(08-13-2021, 07:44 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(08-13-2021, 07:40 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: You're fishing, Marty, when you already have the answer. You and I both know those who identify as democrats on this board are conveniently quiet when the shoe is on the other foot. You know, the same folks who claimed Trump and the Republicans were dividing the nation, all the while throwing out the race card like a blackjack dealer in Vegas.
 
'We need to build dialogue and understanding!' Yet, when one of their own is caught red-handed perpetrating the most egregious of racist actions (one that would trigger an avalanche of media coverage and condemnation from the people I refer to on this board) the dialogue and understanding, or even the willingness for a simple mea culpa, disappears.

Isn't it the same with the Republicans on this board?   There are plenty of knee-jerk Trump defenders on this board.  How is that any different?  

I'm not a Democrat, but I do know that many times when I could have contributed "Oh, that is terrible..." I don't bother because it's already been said 10 times, and yet another one doesn't add much to the discussion.

By the way, "mea culpa" means "my fault."  Do you think it's the fault of anyone on this message board that this school principal divided their students by race?

You know, if you ever want my opinion on something where I have not weighed in, ask me and I will give it to you.  Even though you seem to think my opinions are not sincere, which also baffles me, why you would think that.

Yes. I do. It's the moderate democrats who are not standing up to their own party and allowing for ideology creep. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Democrats, since the 90's, have moved left at a much faster pace than Republicans have moved right. Republicans have moved right .5 points while the Democrats have moved left 2 points. What's interesting about this information is that democrats have moved together on the issues, while Republicans exist across a wide spectrum. You might not think yourself a democrat, but this same shift has occurred in all the news you digest, and you refuse to acknowledge it. Almost every time, you explain away the phenomenon as a one-time event. You're doing it now. Mea Culpa was absolutely the right word, because it's guys like you that refuse to hold the system accountable.

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