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zoux posted:Young people hate Donald Trump, I think the damage that the GOP has done to itself by electing him is going to hurt them for a long long time. I think that's true; it's just another example of Boomers being utterly unable and unwilling to consider any kind of long game when it comes to anything. The thinking is basically, "Donald Trump will harass and humiliate the people I don't like, and it gives me such a thrill that I don't care if it poisons conservatism for a generation and hastens the rise of socialism over the next couple of decades." General Dog fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Nov 7, 2018 |
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Nov 7, 2018 21:46
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Well, why should they?
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Nov 7, 2018 21:47
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Yeah they've got 10 maybe 15 years left, and most of those will be spent in a demented sundowning haze.
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Nov 7, 2018 21:48
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so what way did will turd's district end up going in the end, because i've been watching it flip for the past 12 hours or so
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Nov 7, 2018 21:49
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Hurd's claiming victory but (but Hurd's gonna win probably)
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Lote posted:The fastest growing demographic is young voters. One of the slowest growing is white men. Change may come sooner than you think. I think Texas is going to have state wide Dems win before the 20s are over. I could see it happening as early as 2020 but think it will by 2024. zoux posted:Young people hate Donald Trump, I think the damage that the GOP has done to itself by electing him is going to hurt them for a long long time. This holds more true outside of Texas I'd think. Would love to be wrong.
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Nov 7, 2018 21:55
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:There's a great scene in Death of Stalin after Stalin kicks the bucket, and the troika that takes power goes "alright stop the executions." Camera cuts to a gulag where a line of prisoners are getting plugged, one by one, and then a phone call comes in and they go "okay, that's all folks!" And like the fifth guy in line to get survives and has a "phew!" reaction That's basically how I imagine it all went. https://twitter.com/solikebasically/status/1060156166448316416 https://twitter.com/BryLaVe/status/1060255304984748032 https://twitter.com/BryLaVe/status/1060185739449823232 lol
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Nov 7, 2018 21:56
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Nov 7, 2018 22:06
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https://twitter.com/BresPolitico/status/1060250758644465664 lol His wife was on Fox and Friends the other day directly appealing to the president for a pardon
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Nov 7, 2018 22:18
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Jerry Manderbilt posted:so what way did will turd's district end up going in the end, because i've been watching it flip for the past 12 hours or so he won by 700 votes
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Nov 7, 2018 22:28
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zoux posted:https://twitter.com/BresPolitico/status/1060250758644465664 I wouldn't be surprised if he does cause Trump probably doesn't want consequences for people who use charitable donations for expenses and campaigns.
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Nov 7, 2018 22:33
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1stGear posted:I wouldn't be surprised if he does cause Trump probably doesn't want consequences for people who use charitable donations for expenses and campaigns. Don't be stupid, we all know how this works. The only way he's getting a pardon is if it somehow directly benefits Donald.
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Nov 7, 2018 22:41
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General Dog posted:I think that's true; it's just another example of Boomers being utterly unable and unwilling to consider any kind of long game when it comes to anything. History will look back on the amount of actual Socialists the Republicans made by calling Obama one and laugh. zoux posted:Young people hate Donald Trump, I think the damage that the GOP has done to itself by electing him is going to hurt them for a long long time. Bush wasn't that well liked either and Trump is worse. Man Bush into popular Obama into Trump is making way too many Dems and that's not even getting into demographics.
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Nov 7, 2018 23:02
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As nice as it is to think about generational change alone being sufficient there's still an ocean of terrible, privileged white people out there, millennials included. White people need to wake the hell up and grow some empathy.
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Nov 7, 2018 23:17
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https://giant.gfycat.com/ThoughtfulSimilarHammerkop.webm Another Texas GOP loss
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Nov 7, 2018 23:19
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Kunabomber posted:There were waaaaayy too many kids who thought they were registered but in reality they signed up for a voter reminder texting program. I got them all on provisional ballots so hopefully they'll be registered for the next vote! lol was that vote.org the pod save america grifters were pushing that. "register to vote! vote.org!" but all it did was annoy you with texts and also add you to the pod save america mailing list
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Nov 7, 2018 23:20
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Keeshhound posted:How he got elected isn't nearly as important as the fact that a little over half of the people who voted for him as an expression of their identity rather than as support for any policy position he may have espoused. i disagree. your typical republican voter will care deeply about four key policies: 1. owning the libs 2. triggering the libs 3. racism 4. stealing money from poor people and giving it to rich people (this one is less popular) the trick that the republicans have figured out and the democrats haven't is that a good way to ensure that people show up to vote for you is to make sure that when you are elected, you deliver on the things that your voters want. this trick is so powerful that even if you are a disgusting fish alien whose father killed JFK and everyone hates you, people will still hold their nose and vote for you because they know that you will do the things that you promise to do
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Nov 7, 2018 23:22
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Huh. I wonder why it’s a problem now. It is a mystery.
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Nov 7, 2018 23:25
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Shear Modulus posted:lol was that vote.org huh? the PSA guys were pushing votesaveamerica.com which does allow you to register/check your registration
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Nov 7, 2018 23:25
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Shear Modulus posted:i disagree. your typical republican voter will care deeply about four key policies: That's what I'm referring to when I say that they vote as an expression of their identity.
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No Safe Word posted:huh? the PSA guys were pushing votesaveamerica.com which does allow you to register/check your registration oh right, that makes sense since that's their branding. i do remember there being some controversy of some podcast hosts telling people "go here to check if you are registered to vote" and not mentioning that it was also adding you to their mailing list. which was funny but not as funny as bastaman stealing money from beto ps. it's bastaman's fault that beto lost, this is canon e: https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1060030309134188545?s=19 https://twitter.com/MichaelAvenatti/status/1060063977340919808?s=19 Shear Modulus fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Nov 7, 2018 |
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Nov 7, 2018 23:34
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Sardonik posted:As nice as it is to think about generational change alone being sufficient there's still an ocean of terrible, privileged white people out there, millennials included. White people need to wake the hell up and grow some empathy. Good news, most of them voted for the Hispanic son of an immigrant instead of the white son of privilege as their senator.
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Nov 7, 2018 23:58
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Drone Jett posted:Good news, most of them voted for the Hispanic son of an immigrant instead of the white son of privilege as their senator. 
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Drone Jett posted:Good news, most of them voted for the Hispanic son of an immigrant instead of the white son of privilege as their senator. Hottest take ever written
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Nov 8, 2018 00:13
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Shear Modulus posted:lol was that vote.org I figured. Around early afternoon I caught on and automatically started asking them where exactly they registered. Most of the time was *blank look* "...Facebook?"
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Captain Monkey posted:Hottest take ever written Isn't Ted's favorite food like, microwaved tomato soup or something?
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Drone Jett posted:Good news, most of them voted for the Hispanic son of an immigrant instead of the white son of privilege as their senator. lol shut the gently caress up.
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The thing about whiteness is that it can expand and contract when necessary and Cruz -- being Cuban -- codes white, but the maintenance of white supremacy is and always has been a core value of the Texas right. That's not all of course. And I think that's mainly a reflection of the different interests spread out between industries concentrated in rural and exurban parts of Texas -- in which wealth is largely rooted in land and property -- and the growing urban professional industries that have a more socially liberal outlook. So as a result the suburbs are becoming increasingly contested as there's a mix and you're starting to see them side with the urban Democrats who are more aligned with the global industries now concentrated in the major cities. This is why the Republican Party is also showing signs of weakness, as their base is also in these middle-class suburbs among people who have most of their wealth tied up in their homes. They stress conventional nuclear families. These folks will resist any attempt to redistribute their wealth into the hands of the poor, which is why Democrats have tended to run as trying to expand "opportunity" instead of redistribution, and appealing to these voters by their concerns that the far-right drift of the GOP will threaten to upset the industries that are growing in the cities. I've time-stamped this video involving an affordable housing fight in Frisco that really sums it up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCCxSnY1cak&t=695s Kunabomber posted:I figured. Around early afternoon I caught on and automatically started asking them where exactly they registered. Most of the time was *blank look* "...Facebook?" right-wing grifters try to grift, but liberal grifters were born in it... molded by it BrutalistMcDonalds fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Nov 8, 2018 |
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Nov 8, 2018 00:21
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Shear Modulus posted:i disagree. your typical republican voter will care deeply about four key policies: This is the kind of horribly idiotic take on what GOP voters actually think or care about that ensures they keep winning handily. Perhaps, just perhaps, it isn't edgy alt-right nazis that carry the vote. Edgar Allen Ho fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Nov 8, 2018 |
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:The thing about whiteness is that it can expand and contract when necessary and Cruz -- being Cuban -- codes white, but the maintenance of white supremacy is and always has been a core value of the Texas right. Are you telling me people who have most of their net worth tied up on their home are against policies that would decrease the value of their home?
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zoux posted:https://giant.gfycat.com/ThoughtfulSimilarHammerkop.webm i thought crenshaw won
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BrutalistMcDonalds posted:The thing about whiteness is that it can expand and contract when necessary and Cruz -- being Cuban -- codes white, but the maintenance of white supremacy is and always has been a core value of the Texas right. That video rules. "It sounds bad but I don't mean it in a bad way" when she just totally writes off the idea of a poor kid going to a good school near her as they are not of the same.. 'class' as... you and me... When she draws the parallel that poor people seeking affordable housing near good schools that upper middle class people go to is the same as an upper middle class person seeking a yacht/private jet since that's what richer people have. This is why democratic candidates getting seats was a HUGE surprise and makes me optimisitic for the future. But like democrats for the last 40 years, we are forever doomed to be disappointed. General Dog posted:Are you telling me people who have most of their net worth tied up on their home are against policies that would decrease the value of their home? The value of your home isn't the only consideration in politics/life. e: Well, it shouldn't be at least. jokes fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Nov 8, 2018 |
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Nov 8, 2018 00:35
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Sir Tonk posted:i thought crenshaw won He may have but Mr. 55 year old republican dude sure didn't impress that young staffer
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Nov 8, 2018 00:40
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Sir Tonk posted:i thought crenshaw won I think you're supposed to notice what's happening in the clip
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:This is the kind of horribly idiotic take on what GOP voters actually think or care about that ensures they keep winning handily. I hope you will forgive me for speaking loosely and making an "owning the libs" joke in this online comedy forum.
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zoux posted:He may have but Mr. 55 year old republican dude sure didn't impress that young staffer its his daughter
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Nov 8, 2018 00:43
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Sir Tonk posted:its his daughter Sick
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