@Ripskater won't acknowledge or refute any of these points and will just ask the same question in the next thread it's brought up. Considering he has been proven wrong in every thread particpates in, you would think he show some of that good Christian humility that his church touts so much.
yes, if they quoted the Quran to defend shitty policies absolutely.Would you bring up a posters religious beliefs to insult them if that poster was a known Muslim. What do u think the Mods would do if you did?
No worries. We're not going to agree on everything, and that's totally fine. I always appreciate that you and I can disagree respectfully though, and your replies are always thoughtful.The part I struggle with on this (and it plays into the topic), is when is it acceptable to break precedent in response to broken precedent? My whole issue with the "Reid rule" is that it was in response to unprecedented obstruction. It's not a matter of protecting minority interests, it's a matter of getting your way by any means necessary that I can't just let go without being noted. It's akin to gaslighting, someone pokes you until you slap their hand away, and then they escalate to punching on the grounds that YOU escalated with the slap. When you put it in terms of human interaction it's abusive, but people let it go in the political arena under the guise of gamesmanship. That's the stuff I hope we get away from, and that I believe the GOP has been engaging in for the last 3 decades. I'm not just talking about Obama, i'm talking about Willie Horton, NCPAC, the endless investigations of people named Clinton, so on and so forth.
With people who see that kind of conduct as acceptable, there's no negotiating with them. The ends justify the means. If you undercut the moral fabric of the country, but you win an election, you're justified in their eyes. And unfortunately, if you're trying to box while they're in a Muay Thai fight, you're gonna get your ass whipped.
We've legitimately reached a point where the bad actors either walk away with their smug fucking grins, or we basically break the spirit of the constitution to put a stop to it. As someone who loves the country, it's a tough spot to be in. And it's decidedly one sided, as you see in election results. I can't put this on anyone else but the GOP when I see how effective it's been in getting their (objectively unpopular) agenda passed.
yes, if they quoted the Quran to defend shitty policies absolutely.
Is that Mike Tyson in his prime in your AV?They should resort to the same tactics as Republicans and more, make them wish the they had never crawled out from under their dirty rocks.
Porter dominates early, Garcia slowly comes on and wins a close decision that everyone whines about.
The republicans learned long ago that they can disregard any political norm which isn't a law (and when you have congress, senate, and presidency, then some laws don't apply).this spirit of capitulation is why Democrats get walked over by Republicans whenever they sieze power.
I'm not insulting the person or the religion- but rather their dogmatic obedience to their scripture.People differ on policy tough guy.
Seems you can not communicate without insults.
I think Porter has better stamina than Garcia. I don't see Garcia getting a second wind and winning the fight late.
The funny part is that you're not actually interested in discussing policy. Since you're so invested in supposing my intent, let me try for you: You actually never cared about discussing policy. You purposefully threw out something that you thought would be provocative, and when someone called you on it, you saw that as an opportunity to get into a flame war. If you thought that I had bad intentions, you would have ignored me and stuck to the issues that you cared about. Instead, you've been going on with me, throwing out a bunch of name-calling and implying all sorts of negative intent. You never cared about making your point, only relishing in the opportunity to call someone a "dolt" or "reactionary" from your hysterically left-wing stance. Sound about right? You truly can't play the victim here.And yet you still can't put forth a substantive response. Just keep insulting and pretending that you're laughing and not cowering in shame: that'll convince people.
I guess the challenge is nuance and reading comprehension. Did I say that they made the same mistakes? The same number of mistakes? Equal mistakes in any way? You really should be better at this."I think the GOP and DNC both made mistakes."
Even someone as daft as you can see that you're equating the two. But it's okay. Acronyms are hard.
I'm not insulting the person or the religion- but rather their dogmatic obedience to their scripture.
Queen Serena is in my AV not Tyson.Middle of the roaders like @Fawlty
Ya, I stopped reading there. You leftwing coomie progresso-new-age-fascists are fucking hilariously disingenuous and fake.
Is that Mike Tyson in his prime in your AV?
Should conservatives resort to the same tactics as Antifa and the obstructionist Democrats?