I am going to dispute the nut job fringe of both parties always existed comment. There is a Further Left nut job fringe in the United States but they make it clear that they want nothing to do with the Democratic Party and hate it. in fact, most of the Further Left sees the Democratic Party as a bigger threat to what they want rather than the Republicans. It never occurs to them that the People might disagree with them on just about everything. In contrast, the Radical Right has associated with the Republicans since the mid-20th century and waged a very long campaign to slowly take the Republican Party over from the liberal and centrist Republicans of the old Eastern establishment. The nut job fringe of the Right has become the Republican Party.
Oh FFS, I can't believe that some people are going "well actually" about J.D. Vance's blood libel or has to defend it some way on this blog rather than sternly denounce it for the evil it is.
Building on my point, one of the hardest parts of combating anti-Semitism is that it is so widespread and takes on so many forms that every political faction gets to use the Jews as prop and point out how it is the other side that is anti-Semitic while ignoring the anti-Semitism on their side. You have Republicans pointing out how they are true friends of Israel while speaking anti-Semitic theories about Jews being enemies of whites and Christianity among themselves. You have liberals pointing out Republican anti-Semitism because of their belief in "Jewish space lasers" but ignoring anti-Semitism when it comes from African-Americans, Muslims, or other groups they might like. They eat up the front facing members of the Palestinians movement while ignoring what Muslims speak about Jews among themselves. Just stop it. All of your guys suck.
If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. The entire Haitians are coming to eat you pets isn't what I exactly call a moderation of the GOP message. It is the exact opposite of it. Trump is out there this time calling for blood to be spilled.
Trump did campaign on this and then proceeded to do the exact opposite by trying to repeal the ACA. They luckily failed at that because the Republicans realized they would need a replacement and had none. I don't think we need to give the charade of Trump any credit now. His current campaign is running on promises of cruelty to his enemies and the people his voters perceive as enemies. There is none of that pseudo-fiscal liberalism anymore.
Community college in the North East is generally regarded as the domain of losers and the assumption is that you should go to a four year university straight out of college. SUNY and the lesser private schools like Hofstra, Adelphi, and CW Post also carry the stink of losers feeling.
In so far as New York and Los Angeles dominate the national level media and the cultural mores in national media reflect those of the big blue cities, they are culturally marginalized. There is basically a light liberalism in most entertainment whether it is on traditional media or streaming services like color blind casting, same sex relationships in the Willow TV series, and liberal politics in Disney Marvel's shows like how the new Captain America couldn't get a loan because he is black.* I think this is a good thing but for people who don't have these mores, and there are about 150 million of them at least, it can feel isolating. Even for people in agreement with them, they might want a less intense version that what they are getting.
*I always thought that this particular scene was a bit dumb because banks would love giving loans to superheroes no matter what. It would be one of the ultimate advertisements for them.
The Democratic Party has moved in a much more liberal direction since the Clinton administration but nobody on the Further Left will ever admit this even if you have a decapitating sword to the back of their neck.
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On “Missing the Forest for the Trees on Springfield”
I am going to dispute the nut job fringe of both parties always existed comment. There is a Further Left nut job fringe in the United States but they make it clear that they want nothing to do with the Democratic Party and hate it. in fact, most of the Further Left sees the Democratic Party as a bigger threat to what they want rather than the Republicans. It never occurs to them that the People might disagree with them on just about everything. In contrast, the Radical Right has associated with the Republicans since the mid-20th century and waged a very long campaign to slowly take the Republican Party over from the liberal and centrist Republicans of the old Eastern establishment. The nut job fringe of the Right has become the Republican Party.
On “Open Mic for the week of 9/9/2024”
Oh FFS, I can't believe that some people are going "well actually" about J.D. Vance's blood libel or has to defend it some way on this blog rather than sternly denounce it for the evil it is.
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Building on my point, one of the hardest parts of combating anti-Semitism is that it is so widespread and takes on so many forms that every political faction gets to use the Jews as prop and point out how it is the other side that is anti-Semitic while ignoring the anti-Semitism on their side. You have Republicans pointing out how they are true friends of Israel while speaking anti-Semitic theories about Jews being enemies of whites and Christianity among themselves. You have liberals pointing out Republican anti-Semitism because of their belief in "Jewish space lasers" but ignoring anti-Semitism when it comes from African-Americans, Muslims, or other groups they might like. They eat up the front facing members of the Palestinians movement while ignoring what Muslims speak about Jews among themselves. Just stop it. All of your guys suck.
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Look who is trying to woo Muslim voters with some good old-fashioned Jew-hatred:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/12/us/politics/antisemitic-ads-doug-emhoff-muslim-michigan.html
On “Debate Recap: Harris Played the Tune and Trump Danced To It”
Biden's great insight remains true.
On “Watch And React Live: The Harris Trump Debate”
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Kamala the Kop, what is best in life?
Kamala: To crush your Trump, see him driven before you, and hear the lamentations of J.D. Vance.
On “The Party of the Middle”
If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. The entire Haitians are coming to eat you pets isn't what I exactly call a moderation of the GOP message. It is the exact opposite of it. Trump is out there this time calling for blood to be spilled.
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I imagine the other part is it allows people to soothe themselves and believe that a Second Trump administration won't be that bad.
Narrator: It will be that bad.
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Trump did campaign on this and then proceeded to do the exact opposite by trying to repeal the ACA. They luckily failed at that because the Republicans realized they would need a replacement and had none. I don't think we need to give the charade of Trump any credit now. His current campaign is running on promises of cruelty to his enemies and the people his voters perceive as enemies. There is none of that pseudo-fiscal liberalism anymore.
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The sort of thinking you are protesting makes people feel sophisticated and fancy.
On “Open Mic for the week of 9/9/2024”
Slander is too light. It is blood libel.
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Must resist making lesbian porn joke.
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"When the jazzzman is testifying the faithless man believes."
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Do you have a cocaine level addiction to your schtick?
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You hit the nail on the head.
On “The Party of the Middle”
The demand greatly outnumbers the supply.
On “Open Mic for the week of 9/9/2024”
I'd say that spreading a malicious lie about a group that uses people's moral instincts to get them to believe this malicious lie is a blood libel.
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JD Vance is blood libeling Haitians.
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Community college in the North East is generally regarded as the domain of losers and the assumption is that you should go to a four year university straight out of college. SUNY and the lesser private schools like Hofstra, Adelphi, and CW Post also carry the stink of losers feeling.
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$100 seems pretty cheap for an initial consultation.
On “The Party of the Middle”
Elite might be a bad word in this case because of the loaded and disputed connotations behind the word. Powerful is a lot better.
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In so far as New York and Los Angeles dominate the national level media and the cultural mores in national media reflect those of the big blue cities, they are culturally marginalized. There is basically a light liberalism in most entertainment whether it is on traditional media or streaming services like color blind casting, same sex relationships in the Willow TV series, and liberal politics in Disney Marvel's shows like how the new Captain America couldn't get a loan because he is black.* I think this is a good thing but for people who don't have these mores, and there are about 150 million of them at least, it can feel isolating. Even for people in agreement with them, they might want a less intense version that what they are getting.
*I always thought that this particular scene was a bit dumb because banks would love giving loans to superheroes no matter what. It would be one of the ultimate advertisements for them.
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Trunp's most enthusiastic supporters come from the elites in the left behind areas, people who are doing well in areas that aren't doing well:
https://www.vox.com/politics/369797/trump-support-class-local-rich-arlie-hochschild
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The Democratic Party has moved in a much more liberal direction since the Clinton administration but nobody on the Further Left will ever admit this even if you have a decapitating sword to the back of their neck.
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