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GW Hayduke

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  1. I think government does play a role though. There is the unfortunate shadiness surrounding the FDA approval of various opioids and inappropriate (likely illegal) marketing of the opiods that led to a huge US market for fentanyl, etc. - which is at the heart of the documentary you cite. Then there is the issue of having a black market for recreational (or self-prescribed) drug use that results in unregulated production. That lack of regulation endangers lives. The black market only exists because of the stances our government has taken - we don't have a system that manages the legal use of recreational drugs.
  2. Exactly. She represents Wyoming. Wyoming is 91% white. Wyoming is +25 republican. Her voting record aligning with the GOP isn't an issue. We are witnessing a battle within the GOP. Cheney is leading one side of that battle. That side is wanting to rid the party of Trump. That side will likely get slaughtered in the 2022 primaries. I hope not. We need less trumpists in elected office.
  3. Who cares how Cheney votes on policy? She is a conservative. She votes for conservative policies. No one with functional cerebrum expects her to ride with Pelosi on policies. She isn't going to vote to raise taxes on the rich. She is a conservative. That isn't the issue. She voted to remove Trump after the second impeachment. She was in a leadership role at the time. It was a big deal. It is a big deal. She is currently standing up to the majority of her party. She is standing up for the constitution, rule of law, truth, and our democracy. She is facing consequences for that. We need more like Liz Cheney.
  4. It looks like the aggie guy was arrested for assault. Hate to see it. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/crime/plano-rally-incident-marvin-scott-ken-paxton/287-87ebdb91-6702-426c-bedf-1d6360b0fbab
  5. I get it. But I try and be fair. There is clearly a distinction between reputable journalists at Fox, Chris Wallace, Shepard Smith, Bret Bair, their polling operation and their opinion side of things like Tucker and Hannity. I do think overall that right-wing propaganda is a primary purpose of the entire network. Yep. Not only was this guy inconvenienced on his trip, but he was inconvenienced by those he has been groomed to identify as the others/urban/blacks/liberals. He is going to be able justify his yelling, swing at black lady, and overall childlike emotional tirade.
  6. Plus we have an entire right-wing media ecosystem that amplifies that distraction to the GOP base. There are actors like Jack Posobiec, OAN, the opinion side of Fox News, brietbart, facebook and twitter accounts, talk radio, etc. along with the GOP politicians themselves who all propagate division in harmony. Supercharge that chorus with an acceptance of misinformation and lies along with a slowly flawed value system of the GOP base, and we get to the place we are today.
  7. He might be able to get the point where he can answer it. But it is rather obvious IMO the purpose is to motivate the GOP base to get to the polls and to distract the GOP base from the growing wealth gap between the middle class and ultra wealthy, the growing gap between healthcare costs and wages, and the growing gap between higher education costs and wages.
  8. Because it is a perfect wedge between the two cultures of America. One side sees a grown man yelling and acting like a child and slapping at a black woman. The GOP Trump side sees past that and sees someone they identify with, just a poor victim who let his emotions get the better of him.
  9. Culture war, scary angry different people, and fear-based identity politics are 85% of the GOP's platform. The other 15% are tax cuts for the rich. Hopefully, folks start to understand that the 85% is just a distraction for the 15%.
  10. Didn’t he swing at a black lady?
  11. Again. I must be kind of slow. Can you run it by me again? You keep mentioning something about the surveillance of Congress, and I honestly don’t know what that means or how it fits into the equivocation. It seems to me that you and Capt. Both Sides are equating Trump’s DOJ’s surveillance of journalists reporting on investigations into Trump’s White House and Trump’s campaign with Obama’s DOJ’s surveillance of journalists reporting on North Korea’s nuclear test plans and a Yemeni terror plot to bomb a commercial airliner.
  12. I’m referring to 2013 investigations into leaks surrounding North Korea’s nuclear test plans and a Yemini terrorist plot to bomb a commercial airline. I am considering those to be national security issues.
  13. You guys area equating national security issues with investigations into the White House and trump campaign?
  14. I must be slow. Can someone explain to me the “legit” both sides argument here?
  15. The issue with Trump and Trumpism aren’t the policies. They don’t have policies except for tax cuts for the rich and to stop progress. The issue with Trumpism are the lies and misinformation, the fear-based identity politics and white nationalism, the disdain for the rule of law, the fascist/authoritarian tendencies, and the disregard for the constitution. Cheney wants to cut taxes on the rich, block health care reform, and all that small government jazz. Cheney isn’t someone I would vote for but she isn’t a fascist/authoritarian who would lock up her political enemies if she could. Cheney and Trump are worlds apart.
  16. You feel the others have views, beliefs, and positions that are not legitimate. Insightful stuff. If only they were acting in good faith, everything would be gravy. Except those darn others are "basking in the possibility" to "piss the living hell out of the powerful" and make them "squirm" -- when all the good folk of the world want is to just sing a song they "truly love." The good folks are victims here. Won't someone think about the good folks? Or maybe, instead of dumbing down and delegitimizing their position as a simple exercise of misguided power, folks could at least acknowledge the others would just rather have a song that unifies the whole school and isn't one with a tainted origin story. And if you really need to think about things in terms of power, maybe instead of being concerned about the supposed "power play" by students and athletes, you should take a look at the "power play" by donors going on. I bet there are some emails somewhere you can take a look at.
  17. I understand the Robert E. Lee/confederacy origin issue hasn't gone away because the Commission's report did not handle it well. The section on Lee in the below linked article addresses the issue better than I could. It is apparent to some that the commission report's executive summary whitewashed the Lee issue. https://almartinezut.medium.com/true-origins-of-the-eyes-of-texas-3f2188569f0e
  18. No one thinks you are a racist. This isn't about what people think about your identity or whether you are a victim. This is about a song, the origins of the song, and whether we should have a song that unifies the whole school or not.
  19. It is just a culture war rallying cry using the typical fear-based identity politik the right uses over and over. Nothing new. I’ve seen a wide range of responses to CRT that include things like “we can’t solve racism with more racism,” “my children are going to be labeled racists,” and none of them require any understanding of CRT
  20. No one is attempting to salve over all evils through the use of “identity politics.” I know that maybe you or Greenwald or Tucker think you have cracked the code, but this is simply an agency attempting to pull in diverse recruits and compose a competent workforce. That agency (along with nearly every other institution) is able to serve their function better with a diverse and competent staff. Hold the CIA’s feet to fire on torture but understand the blame mostly lies with the Bush admin who approved those interrogation technique. Hold the Obama admin accountable for not prosecuting. But none of that has anything with the commercial or having a diverse workforce. The idea that all the CIA does is torture people is as stupid as the idea that they all drive Aston Martins.
  21. I don’t have much of an opinion on this but Bernie came out in favor of ending patents https://www.businessinsider.com/sanders-drug-companies-should-relinquish-ip-rights-to-covid-19-vaccines-2021-5
  22. The Rudy situation described in first 13 minutes of the rational security podcast. https://www.lawfareblog.com/rational-security-oops-rudy-did-it-again-edition
  23. My point is that without a commonly accepted definition to work from, these conversations are pointless and simply contribute to it being a wedge issue. There is a reason the GOP response to Biden included that narrative
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