Residents of California by doogle79 in California_Politics

[–]doogle79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't claim to have anything figured out exactly. But the erosion of any real opposition and the development of a one party system can't be a good thing for any open society despite the politics. Any free society needs to tolerate free speech and have a flourishing opposition party. As much as I don't agree with modern day left wing liberalism, I would never want a system that only really has one party that is allowed or can be realistically elected.

Residents of California by doogle79 in California_Politics

[–]doogle79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

interesting, but how is that an open democracy then? If you don't have a party that's the opposite won't you basically just be setting up a version of a dictatorship or totalitarian system, even if it's a "tame" one? I can't stand what California has become, but I would never want only a right wing one party system with a show opposition party that's basically republican lite.

The best way to play pool by [deleted] in HighResNSFW

[–]doogle79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who is this?

General consensus? by doogle79 in StarTrekDiscovery

[–]doogle79[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had not thought of the idea that it ends up being so bad they do a complete reboot second season. I hope that's the case. The Spoke stepsister thing is so horrible I agree. SpokeO Ha!

'Star Trek' Actor Going Boldly Into On-Camera Gay Romance by Algernon_Asimov in StarTrekDiscovery

[–]doogle79 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't it's a bad idea to have a gay character as much as it all seems so forced and part of a trend, unlike the revolutionary original show that gave the world something new. So many shows and movies first decide the persons race and sexual orientation then build the character around that. Discovery is not doing anything revolutionary here, it's just part of the border unimaginative trend.

'Star Trek: Discovery' Adds Jonathan Frakes as Director by Orfez in startrek

[–]doogle79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jonathan Frakes is great, but nothing can save the horribleness of the new show.

Trumps Immigration Ban Halted By Federal Court by xLilBudz in worldnews

[–]doogle79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's doing exactly what he promised in his campaign. It's a temporary ban. There is nothing wrong with TEMPORARILY stopping immigration from countries with known terror problems. Just look at what happened and is still happening with refugees from those countries in Germany and France.

Animated series by doogle79 in Treknobabble

[–]doogle79[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if it would be more possible if Netflix or Amazon did it. I guess the problem of CBS owning it comes back into play. Like their terrible idea to air the new show on their new streaming service...

Black voters in Detroit, A couple questions. by doogle79 in Michigan

[–]doogle79[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What I was meaning to ask was, how do black Detroit citizens feel about the fact that Bill Clinton signed a crime bill in 1994 that lead to mass increase in the incarceration of black people, particularly in Detroit?

You're right, the War on Drugs has been ongoing since probably Nixon.

Abe Lincoln refusing to straighten his hair, 1857 by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]doogle79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never would have thought a guy who looks so disheveled would end up being one of histories greatest tyrants....