***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[AEA18]

Who are these people that think racism isn't a very big problem in May 2022?

Damn near every problem in this country is caused by racism.

Must have been one of those polls that surveyed only people who still have landlines.

 

[TooOlfForThisIsh]

Unemployment is very low. Employers (for whatever reason) can’t fill open positions. Why is it surprising that Americans are focused elsewhere?

 

[Based Jesus]

Unemployment is very low. Employers (for whatever reason) can’t fill open positions. Why is it surprising that Americans are focused elsewhere?

The tweet is focused on unemployment but I'm posting about the far more worrisome trends that are also in the graphic

 

[RustyShackleford]

 

[dacomeup]

Who are these people that think racism isn't a very big problem in May 2022?

Damn near every problem in this country is caused by racism.

Must have been one of those polls that surveyed only people who still have landlines.

Yt people. They’re fatigued by talking about race post-George Floyd.

 

[TooOlfForThisIsh]

The tweet is focused on unemployment but I'm posting about the far more worrisome trends that are also in the graphic

Got it, thanks. Agreed, too.

 

[elpablo21]

I'm really tired of hearing the terms racially motivated/sensitive when it comes to **** like this

 

[Based Jesus]

It would be funny how often white people think racism has been solved if it didn't have such dire outcomes for the rest of us

 

[had pants]

 

[Zainjal26]

I hope they give his family a huge reward and take care of them

 

[Methodical Management]

And she'll be swiftly reinstated if Elon gets his way.

Imagine enabling these people because you share the same views on taxation.

The original tweet is quite something in its own right.

 

[Nike Jordan]

And she'll be swiftly reinstated if Elon gets his way.

Loomer has been banned from Twitter. That was from one of those right-wing social media apps.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Jeff Bezos is delusional greedy libertarian that is full of ****.

Raising tax rates in corporations and the wealthy is deflationary.

That is like fiscal policy 101

Raising taxes is the best fiscal tool we have to fight inflation.

 

[RustyShackleford]

The problem Bezos has is that Joe Biden is pro-labor and wants to give workers a large increase to their welfare state and the expense of the ultra rich.

This is his problem with Biden. That he needs to make a reasonable centrist democrat seem out of touch the second they suggest taxing the rich to help the poor.

He doesn't want the Democratic party to unify around something like BBB. So a saboteur like Manchin is presented as the reasonable guy in the room

 

[rexanglorum]

Conservative forces, both the GOP and big city mayors and police unions have very cynically and very effectively been able to blame crime and minor increases in crime on “woke” policies and rhetoric.

Related to this is the tendency to blame inflation and recessions on relatively mild anti-poverty measures, even temporary ones.

The dominant narrative is clear. Any attempt to create a more inclusive, and more just society leads to calamity.

When it comes to setting the parameters of how people perceive the world and how it operates, I hate to say it but libertarians have won. At least thus far.

For better or worse, history is decided by dedicated cadres and not by the whims of the people whose political world views sway based on whatever spectacle they are viewing at a given moment.

A dedicated cadre can change the material reality and can make police unions and plutocrats into outcasts and when that happens the new framing of reality, for most people, will be that their own individual freedom and prosperity is tied to building a fairer and more inclusive society.

 

[mplsdunk]

I can’t imagine being so rich I go to space for no reason other than to show the world how small my d is and caring about paying taxes.

 

[gry60]

This is what things will come to:

Editorial: The day could be approaching when Supreme Court rulings are openly defied

The breakdown of U.S. Supreme Court legitimacy may already have begun as the public perception of the court morphs from one of respectful observances of the law as interpreted by

www.stltoday.com

And the Justices will only have themselves to blame for this.

 

[IATT]

 

[dacomeup]

 

[sneeker]

should have been. it's not about entitlement, it's about responsibility.

 

[RustyShackleford]

The Supreme Court released some nasty decisions

Conservatives are playing the victim at being accused of pushing Replacement theory

Centrists are giving them cover by suggesting they are just talking about demographic change

NY House Map got redrawn and it more favorable to Republicans

Oil prices spiking again

Nasty day around

 

[Nike Jordan]

Centrists are giving them cover by suggesting they are just talking about demographic change

"Centrists"

 

[Nike Jordan]

You know it's bad when Liz Cheney became the reasonable elected Republican.

 

[sneeker]

The Supreme Court released some nasty decisions

Conservatives are playing the victim at being accused of pushing Replacement theory

Centrists are giving them cover by suggesting they are just talking about demographic change

NY House Map got redrawn and it more favorable to Republicans

Oil prices spiking again

Nasty day around

 

[had pants]