Toby Buckle
@polphilpod
Podcast host & writer. US & UK politics, philosophy, religion, & the odd food pics.
mechouia-style roast lamb with cumin dipping salt & apple & cucumber salad
this is in the context of the birthright citizenship debate—david french characterised their view as believing "one's lineage can make on superior" & they're like, "well, obviously it does"
now it wasn't all members of the reaction left faction, this map presents it as a spectrum, not a binary but i think the further towards the bottom of this chart, the worse they've been on this
remember when cenk ran for congress, got 6% in the primary, & claimed it was rigged?
"the dem base needs to listen to/respect/empathise with republicans" is also always a bad sign
credit where it's due, i was sure dore would also have a heinous take instead he's just sharing . . . whatever the hell this is
inadvertently telling: "i'll start seeing people as negatively feminised when they enter the democratic coalition"
if people are processing politics though male insecurity, you really can't point it out to them
"you preach a vision of reasoned discussion & wise rulers which you cannot see even in your dreams & ingore the blood of the workers, which is evident in the streets"
"it's an ideology by imperialists, of imperialism, & fundamentally for the sanctification of power"
the puppy has gone specifically for books on liberalism @iandunt.bsky.social