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ancient words of wisdom:

artappraiser — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 20:54:29 +0000

ancient words of wisdom:

Schol. bT ad Il. 9.63

“Athemistios: like wild beasts, lawless, the way the Kyklopes distribute laws to only their children and wives—they preserve what is just for those related to them."

ἀθέμιστος: θηριώδης, ἄνομος, ὅπου καὶ Κύκλωπες θεμιστεύουσι „παίδων ἠδ’ ἀλόχων” (ι 115), οἱονεὶ τὸ περὶ τὴν συγγένειαν φυλάσσουσι δίκαιον.

Zenobius, 3.77

“In a time of civil strife, even a complete bastard gets ahead”

᾿Εν δὲ διχοστασίῃ καὶ ὁ πάγκακοςε τιμῆς ἔμμορ

The ultimate anti-tribal

artappraiser — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 20:10:07 +0000

In reply to "Vote Common Good"

The ultimate anti-tribal "common good" guy liberal:

@PeteButtigieg I am a gay man (like you). I went to law school (like @ewarren). I live in NY (like @SenGillibrand). I am from the midwest (like @amyklobuchar). My father was a veteran and died of a glioblastoma (like @SenJohnMcCain). I am a jew (like @BernieSanders). /1
— memoirsofagayshai (@mmrsofagayshai) March 17, 2019

I support Israel (like @KamalaHarris) I am Spartacus (like @CoryBooker). I want to see an end to Islamaphobia (like @ChelseaClinton). I support stricter gun laws (like @fred_guttenberg and @davidhogg111). I believe in child care for all (like @ewarren). /2
— memoirsofagayshai (@mmrsofagayshai) March 17, 2019

I believe in reforming criminal justice (like @CoryBooker). I believe in being a bipartisan (like @amyklobuchar). I believe our system is sexist (so much love to @HillaryClinton). I believe that if I could just go on #TheView and talk to @MeghanMcCain she would listen /3
— memoirsofagayshai (@mmrsofagayshai) March 17, 2019

i am a dad (like @BetoORourke) even though my mindset is that i co-parent with my husband. i believe that sexism exists (like @AmandaMarcotte) i believe in justice (like @glennkirschner2) i believe in strong women (like @JoyceWhiteVance @jentaub @Mimirocah1 @AshaRangappa_ ) /4
— memoirsofagayshai (@mmrsofagayshai) March 17, 2019

i believe in the news (like @maddow). i believe in truth (like @SethAbramson and @sarahkendzior) i am a democrat who believes and is so many things but above all this i believe in the pride that you have reminded me of #MayorPete to be a proud gay man in america. /5
— memoirsofagayshai (@mmrsofagayshai) March 17, 2019

@ewarren @amyklobuchar thank you for your messages and your campaigns. @PeteButtigieg thank you for running. #lgbt people stand a little taller with people like you in the race. praying for an end to white supremacy and praying for NZ. /end
— memoirsofagayshai (@mmrsofagayshai) March 17, 2019

Bad media, bad questions, bad

artappraiser — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:27:43 +0000

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Bad media, bad questions, bad media. Might as well bring back O'Reilly to ask about Merry Christmas vs. Happy Holidays:

As the story notes, Booker got asked the same question in NH but didn’t give a definite answer. https://t.co/nimUTCcVRV
— Elana Schor (@eschor) February 19, 2019

Just say no to culture wars. Or perhaps this commenter says it best:

Should be changed to Stay Fucking Focused Day.
— kevin green (@kevingreen68) February 19, 2019

More seriously, after seeing

artappraiser — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:20:21 +0000

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More seriously, after seeing this reminder, comes to mind if you are smitten with and absolutely have to do Identity Politics of some kind, the suburban swings tribe really seems to be where it's at for the foreseeable future in the national races:

The gerrymandering conversation quieted down after 2018 because Democrats won the House but there’s a scenario where Dems win the two-party vote 51-49 and consequently lose the Electoral College, lose one Senate seat, and lose control of the House.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 18, 2019

Tribalist Identity Politics

artappraiser — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 18:11:42 +0000

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Tribalist Identity Politics vs. the common good in Britain:what Suzanne Moore says in this piece @ The Guardian "Are the Gang of Seven Right to Split from Labour?":

Politics is broken, we all know that. We are completely stuck. The two-party system strangles any innovation at birth. It has calcified in the last few years into total crisis. Representative democracy is not working in any meaningful way. We sit agog as deals are done, bungs offered and amendments made. Both main parties are in hock to their extremists and to unelected advisors.

Those who can watch a heavily pregnant Jewish woman saying that she has been bullied out of the Labour party, that this party is institutionally racist, and think nothing of it – all while she is being abused right now on social media – need to take a long, hard look themselves. Don’t bleat on about the moral integrity of some future socialism when this is what’s happening now.

Antisemitism and the leadership’s position on Russia and Venezuela are not uppermost on the doorstep. Not even Brexit is. It’s housing, jobs and hospitals – all of which are good reason to want a Labour government. But at what price? Sometimes you have to ask who your fellow travellers are, and what they are asking you to go along with. We can all spout on about ending neoliberalism. It’s harder to understand how Labour might end the barrage of abuse its women and Jewish MPs face.

The viciousness of attacks on anyone who doesn’t worship Corbyn, this continued cry of “centrist” as a meaningless insult [....]

And what's more, I bet they

artappraiser — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:53:32 +0000

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And what's more, I bet they are the type that is excited about pure candidates who don't have any nasty photos in their college yearbooks and can really talk the talk about white privilege. Bet they don't care about silly things like health care, local schools and the cost of college, but care about hashing out what's really important: who has been the most victimized in this country's history. Which Trump has laid bare by taking to Identity Politics wholeheartedly. Let the discourse begin, in every campaign: we come last because we have white privilege! Whoever says that gets their vote! (Also, they want some socialism if it can be fit in...)

The important thing is that

ocean-kat — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 17:13:19 +0000

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The important thing is that the democrats did it by expanding the numbers of suburban women who voted. None of them were Trump voters that flipped to democrats because anyone who voted for Trump is irredeemably racist and it's a waste of time to try to get them to flip.

Right, they won over all

artappraiser — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 06:29:59 +0000

In reply to Te Democrats are focusing on

Right, they won over all those white suburban women with Republican husbands that gave them the House with identity politics: NOT.

Te Democrats are focusing on

rmrd0000 — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 04:05:08 +0000

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The Democrats are focusing on so-called identity politics. The Democrats won seats in the House.

Ralph Northam is beginning his healing tour at Virginia Union this week. It is going to be all about white privilege. He will explain how he has black friends but didn’t know blackface was bad until he became governor.

All depends on what your

artappraiser — Mon, 18 Feb 2019 00:59:26 +0000

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All depends on what your definition of "uncommon" is.