General Politics Discussion (III) [ARCHIVED] • Page 1164

Hmm

 

Haha I've only attended three, two for degrees. What irked me about that comment is that Corvinus is one of the most prestigious unis in Budapest. I'm sure a lot of Hungarians, who are far poorer on average than North Americans or Western Europeans, would like to hear that their schools are sub-par, even though they don't have the incomes to attend our "first rate" institutions.

 

College pride is overrated in general, it's a smudge of power from elites in order to condescend on those less fortunate so neither are right TBH but gorka is a massive POS who's completely unqualified for his job and I'm pretty sure he shares a degree with his wife or something too lol

 

they just care a lot about taxes as all 18 year olds do

 

I was literally about to complain about this, they never fucking learn.

Good, let that weasel cower.

 

Presidential Responses To Racial Violence Have Often Been Weak. Trump’s Is Weaker.

More recent presidents have faced a somewhat different set of issues. Since the passage of civil rights legislation in the 1960s, presidents have been able to embrace the principles of racial equality without fear of political backlash. But they have still often struggled to respond to racially charged situations. In 2005, President George W. Bush sparked outrage with his slow response as Hurricane Katrina wrought destruction in New Orleans, especially in predominantly black sections of the city. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus tied the slow federal response to the race of those affected by the flood. In response, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the most prominent black official in the administration, defended its recordon race.

In 2014, Obama urged calm after the announcement that the police officer who shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, would not be charged, and many networks showed him speaking on a split screen alongside images of Ferguson descending into disorder. In both cases, the leaders appeared disconnected from the suffering of their citizens, at least in the moment. For different reasons, Bush and Obama faced delicate political situations. Bush led a party that had equated government assistance with moral degeneracy, a theme that came up as criticism piled up over the anemic federal response to the disaster. For Obama, the question of race was perpetually complex and fraught.

 

Someone I know just posted this

 

lol

 

also photo taken at a BJ's, not even a real book store

edit: or maybe Costco

 

“Sooner or later… one has to take sides — if one is to remain human,” Heng tells him.

The liberal center has to heed the same warning. In order to reject Trump’s equivocations about “many sides,” we have to take one. There is a side that asserts our common humanity and fights fascism, racism, and hate. It was represented in Charlottesville by the leftist groups who took to the streets to confront the far right. The other side is the one that took innocent lives on those same streets. The stakes are high. We have to choose."


One Has to Take Sides

 

*big fart*

 

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