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Flip Yr Wig posted:Carter began the trend of President's running away from a base progressive platform and intentionally muddying left wing legislation that had a strong chance of surviving Congress. if the history of america begins at carters presidency sure
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Halloween Jack posted:We don't mean "liberal" as in "liberal vs. conservative." Most of the rest of the world doesn't use the Fox News definition of liberal. To be honest, I feel like the American left definition of liberal isn't quite the same as the traditional international definition Liberal either.
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Apoplexy posted:Also, I hate to ask this, but you do realize that liberals haven't had a president in charge since Carter, right? Obama was a centrist and so was Clinton. I guess those liberal Bushes were the ones wrecking things for honest hard-working Americans? Liberals ARE centrists
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Mar 14, 2017 18:12
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in my years of studying politics i've found the parsing of the definitions of leftist vs. liberal vs. centrist to be in the top 5 most productive, meaningful and enlightening conversations
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Mar 14, 2017 18:15
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hey, bet you didn't know this: in EUROPE, the DEMOCRATS would be the conservatives did i just blow your mind
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Mar 14, 2017 18:16
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I know I sound exactly like what I am, a newcomer who's gushing, but I have to say, this Bill Corbett episode where they tear down Dinesh D'Souza's awful HITLERY!!! film is fantastic.
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Mar 14, 2017 18:59
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That's fine, let us experience the vicarious thrill of reliving the Dry Boys' best bits through you. "We're in the Zone Now" remains my favorite.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:08
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I want to wipe my brain and hear the Dale Earnhardt bit for the first time every day of my life.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:29
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The Crotch posted:I want to wipe my brain and hear the Dale Earnhardt bit for the first time every day of my life. The bit with Hillary saying "I may not be Dale Earnhardt...", right? I re-listened to that the other day and burst out laughing at the grocery store. Empty aisle, fortunately.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:31
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Yeah. I know everyone's in love with Brendan's impressions and the Gorka phone call, but I don't think anything will ever top that cold open for me.
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Mar 14, 2017 19:32
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Jimmy Carter began the implementation of neoliberalism, and said a bunch of insanely racist poo poo to win a gubernatorial primary
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Mar 14, 2017 20:01
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Maybe there were larger forces than the politics of one man in the oval office, like oil imports and the petrodollar. But what do I know.
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Mar 14, 2017 20:50
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exmarx posted:Jimmy Carter began the implementation of neoliberalism, and said a bunch of insanely racist poo poo to win a gubernatorial primary And he encouraged evangelicals to vote and get involved in politics.
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Mar 14, 2017 20:56
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big fan of my lai as well
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Carter also gave arms and aid to the mujaheddin with the intention of provoking the USSR to intervene in Afghanistan Here's Big Man Brzezinski on whether that might have, uh, not been a great idea: quote:Q: When the Soviets justified their intervention by asserting that they intended to fight against a secret involvement of the United States in Afghanistan, people didn't believe them. However, there was a basis of truth. You don't regret anything today? There doesn't have to be a 'good' administration, you know
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Mar 14, 2017 22:53
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Bryter posted:What is most important to the history of the world? The Taliban or the collapse of the Soviet empire? Some stirred-up Moslems or the liberation of Central Europe and the end of the cold war? LOL forever and ever and ever
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Mar 15, 2017 00:39
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Shatila Mindset
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Mar 15, 2017 01:17
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Did Sam Kriss writing this because he had a bitter break up with dril? 
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Mar 15, 2017 02:24
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Bookmarking that for future use.
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Mar 15, 2017 03:32
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I Before E posted:Second is Michael Tracey, who went in too deep with irony during the campaign, and final form is Jeet Heer, the resident irony nerd of the New Republic. He tweets a lot, and is charmingly care given how much he seems to enjoy Chapo humor. Bryter posted:I wouldn't say Tracey went in too deep on irony, he just flew too close to the contrarian sun and crash landed on mount Hitchens So what did Michael Tracey do? cat doter posted:I would argue that the internet as a system of communication trends towards tribalism when it comes to political thought since systems influence behaviour and humans are assholes which makes political discourse more extreme 
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Sebadoh Gigante posted:So what did Michael Tracey do? for the past year or so he's made a career out of pulling out the Pedant's Guide to Politics every time someone dares to compare Trump to a fascist or whatever and in doing so has gathered a following of pepe people also he apparently was a (the?) Jim Webb supporter lol Bryter fucked around with this message at 05:40 on Mar 15, 2017 |
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Mar 15, 2017 04:43
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look i can't control who decides to follow me. if a bunch of Nazis love my posts that's coincidental
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Mar 15, 2017 05:24
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Didn't Vice drop him a few months back for publishing Lena Dunham's home address, too?
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Mar 15, 2017 12:04
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Yes, to prove some weird point on how Lena didn't vote so she couldn't tell others to vote.
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Kunster posted:Yes, to prove some weird point on how Lena didn't vote so she couldn't tell others to vote. For whatever reason the guys who get really mad at Kept_Simple turn out to be grade-a shitheads so I tend to trust his take when he says that somebody sucks online.
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Mar 15, 2017 12:16
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Kunster posted:Yes, to prove some weird point on how Lena didn't vote so she couldn't tell others to vote. Wait, she didn't vote?
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Mar 15, 2017 14:02
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While Trump is out here playing 7-dimensional chess, Rachel Maddow is playing 8-dimensional chess https://twitter.com/louisemensch/status/841826418958962688
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Mar 15, 2017 14:47
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unbutthurtable posted:Wait, she didn't vote? I mean, I think this is secondary to her being an incestuous child rapist. But no, she didn't.
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Mar 15, 2017 17:02
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It's weird how obsessed conservative media outlets are with attacking celebrities.  Here conservatives attack celebrities while liberals attack actual politicians. Unfortunately I suspect this is partly because there aren't enough democrats in office to attack.
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Under the vegetable posted:I mean, I think this is secondary to her being an incestuous child rapist. But no, she didn't. I'm not mad. The thought of anyone being genuinely inspired by Hillary Clinton feels like a glimpse of a painfully bright sun on a bitterly cold winter day.
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Mar 15, 2017 19:07
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Under the vegetable posted:I mean, I think this is secondary to her being an incestuous child rapist. But no, she didn't. Huh. That is genuinely surprising. I don't have much reaction beyond that. But, really? She didn't vote for Athena? Edit: Apparently there's some poo poo about her not being a registered Dem so she couldn't have voted in the primaries but she said she did and then it all stops being at all interesting. Flip Yr Wig fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Mar 15, 2017 |
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Mar 15, 2017 19:40
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Under the vegetable posted:I mean, I think this is secondary to her being an incestuous child rapist. But no, she didn't.
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Mar 15, 2017 20:41
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any moment of your life spent thinking about Lena Dunham is a wasted moment which you could have spent thinking about politics or video games or whether chili should have beans in it.
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Sebadoh Gigante posted:It's weird how obsessed conservative media outlets are with attacking celebrities. They probably just took a poll off of reddit since those guys really really hate her.
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Nawid posted:I wish we didn't repeat the dumbest things in here. It's true and no amount of excuses normalizes that she molested her sister and spent years grooming her for future abuse.
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Under the vegetable posted:It's true and no amount of excuses normalizes that she molested her sister and spent years grooming her for future abuse. I agree. Beans definitely belong in chili and if you think otherwise you're probably a child abuser.
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Does everybody here also listen to The Dollop? I just started and their live show in CO about the Colorado Labor War is a pro af listen.
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Walka Blocka Shame posted:Does everybody here also listen to The Dollop? I just started and their live show in CO about the Colorado Labor War is a pro af listen. I haven't really kept up but some of their earlier episodes are amazing. Hugh Glass in particular is great. I'll check this one out.
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