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O'Malley was in a different situation where as the former Governor of Maryland,he had to have some sort of response to what was going down in Baltimore
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Are you surprised though? Her husband is who he is and she's been around for a good while. Same with Jeb Bush raising copious amountsJust peeped how much he raised vs how much Hilary raisednot even a chance
Putin's been flexing on everyone regardless of country and it won't change anytime soon unless someone is willing to raise him in his dangerous game of brinksmanship . He's been put in a lose lose situation as you said. Damned if hedoesn't,damned if he does. He looks bad if he ignores the calls to action and he's also considered reactionary if he addresses the issue
Don't know how much I trust opinion polls from there tbhHis approval rating is at 86%.Putin's been flexing on everyone regardless of country and it won't change anytime soon unless someone is willing to raise him in his dangerous game of brinksmanship. He's been put in a lose lose situation as you said. Damned if he doesn't,damned if he does. He looks bad if he ignores the calls to action and he's also considered reactionary if he addresses the issue
The Russian public will quicker to blame the West and what they view as "western" influences in the country than the OG Vlad
Are you surprised though? Her husband is who he is and she's been around for a good while. Same with Jeb Bush raising copious amountsJust peeped how much he raised vs how much Hilary raised not even a chance
Don't know how much I trust opinion polls from there tbh . There were some pretty large scale Russian demonstrations against Vlad before the last "elections" and one of the leading opposition voices was assassinated right next to the Kremlin earlier this year leading me to suspect that he might be getting a little anxious...
Putin's been flexing on everyone regardless of country and it won't change anytime soon unless someone is willing to raise him in his dangerous game of brinksmanship . He's been put in a lose lose situation as you said. Damned if he doesn't,damned if he does. He looks bad if he ignores the calls to action and he's also considered reactionary if he addresses the issue
His approval rating is at 86%.
The Russian public will quicker to blame the West and what they view as "western" influences in the country than the OG Vlad
Agreed,that Citizens United SC decision opened up the pockets of Billionaires everywhere to be able to buy their own politician the legal wayNah, I'm more disgusted at how there is no cap for campaign contributions. It's practically the same on the local level. You can be the best candidate for the job but if your money aint long, you have next to no chance.Are you surprised though? Her husband is who he is and she's been around for a good while. Same with Jeb Bush raising copious amountsJust peeped how much he raised vs how much Hilary raisednot even a chance
True but he's always lowkey about,he's never been this blatant. He's used to having them mysteriously falling ill with cancer or some other terminal illness not taken out in public in front of the freaking Kremlin
All this is nice and makes sense from an objective perspective....
A couple quick points:
1) "Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection."
There's an intense and mounting frustration with liberal/progressive politicians taking support for granted simply because they don't utilize racial animus to mobilize their base, like a "law & order" candidate or, say, a Donald Trump.
Saying, in effect, "I'm the lesser of two evils" doesn't count for much in practice. If a politician is too timid to even say "Black lives matter" for fear of invoking the "all lives matter" White backlash (because part of that privilege is the assumption of TOTAL inclusion), what do you suppose they'll actually do to promote racial equality once in office?
These are issues that deserve full-throated support, not calculated side-stepping and equivocation.
If you're hoping for a candidate like Sanders to pull the centrists to the left, your support cannot be a fait accompli. It's about moving the middle.
2) "I'll listen to you if and only if you wait your turn and be polite" exemplifies majority privilege.
This is quite literally a life and death issue. If your child is dying and you need to borrow a stranger's phone to call 911, how many people would sit quietly and patiently until that person has finished a frivolous, gossipy conversation while their loved one bleeds to death?
To focus on the "rudeness" is missing the point. We should never have reached this stage. The urgency and righteousness of this cause should have been self-evident, and it should be at the forefront along with climate change and environmental issues.
How many times do you have to hear "just wait your turn and we'll get to your 'special interest' issue eventually" before you stop believing it?
The frustration factor here should be easy to appreciate. Instead, we're getting a bunch of stereotyping about how "boorish sub-humans are ruining their own cause" and "they're not smart enough to do this on their own, they must be dupes. There has to be a mastermind pulling the strings."
It's funny, in a bitter sort of way, to see just how little it takes before the facade crumbles away for some of these "allies."
The people who buy elections in 2015 do so because it gets them results. You have to demand the same as a voter.All this is nice and makes sense from an objective perspective....
But we are dealing with the reality of politics in 2015 America.... You have to play to win.
The falling with a "mysterious illness" I mentioned was in direct reference to your 2nd example. There have been high profile assasinations before but never of such a well known public opposition figure and to have it done right in front of the Kremlin sends another message.'I would disagreeTrue but he's always lowkey about,he's never been this blatant. He's used to having them mysteriously falling ill with cancer or some other terminal illness not taken out in public in front of the freaking Kremlin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Anna_Politkovskaya
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poisoning_of_Alexander_Litvinenko
Both of these were major stories, especially in Europe, especially Alexander Litvinenko
I Putin did this vibe was heavy in those cases too