conflicttheory.bsky.social
Left-leaning/progressive. Anti-Bullshit. frustrated with Democrats as well—not necessarily ideologically, but in terms of their timidity, messaging, or failure to confront extremism.
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nom nom nom, MFrs.
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Let's just agree to disagree.
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I don't give a damn what you think it changes. You have totally avoided the argument because you want to make victims of the powerful for hypothetical and stupid reasons.
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You love hypotheticals. Attack the substance of my argument and stop with the ridiculous comparisons.
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The GOP has the same issues with old people clinging to power. HOWEVER, they are the younger party on average. This isn't hate. This is the realizing that old, moneyed "leaders" are more interested in their power and contributions than moving the party forward. They lost the plot. They must go.
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No, it's just politics in the real world. You want to keep comparing old oligarchs with all the power to oppressed African Americans. That's just fucking stupid and you've lost the plot.
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Look, you can dress it up all the terms you want. Old and in the way. If you people like Grassley and Pelosi who are clinging to power in their last grasp to control, that's a problem. If you don't see that, then the party can continue to lose the youth vote by a thousand cuts.
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I'm bias against a group of powerful old people calling all the shots in America. I can accept that.
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Being old and out of touch is a perfect reason to primary a candidate. You make not like it, but that's politics. It is a blood sport. The old must eventually be politically culled for the younger leaders to rise. Either willingly or unwillingly and by hook or crook. It is not a game of beanbag.
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Who said barred? You like to argue with yourself. You're good at it. Why pretend you're arguing with me?
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Data is data. I said what I said and I don't apologize for it. Democrats can't be the old people party of "Wait your turn". That's what got us here. You just want to white knight the gerontocracy that got us here and fashion for the them the clothing of victimhood.
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Yeah, and people say stupid things all the time. To each their own.
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Make a good argument. Dems are 3 members down because of elderly reps dying in office. There are people who are in their 90s and making aids buy their Alzheimer meds. This isn't about lumping people altogether. But democrats are stopping the younger leaders from growing into their roles. Fact.
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www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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spot on.
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PS put to pasture is a term for old horses being allowed to graze and frolic in their latter years. Applying it to the other groups makes no sense. You need a better argument. Why should geriatric reps stay in seats ineffectively, while the party atrophies and new blood doesn't try? Make an argument
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Sounds like you appreciate elected Alzheimer's patients having their aids shop for their meds instead of retiring with dignity. This has happened too often in the democratic party. Hell, we are currently down 3 seats because of old people in the party dying in office. Wake up.
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So, you think unless they are elected, they are not represented? I am attacking a structural flaw in democratic party of keeping geriatrics in charge past their prime. See: Diane Feinstien who was having aids shop for her Alzheimer's meds while in office. Do you really want to have this debate?
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I fail to see any hate or bigotry. Rich, old, connected people have paralyzed this country in congress and they need to be put to pasture.
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If we replaced it with those words, it would not make sense. It is a gerontocracy. This is a fact. There are people in their 90s in congress.
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What are "real polls"? The polls that favor him by wacko right wing outlets like Rasmussen and Trafalgar? Even fox has him down in the polls you people are always whining about everything being "rigged" it is getting old. You are your ilk will gladly eat peanuts from his ass and pretend it is candy
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Yes. She would not have pushed failed tariff policies and started forever wars of choice.
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memes? this is your answer? Your not going to keep the house in the midterms. You won appealing to racism and pretending to have magic powers to end inflation that people are finding out he does not have. You're a moron.
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what sad cult of idiots.
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you literally worship a death cult that prays for the apocalypse. Like more MAGAt, faux religious moron, you're as full of shit about your religious beliefs as you are about every other aspect of your pitiful, sad, and tiny life. Take all the seats. Democrats offer actual policy. Cultist.
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MAGA people get more cultish and stupid with each day that passes.
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Have you seen the poll? You should take your own advice.
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He said he would end the war in Ukraine on day one and end inflation. All he followed through on was being a dictator on day one. PS you're a moron.
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Sure......cite the poll with he link. Let us see the methodology and sample size. What's that? You're just lying? You don't say!
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There were no riots in LA. The national guard is just standing around. And starting a new war was something he was supposed to be against. Oil is going to spike and people are going to feel it. You're an idiot and the stock market is only invested in by 20% of the public.
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Why should Tim Walz have any excuses? Boelter was a Trump-lover who went after democrats. But you're far too fucking stupid to figure that out, huh?
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What? What words should never be said? Tim WALZ was not friends with his person and he didn't work for WALZ. Walz has nothing to do with this murderous Trump lover. You're just a lying little pile of shit, huh? Or typical republican.
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LMAO! Hodge Twins share one shitty brain. I've never seen bigger idiots than these two Uncle Ruckus impersonators.
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Well, you're full of shit. All he does is cheat at golf when he isn't busy lying. Joe Biden was a better president and had a much better approval rating at this time of his presidency and he didn't lie about starting new wars. He was dozing off and taking naps at serious events. You're a moron.
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He calls everyone "failed" because he failed at everything. It's just projection.
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You're a moron. How'd you become so stupid? When the Obama deal was ongoing, they were not enriching like they were after Trump destroyed the deal. Trump built that shit there. Again, you're a god damn moron.
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You people are OBSESSED with inspecting the genitals of children. You're a disgrace to your hometown. Fake hillbilly with 4 names. You know who has 4 different names in 10 years? Serial killers.
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You're a pathetic idiot.
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No. You're free to use hate speech. That's free speech. People calling you out for being a bigoted asshole is ALSO free speech. You don't understand this term. You don't want free speech (which comes with criticism) you want CONSEQUENCE-FREE speech where no one calls you out. That's not free speech