This so much. The two-party system isn’t the problem, it’s a symptom of all the dumb mistakes the founders baked in back in the beginning.

Yes, but in a first-past-the-post system what choice does anyone have but to support the least worst option?

Is that how you read the ‘90s?

No Jane, No Peace

Bullies perceive attempts at civil constructive dialogue as weakness - they mock it and disrespect those who try to be civil towards them..

Very hesitant, especially if they don’t have the show’s creators back. And having it be about Daria’s friendship with Jodie is.... odd, given that I don’t remember them being especially close in the original. 

So the NYT pulled a “Bad folks on both sides” argument as it related to the literal kidnapping and imprisonment of toddlers vs the people who didn’t like the literal kidnapping and imprisonment of toddlers?

Oh good, more of this balance fallacy bullshit from a major media source. 

The rookie move wasn’t copy-pasting his instructions into the tweet. The rookie move was not doubling down and leaving it. Hey, they said all he had to do was use the hashtags, and he did.

This is the only take.

Twitter is garbage and people should stop using it.

He sounds like he was referring to unaccompanied minors. Meaning teenagers. Is that what you think people are pissed off about right now? Have you been reading the news at all?

Because technically the children aren’t in detention but rather in childcare facilities.

Do you understand the difference between what Obama did, which was bad, and what Trump is doing, which is infinitely worse?

Obama’s policy dealt with UNACCOMPANIED minors. Not those who cross the border with their parents.

It’s wrong no matter who does it. Why is that hard to understand?

There’s that old Gawker feeling.

But it’s also so simple to address explicitly—just one line, one tiny step is all it takes.

Worst thing I’ve done? Signed up for Facebook