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Kismet wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:26 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 1:17 pm

njbill wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 11:03 am

old salt wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 2:12 am If Biden wins, the (D)'s win the Senate & abolish the filibuster, we'll see New Deal/Great Society magnitude change.
AOC & her Squad will be in the vanguard of that change.

I’m not so sure. First of all, Biden, himself is a moderate Democrat by nature. Yes, the left wing of his party will try to pull him to the left. And they might have some successes on some issues. But I don’t think they will prevail across-the-board.

I think Biden will be highly motivated to get things done. He knows the Senate very well and, I suspect, understands that he will need to compromise. I think he will do that. Plus, he is going to have to devote a lot of time and energy to undoing a lot of the things Trump has done: Paris Climate Accord, DACA, Obamacare, etc. And, of course, job number one will be to address the coronavirus issues: health and safety and economy.

So, bottom line, I’m not sure that the “radical” agenda Republicans fear will actually come to pass if Biden is elected and the Democrats take control of the Senate though I suppose your definition of “radical” may differ from mine.

I think the mood of the country favors normalcy and calm, not necessarily a left-wing agenda.

Nancy Pelosi will be a major obstacle to Biden doing moderate compromise deals.
Pelosi + AOC & her Squad will run roughshod over Uncle Joe & any moderate (D)'s who stick their head up.

I guess you have not been paying attention - AOC and her partners have gotten NOWHERE with Dem leadership (Pelosi, Hoyer & Clyburn) since the Dems have been in the majority - In order to maintain control in the House leadership needs to protect the middle moderates who made tier majority and who will insure it remains intact. The people you want to make hay over will have no more real clout than they have now (which isn't much) after the election.

Leadership knows what happened to them after 2008 and not likely to make the same mistake again. Biden is not a radical.

You sound more like DOPUS every day around here.

ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:42 pm i'm just happy we are even talking about race, and think some have posed interesting theoretical questions.

but we can't define racism, nor agree what it is. does it include neutral comments (there are four white men over there)?

what if a woman from india says i just don't like indian guys. been burned too many times.

i thought context mattered. if that's the case, then when police ask you of the color of your attacker, you can say black male and not be racist.

or does it matter what one is thinking when uttered. sarah jeong: "it's satire"

and what is white? what if you're eastern greek orthodox? light skinned turk? sephardic jew? 3/8th polish and otherwise brown? central asian but white russian? white french muslim? african but identify as white?

if we are painting into a corner, i just want to know what the definition is. and whether we are all equal.

tech37 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 5:23 pm

ChairmanOfTheBoard wrote: ↑Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:42 pm i'm just happy we are even talking about race, and think some have posed interesting theoretical questions.

but we can't define racism, nor agree what it is. does it include neutral comments (there are four white men over there)?

what if a woman from india says i just don't like indian guys. been burned too many times.

i thought context mattered. if that's the case, then when police ask you of the color of your attacker, you can say black male and not be racist.

or does it matter what one is thinking when uttered. sarah jeong: "it's satire"

and what is white? what if you're eastern greek orthodox? light skinned turk? sephardic jew? 3/8th polish and otherwise brown? central asian but white russian? white french muslim? african but identify as white?

if we are painting into a corner, i just want to know what the definition is. and whether we are all equal.

Appreciate your level-headed posts re the subject Chairman.

DMac wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:11 pm If someone said that about your post, you would say, show me where I said that.
So show me where the Chairman said that. The Chairman is indeed reasonable, fair, and posts well thought out posts.
It would be stereotyping to say Norwegians are good skiers, right?
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environ ... w-n1140606

DMac wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:24 pm That's your interpretation, certainly not the way I read it.

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:57 pm He// yeah!!!!!

I know you libs (especially limousine libs! The worst!) hate it when black people succeed, especially black women, but I’m here for this!!!!! Congrats young lady! I’m with you 110%!!!

The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot received her Wings of Gold July 31, marking a significant milestone for Naval Aviation. Virginia native Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle was designated a naval aviator and received her Wings of Gold with 25 classmates during a small ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, Texas.

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News- ... d-in-texas

With law enforcement out of sight, Portland sees second peaceful night of protest

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:01 pm

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:57 pm He// yeah!!!!!

I know you libs (especially limousine libs! The worst!) hate it when black people succeed, especially black women, but I’m here for this!!!!! Congrats young lady! I’m with you 110%!!!

The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot received her Wings of Gold July 31, marking a significant milestone for Naval Aviation. Virginia native Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle was designated a naval aviator and received her Wings of Gold with 25 classmates during a small ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, Texas.

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News- ... d-in-texas

I saw that last week. It’s a great story. A friend, “who happens to be black”, has a daughter that graduated naval academy and another friend “who happens to be white” has a son that completed top gun. Both are American heroes.

DMac wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:05 pm I have a friend, who happens to be Asian, (just following suit here, why the mention of color or ethnicity of these heroes seems odd to me) who just got the results from his physical needed to qualify for chopper pilot selection/appointment. Was all good news, I'm saying he's got real good odds of being selected.
Here's a picture of him.

DMac wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 10:59 pm Somebody's going to have to help Trader Joe's out (and their customers), they just don't get it. Some of you guys here need to explain to these guys how this is racist and how their white priviledge blinds them from seeing it.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/trader- ... 53703.html

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:57 pm He// yeah!!!!!

I know you libs (especially limousine libs! The worst!) hate it when black people succeed, especially black women, but I’m here for this!!!!! Congrats young lady! I’m with you 110%!!!

Bedell says she was inspired to create the petition after taking a class focused on human rights, which she credits as making her more aware of the cultural insensitivities around her, including at her local Trader Joe’s store.

DMac wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 8:23 am The Trader Joe's accusations of racism and insensitivity was started by a woke teen who learned all about it in school.
Aldi stores are owned by the same people. They and their customers just don't get it like some of the folks here do. They're just not deep enough thinkers, unable to comprehend the depths of their inherent racism.
https://www.supermarketnews.com/consume ... er-ranking

Bedell says she was inspired to create the petition after taking a class focused on human rights, which she credits as making her more aware of the cultural insensitivities around her, including at her local Trader Joe’s store.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/teen-cr ... 30536.html

RedFromMI wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 9:18 pm

Typical Lax Dad wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 7:01 pm

Peter Brown wrote: ↑Sat Aug 01, 2020 6:57 pm He// yeah!!!!!

I know you libs (especially limousine libs! The worst!) hate it when black people succeed, especially black women, but I’m here for this!!!!! Congrats young lady! I’m with you 110%!!!

The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot received her Wings of Gold July 31, marking a significant milestone for Naval Aviation. Virginia native Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle was designated a naval aviator and received her Wings of Gold with 25 classmates during a small ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, Texas.

https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News- ... d-in-texas

I saw that last week. It’s a great story. A friend, “who happens to be black”, has a daughter that graduated naval academy and another friend “who happens to be white” has a son that completed top gun. Both are American heroes.

What I don't get is why ANYONE would hate it to hear a story like this. PBs strawmen are horrible people that DO NOT EXIST!