Tag: politics
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Ted Cruz Takedown
“There aren’t words in any language to describe the joy it brings me to see such a heinous, hateful motherfucker destroyed in such a gut-wrenching, miserable way.”
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Inside Illinois's Budget Collapse
A Metafilter member rants about the budget crisis in Illinois: Would you like to know if I have opinions? I HAVE A LOT OF OPINIONS. Actually I’m kind-of rage-choking on them. The basic situation is, the governor has now passed TWO constitutionally-mandated budget deadlines without bothering to present a budget for the legislature to vote […]
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LA Times on GOP vs Trump: The Only Guarantee is Chaos
“Sorry, GOP: You waited way too long.”
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Chris Hedges on the Rise of American Fascism
College-educated elites, on behalf of corporations, carried out the savage neoliberal assault on the working poor. Now they are being made to pay.
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What Trump Reveals
“Frankly, we need Trump, because we need this fight, out in the open, ugliness incarnate.”
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The Ugly Side of Populism
What the Left gets wrong about populism.
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The Enemy of The Extremist Is The Moderate
“When everybody’s an extremist, then you can start really fighting.”
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How 'The Interview' Plays Right Into Kim Jong-un's Strategy
“By mocking North Korea, the mockers are reinforcing the DPRK’s state propaganda.”
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If Gandalf Had Taken The Ring
“Gandalf would be more like Mao, I think.”
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Why Hitler Was Worse Than Stalin
“What would each leader have done, had they the unfettered means to do so?”