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Jeremy McLellan

@JeremyMcLellan

5 Nov

In my experience, conservatives can usually describe what liberals believe in a way that liberals would accept. Liberals, on the other hand, have absolutely no idea why anyone would be conservative besides being evil. This is why liberals exist in a state of chronic surprise.

The ability to make a positive case for your opponents is important for many reasons. The first is that you will never be able to persuade others unless you know what makes them tick. Calling Hispanics who voted for Trump self-loathing won’t cut it.

The second reason is more spiritual. People do not actually desire evil. Even the worst people desire the good but do so in a way that is misinformed or disordered. It’s always possible to describe their beliefs and goals in positive terms.

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Jeremy McLellan

@JeremyMcLellan

4 Nov

Looks like Trump won the Latino vote and Biden won the Latinx vote

Aquí tienen mi SoundCloud: MassTimes.org

@ConceptualJames

What the hell @ConceptualJames

https://twitter.com/conceptualjames/status/1323826668683841541

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Jeremy McLellan

@JeremyMcLellan

16 Oct

congrats to Somalis and all my other fellow whiteys who made the cut

This is the University of California’s racial classification system, based on the latest science on skull bumps and gymnastics skills

Somebody gotta tell Trump so he lays off Ilhan Omar

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Jeremy McLellan

@JeremyMcLellan

15 Oct

Unpopular Opinion: Conservatives shouldn’t hold Barrett up as an example of how anyone can raise 7 kids and have a wildly successful career. Women who can do that are obviously exceptional, which is fine because you want exceptional people on the Supreme Court.

I understand the impulse to point to her and be like “See? There’s no reason to have an abortion!” But for most people (who either aren’t rich or don’t have extended family to help) raising kids does cause your career to suffer. But it’s worth it!

What we should be doing is identifying all the (non-genetic) reasons Barrett was able to raise 7 kids and make sure that’s true of every woman. This may even involve (gasp) government assistance.

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