Goddamn did I not expect that. So many moments I was literally laughing. Like, actually. Not a huff of air from my nose. Or a recognition of “oh yeah, that was a joke. Good job, funny man.” Like, actually had to stop cooking and set down the knife and laugh.

  • CantaloupeAss [comrade/them]
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    9 months ago

    have said it before and will say it again: would not be a wokescold anteefuh sjw tankie today if I didn't watch Jon Stewart in my youth.

    or at least I would not have been nearly as politically educated and aligned, and would be the same person I am today but dumber, if that's possible

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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      9 months ago

      This is why ripping too hard on guys like this (or Bernie, or AOC) is so foolish: most people don't become leftists overnight. We should be constantly building and expanding the pipeline left, not blowing up the start of it once we're a little farther on the way ourselves.

      We routinely recognize that prominent leftist figures can make major contributions in many areas while making major errors in others; they're "X% good/Y% bad" rather than all good or all bad. The same analysis should apply to figures who are useful for getting a ton of people started down the right path but drop the ball at some point.