Nov 18, 2019

Completely agree and your spot on. Alcohol is really the most dangerous drug out there other than those fentynal synthetics. Kills the most people out of any drug. h--- benzos are scheduled lower than marijuana lol Jobs will hire me because I have a prescription for benzos. But dear god if i had a medical marijuana card that would disqualify me for the job because I could potentially be high during my entire shift. That’s why I never went and got my medical card in PA yet. If I end up winning a case against the DEA getting 2.5-3 million, then I’m saying f--- it and buying a decent rental or condo in Colorado or California. My friend in California says the cops don’t give a s--- about marijuana. He said in the alleys when he goes for a walk to a top of the hill to smoke a blunt with a nice view he said you’ll see homeless people shooting up drugs or smocking m--- or crack and s---. I never experienced that yet but will when I come out to visit. @Enigma knows the area I’m going to. He said every 2 weeks they have a festival where home growers let people try their product out and you can get a pound for only $700. That almost makes me want to drive down for that price and drive back instead of flying. But I’ve been to court in s--- the past 2 years and not risking selling green.

Big Pharma is scared shitless of marijuana. They’re already pissed off about CBD. CBD cream/oil literally works for arthritis than any pill or opiate. I even got my mom hooked on CBD from her broken foot and has a bone spur from it but doesn’t have bad pain when she rubs the cbd on her. And she never even tried thc before and very strict with drugs.

My pain doctor I used to go to asked me why I smoked weed (at that time, I don’t anymore tbh) and I said because there’s nothing wrong with it. Helps me sleep. Helps me eat. Relaxes my body well after weight lifting. Then he goes on to say well marijuana can be addictive in several ways while he’s prescribing me f---ing opiates. Once he got silent I said why are you worried legalized marijuana will hurt your big pharma stocks? He got a huge grin on his face and never said about it being bad again. He said just don’t smoke it sometimes so we can send a clean piss sample in with only your oxycodone and would ask me at the appointments if it’d show up at the time. I said yeah a few times but said I won’t smoke any for next appointment and he said ok we’ll test you next time. Really cool doctor but he wasn’t trolling me thc is bad when you’re giving someone opiates lol

 

Nov 19, 2019

I like Harris but her campaign is s--- show & ran by idiots. From the get go, the whole doubling down on her career as a prosecutor seemed like such a bad idea. She should have ran on her record as a senator. It is what it is though. I’m coalescing behind Warren.

 

Nov 19, 2019

Do you support bernie’s policies @Enigma? He’s an international moderate tbh. Warren is Bernie Extra Lite and isn’t a fighter. She won’t use the bully pulpit.

 

Nov 19, 2019

Live

 

Nov 19, 2019

So optimistic

 

Nov 19, 2019

I like Bernie’s policies; I don’t like Bernie the politician’s chances.

 

Nov 19, 2019

Chances of beating Trump? Or passing his policies?

He knows he won’t get every single policy he proposes, but he will use the bully pulpit and fight like h--- for them. Warren’s watered down proposals are already a compromise and they still wouldn’t get passed. Therefore she wouldn’t change much to improve people’s lives. She’s already meeting half way and giving up on the negotiation. People want a fighter who will primary weak, Republican lite democrats like joe manchin so real left wing change happens. Warren actually likes joe manchin.

 

Nov 19, 2019

Dope!!

 

Nov 19, 2019

Both. His “no middle ground” way of politics is admirable but unless you’re holding majorities across the federal government isn’t a practical way to get things done in the United States. Incremental change >>>>> no change

Also, his self title of democratic socialist (which ideologically I have absolutely no problem with btw) I think hurts Democrat’s chances in key rust belt/battle ground states that are crucial in presidential elections as we all know. The alternative of telling those older more moderate voters to f--- off while creating a movement that will invigorate the youth to go vote in masses is liken to a moon shot imo. I say that as a member of that “youth” bracket. My age group doesn’t vote which sucks but that makes us a dispensable voter group. We can’t be depended on to show up in large numbers. That reality has political implications.

 

Nov 19, 2019

raz fresco for president

 

Nov 20, 2019

A.

B. s---t for the moon with policies because if you propose watered down bills you’re not going to get anything changed at all. s---t for “far left” policies and start the negotiation as “far left” as you can go in US politics. Things would actually get done if you s---t for “far left” policies. Don’t give up fighting and concede to the right wing and right wing democrats like Obama. If you propose Medicare for all and meet in the middle we’d get a public option. That’s better than just reforming Obamacare. That doesn’t help the overall good of society at all. Obama didn’t propose “far left” policies. He watered everything down and started the negotiation in the middle and barely changed anything at all. That’s how we got Trump. People were sick of elitist neoliberal policies. Peoples lives were hurt under Obama. And Bush. And Clinton. And Bush Sr. People are sick of the status quo. They want a fighter like Bernie. FDR 2.0.

Obamacare was the same as a right wing healthcare proposal from the 90s. It’s not a big accomplishment. 500,000 people go bankrupt every year from medical debt. Warren’s plan has an awful Rollout, Pete’s plan would not change people going into debt. They won’t fight for Medicare for all and put pressure on blue dog democrats to vote for their policies. Wake up wake up and vote for Bernie. He’s the only one who will FIGHT like h--- for you and make it more likely to eventually get a well funded Medicare for all system and catch up with other modern countries

 

Nov 20, 2019

Also rust belt folks don’t give a f--- about labels @Enigma

two time Obama voters flipped to Trump in 2016 and that determined the election

they fell for his fake populist about bringing jobs back

Bernie actually believes protecting jobs. Pete and the status quo do not.

Bernie polls very bigly among rust belt workers

Sanders 2020 hop on board

 

Nov 20, 2019

 

Nov 20, 2019

This.

 

Nov 20, 2019

A) We’re talking about at bare minimum, breaking even with one of the largest voter groups who’ve been essential in determining decades of federal elections. Subtle increases in youth turnout in one state in one midterm isn’t going to cut it. Youth turnout is what? In the high 20s/low 30s in a really “good year?” We need that to jump into at least the mid 40s if we expect politicians to be dependent on them for election. That just doesn’t happen though. A charismatic young Barack Obama couldn’t do it in 08; a nightmare of a candidate in Trump didn’t push youth to vote in mass in 16’—but a 78 year old white guy will? Sanders didn’t even get those percentages when he ran last time around. It’s wishful thinking & not a dependable election strategy. The majority of the Democratic base is i) older & ii) more moderate. That’s just a fact.

It’s not about titles either. There’s genuine disagreements about issues like healthcare & how a universal healthcare plan would operate. Just because these policies are popular & a majority want them doesn’t mean there aren’t a significant amount of people who don’t & have reservations. I’m talking people within the Democratic Party who are afraid of losing their doctor or don’t want their healthcare plan to change because they like it. Alienating these voters loses you elections & right now—the youth voter base isn’t dependable enough to off set that.

B. I’m a bit confused because you said that a public option is better than reforming obamacare but everyone who talks about “reforming obamacare” is suggesting a public option. Those two suggestions are essentially synonymous. You constantly conflate partisanship with political ideology. These two things are not the same thing. Parties can move left or right on an ideological spectrum but that doesn’t make their policies “left or right.” Just because the ACA was built of a Republican healthcare plan doesn’t make it “right wing” the same way if a Republican proposed universal basic income, it wouldn’t make it a “right wing” solution.

 

Nov 21, 2019

Boomers and silent generation aren’t the biggest voting block anymore.



and you’re missing strategy and willingness to fight like h---. Candidates who aren’t fully on board with Medicare for all won’t fight for even a public option. Pete has taken donations from insurance companies and therefore won’t fight for even a public option...he will cater to insurance companies and nothing will change. Warren is back and forth on Medicare for all and has cozied up to insurance companies. I don’t trust her to even fight for a public option. If Bernie doesn’t get Medicare for all then it’s a compromise to do a public option. He won’t stop fighting until he improves our system as much as he can. If Pete proposed a public option you know he wouldn’t fight for it and nothing would change. He’s starting the negotiation in the center already.

the left position is Medicare for all

the democratic base is FDR style politics. Most Democrats agree with Medicare for all. Legalizing weed. Ending the wars. A green new deal. That’s the true Democratic base right there. When you go policy for policy Bernie’s plans poll the best. The boomer third way democrats are dusty and outdated and it’s a proven losing strategy. Their policies aren’t popular. We would have a supermajority and Hillary as president if third way triangulation is what people wanted. Those types of politicians turns people to demagogue bullshitters like a Trump. Let Bernie do his thing and shift the Overton window to the left. He has the individual donations and energy behind him.

 

Nov 21, 2019

No but they consistently show up & have high turnouts when it’s time to go vote. That is why politicians pander to their politics. Not voting has consequences. The issues/solutions the youth see as important/necessary aren’t going to happen tomorrow if they can’t be depended on to elect officials & keep them in office.

 

Nov 26, 2019

Why the h--- can't they just keep private medical insurance optional for whoever want it and have medicare for the rest? I don't get why an american citizen who isn't profiting from insurance companies would be against medicare. He can still keep his insurance policy if he wants. There's literally no reason to be against it

 

Nov 26, 2019

alcohol claims the most lives because it's the most readily available. If they started stacking coke m--- heroin benzos and vicodin on wallmart shelves available to anyone over 21 you can bet alcohol won't be the biggest killer anymore