"Blurs the line?"
Ok, let's try an experiment: "Hitler blurs the line on Jews, Romani and actual criminals ".
How does that read, Mr Journalist?
Fuck these false-objectivity, milquetoast, water-carrying fascist apologists.
You can also vote the Democratic primaries, too.
That worked out, suprisingly well, for Sanders. Think about how much change you could affect voting for Sanderses at every level.
This is how the Tea Party and MAGA co-opted the Republicans, and it's the model progressives should use to move the needle in the Democratic party (and they have, with some success).
If progressives want to see change, progressives need to vote. In every election. General or primary.
This is regrettably true, and driving a lot of the red meat for "tough on crime" talk from right-wing politicians.
Our saving grace is that being tough on crime takes effort and money, and the CPC is just as cheap and lazy as the LPC. They'll just talk tougher and do nothing, as compared to the Liberals smiling and waving flags...and doing nothing.
There's a political concept south of the border called IOKIYAR (It's okay if you are a Republican).
The same is at play here: Corruption and nepotism? It's okay if you're a conservative. Wasting public funds? Okay if you're a conservative? Drawing a pension? Being a shameless hypocrite? You get the idea.
Can you quantify why you don't like Mozilla?
I understand why someone might find Firefox itself subpar in some cases, but I'd like to hear what your issues with the organization are.
Hello there, fellow Ontarian!
In seriousness, Ford is a great example of my point because he talks to how people feel. It doesn't matter that it's bullshit at best or whitewashing of his latest grift at worst, he's at least acknowledging enough voters' concerns and fears, and while tossing a bauble here or there (eg, booze in corner stores, buck a beer) to look like he's doing something for the common person.
His opposition doesn't do this. Stiles gets ignored, and Crombie just seems like a weak Ford impersonator.
The polticial left needs to do better. Yes that would probably mean getting called socialist, but since that'll happen anyway they may as well own it.
Maybe, just maybe, liberal democracies need to do a better job solving problems for constituents and less time fellating billionaires.
That might help.
I mean, when I see a right-wing populist telling me they can fix all my problems, I know they're a lying, opportunistic piece of shit, but I can also see the appeal because at least they're saying that there's problems and that they'll do something, which is more than milquetoast centrists will do.
You know what? A young Fassbender would have been a great Feyd-Rautha.
I mean, McAvoy was the God Emperor...
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