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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 12:52 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
I know the Liberal/Progressive slant of this...

I know the Liberal/Progressive slant of this board isn't super-pro-capitalism but it's an undeniable reality that in the system we have now your dollar is almost worth as much as your vote, so

A...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 12:50 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
If there's ~40% of the population is determined...

If there's ~40% of the population is determined to say this wrong and evil NO solution is going to be stable, the best we can do try and hope for the best.

There is no possible check or balance...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 12:03 PM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
Are you kidding? Those are perfect targets. The...

Are you kidding? Those are perfect targets. The Democrats won't fight back because half of them hate big business so much even abortion won't be enough to defend them.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 11:58 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
//ETA// Hey guys can we lock this thread so the...

//ETA// Hey guys can we lock this thread so the conversation doesn't keep jumping back and forth between this and the new one?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 11:47 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
Remember this is as much legislative symbolism as...

Remember this is as much legislative symbolism as it doing anything. You key your exe's nice sportscar because it will piss them off the most, not because it's going actually do the most damage to...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 11:33 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
The "Why now" question has been brought up and...

The "Why now" question has been brought up and several people have already noted that the biggest opposition to abortion came after Baby Boomers stopped needing them.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 11:28 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
If he can keep his? Abso-%$#@!ing-lutely.

If he can keep his? Abso-%$#@!ing-lutely.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 11:25 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
Again we have reached the pits of discourse where...

Again we have reached the pits of discourse where we are being told we're being dramatic for being concerned that the Republican might do the thing that *checks notes* the Republican are openly...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 11:11 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
There was an article a while back, wish I could...

There was an article a while back, wish I could find it again, from an abortion clinic worker. You know the big secret?

Anti-abortion women get abortions ALL THE TIME. Not like fluke cases or...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 11:07 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
Seriously it's like marrying a spouse who's name...

Seriously it's like marrying a spouse who's name is Mr. Cheater VonAdulter McInfidelity Esq and getting shocked when you catch them banging the babysitter.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 10:54 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
The Right Wing trolls will care about whatever...

The Right Wing trolls will care about whatever they are told to care about by their masters.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 10:35 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
The Republican's aren't going to avoid going...

The Republican's aren't going to avoid going after contraceptives because of a backlash for the same reason they aren't scared of a backlash against abortion.

THEY can still get abortions. I...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 10:29 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
Yeah we've pretty much used up the nation's...

Yeah we've pretty much used up the nation's strategic rope supply giving it to the Republicans to hang themselves and that hasn't exactly worked out for us.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 10:26 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
That's a pipe dream and it's not Biden's fault. ...

That's a pipe dream and it's not Biden's fault. The Dems will eat each other alive picking new SCOTUS members.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 10:23 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
I'm just saying that winning their biggest...

I'm just saying that winning their biggest politic fight of... ever for any timescale worth talking about here is not going to make them less embolden to try to get more stuff done.

No we can't...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 10:11 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
26 states have "trigger" laws to put the, as you...

26 states have "trigger" laws to put the, as you call them, "split tails" in their place. Expect them to be put into action... literally as we speak.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 09:57 AM
Replies: 297
Views: 5,247
Posted By JoeMorgue
In his write up Clarence all but announces that...

In his write up Clarence all but announces that contraceptives and the basic idea that marriages fall under the concept of privacy are next.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 09:39 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
It's adorable that you think SCOTUS is just going...

It's adorable that you think SCOTUS is just going to stop at overturning Roe V Wade.

Just because you live in a hippie state doesn't mean you're safe.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 09:33 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
Technically. 26 (last time I checked) states had...

Technically. 26 (last time I checked) states had so called "Trigger" laws on the books, banning abortions the moment Roe V Wade was overturned and I'm sure those are going into effect as we speak.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 09:23 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
Yeah let's point out they are liars and...

Yeah let's point out they are liars and hypocrites a hundred more times, maybe they just haven't heard us yet and the 101st time will be the time that sticks and they resign in shame.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 09:23 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
All of our political structure is based upon...

All of our political structure is based upon accounting for "bad agents" who at least don't want to break the system.

That's why, and I'll get crap for this, before Trump I actually thought the in...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 09:02 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
I don't what you're asking for. An example that...

I don't what you're asking for. An example that Republicans ignore rules when it suits them and get away with it?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:59 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
Which is why expanding the court will not work. ...

Which is why expanding the court will not work. The second there's a Sane majority the Deathcult will suddenly switch gears back to "Oh but the SCOTUS shouldn't have this much power and checks and...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:57 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
"We say so."

"We say so."
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:44 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
I didn't say one word about what SCOTUS has the...

I didn't say one word about what SCOTUS has the power to do, just what they will do.

Again we still have not gotten an answer to "Republicans have learned they can do whatever they want until...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:42 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
Yeah or just do it and not even pretend they have...

Yeah or just do it and not even pretend they have a reason, either way.

Assuming they don't jump straight to "Just install a Theocratic Dictator" and cut out all the extra steps they'll come after...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:29 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
I don't even have it in me to go back through...

I don't even have it in me to go back through this thread and call out all the trolls who were saying it was "dramatic" to think that Roe V Wade was going to be overturned.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:26 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
The Dems can control the House, Senate,...

The Dems can control the House, Senate, Presidency, all the Major Houses of Westeros, the East and West Coast Rappers, all 5 New York Crime Families and it won't matter if there's a 6-3 Conservative...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:24 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
At this point just start a "Conservative Trolls...

At this point just start a "Conservative Trolls dance on America's Grave" thread and get it over with.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:20 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
Maybe when the first people start getting thrown...

Maybe when the first people start getting thrown in ovens she'll reach "Well this a dilly of a pickle..."
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:14 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
Quick someone check on Susan Collins. Ask her...

Quick someone check on Susan Collins. Ask her how "concerned" she is about all of this.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 24th June 2022, 08:13 AM
Replies: 2,096
Views: 76,143
Posted By JoeMorgue
The January 6 Commission can't undue the...

The January 6 Commission can't undue the nominations of Trump's 3 toadies no matter what they prove Trump did.

The 6-3 Conservative Majority isn't going away in our lifetimes.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 21st June 2022, 03:11 PM
Replies: 1,161
Views: 63,840
Posted By JoeMorgue
Probably but it's a case of "No let's do the...

Probably but it's a case of "No let's do the single most convoluted and difficult and inefficient way because it's easier for you."

I could do a shared mailbox in 10 minutes that would accomplish...
Forum: USA Politics 21st June 2022, 12:53 PM
Replies: 2,947
Views: 156,869
Posted By JoeMorgue
Such damming testimony. I can't wait to see...

Such damming testimony. I can't wait to see it... totally not matter and they all walk and probably try again (maybe even successfully) in 2024.
Forum: USA Politics 21st June 2022, 12:28 PM
Replies: 2,947
Views: 156,869
Posted By JoeMorgue
If you don't care enough to care when it matters,...

If you don't care enough to care when it matters, then you don't care.

It's like being a vegetarian, but only between meals.
Forum: USA Politics 21st June 2022, 12:18 PM
Replies: 2,947
Views: 156,869
Posted By JoeMorgue
A thousand poets writing in a thousand languages...

A thousand poets writing in a thousand languages for a thousand years could not describe how much I don't care how much any Republican does anything when it doesn't matter.

I'm so done with the...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 21st June 2022, 11:42 AM
Replies: 1,161
Views: 63,840
Posted By JoeMorgue
So one of my users has basically the inbox from...

So one of my users has basically the inbox from hell. Literally 76 subfolders, most of them with 1-10 subfolders under that, some of them with their own subfolders under THEM, and a complicated set...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st June 2022, 10:20 AM
Replies: 1,929
Views: 32,377
Posted By JoeMorgue
The "Thin Blue Line" is looking pretty *******...

The "Thin Blue Line" is looking pretty ******* thin right now. Like it's only got one dimension at this point.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st June 2022, 10:20 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 761
Posted By JoeMorgue
The "Thin Blue Line" is looking pretty *******...

The "Thin Blue Line" is looking pretty ******* thin right now. Like it's only got one dimension at this point.
Forum: Computers and the Internet 21st June 2022, 09:46 AM
Replies: 1,161
Views: 63,840
Posted By JoeMorgue
I've come to the sad conclusion a lot of my users...

I've come to the sad conclusion a lot of my users don't WANT their problem fixed. They want to sit there and play on their phones because "their computer is down."

It literally takes, what 30...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st June 2022, 09:20 AM
Replies: 2,135
Views: 88,316
Posted By JoeMorgue
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Forum: USA Politics 21st June 2022, 07:52 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 2,386
Posted By JoeMorgue
Because then he wouldn't be a pro-Right hiding...

Because then he wouldn't be a pro-Right hiding behind being a contrarian and he would cease to exist.
Forum: USA Politics 20th June 2022, 12:41 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 2,386
Posted By JoeMorgue
Caveat out of the way. Texas seceding is roughly...

Caveat out of the way. Texas seceding is roughly as likely to actually happen as me waking up tomorrow to learn my entire life has been a dream while I'm in cryo-sleep and I'm really a ruggedly...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 20th June 2022, 09:23 AM
Replies: 350
Views: 4,079
Posted By JoeMorgue
So when God was giving his messages to mankind he...

So when God was giving his messages to mankind he was okay with slavery?
Forum: USA Politics 20th June 2022, 08:44 AM
Replies: 2,947
Views: 156,869
Posted By JoeMorgue
My "Ask near literally any question and ~60% of...

My "Ask near literally any question and ~60% of American will answer correctly, or at least honestly and incorrectly with normal paramaters and ~40% will answer wrongly, dishonestly, or just troll"...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th June 2022, 11:36 AM
Replies: 2,135
Views: 88,316
Posted By JoeMorgue
I've decided that watching people get made at...

I've decided that watching people get made at something they have absolutely no idea what it is is my new favorite thing.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th June 2022, 09:52 AM
Replies: 2,135
Views: 88,316
Posted By JoeMorgue
Why the evil concept of CANCEL CULTURE of course!...

Why the evil concept of CANCEL CULTURE of course!

Stop being obtuse. And stop spending your time scouring the net for cherry picked examples of THINGS WHICH HAVE ALWAYS HAPPENED and presenting...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th June 2022, 09:44 AM
Replies: 2,135
Views: 88,316
Posted By JoeMorgue
Okay at this point you're just doing the same bit...

Okay at this point you're just doing the same bit over and over on purpose.

Go outside, find all the grass, and touch it.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th June 2022, 07:02 PM
Replies: 2,135
Views: 88,316
Posted By JoeMorgue
Okay and?

Okay and?
Forum: USA Politics 15th June 2022, 12:57 PM
Replies: 1,743
Views: 121,361
Posted By JoeMorgue
Yes because all Republicans think rules should...

Yes because all Republicans think rules should apply to them and not the other way around and the Left keeps pointing it out over and over as if it's supposed to shame them or lead to some "gotcha"...
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