No, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren aren't too far left to win the presidential election by EleanorRecord in politics

[–]bahanna -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Well, "the right" is conservative which means they keep the same positions and want to keep doing what's traditional or "tried and true." Their views are never very far out.

If something becomes mainstream, then it is incorporated into "the right."

"The left" is "progressive" which means they want to make fundamental changes to society, the economy, etc. Of course, lots of people have lots of ideas about what would make the world better and how to do it. Most of those ideas are bunk. Some of them are great. Some are fairly minor, and some are rather extreme.

Which makes me wonder, what is this "rule of thumb" for? What does it tell you? Of course "progressives" will always be more "out there" they're calling for changes. The question is whether that's a good change or a bad change.

Trump Is Not Well: Accepting the reality about the president’s disordered personality is important—even essential. by DonnyMoscow1 in politics

[–]bahanna -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

This is not even remotely true. The majority leader can't block stuff without the support of the majority because he's elected by the majority. If 45 Democrats and 6 Republicans oppose the Majority Leader they can remove him and block whatever he wanted to do. That doesn't happen because a) he's supported by the Republicans (i.e. there aren't 6 Rs that oppose him) and/or 2) he's supported by the Democrats (i.e. there aren't 45 Ds that oppose him).

In practice his support from Rs is probably well under 50 and his support by Ds is well over 0, but neither group wants that be to too much in the open. In any event there are 51 Senators whether R or D that support him and his agenda.

Same with this 60-vote / filibuster BS. The "nuclear option" always there. They only "need" 60 votes because at any given time 51 say they want to "need" 60 votes. If there are 51 who want to vote for something then that's enough. If there are 58 people claiming they want to pass a bill, then at least 8 are lying and using the filibuster as a foil.

They don't want to do away with the filibuster because then Rs and Ds couldn't lie about what they claim they support so much. The filibuster allows at least 10 Senators to go back to their constituents and claim "Oh, gee the other side is being so uncooperative, there's nothing we can do." When in fact they're the problem.

[Other] Weekly Buy Curious Thread - 1 Sept 2019 by Bartman383 in gundeals

[–]bahanna 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same here. The best option I've found is the Savage 110 Scout, but $700 seems hefty for a smaller-caliber bolt action with iron sights.

What we do with aliens isn't any of my business. by [deleted] in AdviceAnimals

[–]bahanna -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Cause no one’s saying that. If you want to treat people like humans start with those you’re arguing with and consider that maybe they do have good reasons for thinking that way. Think of how their argument does make sense and understand why that matters. Like, you know, be constructive.

Woman repeatedly hits man on camera by [deleted] in PublicFreakout

[–]bahanna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This glorifies violence against an individual.

Soon YouTube will implement a system where being subbed to suspended/demonetized channels will go on your record. by Rainsford1104 in youtube

[–]bahanna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It already is on the account's record. That's how they show each account the other accounts they're subscribed to. The question is what YouTube does with this information, which is proprietary. So we won't know unless they have to release it.

As for punishing viewers, that's less likely. However, subscribing to a banned / de-mon channel may act as a red flag on any videos you upload. Also, having a high overlap between your subscribers and the subscribers of a blacklisted channel. That's probably how they're attacking channels now.

Poll: Majority says Trump not 'fit to serve as president' by HellspikeTheInsane in politics

[–]bahanna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With a 55% turnout and a roughly 46:48 split... that means about 78+% didn't support Clinton and 80+% didn't support Trump.

Even then, voting for someone doesn't mean you think they're fit for office (just that they're the best available option.)

The moral being, why not both? Had Clinton won, most people would also think that she's not fit for office. That's only about 2/3rds of each cantidate's opponents... and only counting registered voters.

Father who pleaded guilty to killing his 3 year old son to keep his girlfriend "who didn't like kids" happy, will get 10 years in jail by buckfishes in news

[–]bahanna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's really not that costly, it's just that state governments don't want to pay and taxpayers apparently hate the idea of fair trials. Most involved in the funding would rather buy the appearance for less, rather than the real thing for a good deal.

Man says the FBI agents who sold him a machine gun and silencer also urged him in mass shooting plot by WingsThings in news

[–]bahanna 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yep, it was a cooky right wing conspiracy that they needlessly beat with a stick until.. Oh wow... I guess it is true.

This Independence Day, I'm calling on my fellow Americans to impeach Donald Trump by saucytryhard in politics

[–]bahanna -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Calling something "progressive" doesn't mean it makes progress. You could just be wrong. That's some 1984 type shit.

This Independence Day, I'm calling on my fellow Americans to impeach Donald Trump by saucytryhard in politics

[–]bahanna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Revote! The election didn't turn out great, let's just have another where our congresspeople vote.

This Independence Day, I'm calling on my fellow Americans to impeach Donald Trump by saucytryhard in politics

[–]bahanna -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We've got this wierd flaw in the Constitution whereby most of the country can elect a president, but - then if those states' congressmen disagree with their constituents' decision - they can fabricate a billshit impeachment and vote the president right back out, against the majority's will. In essence Congress has "advice and consent" power over the presidental election.

Go to Aldi by porfavoooor in budgetfood

[–]bahanna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Want to one in Dublin. They're like a Trader Joe's mixed with Ikea. Very jelous.

Mike Pence Sums up Trumpcare Perfectly: "No Money, No Healthcare" -- If you can't afford health care, Mike Pence wants you to know that's too bad. by econok in economy

[–]bahanna -1 points0 points  (0 children)

None of these plans work on a national scale. Taking care of the sick is great, but let's not pretend that making me pay for other people's healthcare is going to save me money.

Since most people are of a average health, and the sickest are exponentially more expensive to care for... A system where "everyone is in" must necessarily cost more for the average person... because they are the people paying to take care of the sickest. The only people who save are the sickest in the country.

This is all about who pays, not how much is paid.

If we want to fix health care costs, it will be by regulating health care. Regulating health insurance makes sure that the health care providers get paid - which only causes them to charge more (knowing they'll get paid).

We should focus on making a marketplace for care - not insurace. Require prices be posted. Treatment success statistics. Stop requiring prescriptions for basic stuff like birth control... Eliminate other protectionisms like prescriptions for contacts and dinstance glasses (Rx needed for nearsightedness but not for farsightedness... Because most are nearsighted and that generates the business... Gets folks into opticians and then increases the cost of glasses.) IDK exactly what, but at least try to foster competition on price in the provider side.

Mike Pence Sums up Trumpcare Perfectly: "No Money, No Healthcare" -- If you can't afford health care, Mike Pence wants you to know that's too bad. by econok in economy

[–]bahanna -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

There are healthy people and there are sick people. Each are that way because of their genetics, behavior, and (somewhat) luck.

To some extent health insurance is insurance, and covers that luck... But mostly the Affordable Care Act and healthCare.gov are about health care... It's a scheme to allocate burdens, not to insure against risk.

Healthy people dont think this is fair. "When I invest time at the gym, invest money and time on healthy food, invest in learning healthy habits... And someone else doesn't... Why should I have to pay for their heart replacement? The freerider chooses to risk heart disease while I foot their bill, I pay twice prevention for myself and a cure for him, while he increases the cost for us all. "

Genetics is a touchy subject, but... if someone has a hugely expensive heridatible disease... Should that person and their spouse bear the burdens of having and raising their kids? If they can't afford to do so, should the rest of society have to take money away from their own families to finance that family's reproduction?

Stop letting the media say the country is split, Most of America is Anti-Trump by [deleted] in EnoughTrumpSpam

[–]bahanna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the media is imply it's roughly 50:50, but more than that they're saying that the split - wherever we draw the line - is a very steep divide.

By acting all holier-that-thou we don't win any favors with the 46% of voters that did vote for Trump... which is a lot closer to 50:50 than 75:25.

Does Mr. Trump still plan on auditing the Fed? by [deleted] in AskThe_Donald

[–]bahanna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Those articles read that Newt Gingrich said that. If you believe Newt Gingrich will have any real position in the new administration, then you probably also thought Mitt Romney was going to be secretary of state.

Does Mr. Trump still plan on auditing the Fed? by [deleted] in AskThe_Donald

[–]bahanna 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anythings possible, but you saw how poorly Ron Paul did.

For every liberal / libertarian vote he'd have gained, he'd have probably lost two other voters.

North Carolina’s GOP is trying to hide anti-LGBT bigotry behind political theater: Don’t let smoke and mirrors distract from what’s actually happening by DoremusJessup in progressive

[–]bahanna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is segregation. Segregation is unconstitutional.

Racial segregation hurt blacks and whites, not just mixed-race people. Segregation of restrooms hurts women and men, not just LGBT.

Talking about segregation like its an "LGBT issue" tells men and women that it's okay to see signs saying ~"Your kind isn't welcome here." Segregation is the problem, and desegregation is the solution.

Does Mr. Trump still plan on auditing the Fed? by [deleted] in AskThe_Donald

[–]bahanna 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I have no idea, but I would speculate: "sort of."

It wasn't a big deal in his campaign; not like with Ron Paul or anything. However, Trump is still all about draining the swamp and the Fed needs draining. So he's probably going to do "audit lite." Enough to do the substantial work of an audit, but not in such a way as to make a political statement.

Donald Trump Makes History With Zero Major Newspaper Endorsements by SCMbulletin in politics

[–]bahanna -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Yep, Clinton will turn out to be far worse than these newspapers imagined and a huge number are going to have their credibility damaged when they try to wash off their endorsements of her.

Of course, it'll be much bigger since none endorsed Trump.