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Posted by HarukkaI don't know why the republican didn't pick a better candidate—
They put a clown..they make sure every body will hate him in the end.
So Hillary will win .
Posted by Soul'Make you look like a loser'? All I've done here is follow up on your unprompted claim.Posted by LadyNeptuneI'd say if I honestly tried, none. Only because who the fuck goes around asking people if they can have an ass shot? Maybe as a joke with a camera recording for cringe/shock value. I'm actually surprised you're still going on about this. I mean fuck this isn't the 90's. If I wanted to creep on women and their ass shots I'd hit up dating sites and Facebook where that stuff is effortless to find and free. You just want to make me look like a loser, which is totally fine. Your opinion on me or what I like matters little to me. In reality though the men who are honest about their sexual attraction will find more sex in their life. Lots of women like a honest man that isn't afraid to take risky moves for what he wants.
So your not gonna tell us your success rate at asking women if you can photograph dat ass while at the beach? Give me a number? How many times out of 10 for example.
Curious minds want to know.
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If you don't like how you've represented yourself maybe don't lie and say you ask women on the beach for ass shots. Cause your just coming off as really creepy tbh.
Posted by GetMistedIt's not subjective at all for this woman. I would find it creepy if I'm laying out getting some sun and a dude with a metal detector takes shots of my ass.Posted by LadyNeptuneCreepy? That's subjective.
You don't think it's creepy your photographing unsuspecting women?
But it's definitely not against the law if done in a public area.
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Even without the metal detector.
I was calling him out on his bs claim that he asks nicely before snapping.
Posted by GetMistedOnly small hands allowed in the pussy grabbing club.Posted by LadyNeptuneWhat does it matter?
So your not gonna tell us your success rate at asking women if you can photograph dat ass while at the beach? Give me a number? How many times out of 10 for example.
Curious minds want to know.
@Soul
If Trump wins.. we can photograph without permission.. and grab that pussy too.
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I was more interested in his claim that women allow and even welcome becoming his fap material.
Posted by PV&Jellay
@sultrykitty what is progressive and conservative based on your perspective. I'm talking about modern views of conservative and progressive. Conservative being small government, limited spending, lower taxes for the upper class, pro-life, etc etc and Progressives/liberals bigger government, pro government spending on social programs, pro-choice etc etc
Okay maybe leave abortion out, since that's a modern issue.
OK, cool.
Then what you're arguing is that Democrats now are for all the things that conservatives *used* to be for, as you describe it above?
Edited: Oh, I get what you're saying now. That Republicans used to be the big gov't types and dems used to be for small government.
I can see why you'd say that (Robber Barons, etc). I could agree with that, but The New Deal pretty much put an end to those distinctions.
Posted by ShadowcatYes, and when would you say that changed, in your opinion?Posted by sultrykittyPosted by PV&JellayPosted by sultrykittyPosted by PV&JellayPosted by sultrykittyPosted by PV&JellayThen explain why the democrat members in Congress blocked the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964? A Republican introduced it, 87% of Republicans voted to pass it.
@sultrykitty the non-republican websites say otherwise. Hell, my high school history teacher said other wise, and that was 20 years ago, when the internet wss just an infant.
http://factmyth.com/factoids/democrats-and-republicans-switched-platforms/
The American political parties, now called Democrats and Republicans, switched platforms, ideologies, and members many times in American history. These switches were typically spurred on by major legislative changes and events, such as the Civil War in the 1860’s, and Civil Rights in the 1960's.
http://us-presidents.insidegov.com/stories/3613/republicans-democrats-switch-platform
So when did the switch happen, and why?
According to Dr. Eric Rauchway , an American History professor at UC Davis, the switch happened somewhere between 1872 and 1936.
One of the largest shifts in voting patterns occurred in 1964, during what many scholars call the Southern realignment–when white Southern voters, likely motivated by race, abandoned the Democrats to vote for Republican Barry Goldwater. Other scholars say that it wasn’t race, but an up-and-coming generation of Southern voters joining the Republican party who shifted the tides.From the linked article:
"Democrats condemn Republican President Richard Nixon for his so-called "Southern Strategy." These same Democrats expressed no concern when the racially segregated South voted solidly for Democrats for over 100 years, while deriding Republicans because of the thirty-year odyssey of the South switching to the Republican Party.
The "Southern Strategy" that began in the 1970's was an effort by Nixon to get fair-minded people in the South to stop voting for Democrats who did not share their values and were discriminating against blacks. Georgia did not switch until 2004, and Louisiana was controlled by Democrats until the election of Republican Bobby Jindal, a person of color, as governor in 2007."
I'm not calling the Republican party racist, both parties are guilty of that. My point is blacks left the Republican party because the ideology and platform switched. So when people say...republican was the party of blacks, I'm like yeah when we agreed with their ideology.
Once they started acting like dixiecrats we left. And when we joined the democratic party, the dixiecrats went to the republican party. That's what caused the shift.
And the part you quoted still doesn't change the fact that the parties switched platforms. Republican party used to be progressive, and the Democratic party conservative. Now it's vice versa.
The first question is really more relevant to your point (rather, the professor's point). I'm not surprised that you aren't answering.
"Progressive" and "Conservative" have little meaning in the conversation because their modern connotations imply particular values, and what they "mean" is completely dependent on the speaker's perspectives.
Phone is dying and I'm not near a charger. Might jump back in later.
What am I not answering?
So when did the switch happen, and why?
According to Dr. Eric Rauchway , an American History professor at UC Davis, the switch happened somewhere between 1872 and 1936.
Then explain why the democrat members in Congress blocked the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964? A Republican introduced it, 87% of Republicans voted to pass it.
If I remember correctly Republicans were pro-abolishment of slavery. They were the party that was mostly against it(slavery), if memory hold's true.
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Because we have scholars (as posted by PV) all over the place saying it happened sometime around 1964.
Or as early as 1934. Or 1860-whatever.
Has anyone done the political graph test? Can't remember what it's called but you end up as a dot on a graph with 4 quadrants. I think it's way more specific and universal.
Found it.
https://www.politicalcompass.org
And for those whose actually think I'm some kind of uber conservative, here is where I sit.
The last time I took it, it must have been about 10 years ago, and then I was in the same spot left to right, but literally on the dividing line of top to bottom.
https://www.politicalcompass.org
And for those whose actually think I'm some kind of uber conservative, here is where I sit.
The last time I took it, it must have been about 10 years ago, and then I was in the same spot left to right, but literally on the dividing line of top to bottom.
Posted by sultrykitty— no I haven't.... do you have a link?
Has anyone done the political graph test? Can't remember what it's called but you end up as a dot on a graph with 4 quadrants. I think it's way more specific and universal.
Posted by sultrykittylol I just saw this 😆 hold please while I take it
Found it.
https://www.politicalcompass.org
And for those whose actually think I'm some kind of uber conservative, here is where I sit.
The last time I took it, it must have been about 10 years ago, and then I was in the same spot left to right, but literally on the dividing line of top to bottom.
Posted by TauroMale22Posted by sultrykittyDo you believe in the Illuminati or stuff like that sultry?
Found it.
https://www.politicalcompass.org
And for those whose actually think I'm some kind of uber conservative, here is where I sit.
The last time I took it, it must have been about 10 years ago, and then I was in the same spot left to right, but literally on the dividing line of top to bottom.
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Not really. But I DO believe that there is a group of people in very high places around the world that have the ability and desire for a NWO. And the people they use may even truly believe that it's the way forward for everyone and that the world would be better under one unified flag.
Posted by Cancan26The left/right axis pertains to economic ideas, not social. You're right in the middle, socially.
https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=-2.88&soc=-4.31
I"m a lefty 😄
🙂
Posted by LadyNeptuneSo? I could care less what I come off as. I deleted my creeper porn stash long ago, and it felt great. Creepy or not you should be more worried of the local people creeping your Facebook, dating profile, and ip address rather then the obvious loser joking on the internet. You should be thanking me for not uploading pictures I've taken or found to porn sites like a real fucking creep. Though judging by dating sites and fb I'm starting to think some women are uploading nudes of themselves to the Internet for attention.Posted by Soul'Make you look like a loser'? All I've done here is follow up on your unprompted claim.Posted by LadyNeptuneI'd say if I honestly tried, none. Only because who the fuck goes around asking people if they can have an ass shot? Maybe as a joke with a camera recording for cringe/shock value. I'm actually surprised you're still going on about this. I mean fuck this isn't the 90's. If I wanted to creep on women and their ass shots I'd hit up dating sites and Facebook where that stuff is effortless to find and free. You just want to make me look like a loser, which is totally fine. Your opinion on me or what I like matters little to me. In reality though the men who are honest about their sexual attraction will find more sex in their life. Lots of women like a honest man that isn't afraid to take risky moves for what he wants.
So your not gonna tell us your success rate at asking women if you can photograph dat ass while at the beach? Give me a number? How many times out of 10 for example.
Curious minds want to know.
@Soul
If you don't like how you've represented yourself maybe don't lie and say you ask women on the beach for ass shots. Cause your just coming off as really creepy tbh.
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Posted by PV&JellaySee, here's the thing; you can't claim that there was a migration from the racist democrats to racist republicans (this *is* how you started the argument, by refuting my mention of blacks being overwhelmingly republican by saying thay there was a party switch) without explaining the fact that it was overwhelmingly Democratic members of Congress who consistently voted against Civil Rights in the 50's and 60's, and that the supporters of Civil Rights legislation were overwhelmingly Republican. The New Deal (which you explained was when the switch happened) was some 40 years prior.Posted by sultrykittyPosted by PV&Jellay
@sultrykitty what is progressive and conservative based on your perspective. I'm talking about modern views of conservative and progressive. Conservative being small government, limited spending, lower taxes for the upper class, pro-life, etc etc and Progressives/liberals bigger government, pro government spending on social programs, pro-choice etc etc
Okay maybe leave abortion out, since that's a modern issue.
OK, cool.
Then what you're arguing is that Democrats now are for all the things that conservatives *used* to be for, as you describe it above?
Edited: Oh, I get what you're saying now. That Republicans used to be the big gov't types and dems used to be for small government.
I can see why you'd say that (Robber Barons, etc). I could agree with that, but The New Deal pretty much put an end to those distinctions.
Yes. The shift started with FDR. That's where tge migration began.
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You can't explain away the "Republicans are racist" lie without explaining exactly when this mass defection of *KNOWN* racists from the Democratic party actually occurred. Because during that critical time, only 2 did. And both renounced their racist ties when they did.
Posted by sultrykittyoh wow! 😄 ...I didn't know that ...thanksPosted by Cancan26The left/right axis pertains to economic ideas, not social. You're right in the middle, socially.
https://www.politicalcompass.org/chart?ec=-2.88&soc=-4.31
I"m a lefty 😄
🙂
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Posted by PV&JellayThe reason many claim that blacks left the Republican party is flawed though. It isn't because it somehow or at some time became racist. Neither is the Democrat party the same as it was, but not because it shifted away from racism. It shifted more left (remember "Blue Dog Democrats"? They're nowhere to be found in the Democratic party) and has done very little in practical terms to advance the cause of racial equality.Posted by sultrykittyPosted by PV&JellaySee, here's the thing; you can't claim that there was a migration from the racist democrats to racist republicans (this *is* how you started the argument, by refuting my mention of blacks being overwhelmingly republican by saying thay there was a party switch) without explaining the fact that it was overwhelmingly Democratic members of Congress who consistently voted against Civil Rights in the 50's and 60's, and that the supporters of Civil Rights legislation were overwhelmingly Republican. The New Deal (which you explained was when the switch happened) was some 40 years prior.Posted by sultrykittyPosted by PV&Jellay
@sultrykitty what is progressive and conservative based on your perspective. I'm talking about modern views of conservative and progressive. Conservative being small government, limited spending, lower taxes for the upper class, pro-life, etc etc and Progressives/liberals bigger government, pro government spending on social programs, pro-choice etc etc
Okay maybe leave abortion out, since that's a modern issue.
OK, cool.
Then what you're arguing is that Democrats now are for all the things that conservatives *used* to be for, as you describe it above?
Edited: Oh, I get what you're saying now. That Republicans used to be the big gov't types and dems used to be for small government.
I can see why you'd say that (Robber Barons, etc). I could agree with that, but The New Deal pretty much put an end to those distinctions.
Yes. The shift started with FDR. That's where tge migration began.
You can't explain away the "Republicans are racist" lie without explaining exactly when this mass defection of *KNOWN* racists from the Democratic party actually occurred. Because during that critical time, only 2 did. And both renounced their racist ties when they did.
My argument was never about racism. My argument was about why blacks left the Republican party, and the fact that people never mention that the republican party of yesterday isn't the same as the republican party of today.
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Posted by PV&JellayIt's very likely that we're talking past each other, yes.Posted by sultrykittyPosted by PV&JellayThe reason many claim that blacks left the Republican party is flawed though. It isn't because it somehow or at some time became racist. Neither is the Democrat party the same as it was, but not because it shifted away from racism. It shifted more left (remember "Blue Dog Democrats"? They're nowhere to be found in the Democratic party) and has done very little in practical terms to advance the cause of racial equality.Posted by sultrykittyPosted by PV&JellaySee, here's the thing; you can't claim that there was a migration from the racist democrats to racist republicans (this *is* how you started the argument, by refuting my mention of blacks being overwhelmingly republican by saying thay there was a party switch) without explaining the fact that it was overwhelmingly Democratic members of Congress who consistently voted against Civil Rights in the 50's and 60's, and that the supporters of Civil Rights legislation were overwhelmingly Republican. The New Deal (which you explained was when the switch happened) was some 40 years prior.Posted by sultrykittyPosted by PV&Jellay
@sultrykitty what is progressive and conservative based on your perspective. I'm talking about modern views of conservative and progressive. Conservative being small government, limited spending, lower taxes for the upper class, pro-life, etc etc and Progressives/liberals bigger government, pro government spending on social programs, pro-choice etc etc
Okay maybe leave abortion out, since that's a modern issue.
OK, cool.
Then what you're arguing is that Democrats now are for all the things that conservatives *used* to be for, as you describe it above?
Edited: Oh, I get what you're saying now. That Republicans used to be the big gov't types and dems used to be for small government.
I can see why you'd say that (Robber Barons, etc). I could agree with that, but The New Deal pretty much put an end to those distinctions.
Yes. The shift started with FDR. That's where tge migration began.
You can't explain away the "Republicans are racist" lie without explaining exactly when this mass defection of *KNOWN* racists from the Democratic party actually occurred. Because during that critical time, only 2 did. And both renounced their racist ties when they did.
My argument was never about racism. My argument was about why blacks left the Republican party, and the fact that people never mention that the republican party of yesterday isn't the same as the republican party of today.
I feel like we're having a failure to communicate. 😕 We're debating two separate issues.
Your rant is about the ideology that blacks left the republican party because it became more racist. You feel that the democrats have actually been just as racist, if not more. You feel like the democrats have not done enough for blacks to earn there loyalty, and have even been against programs that would have benefited blacks in the past. I understand your gripe. My question is, has the republican party has been any less fucked up towards blacks? Just because most blacks vote democrat does not mean we think the democratic party cares about us any more than the republican one. Both parties pander to the black vote during election season, but we aren't stupid enough to believe either has our best interests at heart. We pick the lesser of the two evils like everyone else.
My rant is that the Republican party of today and the Republican party of yesterday are two different parties, as the Republican platform more closely resembles the old Democratic platform and vice versa. Many of the current democratic party views align more with the ideologies of the general african american populace.
We both seem to be alluding to each others rants in our separate replies, but really we're just monologuing at this point about our separate gripes.click to expand
I don't deny that both parties have shifted, but my view is that they haven't "switched". Political lines are drawn differently now, so the policies that are drawn have little to do anymore with traditional D or R.
Perhaps the democratic party platform is, on the surface, more aligned with black voters, but the practical application of policies that it has implemented has shown that it isn't. Good intentions do not necessarily produce positive results.
It's an ideological difference now between right and left, not R and D. Both parties have left leaning and right leaning members, which pretty much means the end of a true 2 party system.
Both parties as a matter of practical application are far from the platforms they publicly hold.
I only identify as R in the sense that I'm completely opposed to the practical application of the policies of the D's, and because of the system that we have I have to align myself with one or the other if my opinion on how things should run can make any difference. I'm quite sure that it's the same on the other side. That paradigm is shifting for many republicans, and is why I made the statements made previously on this thread.
Posted by SoulNice deflection. Your creepy af dude. And you gave up that info yourself, don't be mad at me for letting your creep flag fly.Posted by LadyNeptuneSo? I could care less what I come off as. I deleted my creeper porn stash long ago, and it felt great. Creepy or not you should be more worried of the local people creeping your Facebook, dating profile, and ip address rather then the obvious loser joking on the internet. You should be thanking me for not uploading pictures I've taken or found to porn sites like a real fucking creep. Though judging by dating sites and fb I'm starting to think some women are uploading nudes of themselves to the Internet for attention.Posted by Soul'Make you look like a loser'? All I've done here is follow up on your unprompted claim.Posted by LadyNeptuneI'd say if I honestly tried, none. Only because who the fuck goes around asking people if they can have an ass shot? Maybe as a joke with a camera recording for cringe/shock value. I'm actually surprised you're still going on about this. I mean fuck this isn't the 90's. If I wanted to creep on women and their ass shots I'd hit up dating sites and Facebook where that stuff is effortless to find and free. You just want to make me look like a loser, which is totally fine. Your opinion on me or what I like matters little to me. In reality though the men who are honest about their sexual attraction will find more sex in their life. Lots of women like a honest man that isn't afraid to take risky moves for what he wants.
So your not gonna tell us your success rate at asking women if you can photograph dat ass while at the beach? Give me a number? How many times out of 10 for example.
Curious minds want to know.
@Soul
If you don't like how you've represented yourself maybe don't lie and say you ask women on the beach for ass shots. Cause your just coming off as really creepy tbh.
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I don't have fb, Instagram, any of that bs social media.
No I won't be thanking you for ish.
Posted by PV&JellayI was about to post just like this. Girl, thank you. Heard that bullshit propaganda or sheer unadultered ignorance too many times.
@sultrykitty the non-republican websites say otherwise. Hell, my high school history teacher said other wise, and that was 20 years ago, when the internet wss just an infant.
http://factmyth.com/factoids/democrats-and-republicans-switched-platforms/
The American political parties, now called Democrats and Republicans, switched platforms, ideologies, and members many times in American history. These switches were typically spurred on by major legislative changes and events, such as the Civil War in the 1860’s, and Civil Rights in the 1960's.
http://us-presidents.insidegov.com/stories/3613/republicans-democrats-switch-platform
So when did the switch happen, and why?
According to Dr. Eric Rauchway , an American History professor at UC Davis, the switch happened somewhere between 1872 and 1936.
One of the largest shifts in voting patterns occurred in 1964, during what many scholars call the Southern realignment–when white Southern voters, likely motivated by race, abandoned the Democrats to vote for Republican Barry Goldwater. Other scholars say that it wasn’t race, but an up-and-coming generation of Southern voters joining the Republican party who shifted the tides.
I can't decide whether to be angry at the spreading of such ignorance or be scared.
We really did learn this shit in school and this is well know by the general population. I mean WTF (((screaming inside))))
This info is known fact and everywhere... even TV.
@cancan26,
My son was going to vote Liberatarian until I showed him this video (which confirms what I've been telling him). I mean thank goodness Stein and Johnson don't get much media coverage... they'd be doomed. Johnson doesn't know shit about his own policies.
I recommend watching the whole video but, Johnson as a subject matter starts at 10:10.
My son was going to vote Liberatarian until I showed him this video (which confirms what I've been telling him). I mean thank goodness Stein and Johnson don't get much media coverage... they'd be doomed. Johnson doesn't know shit about his own policies.
I recommend watching the whole video but, Johnson as a subject matter starts at 10:10.
Posted by VenusAquariusyep! this ...I voted and I voted democrat 😄 😄 😄
@cancan26,
My son was going to vote Liberatarian until I showed him this video (which confirms what I've been telling him). I mean thank goodness Stein and Johnson don't get much media coverage... they'd be doomed. Johnson doesn't know shit about his own policies.
I recommend watching the whole video but, Johnson as a subject matter starts at 10:10.
Posted by VenusAquariusNo, it's only "fact" when you're taught revisionist history.Posted by PV&JellayI was about to post just like this. Girl, thank you. Heard that bullshit propaganda or sheer unadultered ignorance too many times.
@sultrykitty the non-republican websites say otherwise. Hell, my high school history teacher said other wise, and that was 20 years ago, when the internet wss just an infant.
http://factmyth.com/factoids/democrats-and-republicans-switched-platforms/
The American political parties, now called Democrats and Republicans, switched platforms, ideologies, and members many times in American history. These switches were typically spurred on by major legislative changes and events, such as the Civil War in the 1860’s, and Civil Rights in the 1960's.
http://us-presidents.insidegov.com/stories/3613/republicans-democrats-switch-platform
So when did the switch happen, and why?
According to Dr. Eric Rauchway , an American History professor at UC Davis, the switch happened somewhere between 1872 and 1936.
One of the largest shifts in voting patterns occurred in 1964, during what many scholars call the Southern realignment–when white Southern voters, likely motivated by race, abandoned the Democrats to vote for Republican Barry Goldwater. Other scholars say that it wasn’t race, but an up-and-coming generation of Southern voters joining the Republican party who shifted the tides.
I can't decide whether to be angry at the spreading of such ignorance or be scared.
We really did learn this shit in school and this is well know by the general population. I mean WTF (((screaming inside))))
This info is known fact and everywhere... even TV.
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Can you rebut my points in other of my posts on this thread, and explain the main question of how or when these platforms switched in the last 100 years?
I'll even help you. Find examples here and post your evidence.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/platforms.php
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