But we also risk people not actually understanding what socialism is (workers owning the means of production). It’s overly simplistic to be like, “We have police and firefighters and highways, we must be socialist!” Nah, that ain’t really it.

No, it isn’t. It should be, but it isn’t.

It’s absolutely hilarious. Literally the worst thing they can do, if they really want to prevent socialism, is openly admit they are afraid it’s a genuine possibility. Don’t they realize that this is a big, fat advertisement for the very thing they fear most? Want to piss off Donald Trump, become a socialist. That’s…

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Beto!

There’s a lot more to the internet than expressing my hate of others; it’s also a great way to deeply hate myself

I have been thinking about ascending the literal throne of God and using its powers to smite my enemies by turning their loved ones into fish, so they can watch them suffocate on land.

Rao told multiple senators that she regretted the language she used and that sexual assault survivors should never be blamed for their assaults, but she didn’t walk back the statement, saying it was advice that her mother had always given her and rationalizing her statement as a “common sense observation” that spoke…

““The idea of fairness has been promoted in our schools for a long time and we’re starting to see kids who grow up in this notion that fairness above all,” Payne told the hosts. “And now they’re becoming voting age and they’re bringing this ideology with them.””

“The idea of fairness has been promoted in our schools for a long time and we’re starting to see kids who grow up in this notion that fairness above all,” Payne told the hosts. “And now they’re becoming voting age and they’re bringing this ideology with them.”

What kind of monster would promote fairness to our children???

It’s seriously pretty fucking annoying to be honest. I’ve been around for years and have basically been an approved commenter on every flavor of these sites minus Jezebel and The Root (which is perfectly fine to me, as I am a straight white millennial male and I barely interject any opinions on those sites anyway).…

but the purge was all because of the backlash Nick and Libby received on some articles.

It’s become clear that Splinter does not care whatsoever about trolling. It’s been said before, but the purge was all because of the backlash Nick and Libby received on some articles.

Dude’s super crankypants today too.

It’s really cool that the obvious troll BarackaObama is an approved commenter on Splinter.

HA! I balance you out with NPR and the BBC. 

I still can’t figure out what kind of people consume cable news, whatever side of the aisle you’re on, it’s all just filler crap designed to entertain people with minuscule attention spans.  Ok, so I just figured it out.  Progress! 

You’re welcome.

It has to do with the apportionment requirement in article 1 section 2 clause 3 and article 1 section 9 clause 4. Section 2 clause 3 was amended by the 14th amendment to remove reference to direct taxes, but section 9 clause 4 remains. Direct taxes have to be apportioned according to state populations. What it means…

Article I, Section 9, Clause 4 of the Constitution requires that direct taxes imposed by the national government be apportioned among the states on the basis of population. in 1895 the SCOTUS issued a decision in Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan and Trust holding that the unapportioned income taxes on interest, dividends and…