March 10, 20232 yr On 3/8/2023 at 3:16 PM, Arthur Jackson said: But that's kind of my point... it's not hard at all. Just ask yourself how many Democrats you've known in your life with Che Guevara t-shirts, an affinity for Fidel Castro, nostalgic feelings toward Mao, or a tendency (even if a squeamish one) to offer apologetics for Stalin. I'm not even talking about straight-up commies or registered socialists... but US Democrats and UK labour party types. Your quoted sentence above can't be shoehorned in to accommodate these people? Just something to think about is all. @Dave Moss is one right here
March 10, 20232 yr 11 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said: Outside of edgy kids from college and high school, none. Those stereotypes don't hold up to my experience at least. I'm sure they're out there in numbers, but when you look at the lack of actual political power even Dem-Soc types have in Congress it's pretty apparent that it's mainly useful as a strawman for the right. There seems to be a difference with this latest generation but only time will tell. The indicators do point to kids keeping their views though and not going thru the normal swing right changes over the last 10 years.
March 10, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, DrPhilly said: There seems to be a difference with this latest generation but only time will tell. The indicators do point to kids keeping their views though and not going thru the normal swing right changes over the last 10 years. You have no clue.
March 10, 20232 yr On 3/8/2023 at 10:57 AM, we_gotta_believe said: Whoa whoa whoa. Not so fast. We're gonna start with a handshake first and eventually work up to that
March 10, 20232 yr 39 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: Pot kettle I teach high school in rural America. So I’m pretty aware of this generation of young folks.
March 10, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Dave Moss said: I teach high school in rural America. So I’m pretty aware of this generation of young folks. Apparently you don't and in any case I was talking about people in the 25-30 range who've moved less right from their 18-22 selves ideas than other generations have done. I imagine you find that to be a good thing, no?
March 10, 20232 yr 7 hours ago, DrPhilly said: @Dave Moss is one right here I found @Dave Moss's tea pot but he only uses the finest Camellia cambodiensis
March 10, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, Dave Moss said: I teach high school in rural America. Yikes. Do they make you do the whole "but it's just a theory" disclaimer thing any time evolution, dinosaurs, gravity, or radiocarbon dating comes up? I'd hang myself from the nearest moonshine still if I had to deal with that.
March 10, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, DrPhilly said: Apparently you don't and in any case I was talking about people in the 25-30 range who've moved less right from their 18-22 selves ideas than other generations have done. I imagine you find that to be a good thing, no? I think the Republican party bears most of the responsibility for that. Even those who are put off by the progressive wing look at Republicans and think "nope"
March 11, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said: I think the Republican party bears most of the responsibility for that. Even those who are put off by the progressive wing look at Republicans and think "nope" The studies I read weren’t about party affiliation or voting records.
March 11, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said: I think the Republican party bears most of the responsibility for that. Even those who are put off by the progressive wing look at Republicans and think "nope" The GOP is responsible for… checks notes… literally the thoughts of leftists clinging to and sympathizing with the most genocidal ideology in human history. And I’m sure this goes the other way, too! John here will definitely argue that the Democratic Party is responsible for the NSDAP sympathizers. After all, they took one look at the Democrats and were like, "nope, clearly uncle Adolf had the right idea!”
March 11, 20232 yr Ya I'm sure the average 25 year old independent was just so enthralled to see half of the GOP bend the knee on national television to appease the most mentally ill president they'll ever see. Nothing says "Join our party and participate in the civic process" quite like a bunch of idiots still crying about a stolen election 3 years after the fact.
March 11, 20232 yr 21 hours ago, Arthur Jackson said: I found @Dave Moss's tea pot but he only uses the finest Camellia cambodiensis I think we'll need to take a pol on that one.
March 11, 20232 yr 10 hours ago, TEW said: The GOP is responsible for… checks notes… literally the thoughts of leftists clinging to and sympathizing with the most genocidal ideology in human history. And I’m sure this goes the other way, too! John here will definitely argue that the Democratic Party is responsible for the NSDAP sympathizers. After all, they took one look at the Democrats and were like, "nope, clearly uncle Adolf had the right idea!” Dude you're cracked. Get out and touch some grass.
March 11, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said: Dude you're cracked. Get out and [?] some grass. fyp
March 21, 20232 yr 17 minutes ago, Kz! said: Little white kid had it coming Unbelievably racist and F'd up.
March 23, 20232 yr On 3/21/2023 at 12:55 PM, VanHammersly said: Unbelievably racist and F'd up. Agreed. So, while individual idiots choose to behave this way, and there's no fully effective control for idiocy, does a culture of permissiveness curtail or encourage more of this? Humans are generally consistent in certain ways. One of them is if you give them an inch, they'll certainly try to take a mile. A lack of consequences tends to breed misbehavior.
March 24, 20232 yr Author Just some more racially motivated unprovoked beatings you probably won't hear much about.
March 24, 20232 yr 23 hours ago, PoconoDon said: Agreed. So, while individual idiots choose to behave this way, and there's no fully effective control for idiocy, does a culture of permissiveness curtail or encourage more of this? Humans are generally consistent in certain ways. One of them is if you give them an inch, they'll certainly try to take a mile. A lack of consequences tends to breed misbehavior. I'm not sure what consequences you're advocating for in this case. It's not illegal to yell at someone, so....cancelling I guess? I mean, I'm certainly fine with racists being cancelled. Are you?
March 24, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Kz! said: "I mean, I'm certainly fine with racists being cancelled. Are you?" How does this make any sense? I'm good with that POS being cancelled. I'm not sure what other remedy you're interested in for him? Arrest him for yelling and being a scumbag?
March 24, 20232 yr I really hate the way some white people color themselves orange. Oompa Loompa envy? Seriously?
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