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Damn right.
February 25, 2020 at 23:03
Or on reality.
February 25, 2020 at 23:01
Very glad to hear it. I agree -- there really doesn't seem to be an alternative. I didn't like Clinton at all, but I voted for her. People who don't l...
February 25, 2020 at 23:00
Well he's been consistently on the right side of history for 40 years, fighting for working people. True, it's not as glamorous as inheriting millions...
February 25, 2020 at 22:56
I don't consider any of those ridiculous. Yeah yeah, that's been said a million times. Anyone who already believes it's a negative will continue belie...
February 25, 2020 at 22:54
Exactly -- assuming the democrats don't take the Senate. Then again, even if they DO it may still be hard to pass anything, given the moderate vote.
February 25, 2020 at 00:04
That's a very important point. I've been trying to make this point as well. It bears repeating over and over again. In many ways, he's already won - i...
February 25, 2020 at 00:02
That's a fair point. If Bernie were unelectable, my own opinion is that I would put up someone who could beat Trump instead, if it were guaranteed. I'...
February 25, 2020 at 00:01
It will be an uphill battle without the Senate and state legislators. The establishment media will probably continue to attack on all fronts, etc. So ...
February 24, 2020 at 23:38
I never said "absolute." Not once. So who's twisting things? If you want to argue a relativity of freedom of the markets, located on some technical no...
February 24, 2020 at 19:12
Needless to say I agree, except with the cynicism. I'm more optimistic in that case...or maybe more "hopeful." Time will tell. Now here I really disag...
February 24, 2020 at 19:05
Yes. Climate change is an existential risk to the human species. The Trump administration has appointed people with strong ties to the fossil fuel ind...
February 24, 2020 at 18:53
Take a look at his position on climate change and the policies enacted under his administration. How his administration isn't a unique existential thr...
February 23, 2020 at 21:52
There it is again, the magic word: spectrum. Brilliant. How complex you are. What a bunch of bullshit. Why is it always the most simpleminded people w...
February 23, 2020 at 21:48
And, once again, you miss the point. I'll make it as concrete as I can: the very idea of a free market is nonsense. It hasn't happened, it won't happe...
February 23, 2020 at 21:39
There are many rational people, like you, in exactly this camp. They like Bernie, or at least agree more with him than other candidates, or at the ver...
February 23, 2020 at 21:32
That's fair, but all of that is minor compared to '16. Sanders was a relatively unknown candidate at the beginning, came out of nowhere, and so they d...
February 23, 2020 at 21:25
Perhaps there's a learning disability involved here. Let me be the mean one and tell you for your own good: your entire narrative, which you continue ...
February 23, 2020 at 03:15
Not a chance. Go Google a little more and find a more thoughtful opinion you can tout as your own.
February 23, 2020 at 02:21
Interesting. Now just wait until Frank finds the more thoughtful answer.
February 23, 2020 at 01:06
AP is already projecting Sanders wins Nevada. NYT, WSJ, WaPo, etc., are all following suit now. As far as I see only 4% is reporting, but I guess they...
February 23, 2020 at 01:04
Where will they go?! Where??! Consult Google to pick out the true and final answer -- i.e., the one you like.
February 23, 2020 at 01:01
Yeah, one labor union in Nevada accounts for 30% of Democrats' opinions about M4A. Glad a quick Google search did the trick. Go back to reading the NY...
February 23, 2020 at 01:00
The 30 percent of Democrats don't fall under "voters"? Quite frankly, given the media coverage of M4A, and the general lack of knowledge about it, I'm...
February 23, 2020 at 00:43
This is excellent.
February 23, 2020 at 00:40
Because they probably don't even know what it means. Which is yet another reason to push for it -- gets everyone talking about it and familiar with it...
February 23, 2020 at 00:24
What point? You asked meL "Why do you say that?" That's my answer. I go on to argue why, and provide evidence. I really don't see the relevance of tha...
February 23, 2020 at 00:23
I understand what you think that implies, yes. But it's complete nonsense. I'm not arguing that because we never achieve some ideal or some concept of...
February 23, 2020 at 00:20
Towards a fantasy, and one that always justifies eliminating Big Government "interference", always excepting the corporate masters, of course. I say i...
February 23, 2020 at 00:01
The idea of a free market is a fantasy. It doesn't exist and never has.
February 22, 2020 at 23:04
I'm laughing at this comment. I realize it's not meant to be funny, but I guess that's partly why it's funny. I worked with Ben Franklin. Ben Franklin...
February 22, 2020 at 22:31
An argument that has been given for decades. I say the contrary: shoot for the moon. Who's to say what's "radical" and what isn't? Any of these things...
February 22, 2020 at 21:46
Yeah, because those Republicans do such a great job on a state level. Everyone is dying to live in Alabama, Mississippi, and Kansas. Try to grow beyon...
February 22, 2020 at 20:59
Fair enough. I forgot you lived in California -- I believe you mentioned it before.
February 22, 2020 at 19:18
Interesting you cite this article. He's actually arguing that while Bernie is like McGovern in many ways, the context is so very different as to make ...
February 22, 2020 at 19:14
Except there are stark differences, despite the similarities. Atlantic ran a good article about this. For those without access, here's a snippet: No c...
February 22, 2020 at 19:08
I agree with most to your post, but I wasn't being facetious: if you know how the process works, what evidence is there that suggests this is most lik...
February 22, 2020 at 19:03
You seem overly worried about homelessness. It's not an irrational concern, but in my view if you're fairly intelligent and resourceful enough, you ca...
February 22, 2020 at 18:42
Well good for you. :) A home in the sense of some kind of dwelling place, yes. Not necessarily a house. I'm sure your situation is shared by many Amer...
February 22, 2020 at 00:47
I think Warren has had a bit of bad luck in the sense of running alongside someone with similar ideology but also more experience and already existing...
February 21, 2020 at 21:44
True, and it's also important to remember that YOU are a part of that river. We all have far more influence than we think, in my view. The state of po...
February 21, 2020 at 21:37
Explain why you think this is true. I don't see it.
February 21, 2020 at 20:29
What statistics? What metric are you referring to here? Yearly salary or something, or are you saying that 75% of Americans don't have a partner and s...
February 21, 2020 at 20:26
I certainly sympathize with this point of view. I too was very disappointed in 2016 -- I voted for Clinton as the least damaging candidate, although I...
February 21, 2020 at 20:16
Yes, and it'll be very hard to defeat Trump, win congress, get things passed, etc. But what's the alternative? Lay down and die? Passivity? Apathy? Th...
February 20, 2020 at 22:08
I really wouldn't worry about it. Like I said earlier, the DNC are indeed sleazy, but they're not completely blind. They don't like Sanders, but they'...
February 20, 2020 at 19:38
I think she looked rattled and weak. She appeared on the verge of tears almost. Her line about "Do you think I'm dumb, are you mocking me?" was kind o...
February 20, 2020 at 17:06
Just watch. It'll come down to Sanders and Bloomberg, but only because the latter has the money to waste. Too much talk about a brokered convention. I...
February 20, 2020 at 15:46
I don't know about needing to die, but I don't like him buying his way into this race either.
February 19, 2020 at 21:35
I think Biden has almost no chance at this point. It's going to end up being Bernie or Bloomberg, which is a disaster. But let's hope Bernie pulls awa...
February 18, 2020 at 01:40