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Agreed. We should fix that by making it socially acceptable to discuss politics. We start that by first stomping out all the Nazis.

I’m OK with it. If they’re ashamed, they should be.

DC gets 3 electoral votes. PR gets none. But, Puerto Ricans are Americans, and can move to any state they like and register to vote there. But they do have to establish residency in that state. If they then leave the country and vote by mail, their votes would count in the state where they established residency.

So someone living in PR who moved to PA, established residency there, and then went home could request an absentee ballot, but I don’t know how long they could live outside the state and still be registered there.

Because if you’re not voting for Harris, you’re supporting a racist, rapist, fascist felon who wants to use the national guard to murder me and people I care about. Pardon me for being curious.

The difference between a terrorist and a rebel is their targets. This kid attacked innocent civilians to scare them away from voting. That’s terrorism. Violence in resistance to oppression should be directed at the oppressors.

What’s it called when people use the threat of violence and intimidation to push a political agenda?

Why is everyone afraid to call a terrorist a terrorist?

I’m saying this is how things are. It is currently unacceptable to discuss politics in public. It’s impolite to point out bigotry or fascism. It’s uncomfortable to ask someone if they are batshit insane. We should normalize normal again, and we can’t get there if social norms preclude discussing the malignant hate-based ideology that is prevalent right now.

I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’m saying you’re trying to push molasses up a sandy hill. Don’t waste your time telling them why they’re wrong, or that they’re wrong. Conservatives aren’t capable of changing the way they think. You can choose to try to work with a conservative by making them see how helping you helps them, or you can work without them. You win by avoiding them entirely, because if they can’t beat you, it’s enough for them to obstruct your progress.

You have to keep in mind, conservativism is not an ideology. It’s a palatable version of narcissism that allows “conservatives” to defend whatever positions they happen to like with no ties to consistency or rationality.

There are no fundamentally conservative beliefs, just people who define their beliefs based on who they are and where they are standing at any given time. Low taxes for me, high for thee. Government spending on me, none for thee. Deregulation for me, suffocating anti-competitive requirements for thee. My God is good and true, your God is evil or nonsense. Conservatives get abortions when they want them. Conservatives illegally emigrate when it is convenient. Conservatives will say or do anything they believe will help them, and will attack anyone they perceive to be a threat. That’s all the explanation there is. They feel no need to excuse their abhorrent values, because they are justified by their own identity.

I am right because I am good because I exist and want to be right and good. If I am wrong, it is a temporary oversight which does not require that I re-evaluate my worldview. Everyone makes mistakes, and I am a good person for recognizing it.

The strategy for dealing with a conservative is the same as a narcissist. You cannot convince a narcissist that they are wrong. You can convince a narcissist that you are on their side, and that helping you helps them. This will only last as long as you are on their side.

Or you can ignore a narcissist’s arguments and simply oppose their efforts. You can keep them from obtaining more power, and prevent them from exerting any influence on your life. Set boundaries, hold them accountable, concede no ground, accept no bullshit.

Conservativism is not a political ideology, it is an innate defect of an immature mind. Many people grow out of it, but far too many never do. Conservatives are taught at a young age that they don’t have to become a better person, as long as they join the good team.

Maybe. He is very old, and has always been prone to commit gaffes. But he’s not wrong.

She joined the Republican party, though.

There’s one word I keep coming back to: indefensible. I don’t see how anyone could listen to Trump speak, see the effects of his policies, and understand his goals, and still think, “Yeah, that guy should be president.”

Senile
Felon
Liar
Rapist
Bigot
Kleptocrat
Insurrectionist
Fascist
Misogynist
Narcissist
Nepotist
Ignorant

and those are just the things he’s admitted to out loud in front of a camera. Any one of those would immediately disqualify any other candidate, and there isn’t any argument to be made that he isn’t all of those things. Denial is a helluva drug, but to deny all of those things? The only conclusion is that his supporters share his “values” and that makes them as deplorable as he is.

I think understanding how they got that way is critical to the response to how to counter it. Are we trying to mitigate their damage, or are we trying to convince them to stop? After Tuesday, the priorities change, but right now it’s worth trying to win hearts and minds.

She’s the candidate. Biden said that so that she could say this. He’s speaking truth, and she’s extending an olive branch. Normally, it would be the VP who says the blunt thing, but it has more juice coming from the sitting president. Trump would be doing the same thing, if they could trust Trump to say anything without going rogue and rambling something bigoted.

Are there any Democrats endorsing Trump?

When it’s impolite to discuss politics, the only people discussing politics will be assholes.

Ah, well that’s a horse of a different treason.

Two ballots are nothing. The votes on them are statistically meaningless, and one of them was a vote for his guy. So why steal them? What else might he do with two real ballots? Could he maybe make more? Could he test a hack for the machines? Perhaps there’s a way to doctor the ballots to cause a machine malfunction?

There’s no believable excuse for wanting to keep those ballots that doesn’t include skullduggery.

It’s bad news. Gannet is a news conglomerate, but is run locally in each market. Each market has an editorial team, and each would like to independently endorse candidates. Whether they endorse Trump or Harris or Putin for president, they should be able to do that without interference from the corporate overlords. Oppression isn’t good when the oppressed disagree with you.

The media is a business, and clicks are currency. Trump is good for business. It’s that simple.