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When i first came to the site, I commented to the admin that I found it unbalancing that they had a ...

chuckpo comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I don't care anymore. The interactions with the left are almost completely void of value. You get a bunch of talking point MSM regurgitation that has zero depth or reflection and endless vox citations. Worthless. It's a complete waste of time. Boring. Jordan Peterson has it right. The left doesn't ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@iThink I walked away from the Republican Party. So have my parents and many of my friends. I think there are many like me in America's suburbs. I'd say many more than #walkaway.

When i first came to the site, I commented to the admin that I found it unbalancing that they had a ...

chuckpo comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I don't care anymore. The interactions with the left are almost completely void of value. You get a bunch of talking point MSM regurgitation that has zero depth or reflection and endless vox citations. Worthless. It's a complete waste of time. Boring. Jordan Peterson has it right. The left doesn't ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@chuckpo So there's a psychological benefit, alright. But the power--is it power I have now or power I hope to gain? And what do you suppose I aim to do with it?

How the El Paso Killer Echoed the Incendiary Words of Conservative Media Stars | The New York Times

RobBlair comments on Aug 12, 2019:

AOC called ICE detention facilities "exactly like concentration camps." This language was mimicked by the armed Antifa terrorist who attacked an ICE facility way way way back in July. Trump calls the 10s of thousands of aliens crossing the border illegally, an invasion. This language was ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 12, 2019:

Big difference. AOC was describing a policy. Trump was describing people.

When i first came to the site, I commented to the admin that I found it unbalancing that they had a ...

chuckpo comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I don't care anymore. The interactions with the left are almost completely void of value. You get a bunch of talking point MSM regurgitation that has zero depth or reflection and endless vox citations. Worthless. It's a complete waste of time. Boring. Jordan Peterson has it right. The left doesn't ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@chuckpo What exactly do you think I gain from being at the top of this supposed pyramid? Wealth? Self-satisfaction? Friends? Business connections? I'm curious, because from how you describe it, it sounds like I'm not leveraging my wokeness for all that it's worth.

When i first came to the site, I commented to the admin that I found it unbalancing that they had a ...

chuckpo comments on Aug 11, 2019:

I don't care anymore. The interactions with the left are almost completely void of value. You get a bunch of talking point MSM regurgitation that has zero depth or reflection and endless vox citations. Worthless. It's a complete waste of time. Boring. Jordan Peterson has it right. The left doesn't ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 12, 2019:

@chuckpo After 2008 I had similar hopes that libertarians would join those on the left to seek the non-partisan reforms to our government, foreign policy, and financial system that Obama the campaigner had signaled support for but not followed through in office. Something like Represent US. https://represent.us But instead the tea party took over the Republican Party. The reality is there just aren't enough people on the right who are interested in that. And those who might be support measures that would harm whole classes of people. Moreover, they are fixated on cultural issues, race, and conspiracy theories. That's a line that the left cannot cross.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@RafaelMspt Healthcare wouldn't be controlled exactly the same as the public school system. I just see them both as natural monopolies. Though I do think that the federal government should have more of a role in equitable school funding. Where public schools are well funded and racially integrated, they are very good. As for physician pay, I don't think it's a given that they will have to take a pay cut or at least a significant one. Existing proposals haven't focused on cuts for hospitals and physician salaries. But consider why people became school teachers for less pay than they might get in the private sector--it's a calling. Regardless, any legislation will have to account for the pains of transition and the demands that are currently placed on stakeholders. And at the end of the day, we must consider the cost of not acting and perpetuating the conflicts of interests and unaffordability of the current system.

Is the homeless "epidemic" getting better or worse?

10thGeneration comments on Aug 11, 2019:

The massing of the homeless in these leftist enclaves is intentional on behalf of the leftist politicians. They are drawn by the freebies like healthcare and drugs along with free needles. The homeless are now a constituency to these self serving socialist fools who endanger their remaining sane ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 11, 2019:

Utterly delusional.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@RafaelMspt I think @LastLiberal was referring to me because I mentioned that the neighborhood I live in now is upper middle class. Albeit, probably the least wealthy of the upper middle class neighborhoods. And I definitely don't live in the suburban landscape that @LastLiberal painted. As a child, I was pretty poor for various reasons, but I was lucky to go to an upper middle class public school.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@LastLiberal You know, maybe it's not that different, but the right (and liberal centrists for that matter) sure as hell is fighting hard not to give up that extra notch on the dial.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@RafaelMspt "I think those like you would gain much more traction by framing the concept away from the word socialism since you don’t seem to be advocating full government seizure of the economy." The most accurate term would be "social democracy," which basically just describes a mixed economy. Of course social-democratic politics has some roots in socialism. And using the word socialism draws a clear contrast with the neoliberal status quo (as opposed to "progressivism" or just plain "liberalism" as FDR called it). There is also a tradition of libertarian socialism (or anarchism or left libertarianism, which is actually the original libertarianism), so socialism need not have an authoritarian state that controls the entire economy. Think George Orwell and some of the democracy movements that challenged the Soviet Union and communist China. I think part of the problem with health care right now is that the government has one foot in and one foot out, distorting the market. And the ACA created complicated regulations that were gamed by corporate interests (some won and some lost). Universal healthcare would eliminate some of those interests, e.g., the insurance companies, and negotiate (with more bargaining power) prices for the others like big pharma. We can already see that even despite some waste, Medicaid, for example, is the most efficient health coverage. I don't think the rich and corporations outside of big pharma will have much of an interest in manipulating health care outside of perhaps bypassing the system with their money, which they can already do. And of course none of this will happen unless there is a movement demanding it and holding government accountable.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 11, 2019:

@LastLiberal Thanks for sharing the story. Though I'm not sure what conclusion you intended me to draw from it, I think it is difficult to put a price on stories that allow you to see the world through someone else's eyes. I live in a diverse upper-middle income neighborhood. Black people, as well as Hispanic and Asian people, are my neighbors, my co-workers, and my friends. I don't watch much TV, but I make an effort to identify individuals and movements from different backgrounds throughout my very segregated city.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@RafaelMspt That "supporters take him seriously, but not literally" is kind of what I'm getting at with the "truthful hyperbole." It doesn't matter to them that what he says may not be literally true, because they see it as addressing a deeper truth. But how in the world does one arrive at the truth via falsehoods? What can that deeper truth be if not their biases? Accordingly, I've heard many Trump supporters say "he says what we're all thinking." As you hinted with "they were tired of being told what they were (pick your blank-aphobe or blank-ist descriptor)," he is simply engaging in demagoguery. The in group vs. the other. To me, democratic socialism means fighting on two fronts. Number 1 is electorally, to implement social-democratic programs for natural monopolies like healthcare and education. This is basically FDR-style liberalism. Number 2 is to bring more democracy into the workplace. That is, union democracy as opposed to the firm's authoritarianism. I don't necessarily see a need for any Constitutional changes. As for the DSA convention, what you witnessed was the messiness of real democracy in action. The media created a spectacle of a few of the 1,000+ delegates, but at the end of the day the convention got its work done. If I could tweak the process, I would probably add more time so that they wouldn't feel so rushed.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@LastLiberal While I'm always trying to learn more about people outside my "bubble," I am aware that there are differences within the black community and that how those differences are formed, interact, and manifest politically is complex. But at the end of the day, I am going to listen most closely to members from the black community of younger generations.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@LastLiberal I used the term "identity politics" because it has become a popular stand-in for minority movements for equality, but I mean to distinguish between the liberal brand which is blind to class, opportunistic, and thus racially inflammatory, and authentic, class-conscious minority movements for equality.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@LastLiberal And if I fail to do analysis in many of my posts, that is because I am trying to balance out (in kind) what I believe to be a bad faith ideological project of the right.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@LastLiberal The liberalism of his fictional universe is a meritocratic one, where experts of the professional class deservedly benefit and have power, all problems are solved through the market, and there is no room for grassroots movements. It's a universe that basically erases politics and class. Grassroots activists are seen as immature or undeserving by virtue of not having social or actual capital. I've seen the world from a relatively conservative, blue-collar (but kind of WASPy) perspective as a child, as a nascent left populist as a college student, as a Sorkin-style liberal as a professional, and now as a pragmatic democratic socialist, who has processed the merit and contradictions in liberal identity politics and seeks liberal reforms, social democracy, and democracy in the workplace (in that order). I see democratic movements as the way to achieve that--not relying on billionaires, foundations, the market, and consultants. Of course, movements are messy and sometimes require us to suppress our initial distaste at people who behave differently than us. And there will always be challenges bridging class and other differences.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@LastLiberal Yeah, I'm not that kind of liberal. There's definitely a certain liberal (i.e. class) bias in Sorkin's work.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@LastLiberal There's always a grain of truth, but the right has trouble extracting it from the "truthful hyperbole," to quote Trump's ghostwriter, that they are eager to hear.

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@LastLiberal I'm not interested in overanalyzing this. The Vox take, which you automatically rejected, does a good job. Also, you're reading a LOT into what few words I've written here. But at the end of the day, how you "feel" about something has more to do with biases than the actual facts (not a fan, but cue Ben Shapiro).

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@LastLiberal You might want to examine why you're so quick to recognize a fraudulent article that confirms your biases as "right."

Quillette has been hoaxed in the dumbest way imaginable.

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

"Why would someone lie about who they are, and then proceed to point out how completely ridiculous their own ideology is?" Hmmmm...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

Here's an even-handed take: https://www.vox.com/2019/8/9/20794325/quillette-dsa-hoax-archie-carter

From a poster on recent mass shootings: “Mass shootings are the ultimate, all-purpose political...

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 10, 2019:

I think there's an "honor killing" aspect to a lot of these shootings. There are accounts that the Pulse shooter was gay, used gay hookup apps, and had attended Pulse, suggesting perhaps that he could not reconcile that identity with his religion and family expectations, and therefore lashed out at ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

@Babou I mean that's the zero sum view, and certainly there are aspects of equality that are zero sum--e.g. there's only so much space for representation on TV and in the movies--but many on the left are more interested in having a floor and ceiling on wealth, creating a baseline of opportunity for everyone, and democratizing power. A pessimist could have just as wrongly levied your critique on early liberals of the Enlightenment. It's true that the left and right are both guilty of externalizing their struggles. The difference is the left is focused on a much smaller class of people, e.g. billionaires, and the system of capitalism, whereas the right casts a wide net, catching anyone who transgresses their natural order: women, ethnic minorities, religious minorities, the poor, gays, gender nonconformists, liberals, leftists, the government, academia, Hollywood, the media, etc. I'd argue that the latter is much more harmful to individuals and their freedom.

Americans’ support for immigration is at record highs – but the government is out of sync with ...

Harleyman comments on Aug 10, 2019:

We should be aiming for zero population growth as overpopulation is a major problem and immigration definitely doesn’t help us to achieve that goal.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 10, 2019:

Looking at recent studies, I think that's been overblown, particularly in the US. And we need immigration if we want to keep the capitalist engine running. 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

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

timon_phocas comments on Aug 9, 2019:

In previous congressional debates Republicans offered total immigration amnesty if Democrats agreed to no voting rights for the illegal immigrants. If this wasn't about changing the electoral landscape they would have agreed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@Don_Provolone You generally have to provide documentation of your status when you apply for a driver's license. I'm saying most provisional ballots are tossed--not "all our ballots." And don't forget, we're a nation of laws. If you manage to fraudulently vote, you are violating state and federal law.

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

timon_phocas comments on Aug 9, 2019:

In previous congressional debates Republicans offered total immigration amnesty if Democrats agreed to no voting rights for the illegal immigrants. If this wasn't about changing the electoral landscape they would have agreed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@Don_Provolone Besides, call me when there's significant evidence of such fraudulent voting.

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

timon_phocas comments on Aug 9, 2019:

In previous congressional debates Republicans offered total immigration amnesty if Democrats agreed to no voting rights for the illegal immigrants. If this wasn't about changing the electoral landscape they would have agreed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@timon_phocas Sounds like a conspiracy theory. Regardless, again, non-citizens can't vote in national elections.

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

timon_phocas comments on Aug 9, 2019:

In previous congressional debates Republicans offered total immigration amnesty if Democrats agreed to no voting rights for the illegal immigrants. If this wasn't about changing the electoral landscape they would have agreed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@Don_Provolone And how do you get that ID... Sure you might be able to cast a fraudulent provisional ballot, but those are checked if not tossed.

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

timon_phocas comments on Aug 9, 2019:

In previous congressional debates Republicans offered total immigration amnesty if Democrats agreed to no voting rights for the illegal immigrants. If this wasn't about changing the electoral landscape they would have agreed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@Don_Provolone Most states as far as I know.

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

timon_phocas comments on Aug 9, 2019:

In previous congressional debates Republicans offered total immigration amnesty if Democrats agreed to no voting rights for the illegal immigrants. If this wasn't about changing the electoral landscape they would have agreed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@timon_phocas So as I previously asked, why mention voting?

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

timon_phocas comments on Aug 9, 2019:

In previous congressional debates Republicans offered total immigration amnesty if Democrats agreed to no voting rights for the illegal immigrants. If this wasn't about changing the electoral landscape they would have agreed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@Don_Provolone Passport or birth certificate when registering.

Rick Wiles Goes on an Anti-Semitic Rant Over New Movie, 'The Hunt' | Right Wing Watch

RobBlair comments on Aug 9, 2019:

So thats who Rick Wiles is. Yikes. Its a movie and I suspect the rich leftists do not do well. This "outrage" is premature. Characterizing all of Hollywood as Jewish is so Gibson.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

It's the logical conclusion of the "cultural Marxism" conspiracy theory that is so popular on the right. Wiles is just saying the quiet part out loud.

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

timon_phocas comments on Aug 9, 2019:

In previous congressional debates Republicans offered total immigration amnesty if Democrats agreed to no voting rights for the illegal immigrants. If this wasn't about changing the electoral landscape they would have agreed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@Facci, @timon_phocas Does amnesty not imply naturalization? I can understand how it might just mean forgiveness of any immigration violations, but then why mention voting? Only citizens can vote in national elections.

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 9, 2019:

"while those on the Right blamed liberal immigration policies" Well that's a disturbing thought--basically blaming immigrants for their own mass murder. I knew the right was sadistic, but not that sadistic.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@Admin I'm not sure how that makes it any better. The logic it implies is: "The mass murder of Latino immigrant-presenting people happened because the US government let lots of immigrants in from Mexico and Central America." Yes, the implied fault ultimately lies with the policies, but it also implies that the outcome of those policies--migration--naturally provokes mass murder of the subject of that outcome--migrants.

After the terrible El Paso shooting (young white man targeting "Mexicans"), commentators on the Left...

timon_phocas comments on Aug 9, 2019:

In previous congressional debates Republicans offered total immigration amnesty if Democrats agreed to no voting rights for the illegal immigrants. If this wasn't about changing the electoral landscape they would have agreed.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

Two classes of citizens with different rights based on their ethnicity, where have I heard that before...

In my diploma studies in Health Care I am having to answer a question about how demographic ...

FaithJones comments on Aug 9, 2019:

I expect most people who want to work in social care or social studies will have the same sort of political opinion, so it is inevitable that this will transfer into the literature. Maybe you should tell them whatever they want to hear, when qualifying at least? I remember the low birthrate ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

@FaithJones Excellent analysis.

Republicans Now Are More Open to the Idea of Expanding Presidential Power | Pew Research Center

LastLiberal comments on Aug 9, 2019:

Get out of your bubble dude. Your not doing anyone favors by pushing a one sided narrative. Especially on this site. This is the place of IDEAS. A dialectic. I have no doubt you're trying to do good. You're not. Please do better. I would really appreciate it

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 9, 2019:

LOL. I'll contribute "ideas" from time to time, but as long as I see right wing propaganda flooding the home page I'll contribute my own. I presume it only sticks out and bothers you and others so much because I'm practically the ONLY person representing a left point of view. Your instinct to stamp it out smacks of tribalism. Besides, not sure what is so problematic about this survey.

A Gathering of Comrades | Current Affairs

Colpy comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Democratic socialism? But........*The problem with socialism is, sooner or later you run out of other peoples' money* Margaret Thatcher. Marxism? Yeah right. They only killed 100 million of their own people in the 20th Century. Let's try that again! (sarcasm) The truth is *From each ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 8, 2019:

Capitalism with a robust social safety net and more of a government role in natural monopolies (a.k.a. social democracy) is what they are fighting for electorally. Democratic socialism (basically unions pushing for workplace democracy) is what they are fighting for in the workplace. Some members may be hoping that such efforts lead to something more utopian, but that is not their immediate goal.

This is the creepiest thing I've ever seen...

Boardwine comments on Aug 8, 2019:

Alrighy then.....that lady is a fruitcake. Was she the keynote speaker at DSA convention?

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 8, 2019:

She's on your team.

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

Garsco comments on Aug 6, 2019:

You left out the word “illegal.” Those who break the law to enter the country can expect to be detained.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@Garsco Do you really think Trump is that careful to distinguish between "legal" and "illegal"? The El Paso shooter certainly didn't get the message, regardless.

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

Garsco comments on Aug 6, 2019:

You left out the word “illegal.” Those who break the law to enter the country can expect to be detained.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@Garsco One is a republishing of public information. The other is actual dehumanization and scapegoating of a class of people. And both are being cast as inciting violence.

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

Garsco comments on Aug 6, 2019:

You left out the word “illegal.” Those who break the law to enter the country can expect to be detained.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@Garsco For one thing, asylum seekers aren't "illegal" immigrants. And whatever you call them, casting them as invaders provides a justification for people to respond with violence.

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

Garsco comments on Aug 6, 2019:

You left out the word “illegal.” Those who break the law to enter the country can expect to be detained.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@Garsco It not really relevant to the meaning of the OP.

Joaquin Castro Posts Names, Employers Of Trump Donors | The Daily Caller

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 7, 2019:

LOL. Love how the right rationalizes withholding public information about the very wealthy. Meanwhile, they're totally fine with dehumanizing and scapegoating entire classes of people.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@EdNason Pardon my "truthful hyperbole."

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

Garsco comments on Aug 6, 2019:

You left out the word “illegal.” Those who break the law to enter the country can expect to be detained.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@chuckpo Just keep leading by example.

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

Garsco comments on Aug 6, 2019:

You left out the word “illegal.” Those who break the law to enter the country can expect to be detained.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@chuckpo You, wrong? Impossible.

Joaquin Castro Posts Names, Employers Of Trump Donors | The Daily Caller

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 7, 2019:

LOL. Love how the right rationalizes withholding public information about the very wealthy. Meanwhile, they're totally fine with dehumanizing and scapegoating entire classes of people.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

Her Emails!

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

Garsco comments on Aug 6, 2019:

You left out the word “illegal.” Those who break the law to enter the country can expect to be detained.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@chuckpo My usage: "overly concerned with minute details." Here, Garsco fixated on my use of the word "immigrants" in the general sense and changed the subject to immigrant detention, when my subject was language that incites violence. You're embarrassing yourself, Chuck.

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I always think of the people who encourage these illegal aliens to attempt a crossing into a desert region as the dehumanizers. These are precious lives being left to rot in the desert because of some cynical ploy for political dominance. If you don't like the immigration policies on the books ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

@RobBlair That was Sessions.

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

Boardwine comments on Aug 7, 2019:

I really wish you'd just shut the fuck up. Or at least come with something original. Does your entire life revolve around your CNN/MSNBC talking points? No one is "dehumanizing" anyone. The hyperbole used by the left is ridiculous. Everyone who disagrees with your view is a white nationalist , ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

You're doing a good job of demonstrating how the right really feels about free speech. I don't watch CNN and MSNBC. I watch Trump rallies, read policies, and learn about the people staffing the Trump administration. Then I form my own views.

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

Garsco comments on Aug 6, 2019:

You left out the word “illegal.” Those who break the law to enter the country can expect to be detained.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

Pedantic.

Republicans accuse Democrat of inciting violence by disclosing Trump campaign donors, but they're ...

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

I always think of the people who encourage these illegal aliens to attempt a crossing into a desert region as the dehumanizers. These are precious lives being left to rot in the desert because of some cynical ploy for political dominance. If you don't like the immigration policies on the books ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 7, 2019:

It would be nice if the right could make that case without calling them "animals" and "filth."

Simply following the Dem Play book, Elizabeth Warren must be responsible for the Dayton shootings, ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 6, 2019:

He may have claimed to support her, but where's the evidence that her language or actions inspired his act of violence? It sounds like he was motivated by misogyny and racism.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@David42 Not sure how that follows from the conversation, but my views have been consistent even though I continue to learn. And I'm totally willing to discuss the distinctions between the systems, agendas, and language used under each administration.

When did free speech become radical? FreeSpeech

RobBlair comments on Aug 6, 2019:

Quick point of privilege - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRs7G7uLGa8 If the socialists don't consider your free speech radical, then you are doing something wrong.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 6, 2019:

Are you suggesting radical free speech for parliamentary bodies? That is, no rules of debate? That would certainly make the US Congress more interesting!

[youtu.be] Cultural Marxism and Marxism, the Foundation of Postmodernism

chuckpo comments on Aug 6, 2019:

That's just a phenomenally wise video. Brilliant! @WilyRickWiles, watch this. You're not generally one to do much learning, and JP explains perfectly why that is. JP is defining YOU in this video--past the pretense. He nails it. THIS is why I say I'm not 'insulting' you, and it also shows quite well...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@chuckpo It was a hypothetical example meant to reveal how your attempt to teach me comes across...

[youtu.be] Cultural Marxism and Marxism, the Foundation of Postmodernism

chuckpo comments on Aug 6, 2019:

That's just a phenomenally wise video. Brilliant! @WilyRickWiles, watch this. You're not generally one to do much learning, and JP explains perfectly why that is. JP is defining YOU in this video--past the pretense. He nails it. THIS is why I say I'm not 'insulting' you, and it also shows quite well...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@chuckpo Can you consider for a second how obnoxious it would be if, for example, I deemed Cornel West as the one true path to enlightenment, singled you out as a conservative archetype described by him, and sought to teach you his ideology?

Simply following the Dem Play book, Elizabeth Warren must be responsible for the Dayton shootings, ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 6, 2019:

He may have claimed to support her, but where's the evidence that her language or actions inspired his act of violence? It sounds like he was motivated by misogyny and racism.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@EdNason It certainly doesn't help that the President is pushing the cultural Marxism conspiracy theory, dehumanizing immigrants, and framing immigration as an invasion.

How do we explain this?

iThink comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Scandinavian countries are very very very homogenistic (very little racial "diversity" there) and a comparatively level stratified class structure.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 6, 2019:

Switzerland isn't in Scandinavia, but point taken.

How do we explain this?

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 5, 2019:

I think the Swiss model is probably closer to what the founders intended than the gun anarchy we have today.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@Shill Seems simplistic. I've offered the following nuanced takes on gun laws before: https://thebaffler.com/latest/gun-anarchy-and-the-unfree-state https://www.topic.com/automatic-for-the-people https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2011/09/the-secret-history-of-guns/308608/ https://theconversation.com/five-types-of-gun-laws-the-founding-fathers-loved-85364

[youtu.be] Cultural Marxism and Marxism, the Foundation of Postmodernism

chuckpo comments on Aug 6, 2019:

That's just a phenomenally wise video. Brilliant! @WilyRickWiles, watch this. You're not generally one to do much learning, and JP explains perfectly why that is. JP is defining YOU in this video--past the pretense. He nails it. THIS is why I say I'm not 'insulting' you, and it also shows quite well...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 6, 2019:

Yeah, I figured you were just parroting JP. Haven't watched the video, but that fact explains the gulf between us in our conversations. Not too dissimilar from watching JP debate other people.

What do you think about this report?

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 5, 2019:

Laughable on its face. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/american-intelligence-media/

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 6, 2019:

@Don_Provolone I can imagine how it went down... It was the end of a long day fighting to pass the ACA. Rahm and Barack lounged in the Oval Office discussing the final details of their strategy. Contrary to public appearances, Rahm was trying to convince Barack to leverage his grassroots movement, Obama for America (OFA)--not only to ensure passage of the bill, but to maintain momentum through the midterm elections. Obama cut him off. "Rahm, there's something about me that you don't know. That stuff about 'palling around with terrorists' was all true. In my community organizing days, I linked up with Ayers and he showed me how the real power works in this country. SDS never fizzled out. In the years since, all of its members have had children and exponentially increased its size." "What I'm saying is that I have in my possession an army of over 8,000 covert operatives. OFA is unnecessary. We have enough Congressional votes for the ACA and we can lose elections for generations for all I care. Our SDS army will be ready to thwart anyone who tries to stand in the way of our Marxist takeover of American culture--which we both know is the only power that matters."

Regarding the shootings etc I think you look at what has changed since the days of folks driving ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 5, 2019:

We need more community. But we need not (and should not IMO) reimpose traditionalism on everyone. Moreover, we should check our aggrievement when young people experiment with new forms of community. Finally, we should consider how our current version of capitalism destroyed old forms of community ...