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That’s a pedantic argument. Liberalism and traditionally left-wing policies are closely associated in the United States, to the point where they are interchangeable terms. You can try to make an argument that these are separate ideas, but that’s not what you’ve been doing here, you’ve just been arguing against my…

I see what you’re saying: you believe that by vigorously advocating for the most progressive and aspirational of liberal policies, and by acknowledging where we’ve failed, that with the strength of our conviction and embracing of the working class, that we will give voters something to fight for, rather than against,…

I like your passion, but the simple truth is that we can all only work as hard as we can, and the rest is up to the fickle flow of causality. Do your best. I advocated for Bernie; tried to spread the word as best I could. He didn’t win, and once the deed is done there’s little we can do to go back and change it. I…

Healthcare: The ACA was not perfect. Public option would have been better. Univeral Healthcare it is not... but the circumstances of the time need to be considered. Obama could have done better. But what he did was better than nothing, and while I might have made different decisions, the end result wasn’t as bad as…

Those things make sense because I’m not a child who believes that they should or ever could get everything they want all the time, or that anyone is perfect.

Obama was a good president.

I voted for Sanders. I’ve heard the arguments against Clinton and Obama and I mostly think they have merit. I think Obama made mistakes, could have done more, and was far from perfect.... even problematic at times.

The right wins as often as they do because they appeal to their base and try to frame their arguments so that their words will travel in one ear and out the other of the apathetic masses. The left is disorganized because for some reason it’s become popular in recent years to tear-down allies who agree with you on 95%…

So strongly united, that they lose the majority of elections.

Like every social-democracy in Europe? They’re all failures?

Also Warriors of the Wind, while they’re at it. The film may have been chopped-up, and some names changed, but the voice acting was far better than the phoned-in performances in the new release.

Can I live in that world? Please?

Wild Seed is one of those books that really stuck with me after I read it. I’ll have to check this one out!

I’d watch it.

And there are some people who will continue to ride their scapegoats right off a cliff.

By Grebthar’s hammer... indeed.

Legitimately curious: why do you believe that tool should be on this list? As in: what’s the reason, snarky or serious, that it’s included?

He’s probably worldly enough that he knows how to deal with Dornish poison. He might even have a stock of the stuff and its antidote onboard.

So... you’d vote for Hitler because of a proposal to ban or tax certain kinds of plastic?