Most so called “sayings” attributed to historical figures aren’t accurate.

Sometimes they deride performative and lucrative outrage culture like has mentioned before. I get that systemic social inequalities exist and I applaud those fighting for it. But what I don’t get is denigrating potential allies who may in their activism prioritize tangible legislatively addressable issues like…

I did not call these women on TYT unqualified; I called out Cenk for making a woman’s looks a prerequisite for hiring; which he does not do for the men on his panels. Nice try troll.

This.

Well put.

You can be a left progressive (like I am) and still understand the need to clean house and hold the left accountable for their behavior. I’ll absolutely support Sanders if he is the nominee (my first choice is Warren), but that doesn’t mean that the left doesn’t have a problem with sexism and racism; either just plain…

It’s a mistake that socialists make (I know Sanders is a democratic socialist, not an out and out socialist, but he shares this failure):  they see everything through the lens of economic justice.  They often deride social justice issues, including race and gender issues, and claim it will all be fixed if we just fix…

2013 was half a lifetime ago?  That would make you, what, 12 years old?

Precisely.

You’re welcome.  

Yeah, that was alarming to me. Reproductive rights aren’t up for negotiation

I’m not in the least bit surprised at this. The Young Turks and other Youtubers (in particular the young white male leftist youtubers) are the reason that Bernie has the following that he has; at least among that subset of his supporters that we can easily classify as Bernie Bros.

Because he seems to value loyalty above all else, I worry who he would pick as his VP if he is the nominee. Given his age and his recent heart attack, he should be picking a VP beyond reproach, but also one who can hit the ground running. I worry that instead, he will pick Nina Turner or someone on his campaign. I…

I believe that the courts thankfully overturned the legislature’s attempt to strip power from the North Carolina Governor; the courts did the same in Wisconsin.

Thanks. And for what’s it’s worth, I apologize for overreacting and dismissing your comment. Clearly I read it in a way you didn’t intend it to be.

Thank you for your kind words.

My theory is this:

It’s gotten to the point where I think I’m going to take time off of Kinja for a while. This has been 6 months of stalking; death threats; misogynist name calling; and nonstop harassment; and attempts to track me down to hurt me. Unfortunately the burner account system which protects us; also protects him. He makes…

The good news is that we now have democratic governors in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina.  So it’s a little bit harder for the GOP to push their voter suppression efforts.  Of course, they will do so in Florida and Ohio, but I frankly have written off those two states from the equation.