Hot takes on the Democratic frontrunners - Page 4

henry quirk · 04-19-2019, 06:03 PM

And that's fine, Flint.

Me: I think the solution is in the opposite direction.

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Glatt, I was harsh...you're not a moron or stupid, just naive.

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"If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of these organizers are always good? Do not the legislators and their appointed agents also belong to the human race? Or do they believe that they themselves are made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind?" F. Bastiat

Undertoad · 04-23-2019, 06:38 PM

We have here a diverse field of candidates, of different ethnicity, gender, orientation and race. Now, let's watch, as the intersectionally-driven media officially loses its fucking shit.

Newsweek tweeted headline: "Pete Buttigieg has a problem with black voters, and his town hall answer on incarcerated voters shows it"

Replies: "Newsweek, did you just post wildly racist clickbait? Do you figure all blacks are criminals, and vice versa?"

Newsweek: "Well uh" (deletes tweet)

Replies: "I think the original headline told the truth pretty well, it just told the truth about you instead of the issue."

slang · 04-24-2019, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

...Newsweek tweeted headline:"Pete Buttigieg has a problem with black voters, and his town hall answer on incarcerated voters shows it"...

They seem to have forgotten for a moment that Buttigieg is a democrat.

That's the sort of crap they normally reserve for republicans. Glad they straightened that out.

Flint · 04-24-2019, 09:01 PM

It always surprises me when people don't seem to know the extent that the Left side of the political spectrum brutally cannibalizes itself on a daily basis. Progressives hate Liberals because they think they're Centrists. Far-Left factions think Progressives don't take direct enough action, and if you really want to see a group of people that cannot agree on anything, watch a group of Communists attack each others' credentials. "You haven't read the right books!" Then you have the Democratic Socialists, whom the hard Socialists think will never accomplish anything meaningful.

But, after 20 years of Fox News putting the "Socialist" label on Center-Right Liberals, the "Left" is just one big amorphous blob.

In short, if you think Democrats won't attack a Democrat, hoo boy.

henry quirk · 04-25-2019, 01:17 PM

Yeah, but they won't do it right: with guns.

slang · 04-25-2019, 03:08 PM

Flint,

Could you recommend something as a reference? Online blog or something similar? Something you read online regularly? Something quick for you to post?

You have made some good points but it's still your opinion. It's counter to what I've observed. I do read things that are completely opposite of my opinion but have not seen examples as you have described.

Flint · 04-25-2019, 03:22 PM

Democrats who supported Hillary in the 2016 primary, and Democrats who supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primary. Anything that any one of them has ever posted, anywhere; any article in any paper that's ever been written about it; anything that mentions either one of them, to this day.

Start there?

Undertoad · 04-25-2019, 05:31 PM

It happens all the time. My post about Chelsea Clinton getting attacked was this escalation:

1. Rep. Omar attacked moderate Dem support of Israel

2. Chelsea lightly attacked Rep. Omar

3. Progressive students vigorously attacked Chelsea

and add:

4. Lefty pundits attacked Chelsea or progressive students, depending on where they sat

All the time. I'll try to find more examples.

The intersectional identity politics wing is practically designed to be in a constant state of attack.

Undertoad · 04-25-2019, 05:53 PM

It's not just Reps vs. AOC, it's just as often Dems vs. AOC

AOC vs Biden spat "AOC group condemns 'old guard' Joe Biden as candidate of 'no we can't'"

Lieberman vs AOC vs Lieberman spat "'New party, who dis?': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocks Joe Lieberman after he said she wasn't future"

The next POTUS candidate will split the Dems. A moderate will annoy the progressives. A progressive will annoy the moderates. The divide is palpable. The time of the reformation is at hand.

slang · 04-26-2019, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

...Start there?...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

All the time. I'll try to find more examples.

The intersectional identity politics wing is practically designed to be in a constant state of attack.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

It's not just Reps vs. AOC, it's just as often Dems vs. AOC

Thank you.

Flint · 04-26-2019, 01:10 PM

Nancy Pelosi calls the Green New Deal the "Green Dream, or whatever" (a big ƒuck you to AOC and Justice Democrats)

Beto makes a point to self identify as "a Capitalist" (distances himself from any variety of Solcialism, or the candidates who espouse them)

Biden says "rich people are not the problem with our country" (distances himself from any candidate who wants more progressive taxation)

Undertoad · 04-26-2019, 05:27 PM

About 12% of Bernie voters wound up voting for Trump last time. In a new Emerson College poll, over 20 percent of Bernie supporters are saying they would not vote for other Democratic candidates if the senator loses the primary.

Quote:

The poll also found that 21% of Sanders supporters said they would vote for Trump in the general election if Buttigieg won the primary, 26% said they would vote for Trump if Warren won the primary, 18% said they would vote for Trump if O’Rourke won the primary, and 17% said they would vote for Trump if Harris won the primary.

Bernie has a strong protectionist vibe, and has said Trump actually does not go far enough along NAFTA lines. Bernie is a nationalist who advocates for a strong US.

There is a reverse component here which is also interesting:

Quote:

Oddly, 5% of Sanders supporters said they would vote for Trump if Sanders won the primary.

These are Democratic Trump voters. It appears Democratic Trump voters are most likely to be Bernie voters in the Primary.

Flint · 04-26-2019, 06:13 PM

It's called "brand insistence" --when your customers only want YOUR brand of hotdogs. If the other brand of hot dogs is all that's available, the customers will either eat hamburgers, or just leave.

Undertoad · 04-26-2019, 08:36 PM

nobody notices they're all just tubes of meat, almost identical

the politicians, i mean

sexobon · 04-26-2019, 09:07 PM

Every time I see AOC, I think *appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and I wonder what she tastes like.

*The French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products.

04-24-2019, 09:01 PM	#49
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	It always surprises me when people don't seem to know the extent that the Left side of the political spectrum brutally cannibalizes itself on a daily basis. Progressives hate Liberals because they think they're Centrists. Far-Left factions think Progressives don't take direct enough action, and if you really want to see a group of people that cannot agree on anything, watch a group of Communists attack each others' credentials. "You haven't read the right books!" Then you have the Democratic Socialists, whom the hard Socialists think will never accomplish anything meaningful. But, after 20 years of Fox News putting the "Socialist" label on Center-Right Liberals, the "Left" is just one big amorphous blob. In short, if you think Democrats won't attack a Democrat, hoo boy. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-25-2019, 01:17 PM	#50
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	"if you think Democrats won't attack a Democrat, hoo boy." Yeah, but they won't do it right: with guns.

04-25-2019, 03:22 PM	#52
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Democrats who supported Hillary in the 2016 primary, and Democrats who supported Bernie Sanders in the 2016 primary. Anything that any one of them has ever posted, anywhere; any article in any paper that's ever been written about it; anything that mentions either one of them, to this day. Start there? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-26-2019, 01:10 PM	#56
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Nancy Pelosi calls the Green New Deal the "Green Dream, or whatever" (a big ƒuck you to AOC and Justice Democrats) Beto makes a point to self identify as "a Capitalist" (distances himself from any variety of Solcialism, or the candidates who espouse them) Biden says "rich people are not the problem with our country" (distances himself from any candidate who wants more progressive taxation) __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-26-2019, 06:13 PM	#58
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	It's called "brand insistence" --when your customers only want YOUR brand of hotdogs. If the other brand of hot dogs is all that's available, the customers will either eat hamburgers, or just leave. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-19-2019, 06:03 PM	#46
henry quirk maskless: yesterday, today, tomorrow Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,162	And that's fine, Flint. Me: I think the solution is in the opposite direction. ----- Glatt, I was harsh...you're not a moron or stupid, just naive. ----- "If the natural tendencies of mankind are so bad that it is not safe to permit people to be free, how is it that the tendencies of these organizers are always good? Do not the legislators and their appointed agents also belong to the human race? Or do they believe that they themselves are made of a finer clay than the rest of mankind?" F. Bastiat

04-23-2019, 06:38 PM	#47
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	We have here a diverse field of candidates, of different ethnicity, gender, orientation and race. Now, let's watch, as the intersectionally-driven media officially loses its fucking shit. Newsweek tweeted headline: "Pete Buttigieg has a problem with black voters, and his town hall answer on incarcerated voters shows it" Replies: "Newsweek, did you just post wildly racist clickbait? Do you figure all blacks are criminals, and vice versa?" Newsweek: "Well uh" (deletes tweet) Replies: "I think the original headline told the truth pretty well, it just told the truth about you instead of the issue."

04-25-2019, 03:08 PM	#51
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Flint, Could you recommend something as a reference? Online blog or something similar? Something you read online regularly? Something quick for you to post? You have made some good points but it's still your opinion. It's counter to what I've observed. I do read things that are completely opposite of my opinion but have not seen examples as you have described.

04-25-2019, 05:31 PM	#53
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It happens all the time. My post about Chelsea Clinton getting attacked was this escalation: 1. Rep. Omar attacked moderate Dem support of Israel 2. Chelsea lightly attacked Rep. Omar 3. Progressive students vigorously attacked Chelsea and add: 4. Lefty pundits attacked Chelsea or progressive students, depending on where they sat All the time. I'll try to find more examples. The intersectional identity politics wing is practically designed to be in a constant state of attack.

04-25-2019, 05:53 PM	#54
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	It's not just Reps vs. AOC, it's just as often Dems vs. AOC AOC vs Biden spat "AOC group condemns 'old guard' Joe Biden as candidate of 'no we can't'" Lieberman vs AOC vs Lieberman spat "'New party, who dis?': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocks Joe Lieberman after he said she wasn't future" The next POTUS candidate will split the Dems. A moderate will annoy the progressives. A progressive will annoy the moderates. The divide is palpable. The time of the reformation is at hand.

04-26-2019, 08:36 PM	#59
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	nobody notices they're all just tubes of meat, almost identical the politicians, i mean

04-26-2019, 09:07 PM	#60
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	Every time I see AOC, I think appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) and I wonder what she tastes like. The French certification granted to certain French geographical indications for wines, cheeses, butters, and other agricultural products.

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