I think that’s a powerful, persuasive argument. In 2003 I was in high school and my dad had just finished working on a documentary on the invasion of Kuwait and Hussein’s ethnic cleansing and I figured OF COURSE we would go and bomb the shit out of him and then boom I was completely swept up into the anti war movement.
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I agree with all that. I sincerely brought that up not as a “see, see, he did it too!” and more of “chill for a second and note that Sanders, Biden, the Congressional Black Caucus, and a ton of other people also supported it, to one degree or another.” Hindsight is 20/20. You’re completely right that her relationship…
also me bringing up Sanders wasn’t to score a cheap political point. I’ve heard his impassioned criticisms of the bill. they were valid. it’s also valid to say that regardless of those protestations, he still voted for it, thus engaging in a compromise tactic so commonly ascribed to Clinton. that’s how it goes…
these are all fabulously great points. we’re both arguing for a broader context, and that’s what we’re both doing. as i said, there’s still plenty to criticize in that bill and its effects and Clinton’s role in it.
and she should be continuously challenged on that front. I in no way want to defend her from any and all attacks on her record. I am happy that Sanders and his supporters have hammered her (when fair) since they are pushing her to the left (not far enough in some cases).
I might be a broken record here, but saying the 1994 crime bill (a bill written by Biden, voted for by Sanders, and supported by significant portions of the black community) lead to mass incarceration is just bullshit. it was a part of the problem, absolutely. but that bill was a federal crime bill. the vast majority…
and yet such an incredibly underrated show all the same!
it sure would be. good thing that’s not what my comment implied.
The crime bill didn’t fall out of the sky like a Clinton-stamped anvil onto black American. This was a bill that received significant support from African American elected officials and community leaders because crime was fucking awful and something needed to be done. Bernie fucking Sanders voted for this bill.
maybe it’s some kind of live feed then from your respective abodes
fuck that line really, really hit home
aside from [Jordan article that shall not be named], has any #longform piece come close to being published that, at the last minute, was spiked when someone said something along the lines of “uh, this is a fawning portrait of a serial rapist?”
oh my GOD I watched the youtube video and holy fucking shit. it looks like the setting for a Christopher Guest film...
oo deep cut. nice.
I’m finding that it was easier to kick cigarettes (12-year smoker) than it is to quit biting my fucking nails.
agree with you, just here to point out that they changed cleats after the third *series*, not quarter
holy shit thank you thank you for that response/clarification
but what the FUCK is up with that shitstain detective posting something like that?
YES OMG