Democratic (Party) Direction

It's true; no one but the hardest of hard leftists actually believes in anything. Republicans are 100% creatures of greed, bigotry and spite, and mainstream Democrats have no beliefs at all except a vague idea that everyone should be a little bit nicer, while getting rich off capitalism of course. Only internet leftists have the virtue of genuine belief, which is why they are the best that the human race has to offer (just ask 'em). The other 99.44% of humanity are their inferiors, they just haven't acknowledged it yet, which is why the internet leftists are forced (it's a real burden) to keep screaming at them about it until enlightenment takes hold at last.

― but also fuck you (unperson)

i wouldn't say mainstream democrats don't believe in _anything_

for instance, a lot of them really believe that bitter sarcasm based in bad-faith readings is just how one discusses politics

let's be honest here, scheduling their national political convention the same week as SGDQ is pure political amateurism on the DNC's part

beamish13 breaking records for fastest killfiled ever

― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto)

omg, you killfile him in three posts but you still haven't fucking killfiled me, i am very hurt :(

so far i've seen zero trump signs within a mile of my house, but the 2 or 3 john james signs are probably trump sign proxies for people who believe they are maintaining some sort of plausible deniability. I feel like most of the 100+ biden ones are a proxy for a FUCK YOU TRUMP sign that midwestern politeness keeps them from displaying.

I've seen a few of these which really do capture the excitement:
https://i.imgur.com/vJJgqAg.png

to address beamish13's many questions upthread

Diplomatic relations with Cuba is controlled by Trump. Student loan forgiveness is controlled by the Congress, where the Senate Republicans under Mitch McConnell have a veto over all legislation coming out of the House. Homelessness is a very complex issue with multiple intersecting causes that requires cooperation at all levels of government to get solved, from federal down to cities and counties.

The DNC doesn't run the government, which is where all these policies are determined. I doesn't have any power to dictate policy to the democratic party. It can't even effectively control the messaging or framing on these issues, however much it wants to.

it does however control their convention iirc

yes and no. biden has the delegate votes wrapped up and can dictate the kind of convention he wants.

let's be honest here, scheduling their national political convention the same week as SGDQ is pure political amateurism on the DNC's part

― Kate (rushomancy), Tuesday, August 18, 2020 1:56 PM (fifteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

I'm too lazy to start a new poll so please pick one:

I hate Biden
I dislike Biden
I am indifferent to Biden
I like Biden
I love Biden

Thank you.

I hate Biden.

The end.

i hate biden

Biden inspires no passion ANYWHERE. There are no lawn signs or bumper stickers for him because people are, at the absolute best, moderately satisfied with him.

Billy Porter performance was great.

I thought the bit of it I saw was kind of ridiculous but I was not at all impressed with White Twitter leftists going "who is this dude, Keith Sweat's cousin Flop Sweat, lololololol"

love the US politics lawn sign chat.

First, beamish13 asserts Biden inspires no passion anywhere. Next, beamish13 asserts they hate Biden. This is self-contradictory.

ekspost - outfit, choreography, retro-ness A+.

liked the color palette of the flag.

Not a big fan of Billy Porter but it's more of a general dislike for his type of hyper-theatrical Thing than just him. Also, that song is irredeemable crap.

You may personally think that Biden is a terrible presidential candidate (I'm not exactly over the moon about him myself) but if you don't see any difference between him and Trump, I'd just like to say: I'm very sorry that you won't be able to interact with your friends face-to-face during your sophomore year of college.

xp now you've gone too far:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GURviYuFFOI

Oh, there are obvious differences between Trump and Biden. The problem is that they’re completely unscrupulous, albeit in very different ways.

Thankfully, I finished enough schooling to place well in Canada’s Express Entry system, which enabled me to leave the States and become a former American

At least it wasn’t fucking Billy EICHNER

Lmao the Canadian lawn sign observer has logged on

The commentary is trenchant in the great white north.

I still visit the States. Los Angeles, that is, so not the “real” (Rust Belt/Bible Belt/Sinkhole) America.

Bernie was your last shot

You visit the states during a pandemic to count lawn signs?

How do you get back into Canada?

You can’t help but notice them. I need quantitative data

how do you guys like my new sock

should put all the canadians in one thread to answer questions about the US.

there's no need to visit another country to count lawn signs. you can just use google earth imagery in 3D mode

My wife also seems to think that hyperbolic exaggerations make her assertions more powerful rather than moving them in the direction of absurdity.

i should know - i've been doing it for canada every night for 4 years. they are REALLY hard to find!!

xp

I mean, most Canadians know more about your history, so...

my girlfriend counts lawn signs, you don't know her she lives in canada

We can name the thread Bores of Canada.

In all seriousness since we’re on the subject, I live in a bit of LA that is not mostly white Canadians and during the primary the lawn sign count was like 90% biden, 10% Williamson. At least one of my neighbors still has their Williamson sign up.

It is very gratifying to have so many Canadian US history knowers on here. Saves me a lot of tedious wikipedia time.

This Rebecca Traister piece on the dispiriting nature of the convention is good, I think:
https://www.thecut.com/2020/08/how-were-the-dnc-speakers-chosen.html

most Canadians know more about your history, so...

know your audience, beamish. "most Canadians" would not know more about US history than US ilxors. so... what?

Is your ILX name a reference to noted British classical composer and violist Sally Beamish?

Why are we engaging with this boognish23

Is it just a reflex to having our minds blown?

My kids were both glued to the convention and have declared their intention to watch all two hours each night, so Generation Alpha and very young Z is on board

why do cats bat around a ball of yarn?

@pomemitul

No. As a young’un, I was very enamoured with the 1991 Dynamix software click and choose game The Adventures of Willy Beamish.

As an aside, the Sega-CD port has the best theme I have ever heard in a video game

Why are we engaging with this boognish23

the unifying trait of ILXors is the inability to resist picking at a scab

First, beamish13 asserts Biden inspires no passion anywhere. Next, beamish13 asserts they hate Biden. This is self-contradictory.

― the unappreciated charisma of cows (Aimless)

look, i understand you want to shift the topic of discussion from the particular awfulness of joe biden to the logical inconsistencies displayed by a person on the internet who dislikes joe biden, but i'm not sure anybody else here wants to do this. can we get back to talking about joe biden's awfulness and the political incompetence of the people who have self-appointed themselves as the Only Alternative to Donald Trump?

no

xp
tbf beamish's posting history goes back 5 years, he's just exemplifying that thing where a formerly ILM-only poster crosses over and everyone assumes they're being trolled