• M68040 [they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    16·
    4 months ago

    I would posit that whether an action is good or bad is heavily altered by a “spin” factor, namely whether or not one can argue about it and how effective it is. My name is Gyro Zepelli

      • WELCOMETHRILLHO [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        13·
        4 months ago

        And crucially, they can only imagine winning an argument in good faith against a good faith opponent, without fundamentally changing the politics of their opponent outside of this one argument. Republicans imagine the mass executions of democrats, while democrats imagine one Republican doing the right thing and voting on some milquetoast reform bill.

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
          8·
          4 months ago

          Lin-Manuel Miranda should turn “Good, Noble Republicans” into a play. Libs can’t get enough of that shit.

          Mr. Surburbia - the hero - breaks into a rap with a chorus backup.

          Good, Noble Republicans are out there (They’re out there, y’all! They are!)
          Good, Noble Republicans are out there (They’re out there, y’all! They are!)
          Good, Noble Republicans are out there (They’re out there, y’all! They are!)

          Spoken: “Who’s that I see?!” From stage right Mike the Neighbor enters. The applause is loud there are even some whomps. He’s a fan fave. He gets right down to it.

          Just 'cause I’m in the G-O-P - liberals - they won’t talk to me!..

            • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
              4·
              4 months ago

              Thank the police comin’ straight from the sub-burbs
              A young con got it good 'cause I’m white
              But not the other color, so police think
              They have the authority to kill a minority
              Eff that shit, 'cause they ain’t the one
              For bad police officers with a badge and a gun
              To be beating them and throwing in jail
              They can go toe-to-toe in the middle of a cell
              Effin’ with them 'cause they’re a teenager
              With a little bit a gold and a sneaker
              Searchin’ their car, lookin’ for the product
              Thinkin’ every black guy is sellin’ narcotics
              They’d rather see them in the pen
              Than them and Lorenzo rollin’ in a Benz-o
              Beat a POC out of shape
              And when dey finished - bring the yellow tape

              Okay, now that I have your kind attention let’s talk about realistic police reform. We can do this! Oh, right - I forgot! Oops! Thank you to rights holders of the song Eff tha Police for granting us usage permission. Where was I?..

              -–

              Later Ned Neolib (the actor who plays Mike the Neighbor) posted a 1,000 word defense of “dey”. However - the next day the producers said “We appreciate everything Ned Neolib has brought to the play but he is no longer in the cast.”