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The Original Greaser Bob

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  1. America shouldn't focus on either. I don't see the advantage of making "caring about others" and "treating all people with respect regardless of race or gender" as an issue. You're an asshole if you don't. You can't convince assholes not to be assholes.
  2. So, tell most of their base to fuck off? I don't see a problem with demonizing unfair or illegal competition. I do in demonizing rich people.
  3. Roster, smoster, I want to weeen!
  4. Those 2/3rds benefit from the financial security of the other 1/3. So the appeal should be universal if communicated correctly. Small businesses and large alike would benefit from 1/3 of the population being more financially secure and thus more willing to spend.
  5. Primary foundational national dem platform should be all about assisting those who the market economy is leaving behind. Secondary foundational national dem platform should be climate friendly policies as required by scientific evidence of existential threat. Foreign policy and social issues like abortion - just whatever the candidate can intelligently communicate.
  6. Oh, not sure if you've mentioned it, but the Dems racial identity politics has to change. Whether moderate or hyper aggressive progressive their approach to poverty and opportunity has to be based solely on economic challenges/poverty and has to be completely and totally color blind. This is the only way they can push back on the race-baiting bullshit.
  7. The correct nomenclature is "Lake Highlands' Tre Johnson".
  8. I think you are way overestimating the power of fact-based messaging.
  9. All the information I need is that America wants a grifter asshole to be its President. How in the hell can we blame this election on disinformation?
  10. Thing that has to change is non-gerrymandered districts. If that were the case I could accept my shitty representatives. What I can't accept is people on the other side of DFW being responsible for my shitty representatives.
  11. So what is everyone waiting for?
  12. Yeah, but you should have also wanted us that you might act like bitches if our side lost.
  13. I guess I may be misinterpreting this thread, because to me the critical language is the highlighted language. Thus, I thought our discussions were going to assume that the Dems were going to have NO chance of doing anything in their traditional playbook, and this entire thread would be about discussing things during a Truce with that in mind. Thus, in Carton's policy thoughts above, I thought the only thing that would be relevant to this thread was regarding manufacturing, because none of the other proposals have a chance in hell. Truce or no truce. Although IMO quadratic voting would solve all of our problems and make all our dreams come true.
  14. No President has shaken up the landscape such that it seriously affects the economies of the region and nation. This President is threatening to do that. And if he does, that could lead to actual sound policy way down the line.
  15. Sounds like you have never met an English lit major. We're stress monkeys.
  16. Position: The immigration issue needs to be transparent. We need to have people abide by laws and we need to allow workers into the country as needed. I think Trump trying to blow things up is going to lead to some cruelty, but it's also going to hopefully lead to honesty about the need for cheap labor, whether Americans are willing to pay more for labor, whether we need a much more robust temporary worker program, etc. Which in turn could lead to a situation where people and businesses can actually survive and comply with the law at the same time. Netted out: I don't trust Trump's motives at all but this could lead to somewhat depoliticizing the issue.
  17. [Rushmore film scene where Dirk Calloway, in a wizard suit, yells "Truce"! when Max returns to Rushmore Academy.]
  18. Trump is going to blow a lot of shit up that frankly needs mending. The question is whether he will blow it up beyond mending. I'm not going to collaborate but my attitude is going to be rope-a-dope.
  19. It's going to be more fucked up than last time because no adults in the room but we (as in the demographic of folks who post on this board) will generally be fine so we need to apportion our bitchiness appropriately. Which isn't right now.
  20. Thanks God we've got Texas legislators to protect our elections.
  21. Suitcase already packed. Just need to get some pesos at La Michoacana.
  22. Don't be dense. (That's rhetorical.)
  23. I didn't help but what a vato to do? I just hope they drop me off somewhere on the coast.
  24. Everyone have a good day. Been spending lots of time walking the younger daughter off the ledge, trying to convince her today is not a good day to stop being friends with everyone who you suspect might have voted for Trump. Especially her brother in law. She just let us know she signed up for some volunteer opportunities at the local Planned Parenthood. Not a bad way to do some constructive cooling off.
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