***Official Political Discussion Thread***

Caitlin Jenner has only received 51, 688 votes.
She's big mad...


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The Met Gala is a weird phenomenon. Yes, many of the people involved are super rich, but ultimately it’s not (just) about wealth. There are plenty of super rich people that would never get an invite.

it’s just a weird cool kids club with queen bee, Anna Wntour, doling out points at the very top. It’s the apex of fashion as art eating itself and has more to do with celebrity, and specifically niche celebrity, than it has to do with wealth. But, that said, it’s an incredibly important event in the world of fashion as art. It is one of the most important places for your art to be seen if that’s your medium.

The dress that AOC wore isn’t even “her” dress so, ultimately, it isn’t her statement. The artist who is making that statement is Aurora James. That fashion is her medium and the Met Gala is one of fashion‘s biggest nights is not Aurora’s doing. She’s an artist, she has a view, and this is an entirely appropriate venue for her to express that view through her art.

AOC is, arguably, part of the artistic statement itself. So Aurora pays for her ticket to get the expression across in full. Should we fault AOC for agreeing to be part of, and through her own position amplify, an artistic view by a black New York based artist that happens to largely be aligned with her own politics?

Maybe? But this whole debate kind of reminds me of (mostly male) music fans who love complaining about music made for and appreciated by teenage girls. If you’re mad about this whole thing it might just be because it isn’t for you.
Orange County has been trending Democratic for the last few elections now.
OC changed the moment it turned Democrat in 2018. It was pretty funny how they lost their **** when all the Republicans lost.
 
Like I been saying in here, the problem with policing in America is way worse than most people realize. If you think it is horrible, nah, it is way worse than that. These people legit think they should not be held accountable for their actions in a democratic society.
The only difference between the police here and the police in an actual dictatorship is that there a taxpayer slush fund to pay the victims of their brutality, and cops get fired sometimes.

Otherwise, in both places it's the same attitude from the police (thinking they're above the law) and from municipal leaders (complacency and ignorance of the issue).
 
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