The entire conversation is framed around the subject at hand, I don't see the issue. I haven't used any derogatory language, nor have I "trolled" Lacius for a response - he was happy to provide them himself. I simply defended my stance in a humorous way, as is my right. Now, back to the subject at hand, if you will.
the same way this was ...
Because it's not a "we'll only pay you if we win", it's a "we're pretty darn sure they'll only pay you if they have to, and that means them losing and not being able to undo it".
Again, you're being dishonest. You were talking about the future of the country in response to the election of Georgia's first Black Senator. That was tone-deaf - that's why I'm addressing it, as it is in deservement of being addressed.
Context should absolutely be considered, and that's why his statement wasn't overtly racist; it was tone-deaf.
I told you the statement was tone-deaf, and the fact that it requires "mental gymnastics" on your part to see the connection between "dark times" and the first Black Senator from Georgia is part of what makes you tone-deaf.
I would prefer that the posts don't get deleted. I was cattily offering you an out.
In order for it to be pearl-clutching, I have to actually take offense; I don't. I acknowledged it's tone-deaf. For posterity, let's summarize our posts, shall we?
So yeah, I'm perfectly happy with how I've conducted myself in this conversation. I hope now this conversation can end sooner rather than later.
Once again, the fact that the thought even crossed your mind at all in spite of understanding full-well what was being said points to your obsession in regards to race, which should be something you should contemplate. I consider the conversation over.
I'll chalk you up as the 156th person telling me that I shouldn't participate in forum activities because of an arbitrary badge next to my name, and continue to post well-within the bounds of the rules. That is, indeed, all.
That's a fair point, this loss can be attributed to McConnel more so than Trump. Once again the Republican party does what it does best - shoots its own during a hunting trip Cheney-style, except this time in the foot. This was not the right time to generate Ill will against the GOP, they totally blew it.
It doesn't require an obsession with race to point out when something is racially tone-deaf. There's more of that "it's everyone's fault but mine." Telling me I'm obsessed with race also doesn't do anything to argue your statement wasn't tone-deaf.
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To be fair, we're seeing a similar split between the ultra progressive "squad" wing of the party and more traditional Democrats, there's a lot of coalitions in that movement as well. With that said, they seem to have the capacity to rally behind a lesser evil, Republicans have always put principles over common sense, which is their primary weakness.
..not really ... The Progressives know when to shut up and when to speak out.... example: They just reelected Pelosi again... (even tho Progressives really don't like her )
It's like a rat in a cat costume sneaking into a place filled to the brim with cats, then suddenly revealing themselves to be a rat and threatening violence against all cats in the vicinity. They didn't shoot themselves in the foot, they shot themselves in the groin. (Pity they're so intensely against free healthcare, because that's gonna cost a lot!)
Not to mention putting winning over principles!
That's the one time they should've done just that, if ever, and they immediately lost when they didn't, so yes. What I meant was that Republicans are unwilling to forge alliances if their principles do not align - that's a weakness the Democratic party doesn't seem to suffer from. The Democrats are perfectly happy living in consistent cognitive dissonance wherein Kamala Harris "believes Biden's accusers" during the race and immediately calls Biden an honourable man that she's proud to work with as VP after said race - that kind of two-faced nature allows them to forge coalitions in spite of hating each other's guts.
Prime example of the above in action.
We can bond over what we do agree on, rather than vilifying people based on what we disagree on.
There are lessons to be learned from the Democrats in regards to party unity, for better or worse. I hope the Republicans will take those lessons in strides. They too want to improve the country, but in doing so they focus too much on the inconsequential stuff, missing the forest for the trees as a result.
Like what Trump did with the stimulus checks.
I'm pretty sure it was the claiming of widespread voter fraud that did it.
Well, we're certainly pretty unified now. We... weren't so much back in 2016, and boy did we learn that lesson the hard way!
I don't see it that way. Post-Obama internal coalitions were very strong, just in the service of all the wrong things - people were tired of them after 8 years. American politics are a pendulum, and the pendulum likes to swing.
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