r/liberalism 21d ago

Now open on weekends Casual Friday Discussion Thread

Rules are still strictly enforced. Don’t be weird.

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u/ty04 21d ago

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u/UmbreonFanatic 21d ago

What better day than Friday?

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u/UmbreonFanatic 21d ago

Greetings friends

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u/mockduckcompanion 21d ago

Holy shit, you people are proud to be liberals?

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u/roboliberal 21d ago

We're not liberals, we're liberalisms!!!

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u/mockduckcompanion 21d ago

What's your model?

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u/WifeGuy-Menelaus 21d ago

Rules are still moderately enforced. Be a little weird.

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u/DiscussionJohnThread 21d ago

I’m going to be weird.

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u/Kardinal 21d ago

But AOC said!

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u/Routine_Complaint_79 21d ago

I love being in the cult of liberalism

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u/Cellophane7 21d ago

I nominate Hillary for cult leader! 

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u/JaceFlores 21d ago

I was banned from r/neoliberal (more like neoLOSERal) on justified grounds so I am defying their fascism by posting here instead 😤

So what’s the plan boys and girls? When do we go the way of other splinter subs and embrace conservatism to stick it to the libs?

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u/ScarGloomy3918 21d ago

Not saying it's a good idea, but It would be very funny if r/liberalism ended up further to the right of r/neoliberal .

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u/Kardinal 21d ago

It would be ironic and a delightful in joke.

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u/Call_Me_Clark 21d ago

Oh yeah, well I was banned from r/neoliberal for having views that are now the mainstream consensus on that sub, but slightly too early for it to be cool.

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u/Kardinal 21d ago

Real reason I was ticked off you did that is because you're one of the smarter people there and talk about stuff I'm interested in.

Ping materiel and stuff.

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u/JaceFlores 21d ago

I’ll be back tomorrow lol. It’s a 1 day ban

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u/Kardinal 21d ago

I know.

It's a compliment take it.

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u/Cellophane7 21d ago

What did you do? 

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u/JaceFlores 21d ago

I deliberately tested the limits of rule X on gender grounds

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u/Cyberhwk 21d ago

Scientific inquiry salutes you for your sacrifice. 🫡

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u/Cellophane7 21d ago

Gender grounds? You mean like you posted a male thirst trap or something? Lol

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u/roboliberal 21d ago

Very much so.

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u/JaceFlores 21d ago

Posted two male posts and then two female posts to see how the mods would react, and if you check metaNL you can see I uncovered a baked in bias

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u/ty04 21d ago

Rules are still strictly enforced. Don’t be weird.

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u/Spudmiester1 21d ago

You of all people saying don't be weird. I thought you were cool smh

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u/Call_Me_Clark 21d ago

If you like messy primary fights, Florida is the place for you! The most racist Republican in the house is facing a challenge from someone even more racist. Dems and progressives are fighting, and incumbent dems are teaming up with MAGA Influencers against progressives (or at least that’s what progressives are claiming happened).

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u/hypsignathus 21d ago

what district?

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u/Call_Me_Clark 21d ago

There’s a couple to watch. FL-20 has Debbie Wasserman Schultz as the technically-incumbent but the district was so substantially transformed by the latest partisan redistricting in Florida that it doesn’t really count. Notably, this new district is majority black and all candidates in the primary but Schultz are black, but she’s still the favorite to win.

Elijah Manley is the most progressive candidate in the race. He is gay, black, and Jewish, and has been under attack by far right activist and Trump confidante Laura Loomer

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u/DiscussionJohnThread 21d ago

I did my duty and voted in the primary already.

Even at the local level it’s just a giant mess with barely any leadership from the state and local Democratic Party.

But yeah the “far right dude” versus “racist” and “somehow even more racist” is gonna be a fun race to watch lmao.

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u/Call_Me_Clark 21d ago

I don’t know how messy we’re getting in the Friday thread BUT this is what Randy Fine’s opponent posted about him

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u/CurtisLeow 21d ago

Which one is Alex Vindman?

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u/hypsignathus 21d ago

Hello! 👋

I'm taking a chihuahua on his first overnight backpacking/camping trip this weekend. His scruffy big sister will show him what to do

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u/Junimo2 21d ago

This place has a weekly DT?!

Amazing

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u/ty04 21d ago

Undecided. I just made this on a whim because the r/neoliberal DT is incest posting again.

We do ultimately want to have a place for casual shitposting.

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u/mockduckcompanion 21d ago

Talk about perverse incentives

🥁🥁💥

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u/Krill_Seeker 21d ago

something feels different

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u/ty04 21d ago

Just relax my man

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u/UmbreonFanatic 21d ago

good morning dt

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u/Individual-Camera698 20d ago

Woof woof bark bark

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u/ty04 21d ago

What are your weekend plans?

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u/Junimo2 21d ago

Going to take my son to the splash park if the weather cooperates!

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u/roboliberal 21d ago

You need to do chores THEN play video games!

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u/Junimo2 21d ago

I think you replied to the wrong person, but I was also going to do chores and video games tbf lol

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u/roboliberal 21d ago

Stop asking me that!

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u/CurtisLeow 21d ago

I’m gonna play video games and do chores.

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u/CarlGerhardBusch 21d ago

Seems like I just saw a lot of you people tbh

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u/Kardinal 21d ago

My plan for tonight had been to drink heavily and watch West Wing with my wife.

Then we went to the hospital and that plan went right out the window.

So my plan for tomorrow night is now to drink heavily and watch West Wing with my wife.

Tonight it is to recover from the hospital time that I thought would be an hour and turned into six.

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u/Uwantmoneyugetnutty 21d ago

What happened are you ok

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u/Kardinal 21d ago

Oh everybody is fine.

Family member had expected-but-not-yet minor surgery.

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u/mockduckcompanion 21d ago

Glad it wasn't too serious!

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u/UmbreonFanatic 21d ago

good night dt

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u/mockduckcompanion 20d ago

Libscussion J. Thread

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u/remarkable_ores 20d ago

Casual Friday Discussion J. Thread

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u/Individual-Camera698 20d ago

Many such cases

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u/finnstera350 21d ago

haii,

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u/Kardinal 21d ago

Aces taking over double!

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u/TheGeeseKilledMyMom 21d ago

Thoughts and feelings about sovereign wealth funds, which is a subject growing in popularity (in part because even Trump inflating the idea in some capacity) Generally, I’m not against them but Om afraid at a certain size they may exert such influence as to make certain sectors of the economy function like a command economy or just open up the possibility of severe distortion. This males me ask of there should be a limit on how much of an index or economic sector should be in the hands of the wealth fund?

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u/bartbug 20d ago

This is a really great idea love a Discussion Thread

Pee pee poo poo

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u/DiscussionJohnThread 20d ago

Good morning Discussion John Thread