Should Government Control Anything?
There is a common meme on the American right that can be synthesized as simply as:Government Regulation = Causes More Problems > Than It SolvesBecause I and many others reading this are very...
View ArticleIt feels like the police are upping the ante
Michael Brown was shot at ten times (hit six times) from over 100 feet away, according to eyewitnesses, he had his hands up at the time.Akai Gurley was shot and succumbed to his wounds when he opened a...
View ArticleMcCulloch Knows He Lied
He knows that Darren Wilson did not know about the possible store robbery before he encountered Michael Brown.But tonight he went ahead and made that exact claim.McCullough LIED to the public.Despite...
View ArticleDo we need the White Moderate?
It's a question I ask in earnest in response to debate elsewhere on DailyKos. It's an assumption by some, not all, and not me that I feel needs to be further examined.Do we, people with an interest in...
View Article'Deadliest' Sniper, what does this say?
Ever since I first heard of Chris Kyle something that immediately struck me is the focus on the fact that he was 'The deadliest sniper in US Service History' for his 155 kills that the U.S. Navy...
View ArticleAlright, I'm ready to confess
I would like to make amends for the diary I wrote about a week ago titled,'the left would LOSE a civil war'.I was paranoid, I sometimes still am, I often feel that the right keeps upping the ante and...
View ArticleComcast Republicans
Just a quick food for thought:So, I figure most of us have heard the good news today and I wonder if Republicans speaking out against the FCC's decision is good news for us in 2016 as well.A lot of...
View ArticleA question about Quantum Mechanics
Hello, I'm just throwing a question out to the DailyKos community cause I'd really like to get some more perspectives.A friend of mine told me in a discussion that "Quantum mechanics is perfectly...
View ArticleClimate Change; What will need to happen for it to be taken seriously?
Climate Change is an existential danger.I feel like I'm making an understatement putting that in so few words but simultaneously I can't ever escape the immense doubt I feel when I see what can...
View ArticleAbolish Military Ranks for Police
Simple proposal:For the same reason police officers aren't referred to, or shouldn't be referred to, as soldiers they should not be called private, sergeant, corporal, major, or colonel.I know that the...
View ArticleWill Hillary supporters vote for Sanders in the general?
There's been a bunch of debate floating around about whether or not Sanders supporters will vote for Hillary in the general.I feel, for the sake of balance, that the flipside of that line of inquiry...
View ArticleBernie is an independent, why would anyone think that's a bad thing?
Recently I've noticed a bit of a minority opinion on Dailykos, that I would like to examine a little further, at odds with a Bernie Sanders candidacy on the grounds that he is an independent (who...
View ArticleModifying Stone Mountain? Public Art and Consent
On DailyKos and elsewhere a significant amount of the conversation concerning modification or demolition of the Stone Mountain confederate memorial has revolved around the principle of being against...
View ArticleReally gotta ask, the Democratic Primary DEBATES
I'll just get right to it. I looked it up and in 2007, by this day in the Democratic Primary there had already been five debates.It is 2015 and so far, in the Democratic Primary there have been no...
View ArticleA Friend's Experience with Planned Parenthood and Miscarriage
Recently, my friend Lily shared a bit of her life experience concerning her miscarriage and some of the surrounding circumstances on Facebook.With her permission, I am reposting it here since I felt...
View ArticleBanning Private Prisons question concerning treatment of US Citizens
So, as most of us should know by now, when congress comes back from the Summer recess Senator Bernie Sanders intends to introduce a bill prohibiting private prisons.Now, I've read a bit of opinions...
View ArticleNo, the superdelegates won't push down on the scales.
Ok, so, I've seen some murmurings around DailyKos that if Bernie Sanders was poised to win the most delegates through primaries and caucuses then the superdelegates would unilaterally push down on the...
View ArticleDailyKos, (edit) keep the Travis Jeter diary
EDIT III: Just wanted to say, I only just now learned that Josie Duffy (public information) was a victim of violent crime as well earlier in her life and had I known that I would have approached my...
View ArticleMultiple Candidates Won The Debate
Brief diary tonight...I gotta say, I take issue with the framing of post-debate coverage that tries to declare a winner and I would say that in a debate more than one candidate can win and tonight DID...
View ArticleSanders Q3 2015 Fundraising is above Obama Q3 2007
I was having a discussion elsewhere on DailyKos where someone claimed that Obama had raised, in Q3 2007, more than 60 million dollars, blowing Sanders' 26 million dollars in Q3 2015 out of the water by...
View ArticleAmericans WOULD VOTE for a Jewish person for president
According to a Gallup poll in June 2015, Americans 91% to 7% would vote for a Jewish president.And I am bringing this to the forefront for one single purpose.Unless you have very compelling evidence to...
View ArticleFBI: Mass Shooting by Muslims = Terrorism, Mass Shooting by White Christians...
Gotta keep it short tonight but I had to write something because I haven’t seen anyone else mention it… The FBI has declared that it will treat the San Bernardino shooting massacre, perpetrated by...
View ArticleThe Giants Will Not Wait For You
I recently had some discussions with people who were framing the issues of life on Earth in terms of their obsolete economic theories and their counterproductive framing. By now that has become a...
View ArticleBernie Sanders. Our Next Candidate. Our 45th President.
Or maybe not, I don’t know, I’m not clairvoyant. Gotta say, I do wonder about the compatibility of such overly presumptive thinking with democracy. I do have to say though, that if I wrote a diary with...
View ArticleIf Sanders is a rock star; let's make him go Platinum!
Long story short, the Sanders campaign is within striking distance of a Million DONORS! I just got an email from the campaign claiming that they are trying to get a million donors before their deadline...
View ArticleSelzer poll is in: Clinton 42, Sanders 40, MOE 4.4
Really surprised nobody’s posted this yet but long story short: Clinton is at 42% of likely democratic caucusgoers Sanders is at 40% of likely democratic caucusgoers Clinton was up 9% in this poll and...
View ArticleThou Shalt Not Attack a Democrat like a Republican would
One very simple rule: An American leftist or Democrat, especially in the context of a primary, should not attack another leftist or Democrat in a way that advances a rightwing or Republican agenda. The...
View ArticleSuperdelegates tallied together; Is it too much to ask...
Long story short, Is it too much to ask of Clinton supporters, regardless of what the mainstream media might be doing, to not conflate elected delegates with super-delegates? Objectively speaking,...
View ArticleStop what you're doing and watch Sanders play the role of a rabbi who rants...
I think we can all agree we could use a little bit of comic relief and this recently came to my attention so regardless of where you are in this primary, take two minutes of your time and enjoy some...
View ArticleTime to take a little break
Mainly writing this diary to avoid making an Irish exit, I’ll keep it succinct… Long story short, I kind of wonder if maybe I limited myself too much in my youth and erroneously chose against a path in...
View ArticleReparations and Sanders pragmatism regarding a Democratic ruling coalition
Sanders agenda is defined by the unheeded desires of substantial majorities. In that sense, I consider him to be a pragmatist because he is mostly pushing agendas: like single payer, taxes on wall...
View ArticleDo you really not care how badly you poison the well?
Over and over again I see as an excuse for terrible behavior from Clinton supporters...”well hey, politics isn’t beanbag” and “if you think this is bad, you’re not ready for the Republicans.” But...
View ArticleSanders supporters... we need to do something about the Tip Jar Jumpers
We have a bit of a pattern here… I’m sure we’ve all seen it by now but somebody writes a diary that is supportive of Sanders and it’s become almost predictable by now that some Hillary supporter jumps...
View ArticleEARN THIS DAMN VOTE OR LOSE!
Clinton-leaning/supporting Dems, we need to have a talk… A salesperson is someone who works to convince people to commit something (in this case, a vote) that the person they are trying to convince...
View ArticleSanders supporters, stop wasting time arguing with Clinton supporters
As of this writing, Wednesday Night, there is currently a reclisted diary… with nearly one thousand comments revolving around frustration with the possibility of a Clinton general election candidacy....
View ArticleBernie Volunteer Roundup; week of 3/20
”Where the rubber meets the road.” Hey guys, I’m gonna try to start a new tradition here. Essentially just a once a week meeting place and open forum for talking about volunteering for Bernie and our...
View ArticleThe state with the lowest percentage of white people in the union just voted...
I personally didn’t need any proof… But if anyone wants proof that the Sanders campaign promoting economic social justice can build a large and diverse coalition across these United States, I got one...
View ArticleBernie Sanders SUSPENDS campaign!
Obviously April Fools! I mean, obviously. There’s no way anyone can truly believe that this headline represents reality considering at this point in time Sanders just swept five states and is almost...
View ArticleSanders may have just WON NEVADA
Breaking story… Long story short, word on the ground appears to be that Clinton delegates didn’t show up to the Clark County convention that was held today in large enough numbers and Sanders may have...
View ArticleViolence at Clinton Rally against Environmental Activist
xYouTube Video At the 5 second mark we see someone holding an iPhone grab the activist and proceeds to pull with enough force to pull her back. Then at the 9 second mark we see the same person shove...
View ArticleOne question, will you admit you were wrong?
Will you admit you were wrong to smear Sanders supporters as ‘english only chanters’ or ‘chair throwers’? Will you admit you were wrong to support a faulty system of closed primaries and superdelegates...
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