Exactly. The solution to politicians who push misinformation is not to fall down to their level.

truth! the humor (and it is funny) does not outweigh the problems we have on both sides of the aisle. Far FAR too many of my friends on facebook buy into fake news that supports their beliefs. Its dangerous for us all.

There’s a reason why academics tend to be sneered at when talking about real world issues; they’re too caught up in what ought to happen because of theory and ignore what is actually going on.

Democrats tried to focus on a single issue in 2016: Defeating Trump to ensure women, people of color, Muslims, and our environment were protected. Sanders most dedicated (and almost overwhelmingly white) base decided that wasn’t important enough.

Wealth and power inequity are innately tied together.

Oh man. the Republicans are loving the infighting over here on the (D) side. It makes us weaker (a divided house yada yada) and look like incompetent fools who can’t pick a single fucking issue to get behind.

“Who in the hell is this Democrat-come-lately to scold Democrats on all they’ve done wrong?”