***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[sonoftony]

Watchmen on HBO last night, opened up with a recreation in 1921 Tulsa Massacre on Black Wall Street.

Black Wall Street is trending today, because a lot of white people never knew this happened or it existed.

BWS was never taught to me when I went to HS or college. It took The Game coming out back then to figure out where he got the name from

 

[rolaholic]

Example 16484629640354 that these silicon valley 'new age' tech CEO's are not necessarily progressive by default or on your side

They're no different from the billionaires in other industries actively funding the destruction of the planet and middle class for their own gain,just got a fresh coat of paint

 

[elpablo21]

"Now, I'm not calling Ms. Gabbard a Russian Asset, I'm simply saying the Russians believe she's an Asset"

As big momma used to tell us

 

[IATT]

 

[aepps20]

"Now, I'm not calling Ms. Gabbard a Russian Asset, I'm simply saying the Russians believe she's an Asset"

As big momma used to tell us

A hit Lib will holler and that Lib hollered.

 

[dacomeup]

 

[IATT]

aepps20

 

[aepps20]

aepps20

Benjamin Franklin Carson aka King of HUD just destroyed Libs. Our PRESIDENT ELECT is doing AMAZING. Can't wait for Biden to do da perp walk.

 

[IATT]

 

[hipstermike]

Would it be possible for the government to circumvent social platforms and designate their individuals users as publishers?

Then the "platform" would be required to help the government regulate the users.

 

[IATT]

 

[wavycrocket]

A well sequences thread. Relevant.

 

[ajiiiplatinum]

What a reminder.
Living in a bubble....I forget how the world treats women in some parts of the world.

 

[gry60]

Hypothesis 1) She is a Russian asset.
Conclusion: Who cares. Ignore her...she is polling at 1%. Treat her like Marianne.

Hypothesis 2) She loves America and just sees things differently as evidenced by her voting record and friends.

The issue is not that she is polling low; the issue is, as you mentioned earlier, the fact that Democrats are ideologically diverse, and this diversity is easy to exploit in the winner-takes-all, no-need-for-51% electoral system we have here.
The third party candidate usually takes more votes from Democrats than Republicans because the GOP benefits from a more active base that understands the power of the vote. With maps that are gerrymandered to the point that a small Democrat majority does not guarantee a win at the polls, any benign attempt at reducing Democratic turnout or redirecting likely Democratic voters towards third party candidates has a tremendous effect on the chances of Republican electoral victory.
That is the context of Hillary's comment about Russia grooming 3rd party spoilers, and for some reason, the socialist wing of the Democratic party is still in denial about (or unwilling to address) the calculus that happens behind the scenes.

 

[RustyShackleford]

This situation is just like the "basket of deplorables". People dislike the messenger, so they take issue with Clinton's choice or words, or the fact she said anything at all, instead of seriously considering if she has a point.

gry60 is right.

Gabbard's poll numbers in the primary mean nothing. Most third party left wingers would get demolished in the Dem primary. The problem is that they could take enough votes from Dems in crucial states in the general, that would help Trump. This is what Clinton is warning people about, the general election. A lot of Dems are going to be pissed about who wins the primary. I won't call out any group so I don't upset anyone, . But there will be reactionary suckas around to exploit.

 

[RustyShackleford]

The issue is not that she is polling low; the issue is, as you mentioned earlier, the fact that Democrats are ideologically diverse, and this diversity is easy to exploit in the winner-takes-all, no-need-for-51% electoral system we have here.
The third party candidate usually takes more votes from Democrats than Republicans because the GOP benefits from a more active base that understands the power of the vote. With maps that are gerrymandered to the point that a small Democrat majority does not guarantee a win at the polls, any benign attempt at reducing Democratic turnout or redirecting likely Democratic voters towards third party candidates has a tremendous effect on the chances of Republican electoral victory.
That is the context of Hillary's comment about Russia grooming 3rd party spoilers, and for some reason, the socialist wing of the Democratic party is still in denial about (or unwilling to address) the calculus that happens behind the scenes.

Through all my interactions with socialist and leftist online and in person, I realized that many don't want to get all the way on board with that because it undercuts their argument that the Dems struggle to win elections is because of their ideology and tactics.

Not that they deny existence of these forces, it is just that if they do harp on them it weakens their case as to why they should run the party.

They don't like liberals so the discussion about a liberal losing an election should be focused on blaming said liberal. Not all the ways the other side cheated.

But let a more sympathetic candidate get screwed over, and they will accept more discussion about the finesse.

Tulsi Gabbard gain traction with some on the left because she took advantage of people's blindspots on this issue. Like put foreign policy to the side. Domestically Gabbard also repeats the same talking points Russian trolls used to get people mad at the DNC.

 

[Wargames]

Not for nothing Trump is a **** ing coward and we are

Would it be possible for the government to circumvent social platforms and designate their individuals users as publishers?

Then the "platform" would be required to help the government regulate the users.

Can you elaborate? I think I understand what your asking but I am honestly not familiar enough with the topic to be sure.

 

[Wargames]

Romney is such a pussycat you can smell the cat liter on him

 

[Wargames]

The issue is not that she is polling low; the issue is, as you mentioned earlier, the fact that Democrats are ideologically diverse, and this diversity is easy to exploit in the winner-takes-all, no-need-for-51% electoral system we have here.
The third party candidate usually takes more votes from Democrats than Republicans because the GOP benefits from a more active base that understands the power of the vote. With maps that are gerrymandered to the point that a small Democrat majority does not guarantee a win at the polls, any benign attempt at reducing Democratic turnout or redirecting likely Democratic voters towards third party candidates has a tremendous effect on the chances of Republican electoral victory.
That is the context of Hillary's comment about Russia grooming 3rd party spoilers, and for some reason, the socialist wing of the Democratic party is still in denial about (or unwilling to address) the calculus that happens behind the scenes.

to be fair if the DNC keeps failing to do its job and let the cable news decide who gets to stay in the race everyone will be a spoiler for everyone else.

 

[RustyShackleford]

What should the DNC do though?

 

[aepps20]

This situation is just like the "basket of deplorables". People dislike the messenger, so they take issue with Clinton's choice or words, or the fact she said anything at all, instead of seriously considering if she has a point.

gry60 is right.

Gabbard's poll numbers in the primary mean nothing. Most third party left wingers would get demolished in the Dem primary. The problem is that they could take enough votes from Dems in crucial states in the general, that would help Trump. This is what Clinton is warning people about, the general election. A lot of Dems are going to be pissed about who wins the primary. I won't call out any group so I don't upset anyone, . But there will be reactionary suckas around to exploit.

Who are Bern Bros for $200 Alex

 

[RustyShackleford]

Who are Bern Bros for $200 Alex

 

[heelsandeers]

I wish HRC would take a vow of silence. All she has accomplished is getting Tulsi in the news when she really, really needed it. Her campaign was on life support.

I think her concern is valid but she doesn’t need to be the one sharing it. It's probably best for everyone to ignore concerns over Gabbard until she declares as an independent.

 

[RustyShackleford]

Of course.

All these people can miss me with this diet "respect our troops" nonsense.

 

[fargin]

Bernie and Mike should can take Tulsi to a cookout with the NRA.

I'm probably not the world greatest Killary Klingon fan, but she simply echoed, what we already said up in here.