DCCC faces mass staff upheaval after uproar over diversity - POLITICO

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Don't worry, us leftists are paying attention. Bustos is a garbage centrist.

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 1, 2019:

@purdyday Where did you get the idea that this was about "equality of outcome?"

A media pundit has mentioned today the phenomena of politicians being "SCHOOLED".

WilyRickWiles comments on Aug 1, 2019:

Ben Shapiro https://www.amazon.com/How-Debate-Leftists-Destroy-Them-ebook/dp/B00JRJQ7Z2 is the first thing that comes to mind. I first started noticing this sort of thing around the time Trump was elected. The style of political coverage perhaps can be traced to "Crossfire" on CNN. ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 1, 2019:

I'm personally not a fan either way.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Matt Gaetz, and Charlie Kirk to Appear at Trump Doral Conference Devoted to ...

Boardwine comments on Aug 1, 2019:

American Priority founded in 2018, is an event hosted by ALX Inc dba American First Events. ALX Inc is a Virginia Corporation with headquarters in the Shenandoah Valley, Harrisonburg VA. Our Mission is to develop and execute educational events that support the First Amendment, highlight ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 1, 2019:

@Boardwine The people mentioned in my post are legitimizing the speakers and organizers who spread conspiracy theories.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Matt Gaetz, and Charlie Kirk to Appear at Trump Doral Conference Devoted to ...

Boardwine comments on Aug 1, 2019:

American Priority founded in 2018, is an event hosted by ALX Inc dba American First Events. ALX Inc is a Virginia Corporation with headquarters in the Shenandoah Valley, Harrisonburg VA. Our Mission is to develop and execute educational events that support the First Amendment, highlight ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Aug 1, 2019:

Ah, so I should just them by their PR and not the actions of the speakers and organizers. Gotcha!

The concept of the nation-state is officially over.

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 31, 2019:

God willing. Best written critique of conservatives: Corey Robin's The Reactionary Mind.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 31, 2019:

@govols I guess Robin's point of starting where he does is that in feudal times those traditionalists were the ones in power. Where there was opposition, it was mostly different aristocratic factions squabbling over things like religion rather than different class interests. And the Enlightenment is when the current stage of society began. I suppose if you want to go back farther, you can consult philosophers like Marx.

The concept of the nation-state is officially over.

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 31, 2019:

God willing. Best written critique of conservatives: Corey Robin's The Reactionary Mind.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 31, 2019:

@govols Who would you say the conservatives and non-conservatives in feudal times?

The Great Hack | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

DrN1 comments on Jul 31, 2019:

Story broke here in UK (no freedom of speech eh?). I doubt it would ever have seen the light of day in the land of the free and the home of the brave!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 31, 2019:

Still waiting for accountability for Cambridge Analytica, Robert and Rebekah Mercer, and Facebook in the US. After the anticlimactic roll out of the Mueller report and the FTC settlement with Facebook, I doubt it will ever happen.

Joe Rogan Experience 1325 - Dr. Cornel West - YouTube

DesireNoDesires comments on Jul 30, 2019:

He is very wise, but he seems to be under the impression that he's chained to an imaginary plantation..mf is on rogan, wearing 3 piece suit.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 30, 2019:

@DesireNoDesires, @iThink Also relevant--West from the interview: "On the one hand there's a fear of black freedom because black freedom somehow means less freedom for whites. There's a fear of black creativity because that means maybe white supremacy is a lie. Maybe they're human just like us. Maybe they're just as creative, imaginative, and telling it just like us. Then they hear the music and they say ooh they got something going on in the black side of town but we don't know. It's like you going to see Prior, right? Somebody would have told you, oh brother Joe, white supremacy of America tells you that black creativity, black intelligence, black genius doesn't exist, and you go and see Pryor with your parents and you go away thinking, this negro's a genius! Somebody lied to me! I got to recognize that. And then you recognize oh there's a whole tradition of Pryor and we can go on and on from the Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, and on and on and on, right? And so people begin to think, especially white brothers and sisters, our parents have been lying to us when it comes to black intelligence, imagination, genius, and humanity."

Joe Rogan Experience 1325 - Dr. Cornel West - YouTube

DesireNoDesires comments on Jul 30, 2019:

He is very wise, but he seems to be under the impression that he's chained to an imaginary plantation..mf is on rogan, wearing 3 piece suit.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 30, 2019:

@DesireNoDesires, @iThink Related: https://youtu.be/ofL8fsd41mI

Who do you see as a threat (choose all that apply)?

DesireNoDesires comments on Jul 30, 2019:

People whom fail to include the average blue collar..interesting, wonder who this poll is directed towards

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 30, 2019:

Would have included more options, but IDW.C limits to 8.

Why do my tax dollars compensate victims of 9/11 when I had nothing to do with the attacks on that ...

iThink comments on Jul 29, 2019:

really Ricky? if this is a hill of which you choose to die upon - you'll die alone.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@iThink What's the difference?

Why do my tax dollars compensate victims of 9/11 when I had nothing to do with the attacks on that ...

iThink comments on Jul 29, 2019:

really Ricky? if this is a hill of which you choose to die upon - you'll die alone.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@iThink So the difference is Jon Stewart spoke out about the former?

Why do my tax dollars compensate victims of 9/11 when I had nothing to do with the attacks on that ...

iThink comments on Jul 29, 2019:

really Ricky? if this is a hill of which you choose to die upon - you'll die alone.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

Can you help me understand how it's different from reparations for Jim Crow and redlining?

Why do my tax dollars compensate victims of 9/11 when I had nothing to do with the attacks on that ...

RMSPT comments on Jul 29, 2019:

This rabbit hole is never ending. Why do my tax dollars go to Wars I don’t believe in or to support countries whose agendas I disagree with or to buy steak dinners for politicians I despise or cover healthcare oil company subsidies farmer subsidies bank bailouts. The 9/11 fund is a pittance ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

Sure, but it's one thing for the government to waste money on some program. It's another to compensate people for a villainous act carried out by someone else. I feel like I'm being blamed for doing 9/11. If that's how it's going to be, why don't we pay reparations for Jim Crow and redlining?

Epstein as Evidence of Emerging Neo-Feudalism The more I learn about Jeffrey Epstein's ...

iThink comments on Jul 29, 2019:

LOL! what the....it really is hard to take you seriously Ricky - c'mon. get real. So just how is raising taxes on the super wealthy supposed to mitigate such scandalous depravity? Furthermore, what in hades does on have to do with the other.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@iThink Yeah, there's not a debt crisis. There is an inequality crisis. And we are fighting to avoid deflation and low growth.

Epstein as Evidence of Emerging Neo-Feudalism The more I learn about Jeffrey Epstein's ...

iThink comments on Jul 29, 2019:

LOL! what the....it really is hard to take you seriously Ricky - c'mon. get real. So just how is raising taxes on the super wealthy supposed to mitigate such scandalous depravity? Furthermore, what in hades does on have to do with the other.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@iThink Of course it has the added benefit of giving legitimacy to our monetary system. And should be coupled with programs that create opportunity for the working class. But the taxing (and the power over our political system and culture that it removes) does a lot of the work in and of itself.

Epstein as Evidence of Emerging Neo-Feudalism The more I learn about Jeffrey Epstein's ...

10thGeneration comments on Jul 29, 2019:

This is not likely a return to a neo feudalism. It is the result of human instinct towards tribalism. Democracy and capitalism are not natural to humans. Still the combination of the two in the last 300 years has raised more people from poverty, extended the lifespan and provided more advances than ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@10thGeneration LOL. Of course you blame the upper middle class and not those with extreme wealth. And you accuse ME of needing to learn about economics and history. It is people like you who enable the Epsteins of the world.

Epstein as Evidence of Emerging Neo-Feudalism The more I learn about Jeffrey Epstein's ...

iThink comments on Jul 29, 2019:

LOL! what the....it really is hard to take you seriously Ricky - c'mon. get real. So just how is raising taxes on the super wealthy supposed to mitigate such scandalous depravity? Furthermore, what in hades does on have to do with the other.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@iThink The solution is removing it from the extremely wealthy. The government can already print as much money as it needs.

Epstein as Evidence of Emerging Neo-Feudalism The more I learn about Jeffrey Epstein's ...

iThink comments on Jul 29, 2019:

LOL! what the....it really is hard to take you seriously Ricky - c'mon. get real. So just how is raising taxes on the super wealthy supposed to mitigate such scandalous depravity? Furthermore, what in hades does on have to do with the other.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

Wealth is power, particularly extreme wealth.

Epstein as Evidence of Emerging Neo-Feudalism The more I learn about Jeffrey Epstein's ...

10thGeneration comments on Jul 29, 2019:

This is not likely a return to a neo feudalism. It is the result of human instinct towards tribalism. Democracy and capitalism are not natural to humans. Still the combination of the two in the last 300 years has raised more people from poverty, extended the lifespan and provided more advances than ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

Let's do both. Sometimes the trust you have to bust is an individual, especially when their business involves black markets like smuggling and financing CIA black ops. Increased taxes don't make the government that much more powerful--it is already a monetary sovereign.

Stephen Miller said he 'would be happy if not a single refugee' came to the US

acthenpens comments on Jul 29, 2019:

This seems an absurd proposition to equate "ethnic cleansing" with apathy. How are you equating a passive action to a active one.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@acthenpens Denying entry based on ethnicity--e.g. quotas.

Stephen Miller said he 'would be happy if not a single refugee' came to the US

acthenpens comments on Jul 29, 2019:

This seems an absurd proposition to equate "ethnic cleansing" with apathy. How are you equating a passive action to a active one.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

@acthenpens You don't have to kill people to accomplish ethnic cleansing--you can, for example, target people of a certain ethnic background for removal and entry restrictions. If you read up about Stephen Miller and FAIR, which has staffed up the Trump administration, it becomes very clear that that is their goal.

Stephen Miller said he 'would be happy if not a single refugee' came to the US

acthenpens comments on Jul 29, 2019:

This seems an absurd proposition to equate "ethnic cleansing" with apathy. How are you equating a passive action to a active one.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 29, 2019:

He is actively setting policy so that as close to zero refugees as possible are admitted. Moreover, it is part of an agenda that he shares with organizations like FAIR.

DEEP STATE! DEEP STATE! Beware, beware. They’re everywhere. Yeah?

RMSPT comments on Jul 28, 2019:

Preach!! :p

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 28, 2019:

Right-wing politics in a nutshell.

Is Donald Trump a Racist? Are You? Why or Why Not?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 28, 2019:

There are many examples, but the best are his campaign against the Central Park Five and his birther campaign against President Obama.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 28, 2019:

And recently saying "go back" about people who are American citizens, most of them natural born, was a good one.

"The Super Patriot" From Mad Magazine in 1968

iThink comments on Jul 26, 2019:

nobody around today more filled with hate than the Leftists and their Antifa "brown shirts" Today the biggest targets of hate are White (especially middle class heterosexual males) and Jews/Israel.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@jwhitten Not directly, but that's what motivated his base. It's always there and Trump had the balls and lack of morals to take advantage.

You know who was into Karl Marx?

JimbobNE comments on Jul 28, 2019:

Lincoln and Marx also agreed that eating was necessary for survival. Just because they agreed on some issues doesn't make Lincoln a red Marxist. Lincoln never believed in making government an all-powerful institution which attempts to destroy religion or private property. Ted Kennedy occasionally ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 28, 2019:

Lincoln wasn't a Marxist but he was highly influenced by small-r republican and pro-labor values, he was advised by and corresponded with actual socialists, and the Republican Party was boosted by leftist German immigrants who fled the failed revolution.

"The Super Patriot" From Mad Magazine in 1968

iThink comments on Jul 26, 2019:

nobody around today more filled with hate than the Leftists and their Antifa "brown shirts" Today the biggest targets of hate are White (especially middle class heterosexual males) and Jews/Israel.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@jwhitten Only a few paragraphs in... just no. Trump happened because he and Hillary were two of the least popular politicians in the country. The one who most excited his base won.

"The Super Patriot" From Mad Magazine in 1968

iThink comments on Jul 26, 2019:

nobody around today more filled with hate than the Leftists and their Antifa "brown shirts" Today the biggest targets of hate are White (especially middle class heterosexual males) and Jews/Israel.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 28, 2019:

@jwhitten, @iThink Maybe I'm posturing a bit. But am I posturing more than the right is? From a left perspective, someone has to match what the right is doing. I'll concede that you and iThink are reasonably objective and intelligent too. But we've all recognized the importance of political posturing.

"The Super Patriot" From Mad Magazine in 1968

iThink comments on Jul 26, 2019:

nobody around today more filled with hate than the Leftists and their Antifa "brown shirts" Today the biggest targets of hate are White (especially middle class heterosexual males) and Jews/Israel.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 27, 2019:

I think the disconnect here is that what the left calls hate speech the right just calls hate. And whereas the left is concerned solely with violence and hate speech in the public square, the right is concerned even with a person's private thoughts. Moreover, the right has a tendency to cast disagreement or criticism about socially powerful groups as hate. How else do you explain all of the above claims that hatred on the left is self-evident?

"The Super Patriot" From Mad Magazine in 1968

iThink comments on Jul 26, 2019:

nobody around today more filled with hate than the Leftists and their Antifa "brown shirts" Today the biggest targets of hate are White (especially middle class heterosexual males) and Jews/Israel.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 27, 2019:

@jwhitten He said white, middle-class, heterosexual males were the biggest targets of hate--that means speech or otherwise. And he characterized leftists as hateful. Moreover, given recent topics of conversation here, his mention of Jews/Israel seems to imply that speech is within the scope of his concern.

After Depicting Trump's Severed Head, Kathy Griffin was the Subject of Two Federal Investigations ...

LastLiberal comments on Jul 26, 2019:

One could argue ,quite easily, that her depiction of A SEVERED HEAD was an incitement of violence. Free speech does not apply, one could argue. That being said she did have some people on the right defending her. Kathy Griffins problem is that she doesn't come off as likeable. She comes off as the ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 27, 2019:

Should the same standard be applied to Trump's campaign speeches?

"The Super Patriot" From Mad Magazine in 1968

iThink comments on Jul 26, 2019:

nobody around today more filled with hate than the Leftists and their Antifa "brown shirts" Today the biggest targets of hate are White (especially middle class heterosexual males) and Jews/Israel.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 27, 2019:

@jwhitten I'll refer you to iThink's comment above.

"The Super Patriot" From Mad Magazine in 1968

iThink comments on Jul 26, 2019:

nobody around today more filled with hate than the Leftists and their Antifa "brown shirts" Today the biggest targets of hate are White (especially middle class heterosexual males) and Jews/Israel.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 26, 2019:

If the above image were published today the right would call it hate speech!

Israel Demolishes 70 More Palestinian Apartments in East Jerusalem, Displacing 500-600 People ...

iThink comments on Jul 24, 2019:

good

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 25, 2019:

@iThink Dude, this wasn't a response to "violent attacks."

It's clear Mueller didn't write this report: Alan Dershowitz - YouTube

Jurecki comments on Jul 24, 2019:

We, the tax payers should demand a refund from him and the 8 angry democrats that soaked us for their bill.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 25, 2019:

It basically paid for itself through Manafort's asset forfeitures.

Trump associate George Nader hit with child sex trafficking charges

iThink comments on Jul 23, 2019:

is Nader Muslim? In Middle Eastern Muslim culture it is not uncommon for men to take young boys anally. In fact sexual perversions such as incest, anal intercourse with boys and women, sexual copulation with animals is very common in Muslim culture.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 23, 2019:

@iThink Likely. He's a Lebanese Christian.

Trump associate George Nader hit with child sex trafficking charges

iThink comments on Jul 23, 2019:

is Nader Muslim? In Middle Eastern Muslim culture it is not uncommon for men to take young boys anally. In fact sexual perversions such as incest, anal intercourse with boys and women, sexual copulation with animals is very common in Muslim culture.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 23, 2019:

He's Christian.

A country that let Bill Clinton off the hook for his “I smoked pot but I didn’t inhale” ...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 9, 2019:

I'm sure there was no crossover between Trump's Miss Teen USA pageant and Epstein's pedophile ring. And I'm sure Labor Secretary Alex Acosta is doing all he can to assist with Epstein's prosecution!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 10, 2019:

@Ezilla091094 Vance is the worst.

So Nancy Pelosi says that President Trump's effort to enforce American border control is a cover for...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 8, 2019:

Maybe because his agenda comes from a organization founded by the eugenicist John Tanton?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 8, 2019:

@DesireNoDesires None of that has any basis in reality.

So Nancy Pelosi says that President Trump's effort to enforce American border control is a cover for...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 8, 2019:

Maybe because his agenda comes from a organization founded by the eugenicist John Tanton?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 8, 2019:

@Babou Dude, that load of speculation has nothing to do with immigration to the US.

So Nancy Pelosi says that President Trump's effort to enforce American border control is a cover for...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 8, 2019:

Maybe because his agenda comes from a organization founded by the eugenicist John Tanton?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 8, 2019:

@DanMartinovich Ah, I get it. Everything you like is legal and everything you don't like is illegal! And god forbid we interrogate why you like what you do.

So Nancy Pelosi says that President Trump's effort to enforce American border control is a cover for...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 8, 2019:

Maybe because his agenda comes from a organization founded by the eugenicist John Tanton?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 8, 2019:

@DanMartinovich Bullshit. They are doing everything they can to stymie legal immigration, in keeping with the agenda of organizations like FAIR who have staffed up his administration. He's already barred asylum-seekers at ports of entry; banned nationals of eight, mostly-Muslim countries; admitted record low numbers of refugees, capped in the tens of thousands; and cancelled DACA and TPS. Moreover, the tenth point of his immigration plan from 2016 was to "limit legal immigration, lower it to 'historic norms,' and set new caps." His more recent plan for "merit immigration" explicitly favors the young and the wealthy. The intent is to find a backdoor way to reimpose racial quotas. As Trump himself said, "We will reform legal immigration to serve the best interests of America and its workers, the forgotten people. Workers. We're going to take care of our workers." And "Why do we want these people from all these shithole countries here? We should have more people from places like Norway." Just own your beliefs already.

The left argues that the citizenship question on the census will cause non-citizens to not respond ...

Georgesblogforum comments on Apr 24, 2019:

Illegals have no citizenship rights . The census question screens out illegal voters and applicants to benefit programs . The census question stands in the way of Democrat vote fraud .

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 8, 2019:

@Segovia Say what (also, not clicking on that)?

The left argues that the citizenship question on the census will cause non-citizens to not respond ...

Georgesblogforum comments on Apr 24, 2019:

Illegals have no citizenship rights . The census question screens out illegal voters and applicants to benefit programs . The census question stands in the way of Democrat vote fraud .

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 8, 2019:

@Serg97 No they didn't necessarily break the law to get here. Moreover, they can't register to vote and there is no meaningful evidence that they are committing voter fraud. Just because it "feels true" does not make it so.

If you see someone wearing wearing Nike's.

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Fun fact. Phil Knight, co-founder of Nike gave $2.5 million to the Republican who ran for Oregon governor against Kate Brown. And here's the story of what he did to the University of Oregon. ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 7, 2019:

@CanuckAmok Yes.

Is your country communist? [youtu.be]

JimbobNE comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Just look at Bernie Sanders and his love of socialism. All you have to do is look at some old videos of him speaking of the wonders of the Soviet Union. With all of the young people swayed by the "genius " of Bernie. They want to say brutal Marxist nations didn't do it right, but if they ever got ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 7, 2019:

Are you a billionaire?

What films would you suggest young Liberals watch to better appreciate classical liberal values - ...

timon_phocas comments on Jul 6, 2019:

Truth be told, I was always more influenced by what I read than what I watched. I read a lot of history and I guess that was before the revisionists taught us our founders were slave owning fascists.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 7, 2019:

I concur that reading is a better way to learn politics (and the news for that matter). But weren't the founders slave owners? Can't we recognize them in all their complexity without being tarred as revisionists? The good and the bad?

What films would you suggest young Liberals watch to better appreciate classical liberal values - ...

SpikeTalon comments on Jul 6, 2019:

The Atlas Shrugged trilogy 2081 (short film) 1984 Harrison Bergeron

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 6, 2019:

@iThink, @SpikeTalon Vonnegut was a great socialist writer!

The Secret Betrayal That Sealed Nike's Special Influence Over the University of Oregon - Pacific ...

iThink comments on Jul 6, 2019:

I am shocked - shocked I say, to learn that Colleges and Universities are actually capitalistic - for profit entities!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 6, 2019:

They were rather feudalistic to begin with and they are only becoming more so as states defund them and they seek more patronage from oligarchs.

What films would you suggest young Liberals watch to better appreciate classical liberal values - ...

mccarthy comments on Jul 6, 2019:

The Left Coast and NY define where the US is headed for at least 20 years, and a while back everyone was watching "Idiocracy." It would be a good weeding out movie, because after watching the whole movie, while they are laughing, you d be able to tell who were destined to be the no-hope stoners, ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 6, 2019:

Inshallah.

The Rule of Law Is for Controlling Power, Not Keeping Order - Niskanen Center

waynus comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Very confused thinking.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 6, 2019:

@Peter_Lemonjello To be honest, I haven't had much time for this community lately, so it's all off the cuff right now.

The Rule of Law Is for Controlling Power, Not Keeping Order - Niskanen Center

waynus comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Very confused thinking.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 4, 2019:

"Law and order" is just common sense right?

What the actual fuck? [washingtontimes.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Oh, so you have a problem with people exercising their constitutional rights when they don't think like you?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@chuckpo Says a man who supports Donald Trump solely because he "owns the libs."

What the actual fuck? [washingtontimes.com]

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 4, 2019:

Oh, so you have a problem with people exercising their constitutional rights when they don't think like you?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@RafaelMspt The author of the op-ed is an anarchist...

How would you respond to someone of high intersectionality who claims to be systematically oppressed...

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 22, 2019:

I think everyone would benefit from reading this article rather than debate the aggrieved nonsense in the OP. https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@Farmergramma You recognize that you were discriminated against. Does the intent matter? While you have become successful, on average such discrimination is an obstacle that will lead to less people like you being successful. And I'm sure we could find plenty of examples, some that were intentional and some that were not. But both are a result of real power imbalances--the focus of Crenshaw's work--that lead to adverse legal outcomes due to identities that people cannot and should not be expected to control.

The economy is like a game of Monopoly.

dmatic comments on Jul 3, 2019:

"Finance" and interesting collecting are the methods of gaining all the property and money.....so, abolish interest!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@DBlair Millionaires aren't particularly rich. I'm taking about billionaires here.

How Border-Crossing Became a Crime in the United States - HISTORY

RichardD comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Who is in favour of undocumented unlimited immigration?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 4, 2019:

@RichardD Nope to the claim that there would be no legal grounds for deportation if unlawful entry wasn't a crime.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

Cheetolini comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Fund them, and stop being dicks for foto ops.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@Cheetolini And if you can read the report, you know the conditions are bad.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

Cheetolini comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Fund them, and stop being dicks for foto ops.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@Cheetolini The connection I was speaking of was a connection between those numbers and "promises." There is none. The fact that Trump's real deterrents have coincided with increased numbers makes it even less likely that there is a connection with the supposed incentives you mention.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

Cheetolini comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Fund them, and stop being dicks for foto ops.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@Cheetolini Yeah the connection is not there.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

Cheetolini comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Fund them, and stop being dicks for foto ops.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@Cheetolini Did you read the DHS OIG report?

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

Cheetolini comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Fund them, and stop being dicks for foto ops.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@Cheetolini Let me know how wins the debate between yourself and your internal straw leftist.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

Cheetolini comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Fund them, and stop being dicks for foto ops.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@Cheetolini Did it not? What we're doing now clearly isn't working as a deterrent. What's the point besides making a show of cruelty for Trump supporters?

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

Cheetolini comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Fund them, and stop being dicks for foto ops.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

Release them with a court date and an ankle monitor.

How Border-Crossing Became a Crime in the United States - HISTORY

RichardD comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Who is in favour of undocumented unlimited immigration?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@iThink Nope.

The economy is like a game of Monopoly.

dmatic comments on Jul 3, 2019:

"Finance" and interesting collecting are the methods of gaining all the property and money.....so, abolish interest!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@JimbobNE You suggested that we dance like monkeys for billionaires. Sounds like feudalism to me.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

timon_phocas comments on Jul 3, 2019:

DHS facilities designed for a few hundred detainees at at time are trying to cope with thousands of detainees. They are overwhelmed. Democrats said there was no crisis at the border. They refused to fund any expansion to accommodate the flood of people. And now they're accusing the Border Patrol...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@CanuckAmok See above.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

govols comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Overwhelming a system has impact. Promising DACA, health care, amnesty, refugee status to economic migrants contributes markedly to the effort in place to bring down national borders.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@CanuckAmok Dude I wasn't denying that the numbers were up this year--I just wanted to see them. It doesn't change anything. They're still not historically high and it's still an engineered crisis. As I mentioned before, there's no need to detain these people.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

timon_phocas comments on Jul 3, 2019:

DHS facilities designed for a few hundred detainees at at time are trying to cope with thousands of detainees. They are overwhelmed. Democrats said there was no crisis at the border. They refused to fund any expansion to accommodate the flood of people. And now they're accusing the Border Patrol...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@timon_phocas IT'S SOROS!

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

timon_phocas comments on Jul 3, 2019:

DHS facilities designed for a few hundred detainees at at time are trying to cope with thousands of detainees. They are overwhelmed. Democrats said there was no crisis at the border. They refused to fund any expansion to accommodate the flood of people. And now they're accusing the Border Patrol...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@Garsco Let's see the numbers.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

govols comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Overwhelming a system has impact. Promising DACA, health care, amnesty, refugee status to economic migrants contributes markedly to the effort in place to bring down national borders.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@Garsco Let's see the numbers.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

iThink comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Conditions there would be significantly better if the Dems would approve funding for it...jus sayn' And if living conditions there are so bad those people can always turn around and walk back from whence they came...surely. LOL

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

Addressed in comments below.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

govols comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Overwhelming a system has impact. Promising DACA, health care, amnesty, refugee status to economic migrants contributes markedly to the effort in place to bring down national borders.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@govols Are you suggesting that those "promises" have caused a massive spike in migration or not?

The economy is like a game of Monopoly.

dmatic comments on Jul 3, 2019:

"Finance" and interesting collecting are the methods of gaining all the property and money.....so, abolish interest!

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@JimbobNE Didn't we decide we didn't like feudalism several hundred years ago?

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

timon_phocas comments on Jul 3, 2019:

DHS facilities designed for a few hundred detainees at at time are trying to cope with thousands of detainees. They are overwhelmed. Democrats said there was no crisis at the border. They refused to fund any expansion to accommodate the flood of people. And now they're accusing the Border Patrol...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@govols Again...

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

govols comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Overwhelming a system has impact. Promising DACA, health care, amnesty, refugee status to economic migrants contributes markedly to the effort in place to bring down national borders.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

It just "feels true" doesn't it.

DHS Officer of Inspector General reveals squalid conditions in border detention centers ...

timon_phocas comments on Jul 3, 2019:

DHS facilities designed for a few hundred detainees at at time are trying to cope with thousands of detainees. They are overwhelmed. Democrats said there was no crisis at the border. They refused to fund any expansion to accommodate the flood of people. And now they're accusing the Border Patrol...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

It's a manufactured crisis. The Trump administration is intentionally creating these conditions for the purpose of a "deterrent." There is no reason for these people to be detained. Ankle monitors exist. Moreover, you can throw money at this dysfunctional system until the cows come home. The right will always find new ways to tax the system. They won't be happy until tens of millions of people who have lived here for decades are rounded up in camps.

How Border-Crossing Became a Crime in the United States - HISTORY

RichardD comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Who is in favour of undocumented unlimited immigration?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@EdNason It is already civil despite the fact that we treat them worse than criminals. The misdemeanor is just being used to justify some of the worst recent abuses (e.g. family separation).

How Border-Crossing Became a Crime in the United States - HISTORY

RichardD comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Who is in favour of undocumented unlimited immigration?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@RichardD It's very complicated.

How Border-Crossing Became a Crime in the United States - HISTORY

RichardD comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Who is in favour of undocumented unlimited immigration?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

@RichardD No because the undocumented are still subject to deportation under the civil immigration system.

How Border-Crossing Became a Crime in the United States - HISTORY

RichardD comments on Jul 3, 2019:

Who is in favour of undocumented unlimited immigration?

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 3, 2019:

While there's a historical precedent for it if you go back far enough, not many people that I know of. Decriminalization, which is not unlimited undocumented immigration, is being raised because of the inhumane treatment of migrants that the law in question has enabled.

Where does the insanity stop?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jun 30, 2019:

The holiday is specifically about celebrating achievements toward equal treatment. If a month of commemoration bothers you, it would seem that offering up more obstacles to be dismantled would be counterproductive.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@Biosphere You know like being eligible for your partner's health insurance, being able to visit your partner in the hospital, being free from medical discrimination, being free from discriminatory police harassment and legal discrimination, being able to marry, being able to work for the government, being able to serve in the military, being able to have sex, and being free from discrimination in hiring, housing, and places of business.

Is it just me or is Trump's monologue on homelessness in this interview reminiscent of the ...

timon_phocas comments on Jul 2, 2019:

One of civilization's great advances was public hygiene. Clean water, sanitary sewage and garbage disposal, and parasite abatement added a good ten years to the average lifespan. 31 to 46 thousand homeless people live in downtown LA (as reported in the Guardian and LA Times, both left leaning ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

About 1/3 aren't in shelters. Yes there is a homelessness problem, no it isn't historically bad, no immigrants aren't to blame, no it isn't causing a disease epidemic. Yes public divestment is to blame for the problem and demagoguery is to blame for the hysteria. No, blaming them for social problems and threatening to round them up rather than help them is not the solution.

Is it just me or is Trump's monologue on homelessness in this interview reminiscent of the ...

govols comments on Jul 2, 2019:

Do some of our cities have problems related to the effects of policies that fail to promote or actually dissuade utilization of basic public hygiene? Has basic public health become an issue in some cities? Just curious. I avoid dense populations.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

If you're going to revert to that absurdist argument, I'll refer you to my statement about no place being completely sterile.

Is it just me or is Trump's monologue on homelessness in this interview reminiscent of the ...

govols comments on Jul 2, 2019:

Do some of our cities have problems related to the effects of policies that fail to promote or actually dissuade utilization of basic public hygiene? Has basic public health become an issue in some cities? Just curious. I avoid dense populations.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@govols Maybe you're like Trump and picture a '70s-esque hellscape when you think about cities. I know it just "feels true" because you have an image in your head from old crime movies or something.

Is it just me or is Trump's monologue on homelessness in this interview reminiscent of the ...

govols comments on Jul 2, 2019:

Do some of our cities have problems related to the effects of policies that fail to promote or actually dissuade utilization of basic public hygiene? Has basic public health become an issue in some cities? Just curious. I avoid dense populations.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@govols OK, then no. You tell me? I just live in a city and have been to most of them.

Is it just me or is Trump's monologue on homelessness in this interview reminiscent of the ...

govols comments on Jul 2, 2019:

Do some of our cities have problems related to the effects of policies that fail to promote or actually dissuade utilization of basic public hygiene? Has basic public health become an issue in some cities? Just curious. I avoid dense populations.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@govols I highly doubt that there exists a place in the world that is completely sterile.

Is it just me or is Trump's monologue on homelessness in this interview reminiscent of the ...

govols comments on Jul 2, 2019:

Do some of our cities have problems related to the effects of policies that fail to promote or actually dissuade utilization of basic public hygiene? Has basic public health become an issue in some cities? Just curious. I avoid dense populations.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

No.

Is it just me or is Trump's monologue on homelessness in this interview reminiscent of the ...

Garsco comments on Jul 2, 2019:

Pretty weak, disingenuous attempt to link Jewish persecution of 700 years ago to the current plight of homelessness in some of our more leftist cities.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

Why is he exaggerating the problem, associating them with dirt and disease, singling out immigrants, singling out a political party, and threatening some vague government intervention that doesn't sound like assistance?

Can we stop the "civil war" in Western countries from escalating?

SpikeTalon comments on Jul 1, 2019:

A decent first step would be for the two major political parties to get past their differences and work together for the good of the people and the country as a whole. I suspect that would be asking for too much though...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@chuckpo What would your kind of "healing" candidate look like (please don't say Trump)?

Can we stop the "civil war" in Western countries from escalating?

SpikeTalon comments on Jul 1, 2019:

A decent first step would be for the two major political parties to get past their differences and work together for the good of the people and the country as a whole. I suspect that would be asking for too much though...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@chuckpo Just seems like a candidate with a message about healing would be up your alley, unless that's just a creative smokescreen for your culture war.

Can we stop the "civil war" in Western countries from escalating?

SpikeTalon comments on Jul 1, 2019:

A decent first step would be for the two major political parties to get past their differences and work together for the good of the people and the country as a whole. I suspect that would be asking for too much though...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@chuckpo Have you looked into Marianne Williamson? Seems like your kind of candidate.

Can we stop the "civil war" in Western countries from escalating?

SpikeTalon comments on Jul 1, 2019:

A decent first step would be for the two major political parties to get past their differences and work together for the good of the people and the country as a whole. I suspect that would be asking for too much though...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@chuckpo Good lord. I brought up an identity issue to make a contrast with my own position (and reveal something about yours) and it really set you off. Do you remember how recent gay civil rights gains were made? Less than a decade ago gays often couldn't visit their partners in the hospital.

Can we stop the "civil war" in Western countries from escalating?

SpikeTalon comments on Jul 1, 2019:

A decent first step would be for the two major political parties to get past their differences and work together for the good of the people and the country as a whole. I suspect that would be asking for too much though...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@chuckpo It's odd that you're accusing me of being emotional when I'm focusing on politics and you're focusing on relationships.

Can we stop the "civil war" in Western countries from escalating?

SpikeTalon comments on Jul 1, 2019:

A decent first step would be for the two major political parties to get past their differences and work together for the good of the people and the country as a whole. I suspect that would be asking for too much though...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

@chuckpo Your focus on cultural issues rather than political issues strikes me as similar to my liberal friend who insists that the cultural impact of a gay person or a person of color being President would do more good than someone like Bernie who would put economic freedom on the agenda. He clings to this despite acknowledging that it didn't work out under Obama (except probably in the workplace).

Can any conservative city-dwellers explain what the hell Trump is talking about here?

EdNason comments on Jul 2, 2019:

The first explanation is the WaPo is a leftist newspaper that gets more things wrong than right. Their fact checkers are in the tank, and I would not believe a word they print as they are narrative, or propaganda news agency.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

It's not that difficult to hunt down and watch the original Fox News interview.

[youtube.com] Where's the leftist willing to defend Antifa?

WilyRickWiles comments on Jul 1, 2019:

Their tactics may not be my own, but the law is perfectly capable of dealing with them. And as long as brown shirts are marching through streets, terrorizing locals, and trying to increase their numbers, I think there is a place for some organizations that specifically confront Nazis.

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

I love your angry replies, @Boardwine.

Can any conservative city-dwellers explain what the hell Trump is talking about here?

JimbobNE comments on Jul 2, 2019:

I guess I am kind of conservative, but I have no idea. Trump's deficits are already over 1 trillion per year and he wants to subsidize left coast cities who created their homeless problems with God awful property restrictions and huge tax burdens and they want to spend money on illegal immigrants...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

I suppose it was intended for the audience to read their own presuppositions about cities into it.

Can any conservative city-dwellers explain what the hell Trump is talking about here?

Broeklien comments on Jul 2, 2019:

Im not a city dweller but: Its about the homeless people living in tents on sidewalks amongst piling up garbage riddled with rats that triggered a plaque scare. Local police found these areas to be a source of other pathogens as well. Trump concluded it wasn't a national trend but a symptom seen ...

WilyRickWiles replies on Jul 2, 2019:

Hmm... doesn't seem very scientific to me. I've seen a few tents here and there but not anything that suggests it's a big problem or that connects it to disease or immigration. I'd welcome more resources to combat homelessness, but Trump sounds like he has something darker in mind for these people and the cities they live in. It draws to mind the scapegoating of Jews in Europe during the Black Death. I was hoping another city-dweller could square Trump's rhetoric with their experience, because it doesn't make any sense to me at all.