The Real timschochet

Sure and gay marriage means marriages with animals in our future- remember that argument? Slippery slope arguments are so dumb. There is no slippery slope here. There is nothing beyond don’t disrespect or appropriate Native American culture. Thats all. It’s not me or any other liberal who is telling you this. It’s Native Americans. The writer of the article that started this current situation was only repeating what he’s heard from Native Americans. It’s offensive to them. You guys seem to believe that we liberals create this stuff. We don’t. All we do is listen to those who say they are offended and, if we think the complaint is just, we empathize with them and agree with them. Thats all we do. In the case of Native Americans most liberals believe that complaints about cultural appropriation are generally just given the history. We might not agree with other complaints from other groups. It depends on the details. Which is why slippery slopes don’t exist.

Caleb Williams is likely going to be their future starting quarterback. Betcha the offense will be much better once he gets there.

Actually I’m neither. Just a pretty normal dude who is amused by all of the analysis. Also I don’t see racism in everything. But some of you guys see it in nothing and it is there sometimes.

Still don’t know who won but the consensus seems to be DeSantis looked a lot worse. No real surprise there. He’s the Matt Canada of politics…

Yeah the Daffy Duck thing works really well. YOU BUY THESSSE TRUTHSSS HOOK LINE AND SSSINKER!

It’s a serious question. Menedez is one of the most powerful Democrats in the Senate. If the Justice Department has been “weaponized” to favor Democrats, wouldn’t they avoid charging Menedez? Hoping some of the Trumpers around here can explain this.

Come on. You’re capable of more than this aren’t you? Offer a rebuttal.

Well it is a double standard- not of the justice system but of Congress. If Democrats now argue that Menendez has only been charged and not convicted, then how is that different from Santos? Using the logic to remove Santos, the Senate should impeach and remove Menendez. Right now. Only I don’t agree with that logic.

I know that’s the real reason they voted against so you’re probably right what they said was disingenuous. But even so I still think it’s somewhat of a decent argument.

I heard somebody make a suggestion this morning: at all future debates, whenever people start calling each other liars, there could be some expert on stage that would say “actually yes this is true” or “no that’s not correct”. A fact checker that would serve the same purpose as instant replay. The only problem is nobody would agree on who the fact checker should be so it probably wouldn’t work. But I was intrigued by the idea.

I wouldn’t use such language but yeah your comments certainly don’t show much intelligence at all. So I agree. Wait- you ARE describing yourself right?

No you’re wrong. Chiefs and their fans are the members of that “more dominant people.” This really isn’t a difficult argument at all. This kid was not wearing the regalia as part of any Chumash celebration. He was wearing it, and the red and black face, as a football fan. Thats what makes it offensive. His personal heritage is irrelevant UNLESS you’re willing to stipulate that only Native Americans can wear these outfits and that if any other fan does it who is not a Native American is being offensive. If you’re willing to agree to that then I’ll give credit to your argument. But if you’re not willing to agree then your argument becomes pointless.

Yes I think so. Also they’re not virtue signaling.

I actually think the arguments made yesterday to not expel him made some sense. There’s been no trial. No finding of guilt. Personally I think he’s guilty as hell but this isn’t the way our system is supposed to work. And the other point is that the voters haven’t been given a say about this. Now based on polling they would vote to remove him. But polling isn’t the same as officially voting. They elected the guy and now he has been expelled and they were not given the chance to weigh in. Maybe somebody can give me a good reason why this lying sack of crap should be removed without a trial and without say from those that elected him. But I think I would have voted against.

He makes sense some of the time.

It doesn’t matter whether he’s part of the tribe or not. If he is wearing it to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs that’s cultural appropriation.

They don’t need to convince any leftist Marxists (bit of a redundancy BTW)

Newsom accuses DeSantis, Hannity of “cheating”: https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/01/newsom-desanitis-debate-cheating-00129555 See this is why I really don’t like Newsom. I mean what a whiny little b!tch. Are you really expecting Hannity to be neutral? Are you really thinking a slime like DeSantis is going to play by the rules?

Matt Canada is available to hire.

Please don’t attempt to speak for me. I have no problem with Israel resuming combat at this point.

Approval of Obamacare has been steady at around 55% of the American public for the last several years. Latest polling has it at around 60%: https://www.statista.com/statistics/246901/opinion-on-the-health-reform-law-in-the-united-states/ And THAT’S why what Trump said is a gift for Biden.

Why does this mean we should fear government? And why is it “evil”? I think you misuse the term greatly.

The saliva is flying from your mouth. Ugh.

In the 1840s and 50s, Irish immigrants certainly suffered mistreatment in our society. But it wasn’t close to the long history of Native American suffering, and the same is true for all white people in our society. White people are not and have never been victims as a race in American society unlike virtually every other race here which is not white. And that’s why nobody would care.

I have no label for Jerry. I think he’s wrong to dismiss the people I linked in such a cavalier fashion. I can link dozens more if I wanted, because my main argument is that the opinion that gender dysphoria is not a choice, not something that people can be talked into, is pretty overwhelming among medical experts.