Team Blue: Help me understand what is going on in the Democratic Party

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For sane democrats.

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Andrew Weinstein (@andrewjweinstein) on Threads

We are past the point of political disagreement. We are witnessing a catastrophic collision between unchecked narcissism and obvious neurological decay. It is the most dangerous intersection in American history: a man with the absolute power of the Presidency and the absolute cognitive failure...

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of a man with the absolute power of the Presidency and the absolute cognitive failure of a person no longer tethered to reality.

 

[TigerGrowls]

 

[Moral]

Tell us more about how no one but you knows proper political ideological classifications, which makes everyone else a big dumbdumbhead … and you’re not telling anyone your top secret info.

That seems sane.

Also tell us how we shouldn’t be concerned about Al-Sayed’s association with DSA, because he says so.

Why, it’s almost like you’re completely full of sh.it.

I'm sorry that me knowing terms upset you so much.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

It sounds like you might be the one having a psychotic break.

You just don't understand that his definition of center-right is the only way to avoid TOTAL AND COMPLETE destruction of this nation. It's on YouTube.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Your judgment of my past support is as terrible as your rambling drug-induced attempts at the English language. I've dealt with Trump, before he was a political concern. He was a horrendous human then, and continues to be, and I tried to warn everyone ... just like I'm trying to warn everyone of the psychosis infecting the left now. You have the same disease MAGAts had/have.

You gaslight like Trump.

 

[baltimorened]

Some of it is. Yes. But a lot of it protects the masses. The ones I agree with don’t have destroying capitalism at the top of their list. We can have rich people. We shouldn’t have homeless veterans for example. We shouldn’t have people losing their savings accounts if they get cancer. The wealth hoarders are a bigger threat. Too many protect the few over the many. Those people often think they are good Christians. Lol.

nm

 

[TequilasForLoss]

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They’re calling Muslim politicians “Trojan horses” but really it’s the Republican ones who have had that many men inside them.

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[baltimorened]

You just sounded like a damn MAGA lying. That’s a MAGA line. If you can’t see what the top 10% are doing then I’m really disappointed in you. That right there is the most ignorant post I have ever seen you make. Again, how is it that Bezos and Musk are taking lower salaries than you and me but not hoarding wealth? Why again did Biden hire 87,000 IRS agents and Republicans lost their minds? “They’re coming for you!!!“ My effing a s s.

Not to mention, and you should know this, kids in this country are not born onto a level playing field. 28 years in education has proven that. Disappointed.

you might not believe this, but kids have not been born on a level playing field since the beginning of time...it's what the individual does to get to a level playing field in life. IMO, our government should be creating the environment for people to succeed, not to take from one which has succeeded to give to the others.

A lot of the folks in the 10% (don't know why you picked that number, top 10% is only about $150k/year) .I'd bet a lot of posters on here fall into that category) didn't start that way. I know I'm in that category and I started as a Private E-1 in the Army.

If you're in the field of education I bet you've seen the difference not in intelligence of your students but their interest or effort. You can probably identify, with at least a 50-50 probability those who will be in the top 10% during their careers and those who will not.

I don't think I'm qualified to state definitively, but from what I've read and experienced, I can at least state that education in this country has not gotten better during your 28 years....I know, a general statement. But at least in some locations a significant percentage can't read or do math at grade level. It's not that the teachers are bad, or we're not putting enough money into education, a lot of these kids don't have parental support, don't care, or have some other reason fort the lack of success. Some schools just pass the kids from grade to grade, even though they haven't completed the required work, or can't pass the tests. These will be part of the 90% that we're proposing to subsidize from the 10% that did the work, passed the tests and qualified for higher paying jobs. I'm not sure that's the role of government. I'm not suggesting that everyone in the bottom 90% falls into this category, but I'd be surprised if you would'd agree there are many.

I didn't even bring up the work ethic of the 10% vs 90%....some salesman who works 60 hours a week, travels away from his family day or weeks at a time, vs the worker who doesn't want to put in time beyond 40 hours, won't take overtime, doesn't want to travel. I'm not casting aspersions, everyone has their own life's goals, but is it fair to take from one to support the other?

 

[baltimorened]

Perfect example @RagnarLothbrok - this is the MAGA stupidity that you’re way above, but echoed. Pointing out that billionaires are screwing over the rest of us doesn’t mean we didn’t try hard enough. JFC I’m so over that lazy argument.

Tom, I don't think most think others don't try hard enough - although that's true of some, but definitely not others.

But here's the thing, even if you're one of those who goes to work every day, saves money, does all the right things, it doesn't mean that everything will be equal. Just a personal example: I started my college career in the college of education, I wanted to be a teacher....somewhere along the line, I discovered the economics of work. That is, I found out that teachers work hard, and really don't make as much money as someone who works just as hard, but is an accountant, a salesman, an engineer or many other professions. So I transferred to a major in business.

It has always seem incongruous to me that someone who understands the economics of work, knows that for the same amount of work, he or she could earn significantly more money, decides to stay in the field, and complains that they don't make enough money. All of us have choice..you make yours, you live with the consequences or you make a new one.

Now, before you think I'm unfeeling, uncaring or part of the "rest of us aren't trying hard enough". I'm not. I found myself in exactly the same place. I started as a Private E-1, as I've posted before. Got an MBA through the Army program, had offers to leave for corporate positions that paid twice what I was making in the service, but I decided that serving the country was more worthwhile that becoming a product manager for a cereal or yogurt or such.

The difference between the two of us, it might appear, I never complained about what money someone who took the corporate offers made financially. I had that choice, and made my own decision.

 

[Hydro2.0]

Fascism can be either left-wing or right-wing ... so if the pendulum swung toward right-wing fascism under the reign of MAGAts, you're saying it makes sense that it'll swing to left-wing fascism ... and you're cool with that. The other alternative to left-wing fascism, at that level of extremism, is communism.

No, to reasonable people, that swing doesn't "make sense." It makes a catastrophe.

Only a sith speaks in absolutes

 

[Moogy]

Only a sith speaks in absolutes

Sith aren't real. And your comment still wouldn't make any sense if they were.

 

[Moogy]

I'm sorry

Yes, you are.

Now quit running around trying to make excuses for yourself and your whackadoodle friends by claiming you aren't what you are.

 

[Tom Paris]

Ahhh.. a lifelong teacher. Thanks for your service, but I now understand why you don’t get it.

Oh a teachers are stupid jab…love that simple thinking BS. The billionaires thank you for YOUR service.

 

[Moogy]

You just don't understand that his definition of center-right is the only way to avoid TOTAL AND COMPLETE destruction of this nation. It's on YouTube.

Translation: "Go Commies Go!"

 

[Moogy]

You gaslight like Trump.

Your contributions smell like Trump's gas. Light a match at least.

 

[Tom Paris]

What?

Ragnar - I apologize. I screwed up. It wasn’t you who posted that. My previous 2 posts to you please ignore because for some reason- old man brain- I thought you posted something but it was ganoush. Again, sincere apologies. I deleted both.

 

[Moogy]

Oh a teachers are stupid jab…love that simple thinking BS. The billionaires thank you for YOUR service.

Through youth sports, I got to know a couple, both of whom were local teachers ... one a high school teacher in a neighboring school district, the other an elementary school teacher in our school district. They were able to afford a near 3,000 SF home, and raise 4 kids without any financial struggle. From what I can gather (and correct me if I'm wrong, as I don't pay much attention to your contributions, as you seem unintelligent, whiny and not very interesting), your whole schtick is that you're poor, and it's everyone else's fault (especially those mean billionaires and those who support them), so the whole system has to change in order to make you less poor. But maybe it's your fault?

 

[Scrubby]

Biden attempted pay fors by stopping wealthy tax cheats and raising taxes on the wealthy. We’ve been through this. Did you believe Ted Cruz when he scared Republican voters by lying about 87,000 IRS agents coming for them? Democrats are trying to get tax dollars from the 10% who hoards all the wealth in the country. It’s ridiculous that the first trillionaire claims a smaller salary than I do.

That top 10% already pays over 70% of all taxes lol

There is no trillionaire currently in existence.

 

[Tom Paris]

Through youth sports, I got to know a couple, both of whom were local teachers ... one a high school teacher in a neighboring school district, the other an elementary school teacher in our school district. They were able to afford a near 3,000 SF home, and raise 4 kids without any financial struggle. From what I can gather (and correct me if I'm wrong, as I don't pay much attention to your contributions, as you seem unintelligent, whiny and not very interesting), your whole schtick is that you're poor, and it's everyone else's fault (especially those mean billionaires and those who support them), so the whole system has to change in order to make you less poor. But maybe it's your fault?

0/10. You’re just another Republican who doesn’t understand the point.

Hell, I am the teacher who has said multiple times that I get paid fine. None of this is about my pay. It’s not about not working hard. It’s about a rigged system where there’s the wealthy club, and 90% of Americans getting bent over, whether you think we are or not. Rising costs of basically everything affects the vast majority of us. I ***** about healthcare costs. Well, I had to pay $350 up front the other day for a procedure I need every 3 years. “New policy as of July 15.” First time ever. 3 years ago was the first time insurance didn’t cover it. I’m sick of it because I’m playing “The American Dream” game and Republican policies in my state have taken money out of my pocket and given it to insurance companies.

That’s where I’m coming from.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Translation: "Go Commies Go!"

Oh neat you translated what I said to a strawman.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Your contributions smell like Trump's gas. Light a match at least.

Yikes, this is embarrassing

 

[Moogy]

0/10. You’re just another Republican who doesn’t understand the point.

Hell, I am the teacher who has said multiple times that I get paid fine. None of this is about my pay. It’s not about not working hard. It’s about a rigged system where there’s the wealthy club, and 90% of Americans getting bent over, whether you think we are or not. Rising costs of basically everything affects the vast majority of us. I ***** about healthcare costs. Well, I had to pay $350 up front the other day for a procedure I need every 3 years. “New policy as of July 15.” First time ever. 3 years ago was the first time insurance didn’t cover it. I’m sick of it because I’m playing “The American Dream” game and Republican policies in my state have taken money out of my pocket and given it to insurance companies.

That’s where I’m coming from.

I'm not a Republican.

So, you get paid fine, but you're also getting bent over, because you can't afford anything anymore, even though you're paid fine? That's your story?

 

[Moogy]

Yikes, this is embarrassing

You misspelled "hilarious." If you didn't enjoy the word play there, that's just entirely on you, and your tiny noggin. I mean, it even traversed 2 sentences. That's chef's kiss.

 

[RagnarLothbrok]

Ragnar - I apologize. I screwed up. It wasn’t you who posted that. My previous 2 posts to you please ignore because for some reason- old man brain- I thought you posted something but it was ganoush. Again, sincere apologies. I deleted both.

No problem.

FYI: I ignore him.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

You misspelled "hilarious." If you didn't enjoy the word play there, that's just entirely on you, and your tiny noggin. I mean, it even traversed 2 sentences. That's chef's kiss.

Sure thing bud.

 

[PapaGanoush]

Oh a teachers are stupid jab…love that simple thinking BS. The billionaires thank you for YOUR service.

No one said you (or any teacher) is stupid. I said thank you for your service, as you sacrifice other opportunities to help youth.

What I am saying, is you’ve never put it on the line on a sink or swim scenario, and therefore have no comprehension of what it feels like to take the risk. That’s why you don’t understand the desire entrepreneurs have to keep as much of their hard earned success as they can. I like to decide myself, who I tithe towards, or am a help to. I don’t need the government to make all those decisions for me.

 

[Moogy]

Oh neat you translated what I said to a strawman.

You're crying that I allegedly used a straw man, after you used a straw man. You're a special kind of stupid, aren't you, Karen?

 

[Hydro2.0]

Sith aren't real. And your comment still wouldn't make any sense if they were.

It makes sense but you’re too fu.cking autistic to understand

 

[Jerome Silberman]

You're crying that I allegedly used a straw man, after you used a straw man. You're a special kind of stupid, aren't you, Karen?

For sure big guy.

There is so many similarities with how you and maga posters communicate it's depressing.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

It makes sense but you’re too fu.cking autistic to understand

I get the same impression. It's all well and good, but a modicum of self-awareness would make things a lot less awkward.

Like when Elon Musk was wise enough to know he needed communications people to present his disjointed and often cruel thoughts to the public.

 

[Moogy]

It makes sense but you’re too fu.cking autistic to understand

Then explain it ... or prove it didn't make any sense by trying not to explain it with some childish snark.

Why do you think it's OK to mock/insult autistic people? I thought you guys were the "if we say retard, we're da debil" folks? Wouldn't autistic folks get the same protection?

 

[Hydro2.0]

Then explain it ... or prove it didn't make any sense by trying not to explain it with some childish snark.

Why do you think it's OK to mock/insult autistic people? I thought you guys were the "if we say retard, we're da debil" folks? Wouldn't autistic folks get the same protection?

Because nothing will ever be good enough for you. You over analyze and overthink (just like an autistic person would)

I know what i am saying as did other posters. If you don’t get it or like it, don’t make your problem my problem.

 

[Moogy]

For sure big guy.

There is so many similarities with how you and maga posters communicate it's depressing.

Commas are your friend. Don't be scared of them.

Also, "There are."

There are so many similarities with how you and meandering, mentally disturbed posters communicate, it's revealing.

 

[Moogy]

Because nothing will ever be good enough for you. You over analyze and overthink (just like an autistic person would)

This is something a sith would say.

I know what i am saying as did other posters.

Can you try this, again ... but, this time, in English? Yikes.

If you don’t get it or like it, don’t make your problem my problem.

Yeah, I get it. You hurled an insult, but had no idea what you were saying, and now you're embarrassed. There were no absolutes in my post ... any more than there have been absolutes in your subsequent posts. Other than you ABSOLUTEly butchered the English language when you wrote "I know what i am saying as did other posters." Now, tell me that only autistic people know even the basics of the English language.

 

[Hydro2.0]

This is something a sith would say.



Can you try this, again ... but, this time, in English? Yikes.



Yeah, I get it. You hurled an insult, but had no idea what you were saying, and now you're embarrassed. There were no absolutes in my post ... any more than there have been absolutes in your subsequent posts. Other than you ABSOLUTEly butchered the English language when you wrote "I know what i am saying as did other posters." Now, tell me that only autistic people know even the basics of the English language.

As i stated: overthinks things. Try taking it easy, sport.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

As i stated: overthinks things. Try taking it easy, sport.

 

[alaskanseminole]

We would accomplish nothing then for everyday Americans. Nothing would change. Billionaires would fund his campaign.

I don't really understand the "we'd accomplish nothing" part. Did you actually read my column? I'm not proposing the status quo. I'm proposing better police training and accountability, stronger antitrust laws, closing tax loopholes, limiting executive power, housing/zoning reform, changing the federal incentives that have helped drive college costs through the dadgum roof, and putting a heckuva of a lot more emphasis on skilled trades (yes, I'm a Mike Rowe guy).

Now, if your point is that I'd have a hard time getting some of that through Congress...I'd agree and say that's fair. But that's more of an issue with our current system not proof that moderate policies accomplish nothing. And the billionaire campaign-funding thing? Unless you're psychic, I'm not sure how you got that from my policy positions. Care to elaborate?

 

[alaskanseminole]

For sane democrats.

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Um, this is less a comparison of the two parties and more a list of "things I like about Republicans" vs. "things I dislike about Democrats."

 

[Moogy]

As i stated: overthinks things. Try taking it easy, sport.

Effing autistic sith, amirite?

 

[Jerome Silberman]

I don't really understand the "we'd accomplish nothing" part. Did you actually read my column? I'm not proposing the status quo. I'm proposing better police training and accountability, stronger antitrust laws, closing tax loopholes, limiting executive power, housing/zoning reform, changing the federal incentives that have helped drive college costs through the dadgum roof, and putting a heckuva of a lot more emphasis on skilled trades (yes, I'm a Mike Rowe guy).

Now, if your point is that I'd have a hard time getting some of that through Congress...I'd agree and say that's fair. But that's more of an issue with our current system not proof that moderate policies accomplish nothing. And the billionaire campaign-funding thing? Unless you're psychic, I'm not sure how you got that from my policy positions. Care to elaborate?

I am admittedly very skeptical of Mike Rowe's motives and therefor am a bit ignorant to the details of his mission, but one thing that I consistently fail to grasp is what is the barrier for the unfilled trade jobs being filled besides an unqualifable lack of desire from the labor force? When I've listened to him speak on this his criticism seems to be mostly a nebulous society is weak and lazy trope that seems unactionable in reality.

I'm reminded of when Obama was President and approved a system to incentivize retraining and education for coal workers that was met with disdain from the very people Rowe seems to want to get into unfilled positions. Is it as simple as tradesmen won't accept help from a Democrat or is there something more complex at play here?