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[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

I find it funny how grown ass adults are not to be given any personal responsibility for their sh*t voting. Hillary coming on the stump repeating the same stuff you heard her say on tv would have made you vote for her? LOL. No. You knew what both candidates were about and made your decision to vote or not vote accordingly.

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The problem with talk of "extremism" is that it fundamentally assumes that the problem with "extremists" is their extreme level of departure from the status quo. The kinds of people who think like this are a problem.

Talk of "extremism" as a problem in a political context assumes that uncommon ideas that are radical changes to the status quo are inherently problematic. This is obviously not good.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

The problem with talk of "extremism" is that it fundamentally assumes that the problem with "extremists" is their extreme level of departure from the status quo. The kinds of people who think like this are a problem.

Talk of "extremism" as a problem in a political context assumes that uncommon ideas that are radical changes to the status quo are inherently problematic. This is obviously not good.

Lincoln was a 'extremist' who wanted to radically change the status quo and abolish slavery. The 'sensible' option would be to be leave slavery alone in the South and allow popular sovereignty in the territories.

This.

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These issues AREN'T the issues of the 1960s

Which actually is precisely the problem. Subtler forms of racism can't be as easily combated as overt examples, and therefore require different responses.

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Not a chance. He suffers from everything that ailed Clinton, minus the age and health issues, except amplified.

I don't think Booker is a strong candidate--- but he is not under FBI investigation and won't have the words "emails" and "Booker Foundation" flying over his head.

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And yet people in the country were so economically despereate that they voted for Trump to be his successor. He was a moderate republican as he stated himself

I blame cowardly suburbanites way more than a few coal miners

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It's important that gays are accepted and that they accept themselves.  Internalized homophobia leads to very bad things, as we see time and again.

Hurt people hurt people.    And the cycle continues.

Agreed. Such bizarre and deviant behavior isn't common among the entirety of the LGBTQ community, but it tends to manifest itself to a disproportionate degree among those who've suppressed their real identity. Nothing good comes from staying "in the closet" and/or refusing to accept who you are. And none of that would even arise if it wasn't for society's rampant homophobia and transphobia that shames people for being who they are - which is nothing more than a human being just like everyone else.

Both of them.

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Maybe this is old news now with the new allegations against two more members of Congress, but I think this is important for the record.

From the A.P, what I said earlier clearly seems to be correct.  The only evidence that Barton was a victim of revenge porn is that Barton himself made that claim "Barton suggested he could be the victim of online exploitation."

However, there is clearly more to this story: "About a week later (after the initial claims and counter claims) tea party organizer Kelly Canon came forward with Facebook Messenger exchanges from 2012 when Barton asked is she was wearing panties and made other sexual references."

The thing with me here is that apparently Barton sent nude pictures of himself to something like six women in a year, and I simply find it more believable that Barton sent at least some of those pictures unsolicited rather than that he had consensual relations with that many women in a single year.

Of course, it's possible that both could be true.  That the women he sent his nudes to who subsequently released them was in a consensual relationship with him while some of the others were unsolicited, but, if that is the case, he is not merely just a victim.

Of course it's not up for me to tell people how to address this issue, but if it is brought up further, I would appreciate it if Barton was referred to as an 'alleged victim of revenge porn.'

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Tim Ryan would be a terrible speaker. If Democrats win the House, there's no reason to give the job to a moderate Republican.

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You don't think

Honestly you could have concluded the post at this point.

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I know exactly what your doing. Democratic hacks on here attacking anyone who suggests the system is corrupt is a trend.

Wait, I'm a Democratic hack? I thought you were accusing me of slandering one of my fellow Democrats in a different thread?

That makes no sense lol

Is this honestly what you do with your life? Troll? Well you are 18 so maybe one of your balls haven't dropped yet. The ignore button is your new friend

Tfw you're so insecure about yourself and have no way to back up your beliefs so you retreat to a penis joke during a political discussion

Gentlemen please, both of you are equally stupid and annoying mow kiss and make up.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Armed guards in school will work...until of course a guard decides to shoot up some kids.

A white teacher shooting an unruly black student because "they feared for their own safety"

A black teacher shooting a white student because of "suburban white privilege". Can't wait to see that happen. The left would eat that up.

You're a moron bronz.

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Your team is of course the Republican party, the party of pedophilia and thinly veiled fascism.

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Only if Roem doesn't promise to quit pussyfooting around and dump spironolactone into the water supply already.

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If you really want to crack down on gun violence, don’t target the mentally ill and further stigmatize and unfairly subject them to privacy violations. Instead, place those with a history of domestic violence, White supremacy, sexism, and religious fanaticism on a “no sell” list. And that should especially apply to the police. That’d do more to reduce mass shootings, domestic terrorism, and  unjustified police shootings than anything else.

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There is an egg in Congress right now.

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It's almost like Bush is not and never has been a good person with good intentions.

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There are instructional, cultural, and individual reasons that lead to disportportionate African American impoverishment. It feels like most White Liberals disregard or at least dramatically downplay any non-institutional influences upon African American poverty; while that is unquestionably the primary cause, its not the exclusive cause. There is a wide reaching culture wherein obtaining and keeping a paid job makes you a sellout, that drug dealing and other criminal behavior is more socially acceptable, and that conforming to the standards of hard work, determination, and saving money make you “less” than the others in your community, as an African American.

It goes beyond just institutional issues, but it does have its roots in institutional issues.

Case in point of liberal ignorance...

Do you even know any Black people who’re from the ghetto? This isn’t racism and it isn’t a secret. You need to escape your bubble once and a while. The world is more than theory...

I'm just going to put this here.

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