Fox host floats the government putting the homeless into camps: "I hesitate to use the word" | Media...

iThink comments on Sep 16, 2019:

so do you have any suggestions about how and where to house homeless people? If I were homeless I think I would be grateful to have a solid roof over my head and at least a single bed or cot to sleep on - out of the heat and cold etc. call it a "camp" if you insist but if you speak to someone who ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 16, 2019:

@iThink The violence is in forcefully detaining them. As the Fox News hosts said, the Trump administration is discussing the legality of rounding up and institutionalizing them against their will. I'm guessing the "camps" would be like mental institutions but not as nice.

Fox host floats the government putting the homeless into camps: "I hesitate to use the word" | Media...

iThink comments on Sep 16, 2019:

so do you have any suggestions about how and where to house homeless people? If I were homeless I think I would be grateful to have a solid roof over my head and at least a single bed or cot to sleep on - out of the heat and cold etc. call it a "camp" if you insist but if you speak to someone who ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 16, 2019:

Yes, the solution is more public housing. Not rounding them up and compelling them to live in camps, to use Varney's word. I don't think anyone should have to give up their freedom to have a roof over their head.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 16, 2019:

@iThink Do you hunt down and report people who are driving on expired driver's licenses? This is the same sort of thing.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 16, 2019:

Love being lectured to about being in denial about being racist from someone who is in denial about being a Republican--the party that is 83% white in 61% white country.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

JimbobNE comments on Sep 15, 2019:

I've been following this for a long time. Fremont has 27000 people and dumped more than 100 k into this legal mess, which nobody even knows if it had any effect. I am not a fan of illegal aliens, but spend govt money wisely.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 16, 2019:

@JimbobNE This is the main reason so many rural municipalities would prefer to be sanctuary cities.

The Adelsons May Have Cut Ties with Netanyahu More than a Year Ago–and No One Noticed – LobeLog

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

Never heard of the Adelsons - don't really care.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 16, 2019:

Weird, you're so keyed in to what's going on with the Democratic Party that I expected you'd have heard of a major Republican power broker. Especially a dual citizen who has such a big influence on our foreign policy.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

@iThink Well since you're perfect, when you go about doing your "civic duty" of ratting out neighbors, please at least consider ratting out the business and political leaders of your town first! And don't let your friends and family off the hook. Moreover, don't let a lack of evidence get in the way of your suspicions.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

@iThink Ah, I bet it's because I'm a "cultural Marxist." Or a Democrat--cause they're the KKK. Or a socialist--cause they're the Nazis. I'm "the real racist!"

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

@iThink I bet you're perfect and have no reason to worry about people reciprocating.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

@iThink I mean I hate to use the word, but if you want to round up and deport over 10 million people, a majority of whom have lived here over a decade, and a third of whom have mixed status families, you might be a Nazi.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

@iThink Unfortunately I don't have extra space to take up your bizarre request.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

@iThink **oh and lest you jump on the "racist" bit you are so fond of using my feelings about illegal immigration apply to ALL illegal immigrants regardless color, race, language, religion** Dude, you're the only one jumping on "the racist bit," accusing me of a double-standard.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

@iThink **now then if they want to turn around and come back in legally and apply for resident status that is ok with me** The immigration system does not work the way you seem to think it works. "Turning around and coming back in legally" is generally not an option. Certainly not if they were already here undocumented. If they weren't, the best case scenario is waiting decades.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

@iThink **The only reason you care is because the people are NON white non American** Reminds me of when I was talking about police shootings with someone and they speculated about people not caring when it's a white person. No, I care regardless of who the target is.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

@iThink Yeah, that civic duty shouldn't involve aggressively ratting out your neighbors for potential misdemeanors and civil violations. I know the fourth amendment has taken a beating, but please try to respect your fellow citizen's privacy.

Kris Kobach sent names of Nebraska residents to ICE while running for Kansas governor ...

iThink comments on Sep 15, 2019:

So? - it is the duty of every American citizen to report illegal activity...got a problem with that Ricky?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 15, 2019:

No. And if we're going to take it upon ourselves to be mini-cops, I believe in punching up, not down. If you feel like it's your personal duty to stop prostitution, rat out the pimps, not the prostitutes. The right's disproportionate obsession with this issue mirrors the Christian right's obsession with gays and abortion. Moreover, if you're going to put someone in the crosshairs of law enforcement, let alone an extralegal police force that does not respect Constitutional rights, you better have better evidence than Kobach has here. Never mind the cruelty of making someone's housing so precarious. Say hi to your friends BBQ Becky and Permit Patty for me.

Is Tulsi Gabbard insufficiently leftist for ABC (Google)? [youtube.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 13, 2019:

She's a bit of a nationalist.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 13, 2019:

I'm talking a Bannon-style pan-nationalist. For example, her support for Hindu nationalists.

Jacobin s Latest Article.

iThink comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Biden has never been a serious candidate anyhow. He is a shill - a place holder if you will. Harris, Beto, Bootygig, Booker, Castro, Warren - same thing. None are to be taken seriously. The DNC is not stupid - they are very clever. I believe there is someone being held back in the shadows - ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 13, 2019:

@iThink Seems like we're pretty much on the same page except from our personal politics and where we see the electorate differently. But what makes you think Michelle Obama is "communist, hates USA and White people passionately"? That's almost as outlandish as thinking that she's a transgender woman! Kind of reminds me of when the right got triggered by the rapper Common visiting White House. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/11/rapper-common-white-house-invite He's one of the post positive, tamest, and middle of the road rappers out there!

Jacobin s Latest Article.

iThink comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Biden has never been a serious candidate anyhow. He is a shill - a place holder if you will. Harris, Beto, Bootygig, Booker, Castro, Warren - same thing. None are to be taken seriously. The DNC is not stupid - they are very clever. I believe there is someone being held back in the shadows - ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 13, 2019:

@iThink I stand by my assessment, but your reply has me curious from the perspective of understanding voting demographics. I take it that people like you are looking first for someone who is an outsider and second for moderation on economic and social policy. So Trump the outsider beats the insider Clinton. And of course he beats an insider who is an economic moderate, like Biden or Harris, for the same reason. And if he's up against a fellow outsider who's more economically populist, like Bernie or Warren, he beats them for the economic reasons. Is that right, and is it right to assume that Biden is perceived as an insider? So I guess Michelle Obama is seen as an outsider because she has never held elective office. Of the people running, perhaps Buttigieg would have a shot at that lane due to his religious crossover appeal, short history in office, and military service. Or perhaps you're making a distinction between such moderates and Michelle. Moderates win voters like you but Michelle has supercharged identity appeal that turns out so many Democrats that your vote is neutralized. That I reject completely for the reasons I already mentioned about the base. I can kind of see where you're going on the moderation, but I think the moderate outsider is a unicorn. Anyone who postures as one is probably hiding allegiances to powerful interests. And I don't think their appeal is as deep as you imply. The electorate on average is economically left and socially right. In our two party system, Republicans are economically right for moral reasons and socially right by necessity. Likewise, Democrats are socially left for moral reasons and economically left by necessity. Voting for a moderate will just shift the Overton window that shapes the neoliberal consensus in favor of whichever party is in the majority. I think the perceived radicalism of Bernie and Warren is overblown and that they have the correct solutions. And imposing a candidate would demoralize the base. I do think a political realignment is possible, but because of our two party system, it's likely to be in the form of Bannon (economically left and socially right) or Bernie (economically left and socially left), not Macron (economically moderate and socially moderate).

Jacobin s Latest Article.

iThink comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Biden has never been a serious candidate anyhow. He is a shill - a place holder if you will. Harris, Beto, Bootygig, Booker, Castro, Warren - same thing. None are to be taken seriously. The DNC is not stupid - they are very clever. I believe there is someone being held back in the shadows - ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@iThink Dude... the leading candidates right now illustrate the different segments of the base really well. About a third are white professionals and they prefer a progressive like Warren. Another third are young and diverse and they prefer Bernie. The last third are old and diverse and they prefer whoever has the most name recognition or otherwise looks like a winner--they prefer Biden at the moment. That last group will support whoever the Dems run, but the Bernie voters and half of the Warren voters will stay home. They care about democracy and progressive issues. Trump has right-wingers turning out to vote in record numbers--even in the midterms. Democrats won in the midterms because their larger base was even more engaged. While the DNC often makes dumb decisions, the kind of chicanery you describe would be suicidal. They can't afford to lose a chunk of the base.

Jacobin s Latest Article.

iThink comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Biden has never been a serious candidate anyhow. He is a shill - a place holder if you will. Harris, Beto, Bootygig, Booker, Castro, Warren - same thing. None are to be taken seriously. The DNC is not stupid - they are very clever. I believe there is someone being held back in the shadows - ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@iThink She wouldn't have any credibility with the base. It would be like handing the election to Trump.

Jacobin s Latest Article.

iThink comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Biden has never been a serious candidate anyhow. He is a shill - a place holder if you will. Harris, Beto, Bootygig, Booker, Castro, Warren - same thing. None are to be taken seriously. The DNC is not stupid - they are very clever. I believe there is someone being held back in the shadows - ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@iThink Nah. It will be Biden, Bernie, or Warren.

The Democratic.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Meaningless generalities (on your part).

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@iThink I didn't use them?

I'm pretty sure the culture war is an unintentional proxy, and Marx was neither a Marxist nor a ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 12, 2019:

But isn't ownership of "the narrative" also a function of economic power?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@govols Sorry, having trouble following that.

Jacobin s Latest Article.

iThink comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Biden has never been a serious candidate anyhow. He is a shill - a place holder if you will. Harris, Beto, Bootygig, Booker, Castro, Warren - same thing. None are to be taken seriously. The DNC is not stupid - they are very clever. I believe there is someone being held back in the shadows - ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

I admire your commitment to this theory!

The Democratic.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 12, 2019:

Meaningless generalities (on your part).

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@iThink Did I use those words and did I use them devoid of context?

I'm pretty sure the culture war is an unintentional proxy, and Marx was neither a Marxist nor a ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 12, 2019:

But isn't ownership of "the narrative" also a function of economic power?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@govols Key word: hired.

I'm pretty sure the culture war is an unintentional proxy, and Marx was neither a Marxist nor a ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 12, 2019:

But isn't ownership of "the narrative" also a function of economic power?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@govols Looks more like robber barons than professors and artists to me.

I'm pretty sure the culture war is an unintentional proxy, and Marx was neither a Marxist nor a ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 12, 2019:

But isn't ownership of "the narrative" also a function of economic power?

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 12, 2019:

@govols Who do you think owns the narrative? From my end, it looks like Brian Roberts (Comcast), Rupert Murdoch (Fox and Disney), Randall Stephenson (AT&T), Sumner Redstone (CBS and Viacom), Robert Iger (Disney), A. G. Sulzberger (NY Times), Jeff Bezos (Washington Post), David D. Smith (Sinclair), Larry Fink (BlackRock), Lowell McAdam (Verizon), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Larry Page (Google), Sergey Brin (Google), other corporate owners (through PR), organized labor, and politically active billionaires (Koch, Uihlein, Scaife, Mercer, Bradley, De Vos, Adelson, Friess, Singer, Johnson, Marcus, Ricketts, Thiel, Mellon, Schwab, Klarman, Griffin, Soros, Omidyar, Steyer, Bloomberg, Simons, Sussman, Schwarzman, Eychaner, Hoffman, and Moskovitz).

ICE Smashes Man's Car Window to Arrest Him With His Kids Inside

ObiRonMoldy comments on Sep 9, 2019:

Really, dude should've followed directions so as to not put his kids in that situation. Compliance doesn't make it a warm fuzzy experience, but it puts his kids ahead of himself and prevents a scary event.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 9, 2019:

I'm more concerned with the self-absorbtion of Trump voters who have such disregard for the humanity of people different than themselves.

ICE Smashes Man's Car Window to Arrest Him With His Kids Inside

ObiRonMoldy comments on Sep 9, 2019:

Really, dude should've followed directions so as to not put his kids in that situation. Compliance doesn't make it a warm fuzzy experience, but it puts his kids ahead of himself and prevents a scary event.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 9, 2019:

@iThink With ICE not everyone is going home safe and sound afterwards.

ICE Smashes Man's Car Window to Arrest Him With His Kids Inside

ObiRonMoldy comments on Sep 9, 2019:

Really, dude should've followed directions so as to not put his kids in that situation. Compliance doesn't make it a warm fuzzy experience, but it puts his kids ahead of himself and prevents a scary event.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 9, 2019:

Got some selective libertarians around here.

ICE Smashes Man's Car Window to Arrest Him With His Kids Inside

ObiRonMoldy comments on Sep 9, 2019:

Really, dude should've followed directions so as to not put his kids in that situation. Compliance doesn't make it a warm fuzzy experience, but it puts his kids ahead of himself and prevents a scary event.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 9, 2019:

@iThink The problem is that the fundamental human rights of people like this man are very precarious. Funny how this guy's passengers weren't pulled out of his car. https://nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/local-immigrant-rights-advocate-stops-ice-agents What is so hard about getting a warrant?

ICE Smashes Man's Car Window to Arrest Him With His Kids Inside

ObiRonMoldy comments on Sep 9, 2019:

Really, dude should've followed directions so as to not put his kids in that situation. Compliance doesn't make it a warm fuzzy experience, but it puts his kids ahead of himself and prevents a scary event.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 9, 2019:

@iThink No, it's the police officers and ICE agents with the power in this situation.

ICE Smashes Man's Car Window to Arrest Him With His Kids Inside

ObiRonMoldy comments on Sep 9, 2019:

Really, dude should've followed directions so as to not put his kids in that situation. Compliance doesn't make it a warm fuzzy experience, but it puts his kids ahead of himself and prevents a scary event.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 9, 2019:

Sure looks to me that he was within his rights.

Warning: Telling a Lame Joke in an Elevator can Endanger Your Career - Quillette

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Has the workplace not always had some kind of code of conduct? An expectation that you dress, talk, and behave in a certain "professional" and polite way? You seem to draw the line at an expectation of respect for certain others. It seems to me a more democratic workplace would allow for better ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 9, 2019:

@DavidQDauthier I'm uncomfortable with what Lebow said in the elevator, the response by Sharoni, the decision by the ISA, and the retort by Lebow. But they are all symptoms of an authoritarian workplace correctly but reactively adjusting to social change in same way it always has.

Warning: Telling a Lame Joke in an Elevator can Endanger Your Career - Quillette

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Has the workplace not always had some kind of code of conduct? An expectation that you dress, talk, and behave in a certain "professional" and polite way? You seem to draw the line at an expectation of respect for certain others. It seems to me a more democratic workplace would allow for better ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@DavidQDauthier I mean if an ISA conference does not qualify as an extension of the workplace, what bearing can it possibly have on his career?

Warning: Telling a Lame Joke in an Elevator can Endanger Your Career - Quillette

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Has the workplace not always had some kind of code of conduct? An expectation that you dress, talk, and behave in a certain "professional" and polite way? You seem to draw the line at an expectation of respect for certain others. It seems to me a more democratic workplace would allow for better ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@DavidQDauthier And where was that elevator, who was in the elevator, and why were they in the elevator?

El Paso Shooter’s Extreme Environmentalism Deserves Condemnation [townhall.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 15, 2019:

He sounds like this lady. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/us/anti-immigration-cordelia-scaife-may.html

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@RafaelMspt Say what? Can we stick to the facts?

El Paso Shooter’s Extreme Environmentalism Deserves Condemnation [townhall.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 15, 2019:

He sounds like this lady. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/us/anti-immigration-cordelia-scaife-may.html

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@RafaelMspt The Trump administration is staffed up by FAIR. Meanwhile Bernie awkwardly answers an insidious question. Got it.

“Take responsibility for your life...”

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 4, 2019:

I don't have a problem with the self-help. I do have a problem with exploiting troubled young men to bolster the political right.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@AMarcil Yeah, the snake oil of blaming foreigners and leftists, and never mind about my own backers. Not sure what you're looking for evidence of.

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WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Let's see... Nationalism: prefers ascendancy of a specific group that shares ancestors, history, culture, religion, or language in a given territory and marginalization of everyone else (as opposed to cosmopolitanism). Socialism: prefers collective, egalitarian economic and political power (as ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@Hanno Socialism is not the same as Marxism. Especially in America, it owes a debt to other populist movements and republicanism. And as you acknowledge, Marx was part of that older lineage, too. As was capitalism. Such is the evolution of philosophy. I think you are drawing a rhetorical line that is not so clean in reality.

El Paso Shooter’s Extreme Environmentalism Deserves Condemnation [townhall.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 15, 2019:

He sounds like this lady. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/us/anti-immigration-cordelia-scaife-may.html

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@RafaelMspt And yet you provide no data that connect Bernie and other prominent Democrats to population control. Try gathering some data on FAIR, CIS, NumbersUSA, and Charles Murray.

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@EdNason Who's going bankrupt?

El Paso Shooter’s Extreme Environmentalism Deserves Condemnation [townhall.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 15, 2019:

He sounds like this lady. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/us/anti-immigration-cordelia-scaife-may.html

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@RafaelMspt Call me when you've made a direct and significant connection between Population Connection and an important Democrat.

El Paso Shooter’s Extreme Environmentalism Deserves Condemnation [townhall.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 15, 2019:

He sounds like this lady. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/us/anti-immigration-cordelia-scaife-may.html

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@RafaelMspt As I've posted elsewhere: Bernie missed the insidious subtext of population control in that question. His answer nevertheless correctly focused on individual rights. Focusing on people and their rights, as Bernie's Green New Deal plan and pro-choice support do, will be of paramount importance in confronting climate change. Framing the challenge in terms of overpopulation, which is a common obsession of undertaxed billionaires like Buffett and Gates, is wrong to begin with. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/17/worlds-population-is-projected-to-nearly-stop-growing-by-the-end-of-the-century/ https://www.axios.com/birth-rate-every-country-population-demographics-d94b7551-3d16-4100-8798-5f7c1aa237dc.html And it risks tapping into a politics of eugenics that has been and continues to be used to justify the worst human rights abuses. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/us/anti-immigration-cordelia-scaife-may.html Yes, Margaret Sanger of Planned Parenthood then, but also the anti-immigration organization FAIR and their connections in the Trump administration today. Moreover, many on the right, particularly in the IDW, are happy to accept the "race science" parts of eugenics minus the abortion. The right is jumping on Bernie's "yes" and strawmanning the hell out of him and the left.

Milton Friedman's alt-right grandson freaks out at coverage of his Epstein connection.

cepstralspike comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Alt-Right: anyone who appreciates ancient tradition more than Antonio Gransci.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

He's a neoreactionary.

Illinois soybean farmers worry trade war with China will lead to permanent loss of market share

dmatic comments on Sep 8, 2019:

Interesting article. As in any market, supply and demand should determine price. Soybean prices were very low and falling even before the 'trade war'. why? Because the abundant supply was outpacing the demand. On top of the ever increasing supply, the China hog decimation further decreased demand. ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

That sounds easier said than done. Right now they only alternate between soy beans and corn.

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WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Let's see... Nationalism: prefers ascendancy of a specific group that shares ancestors, history, culture, religion, or language in a given territory and marginalization of everyone else (as opposed to cosmopolitanism). Socialism: prefers collective, egalitarian economic and political power (as ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 8, 2019:

@Hanno Because the ideas of social democracy, for example, come from a socialist lineage, and because of the tendency around here to consider anything left of Margaret Thatcher communist.

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WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Let's see... Nationalism: prefers ascendancy of a specific group that shares ancestors, history, culture, religion, or language in a given territory and marginalization of everyone else (as opposed to cosmopolitanism). Socialism: prefers collective, egalitarian economic and political power (as ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@Hanno I'm not sure of Finland's history but it was not uncommon for democracy movements against Stalinism to be led by social democrats, labor, and democratic socialists.

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WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Let's see... Nationalism: prefers ascendancy of a specific group that shares ancestors, history, culture, religion, or language in a given territory and marginalization of everyone else (as opposed to cosmopolitanism). Socialism: prefers collective, egalitarian economic and political power (as ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

Re: Pinochet and Bolsonaro, your bias is showing.

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WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Let's see... Nationalism: prefers ascendancy of a specific group that shares ancestors, history, culture, religion, or language in a given territory and marginalization of everyone else (as opposed to cosmopolitanism). Socialism: prefers collective, egalitarian economic and political power (as ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@Hanno Please try to have a civil conversation. You don't always have to accuse people you disagree with of lying.

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WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Let's see... Nationalism: prefers ascendancy of a specific group that shares ancestors, history, culture, religion, or language in a given territory and marginalization of everyone else (as opposed to cosmopolitanism). Socialism: prefers collective, egalitarian economic and political power (as ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@Hanno It's called a mixed economy.

Fallacy of a meme.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 7, 2019:

Also these people are pretty old. And some (Clinton) are more wealthy than others (Sanders) whose wealth is comparable to most professional retirees his age. Clinton has clearly gained more from grifting the political, business, and philanthropic system than the relative outsider Bernie, who calls ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@ObiRonMoldy Perhaps. Some of my liberal centrist, professional friends get really scared when I start talking about expanding government programs and increasing taxes, no matter how much I assure them that I'm talking about taxing billionaires to address inequality separate from the issue of government spending (I think our monetary system enables a certain level of deficit spending and certain programs like universal healthcare simply shift spending from one sector to another--not necessarily one class to another). The idea of taxing the ultrawealthy is very popular if you can convince people you're not going after THEIR money. I like the idea of a wealth tax like Elizabeth Warren has proposed. And I think it's necessary to couple such a policy with antitrust enforcement in order to be effective. Our tax regime currently encourages some of these problems. I think that many of our tax deductions, particularly the charitable contribution deduction, have to go. And Trump has probably helped rip off that bandage by weakening the main thing that allowed people to itemize: the mortgage interest deduction.

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@EdNason So how 'bout that Bernie Medicare for All?

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@EdNason It was pro doctor, pro hospital, and pro pharma. Insurers did not get everything they wanted, that is true. And some small businesses were upset about having to pay for essential health benefits (all the more reason to move to universal coverage). Beyond that, Biden is firmly pro-business. I'm curious what you mean by "realist" and why that's a bad thing.

Some very interesting history of "populism"

iThink comments on Sep 7, 2019:

There was no more a populist President than was one Barack (Barry) Hussein Obama...unless of course you count Hitler, Mussolini, Castro...all of whom were fellow travelers in political philosophy (Socialism on its way to dictatorial communism)

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@iThink That some Democrats in a certain part of the country during a certain time were "the KKK" is a fact. So were some Republicans, including governors in other parts of the country. In order to draw conclusions about modern politics, one must compare those Democrats to politicians today. But most people on here are content to parrot that line simply to shut down a conversation. The Nazi/socialism point, on the other hand, is hardly a fact. It's basically just "hey look socialist is in the name of the Nazi party." But all of that is besides the point. I am sure there were socialistic and capitalistic elements of the Nazi state. I don't think either were at the root of that state's evil. I think the fact that nationalism could coexist with a mixed economy with some level of non-universal economic populism is just more proof that populism can take on many forms. And again, I don't think populism is some sort of virus that inevitably degenerates into fascism

Some very interesting history of "populism"

iThink comments on Sep 7, 2019:

There was no more a populist President than was one Barack (Barry) Hussein Obama...unless of course you count Hitler, Mussolini, Castro...all of whom were fellow travelers in political philosophy (Socialism on its way to dictatorial communism)

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@iThink I mostly agree on communism, though in theory capitalism could someday so concentrate industry and eliminate scarcity that a transition would not require such force.

Some very interesting history of "populism"

iThink comments on Sep 7, 2019:

There was no more a populist President than was one Barack (Barry) Hussein Obama...unless of course you count Hitler, Mussolini, Castro...all of whom were fellow travelers in political philosophy (Socialism on its way to dictatorial communism)

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@iThink I appreciate that you don't get triggered. I guess my other point is that if one is going to use the populist-ness of left politics to claim that it's inherently authoritarian or somehow prone to Naziism, one should apply the same standard to the right politics of Trump, Le Pen, etc. Or better yet, judge them by their (different) values.

Some very interesting history of "populism"

iThink comments on Sep 7, 2019:

There was no more a populist President than was one Barack (Barry) Hussein Obama...unless of course you count Hitler, Mussolini, Castro...all of whom were fellow travelers in political philosophy (Socialism on its way to dictatorial communism)

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@iThink I agree that populist has become an amorphous term. Like the article described, I think it meant something in the late 1800s but it has been pejoratively grafted onto so many subsequent movements that it has become meaningless. I use "right populist" here because everyone shuts down when I use my preferred word of "nativist" or its more extreme variants. It's Bannon-approved, after all (specifically he uses "national populist" but I think that's a bit too on the nose). At least I can kind of start to get my point across, and if I'm lucky, without the discussion devolving into "the Democrats were the KKK" or "the Nazis were socialists."

Some very interesting history of "populism"

iThink comments on Sep 7, 2019:

Ricky do you think Obama was NOT a Populist POTUS? If this is what you think then perhaps you can define "Populism" for us in a way that demonstrates who is/was "Populist" and who is or was not.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

I'll add that there's a collectivist element to populism, whether universal, labor, or national; centralized or decentralized; and authoritarian or libertarian.

A Peek into the Republican Racial Gerrymandering Machine

Boardwine comments on Sep 7, 2019:

Right...... because only the republicans gerrymander.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@Boardwine Where's the lie?

Some very interesting history of "populism"

iThink comments on Sep 7, 2019:

Ricky do you think Obama was NOT a Populist POTUS? If this is what you think then perhaps you can define "Populism" for us in a way that demonstrates who is/was "Populist" and who is or was not.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

I think populism can take different forms. To put it simply, there can be right-wing populism and there can be left-wing populism. Both identify scapegoats of some sort. We can argue about which one is true. The right, whose politics take the form of nativism, blames millions of people who aren't part of some ethnoreligious ascendancy. The left, whose politics take the form of universal republicanism or socialism, blames a relatively small economic class. The former punishes people whereas the latter regulates the economy. Sometimes the lines are blurred, but that's why values and learning from history are important. So yes, there are populist elements of all of the people you and I have mentioned. But they are different types of populists and some of them, like Obama and most of the Presidents, were not very populist at all. The best examples of true populism we've seen in the real world over the last 150 years are the original agrarian populism described in OP (e.g. Weaver, Bryan, and Watson), socialism (e.g. Debs), communism (e.g. Lenin), fascism (e.g. Hitler), anti-communism (e.g. Joe McCarthy and Roy Cohn), and nativism (e.g. Marine Le Pen and Trump). You could argue that progressives and social democrats (e.g. FDR) have a bit of populism in them, though they are generally creatures of the establishment. And Obama is not really even that--he's pretty much just a regular liberal with some populist words. Granted, he was the most left-populist President in decades. But one might argue that Reagan was more populist from the other side of the aisle.

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WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

While we're at it with these word games, it's worth considering the inclination of American conservatives to elect businessmen who will run the country like a business. That can only foretell tyranny in a capitalist country with authoritarianism in the workplace.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@Hanno Please see my response to your other misguided reply below. This particular comment of mine was intended to mock the absurdity of OP's tired right wing word play.

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WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Let's see... Nationalism: prefers ascendancy of a specific group that shares ancestors, history, culture, religion, or language in a given territory and marginalization of everyone else (as opposed to cosmopolitanism). Socialism: prefers collective, egalitarian economic and political power (as ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@Hanno Well that's easy to refute. The Scandinavian countries have social democracy without authoritarianism. And Chile under Pinochet had capitalism with authoritarianism. In fact it was considered a model by capitalist scholars.

Some very interesting history of "populism"

iThink comments on Sep 7, 2019:

There was no more a populist President than was one Barack (Barry) Hussein Obama...unless of course you count Hitler, Mussolini, Castro...all of whom were fellow travelers in political philosophy (Socialism on its way to dictatorial communism)

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

Not Trump's idol Andrew Jackson, not Teddy, not FDR, not Carter, not Reagan, and not Trump? But Obama? I mean, he signaled populism, certainly compared to Hillary, but didn't really deliver unless you count the fiscal stimulus and Obamacare. Certainly not on debt relief for ordinary people and financial reform. And LOL at the conflation of fascism and communism. I guess you agree with the European technocrats' definition of populism as a dangerous gateway to authoritarianism, nativism, and communism all at once.

A Peek into the Republican Racial Gerrymandering Machine

DAN_STL comments on Sep 7, 2019:

If I am not mistaken there is a law which Requires Black representation. Could the gerrymandered districts also have that effect? They do in St Louis, and they were written by, guess who?.... Democrats

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

Not in NC.

A Peek into the Republican Racial Gerrymandering Machine

Boardwine comments on Sep 7, 2019:

Right...... because only the republicans gerrymander.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

Have Democrats gerrymandered? Sure. But the Democratic gerrymanders in existence today are few and do not disenfranchise voters to the extent and with the intent that Republican gerrymanders do. As shown here, the GOP has enacted a multi-state legislative and judicial assault on voters who are young, work for the government, are incarcerated, are of color, live in an urban area, or otherwise are likely to vote for Democrats.

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

Boardwine comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Are you on crack or something? Get some help dude.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

@Boardwine Can you explain the joke?

Dr. Jordan Peterson and other GRIFTERS - YouTube

GaryWitt comments on Sep 7, 2019:

Selective edits, three-second excerpts, distorted audio, and weird effects. This is not addressing issues, it is psychotropic bullshit.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 7, 2019:

Perhaps I should have posted it to "Just Jokes and Memes."

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@EdNason Biden won't use the words "Medicare for All." He wants to expand Obamacare by offering a public option and completing Medicaid expansion. That's it. He sometimes will acknowledge the Green New Deal, but his actual plan falls far short of what that proposal entails. It was well publicized that he met with a backer who is a fossil fuel capitalist shortly after his town hall on climate change. He is moderately progressive in words, and pro business in policy.

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@EdNason Consider that the gun debate was very different when JFK was President--and I don't think he had a strong stance--taxes were much higher, and Roe v. Wade had yet to be decided. Politics moves. On social policy, JFK was fairly progressive for the time. I think it's fair to call both of them social and fiscal moderates of their times. Moreover, Biden is in no way anti-business. Finally, there is more to economic and social politics than a few conservative litmus tests.

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@EdNason You're getting closer... JFK was a liberal centrist. There are still plenty of those in the Democratic party. Biden for example. Can't say the same for the Republicans. The Rockefeller Republicans who voted for Civil Rights Act are long gone.

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@EdNason Like I said... he's a right populist. Like you and George Wallace and Joe McCarthy!

WALSH: Bernie Sanders Wants To Exterminate The Surplus Human Population.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Bernie missed the insidious subtext of population control in that question. His answer nevertheless correctly focused on individual rights. Focusing on people and their rights, as Bernie's Green New Deal plan and pro-choice support do, will be of paramount importance in confronting climate change. ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@EdNason Yes, actually.

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@EdNason Are you saying Trump is a leftist? LOL.

WALSH: Bernie Sanders Wants To Exterminate The Surplus Human Population.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Bernie missed the insidious subtext of population control in that question. His answer nevertheless correctly focused on individual rights. Focusing on people and their rights, as Bernie's Green New Deal plan and pro-choice support do, will be of paramount importance in confronting climate change. ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@EdNason Have you ever driven over the speed limit? LAWBREAKER!

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

You do realize Wallace and Trump are both right-wing populists, right? You're one, for that matter!

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

You mean George Wallace the Democrat governor of Alabama, that guy.. You must have missed the part where Trump is a Republican not a Dem. The Dems are the party of segregation and the KKK, read a history book before you make yourself look more foolish.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

As I mentioned above, he railed on liberals, progressives, communists, and foreigners a lot for a former Democrat! It's almost like there were regional differences in the party and the beginnings of a realignment right around the time of that speech...

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

EdNason comments on Sep 6, 2019:

How about you put a clip of Republican calling for segregation.. Oh yeah.... they do not exist.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

I mean, here's a couple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDe-QQW2kqQ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/mississippi-venue-interracial-wedding

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

Boardwine comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Are you on crack or something? Get some help dude.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

Why such a strong, personal response?

George Wallace's "Segregation Forever" Speech It's easy to see parallels between his words and ...

iThink comments on Sep 6, 2019:

tried to listen but the audio is very distorted and the speech drags - only lasted for the first 7 minutes of the speech before I gave up. I do have significant hearing loss and its just too much work to try deciphering this speech. Nevertheless, I will point out that G Wallace like almost all ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

He railed on liberals, progressives, communists, and foreigners a lot for a former Democrat! It's almost like there were regional differences in the party and the beginnings of a realignment right around the time of that speech...

I'm going to be honest.

DanMartinovich comments on Sep 5, 2019:

, “Eisenhower on Communism,” Oct. 13, 1952: “The Bill of Rights contains no grant of privilege for a group of people to destroy the Bill of Rights. A group – like the Communist conspiracy – dedicated to the ultimate destruction of all civil liberties, cannot be allowed to claim civil ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

@Naomi I mean that sounds like something that would not be protected in the United States, but in practice prosecutions are relatively uncommon. I'm comfortable with that balance.

What do you all think? Is she being racist?

Mrgeo315 comments on Sep 6, 2019:

Racist doesn't seem to be a fair choice in wording. She does have preferences in culture and beliefs in religion that disagree with "mixed race", but you would probably be hard pressed to have her agree that it's any different in having a Black husband and an Asian wife move next door. That she ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

Segregation forever, eh?

Folks you just can't make stuff like this up - well, actually it is almost exactly like a daytime ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 6, 2019:

I don't think I have to watch it to know that yes, in fact, you can make stuff like this up.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

Why re-watch "all of the testimony" when I can just watch a clip of Kavanaugh insisting that "Renate Alumnius" was a term of endearment?

On this video I just now learned about Joe Bidens eye spontaneously bleeding yesterday/last night ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 5, 2019:

I've been seeing it everywhere.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

I particularly appreciated that they posted it with a closeup of his bloody eye.

On this video I just now learned about Joe Bidens eye spontaneously bleeding yesterday/last night ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 5, 2019:

I've been seeing it everywhere.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 6, 2019:

Google suggested it to me on my phone, it showed up on my Facebook feed, and I listened to a podcast (on YouTube) that discussed it. Don't use Twitter either.

“Take responsibility for your life...”

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 4, 2019:

I don't have a problem with the self-help. I do have a problem with exploiting troubled young men to bolster the political right.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@AMarcil Almost forgot: Tucker is also an heir to the Swanson frozen food fortune. He's smart, in a dangerous way, but this is all a game to him.

“Take responsibility for your life...”

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 4, 2019:

I don't have a problem with the self-help. I do have a problem with exploiting troubled young men to bolster the political right.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@AMarcil Don't underestimate billionaires' crankiness. Tucker Carlson is funded by Foster Friess. Tucker is trying to use a nativist, right wing populism to fracture the working class. It's insidious stuff.

I'm going to be honest.

DanMartinovich comments on Sep 5, 2019:

, “Eisenhower on Communism,” Oct. 13, 1952: “The Bill of Rights contains no grant of privilege for a group of people to destroy the Bill of Rights. A group – like the Communist conspiracy – dedicated to the ultimate destruction of all civil liberties, cannot be allowed to claim civil ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 5, 2019:

You really lost me there.

WALSH: Bernie Sanders Wants To Exterminate The Surplus Human Population.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Bernie missed the insidious subtext of population control in that question. His answer nevertheless correctly focused on individual rights. Focusing on people and their rights, as Bernie's Green New Deal plan and pro-choice support do, will be of paramount importance in confronting climate change. ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@Facci I mean I think even the population control nuts would agree that the United States doesn't have an overpopulation problem. So are the people scapegoating immigrants for taking jobs, committing crimes, taxing government resources, and influencing culture murderers?

WALSH: Bernie Sanders Wants To Exterminate The Surplus Human Population.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Bernie missed the insidious subtext of population control in that question. His answer nevertheless correctly focused on individual rights. Focusing on people and their rights, as Bernie's Green New Deal plan and pro-choice support do, will be of paramount importance in confronting climate change. ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@Facci Could we extend that criticism to those like Trump who practice zero-sum, nativist politics within the context of a nation state?

WALSH: Bernie Sanders Wants To Exterminate The Surplus Human Population.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Bernie missed the insidious subtext of population control in that question. His answer nevertheless correctly focused on individual rights. Focusing on people and their rights, as Bernie's Green New Deal plan and pro-choice support do, will be of paramount importance in confronting climate change. ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@Facci Maybe a bit overstated, but i appreciate the sentiment.

WALSH: Bernie Sanders Wants To Exterminate The Surplus Human Population.

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 5, 2019:

Bernie missed the insidious subtext of population control in that question. His answer nevertheless correctly focused on individual rights. Focusing on people and their rights, as Bernie's Green New Deal plan and pro-choice support do, will be of paramount importance in confronting climate change. ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 5, 2019:

@Facci **No one who believes climate change is real and believes overpopulation is the cause...** And who exactly are those people? It ain't Bernie and it ain't the left. It ain't even liberal centrists, though some of them do think that overpopulation is a problem (different from thinking it is causing climate change).

I'm going to be honest.

DanMartinovich comments on Sep 5, 2019:

, “Eisenhower on Communism,” Oct. 13, 1952: “The Bill of Rights contains no grant of privilege for a group of people to destroy the Bill of Rights. A group – like the Communist conspiracy – dedicated to the ultimate destruction of all civil liberties, cannot be allowed to claim civil ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 5, 2019:

And that's why they threw Eugene Debs in jail for speaking against WWI. That's why they spied on MLK Jr. And that's what the whole "shouting fire in a crowded theater" thing came from (a court likened the distribution of socialist literature to that). Seems like we could safely err a little bit closer to free speech absolutism.

“Take responsibility for your life...”

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 4, 2019:

I don't have a problem with the self-help. I do have a problem with exploiting troubled young men to bolster the political right.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 5, 2019:

Hell, to a right wing "populist," even Fox News looks like the left. I've gone down the list of billionaires on here before. There are a few like Bezos who give to corporate centrist causes. And there are even fewer like Soros and Omidyar who give to center left causes. But they pale in number and extremism in comparison to the dozens of right wing cranks for whom the Kochs have historically been ringleaders. They have been funding the far right for decades. One might say that it began with Fred Koch's funding of the John Birch Society. Today, their club funds much of the IDW.

“Take responsibility for your life...”

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 4, 2019:

I don't have a problem with the self-help. I do have a problem with exploiting troubled young men to bolster the political right.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 4, 2019:

@GeeMac The self help is a Trojan horse for traditionalism. And parading around with "IDW" figures who are funded by right wing billionaires gives the game away.

“Take responsibility for your life...”

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 4, 2019:

I don't have a problem with the self-help. I do have a problem with exploiting troubled young men to bolster the political right.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 4, 2019:

@GeeMac Troubled young men are always ripe for political exploitation by the right. For a couple extreme examples, just look at ISIS and Al Qaeda. I admit it is hard to characterize his work. My best attempt: he's the closest thing we have to L Ron Hubbard, but less charismatic.

This might not go so well...

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 4, 2019:

There may be a lot of guns there, but not a lot of people.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 4, 2019:

@RafaelMspt It means that your meme is masturbatory.

This might not go so well...

WilyRickWiles comments on Sep 4, 2019:

There may be a lot of guns there, but not a lot of people.

WilyRickWiles replies on Sep 4, 2019:

@RafaelMspt Uh no I'm not planning on those things, lol.