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Where are the American Centrist?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Rocket River, May 27, 2022.

  1. Sweet Lou 4 2

    Sweet Lou 4 2 Member

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    If you want to end extremism then end gerrymandering. I think another poster posted it.

    When you carve districts that concentrate partisans you end up with extreme politicians. You want to end that? Then call for a constitutional amendment that has computers draw districts that looks like circles or squares with borders defined by boundaries such as county lines, rivers, major roadways, subdivisions etc having nothing to do with color, politics, or whatever. Take it out of the hands of politicians, take it out of the hands of people and let a computer decide what is the most rational districts based on creating districts with the total smallest ratio of boundary to area possible.

    Then ban super pacs and pass a campaign finance amendment so the Supreme Court can't make bribes a form of free speech.
     
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  2. Deckard

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    I couldn't care less about being pleased by you. However, if there is "bad news" it's that you might be able to influence some here being misled by a Republican Party that would have our country led by those in the mold of Orbán of Hungary or Erdoğan of Turkey, but choose not to. That's clear. You don't have an interest in defending our system of government against the extremists in control of the Republican Party.
     
  3. Os Trigonum

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    send me your snail mail address and I'll send you this as a gift

     
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  4. Ottomaton

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    Seems like maybe it doesn't work if you are championing it.

    Physician, heal thyself.
     
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  5. Os Trigonum

    Os Trigonum Member
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    lol. can't tell if you're beefing or not
     
  6. Os Trigonum

    Os Trigonum Member
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    amazing how pissy people have gotten here. End of the NBA season got everyone down?
     
  7. Ottomaton

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    Just amused, like if FFB was advising people to seek treatment for alcohol abuse.
     
  8. Buck Turgidson

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    Wait...

    Which ****ing party are you talking about?
     
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  10. Buck Turgidson

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    Don't act like you're Miss Innocent and haven't contributed:

    Plus, you make beef jerky like this:

    https://bbs.clutchfans.net/threads/beefing-posters.313975/

    Which should be a bannable offense on it's own.
     
  11. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    I think he's teasing you.

    Everyone in D&D has their line. Well, except maybe one or two posters, but one of them is a freaking zen buddhist monk and the other always sounds like an angry old man so you can't tell when they are triggered or not.


    Everyone else has beefed - quite a few times.
     
  12. tinman

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    tinman 999999999
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    You know who was an American Centralist?
    Michael Jackson
     
  14. Os Trigonum

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    who's the monk
     
  15. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    Jaggy?
     
  16. Os Trigonum

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    doubtful
     
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    The General and all of his alts.
     
  18. rocketsjudoka

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    I'm waiting for what The Federalist or the Op-Ed page of the Wall Street Journal has to say about this.
     
  19. Os Trigonum

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    I was thinking it was tinman with all of the zen koans
     
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  20. rocketsjudoka

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    Rocket River writes
    in an odd style many times
    what is his background?
     

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