Advocating for universal public benefits is selfish? Socialism is selfish? I see. (I suppose, then, it’s the libertarians with the maximally non-selfish position on healthcare, education, etc.?)

The Electoral College is dumb and should be gotten rid of, but…

I mean, I think they each do, to some extent, in some corners. Certainly, a large number of leftists disaffected with Hillary Clinton have for similar reasons no great fondness for Obama or Biden (especially not the latter, famously friendly with the banking industry from his Delaware days).

I realize you’re just joking, but I always find this kind of argument in favor of the supposed necessity of the Oxford comma to be misguided (even as an Oxford comma fan, personally). Must we also pronounce Oxford commas in speech, given the possibility of just this same sort of construct?

I.e., is language supposed to…

To each, their own, but the first ten minutes of a show may not be the most representative.

Indeed, in general, I’ve personally found it useful not to judge shows just off their pilots, which are often awkward by necessity; many shows whose pilots did nothing for me, ultimately I loved (and, alas, vice versa).

“The revolution will not go better with Coke. The revolution will not pair well with any drink but smooth, refreshing Pepsi-Cola, brother.”

Me too! And, frankly, the world’s first woman DOES deserve a statue, once she comes forth to identify herself. What an accomplishment!

What? Tinder isn’t banned in India. It exists and has users. Social mores make the dynamics around it (and dating/sex in general) different, and there are definitely heaps of toxic gender bullshit, but to say “It’s because [Tinder]’s banned” is false.

White supremacist thinking is ugly. But, uh, this “Those Walmart people” comment doesn’t seem great either…

More generally, I want to say this: We often retort to old men white supremacists by noting “Oh, really? So ‘supreme’, yet you look like shit?” and linking pictures of them. Well, yeah, they’re old men. Mock…

Whoa. I was under the impression (perhaps naively) that such agreements were illegal!

Is it not illegal to fire someone over this?

Well, urban legends about race go every which way. There are those which teach not to judge too harshly, sure, but there are also all the various urban legends about black parents giving their kids outlandish names (Lemonjello and Oranjello! La-a! Shithead!), which function somewhat oppositely…

Do you mean West African? That’s what this map would suggest:

(Source: http://www.nature.com/news/archaeology-the-milk-revolution-1.13471)

He was swinging it instead of spearing, but the white man holding the flag, Joseph Rakes, was indeed trying to assault the black man, Ted Landsmark. However, the white man holding him, Jim Kelly, was in fact helping him to his feet, rather than trying to pin him in place. The photo is called The Soiling of Old Glory,…

Er, which is it, is Hillary Clinton the top vote-receiver of all time, or is she second to Obama?

Having looked up the numbers: It’s the latter. The top three vote-receivers of all time: #1, Obama. #2, Hillary Clinton. And you know what #3 is? Donald Trump. Yes, that’s right, Trump has ALSO received more votes than…

Hm, I suppose such people must exist among a population of hundreds of millions, but I think you’ll find a great number of the Bernie Sanders supporters who hated neoliberalism are frequent, harsh critics of Cory Booker (and his efforts with education privatization, in particular), nor at all enthused about Joe Biden…

Yeah, this confused me. Why do they think Lyft can’t be used to quantify discriminatory practices and Uber can? It sounds like the complete opposite, from this description!

Every worker should push for as good a life as they can get (especially the goal of more income for less work). Certainly, there are the resources to afford to give the strikers what they want. Generally, my sympathies in such negotiations side with the powerless against the powerful.

We should all hope to someday live…

Different.

Man, what’s with all the overdubbed “Bushman” shouts? (I found the guy’s actual name was “Lahai Fahnbulleh”, but did he actually use the stage name “Bushman”?)