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mirrorfalls asked: Don't remember if you were asked this... do you consider yourself an especially strong partisan for either Marvel or DC?

I like many of the characters and stories from both.

When people get pregnant, they will give up smoking, give up alcohol, give up coffee and soda, give up fondue and raw cheese, give up cold cuts and sushi, all because they have heard somewhere, from someone, that these things can be bad for the baby. They don’t know the research, haven’t looked at the studies, can’t talk about sample sizes and control groups. But their dedication to their future child’s safety is so strong, their caution is so overpowering, that they give up these things just in case

So it baffles me when those same people will insist on spanking their kids. 

Even when they are shown the research.

 Regardless of what the experts in the field say. 

No matter who says it. 

Or how it is said. 

People are so invested in this ability to hit their kids without judgement or consequence, that it absolutely confounds me. 

I’m sorry but there’s nothing wrong with spanking???

I literally listed several sources about how, yes, there is.

Spanking …. you talk about the lengths people go through to have a healthy baby from the pregnancy to birth . Talking about research. But you go on a tirade about spanking. Not a real logical problem that matter I sincerely though you were gonna talk about something super relevant like child endangerment by dodging infant vaccines. Spanking is more pressing then antivaxxers . you know the threat on global scale that are killing people and those same infants those women went above and beyond to protect are no being exposed to the elements , medical neglect and dying . bringing diseases we all but irradicated back as a public health concern.

People using corporal punishment is what needs a rant that’s sincerely more important right now . You do realize whether people spank thier kids or not is gonna happen regardless. Those set in thier way aren’t going to hear it . You can leave sources say what you want about the subject . In the end ? Every child is different . Some kids don’t need it or deserve it. But some need that firm hand . With some kids all the methods suck and your left with the nuclear option. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s not viable option when everything else doesn’t work. You can tell who has kids and who hasn’t because of the presumption of every kid not needing it ever. No two kids are the same. Because when you’ve had kids you know any plans on parenting methods go out the window real fast in practice. Because each child is an individual. Children aren’t cookie cutter. An only child needs different methods then siblings do . I’d love to see you deal with a special needs kid throwing bottles and other dangerous objects at you and tell me your going to try a soft method. Or allow that child to realize that they have the control here since you are not going stop this . Your going to hug them and telling them it’s alright. 🤨spanking is bad apparently but the alternatives doesn’t work for everyone 😑 or worse they create terrors who think they can walk all over you .

Like I already know I’m gonna get hate for not cheering on the soft approach. Save me the trouble you don’t want to hear me block me . Because no matter how you yell at me , mention me ? My opinion on the matter is unwavering.

No child NEEDS to be hit. No child is better for being hit. No child is bettered by being hit. All the research shows this. It is, at best, an ineffective action and at worst DEEPLY DAMAGING. Stop trying to justify hitting kids.

And guess what- I can be pissed about spanking AND antivaxxers. Nice whataboutism though

“sat out” You mean young people who work shit jobs with shit hours and shit benefits couldn’t get out of work to go vote in the same numbers as the retired crowd? 6 hours to vote at colleges in Texas yesterday in the middle of midterms yeah shocking…

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The number of clueless fucking “leftists” already falling for the exact same fucking “don’t vote at all if the candidate isn’t left enough” garbage (that was liiiiiiterally pushed by Russian trolls last election) is ASTOUNDING.

You vote as progressive as possible every single election. Every time. Whether your choices are SUPER progressive, or kinda progressive, or just ‘less evil than the other guy’ you vote for your best available option every time.

Refusing to vote helps no one but the most evil option.

Push for progressive candidates. Campaign for them. Donate to them. Support them. Vote for them. And always always always vote for the best option on the ballot.


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bonercouch asked: what about Biden makes you think he would actually be different from trump?

Have y'all forgotten how fucking bats shit crazy Trumps presidency has been?????? You can argue, and I’d agree, that Biden is no better if not worse, than Obama and Bill Clinton. But TRUMP? Trumps shit is not normal.

people referring to voting for the DNC’s chosen candidate as “our duty” like. lol

hate to break it to you all but the point is actually that you’re supposed to vote for someone you’d like to see take office, not blindly vote for any candidate the DNC chooses

if the DNC refuses to run a candidate that a sufficient number of voters would like to see take office, it’s decidedly their fault if people don’t vote for their nominee

if the DNC can count on the left wing voting for their candidate “no matter who,” then their candidate will always increasingly court the right. why on earth would they bother with the preferences or desires of voters they believe they have already locked in?

And we get 4 more years of Trump putting kids in cages. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Yes, our election system is super toxic and shitty and awful right now. And we should vote as progressive as we can every si gle time we can, and its frustrating as hell that we are very possibly going to have to choose between the dementia riddled fascist with multiple sexual assault accusations and the dementia riddled neo liberal centrist who will enforce status quo nonsense and has multiple sexual harassment accusations.

But that is a choice we will have to make, and the only way we get rid of Trump is if you vote against him.

i love the performative whining about increasingly right Dem nominees while also steadfastly maintaining that progressives are morally obligated to vote for anyone the Dems run.

if the left wing can be relied upon to vote for any Democratic candidate regardless of who, the Dems will always move increasingly right.

it is absolute magical thinking to imagine that you will ever end up with a progressive Democrat candidate under these conditions. why on Earth would they?

little hint for you while we’re at it: electing Biden won’t result in “kids not being put in cages.” like Guantanamo Bay and the PATRIOT Act, Dems will gleefully but quietly engage in the same behavior, knowing full well that their liberal voter base doesn’t give a shit as long as they feel like their party is in charge.

How does refusing to vote at all and tanking voter turn out for left wing voters help the situation?

How does staying at home and being silent with your vote help advance progressive policies and candidates?

Which is more "performative"- voting AS PROGRESSIBE AS POSSIBLE every time, or not voting at all unless the perfect candidate is running?

because you’re going to keep ignoring this to recite the same shitty liberal script over and over, here it is a few times:

if the DNC can count on the left wing voting for their candidate “no matter who,” then their candidate will always increasingly court the right. why on earth would they bother with the preferences or desires of voters they already have locked in?

if the DNC can count on the left wing voting for their candidate “no matter who,” then their candidate will always increasingly court the right. why on earth would they bother with the preferences or desires of voters they already have locked in?

if the DNC can count on the left wing voting for their candidate “no matter who,” then their candidate will always increasingly court the right. why on earth would they bother with the preferences or desires of voters they already have locked in?

Have fun tanking voter turn out and screwing every single down ticket ballot. I’ll vote as progressive as possie every election, every time, and l feel damn good about it.

people referring to voting for the DNC’s chosen candidate as “our duty” like. lol

hate to break it to you all but the point is actually that you’re supposed to vote for someone you’d like to see take office, not blindly vote for any candidate the DNC chooses

if the DNC refuses to run a candidate that a sufficient number of voters would like to see take office, it’s decidedly their fault if people don’t vote for their nominee

if the DNC can count on the left wing voting for their candidate “no matter who,” then their candidate will always increasingly court the right. why on earth would they bother with the preferences or desires of voters they believe they have already locked in?

And we get 4 more years of Trump putting kids in cages. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Yes, our election system is super toxic and shitty and awful right now. And we should vote as progressive as we can every si gle time we can, and its frustrating as hell that we are very possibly going to have to choose between the dementia riddled fascist with multiple sexual assault accusations and the dementia riddled neo liberal centrist who will enforce status quo nonsense and has multiple sexual harassment accusations.

But that is a choice we will have to make, and the only way we get rid of Trump is if you vote against him.

i love the performative whining about increasingly right Dem nominees while also steadfastly maintaining that progressives are morally obligated to vote for anyone the Dems run.

if the left wing can be relied upon to vote for any Democratic candidate regardless of who, the Dems will always move increasingly right.

it is absolute magical thinking to imagine that you will ever end up with a progressive Democrat candidate under these conditions. why on Earth would they?

little hint for you while we’re at it: electing Biden won’t result in “kids not being put in cages.” like Guantanamo Bay and the PATRIOT Act, Dems will gleefully but quietly engage in the same behavior, knowing full well that their liberal voter base doesn’t give a shit as long as they feel like their party is in charge.

How does refusing to vote at all and tanking voter turn out for left wing voters help the situation?

How does staying at home and being silent with your vote help advance progressive policies and candidates?

Which is more “performative”- voting AS PROGRESSIBE AS POSSIBLE every time, or not voting at all unless the perfect candidate is running?


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cepn asked: how is getting rid of trump your number one priority when institutional problems in the united states run much deeper than that and have existed even when democrats were in power and when those institutional problems are the actual source of the suffering americans face

How does refusing to vote at all if your favorote candidate doesnt get the nomination address those problems?

people referring to voting for the DNC’s chosen candidate as “our duty” like. lol

hate to break it to you all but the point is actually that you’re supposed to vote for someone you’d like to see take office, not blindly vote for any candidate the DNC chooses

if the DNC refuses to run a candidate that a sufficient number of voters would like to see take office, it’s decidedly their fault if people don’t vote for their nominee

if the DNC can count on the left wing voting for their candidate “no matter who,” then their candidate will always increasingly court the right. why on earth would they bother with the preferences or desires of voters they believe they have already locked in?

And we get 4 more years of Trump putting kids in cages. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Yes, our election system is super toxic and shitty and awful right now. And we should vote as progressive as we can every si gle time we can, and its frustrating as hell that we are very possibly going to have to choose between the dementia riddled fascist with multiple sexual assault accusations and the dementia riddled neo liberal centrist who will enforce status quo nonsense and has multiple sexual harassment accusations.

But that is a choice we will have to make, and the only way we get rid of Trump is if you vote against him.

Bernie can still win. We live in hope.

And I do hope. I hope so so much

people referring to voting for the DNC’s chosen candidate as “our duty” like. lol

hate to break it to you all but the point is actually that you’re supposed to vote for someone you’d like to see take office, not blindly vote for any candidate the DNC chooses

if the DNC refuses to run a candidate that a sufficient number of voters would like to see take office, it’s decidedly their fault if people don’t vote for their nominee

if the DNC can count on the left wing voting for their candidate “no matter who,” then their candidate will always increasingly court the right. why on earth would they bother with the preferences or desires of voters they believe they have already locked in?

And we get 4 more years of Trump putting kids in cages. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

Yes, our election system is super toxic and shitty and awful right now. And we should vote as progressive as we can every si gle time we can, and its frustrating as hell that we are very possibly going to have to choose between the dementia riddled fascist with multiple sexual assault accusations and the dementia riddled neo liberal centrist who will enforce status quo nonsense and has multiple sexual harassment accusations.

But that is a choice we will have to make, and the only way we get rid of Trump is if you vote against him.

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In fairness to Democratic insiders, a Sanders or even Warren nomination would sever the relationship to the donors and pretty suddenly end a lot of the left-of-center infrastructure in America, from party structures to para-party structures like think tanks to "activist" protest/lobby/lawfare/discourse NGOs to pretty neighborhoody service providers/patronage operations

And even if they won (not obvious!) they couldn't immediately prop up replicas of the Old Left (labor unions? the Catholic Church?? white ethnic pride organizations???) to fill the gap, first time around those had been percolating for decades; New Left institutions were intentionally defunded and tamed in favor of neoliberal/NGO stuff as part of the 80s/90s DLC thing

“wealthy donors won’t support left-wing platform” seems like a fundamental issue for a supposedly left-wing party.

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