Stu, you are absolutely correct that some of my posts are dripping with sarcasm, but you're missing the larger context. If you were to read through my post history you'd notice that my sarcasm (and occasional contempt, not bitterness) is pretty specifically directed. I don't tear people's faces off at random, unprovoked, or for no reason.
There's a small group here who seem to sincerely believe that liberals are the enemy - a sinister force hell bent on destroying all that is good in America. You're in that group. So is Abe. BW used to be, before he set off to find a new safe space. And that's about it. I have occasional disagreements with other people here, but I don't treat them like enemies because they aren't.
Your primary reason for posting in this forum is to expose the irrational stupidity of liberals. You do that by linking stories about liberals behaving badly - although frequently that's not even actually happening - and then you use that example to tar all left-leaning people. As a left-leaning person from a left-leaning family in a left-leaning community in a left-leaning region I know with certainty that your thesis is ignorant and wrongheaded, and as a guy with a bit of education and the ability to think critically I know that your methodology is flawed to the point of uselessness.
I've told you as much. I've provided examples. I've shown that many of your articles weren't accurate and how your videos were staged for purposes of political punditry. But do you listen? No, no you do not. You ask no questions. You give no consideration to my experience as a citizen in a country that frankly you know very little about. It's beyond obnoxious, Stu, so yeah, my responses to your ignorant, insulting, deliberately provocative posts tend to be dripping with sarcasm. Go figure.
If I only came here to post articles by South African liberal pundits and my stated goal was to show the world that South African conservatives are all insane morons hell bent on destroying South Africa would you respond positively to me?
If you want me to treat you with more respect I'm willing to give it a go, but I'm going to require that you meet me in the middle. The next move is yours.
Stu wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:24 amPrivate organisation? You mean it's owned. Yeah that sounds about right
I bet the people who vote Democrat don't think of it as a private organisation, they think of it as their party and want an equal say in what happens. Really surprised people have fallen for shenanigans like this for so long.
I think most registered Democrats understand how their party is organized. Superdelegates aren't a new thing, and as I mentioned, in 2018 the DNC voted to limit their power. The people talking most about superdelegates these days are conservative pundits looking to sow division among Democrats or to delegitimize their party. I count you in the latter group because whenever our paths cross that's what you seem to be doing.
Stu wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:24 amAs for the EC.
The first reason that the founders created the Electoral College is hard to understand today. The founding fathers were afraid of direct election to the Presidency. They feared a tyrant could manipulate public opinion and come to power.
The DNC instituted superdelegates for precisely the same reason. Supporting one but not the other makes no sense because
they are the same.
Stu wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:24 amAnd I do sincerely give a damn; I give a damn about your constitution and democracy and not seeing them circumvented.
You give a damn about the internal workings of the Democratic Party as a means to gain a deeper understanding of American politics, rather than just cherry pick an attack line? I'm sorry, but I don't believe that.
I'm confused. If you believe that the DNC circumvented the will of the people by having superdelegates then you should also believe that the EC circumvented the will of the people by allowing Trump to lose the popular vote by 3 million votes but still gain the presidency. There's no way to argue otherwise - the two systems serve the same purpose in the same way. If one is illegitimate then it logically follows that the other is as well.
Stu wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 9:24 amWhat do you give a damn about? Shooting your mouth off at people who disagree with you it seems.
I give a damn about having an honest discussion based on facts, and I'm perfectly willing to shoot my mouth off at people who seek to spread disinformation. That said, I have no problem with disagreement and I'm equally willing to have a civilized discussion with anyone willing to do the same.
