April 28, 20223 yr 47 minutes ago, Ipiggles said: OHHHH OHHH I know He doesn't own a mirror, is incapable of self awareness Just ask yourself who is the one who fell hard for damn near every false narrative that has been pushed? Yeah he's that guy. Many of them in here- THE CULT This whole post is gold, but I just want to focus on one part: THE CULT!!!!!!! Who, on the board, is in this nefarious cult? I want names. Vikas? Is he in THE CULT? How about NOTW, a cult member? Is Dr. Philly strapping on his high tops? Because none of them agree with all the lunatic stuff you're espousing either, so, by your own definition, they'd have to be in THE CULT.
April 28, 20223 yr The only way Twitter, with 217 million users, could exist as a viable platform is if they had access to tech systems of incredible scale and performance, and those systems were essentially free or very cheap. The only entity that could possibly provide that level of capacity and scale is the United States Government – combined with a bottomless bank account. A public-private partnership. If my hunch is correct, Elon Musk is poised to expose the well-kept secret that most social media platforms are operating on U.S. government tech infrastructure and indirect subsidy. Let that sink in. The U.S. technology system, the assembled massive system of connected databases and server networks, is the operating infrastructure that offsets the cost of Twitter to run their own servers and database. The backbone of Twitter is the United States government.
April 28, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, VanHammersly said: This whole post is gold, but I just want to focus on one part: THE CULT!!!!!!! Who, on the board, is in this nefarious cult? I want names. Vikas? Is he in THE CULT? How about NOTW, a cult member? Is Dr. Philly strapping on his high tops? Because none of them agree with all the lunatic stuff you're espousing either, so, by your own definition, they'd have to be in THE CULT. don't you love it when folks whose houses look like this call the dems a cult?
April 28, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, mr_hunt said: They should let her have one again if she agrees to use Perjury Taylor Greene as her display name.
April 28, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, Abracadabra said: Pretty much, except it's not so much individuals moving farther left as it's each successive generation being significantly farther left than previous generations of liberals. At least from my perspective, my views haven't changed a whole lot since high school and have probably moderated a bit, if anything. Most of my liberal friends seem to generally be in the same place they were 10 or 15 years ago, if only leaning more into progressivism while having politically come-of-age a little later than I did. The guys on the right are definitely hightailing it to the extreme, though. The conservatives that I've known were mostly level-headed people that have really gone off the deep end.
April 28, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Pretty much, except it's not so much people moving further left as it's each successive generation being significantly further left than previous generations of liberals. The issue with that cartoon isn't how it handles the left. That's exactly what the left has done over the last 10 years. The issue is that they keep the right exactly where they are. We're talking about a party that went from John McCain to completely batsheet authoritarian. If that cartoon was accurate that line would've doubled in length and the guy on the right would be screaming "pedophile" instead of LOL.
April 28, 20223 yr Just now, VanHammersly said: The issue with that cartoon isn't how it handles the left. That's exactly what the left has done over the last 10 years. The issue is that they keep the right exactly where they are. We're talking about a party that went from John McCain to completely batsheet authoritarian. If that cartoon was accurate that line would've doubled in length and the guy on the right would be screaming "pedophile" instead of LOL. Yup, I just edited my comment toward that end.
April 28, 20223 yr 16 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: Pretty much, except it's not so much individuals moving farther left as it's each successive generation being significantly farther left than previous generations of liberals. At least from my perspective, my views haven't changed a whole lot since high school and have probably moderated a bit, if anything. Most of my liberal friends seem to generally be in the same place they were 10 or 15 years ago, if only leaning more into progressivism while having politically come-of-age a little later than I did. The guys on the right are definitely hightailing it to the extreme, though. The conservatives that I've known were mostly level-headed people that have really gone off the deep end. I know plenty on both sides running toward the edges. It isn’t just a righty thing.
April 28, 20223 yr Just now, DrPhilly said: I know plenty on both sides running toward the edges. It isn’t just a righty thing. Yes, yes...both sides. Mmmmm, quite... It's a matter of volume and scope.
April 28, 20223 yr Just now, EaglesRocker97 said: Yes, yes...both sides. Mmmmm, quite... It's a matter of volume and scope. Again, plenty on the left. Scope crazy as well.
April 28, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, DrPhilly said: No more bots! An exception can be made for public service bots like a weather alert bot. What about EagleBot?
April 28, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: Again, plenty on the left. Scope crazy as well. 74 million people voted for Trump in 2020. For all of the left's faults, at least its views are centered in a humanistic approach. There's a spirit of helping people and building a better society. The right's politics are wholly steeped in screwing everyone over and destroying representative government.
April 28, 20223 yr Just now, EaglesRocker97 said: 74 million people voted for Trump in 2020. For all of the left's faults, at least its views are centered in a humanistic approach. There's a spirit of helping people and building a better society. The right's politics are wholly steeped in screwing everyone else over and destroying representative government. The far left is advocating plenty of destructive type politics. The whole push for equality of outcome is one big destructive push. The same with all of the identity politics which simply create more and more division.
April 28, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, DrPhilly said: The far left is advocating plenty of destructive type politics. The whole push for equality of outcome is one big destructive push. The same with all of the identity politics which simply create more and more division. This is a slippery slope fallacy, but again...volume. 74 million people voted for Trump and basically still supported him when he attempted a coup. Find me an equivalent on the left with the same number of advocates and a similar degree of devotion and organization. You're basically pulling a "Whatabout ANTIFA?!"
April 28, 20223 yr 48 minutes ago, EaglesRocker97 said: This is a slippery slope fallacy, but again...volume. 74 million people voted for Trump and basically still supported him when he attempted a coup. Find me an equivalent on the left with the same size number of advocates and a similar degree of devotion and organization. You're basically pulling a "Whatabout ANTIFA?!" When we have a 2 party system and 3rd parties either aren't taken seriously or aren't viable candidates, people make a choice. There are people who vote Democrat or Republican no matter what. Not everyone who voted for Biden agrees with every liberal or extreme leftist view, just as not everyone who voted for Trump agrees with everything he does. I know Trump is a very different situation, but basing how far right or left people moved based on which candidate in the general election they voted for isn't a great indication. Liberals here don't like some of the far left. The Pelosi's and Schumers don't like the Squad, the Green New Deal, etc. I think an accurate drawing would be segments on each side moving further extreme with a large chunk in the center of each. Extreme left - Center left - Center right - Extreme right. Too often, people in the center right or left use the extremists to generalize the entire party. Both sides do it, it's what sells in media and generates outrage, clicks and social media discussion.
April 28, 20223 yr Quote It’s become commonplace among observers of U.S. politics to decry partisan polarization in Congress. Indeed, a Pew Research Center analysis finds that, on average, Democrats and Republicans are farther apart ideologically today than at any time in the past 50 years. But the dynamics behind today’s congressional polarization have been long in the making. The analysis of members’ ideological scores finds that the current standoff between Democrats and Republicans is the result of several overlapping trends that have been playing themselves out – and sometimes reinforcing each other – for decades. Both parties have grown more ideologically cohesive. There are now only about two dozen moderate Democrats and Republicans left on Capitol Hill, versus more than 160 in 1971-72. Both parties have moved further away from the ideological center since the early 1970s. Democrats on average have become somewhat more liberal, while Republicans on average have become much more conservative. The geographic and demographic makeup of both congressional parties has changed dramatically. Nearly half of House Republicans now come from Southern states, while nearly half of House Democrats are Black, Hispanic or Asian/Pacific Islander. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/03/10/the-polarization-in-todays-congress-has-roots-that-go-back-decades/
April 28, 20223 yr 3 hours ago, The_Omega said: conservative tree house The name alone will never not be funny. Like a child that never grew up or became educated on literally anything. So pretty much exactly like you, Sarah.
April 28, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, EaglesRocker97 said: This is a slippery slope fallacy, but again...volume. 74 million people voted for Trump and basically still supported him when he attempted a coup. Find me an equivalent on the left with the same size number of advocates and a similar degree of devotion and organization. You're basically pulling a "Whatabout ANTIFA?!" Lots of slippery slope fallacy out there. I’m talking about the broader politics and the longer term stuff. The right has fallen deeper under control of their fringe at this stage. I agree with that. Also, the left fringe is just as destructive in what they aim to do but they aren’t anywhere near as powerful. You don’t need to apologize for them just because the right fringe is more intrenched due to Trump. Both are very bad for the country. One is more imminently bad but the other will be harder to shake off the more in place they become and they grow more powerful every day in many of our institutions. Places like the ACLU, ADL, many or even most Universities, most of the big Silicon Valley companies, major old school newspapers and most mainstream media outlets (save the Fox numbnuts), etc. etc. That part is a real slope, slippery as it may be. You see, I agree with your portrayal of the horror show on the right. However, that doesn’t give the left a free pass.
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