@spikesmth.bsky.social
Left/liberal politics, motorcycles, economics, education, science, and technology.
Bay Area, CA
Bay Area, CA
I'm not a Democrat for one, but perhaps you're right, I'm intolerant of uninformed/dumb perspectives.
May 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I'm not a Democrat for one, but perhaps you're right, I'm intolerant of uninformed/dumb perspectives.
I'm critiquing the expectations and desires of the public. I think pivoting to calling rhetoric "ugly" instead of confronting the substance is a bigger reason the left has trouble winning voters... and that goes to the voters too... stop rewarding pretty little lies that get us nowhere.
May 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I'm critiquing the expectations and desires of the public. I think pivoting to calling rhetoric "ugly" instead of confronting the substance is a bigger reason the left has trouble winning voters... and that goes to the voters too... stop rewarding pretty little lies that get us nowhere.
Clinging to it is counter-productive and wasteful. We allow too many people to stew in a desire to "go back" to dumb, old, obsolete shit bc they think it would be easy... when the reality is life will be much harder. Hard truth, voters need to get their head out of their ass and understand.
April 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Clinging to it is counter-productive and wasteful. We allow too many people to stew in a desire to "go back" to dumb, old, obsolete shit bc they think it would be easy... when the reality is life will be much harder. Hard truth, voters need to get their head out of their ass and understand.
You asserted that Dem policies harmed "their livelihood" and could only back it up with a vague phrase, "coal mines." (Or at least this is what you heard... somewhere, maybe).
This isn't the 1950s anymore, coal mining is a dying industry no matter which party holds office.
This isn't the 1950s anymore, coal mining is a dying industry no matter which party holds office.
April 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
You asserted that Dem policies harmed "their livelihood" and could only back it up with a vague phrase, "coal mines." (Or at least this is what you heard... somewhere, maybe).
This isn't the 1950s anymore, coal mining is a dying industry no matter which party holds office.
This isn't the 1950s anymore, coal mining is a dying industry no matter which party holds office.
Why are you entertaining (or amplifying) perspectives based on falsehoods?
April 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Why are you entertaining (or amplifying) perspectives based on falsehoods?
I'm not the one implementing anti-worker, pro black lung policies. I'm just saying the people who don't know/care are stupid and don't deserve my sympathy.
April 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'm not the one implementing anti-worker, pro black lung policies. I'm just saying the people who don't know/care are stupid and don't deserve my sympathy.
Do you rely on vague gesturing to form all of your opinions?
April 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Do you rely on vague gesturing to form all of your opinions?
Maybe don't believe everything you're told. Trump said he'd end Russias war on day one... should we just repeat that mindlessly?
April 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Maybe don't believe everything you're told. Trump said he'd end Russias war on day one... should we just repeat that mindlessly?
Lol. The people for whom coal mining is an aspiration have much larger problems than Dem policies. I'm sure they appreciate Trump's regulation rollback for black lung treatment/prevention. They should look into horse drawn carriage driving... it's the new big thing, lots of growth and job security.
April 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Lol. The people for whom coal mining is an aspiration have much larger problems than Dem policies. I'm sure they appreciate Trump's regulation rollback for black lung treatment/prevention. They should look into horse drawn carriage driving... it's the new big thing, lots of growth and job security.
How exactly was Biden and by extension Harris policy threatening their livelihood? The steady growing economy, child tax credits, small biz loans, student debt forgiveness all would be expected to ease the struggles of avg people.
April 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
How exactly was Biden and by extension Harris policy threatening their livelihood? The steady growing economy, child tax credits, small biz loans, student debt forgiveness all would be expected to ease the struggles of avg people.
No, I don't claim to speak for them, but that is my opinion. I know some gays who agree with me, and others who prefer the whole label. At the end of the day it is not THAT serious compared to actual, material discrimination/oppression.
March 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
No, I don't claim to speak for them, but that is my opinion. I know some gays who agree with me, and others who prefer the whole label. At the end of the day it is not THAT serious compared to actual, material discrimination/oppression.
That's fine. It's a trivial gripe, I just think that's getting redundant. Blacks are people of color, indigenous, asians, indians, aboriginal, etc... all people of color. Splitting hairs about labels is only useful to a point. Similarly, I think LGBT is sufficient even if some insist on QIA2S+.
March 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
That's fine. It's a trivial gripe, I just think that's getting redundant. Blacks are people of color, indigenous, asians, indians, aboriginal, etc... all people of color. Splitting hairs about labels is only useful to a point. Similarly, I think LGBT is sufficient even if some insist on QIA2S+.
No hard feelings
March 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
No hard feelings
I'm going to refrain from hitting you with a Joker meme.
March 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I'm going to refrain from hitting you with a Joker meme.
You aren't serious, and neither am I. Not everything has to have a point.
March 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
You aren't serious, and neither am I. Not everything has to have a point.
It's ok, I like that song too.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
It's ok, I like that song too.
You accused ME of acting white on social media?? Bruh. Lol
March 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
You accused ME of acting white on social media?? Bruh. Lol
Well, I'm not giving you the performative blackness you seem to want so I dunno. It's gonna be ok man, just calm down w the friendly fire.
March 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Well, I'm not giving you the performative blackness you seem to want so I dunno. It's gonna be ok man, just calm down w the friendly fire.
Well, it wouldn't be the first time I was called white for not towing the line of "nigga shit." It is what it is.
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March 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Well, it wouldn't be the first time I was called white for not towing the line of "nigga shit." It is what it is.
So you haven't been reading my replies carefully. I am biracial, black and white, and I certainly identify more with my black side.
March 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
So you haven't been reading my replies carefully. I am biracial, black and white, and I certainly identify more with my black side.
Do you think I am a "white person?"
March 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Do you think I am a "white person?"