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With that said, I don't see anything particularly objectionable about KG's "Hard Work Party," except by omission. One of the key points that distinguish modern Democrats from modern Republicans is the issue of protecting people's rights, particular the rights of vulnerable populations. Would the "Hard Work" party act to prevent states from disenfranchising minority voters? Would it act to make sure that schools in minority districts were fairly funded? Would it act to make sure that local police treated all citizens fairly? If these are among the "hot-button" topics that are left to the local governments to decide, then we've just allowed the racist dog whistles back into the "Hard Work" party.
Ideally, they'd be selling (and basing their platform on) the idea that anyone can succeed through hard work. To make that even remotely convincing, you'd need fairly-funded schools, equal treatment by police, no disenfranchisement of voters (except maybe if they're unemployed? I'm obviously spitballing here.) You could actually sell this even to the borderline racist contingent by explaining that you therefore favor and encourage "hard-working" minorities who "believe in the American way" (as opposed, in their tiny minds, to "thugs"), and of course you'd have no problem selling most of it (except maybe the no welfare votes) to Democrats.
When it came to issues like abortion and gay marriage, they'd fall back on Jesse Ventura's famous, "the supreme court already decided that, so I don't have to comment on it."
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All three are gay men. The first two are supporting Trump, the third is cheering him on.
None of them see this “gay conversion therapy” pink elephant. If they don’t see it, it isn’t there.
Top notch logic. "These three people who are all personally and financially invested in the success of this candidate don't publicly oppose him." As much as I enjoy the memes generated by Milo's antics, he's far from an objective reviewer of Trumps proposed policies, what few there may be.
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My understanding is that his budget plan involves tax cuts for the very wealthy - i.e. himself, and people like him - while shifting that burden onto the middle class.
I fail to see how this is even remotely close to stabbing the 1% in the back.
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Nah, he's collateral damage, right?
Who cares about the damage to LGBTQ kids? Or Latinos? Or Muslims? Or women?
And really Scott Adams? The whole "master persuader" thing? Scott's really gone down the rabbit hole.
As a quote to support the position that Trump isn't the next Hitler, that bit from Scott Adams is pretty useless. It cuts out all his actual arguments (the other posts he references in which he supposedly explains mountains of credible evidence away as confirmation bias), leaving nothing behind but begging the question.
"Trump isn't the next Hitler, because that's unlikely, and if only some of us believe in something unlikely, it probably isn't true."
Peter Thiel, Milo Yiannopoulos, Justin Raimondo
All three are gay men. The first two are supporting Trump, the third is cheering him on.
None of them see this “gay conversion therapy” pink elephant. If they don’t see it, it isn’t there. If anyone can convince even one of those three men to see it, then I will accept I have been proven wrong.
And there were Jews who worked at the concentration camps burying the dead before it was their turn at the gas chambers.
And I've seen decades of Log Cabin Republicans waiting to be acknowledged by the Republican Party, while the latter still puts anti-LGBTQ stumpers as nominees, speakers, and convocators.
So your three gay men won't be the first or the last of the brides still waiting at the altar out there.
Pence's gay conversion isn't a a pink elephant.
Conversion therapy is a controversial practice that seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation from gay to straight. It’s banned in five states including California, Oregon, Illinois, Vermont and New Jersey.
When asked about the claim, Newsom’s spokesman pointed to Pence’s own words. During his first successful run for Congress in 2000, Pence wrote on his campaign website, under a section called Strengthening the American Family:
Also on the website, Pence wrote: "Congress should oppose any effort to put gay and lesbian relationships on an equal legal status with heterosexual marriage." And "Congress should oppose any effort to recognize homosexual’s [sic] as a 'discreet [sic] and insular minority' entitled to the protection of anti-discrimination laws similar to those extended to women and ethnic minorities."
Our research found no evidence Pence has walked back his stance on public funding for conversion therapy. His spokesman did not respond with information about Pence’s current position.
-Poltifact July 28, 2016
This reminds me of that scene in Spaceballs. I don't think I have to tell you which one. At least...I hope not.
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Trump wants to stick it to the 1%...by lowering their taxes? How brave of him.
Not that it matters; he's highly unlikely to win the election anyway.
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And in what's probably the last of today's news, Trump didn't seem to do too well at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner (a common event for presidential candidates apparently involving a lot of roasting other people).
And in what's probably the last of today's news, Trump didn't seem to do too well at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner (a common event for presidential candidates apparently involving a lot of roasting other people).
I'm 0% surprised...the man is a boor.
And in what's probably the last of today's news, Trump didn't seem to do too well at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner (a common event for presidential candidates apparently involving a lot of roasting other people).
Please tell me someone hit an I phone in those giant hats..
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Of course, the "eliminate large corporate subsidies" plank would cut strongly into the amount of corporate money that would flow into the party coffers. That's basically the problem in a nutshell: the party you propose is essentially Republican-light ("A third less voters than the regular Republican party!")It seems to me the Tea Party and the Sanders/OWS people actually have a lot in common on some issues; the party would be looking to capitalize on that. Republicans - 1/3 of the voters + the independents/superleft Democrats = possible win, if you sold it well.
I'd say the Tea Party and OWS do, not so certain about Sanders supporters.
I see the same thing in many ways. The both see that there is a lack of well paying jobs for those who are not upper middle class to upper class.
They both want to have meaningful wages and jobs BACK in the US rather than in other nations.
They both want the Wall Street Types to keep their companies (and hence jobs) in the US rather than exporting them to other nations and manufacturing things there.
They both think the upper echelons are corrupt.
I was surprised that we didn't see a strange alliance between the two when the OWS movement was particularly large and the cops were trying to disband them.
Ironically, instead, we saw a lot of the Tea Party encouraging the cops...rather than seeing that there was a LOT in common between the two.
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I was wondering to myself,[...] why all the black activists I've worked with over the past couple of years were Sanders supporters.Sampling bias.
Thank you, I understand that "based on the people I know" isn't scientifically sound. Was surprised, however, to discover that "based on the people I know" ended up being in line with national trends.
Oh, crazy, Guardian article on the same question published today:
Why should we trust you? Hillary's big problem with young black Americans
Full disclosure: written by a contributor to Socialist Worker.
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And in what's probably the last of today's news, Trump didn't seem to do too well at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner (a common event for presidential candidates apparently involving a lot of roasting other people).
A couple of his jokes were actually fairly funny.
"The media is more biased then ever this year. When Michelle Obama gave a speech, everyone praised it. When Melania gave the exact same speech, everyone criticized her for it."
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It seems to me the Tea Party and the Sanders/OWS people actually have a lot in common on some issues; the party would be looking to capitalize on that. Republicans - 1/3 of the voters + the independents/superleft Democrats = possible win, if you sold it well.I'd say the Tea Party and OWS do, not so certain about Sanders supporters.
I see the same thing in many ways. The both see that there is a lack of well paying jobs for those who are not upper middle class to upper class.
They both want to have meaningful wages and jobs BACK in the US rather than in other nations.
They both want the Wall Street Types to keep their companies (and hence jobs) in the US rather than exporting them to other nations and manufacturing things there.
They both think the upper echelons are corrupt.
I was surprised that we didn't see a strange alliance between the two when the OWS movement was particularly large and the cops were trying to disband them.
Ironically, instead, we saw a lot of the Tea Party encouraging the cops...rather than seeing that there was a LOT in common between the two.
I'm not surprised at all. As I said above, that anger at corporate elites is the only thing the Tea Party and OWS have in common. And in the Tea Party, it's largely been co-opted by anger at government.
The solutions they want are vastly different. OWS was for government support in many cases, safety net, WS regulation and breakup, housing market, etc. TP is against all that - wants the government out, let the banks fail etc.
And of course the Tea Party is largely rural and white, while OWS is urban and colored. Two different worlds. Anger driven by many of the same sources, but completely different responses.
I think if early Tea Party met OWS they would have gotten along decently well. There was definitely a point before the crazy dominated the tea party that they could have at least realized they could be friends. A lot of people I know who supported the Tea Party early and fled also supported OWS.
Oh, crazy, Guardian article on the same question published today:
Why should we trust you? Hillary's big problem with young black Americans
Full disclosure: written by a contributor to Socialist Worker.
Clinton did a lot better job of answering that question to blacks than Sanders did. She stomped him on minority support over three to one.
Yes, but according to the exit polls cited in the NBC article above, black voters under 30 voted for Sanders 52% to 47%.
Which might not mean much in the grand scheme of things (apparently, they're expecting low turnout among such voters as compared with the two elections in which Obama ran), but it is what I was talking about.
And in what's probably the last of today's news, Trump didn't seem to do too well at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner (a common event for presidential candidates apparently involving a lot of roasting other people).A couple of his jokes were actually fairly funny.
"The media is more biased then ever this year. When Michelle Obama gave a speech, everyone praised it. When Melania gave the exact same speech, everyone criticized her for it."
Yeah, but if you go back and read jokes from previous years, they aren't all that great. Frankly I suspect he sold his funny bone with his soul, probably threw it in as a freebie.
Dear "College Educated America", please take the pompous attitude and neo-liberalism that has been pucking over the vast majority for decades, and shove it where the sun don't shine.
You're welcome.
Sincerely,People who work for a living.
A couple months old, but interesting nonetheless:
Dear "College Educated America", please take the pompous attitude and neo-liberalism that has been pucking over the vast majority for decades, and shove it where the sun don't shine.
You're welcome.
Sincerely,People who work for a living.
A couple months old, but interesting nonetheless:
Your article doesn't really support what you (or the headline) wants it to say.
* First, it's an article of primary voters, which even the article admit is not a representative sample.
* This shows up, in turn, in the observation that almost all candidates in all states have voters with a median income higher than the state. "Poor people don't vote," to which I would add "especially in primaries."
* However, when you control for those effects, Trump draws from a significantly more working-class group than either of the other Republican candidates. Nearly half of his primary election supporters make less than $50k per year, compared with less than a quarter for Kasich, for example.
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A couple of his jokes were actually fairly funny.
Ah, yes. The she's-so-dumb-it's-ok-for-me-to make-her-the-butt-of-my-jokes-while-she-sits-here-and-has-to-pretend-that-i t's-all-in-fun funny.
Nothing like being humiliated by your spouse in front of a national audience.
But does he draw a more significantly working-class group than the Democratic primary candidates?
Based on, as I said, months-old data presented in this article, it doesn't look like it, but I am sure there other articles and other polls.
I guess I just take umbrage at a letter to "The (White?) Working Class" from a "College-Educated" poster who pops up every election cycle to suggest that we need to raise the Social Security retirement age in order to balance the budget.
[Shrugs]
Ah, yes. The she's-so-dumb-it's-ok-for-me-to make-her-the-butt-of-my-jokes-while-she-sits-here-and-has-to-pretend-that-i t's-all-in-fun funny.
Nothing like being humiliated by your spouse in front of a national audience.
She's probably used to it by now (same as Hillary, Huma, and many other women who have husbands in politics*). If not, she can go cry on a gold plated toilet, or sable fur coat, or whatever. Trump is a total piece of S for doing it, but I have no sympathy for her, or any of the other women who support Trump.
*There are some distinct exceptions.When you help make a s+%# sandwich, you get to enjoy the first bite.
Here are some numbers.
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Not sure if they broke it up by income, but from a quick glance, it looks like white men is the big Trump demographic.
EDIT: I suspect there is a big difference between being a registered Dem or Rep, and leaning toward one party or the other, especially in this election.
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EDIT2: Bugleyman: I can't seem to find any numbers related to college educated white men supporting trump. I checked Bloomberg, but it was a mess. Is there a site you recommend?
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Not sure if they broke it up by income, but from a quick glance, it looks like white men is the big Trump demographic.EDIT: I suspect there is a big difference between being a registered Dem or Rep, and leaning toward one party or the other, especially in this election.
As it happens, he tends to win among white men without a college degree, but lose among those with a college degree.
Take that for what you will.
But does he draw a more significantly working-class group than the Democratic primary candidates?
Based on, as I said, months-old data presented in this article, it doesn't look like it, but I am sure there other articles and other polls.
I guess I just take umbrage at a letter to "The (White?) Working Class" from a "College-Educated" poster who pops up every election cycle to suggest that we need to raise the Social Security retirement age in order to balance the budget.
[Shrugs]
Would you consider modifying retirement ages based on job type? For example, do you think it might be okay to ask accountants to work for an extra few years to reduce costs, so we can afford to care for pipe fitters?
Would you consider modifying retirement ages based on job type? For example, do you think it might be okay to ask accountants to work for an extra few years to reduce costs, so we can afford to care for pipe fitters?But does he draw a more significantly working-class group than the Democratic primary candidates?
Based on, as I said, months-old data presented in this article, it doesn't look like it, but I am sure there other articles and other polls.
I guess I just take umbrage at a letter to "The (White?) Working Class" from a "College-Educated" poster who pops up every election cycle to suggest that we need to raise the Social Security retirement age in order to balance the budget.
[Shrugs]
It is far more common for someone to wind up leaving their job involountarily than looking to retire early. Because retiring is s*#* in America if you're not well off. Delaying benefits like this is just rubbing salt in the wound. I can attest personally that I was turned down for a job solely because of my age... and that was a decade ago.
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Those damn Fergies, always getting arrested!
"A Wisconsin woman described in reports as “drunk” and “yelling profanity” is accused of bursting into a meeting she thought was a Trump rally to yell about Donald Trump. When she was asked to leave, she allegedly used peanut butter to smear “phallic symbols” and curse words on several vehicles. ..."
Sounds about right.
Would you consider modifying retirement ages based on job type? For example, do you think it might be okay to ask accountants to work for an extra few years to reduce costs, so we can afford to care for pipe fitters?
That would be pretty blatantly unconstitutional ("equal protection" and all that), and would involve the government pretty deeply in looking at the minutia of individual jobs in a way that would bother nearly everyone. After all, not all pipe fitting jobs are created equal, and the pipe fitters that spend most of their time in the office filling out the paperwork are nearly as safe as accountants.
Would you consider modifying retirement ages based on job type? For example, do you think it might be okay to ask accountants to work for an extra few years to reduce costs, so we can afford to care for pipe fitters?That would be pretty blatantly unconstitutional ("equal protection" and all that), and would involve the government pretty deeply in looking at the minutia of individual jobs in a way that would bother nearly everyone. After all, not all pipe fitting jobs are created equal, and the pipe fitters that spend most of their time in the office filling out the paperwork are nearly as safe as accountants.
Social Security already treats people differently based on jobs.
I thought the "pardon me" joke he did was actually pretty funny. But honestly, he just lost it and went into "vote for me" mode for the rest. That seems to be his Achilles' heel this election. I honestly think if Trump had just been crazy for the primaries THEN shut his puckered mouth for the second half, he would be doing much better.
I thought the "pardon me" joke he did was actually pretty funny. But honestly, he just lost it and went into "vote for me" mode for the rest. That seems to be his Achilles' heel this election. I honestly think if Trump had just been crazy for the primaries THEN shut his puckered mouth for the second half, he would be doing much better.
Well, then he wouldn't be Trump. So either way, he was doomed.
So you support Trump because of his willingness to start a twitter war with the 1%?Check his Twitter feed
Seeing all you people jump all over that guy, slamming him left and right for nothing at all is making me want to vote for Trump just to spite you all.
This is why Paizo is (rightly) perceived as an liberal echo chamber.
So you support Trump because of his willingness to start a twitter war with the 1%?Check his Twitter feed
Seeing all you people jump all over that guy, slamming him left and right for nothing at all is making me want to vote for Trump just to spite you all.
This is why Paizo is (rightly) perceived as an liberal echo chamber.
Oh for crying out loud, perceived by whom? I am extremely skeptical that anyone with any political power whatsoever thinks they should stay away from the Paizo off topic message boards because our opinions are biased.
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Seeing all you people jump all over that guy, slamming him left and right for nothing at all is making me want to vote for Trump just to spite you all.
Hmmm, someone earlier in the tread voiced support for Hillary based on people pointing out her flaws. Maybe this is a new trend in politics?
I primary slammed Trump for his past and more recent racist role in the Central Park Five case. You are welcome to defend Trump for those actions...
EDIT: The link I posted did not include Trumps recent comments about the case. Here is another article:
Donald Trump and the Central Park Five: the racially charged rise of a demagogue
And an op-ed specifically about Trump doubling down, despite DNA evidence and a confession by the person who actually committed the crime.
Why Trump Doubled Down on the Central Park Five
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I too base my voting decisions off of spiting pseudonymous posters on a tabletop rpg website. Gotta teach them a lesson. It's really the only way to go.
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Stop! You must not hop on pop!