DagwoodIII @ DagwoodIII @piefed.social

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Historical context.

Inflation started becoming a problem in the late 1960s. LBJ wanted to have a massive Vietnam War without raising taxes, so he printed money. Nixon ran as a 'peace candidate' and then tripled down on Johnson's policies. For a while, running the steel mills 24/7 to make bombs was popular with the Unions and Wall Street, but when the Arab Oil boycott hit everything went off the rails.

Jimmy Carter hire Paul Volker to run the Fed; Volker's plan worked but Carter lost in 1980 and Reagan got the credit. Worse, Reagan let the banks print money to fund the 'go-go' 1980s.

In 1968, middle class was one income supporting a family of four. In 1992, when Bush Sr. was done, 'middle class' was two incomes. During the same time, $1 million went from being a vast fortune to what a rich guy paid for a party.

Oh, lenny, you're so funny.

You claim that in a debate you'd be a tireless fighter in a debate, but one question from me has you running out the door. Thank goodness there are real Socialists out there who we can rely on. Farewell, little keyboard warrior. And I promise not to reply, so you can have the last word and a big win!

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All the body parts were arguing over who was the most important. The Brain said that she was, but the Hands pointed out that they did all the work. The Heart and the Lungs said they were the most vital, but the Stomach pointed out that without food, they'd all be dead. It went on and on until the Asshole spoke up. "Why shouldn't I be in charge?"

Everyone had a good laugh and the Asshole got mad. She shut down. A week went by and the Brain was dizzy, the Heart was pounding, the Lungs were panting, and the Hands were shaking. Finally everybody agreed to let the Asshole be the one in charge.

And the moral of the story is that any Asshole can be the boss.

So, you can't actually defend your position in any rational way.

Thanks for proving my point.

And you think your opponents won't mischaracterize you?

Leave the ivory tower and look at the real world.

Politics is a dirty game at the best of times. People lie, steal, cheat, and connive on a daily basis.

"This is a policy Eisenhower endorsed in 1956. Are you saying Ike was a Communist?"

So, your plan is to waste debate time and call yourself a Socialist.

Why not do something like say "This is what Ike backed back when he was President. Are you calling Ike a Communist?"

One thing that drives me crazy is when Progressives insist on talking about Socialism.

Talk about the policies and ignore everything else.

This is what's amazing to me.

He went on the Howard Stern show and boasted about barging into the dressing rooms of the Miss Teen USA pageant, talked about how hot his teenage daughter was, and pushed his way into a softcore Playboy video and none of his voters thought there might be a problem.

"You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."

Thanks to inflation, pretty much any small business owner is a 'millionaire.'

Remember, a billion is a thousand millions.

I just got to a point where I couldn't handle the abuse from family, being betrayed by my ex of 7 years, serious health issue, and noone wanted to help me through it regardless of what kindness I showed them in the past.

Have a good night.

Let's break it down.

First, what kind of 'peace and security' are you going to have without other people? Even if you manage to amass a vast fortune, you'll need some kind of caretakers.

Second, you act as if every single person you interact with is out to get you. You had a lousy family and apparently one adult relationship that floundered after 7 years. That sounds about average, tbh.

As for your health issues. Have you looked for support groups of people with the same problem?

Change is slow. It takes decades of evolution to gestate a revolution.

Interacting with people is like any other skill. If you don't do it badly at first, you'll never get to the point where you can do it well.

I was an isolator who got a job where I was dealing with everyone in a public health facility. By 'everyone' I mean everyone from doctors and police to homeless schizophrenics.

It was sink or swim, but I got the skills.

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"The Whore Of Mensa" A private eye goes up against a escort service that provides lonely men with intellectual conversations.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1974/12/16/the-whore-of-mensa

Some people would rather do absolutely nothing than do one thing wrong.

Bernie and AOC are just stooges to them.

No. You have to go into the water first to learn how to relax and float. Then you can learn a good technique.

In the immortal words of Mike Tyson, "everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."

No matter how much you study, landing in the water will change everything.

So, in a Deep Red state, with a GOP President, the Left can control the weather, but can't rig an election?