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Nice job putting all that together so succinctly.

Jesus… Calm down. That was just an example as this “labor party” is defined as being “focused on bread-and-butter economic issues, not cultural issues.”

Well, this hypothetical “labor party” was more attractive to Hispanic voters than any other racial group, and more attractive to black than white voters (page 8 of your first link), so don’t…[Read more]

This is roughly about what I’d expect from most polls I’ve seen of voter ideology. Usually economically left/ socially moderate is the largest block, and fiscally conservative/ socially liberal is the smallest.

It makes sense when you break it down into simple terms: people put self-interest first. They prioritize what they believe will benefit…[Read more]

And there’s another thread declaring identity politics dead.

This is just classic race reductionism, treating the racial component as the only component of a social problem. The corporate media loves to publish garbage like this because it places the lower classes into separate, distinct, categories based on identity. Playing to tribal…[Read more]

You could say the same for Cohen (maybe even more so). Trump didn’t pardon him, nor did he pardon anyone else from his inner circle. Everyone thought he was just going to pardon everyone to keep them quiet, but he hasn’t.

Good memes have to be organic. Forced memes are always bad. They just don’t work as astroturf; people can instinctively tell that something is off, leading to mockery or simple indifference. Ironically, stuff like this may provide good source material for actual memes.

If he were really so important, he would never have found himself in the situation he currently finds himself in. He was useful to the powerful, but wielded little significant power himself. Clearly, he was expendable. I have no sympathy for the guy, but Stone going down is hardly a game changer. Someone else will just take his place, and things…[Read more]

His reason for granting a pardon would instead be to send the message to other prospective witnesses that they can, with impunity, lie to protect him.

I thought he might pardon Manafort and/or Cohen for that reason, but he didn’t. Based on his previous actions, it seems unlikely he’ll pardon Stone. It’s hard to say why he’s been so hesitant to use…[Read more]

Interesting real world examples. There’s been a noticeable push to repackage climate/environmental issues as primarily race and/or gender based recently (it’s all white people’s fault, women or poc primarily experience the negative impacts, etc.). Usually it’s based on a series of half truths if not outright bullshit.

I couldn’t possibly think of…[Read more]

Healthcare is usually number one, followed by economy/jobs.

While it’s kind of a semantic argument, defeating Trump isn’t really an issue, exactly. It goes without saying you want to win against your opponent, no?

Biden sure looked silly when he said the first thing he would do once elected would be to “defeat Donald Trump.”

Who says you have to pick one as acceptable? I don’t care for Tucker’s broad brushing of immigrants as the scourge of the west based on the actions of a few. Nor do I care for AOC blaming climate change on white people based on the actions of a few. I don’t consider blaming a societal or global problem on a single race to be productive.

This insularity doesn’t make Biden and Clinton corrupt or criminal. But each has paid a heavy political price for failing to create a culture where aides could challenge their blind spots.

Meh, at least they didn’t go Warren, so I’ll take it. They officially endorsed Bernie and that’s all that matters at this time. Accept them as temporary allies, imo.

Sure, they’ll be promoting whichever Democrat gets the nomination regardless of whether or not the primaries are fair. And yes, if it’s some jackass like Biden, they’ll be lecturing…[Read more]

Frankly, Biden wouldn’t pick him as a running mate even if he wanted to because Ryan is a white male. In fact, no matter who gets the nomination, the vp pick is certain to be a contentious issue. It will be impossible to please every idpol faction.

I agree, that sounds like the natural career progression. Since endorsing Sanders, the Clinton faction of the Democratic party (but I repeat myself) has been scheming to bring her down. For instance, she has a primary challenger for her seat who is raising more money than she is in Hawaii. It’s obvious they won’t give up. Maybe she thinks it’s…[Read more]

But did they ever catch the real criminal?

Whether this is true or not, it will probably all culminate with the whistleblower finally revealing him/herself, in which case it’s inevitable for this person to “write” a book, and appear on “The Rachel Maddow show” for an exclusive interview.

It’s all show business.

exposed as a bonafide white nationalist

I didn’t realize he was trying to hide this.

The White House dismissed the report, saying that the SPLC “is an utterly-discredited, long-debunked far-left smear organization” and is “beneath public discussion.”

Sounds like he’s not going to resign. Not surprising. That’s the irony of these racism gotchas…[Read more]

Applying for a job in the Trump administration. Wish me luck.

Well, GND was the one that got bad publicity because it got publicity. Any climate change initiative will be vilified, and made to look crazy, impossible, etc.

Regardless of how silly you think it is, it was good enough for Sanders to back as well as numerous prominent environmental groups.

I don’t pretend to like everything about it, but if…[Read more]