The Democratic Presidential Debates

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  • ecdanc
    ecdanc Posts: 1,814
    Oh please. There’s get shot and killed in school as a second grader violence that equals I got screwed on my taxes because Team Trump Treason got elected violence? Voting = violence, this country is really fucked.

    "The anarcho-communists you will always have with you".

    But in pretty small numbers.

    I don't think that alone is any indication of what level of fucked the country is ;)
    They’re even going to your Pearl Jam concerts!
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,114
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    Don’t be pompous, just because I teach doesn’t mean I know everything.  So there are no rules on your farm?

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,527
    ecdanc said:
    pjl44 said:
    I can understand voting as violence in some circumstances. For example, "Should we take every dollar away from billionaires?" put to a popular vote. It passes and the federal government drains every billionaire and dumps that money into their coffers. That is violence. 
    As were the votes that allow billionaires to exist, eh?
    I'm trying to find some common footing and the only point you focus on is the one that allows you to bicker
  • ecdanc
    ecdanc Posts: 1,814
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    Don’t be pompous, just because I teach doesn’t mean I know everything.  So there are no rules on your farm?

    That’s fair. I apologize 
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,860
    mcgruff10 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    @ecdanc lots of filters at work but how about this:  https://joebiden.info
    I will continue to research.
    Beside the point, but that site is awesome!
    If you dislike Biden that site is awesome but again it is bs just like the Pete website.  
    What is the bs?
    bs stands for bull shit.  

    Nah. I was thinking bad seats.
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    edited February 2020
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    In fairness, not many history teachers study something that was in place for about a week in a few Spanish provinces.



    Graham literally said "da fuck?" at this moment...
  • ecdanc
    ecdanc Posts: 1,814
    pjl44 said:
    ecdanc said:
    pjl44 said:
    I can understand voting as violence in some circumstances. For example, "Should we take every dollar away from billionaires?" put to a popular vote. It passes and the federal government drains every billionaire and dumps that money into their coffers. That is violence. 
    As were the votes that allow billionaires to exist, eh?
    I'm trying to find some common footing and the only point you focus on is the one that allows you to bicker
    Weird way to find common ground with a communist. 
  • OnWis97
    OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,610
    Oh please. There’s get shot and killed in school as a second grader violence that equals I got screwed on my taxes because Team Trump Treason got elected violence? Voting = violence, this country is really fucked.
    I'm not convinced "violence" is the right word...but I understand it.

    That said, if everything works well, majority rule doesn't always hold form.  We didn't end slavery on a majority popular vote (it would have failed, particularly if the individual states had their own choice.  One high-profile example that the right thing can be done despite a likely majority being against it.  Admittedly it puts a lot of trust into people who have conflicts of interest between themselves and the public good.
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  • ecdanc
    ecdanc Posts: 1,814
    mrussel1 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    In fairness, not many history teachers study something that was in place for about a week in a few Spanish provinces.



    Graham literally said "da fuck?" at this moment...
    Emma Goldman was a pretty big deal, but your point is granted
  • ecdanc
    ecdanc Posts: 1,814
    OnWis97 said:
    Oh please. There’s get shot and killed in school as a second grader violence that equals I got screwed on my taxes because Team Trump Treason got elected violence? Voting = violence, this country is really fucked.
    I'm not convinced "violence" is the right word...but I understand it.

    That said, if everything works well, majority rule doesn't always hold form.  We didn't end slavery on a majority popular vote (it would have failed, particularly if the individual states had their own choice.  One high-profile example that the right thing can be done despite a likely majority being against it.  Admittedly it puts a lot of trust into people who have conflicts of interest between themselves and the public good.
    Right. If you start by recognizing the horrible things majorities have done, it’s not hard to make the next step. 
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    ecdanc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    In fairness, not many history teachers study something that was in place for about a week in a few Spanish provinces.



    Graham literally said "da fuck?" at this moment...
    Emma Goldman was a pretty big deal, but your point is granted
    I hope we can agree that this scene from the Grail is just an all timer of a comedy scene.  
  • ecdanc
    ecdanc Posts: 1,814
    mrussel1 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mrussel1 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    In fairness, not many history teachers study something that was in place for about a week in a few Spanish provinces.



    Graham literally said "da fuck?" at this moment...
    Emma Goldman was a pretty big deal, but your point is granted
    I hope we can agree that this scene from the Grail is just an all timer of a comedy scene.  
    I 2nd the motion. 
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    edited February 2020
    mrussel1 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    In fairness, not many history teachers study something that was in place for about a week in a few Spanish provinces.



    Graham literally said "da fuck?" at this moment...
    But Graham plays a tool in the film, does he not?
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,860
    pjl44 said:
    I can understand voting as violence in some circumstances. For example, "Should we take every dollar away from billionaires?" put to a popular vote. It passes and the federal government drains every billionaire and dumps that money into their coffers. That is violence. 

    Take that $ and reallocate to NYers struggling to find a spare $1500 for concert tix.

    At least there's plenty of GNR tix available!
  • ecdanc
    ecdanc Posts: 1,814
    pjl44 said:
    I can understand voting as violence in some circumstances. For example, "Should we take every dollar away from billionaires?" put to a popular vote. It passes and the federal government drains every billionaire and dumps that money into their coffers. That is violence. 

    Take that $ and reallocate to NYers struggling to find a spare $1500 for concert tix.

    At least there's plenty of GNR tix available!
    On a long enough timeline, all threads collapse into one. 
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 7,860
    edited February 2020
    mrussel1 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    In fairness, not many history teachers study something that was in place for about a week in a few Spanish provinces.



    Graham literally said "da fuck?" at this moment...
    But Graham plays TooL in the film, does he not?



  • CAMPAIGN 2020: BERNIE SANDERS rips PETE BUTTIGIEG ties to billionaires in fiery NEW HAMPSHIRE speech

    https://youtu.be/vrZlMRlzGlE


    THE HEAT IS ON!

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879
    mrussel1 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    In fairness, not many history teachers study something that was in place for about a week in a few Spanish provinces.



    Graham literally said "da fuck?" at this moment...
    But Graham plays a tool in the film, does he not?
    Everyone is a tool in the movie, even "Tim".  
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,879

    CAMPAIGN 2020: BERNIE SANDERS rips PETE BUTTIGIEG ties to billionaires in fiery NEW HAMPSHIRE speech




    THE HEAT IS ON!

    This is the very thing we were discussing earlier.  Bernie doesn't seek to win on the merits of his position, he seeks to denigrate and disparage his opponents' motives.  This is why his supporters are Bernie or Bust, because Bernie himself damages the opponent who is basically on his team.  
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,471
    edited February 2020
    mrussel1 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    ecdanc said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:
    OnWis97 said:
    ecdanc said:

    He's not asking for a compromise; he's asking me to compromise. 
    Guilty as charged.  "All or none" isn't working too well.

    Curious...what currently living US citizen would you like to see be president?
    I'm an anarcho-communist. 
    Not sure who is a leading US personality in that area.  How far outside of that philosophy can you vote?  Because I don't see one getting elected to, well, anything in the enforceable future.
    Generally speaking, I do not vote. I consider voting a form of violence (that statement should go over well here). After much soul-searching, I did vote in the 2016 presidential election, however. 
    I don't think that statement would go over well anywhere. How is voting a form of violence? 
    It's a hit at parties!

    Majoritarian rule is a form of violence; ergo, voting is a form of violence. 
    This is one of the starangest posts I've ever read on this board (and that's saying something). First off, as the 2016 election showed, it's not about majoritarian because Trump didn't get a majority of the votes. Secondly, what the hell type of system would you prefer if you think voting is a form of violence? Dictatorships? Monarchies? 

    See above: anarcho-communism. 
    Da fuck is anarcho communism? Is that like lord of the flies?

    Don’t you teach history?
    In fairness, not many history teachers study something that was in place for about a week in a few Spanish provinces.



    Graham literally said "da fuck?" at this moment...
    But Graham plays a tool in the film, does he not?
    Everyone is a tool in the movie, even "Tim".  
    Okey. So him literally saying "da fuck" then doesn't really support your argument.

    And it's been a long time since I've seen the film... hmm. I think it's on netflix.

    Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
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