

for a minute there i was worried we weren't all going to die horribly

ThndrShk2k
Nov 3, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo
Bread Liar

Neurolimal posted:

I dont think anyones against compromise (most people wanted Ellison), just against the status quo

In this context centrism is an adherence to statquo, whereas compromise involves change. MLK was the good cop option to Malcolm X's bad cop, but he still represented a change leftwards.
You could you know, just refer to them as going within the system or outside, or trying to improve the system vs breaking the system.


Using the term centrist/centrism evokes a more political alignment meaning now, so it's probably better to define the argument more aptly.

BornAPoorBlkChild
Sep 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/subtopes/status/837331774170521601

Baloogan
Dec 5, 2004
Fun Shoe

ThndrShk2k
Nov 3, 2009

by Nyc_Tattoo
Bread Liar

Condiv
May 7, 2008

Sorry to undo the effort of paying a domestic abuser $10 to own this poster, but I am going to lose my dang mind if I keep seeing multiple posters who appear to be Baloogan.

With love,
a mod


Gringostar posted:

lieberman overhears someone saying hillary is the worst dem ever and asks someone to hold his beer

https://twitter.com/rickklein/status/837297865651257344

is there an emoji where the eyes pop out followed by a jet of blood and all internal organs spraying out of the sockets? cause i kinda need that one right now

loquacius
Oct 21, 2008

Condiv posted:

is there an emoji where the eyes pop out followed by a jet of blood and all internal organs spraying out of the sockets? cause i kinda need that one right now

there's :psypop: but you can't paste that one into Twitter

Captain_Maclaine
Sep 30, 2001

Darkman Fanpage posted:

once more the hated centrist my_imaginary_girlfriend has been vanquished by the brave mods of cspam.

I really hope he stays away this time.

I mean, I know better, but it's a nice idea.

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white sauce
Apr 29, 2012

by R. Guyovich

Darkman Fanpage posted:

once more the hated centrist my_imaginary_girlfriend has been vanquished by the brave mods of cspam.

I thought he turned into a Bernie bro..?

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