Exactly, the conservatives have spent the last 40 years gradually doing exactly this and the Democrats have spent the last 40 years denying that reality and laughing off the right wing, talk show type populists while they slowly took control of the GOP and the court system.
Also Broward County, FL, specifically, would loooove to be an exclave. Huh? Huh? Could be pretty sweet!
Right, right, 9x19, 12-gauge, 5.56. Of course.
Oh my God shut the fuck up unless fewer people voted Dem in swing states… which they didn’t. Stop refusing to address your addiction to moderation.
It does, but you’re really tripping if you don’t think the CCP commits egregious human rights abuses.
Switch “Republican” with “coastal elite” and “anti-CCP” with “anti-conservative” and it’s the same old, tired bullshit.
I guess your title really gets to the heart of my take on this. If there aren’t material consequences for most of the people who voted third party I really don’t understand the anger a lot of people feel towards them. In swing states sure, but for the rest of the people? It just doesn’t make sense to me unless there’s some fundamental misunderstanding about how our elections work.
I took your response to be supportive of Philly D’s post, but sorry if I misunderstood.
Sure, the material consequences if you, specifically, live in a swing state. I do, so I voted for Kamala. But this take, applied outside of states that were up for grabs, is asinine. But hey, nuance is for people who don’t want to just keep trying the same failed approach to presidential elections every 4 years and would rather bitch about anyone less moderate than them.
Yeah I’m sure that’s it, you nailed it. It turns out that everyone that disagreed with you last year was actually a secret Russian agent. It’s definitely not that primaries and the run up to the presidential election are unique opportunities to push the Democratic candidates father left. Who knew?!
Wait you guys don’t just shuffle all liked songs and listen to that every time?
Nooooooo bro come on, you just gotta read more theory. /s
Definitely lol, not normal by any means
Not necessarily. I got the chickenpox vaccine as a kid and then in early high school, got shingles anyway. Yaaay.
I get that and I totally agree, but I don’t understand the food of comments here arguing that there won’t be reduced turnout in the middle of a Wednesday vs on a weekend. Most people with a full time job can’t just up and leave in the middle of a weekday with less than a week of notice, especially in large states with capitals that are far away. Turnout would be much better if it was on a weekend, and anybody denying that doesn’t live in reality.
No no, it’ll be a huge turnout and if you don’t agree then you’re an idiot for thinking that any significant amount of the population works 9-5 M-F. Just look at these comments! We can’t fail, we posted, “So when is the general strike and protest?” 78 times yesterday on every even vaguely political post, so turnout will be great in the middle of the day on Wednesday. Trust fam. /s
And in the case of the EU you probably aren’t getting in unless you’re highly credentialed. For all their shit talking they sure hate large-scale immigration.
Also, the way most people use “per se” and “it begs the question” drives me crazy.
“Guys the system isn’t broken, just one more big tweak and it’ll be fine again, pinky promise.”