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re: Name an institution in America that Conservatives control.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 11:49 am to Boomshockalocka
Posted on 8/14/20 at 11:49 am to Boomshockalocka
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How did this happen? How did the right allow themselves to be so weak and outsmarted?
The Right is tragically retarded at politics, and too fat/happy to bother putting up a fight.
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Posted on 8/14/20 at 11:49 am to Boomshockalocka
Bureaucracies tend to bend left over time. Anarcho-capitalism seems to be ideal.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 2:39 pm to wutangfinancial
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My lib friends claim that the federal courts are controlled by conservatives. Don't know or care enough to look into it.
Only by the slightest of margins. Prior to Trump, the circuit courts of appeal leaned blue. Now, Trump has appointed enough judges that it's become very slightly red or perhaps at least a 50-50 split.
Of course, this is vulnerable by the fact that conservatives generally are likelier to flip liberal than vice versa. For instance, Roberts often votes liberal, but when's the last time you ever heard of any of the 4 Supreme Court liberals ever going conservative? They're an ironclad united leftist bloc. Liberal judges tend to exhibit far more unity and discipline.
So, no, conservatives do not "control" the federal courts, anymore than a football team that is leading 14-13 at halftime is "controlling" the game.
This post was edited on 8/14/20 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 8/14/20 at 2:47 pm to David_DJS
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The Right is tragically retarded at politics, and too fat/happy to bother putting up a fight.
On most political issues, you can generally find two sides: One is incompetent, and the other is evil.
The evil side is cunning and shrewd. The good guys are incompetent and apathetic.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 2:50 pm to Frank Black
Talk radio and The Masters....
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:02 pm to 45RCRoy45
The Poliboard
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:09 pm to CajunLiberal
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systemic racism
Doesn’t exist.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:28 pm to 3nOut
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i have some bad news for you.
Would like to hear your argument here. Let’s start with generals: which ones are Dems?
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:31 pm to thatthang
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Would like to hear your argument here. Let’s start with generals: which ones are Dems?
I'd say a significant portion of the upper echelons are left leaning.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:34 pm to Frank Black
The executive and judicial branches of the federal government, and half of the legislative branch?
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:45 pm to Mo Jeaux
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I'd say a significant portion of the upper echelons are left leaning.
By that do you mean sometimes in conflict with Trump or truly left leaning? Because with discipline being valued as it is in the military, I agree there will be a natural friction between the military and someone like Trump. But I just don’t see where the military is truly left leaning. I’m flexible here though, truly just curious what the arguments are.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:47 pm to Frank Black
Senate, presidency, foxnews, qanon, white supremacy organizations, oil & gas industry, military supply industry, NRA, evangelical Christians, farming (Trump subsidies), ranchers, mining and coal industries, private incarceration firms, private education firm, Zuck and Facebook, and Koch industries to name a few. What am I leaving out?
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:48 pm to Frank Black
The oil industry has a ton of republicans
Posted on 8/14/20 at 3:48 pm to thatthang
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By that do you mean sometimes in conflict with Trump or truly left leaning?
I mean truly left leaning.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 4:01 pm to Mo Jeaux
Interesting. I just don’t really see that, but that’s just me. I mean, they will do things like swiftly remove names of confederates from military bases, and I can see that getting labeled as leftist. But I see it more as a disciplined prioritization of principals ultimately based on determining what really matters in saving lives, and what doesn’t. Don’t see them wallowing in the pointless leftist bullshite that much.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 4:16 pm to FooManChoo
quote:you are correct but many here haven't a clue about what you are actually stating when you say 'head of the Church'.
Christ is still head of the Church.
but it isn't a secret and i hope those who have been kept in the dark will take time to study the meaning of it in full.
the body of Christ is the church. always has been and always will be.
God bless.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 4:32 pm to thatthang
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Interesting. I just don’t really see that, but that’s just me. I mean, they will do things like swiftly remove names of confederates from military bases, and I can see that getting labeled as leftist. But I see it more as a disciplined prioritization of principals ultimately based on determining what really matters in saving lives, and what doesn’t. Don’t see them wallowing in the pointless leftist bullshite that much.
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The swift removal of confederate names is an example too, even though you don't see it.
I'd say the middle and lower combat ranks are generally conservative, but they're far outnumbered by the admin bloat, which is left leaning.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 4:33 pm to AnyonebutSteelers
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but when's the last time you ever heard of any of the 4 Supreme Court liberals ever going conservative?
Most SCOTUS decisions are not 5-4.
Posted on 8/14/20 at 4:39 pm to Zach
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It might be small business owners.
good call, also very important
Posted on 8/14/20 at 4:44 pm to RollTide4Ever
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Bureaucracies tend to bend left over time. Anarcho-capitalism seems to be ideal.
Only if it is explicitly Hoppean/paleocon in cultural terms. Otherwise, you just end up with more globocap.
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