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GenX. My politics are clearly left and I’m tired of compromise with the neo-liberal right. They’ve driven a wedge with their money based centrist politics. We used to be able to do great things and we can again; we just need the leadership to do so; and folks to say as much.

Category: USA Politics

  • Sometimes the Left doesn’t need an opposition

    Do you know how narrative works? Because we’re going to get a hard lesson in narrative. The George Lloyd murder and subsequent widespread protests against police brutality. For the record, I am in full support of all of these peaceful protests; but reject any and all violence and vandalism/looting. Two wrongs don’t make a right.…

  • Mild for Joe

    You know its true. Joe Biden isn’t Barack Obama and doesn’t illicit the same passion and groundswell of support that then Senator Obama did in the lead up to his 2008 election…and you know what? That’s perfectly ok. There are few political candidates that drum up that sort of gut bending passion that you want…

  • Serious question for the legal community

    Considering free speech guarantees in the constitution, which is the First Amendment of the USA constitution and 2(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Canada, there are limits to the above freedoms. Both countries place limits on what you can advocate, such as Canada’s criminal code sanctions on Hate Speech. And no where…