I guess that's where we disagree. I think working long and hard implies incremental change, rather than massive change all at once.

By organizing and being the pain in the ass they needed to be to get shit done.

You have to elect someone who appoints judges who will make the decisions you agree with. That takes a while.

Point conceded. But the NAACP wasn't elected; they were the tireless activists I was talking about. I'm not saying that we shouldn't have people fighting for exactly what we want (I get the sense that we're both arguing from the left). I'm saying we should elect people that can be elected who are also open to…

No, those were triumphs of decades of incremental change, caused by ceaseless efforts of activists and politicians. They seem instantaneous in the history books, but, for example, there were 10 years between Brown v. Board and the US Civil Rights Act. I get it, it's frustrating, and it seems like you're compromising…

This whole election, I've really been vacillating hard between really admiring Sanders and being unable to tolerate him. That image during the speech pretty much solidified me as the latter.

Hillary comes from the school of thought that you need to drive through the middle to get things done. It's not sexy, that's for sure, and if you're a zealot, it's a deal breaker. But it does get things done.

That's the fallacy behind most conspiracy theories: that the world is run by Machiavellian super-geniuses who control everything, rather than the reality that we're all just incompetent fuck-ups just trying to do our best in an increasingly complex and incomprehensible world.

YES. It was so cool to see something so raw and unpolished on TV.

I think it's because that's how she became famous. Her first songs were all about boys and teenage stuff, and were really specific and personal, and she got a lot of success from airing that. Now, we're getting the end result, a life that's being structured so that she can write songs about it.

Truly, one of the most memorable moments on this site.

Seconded. In the past 6 months, 2 people I was/am dating and 3 really good friends told me about their rapes for the first time. It's been a weird year.

I kind of just did the same thing, moving out of my hometown and into a city in my late 20s. The first 6 months were a constant struggle of dealing with my shit inferiority complex at making friends. At first, I fell into this clique of married people 10 years older than me. The older friends were cool, but it took me…

Sounds like you have a lot going on. You're gonna have to fix things one at a time. It sounds like you're prioritizing getting out of your work situation/getting a car. Keep doing that. Doesn't mean you can't find a new hobby in the meantime, to broaden your social circle. Making new friends sucks, but it is what it…

I will stupidly admit that this got me revved up for my Monday.

I would watch the shit out of that.

… Third base?

Portland.

Yet again, the Magic of the Musical Theater solves all problems in song and dance!

Mike, you can't be sitting on a great cheesy disco playlist and not share.