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| Topic | I'm really upset we never got to Hillary Clinton owning slaves in the campaign |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 10:35:53 PM #49 | And I didn't think I could be more glad she's not president. Though to be fair, it is indeed pretty common in the deep south. They used to bus prisoners over to LSU to do manual labor. And don't even get me started about Angola. --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 10:05:44 PM #122 | Soviet_Poland posted... For what it's worth, my experience mirrors what COVxy said. I haven't really seen any of the white, straight male bashing. I haven't seen widespread "safe spaces." I haven't seen North Korean style propaganda blasted on loud speakers across campus about the oppression of the patriarchy. I've encountered forms of the former two, but the loudspeaker thing seems like an exaggeration. Then again, I haven't been to the coastal universities where this insanity seems to have hit critical mass. A friend of mine graduated from Evergreen last year and had little nice to say about it. --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 11:57:07 AM #101 | DuranOfForcena posted... TheMikh posted...There's far more integrity in Perhaps this mentality in the Democratic party will pave the way for another Trump victory in 2020. --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 11:52:17 AM #99 | JcOpIVY86 posted... This. All of this. True, but Hell a few years ago, I remember people calling straight people "breeders" in a derogatory way. I always saw that as banter. It's nothing compared to the "everyone is a racist/sexist/homophobe/transphobe" mentality that's rampant these days. I will fight for your right to live how you want, no matter how statistically destructive it is, but don't you dare look twice at me and put down how I choose to live. This, really. Though I don't believe the incentives should be distorted to where it's possible to live destructively without accountability - that is to say, where taxpayers increasingly take up the slack for it. --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 11:47:45 AM #96 | DuranOfForcena posted... supporting a left-leaning third party is the same as taking away support for the democratic party, which is the same as increasing the margin of support in favor of the republican party. so congratulations, in your refusal of taking part in the third-party system, you have only reinforced it more, just like everyone who votes third-party, and even worse, on the side you were most opposed to. i don't like it either, but that's how it is. If a party is not responsive to the concerns of its voters, it is not entitled to their vote. There's far more integrity in abstaining from voting for a global corporatist warmonger that peddles short-term concessions if you're against global corporatist trade agreements and warmongering. There's also a pragmatic angle - a party that loses must reconsider its platform and candidates to better suit the needs of the people. I don't care for progressive domestic policy anymore, but I sincerely believe its voters deserve precisely what they believe in from the party, not what the political machine wants them to believe in (or at least vote for). --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 11:28:59 AM #90 | gsf4lyfe posted... I identified as a liberal before I saw throughthe two party bs that America has going on. I don't know how much of it is my views on capitalism shifting or the shift of the Democratic Party but I do straight up identify as a leftist now and consider mainstream democrats basically equivalent to republicans. I considered myself a leftist until my readings made me aware of the astronomical social/economic gains made by black America in the first half of the 20th Century in spite of the vitriolic racism of the time, and the catastrophic impact progressive federal policy has had on that trajectory since the 1930s-1960s. And it was indeed a dress rehearsal for the rest of society. The two-party bs and the phenomenon of manufactured consent in the political realm is very real though. --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 11:20:17 AM #87 | ChromaticAngel posted... You're correct it's not the be-all-end-all, nor was it intended to be implied. Trump's criticism of international trade agreements is nothing new, and it's a pretty consistent position of his dating back to when he was a Democrat. Defense spending is, for lack of words, dumb given how much is already spent on it, but it's somewhat understandable from a Friedmanian standpoint (government spending should only be on roads, military, and perhaps education.) The polarization is perhaps a byproduct of the growing culture gap between the urban/coastal and rural/inland areas. Policies that may benefit one demographic may hurt the other and vice versa, and they vote with utter disregard for this. Plus the policies they advocate may hurt themselves as well, and there's also a good chance the politicians won't even follow through with what they promise. What can be said for certain, though is that left and right doesn't really mean anything anymore in the USA. Yesterday's left are today's Greens/Berniefolk; yesterday's right are today's Libertarians and perhaps Trumpists. The establishment Democrats and Republicans are on a bizarre dimension of their own. --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 11:04:11 AM #84 | Antifar posted... TheMikh posted...Abortion is not the end-all-be-all of conservatism, and quite frankly its outright banning is only advocated by the religious subset of the right. Please keep in mind, the majority of of Nixon's court nominees were in support of the Roe v. Wade decision. Traditional American Conservatism's core ideal is small government and fiscal responsibility, and that was unfortunately lost in the party decades ago. That doesn't mean self-proclaimed (and non-self-proclaimed) conservatives of this type don't exist -- the government just hasn't been particularly responsive to their concerns, as it's an existential threat to the kinds of power the government and its dependents have. --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 10:46:21 AM #69 | ChromaticAngel posted... TheMikh posted...ChromaticAngel posted...Some older people will adapt to the new left, but for the most part, old rich white dudes don't vote right-wing because they're rich or white or men, it's because they're old and unable to adapt to the new progressive politics. Abortion is not the end-all-be-all of conservatism, and quite frankly its outright banning is only advocated by the religious subset of the right. Please keep in mind, the majority of of Nixon's court nominees were in support of the Roe v. Wade decision. Free debate and discussion revolving around abortion should be welcome though. --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 10:18:51 AM #54 | ChromaticAngel posted... Some older people will adapt to the new left, but for the most part, old rich white dudes don't vote right-wing because they're rich or white or men, it's because they're old and unable to adapt to the new progressive politics. Or perhaps conservatism just makes more sense with life experience. Even older die-hard Democrats have conservative tendencies when it comes to their own backyards, so to speak. --- |
| Topic | As a liberal, I'm starting to feel really left behind by mainstream liberaslism |
| TheMikh 06/06/17 10:11:28 AM #50 | A liberal 3-5 years ago, I felt like it went off the deep end. An utter lack of nuance, ideological tropes with no basis in empirical reality, name-calling instead of arguments / listening to the other side, and an utter refusal to call out "liberal" politicians that did the same things as "conservative" politicians. The fetishism for "progress" regardless of the cost, and without asking questions. The silencing, intimidation, and general damning of those who dare question the ideological zeitgeist. The advocacy for expansion of government to fix issues created by expansion of government. I still consider myself fundamentally liberal in that I root myself in enlightenment ideals rather than the alternative for the most part, but I cannot in good conscience call myself a progressive, leftist, or especially Democrat. --- |
| Topic | Pale white skin or tanned skin |
| TheMikh 06/02/17 11:13:13 AM #2 | |
| Topic | LMAO Donald Trump has everyone on his strings |
| TheMikh 05/31/17 9:56:57 PM #9 | I've got no strings To hold me down To make me fret, or make me frown I had strings But now I'm free There are no strings on me --- |
| Topic | Conservative MAN buys a Ticket to a WOMEN'S ONLY event for Wonder Woman!! |
| TheMikh 05/28/17 11:48:00 PM #32 | I applaud him. When businesses and other institutions participate in "progressive" forms of segregation, they re-legitimize all forms of segregation, which people fought, bled, and died to put an end to in the past. Public policy evolves to adapt to changes in the status quo, regardless of what it may be. --- |
| Topic | Trump budget cuts $238 MILLION from Job-Training program for Low-Income 18-24yos |
| TheMikh 05/28/17 11:42:06 PM #42 | Maybe if low-income 18-24 year olds were legally able to competitively negotiate their own wages in order to get a foot in the door at places that would otherwise not hire them due to the cost of the value of their skill level at the onset, there would be no need for job training programs. --- |
| Topic | If the purge happened irl, what would you do? |
| TheMikh 05/28/17 11:38:40 PM #28 | |
| Topic | itt name a fast food product after Donald Trump |
| TheMikh 05/27/17 8:27:47 PM #10 | |
| Topic | Can we still discuss Ariana Grande and donuts in the same topic? |
| TheMikh 05/27/17 7:43:41 PM #12 | |
| Topic | Linguists studying Trump's speech are noticing that he's gotten more stupid ... |
| TheMikh 05/25/17 11:31:21 AM #28 | bevan306 posted... he's fine-tuned himself for his target audience The average reading level in the country is that of like a middle schooler, and I don't think that's necessarily exclusive to Middle America. --- |
| Topic | The reason African Americans have it tough and whites are "privileged" |
| TheMikh 05/25/17 11:27:24 AM #152 | DifferentialEquation posted... Glass_Phantom posted... Just what I was thinking. --- |
| Topic | 2001 is still best year in gaming. |
| TheMikh 05/24/17 10:12:09 PM #26 | |
| Topic | Melania slapped Donald's hand when he tried to hold hers in Tel Aviv |
| TheMikh 05/24/17 11:22:51 AM #173 | |
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| TheMikh 05/16/17 6:29:42 AM #10 | [This message was deleted by a GameFAQs Moderator] ^Classic version is best version. --- |
| Topic | 500K but you can't have anything blue inside you |
| TheMikh 05/05/17 10:26:06 AM #4 | |
| Topic | $350K a year, BUT...your job is literally staring at a wall in an empty room. |
| TheMikh 05/05/17 10:22:15 AM #2 | |
| Topic | Rate this attractive slut I found on OkCupid. |
| TheMikh 05/03/17 11:57:11 AM #43 | |
| Topic | How will Obama be remembered? |
| TheMikh 04/30/17 4:32:02 PM #22 | The man who exposed to a new generation of Americans the neoliberal establishment for what it is. --- |
| Topic | Why is the Black Wall Street/ Black Holocost not taught in history classes? |
| TheMikh 04/28/17 12:05:15 PM #25 | Greenwood / Black Wall Street rebuilt after the riot. Ironically, desegregation was what led to its decline (as its talent/money went elsewhere in Tulsa), since it only existed as a result of forced segregation of its inhabitants. --- |
| Topic | Old Miss coach under fire for posting religious tweets using his private account |
| TheMikh 04/13/17 10:30:27 PM #80 | MARKINGRAM22 posted... These are leftist millenials not atheist. That is . . . actually a brilliant take on the matter, seeing as the radical atheism trend has really coincided with unabashed far leftism among the youth. --- |
| Topic | Coffee addicts piss me off. |
| TheMikh 04/12/17 10:14:12 PM #13 | RebelElite791 posted... TheMikh posted...and a little meditation Kek all you like, it's great for focus among other things. --- |
| Topic | 600,000 deported from Pyongyang, North Korea. |
| TheMikh 04/12/17 10:10:48 PM #2 | |
| Topic | The 1st African American female, and Muslim, judge found dead in Hudson River. |
| TheMikh 04/12/17 10:07:48 PM #12 | Jagr_68 posted... ReignFury posted...Mafia Precisely what I was thinking. --- |
| Topic | Coffee addicts piss me off. |
| TheMikh 04/12/17 10:06:17 PM #8 | Old NoiseTank posted... coffee is great. I've found that with good sleep and a little meditation, I no longer need coffee; just a little tea in the morning. Harder to sleep after drinking coffee during the day, even just a little. --- |
| Topic | ITT Rap songs that did sampling right |
| TheMikh 04/09/17 8:42:15 PM #6 | |
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