June 7, 2016

Um you can't read the TPP

https://theintercept.com/2015/06/13/cant-read-tpp-cant-find-congress/

Are you seriously arguing pro TPP? Wow, I smell a plant. If you claim to be pro-consumer by definition you cannot also be pro-TPP. Those two don't go together unless you have convoluted capitalism and humanism, which is no bueno. Anyways, the context to many of those bills is they have given up/alienated rights of workers/individuals protections, not gone far enough. So it's a matter of perspective and context.

Historically for example, you can say oh wow, look what Columbus did, crossed the ocean and all that, yay, but he killed how many native Arawacks and mainland Indians through genocide and slavery?

Or a more pertinent example take the Clintons crime bill of the 90's, she and Bill like to tout the lowest unemployment rate statistic for African Americans. Well if you add in the incarceration rate by product of said legislation the net effect is that unemployment essentially stayed unchanged, but the cultural and societal impact, well that's just barely being understood today. It wasn't good though, the decimation of the black community being its after effect.

I'm just after truth and fair context, a lot of those bills are poor retreads of a tire of corporate power. Women will still make less than men, the latest bill didn't really address the inherent sexism in hiring/employment. So to argue the democrats and Clinton by proxy are the next heralding of an progressive movement.

Well, I chortle.

I am chortling now.

April 6, 2016

Firearms insurance?

What would be the general consensus on the DU boards, about making firearms owners carry firearms insurance? I have been looking for threads, but was wondering if anyone had any thoughts? I like the idea of this. Thanks

March 16, 2016

Donate!

Just sent another 35 bucks to Bernie, keep believing. I actually think he's having a decent night if you consider no one gave him a chance 6 months ago, look at what he has done. Think what will happen when he wins NY and CA? It could very will happen.

March 10, 2016

Clinton's Fracking:What is her position?

Look, I'm not going to bash Clinton here. I will just let her own words be the deciding factor for those that read this post. I will say this though, I actually would prefer her over any of the republicans, but it's hard for me to support any candidate that adopts this position on fracking.

"An investigation by Mother Jones found that Hillary Clinton personally lobbied for U.S. fracking rights overseas as secretary of state. Speaking at a 2010 conference of foreign ministers, Clinton said, “I know that in some places [it] is controversial, but [shale] gas is the cleanest fossil fuel available for power today."

Read the whole article here: https://theintercept.com/2016/03/09/hillary-clinton-wants-to-regulate-fracking-but-still-accepts-a-lot-of-fracking-money/

For some of us Sanders is the only viable environmental solution we have left. A new study out says climate change is happening even faster than we thought. Here is a link from the Gaurdian. http://gu.com/p/4hdqe?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

All I am asking is for the persons that support Clinton, hold your own candidates feet to the fire on this issue. I won't let Bernie get away with anything less than a total ban, I want my kids to have an inhabitable planet. I also hope that people that support Bernie, also take this stance. Zero fracking.

Thanks