The Matt (like that better? 😃) of The Hilltop
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Columbus lifer, OSU grad, with plenty of time served in small-town NWOH
Reposted by The Matt (like that better? 😃) of The Hilltop
everyone’s incentives are broadly aligned to pick people up and bounce them off the wall if they cross the line.
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
everyone’s incentives are broadly aligned to pick people up and bounce them off the wall if they cross the line.
Reposted by The Matt (like that better? 😃) of The Hilltop
Mamdani is imo very sincere about wanting to protect against violence and against a substantial subset of hate speech.
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Mamdani is imo very sincere about wanting to protect against violence and against a substantial subset of hate speech.
& to change *big money in politics* you need a different SCOTUS 🤷
November 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
& to change *big money in politics* you need a different SCOTUS 🤷
not always, lots of normal people donate to the McGraths of the world because they hate the McConnels of the world. my wife donated to Beto a while back 🤷
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
not always, lots of normal people donate to the McGraths of the world because they hate the McConnels of the world. my wife donated to Beto a while back 🤷
i didn't mind; & it's good that you acknowledge the big/little issue 👍
November 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
i didn't mind; & it's good that you acknowledge the big/little issue 👍
i appreciate that
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
i appreciate that
foot stampers
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
foot stampers
yes, obviously, but there's no way to *make* people give money to candidates you like & not the ones you don't, or to somehow force a transfer of money away from the McGraths. this is all just foot stamping, which i think is similar to doomerism 🤷
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
yes, obviously, but there's no way to *make* people give money to candidates you like & not the ones you don't, or to somehow force a transfer of money away from the McGraths. this is all just foot stamping, which i think is similar to doomerism 🤷
wow you figured it out, sounds easy, wonder why nobody thought of it before
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
wow you figured it out, sounds easy, wonder why nobody thought of it before
i still have not seen anyone describe a solution to the "problem" of people donating to candidates like McGrath 🤔
November 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
i still have not seen anyone describe a solution to the "problem" of people donating to candidates like McGrath 🤔
also the *existence* of those funds still does zero to redirect money people give to the candidates you personally think they shouldn't
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
also the *existence* of those funds still does zero to redirect money people give to the candidates you personally think they shouldn't
do you really think i don't know about things like that 🙄🙄 i have been donating to similar small-race funds for years
November 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
do you really think i don't know about things like that 🙄🙄 i have been donating to similar small-race funds for years
still waiting for an intelligent reply, dummy
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
still waiting for an intelligent reply, dummy
so be gobsmacked, then, why the fuck are we always talking about our own failures of imagination like they're virtuous
November 22, 2025 at 6:49 AM
so be gobsmacked, then, why the fuck are we always talking about our own failures of imagination like they're virtuous
what a ridiculous person 🙄
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
what a ridiculous person 🙄
let me take you seriously for a second, LOL: how do you propose to *redirect* the money people give to Amy McGrath/Tim Ryan/&c to the races that you have deemed winnable & deserving? i suspect you have decided to just stamp your foot
November 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
let me take you seriously for a second, LOL: how do you propose to *redirect* the money people give to Amy McGrath/Tim Ryan/&c to the races that you have deemed winnable & deserving? i suspect you have decided to just stamp your foot
one would think that you people would get tired of tilting at windmills, but one would be wrong 🥱😎
November 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
one would think that you people would get tired of tilting at windmills, but one would be wrong 🥱😎
keep saying that 👍🙄
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 AM
keep saying that 👍🙄
i don't need to, i know who he is; & there's no reason to assume his political opinions are any more informed than anyone else's
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
i don't need to, i know who he is; & there's no reason to assume his political opinions are any more informed than anyone else's
but only the ones you have deemed winnable, of course 😆🙄😆🙄
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
but only the ones you have deemed winnable, of course 😆🙄😆🙄