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Taylor Millard's avatar

Nice work explaining your political transition. How times have changed...

ProfessorMeredith's avatar

I know right? Couldn’t have imagined this last time we were at a conservative conference together.

Taylor Millard's avatar

If our opinions hadn't changed (even slightly) since then that would be disappointing.

Caryl Swift's avatar

Thank you for this. And thank you for speaking out about the dreaded AI so-called evaluation. The mere thought or mention of it turns me green around the gills.

Eliciafay Aleday's avatar

“A person did not need to defeat you intellectually if they could classify you as insufficiently loyal.”

This is like the Bechdel Test for tv and movies.

I am continually amazed that folks on the right don’t get this, or that they could be hoiked out into the proverbial street by just not quite being more agreeable. One wrong question, or a poorly concealed side eye and out you go.

Isn’t this one of the hallmarks of cults?

Keith's avatar

I don't really care what conservatives politicians say, or print, I judge them for what they have done. Conservatives have been against civil rights, against workers rights, against women's rights since always. They have never supported a government that works for the average person. Their economic and personal freedom stories have always been quietly racist. Trump made them overtly racist. I think it is time for the two party system to die and allow ranked choice voting to elect a government that is truly supported by the majority of the citizens.

Luci VanScoy's avatar

I feel the same way about the Democratic party on this very day

And I've been trying to work with them back and forth for a while

I'm tired of the misunderstandings and oops and let's be nice moving forward anyway

Nah I know that's getting me used

And I'm nonpartisan

As a person

I have to respect you

We don't have to agree on everything

People have different priorities

Do we agree on a method

An awareness

And have you not lied to me or ignored direct questions

The answers to which are not controversial

They're about your character

Do you think?

These are my standards

No party needs me

I'm tired of being convinced I need them before anybody has or uses any authority they asked me to give them

I will not be convinced out of my convictions

I will be won over

By respect

And not just for me

For everyone that has to deal with this shit forever

Including the pieces in the system

Figure out how to respect me and yourself and you can have my vote

It's not impossible