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max4me
Jun 15, 2003

by FactsAreUseless
can someone refresh my memory.

Didnt the GOP try to deal with trump by making allowing him into the primary provided he agreed to not run independent, out of fear that would repeat the whole perot bush clinton poo poo storm of the 90's.

Then because all their candidates are week, rent seeking shills, who only wanted their 5 minutes to hawk their book. They never really started spending the resources to slam trump since he was destined to flame out or let the other campaigns spend the money.

Thus leading to what we have now. A honest to god onion article come to life?

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max4me
Jun 15, 2003

by FactsAreUseless

Phone posted:

What's the over/under on half of these moms owning and wearing yoga pants?

Also, fundamentalism has really fallen on hard times, like they're resorting to scaremongering over meditation and flexibility exercises. When I was a kid, it was music and video games.


I remember the 80's

Its was all the evils of pornography, secret satanist cults everywhere? the NEW WORLD ORDER etc.

I think the internet really took them down a peg. They mostly called for censorship of media least it destroy our civilization, but with online media consumption and production they dont really have a clear target to go after.

max4me
Jun 15, 2003

by FactsAreUseless

Harik posted:

Liberals are perfectly capable of accepting a non-perfect solution if it at least appears like our side is trying. You don't go to a dealership and offer the sticker price.

Most of the anger is because the strategy of stomping your feet and holding your breath tantrums seems to work - either they get their way or nobody does. Ideally we'd go back to a government of give-and-take, and the balance of where the compromise lands is based on who has a majority. The other half of the anger is that the minority party (by votes) has such a ridiculous majority due to gerrymandering and pretends that it's a mandate.

Sorry I'm not calling you names and calling you a betrayer of the revolution. I guess I'm not ideologically pure enough either!

Reminds me of that barry gold water quote regarding the religious right

“Mark my word, if and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they're sure trying to do so, it's going to be a terrible drat problem. Frankly, these people frighten me. Politics and governing demand compromise. But these Christians believe they are acting in the name of God, so they can't and won't compromise. I know, I've tried to deal with them.”

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