The weird racism of menthol cigarette bans, tear gas is bad for you, the Portland Police Bureau's budget is even worse, and a deep dive into Biden's jingoistic speech
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I'm especially proud of the Joe Biden analysis, which goes pretty deep into things
The speech was not leftist so let's get that out of the way
A lot of his outlined policy changes would materially help people. Baby steps in the right direction are still steps
The speech was not leftist so let's get that out of the way
A lot of his outlined policy changes would materially help people. Baby steps in the right direction are still steps
Biden also outlined his strategy for dealing with Republicans which can be summed up as "compromise with me today or we’ll ram it down your fucking throats tomorrow, you assholes, you obstructionist jerks"
It's a good way to sell noncompromise as reasonable to the general public
It's a good way to sell noncompromise as reasonable to the general public
The big takeaway for me, though, was the new Us-vs-Them ideological battle to the death framework Biden has chosen to adopt
The American way of life as constituted post-WWII requires an existential threat, and we've been floundering ever since the Berlin Wall fell
The American way of life as constituted post-WWII requires an existential threat, and we've been floundering ever since the Berlin Wall fell
Biden seeks to replace our current Us-vs-Them narrative (left vs right) with a more traditional external enemy: Democracy vs Autocracy
I don't think it'll work but he's trying
Anyway, check out the newsletter I talk about this for like 2000 words it's horrible
I don't think it'll work but he's trying
Anyway, check out the newsletter I talk about this for like 2000 words it's horrible
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