@ron_chav@katz_morris the dems are one of the oldest political parties on earth, its gone through several realignments where it’s shifted with History’s tectonic plates, and it’s notably struggled to follow this pattern post-vietnam. this endless debate is both reflective of and exacerbates that trend
california landed gentry jumpstarted the political career of newsom, which is one of those little tidbits that is Ominous for how far he might go in a run for president. then again, democratic political figures out of cali have tended to struggle nationally (jerry brown) so…
@TheHistoryNov@BretDevereaux you really are the history novice if you can’t comprehend that “english” and “scottish” are two historically distinct ethnicities man
god the rahm emmanuel full-court media press just being prep for a presidential run that he’s only launching to grab a cabinet position is so annoying. will any journalist worth their salt just fucking ask him - “you’re like 5’6, you’re not gonna win shit. so what do you want?”
surely the mission of creating and molding the next generation of elites might be undermined by giving them literally zero incentive to learn how to fucking THINK
giving a bunch of admissions-minded kids who are trained to believe in nothing beyond their own self-advancement an outlet to train themselves to be even more cynical is #beastmode. college administrators have to be some of the dumbest motherfuckers on earth