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  1. Magic Man

    How the Poor and Working Class Can Finally Break the Democratic Party.

    There's nothing inherently wrong with high taxes. The important part is what you get for them, and that's the current problem in America. Northern European countries tend to have high taxes, but they're also some of the happiest countries in the world, partly because they get a lot for their taxes.
  2. Magic Man

    How the Poor and Working Class Can Finally Break the Democratic Party.

    It is a matter of who is worse. It's like having the option of stubbing your toe vs. having your legs amputated. You might not want either to happen, but it's silly to talk about them as if they're equivalent. (And even this analogy fails because ultimately democrats aren't even like stubbing...
  3. Magic Man

    How the Poor and Working Class Can Finally Break the Democratic Party.

    This "both sides"ism is one of the biggest reasons for the mess we're in. Making it seem like both parties are equally bad and equally guilty of all of this stuff gives people the impression that the extremism on the right is just par for the course and nothing to get outraged about. It allows...
  4. Magic Man

    How the Poor and Working Class Can Finally Break the Democratic Party.

    I loathe how far to the right democrats have gone to keep trying to appeal to the majority of voters, but both parties have not been "pretty much the same", and they are far, far apart right now. 1) This is a very broad claim. Saying "democrats refuse..." covers a very large group of diverse...
  5. Magic Man

    How the Poor and Working Class Can Finally Break the Democratic Party.

    They're interested in quite a few things, including helping the poor and working classes. That's why they support unions, higher minimum wage, better protection for jobs, more restrictions on corporations and many other things that benefit the lower classes. It's true that the democratic party...
  6. Magic Man

    Question about Drag Queens

    First, Black people didn't "eventually" find minstrel shows and blackface offensive. They always have, since it started. It's just that for a long time, white people/the mainstream didn't know or care. Second, this has got to be the weirdest comparison I've seen in a long time. Blackface was...
  7. Magic Man

    Project 2025 Review - Forward

    Probably not, but you've tried really hard to find stuff in it that was good, instead of just rejecting it as it should be. As I said, it's a full agenda. Whether you find some small thing that you think is good doesn't matter.
  8. Magic Man

    Project 2025 Review - Forward

    That is supporting it, because instead of rightly saying "Project 2025 is terrible and should be thrown away", you're desperately trying to find anything redeeming about it.
  9. Magic Man

    How Odd Is Putin's Russia?

    You: Biden is a Snake in the grass. Child predator, politically corrupt, financially corrupt. And is senile to top it off. Me: The good news is this type of ridiculous anti-reality rhetoric is useless now, since Biden is not running again. You: (the above) Obviously, yes, that's the main...
  10. Magic Man

    How Odd Is Putin's Russia?

    I'm just glad the majority strongly disagree with you.
  11. Magic Man

    Project 2025 Review - Forward

    Nope. You said they're unfounded, and that's it. I've already addressed this. You keep saying this as if it's new and different, as if you're the only one thinking it. Newsflash: this is old news. This is how most people think. It's also completely irrelevant, since this isn't an issue...
  12. Magic Man

    Project 2025 Review - Forward

    Yes, you have explained your support for conservatives, including Project 2025.
  13. Magic Man

    Tell me why I should vote for Trump/Harris

    He says before going on to make a case for Trump, who is the most incompetent president we've had in modern times (even if you don't dislike him), and against Harris, who is at least competent, even if you disagree with her goals. In other words, you don't actually care about competence. You...
  14. Magic Man

    How Odd Is Putin's Russia?

    If you believe he didn't say it, it still fits with his propaganda that you do believe. It fits right into that false pro-Russia narrative you love so much. If you have videos of people saying this, post them. What I don't care for are your random videos of Youtubers and fictional content. You...
  15. Magic Man

    How Odd Is Putin's Russia?

    It is not (emphasis mine): hand·i·capped /ˈhandēˌkapt/ adjective offensive•dated having a condition that markedly restricts one's ability to function physically, mentally, or socially. "a special school for handicapped children" Putin has. That's why you believe it. Go ahead and link me to...
  16. Magic Man

    How Odd Is Putin's Russia?

    Unless your religion is some obscure one, it does not do that. You can acknowledge good and bad and that almost all people are somewhere in the middle. The vast majority of Christians do that every day.
  17. Magic Man

    How Odd Is Putin's Russia?

    No, it's offensive to most people and has nothing to do with Europeans. Also, "handicapped" should be avoided too. No, I don't. No, they don't. The U.S. isn't perfect and often does bad stuff, but no, we don't want to actually conquer Russia and seize its resources. That's Russian propaganda...
  18. Magic Man

    How Odd Is Putin's Russia?

    That's possible. I tend to take the other approach and think he's more cynical than that, and that all of that is more about pretenses than what he actually believes. It's a lot like much of right-wing media these days. Are they saying such crazy things just to make money and gain power, or do...
  19. Magic Man

    How Odd Is Putin's Russia?

    Thanks, but the opinion of the person who freely admits to loving Putin and his propaganda doesn't mean a whole lot here. Yeah, maybe it's because of the language barrier, but maybe don't use that R word. It's offensive. As to your main point, most Europeans are informed enough to not fall...
  20. Magic Man

    Tell me why I should vote for Trump/Harris

    I voted for Jill Stein years ago, so I can understand this view, but it ignores the reality. It's a protest vote because in the current situation, she and other third-party candidates stand no chance of winning. All they do is take votes from the other candidates. I agree that ideally it would...
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