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Yeah man. Redistribution is a tough sell. For tough people. Stop being such a damn softie.

This is bad politics that will lose elections. Next-stepism lost in 2016. It’s all about Eyes-on-the-prizeism. Fuck calibrating.

Are you an alcoholic? Or a substance abuser? It sounds like you aren’t. While your concern is probably coming from a good place, your responses are coming across as condescending and, respectfully, ignorant of the realities of addiction. Nobody would deny that drinking a bottle of booze and passing out is objectively…

Damn, judgemental much? I don’t know if you think you’re helping but condescending bullshit like this is unwelcome and unhelpful. Get help with your ass hat reactions. Get help soon. Seriously.

Everything is political. If you don’t see it, then you’re too comfortable.

I hate capitalism, but I’m not in a privileged enough position to try and tear it down.

I’m sorry that all happened to you, and I’m glad you’re free of it now.

I think it’s reductionist and unfair to say that I think “all other action is meaningless”. It’s not, and I’m not sure you’re really thinking about any of this in good faith right now. I do think it’s telling how sensitive you are to the idea that there might be things about your life - what you value, what you…

This entire thread is the most Jezebel thing ever. Complete and total inability to reckon with even the most limited criticism. Yeeeeesh.

I think the point being made is that the capitalist system is inherently designed to keep people down and to do damage to them. By attaching this sort-of “empowerment” lens on what amount to personal minutiae we’re doing a huge disservice to the larger issues of actual equality and parity.

“I am about as liberal as they come...”

Then you are not as liberal as they come. You’re not that liberal at all, actually.

Nope. Dead on.

Oooh, she should have just gotten Nile Rodgers to produce her album.

Honestly, I was hoping she’d lean more toward disco after hearing this:

Also worth noting: Getting over “safely” is a judgment call on the part of the driver who would be exiting the left lane. If someone is tailgating and flashing their lights and not leaving an appropriate distance, then I am (in many states) not breaking the law by judging that changing lanes in front of an erratic,…

I also agree that people should not hang out in the left lane, and “it forces people to make dangerous moves trying to pass you on the right” is pure bullshit.

Almost invariably the flow of traffic is 5mph OVER the established speed limit. If you are going faster than that, you are the asshole. I’ve said before, the left lane should be a passing lane, but if you are needing to pass EVERYONE(which is what you are doing by weaving in and out of traffic), YOU are the one in the…

While I do agree that slower drivers should stay to the right, it should also be noted that drivers who weave in and out of traffic are equally huge assholes. Frankly, THAT guy is the cause of the accident. Follow the flow of traffic, wait for the opportunity to go around the slow driver and THEN move on. The accident…