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ehrnst

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23. White male privilege. SMH...

Sat Apr 18, 2020, 07:22 PM

Apr 2020

"To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. “Can I interest you in the chicken?” she asks. “Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?”

To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked."

This is a case of deciding that starvation is preferable to either the chicken or the platter of shit with bits of broken glass...

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/10/27/undecided

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Love my husband, but... [View all] qwlauren35 Apr 2020 OP

Obviously he could care less about the SC, and what has happened in the last four years still_one Apr 2020 #1

Nope. qwlauren35 Apr 2020 #5

Noam Chomsky said it best in 2016 to those who refused to vote for Hillary still_one Apr 2020 #8

Who's on the third partyline dem4decades Apr 2020 #2

Trump is ill, even though he speaks every fucking day. CrispyQ Apr 2020 #3

Since you're in a blue state, don't fret it. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #4

Sorry, no one should take any state for granted. Michigan, Pennslvania, and other still_one Apr 2020 #9

I'm talking blue like NY, CA, etc. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #14

I hear you. The electoral college absolutely, but I also want to see a huge popular vote number still_one Apr 2020 #15

Post removed Post removed Apr 2020 #16

Sorry, anyone not voting Democratic over the nazi, doesn't know what the word principle means still_one Apr 2020 #17

That is insulting. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #18

................................... still_one Apr 2020 #19

(1) do you really think throwing a big name at me makes any difference? Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #20

Voting for a third party or not voting is a vote for trump and Putin Gothmog Apr 2020 #46

Well, does this work for ya? still_one Apr 2020 #51

I am sorry. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #21

+1000. ehrnst Apr 2020 #22

I am pissed. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #25

You are right, he is endangering are lives. I appreciate what those in your family are doing still_one Apr 2020 #33

We got to social distance the other day. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #40

Wow, that's tough. Please take care still_one Apr 2020 #44

People of goodwill cannot differ on the relative importance of human life mcar Apr 2020 #26

+1000 Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #35

Or that we are dealing with a racist, sexist, and bigot in the WH. There is no ambiguity here still_one Apr 2020 #37

Nailed it. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #41

No, anyone who does not vote for the Democratic nominee is not principled, and I despise. them. Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #32

If they won't vote to rid this country of Trump than they are fakes and not progressive. Demsrule86 Apr 2020 #36

Sir Winston Churchill once said DenverJared Apr 2020 #38

Failure to vote foe Joe Biden is a vote for trump and. Putin Gothmog Apr 2020 #45

This is a big reason why "I live in a non-swing state, my vote doesn't matter" doesn't hold water. Gothmog Apr 2020 #63

Amen JustAnotherGen Apr 2020 #50

Green Party has not qualified for the ballot in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, NH, Iowa or Minnesota Gothmog Apr 2020 #49

Very sorry to hear it, qwlauren, elleng Apr 2020 #6

There is one problem, at least I can never have DFW Apr 2020 #7

Same with me. betsuni Apr 2020 #34

Even though Bernie says Joe lame54 Apr 2020 #10

Might be worth looking into a good divorce lawyer. HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #11

Ask him if he'd feel better if Liz was VP! Baclava Apr 2020 #12

while hc and biden are more corporate than bernie questionseverything Apr 2020 #13

Define "corporate," please. ehrnst Apr 2020 #24

I, too, await the answer mcar Apr 2020 #29

I want to know if people really think Sanders would have stopped capitalism betsuni Apr 2020 #39

Still waiting for your definition of "corporate." ehrnst Apr 2020 #48

White male privilege. SMH... ehrnst Apr 2020 #23

+1000 sheshe2 Apr 2020 #27

This! mcar Apr 2020 #30

Yup, They want to hold on to that privilege JI7 Apr 2020 #60

HOld on now, qwlauren35 Apr 2020 #66

My bad - in this case it's just hetero male privilege. ehrnst Apr 2020 #67

Put Him On The Couch Till He Gets Some Sense, Ma'am The Magistrate Apr 2020 #28

So. sheshe2 Apr 2020 #31

Hit him in the head samplegirl Apr 2020 #42

I've run into the meme that Biden is senile, has dementia treestar Apr 2020 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Apr 2020 #47

"Bernie or die?" DFW Apr 2020 #52

Yep, then die it will be Meowmee Apr 2020 #54

One might hope he reconsiders his options. DFW Apr 2020 #55

Yep 😹 if he wants to die fine but don't kill the rest of us nt Meowmee Apr 2020 #56

Let's hope he becomes more flexible as his options narrow n/t DFW Apr 2020 #57

I doubt he will so hopefully in a blue state it won't matter. Meowmee Apr 2020 #58

Your husband is a jack ass😿 I would leave for good if possible if it were me Meowmee Apr 2020 #53

Your Husband is not a liberal and most likely agrees with many Right Wing things that Trump Does JI7 Apr 2020 #59

Campaign and make him live with you like that anyhow. Jamastiene Apr 2020 #61

I can never understand how intelligent ppl can be so dumb when it comes to math. tavernier Apr 2020 #62

I don't love your husband. n/t MrsMatt Apr 2020 #64

I don't think we should take any states for granted during this pandemic. ecstatic Apr 2020 #65