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Look I get it, but we do not have an uninformed electorate. We have an electorate actively hostile to being informed. Politics is a team sport now, hat and flag out front shoulda told ya. Yeah, it's this. The plane is headed into the mountain. You can continue to read your book or you can look out the window and scream. Maybe the pilot corrects the plane and everything is okay, maybe he doesn't, but either way you aren't getting in that cockpit to affect the outcome in any way.
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When I woke up last Wednesday, I felt a lot of emotions. Anger that we put him back in charge. Sadness, obviously. A little bit of fear about what was to come. Confusion as to how my perception of what was going to happen in the election was so wrong. But soon, all of those took a backseat to an unexpected one: acceptance. Acceptance that my current view of the country differs from the majority. Acceptance that no matter how strongly I feel about something or how "informed" I think I am, it has no impact on the outcome. Acceptance that vibes matter more than concrete ideas in an election. Acceptance that people decide who they are voting for and THEN rationalize that choice, not vice versa. I decided that morning to delete my Facebook and Twitter accounts and have not returned. I have purposefully avoided any news sites. I used to trick myself into believing that I was just staying informed, but if I was so informed then how the hell did I not see Tuesday night coming? I thought I had done a good job of curating my feed to generally unbiased outlets, but nobody still on Twitter is unbiased in any way. So I decided to get my life back - and you would not believe how much better everything has gotten. No doom scrolling. No "somebody should do something!!!" pleas from the very people capable of doing something. I periodically check in here to get updates (quite the Cabinet being developed!) because I can't go full cold turkey, but that's really it. And you know what I've realized? We are not meant to know all of this. No regular citizen should know the name of the White House Press Secretary. None of us should care about some new Government office being developed by the stupidest billionaire to ever exist. Nobody outside of congress needs to have any insight to the election process of the Senate majority leader. And the bigger realization: this is how most of America already lives. Nobody normal knows who fucking Matt Gaetz is. Hell, most of them don't know what an Attorney General even does. So what is to be gained by endlessly scrolling news about that appointment? He might one day enact policies that negatively impact our lives, but until then there is absolutely. fucking. nothing that we can do - so stop caring. No matter how many facts you gather on how this is a bad thing, 1) anyone who can do something about it will not listen to you and 2) anyone who will listen is not capable of enacting change. Treat politics like hurricane coverage: do your best to protect your family from the one headed directly your way, but don't let every possible tropical disturbance dominate your life. Yes our lives will likely be impacted by the choices these stupid people ultimately make, but unless you are actively planning to run for office, there's no point to worrying about any of this. Enjoy your life, keep your shit together, and hold out hope that he fucks things up enough for the unplugged folks to feel the vibes of necessary change. But until then it's time to focus on the things that really matter, like beating the fuck out of Arkansas tomorrow.
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Negative Recruiting Your Own School: The aggy Screenshot Megathread
Chuckie Finster replied to texifornia's topic in 🤫$9.95🤫
It is funny how this argument just absolutely breaks the brains of anyone who tries to relay the stereotypical weak schedule talking points. "They plan in a weak conference!!!" - cannot be said about a team that just voluntarily moved from the Big 12 to the SEC "They didn't schedule anyone OOC!!!" - cannot be said about a team that scheduled an away game at the defending champs (and a team that has made 3 of the last 4 playoffs) Yes, we have had an easy schedule. But any complaints beyond "damn, they got lucky" are just people whining about things they cannot control. -
Tracking Trump Administration and Cabinet picks
Chuckie Finster replied to PenelopeWitherspoon's topic in Cloak Room
Feel fairly confident that in any random sample of Americans, 8/10 couldn't tell you what the Attorney General does and I guarantee you that 9/10 have no idea who Matt Gaetz is. There's no payoff to paying this much attention to this stuff. None of it matters, we can't change it, we all need to log off and just hope there's a nationwide "vibe" necessitating change in 2026/2028. -
Sad to see Sol go. Seemingly one of the most chill human beings ever cast on the show. To me, there are two clear season-long narratives being hammered: 1) Genevieve pulling the strings behind the scenes 2) The Andy transformation Obviously a lot can change between now and the end (don’t think I would have picked Kenzie as the winner at this point a season ago) but as of now, these are the two plot points that I’ll be monitoring for a potential winner.
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Tracking Trump Administration and Cabinet picks
Chuckie Finster replied to PenelopeWitherspoon's topic in Cloak Room
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Annual Russell Gaskamp Award Nomination & Discussion Thread
Chuckie Finster replied to closetojumping's topic in Football
Gunnar Helm probably embodies the "Senior far exceeds previous performance" spirit of the award more than anyone else, however most did expect him to be a solid contributor this year so it could be argued he doesn't really qualify. -
Quinn "La Joya" Ewers - The Man The Myth The Mullet
Chuckie Finster replied to Coach pop a bitch's topic in Football
I understand it was not a high difficulty throw, but everything about the TD pass to Helm (quick trigger, zip on the ball, placement) were things that Quinn was seemingly having trouble with the last few weeks. That play was when I thought to myself he might finally be healthy again. -
I am not a football expert by any means, but feel like there's an important conclusion to be drawn that our only good drive was the only time we didn't attempt to utilize the pathetic run game.
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The Longhorns were still undefeated the last time the Texans scored a second half touchdown.
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When you write the book report without reading the second half.
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TIL someone was running the Texas Democratic Party.
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The Leopards Eating Faces and Unlubed Dildo of Consequences Thread
Chuckie Finster replied to Horn Dog's topic in Cloak Room
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Non-partisan "Fuck the Status Quo" Thread of Dominance
Chuckie Finster replied to Hank Kingsley's topic in Cloak Room
This is so good, and so much could have come directly from my brain. Especially my initial reaction to the results versus where I've settled over the last couple of days. -
Israeli fans were doing too much. Anti-Israelis were doing too much. Both sides can play the victim on social media and nothing gets solved. Tune in again tomorrow.
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It's also hypocritical, and one of those bullshit lines people throw out to justify voting for the party that they always going to vote for anyway. Michelle Obama makes attempts to make America healthier - STOP CONTROLLING US RFK Jr indicates he will make attempts to make America healthier - yaaaaaas queen
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Politics can mirror a romantic relationship. When you are happy, you don't care much about the little things. When you are unhappy, you decide that the way she smacks when she eats, snores at night, etc. are suddenly dealbreakers. The American people wanted out, therefore they decided that the Democratic platform (the same platform that hasn't lost a popular vote in 20 years) was a dealbreaker. There are plenty of things the Democratic party can and should adjust, but if the Republican party ignores the external factors that influenced this election and concludes that the American public has made a permanent rightward shift socially, it will only hasten the Democratic party's rise back to power. Well, that, and the fact that a platform that is essentially "own the libs" hits much less hard when you run all three branches of government.
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I wrote like a thousand words on things that need changing. There’s plenty of stuff obviously not working. My point is that in THIS election, going on Rogan and cutting the T out of LQBTQ would not have been enough to overcome what incumbents are currently facing.
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Can’t remember if this graph has been posted on here, but it should be pinned to the top of every page. People are globally unhappy with the state of the economy. That’s what determined this election, period. There are many things the Democratic Party can and should do to correct its messaging, which I’ve detailed in the Jamie Harrison thread, but it would not have made a substantial difference this year. Anyone, on here or otherwise, trying to convince you that there is something uniquely wrong with the American Democratic Party or the specific candidate chosen is merely gaslighting you while taking a victory lap.
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Not a single comment from any of them to this.
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To be very clear, nobody mocks you for your values. They mock you because you are clearly insane.
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Likewise I’m sure the wise GOP will be introspective enough to realize that they benefitted greatly from the state of the economy more than anything, and not double down on many of their largely unpopular social policies.
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Humbly suggest that we add “2024 Democratic Party Post-Mortem” to the title of this thread, because it’s a discussion worth having and the problems extend far beyond Mr. Harrison. Why this year feels different than any other election for the last 20 years is that Democrats lost the popular vote. Every other year, the party could go back and say “America as a whole agrees with us, it’s the system that’s broken.” America gave that a huge middle finger on Tuesday. Now, first and foremost, I think the Democrats biggest problem was being in power during a period of inflation. Point blank. Looking at how elections have gone globally over the last few years, I think many of us (purposefully?) ignored what was happening to incumbents in this climate. That doesn’t mean there aren’t areas to improve, but I honestly don’t think a different candidate, focus on certain issues, etc. would have moved the needle enough to overcome inflation. That being said, there are a few giant alarm bells ringing that need to be addressed. 1) Illegal immigration is an issue that the American people really, really care about. It’s okay to oppose Republican policies (because many of them are very bad!) but it cannot stop at “because that’s racist.” Explain how financially, a wall is an ineffective waste of taxpayer funds that doesn’t stop the majority of illegal immigrants. Make the argument that Republicans are ineffective at curbing the problem, not that the problem doesn’t exist. (Kamala, I believe, had the correct tone here generally… but the damage was already done.) 2) Progressive ideas when it comes to jobs are widely popular. Progressive ideas when it comes to social issues are less so. Understand this, and don’t let the next primary turn into an oppo factory for the Republicans. 3) I have no fucking idea how to handle the trans issue, but it’s clear that it REALLY triggers folks despite the fact that 99.9% of the population will never have to deal with it. I guess just be careful about wording and don’t provide easily usable soundbites in commercials? 4) Go after the white male vote again. Get onto podcasts, be like Pete and go on Fox News, seek out college aged voices that look like they can bench more than 100 lbs. A lot of them suck but most of them are just normal people who want to feel heard. You probably won’t win the demographic, but at least make an effort and stop letting your enemy define you. For better or worse, white males are the “symbol” of the average American and abandoning that voting block feeds into the “Democrats don’t care about the average American” stereotype. It was not “cool” at all to be Republican in 2015 and they’ve managed to change that in less than a decade. Democrats need to reverse this. 5) Do NOT abandon abortion. This will continue to be a real-life issue and only get worse. It is not the reason for the loss this year. 6) This one hurts to write, but do not nominate a woman again until the Republicans do. I am a firm believer (although I talked myself out of it) that the first woman president will have to be a Republican. The “weak” attacks are too much to overcome for many, despite the fact that they are obvious bullshit. My initial thoughts after a couple sleeps. Happy to hear what others think as well.
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