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Bernie Sanders Lets Loose on the Democratic Party, the Midterms and 2028 (www.politico.com)
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[–] 25 points 3 days ago* (8 children)

Sanders being the left-wing mirror world reflection of Goldwater, with someone like AOC being the future anti-Reagan, is quite a hopeful vision. Since I feed on optimism, I can get behind that.

It's still a long shot, but I always think what if? What if 2028 will mark the end of the era of socialism for the rich, and capitalism for the poor?

Before anyone interjects

The anti-Reagan doesn't have to be AOC necessarily, it could be El-Sayed or even Hasan Piker for all I care. But Sanders' Fight Oligarchy tour with AOC is something akin to a preparation for him to pass the torch.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago (5 children)

    i keep on wondering what if gore had been president instead of bush jr.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    If less than one percent of Nader voters in Florida had voted for Gore instead, he would have won the state and and the country. Voting matters.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    Sliding doors, dude.

    I have a disease that is treated very well by cannabis. Like lost organs bad of a disease, and there's a ~50% chance I'd still have the organs if I'd been a pothead in high school (it has been a matter of not a small amount of theoretical debate). Some "what if" hallways, if your mind goes down it does not come back the same. Just leave the door closed.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Huh... I've had the same kind of philosophy for a long time. Except I would explain it like you're in a long hallway, with doors on either side all along the way... be careful to stay in the hallway, because sometimes you might go through a door and not be able to easily come back. Crack a door and peak, if you must, but try and stay in the hallway

    It was mainly a tool I used for maintaining mind during a hallucinagenic trip, but has stayed with me as a tool for "regulating myself", so to speak. Interesting that you describe basically the same concept

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago

    i strongly believe in the concept of convergent evolution. i don't know what it was, but sounds kind of like something eerily similar inspired us to develop a mental regulation tool we use in an eerily similar manner as you. fun, huh? ain't nothing original under the sun. maybe we were both independently and nonconsecutively watching the shining and knew the tub scene was coming up and asked our various loved ones' ghosts to cover our eyes for us because we are delicate, and now we run down corridors in our minds. maybe we like doctor who. idk.

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