Cipheron on 9/4/2022 at 21:54
Here's a good one.
A Republican congressional candidate upset that Dee Snider of Twisted Sister is a liberal, says that Snider wrote a conservative anthem in "We're Not Gonna Take It"
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https://twitter.com/Sessler/status/1512558618746359811)
Quote:
Bummed to learn that @deesnider , the man with
the perfect song written decades ago about the attack on traditional, conservative American values... “We're Not Gonna Take It” is riding the train in the wrong direction. How could it be that he sang for us but now fights for them?
Dee Snider's reply:
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https://twitter.com/deesnider/status/1512689911656161280)
Quote:
You think i wrote a song in support of "traditional American values"? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! You funny.
And the counter:
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https://twitter.com/Sessler/status/1512849827805085697)
Quote:
Do you think the folks that wrote the Bible knew that God was writing through them? I doubt it. I believe God can even use @deesnider and his hair for good!
So ... "The Lord" spoke through ... Twisted fucking Sister.
demagogue on 9/4/2022 at 23:59
Quote Posted by Nicker
That's too much work, Dema. I prefer, "If you are not sure, SHOUT LOUDER"!!
Speaking of which XD, I like in our era, even despite most countries' turn inwards and ultra-nationalism on the rise, the inevitable march towards globalization is also allowing us to care about each other, at least those of us "in the family" not too lost to propaganda, in ways we wouldn't have in the past, or at least since the last time we had such a common threat.
It's in that spirit I can appeal to our French friends, for goodness sake please do what you can to see (
https://www.thedailybeast.com/frances-marine-le-pen-is-the-putin-fan-who-could-screw-us-all) this person isn't elected into national office. :p
I have a feeling the US is going to be trying to heal from Trump's admin (God help us if we have another!) for a long time to come. Whatever these demagogues promise, it's not worth it.
[video=youtube;SeEHQhARESU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeEHQhARESU[/video]
Nicker on 10/4/2022 at 00:21
Yeah, when T***p was elected I figured it would be four years of stagnation and stupidity. I never thought he would herald the undoing of any benefits gleaned from WW2, or from the US War of Independence, for that matter.
Cipheron on 10/4/2022 at 08:30
I just heard that back in January, Biden was giving speeches to promote the infrastructure program, which includes money earmarked for bridge repair. He had one speech planned in Pittsburgh on Jan 28.
However, the speech was almost derailed, because that morning, one of the bridges there collapsed. Luckily it was early in the morning and not rush hour, and nobody died (10 people injured).
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fern_Hollow_Bridge)
demagogue on 10/4/2022 at 09:15
Yeah, Jason Moyer posted about that on FB because he (used to?) live near that bridge IIRC and used it all the time. I forget if he posts here much anymore. I guess you need to know that he's a long-time member. I'm surprised we even have active members joining after ~2006, much less 2020!
rachel on 11/4/2022 at 09:58
Quote Posted by demagogue
Speaking of which XD, I like in our era, even despite most countries' turn inwards and ultra-nationalism on the rise, the inevitable march towards globalization is also allowing us to care about each other, at least those of us "in the family" not too lost to propaganda, in ways we wouldn't have in the past, or at least since the last time we had such a common threat.
It's in that spirit I can appeal to our French friends, for goodness sake please do what you can to see (
https://www.thedailybeast.com/frances-marine-le-pen-is-the-putin-fan-who-could-screw-us-all) this person isn't elected into national office. :p
I have a feeling the US is going to be trying to heal from Trump's admin (God help us if we have another!) for a long time to come. Whatever these demagogues promise, it's not worth it.
[video=youtube;SeEHQhARESU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeEHQhARESU[/video]
Sorry but it's the third time they pull this trick on us and I'm done playing. I'll no longer cast a vote for someone I despise to block someone I despise even more. On the 24th, I have a nice sailing day scheduled. Let the chips falls where they may.
demagogue on 11/4/2022 at 10:37
I guess technically the advice also applies retroactively to voting in the first round for the person one thinks is best. Run offs are a curious thing, e.g., if you feel like you already did your part & lost. I can't say I blame you. I wouldn't vote for someone I despise if they're asking me to do it at all.
Maybe I'm just projecting the trauma of four years of T***p and the cesspool it's left behind that's still oozing out, but that may be a bridge you can cross if you get there.
Anyway, I hope this all isn't any prelude to some giant lurch to the kook right for the whole free world over the next decade.
Briareos H on 11/4/2022 at 10:41
Quote Posted by rachel
Sorry but it's the third time they pull this trick on us and I'm done playing. I'll no longer cast a vote for someone I despise to block someone I despise even more. On the 24th, I have a nice sailing day scheduled. Let the chips falls where they may.
This is a sentiment shared by a lot of my friends but I'm not sure how much I agree with it. As much as I dislike Macron, Le Pen will:
* hand over the keys to all public services to her corrupt, racist friends and their oligarch/foreign sponsors,
* rapidly inject a massive amount of harmful bullshit into the education system,
* disrupt all attempts at implementing progressive policies, even those that were supported by the current government,
* weaken Europe significantly by disengaging from tough but necessary agreements (self-reliance, environment, defense),
* destroy what little was left of the French voice as a credible and independent power on the geopolitical scene in favour of meaningless alignments with asshole nationalist parties like Fidesz and PiS,
* foster a climate of hate and division,
* and more!
Even if the French manage to backpedal like the US have done with Trump, a lot of the harm done will be long lasting and much, much worse than a second term of Macron.
rachel on 11/4/2022 at 11:23
Tell that to Hidalgo, Roussel, Taubira, Jadot, and even Mélenchon would could have proposed a viable, more broadly appealing lefty alternative instead of bitching against each other, digging our figurative graves even deeper with reckless abandon. I won't be held responsible for whatever happens on the 24th, sorry. The whole thing is disgusting.
PS In fairness, I have to acknowledge that I say that from the comfort of a very LGBT-friendly city abroad where I have the privilege of feeling safer being myself than I probably would anywhere in France, so there's that.
PPS Also it's a hot take with a lot of fresh frustration, and there are still two weeks left to see where the wind is blowing. If it really is close, I guess I'll just have to do it and help macron's ass, again. We'll see.
Nicker on 11/4/2022 at 18:45
Democracy is rarely about the best choice. It's mostly about the least worst choice.
VOTE!!!