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by lapcat 2mo ago
I think you're missing the point. A "stance" is passive. I'm talking about activism, grassroots organizing, protests, political action. That's why I called it a "hotbed". A stance must be pushed forcefully
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> What do you mean by "hotbed", then? Do you just mean, "there exists a party with that alignment?" No, I mean very active and influential, achieving real, significant political results. The submitted article is about
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by lapcat 2mo ago
Do you believe that this somehow contradicts my point? You show an election result with a very small margin, less than 1%. I said in my original comment that Wisconsin is a purple state, "deeply divided between left wing and right wing
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> Ah, yes, Wisconsin. Famously more progressive than the bordering states of Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois Wisconsin actually is famously progressive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Progressive_Party &qu
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> Perhaps it’s the local summer diet of deep-fried cheese curds, corn on the cob, and Spotted Cow, but Wisconsin residents have been feeling pretty dyspeptic about Flock’s automated license plate cameras. Or... perhaps it's because
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> I meant it sincerely. I wish you well. I apologize if I assumed incorrectly. > That and blame Republicans more. Don't let them off the hook and make it "corrupt Democrats" who are solely to blame. The median, disengag
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> Godspeed. Why even bother asking me what I propose then? What do you propose? I can certainly understand pessimism, but if you're going to be a pessimist, asserting that there's nothing we can do, then at least be consisten
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> So what do you propose? Is there a 3rd party that has a reasonable chance of doing it? No, I propose calling out Democratic leaders for corruption, removing corrupt leaders from their leadership positions, and running primary challenge
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> I'd bet on the Democratic leadership to come around well before the Republicans. Jeffries was already around. He supported single payer but now rejects it, so he's moving backward . > Without a 60-strong majority in the
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> why do you say the reason was that he was bought? Is there evidence? Look at his health PAC contributions over time: https://www.opensecrets.org/profiles/hakeem-jeffries/us_cong...
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> This could equally be explained by wanting to be perceived as more moderate/centrist. I don't think anyone perceives a flip-flopper as anything except unprincipled. There's nothing "moderate" about corruption.
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> the one that currently holds all 3 branches of federal government The key word here is "currently". When did Democrats ever propose or pass single payer when they were in power? Moreover, when the leaders of both parties are
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by lapcat 2mo ago
This is why it doesn't happen: politicians get bought. "Jeffries co-sponsored Medicare for All legislation between 2013 and 2021, but in August 2026, he stated he shifted his stance and stated that he no longer supports or co-spon
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by lapcat 2mo ago
We should cure cancer not because it will save lives but because it might stop people from hating me, and that is surely the most important thing.
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> It's a best effort attempt at converting UBO rules to Apple's declarative blocking framework uBlock Origin Lite uses the cross-platform DeclarativeNetRequest extension API: https://developer.mozilla.org/docs&#
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by lapcat 2mo ago
My argument is simple: a pitcher throwing a baseball at a batter with the intention to hit the batter is unethical, dangerous, and counterproductive. It's not to be admired. It's an idiotic tradition that should end. Moreover, the
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> It's not an innocent bystander, it's against the team But "the team" doesn't get hit. One guy gets hit. > It's not the philosophical understanding of "morality" it's the practiced version
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> No one who has played the game or watches regularly will blink an eye when his teammate comes up to bat and gets drilled with the baseball -- including the guy hit. Committing violence against an innocent bystander, in return for mere
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> Baseball has been a game of moral fiber, respectable players Wait, when was this? I mean, Babe Ruth was infamous for drinking and womanizing.
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by lapcat 2mo ago
The Green Bay Packers are the model for community ownership of a sports team. Of course the NFL hates this for all the reasons mentioned in the article, and also because the Packers are the only team to publicly reveal their finances. Thus,
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> Historically, hoping that an absolute power will benevolently provide for humanity if sufficiently enlightened has not led to safe or positive outcomes. Says the person with absolute power over the largest social network in the world.
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by lapcat 2mo ago
It's unclear whether your last comment is talking about the art or the job axis, the latter of which I just asked about. I certainly don't see how using C++ would be less awkward on the job for developers than ObjC when the job wa
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> That's the three axis thing again: vocation, art, job. Swift and .Net both got a huge kick from the "job" department. Granted, Swift got a huge kick from the job department, but what you wrote said a lot more than that:
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> ObjC is still around but feels like legacy to me Yes, it feels like legacy because Apple is making it into legacy. Do you not admit that Apple's actions have a profound effect on the relative adoption of the two languages among Ap
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> Yet I'd say that it's relatively rare (while being completely absent in my experience) that anyone would choose ObjC today There are a number of pragmatic reasons for this. Nobody is teaching ObjC anymore. Apple's docume
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by lapcat 2mo ago
It's ridiculous to call Objective-C "a false start". 1) Objective-C is 40 years old. 2) Objective-C was used to create NeXTSTEP and by extension Mac OS X and iOS. 3) Objective-C is no more "awkward" than any other p
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> huh? Is "huh" supposed to be your evidence? > Popescu ruined his reputation within the community False. > Everyone was misled False. > he had been in contact with Apple over his misconduct for quite some time before
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> I'm not going to waste time really explaining the nuance That's a copout for such a harsh public accusation. > Popescu knowing that he had shared an account or payment instrument Or? So you're already equivocating. Or
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by lapcat 2mo ago
> Voting with your wallet doesn't work usually, because your wallet isn't big enough. > Vote with your vote! My wallet is bigger than average. My vote is not. Of course in neither case are they big enough to make much of a d
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by lapcat 2mo ago
I don't think there's anything deep here. Good fiction is entertainment. The author may or may not also intend to send a message or teach a lesson, but above all fiction has to be entertaining, or it won't get read. A sense o

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