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CBS blocks Colbert interview with James Talarico. It immediately backfires (youtu.be)
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[–] 14 points 7 months ago (18 children)

i think they’re more worried about jasmine crockett so they blew this dude up

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  • [–] 23 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (17 children)

    I've been following this race since it started and I heartily disagree. I think Talarico's positions are largely to the left of Crockett. He's also better at weaving his policy positions into his life story and creating a hopeful image of the future, and is definitely a better orator.

    He's one of the only politicians I know regularly hammering Christian nationalism and oligarchy and who openly condemns what's happening in Gaza. Crockett doesn't talk about any of that. Don't get me wrong, I think Crockett is great, and would vote for her in a heartbeat against most other candidates.

    Also, Talarico's been in this race way longer than Crockett, who jumped in after Colin Allred dropped out, so Talarico's campaign in Texas has been much larger than hers from the beginning.

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  • [–] -3 points 7 months ago (15 children)

    i’m just not jazzed about another christian straight white dude for the senate. diversity is important.

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  • [–] 21 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    But... if he's actually to the left of her, isn't that more important that just picking diversity for diversity's sake? Like am I missing something here? If he's actually to the left of her, why should she get the support?

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Would she be so far to the right of him that it does damage?

    Because it's a question of substance.

    The whole point of Affirmative Action was "All things being equal, diversity is better than homogeneity."

    Even if he was to the left of her, she's likely to bring up some issues that black women care about and that white men don't even realize are issues.

    So yes, if there's a substantive difference between their policies, that should be brought up. But if the things they support are substantially almost the same, there's some validity in the fact that she brings a perspective which is significantly underrepresented.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    "All other things being equal" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. The fact that she took one of those AIPAC affiliate sponsored fealty trips to Israel to tour the iron dome already had her way higher on my shit list on at least that issue even with Talarico still using all that "Israel has a right to defend itself" language and near as I can find has stopped short of calling it a genocide. Talarico at least has enough of a spine according to Drop Site News to call them atrocities and war crimes and supports banning offensive weapons which as far as I can find Crockett doesn't. That seems like a pretty big difference and that's just the first one I found with barely any digging.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    Nope, picking the best candidate regardless of their skin or sex or height or religion or other irrelevant characteristics is the only right choice.

    Naturally trends in those categories will tend to adhere to their representation in society. If there are more tall white males pursuing political positions, than the best option will tend to be a tall white male.

    And that shouldn't matter.

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago* (3 children)

    it shouldn’t matter, but it does. also, you’re assuming that the ‘best candidate’ can be defined. by what, exactly? how do you decide who is the ‘best candidate’?

    your criteria may not be the same as a young black woman from the southern us.

    we have no young black women in our senate.

    we have plenty of christian white men.

    i repeat, diversity is important.

    maybe not to you, but to young black women. and me.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago (1 child)

    Why is diversity important? How does being a black woman improve their ability to serve their constituents?

    Answer succinctly, then I will ask 4 more questions, and your answers, if honest, will prove me right.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago

    it seems like you’re not arguing in good faith, but sure:

    not all constituents have the same needs.

    there are things that matter greatly to one community, of which other communities are completely unaware.

    being a young person, being a woman, and being black, brings perspectives to the table with which a straight white man has no experience or even awareness.

    i really don’t need any more questions from you, but thanks for the offer.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago*

    You think the troglodites claiming to be Christian for politics actually believe any of it?

    You can't be a Christian and modern Republican at the same time, they are wholly incompatible belief systems regardless of what they want to claim.

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  • [+] 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)
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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Yeah, he's a preacher, so he's either delusional or a conman. Not a good start when we're looking for people to fight MAGA.

    I don't trust religious freaks, even if they say they're on our side. They're weirdos, and when it comes down to it, they are going to side with the rest of the superstitious fools over normal people.

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