(10-22-2020 01:10 PM)Redwingtom Wrote: I don't have the first damned clue what party engages in protests against any system whatever that means. Besides, protesting against institutionalized racism is hardly protesting the country itself. And WTF does the kneeling have to do with the flag much less the feelings toward ones country? In fact, it's the damned foundation rooted in the 1st Amendment! And changing the EC is hardly going to war with the country. When the EC was designed, we didn't have 2 Dakotas with 4 senators representing about a dozen people...lol
Of course maybe I just mistook your use of the word 'war' incorrectly and assumed an armed conflict rather than a war of ideas. Apologies if so.
Finally, other than maybe Portland still, where are all these protests taking place?
a) Obviously you DO have a clue because you addressed it. You're merely drawing a pedantic distinction between protesting 'a country' and protesting 'the institutions and laws' that make it up.
b) Nobody was ever protesting the flag, as if they found fabric to be offensive... they were protesting the nation that is represented by that flag.
c) absolutely, protests are protected speech... never said differently. Never said there was anything wrong with it... Just said the left is badly outgunned... and I did mean 'war'... because most of the recent violence under the guise of protest has come from the left. Being a Texan, Libertarian and TRUE independent, I support secession.
When in the course of Human events it becomes necessary to dissolve the ties that bind us... word to that effect mean something to me... I think more of the right would be happy to let the lefts go their merry way. While they do currently account for a lot of commerce, there is little that couldn't be replaced elsewhere if necessary... meanwhile I doubt NY is going to have much luck raising enough cattle for their population, and we don't have electric planes yet so you're going to have to ship a lot of dairy and produce from Cali across another country... so I suspect there will be a lot of easy commerce between the two.
d) Your comment about the EC is funny though...
In 1790 about the time of the EC, about 100 people represented about 4mm. Today 535 represent 350mm... so small states had SIGNIFICANTLY more representation then than they do now.
I also note that you mention the Dakotas, but leave out Vermont, Delaware, Rhode Island and Maine.
NOw if you're an independent as you claim... even as a liberal... I understand why you might not care what they people of the Dakotas, Wyoming or Alaska think... but you shouldn't support disenfranchising all of those other small states, unless of course you're actually a Democrat... because of course an independent like Bernie can get elected in tiny Vermont, but would never stand a chance against the Democratic machine in California or NY.