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I don't understand.. are you saying you're not interested in the differences between the two parties, or are you saying ther are no differences between the two

I don't understand.. are you saying you're not interested in the differences between the two parties, or are you saying ther are no differences between the two parties? Because if it's the latter, do you think the 20 million additional people that receive health-care under Obamacare isn't a difference? Because, like Joe Biden said, it's a "big fucking deal". Also, you're not helping your cause by saying you're a Bernie-bro. Bernie-bros are generally racist, as he supports a largely xenophobic nativist trade policy. There's a reason Bernie's base is largely white. Bernie and Trump supporters are the same. In the end, you should never trust anyone that claims the two parties are equal. Those people have other problems they need to work out first. Maybe they just don't want 20 million Americans to have health care?

eecc 10y ago
Wo-hoo... what's this name calling! Are you seriously accusing the latest American spin to socialism as xenophobic racists?! You serious? So let's hear from you, what are we supposed to do? Respectfully defer to the pundits endlessly quibbling about the differences between D and R? That is also part of the problem, in case you hadn't noticed...
- mozumder 10y ago
  > So let's hear from you, what are we supposed to do? You're supposed to pick a side, from the choices given to you, because that's how government works. Government is not about getting what you want. Government is about picking from the limited choices given to you. Complaints about your limited choices go unheeded, because no one wants 300 million choices in government since everyone wants to be their own pretty princess that rules the country. So we, as a society, decided to limit you to 2 choices, and you can proceed from there. So, which side are you on? R or D? Pick, because no one is on your side.
  - RugnirViking 10y ago
    'Government is not about getting what you want. ' This speaks for itself
    - mozumder 10y ago
      If only more people knew this about how government actually worked. They would complain less, and be more appreciative of the people that actually choose to run for public office.
      - jessaustin 10y ago
        If more people knew "about how [this particular] government actually worked", there would be more political assassinations. Fortunately there are other less drastic options, but we'll have to ignore you and your "best of all possible worlds" bullshit to effectively pursue them. What really blows my mind is that all these self-described "progressives" have decided this particular monstrous warmonger is the line they won't abide crossing. Have you ever actually listened to a single thing HRC said?
        mozumder 10y ago
        Oh it's certainly a better system than your "Waaah! Waaah! Why aren't these politicians waiting on me hand-and-foot? Waaah!" system of governance... Government is about what you do for others. Government is not about what it does for you. Why? Because you are insignificant.
  - jessaustin 10y ago
    You've deteriorated to self-parody here. Also you've conceded, in bizarrely triumphant fashion, the awful truth I highlighted at the top of the thread: in USA we effectively have no choice in political outcomes.
    - mozumder 10y ago
      I'm glad you agree that you have a choice in your vote. Now, pick.
tanderson92 10y ago
> Also, you're not helping your cause by saying you're a Bernie-bro. Bernie-bros are generally racist, as he supports a largely xenophobic nativist trade policy. There's a reason Bernie's base is largely white. Bernie and Trump supporters are the same. That game (one's ideas are better because one is a woman/PoC) can be played both ways: "Women and people of color make up the majority of the Trump coalition" https://medium.com/@MattBruenig/women-and-people-of-color-make-up-the-majority-of-the-trump-coalition-e9bb20f65709 https://medium.com/@MattBruenig/women-and-people-of-color-ma... These kinds of identity attacks are lame as hell. And to your point about Bernie's base being largely white, let's look at his recent (national) approval numbers, from the Harvard-Harris poll, which found him to be the most popular active politician in the country: http://walter.thehill.com/sites/default/files/berniepoll_0.jpg http://walter.thehill.com/sites/default/files/berniepoll_0.j... Highest support from Democrats (80%) closely followed by African Americans (73%). What a xenophobic nativist!!!

eecc 10y ago

Wo-hoo... what's this name calling! Are you seriously accusing the latest American spin to socialism as xenophobic racists?! You serious? So let's hear from you, what are we supposed to do? Respectfully defer to the pundits endlessly quibbling about the differences between D and R? That is also part of the problem, in case you hadn't noticed...

mozumder 10y ago
> So let's hear from you, what are we supposed to do? You're supposed to pick a side, from the choices given to you, because that's how government works. Government is not about getting what you want. Government is about picking from the limited choices given to you. Complaints about your limited choices go unheeded, because no one wants 300 million choices in government since everyone wants to be their own pretty princess that rules the country. So we, as a society, decided to limit you to 2 choices, and you can proceed from there. So, which side are you on? R or D? Pick, because no one is on your side.
- RugnirViking 10y ago
  'Government is not about getting what you want. ' This speaks for itself
  - mozumder 10y ago
    If only more people knew this about how government actually worked. They would complain less, and be more appreciative of the people that actually choose to run for public office.
    - jessaustin 10y ago
      If more people knew "about how [this particular] government actually worked", there would be more political assassinations. Fortunately there are other less drastic options, but we'll have to ignore you and your "best of all possible worlds" bullshit to effectively pursue them. What really blows my mind is that all these self-described "progressives" have decided this particular monstrous warmonger is the line they won't abide crossing. Have you ever actually listened to a single thing HRC said?
      - mozumder 10y ago
        Oh it's certainly a better system than your "Waaah! Waaah! Why aren't these politicians waiting on me hand-and-foot? Waaah!" system of governance... Government is about what you do for others. Government is not about what it does for you. Why? Because you are insignificant.
- jessaustin 10y ago
  You've deteriorated to self-parody here. Also you've conceded, in bizarrely triumphant fashion, the awful truth I highlighted at the top of the thread: in USA we effectively have no choice in political outcomes.
  - mozumder 10y ago
    I'm glad you agree that you have a choice in your vote. Now, pick.

tanderson92 10y ago

> Also, you're not helping your cause by saying you're a Bernie-bro. Bernie-bros are generally racist, as he supports a largely xenophobic nativist trade policy. There's a reason Bernie's base is largely white. Bernie and Trump supporters are the same. That game (one's ideas are better because one is a woman/PoC) can be played both ways: "Women and people of color make up the majority of the Trump coalition" https://medium.com/@MattBruenig/women-and-people-of-color-make-up-the-majority-of-the-trump-coalition-e9bb20f65709 https://medium.com/@MattBruenig/women-and-people-of-color-ma... These kinds of identity attacks are lame as hell. And to your point about Bernie's base being largely white, let's look at his recent (national) approval numbers, from the Harvard-Harris poll, which found him to be the most popular active politician in the country: http://walter.thehill.com/sites/default/files/berniepoll_0.jpg http://walter.thehill.com/sites/default/files/berniepoll_0.j... Highest support from Democrats (80%) closely followed by African Americans (73%). What a xenophobic nativist!!!