PS, any troll that comes at me trying to defend that vile creature Ben Shapiro is getting dismissed. I’m not interested in hearing a bunch of alt-right cretins  talk up their racist pseudo-intellectual. 

We have no shortage of drivel in this country. Someone will find a way. 

Am I the only one who really doesn’t care that Kanye cursed in the White House? People curse. Presidents curse. Their staff definitely curse. Sure, Kanye is an idiot and it was completely unnecessary cursing, which I suppose some moralist types find distasteful, but who cares?

We all would have been better off if Dina Powell, for all her flaws, had taken the position. I can’t blame her for not wanting to re-enter the administration though, particularly right now, and particularly known Bolton and his hate-fetish for the UN and internationalism in general would always have more power than…

This policy is abhorrent, but is it NOT genocide under any definition of the term. Here is the definition under international law.

They never really stopped that policy. They just stopped talking about it. The Trump regime is notoriously press-shy even compared to other less than transparent administrations. There’s still a bunch of children not reunited with their parents, some being picked up by predatory adoption agencies like Bethany…

Neo-Nazis have killed multiple people. Your violent far-right kin represent the most significant domestic terrorism threat, and have for years. Pathetic worthless little creatures like you are absolutely desperate to create a false equivalence and pretend that the sickening neo-fascism of your side is balanced by…

That can’t be legally binding. How in the hell did they get away with that? Pressuring a child into signing away her rights on a document any reasonable person would conclude she couldn’t fully understand, let alone make informed decisions on.

So this is a really commonly held view, but it’s somewhat inaccurate. The US gets more of our oil from Canada than Saudi (something like 40% to 11%), but Saudi is important to our allies in Europe (and hence our entire post-war system). Particularly when the administration is obsessed with Iran and wants to cut their…

Saudi pays a lot of money to have so many useful idiots ignore their atrocious record. Lobbying firms, think-tanks, hell it looks like they even fund anti-Muslim hate groups (I’m not kidding, far-right anti-Iran anti-Muslim groups are defending the Saudis pretty vocally right now, in lockstep with Trump). They’ve been…

“Open borders” is such a pernicious bit of racist fuckwittery. Pretty much the entirety of human history before the last century any idea of policing borders was symbolism. Even in the last century it was more a goal than a reality. But it’s a fear-mongering talking point, used to scare angry old white people into…

I mean, this is exactly what’s true for bands, so it makes perfect sense for comedians. I ran a couple of shows for my college, gigs where we could pay a band maybe 2 or 3 grand (sometimes we could sweeten the deal with other stuff, like a place to crash for the night or a free dinner). Obviously we weren’t getting…

You are completely politically illiterate if you aren’t aware that a Senator has significant sway in their home state. Given your comments I suppose that should be expected.

If one party uses demagoguery and the other talks policy the former has a strong tendency to win, based on the historical record. Assuming the fundamental maturity and intelligence of voters is a losing bet. Appealing to racism, tribalism, and base emotions is more effective than making a policy argument. Emotional…

That’s not an answer. That party is then outflanked and loses. Appeals to good values don’t overcome systemic bias. Democrats have spent years continuing the notion of bipartisanship while Republicans gerrymandered or sought other legal avenues to shut out their opposition. What have Democrats gotten for their…

He’d leave a dozen comments if I ignored him, he’s left a dozen if I didn’t. I understand the position you’re putting forth but I’m not sure what I did really influences the behavior one way or another. I’ve got enough experience with his ilk to be confident it’s not that simple. Some of them really couldn’t care less…

The oft-assumed connection between the financial crisis and the far-right hasn’t held up well to scrutiny, particularly given the far-right has been drawing heavily from educated and relatively well-off classes. The idea that their base is primarily working class doesn’t mesh with the reality. Even in Europe, you look…

Well the problem is there’s superficial change and there’s structural change. The definition of “liberal” vs “illiberal” democracy in modern political science aren’t always naturally intuitive to people who grew up on American-style civics lessons (where terms are muddy and misused constantly) because there are a lot…

There is a point; he’s a piece of shit and it’s important to express that, even if I know there’s no real chance he (it’s always a he) listens or learns. Ignoring them is the right call 9 times out of 10, but right now I think taking a moment to push back, despite it being pointless, fills a social need for those of…

Normally I let rabid pieces of shit like this wallow in the greys, but this dishonest cretin has pissed me off.