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ScazarMeltex
03/28/24 7:21:30 AM
#51:


I don't compromise with fascists. You don't compromise on who is a human being worthy of having rights.

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DnDer
03/28/24 7:23:09 AM
#52:


RadDude9000 posted...
how things get done.

That's life.

You all need to accept this. It's not ideal, but it's reality.

Peace.

This noise can be roundly fucked.

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Xenogears15
03/28/24 7:24:35 AM
#53:


3.5 month-old account. Move along, people.

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UnfairRepresent
03/28/24 7:31:57 AM
#54:


"I want to kill you"

"I don't want to be killed."

"Why can't you two just compromise!? Both sides!"

Reminds me of that meme of:

"I want to burn down 6 houses."
"I don't want to burn down any houses."

"Well let's compromise and burn down 3 houses. Both sides!"

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mustachedmystic
03/28/24 7:32:27 AM
#55:


RadDude9000 posted...
A tiny minority of vocal crazies don't represent the other side.
Get that black and white mentality out of your head.
You cannot possibly be this ignorant. So in other words, Shut The Fuck Up.

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TheOtherMike
03/28/24 7:32:49 AM
#56:


The Republican Party is literally a terrorist organization. There's no "compromise" to be had with that.

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DnDer
03/28/24 7:35:34 AM
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RadDude9000 posted...
I want peace. Friendship. We can all get along.
I believe it.

I'm going to entertain this only once.

How do you propose getting along with confederates, white supremacists, Christian nationalists, and outright Nazis?

Because you're advocating being friends with, and compromising with, literal Nazis.

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PeteyParker
03/28/24 7:41:38 AM
#58:


Republicans when in power: "You have to do what I want! Why are you being so divisive?"

Republicans when not in power: "You have to do what I want! Why are you being so divisive?"

Chud: "Most Republicans are good people, the media just gives them a bad rap. We all need to work together! Why are you being so divisive?"

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IceCreamOnStero
03/28/24 7:46:44 AM
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It is impossible to achieve any lasting compromise when you have fundamental disagreements on issues like "Is it ok to bomb children during an ethnic cleansing campaign?" or "Should arbitrary characteristics be discriminated against?" or "Should the poor starve?". It'd be like trying to compromise on a budget with someone that thinks 2+2=3.

It is also impossible to achieve a compromise when the opposition explicitly refuses to engage in good faith and has no obligation to actually respect compromise.

Moralising about how "that's just how things get done" sounds nice and rational until you remember that historically, this is the exact opposite of how things got done. As it turns out, "sitting down and compromising is how things get done" tends to get said by people who want to ensure nothing gets done.

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Iczer
03/28/24 7:50:33 AM
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DnDer posted...
I'm going to entertain this only once.

How do you propose getting along with confederates, white supremacists, Christian nationalists, and outright Nazis?

Because you're advocating being friends with, and compromising with, literal Nazis.

Just like that:

https://youtu.be/1VM2eLhvsSM?si=Mv3sW0gGLXyN8xq4

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Heineken14
03/28/24 8:06:49 AM
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Xenogears15 posted...
3.5 month-old account. Move along, people.

People say that it's RealDill, which he posts like it, in which case.... yeah, that explain a whole hell of a lot.

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Evillink2000
03/28/24 8:07:07 AM
#62:


How has RealDill kept an account this long?
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havean776
03/28/24 8:09:23 AM
#63:


RadDude9000 posted...
Most conservatives are nice people. Middle America is not what the media says we are.
Most if us are nice and accepting.
Even in small towns here we have gay and trans people and we're cool with it.
I ask again. What have you compromised?

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Solar_Crimson
03/28/24 8:09:38 AM
#64:


RadDude9000 posted...
A tiny minority of vocal crazies don't represent the other side.
Get that black and white mentality out of your head.
Dude, that's literally what most of the GOP wants.

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hockeybabe89
03/28/24 8:19:56 AM
#65:


RadDude9000 posted...
Most conservatives are nice people. Middle America is not what the media says we are.
Most if us are nice and accepting.
Even in small towns here we have gay and trans people and we're cool with it.
Buddy, we can hear what your politicians say about LGBTQ people any time they are prompted. We can see the bills they propose and all-too-frequently pass to hinder LGBTQ people.

I don't care how "nice" most conservatives are if they continue to go out and vote for these politicians. You can go "they vote on more issues than just that one" and that's a valid argument. But it proves that they are, at best, apathetic to LGBTQ people having basic human rights and dignity, so they are not friends to me and their niceness means practically nothing.

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andel
03/28/24 8:20:53 AM
#66:


most obvious troll topic of the year goes to

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Irony
03/28/24 8:22:34 AM
#67:


Is TC Dill?

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BunkerBoy
03/28/24 8:23:53 AM
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reincarnator07
03/28/24 8:26:19 AM
#69:


What is the compromise between equal rights and non-equal rights?

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DnDer
03/28/24 8:36:06 AM
#70:


UnfairRepresent posted...
"I want to kill you"

"I don't want to be killed."

"Why can't you two just compromise!? Both sides!"

Reminds me of that meme of:

"I want to burn down 6 houses."
"I don't want to burn down any houses."

"Well let's compromise and burn down 3 houses. Both sides!"

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/81010ec2.jpg


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PMarth2002
03/28/24 8:58:54 AM
#71:


reincarnator07 posted...
What is the compromise between equal rights and non-equal rights?

Minorities count as 3/5 of a person?

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DnDer
03/28/24 9:08:35 AM
#72:


BunkerBoy posted...
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/29d3d465.jpg

This one, too.

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IShall_Run_Amok
03/28/24 9:09:52 AM
#73:


Oppressing your enemies has a massively huge success rate actually.

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toreysback
03/28/24 9:13:30 AM
#74:


IShall_Run_Amok posted...
Oppressing your enemies has a massively huge success rate actually.

historically, just killing them works even better

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LSGW_Zephyra
03/28/24 9:14:24 AM
#75:


hockeybabe89 posted...
What if my political enemies literally want me dead because they think I'm a sexual predator?


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legendary_zell
03/28/24 9:26:33 AM
#76:


How can you have a compromise that results in peace and friendship when one side is explicitly against those concepts and desires political/economic/cultural dominance, combined with your oppression or nonexistence.

The absence of fighting does not always mean peace, it can mean the most terrible oppression is taking place.

Everyone "getting along" can mean the people with an issue with the way things are are not around anymore or have absolutely no political power.

You know what that reminds me of? The Antebellum South. That's always characterized by confederates and their defenders as a time of peace and friendship. That's the type of "peace and friendship" conservatives always seem to want. And I say fuck nah.

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IShall_Run_Amok
03/28/24 9:26:34 AM
#77:


toreysback posted...
historically, just killing them works even better
Murder is just next level oppressive bro.

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CSCA33
03/28/24 9:27:06 AM
#78:


RadDude9000 posted...
how things get done.

That's life.

You all need to accept this. It's not ideal, but it's reality.

Peace.
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toreysback
03/28/24 9:31:57 AM
#79:


IShall_Run_Amok posted...
Murder is just next level oppressive bro.

no "just" about it. murder is bad, even when it is presented as "just enacting laws that will make it impossible for certain people to live" (like trans people or women with ectopic pregnancies)

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Smackems
03/28/24 9:35:12 AM
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This place has no interest in that

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Raikuro
03/28/24 9:38:58 AM
#82:


What if one side's idea of compromise is still batshit crazy
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philsov
03/28/24 9:42:19 AM
#83:


Side A: "We want to commit genocide"
Side B: "We want rights"

OP: Hey y'all, who's up for some compromise? I'm having a BBQ and we can talk about this in metaphors about preferring hot dogs vs hamburgers!

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CSCA33
03/28/24 9:51:32 AM
#84:


Smackems posted...
This place has no interest in that
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KajeI
03/28/24 10:10:19 AM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]

I heard this in Dishonored guard chatter.

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Shadow_Don
03/28/24 10:13:17 AM
#86:


Wait which side tried to violently overthrow the country and which side threatens us with Civil War like every day?

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SaikyoStyle
03/28/24 10:19:22 AM
#88:


Who specifically needs to accept this?

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mario2000
03/28/24 10:24:23 AM
#89:


luigi33 posted...
Definitely see a warning coming for TC in near future.

hey you got the next powerball numbers?

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Torgo
03/28/24 10:28:14 AM
#90:


One side on education: "I'd like to see more focus on STEM learning and focusing more on classroom techniques than standardized testing."

Other side on education: "You are all pedophiles and groomers trying to turn our children into transgender communists! We must burn all books that mention LBGTQ characters exist now!"

Okay TC - where's the compromise bipartisan position that results in meaningful engagement with the maniac calling me a Chinese sympathizer and groomer because I took the "Fauci vaccine" which is also apparently the mark of the beast and will turn me magnetic.

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ZMythos
03/28/24 10:39:13 AM
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TC isn't putting in any effort guys. Stop taking the bait.

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ai123
03/28/24 10:45:07 AM
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I'm interested to hear the compromises that the Republicans are prepared to bring to the table.

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DarthAragorn
03/28/24 10:48:43 AM
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ssb_yunglink2
03/28/24 10:51:46 AM
#94:


ZMythos posted...
TC isn't putting in any effort guys. Stop taking the bait.
Hes warned so he cant bait at all anymore

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Prototypic
03/28/24 11:18:08 AM
#95:


It's weird how this sentiment always seems directed at Democrats, as if they were the ones unwilling to compromise, as if Democrats don't repeatedly attempt to negotiate and make deals. Compromise and cooperation might be the optimal strategy for getting things done, but there's only so much bad faith, performative, backstabbing bullshit that can be tolerated before that strategy is off the table, and I'd argue we hit that milestone decades ago.

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reincarnator07
03/28/24 11:18:30 AM
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PMarth2002 posted...
3/5
...I walked into that, I should have set the bar higher.

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Rexdragon125
03/28/24 11:33:02 AM
#97:


Republicans won't settle until the US is a shithole Russian territory
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havean776
03/28/24 11:37:40 AM
#98:


Smackems posted...
This place has no interest in that
Pardon me but as the TC has no intrest in discussion perhaps you would be willing to give me a simple answer. When have Conservatives ever attempted to compromise?

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ItsNotA2Mer
03/28/24 11:52:07 AM
#99:


Come on peeps, you're nibbling on such stale bait. The troll game as of late has been so fucking weak, we deserve better.

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Westernwolf4
03/28/24 11:55:56 AM
#100:


RadDude9000 posted...
how things get done.

That's life.

You all need to accept this. It's not ideal, but it's reality.

Peace.

This is correct. That is how our system is supposed to work. That is what we need to get back to if we are ever going fix this broken government. And that is why the GOP in this country is so incredibly dangerous.

The GOP is a bad faith actor. They will not compromise. And even if they did, you cant compromise with people who think stripping rights from people is ok. That discrimination is ok. That overthrowing the duly elected government is ok.

The GOP chose this path, not us. In the 80s and 90s the GOP policies were clearly not popular with the majority of the American people. Instead of changing to policies people might actually vote for, they decided to bust the system to cling to power. Newt and company were the ones who decided compromise with Democrats was completely off the table, and Rush and Fox and company taught generations of the Republican base not only to accept that, but that a crusade against Democrats is a crusade against evil. It is all lies of course, but the GOP got what they wanted: a rabid, immovable base that wont hold them accountable for anything and believes every morsel of bullshit they spew.

I dont know if TC is posting in good faith, but if so then we all want a system where compromise is the norm. That is impossible with the current GOP-they are the ones who intentionally busted the system in the first place. I will gladly talk compromise with the GOP again once it is about policy again. The current GOP is only about stoking extremist anger and performative trolling. Until that changes, we can only out vote them in the hope that that will finally force reform and a return to good faith governing. It is the only way to get back to a system of compromise.


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