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US PoliERA 2019 |OT2| #PresidentPelosi
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When you write it this way the meme gets lost and it just looks like you want her to be Speaker of the House
I generally think that if someone agree with you an issue, you can almost always work with them toward achieving it (the "almost" here is to give me wiggle room to not work with nazis and shit).
But I am more and more starting to think that a whole lot of liberal rich people use gay rights and immigration in a way that is really not all that different than how conservative use the same "wedge issues" with their base.
I mean, they're obviously on the right side of the issue, and that's important, but like, they all try to get people to like them and sometime vote for them because hey, I may not like tax cuts for the rich, but at least they're against abortion/pro gay rights.
The Dem ticket isn't a sole voice based on Racism like all GOP votes are. This spectrum of candidates is why the country needs a viable third party. The way this is going, the GOP will collect another win. Especially with Russian/Chinese election meddling going full steam. However, when you have such polar world views, yes, things are going to count against those they want to represent them in office.
I hope the field narrows, I'm ready to hold my nose and vote Kamala or whoever the leading dem is because a fascist is in office, 4 years of whomever that will be less than a fascist is a good vote. I just fear that its going to cause folks that are liberal, and aren't affected by trumps rhetoric, to take their ball and g home because no one is perfect. Or their choice didn't make it in. Again, highlighting the need for a third party.
Fascism isn't a non issue for me. But I know it is for people of social/visible privilege over others.
You have arrived at the Marxist analysis of race. Here is your complimentary subscription to Jacobin.
Not awesome, but like, not being able to afford child support warrants felony defacto debtors prison?
Not saying that was the circumstance, just saying that would be a circumstance in which a felony is probably not appropriate.
I'm upset enough that I'm agreeing with my 16 years old self, you don't need to rub it in.
Exactly.
Also, the government itself should be ensuring that those kids have plenty of food for their mouths because they're American citizens (note: or rather because they are human beings in general) and we produce more than enough food to feed them.
This is not a defense of deadbeat dads, but a realistic assessment of the fact that some single fathers are likely poor themselves.
The main roadblock to expansion of the welfare state is the racism, not the marginally different views on economic policy.
Lol, Bernie isn't going to drive turnout more than the first black woman to have a shot at President. I guess Warren can be the first American Indian. Oh wrong thread. Whatevr
I wonder who said that. Because I wouldn't be surprised whatsoever.
Tim Cook thinks that Apple pays too much in tax, I don't think that's a marginally different views than mine.
"We've almost finished the wall, but also we need money to start building it!". Trump inability to admit failure is laughable.
No don't you see if Bernie is on the ballot all of the West Virginian Hill people who normally vote straight ticket racism will instead vote for the Socialist.
After having read this article at Deadspin on sex workers in Atlanta during Super Bowl weekend, I'm wondering if we're where we need to be as a country to start addressing the issue that a lot of women are getting harassed, locked up, and not allowed to make a living (because these prostitution and sex trafficking stings target women rather than men, as the article notes):
This is probably going to have to be addressed first at the state level to gain traction, as marijuana legalization did, but something has to be done about this. As it is, we're just targeting women who just want to make some money in their preferred field of work.
This is probably going to have to be addressed first at the state level to gain traction, as marijuana legalization did, but something has to be done about this. As it is, we're just targeting women who just want to make some money in their preferred field of work.
We're competing with the EU. But now the US's statutory rate is in line with most EU countries, and the wealthy need to have higher taxes to compensate for the 2018 tax cuts. So they can stop bitching.
Wishing for national media attention on that monkey paw was a mistake.
That tax holiday is fucking bullshit, and like, we did it under Bush so those motherfuckers can't even claim ignorance on what this shit will do.
Just catching up on things, but this tweet pretty much sums up my feelings on the latest de jure controversy that has dominated discussions.
Can amend this to add "stupid" to the bad faith bit:
Attacks over antisemitism from the right are double annoying because they only reason they give a damn about Israel in the first place is insofar as it's important to evangelicals' entire apocalypse nonsense and conveniently also aligns with their general disdain for brown people. It's ludicrous.
Meanwhile can't denounce literal nazis. This is all a farce.
i just picture a maga defacing a jewish cemetary taking a moment to like a post condemning "antisemitism" from a muslim.
Given what's gone down today did we ever have a topic covering Kamala's racist campaign flyers during her DA race? I mean surely the people who are certain Omar's comments were antisemitic are absolute furious at Kamala for that bigoted fear-mongering?
Yeah, they simultaneous spent 6 years bitching about deficits, then did a arguably necessary cut to corporate taxes without any offsets.
100% fucked it up by CUTTING taxes on rich people. Fucking insanity.
Also, Tax Holidays are bullshit with the new reduced rates.
You're going to need some receipts for this before it is discussed.
Expand tax savings accounts? Really? How is that going to help the majority of Americans who can't afford to put a dime in them? How is this a progressive policy?
The back of that flyer:
Most of it is criticizing her opponent's over-incarceration of minority kids.
edit: I think there's some fair criticisms over her time as a DA/prosecutor but I also think some of it is overblown. It's fair to say she could have done better.
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The back of that flyer:
Most of it is criticizing her opponent's over-incarceration of minority kids.
That's crazy. I can't see somewhere honest like The Intercept publishing a hit piece without all the facts.
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