Hotter, Badder, and Unpopularer Takes

[Xing]

I can't remember if I've posted this here before, but self-driving cars are a great idea that should be normalized.

[Aurelius]

Steak is overrated. Ribs and brisket are better.

[Utah Neolib]

Using this thread as another opportunity to plug this quiz I made a couple years back using responses from a similar thread as the metrics:

How Far Outside The Overton Window Are You?

Normie 89%
Leftist Radical 29%
Rightist Radical 8%

Normie 74%
Leftist Radical 73%
Rightist Radical 12%

I find this hysterical.

Result: Normie 88%
13% rightist radical
7% leftist radical

Horrible test in my opinion.

[No War, but the War on Christmas]

Using this thread as another opportunity to plug this quiz I made a couple years back using responses from a similar thread as the metrics:

How Far Outside The Overton Window Are You?

Normie 89%
Leftist Radical 29%
Rightist Radical 8%

Normie 74%
Leftist Radical 73%
Rightist Radical 12%

I find this hysterical.

Result: Normie 88%
13% rightist radical
7% leftist radical

Horrible test in my opinion.

Leftist Radical 81%
Normie 80%
Rightist Radical 1%

Not sure about the accuracy and certainly the framing of some questions was off; but overall decent quiz. I suppose believing that one person shouldn't own more wealth than most medium-sized countries does make me a radical in my country these days.

[Aurelius]

Our society would be better off compared to right now if we were more, not less, judgemental of other people. Not in terms of simple prejudice or inborn characteristics but on poor life choices like laziness, gluttony, spendthriftery, etc.

[WPADEM]

Our society would be better off compared to right now if we were more, not less, judgemental of other people. Not in terms of simple prejudice or inborn characteristics but on poor life choices like laziness, gluttony, spendthriftery, etc.

Maybe.

I think we as society excuse our selves and others too much by citing how good of a person that we are or they are. Think along the lines of, "I'm a good person, don't criticize me."

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

Politics: Susan Collins was *never* in any danger of losing the 2020 ME-SEN race.

Sports: The American League should ditch the designated hitter; pitchers should hit. 

Film: Titanic (1997) is grossly overrated. 

Food: Burgers are best enjoyed with just the bun and the meat (this does NOT extend to any other sandwich).   

General: There is nothing appealing about the beach.  It's boring and you just end up getting sand everywhere.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

General: There is nothing appealing about the beach.  It's boring and you just end up getting sand everywhere.

I don't like sand. It's coarse, and irritating, and gets everywhere.

[WPADEM]

General: There is nothing appealing about the beach.  It's boring and you just end up getting sand everywhere.

I don't like sand. It's coarse, and irritating, and gets everywhere.

I thought about saying it, but declined.

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

Going from the standpoint of which Presidential candidate is the morally correct option, and which Presidential candidate is the morally incorrect option, the 2020 election is at the very top of the list when it comes to how clear the contrast was.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Politics: Kerry's performance in 2004 even in places in Ohio was pretty close to the Dem ceiling and the 2004 race really wasnt that realistically winnable for the Democrats

Sports: Tim Duncan> Kobe (this isnt as controversial with die hard but is with casual fans)

Movies: Revenge of the Sith> Empire Strikes Back

Food: Pineapple on Pizza is Good

General: Nightclubs aren't good(I rejected going to one for my 25th birthday recently).

[Xing]

Movies (and TV) are stupid. Don't watch them.

Actually, sometimes I watch things because they're stupid. It's nice to not have to take something seriously.

[Sol]

Maryland is 100% southern. It's more southern than West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, or Florida.

It's completely impossible but IMO the U.S. would be much better off if the vast majority of Americans lived in the Midwest and Northeast, with some in the south and a minimal handful west of Kansas City. Basically 1890 population distribution, except with basically every western state at just 3 EVs.

The Biden administration should come up with a managed transition plan for moving the Mississippi River into the Atchafalaya. It's inevitable anyway, so they should do the ethical and unpopular thing of coming up with a plan now, ideally with massive compensation to everyone being bypassed by the river. Better than what will happen at some point if we do nothing!

The Maritimes would be extremely strong #MAGA country if they were transposed into the U.S.

I think Democrats should be more concerned about a possible "Rob Ford" Republican coalition. They need to yeet rich people out of the coalition forever.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Maryland is 100% southern. It's more southern than West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, or Florida.

I'm curious why that is.

[Sol]

Maryland is 100% southern. It's more southern than West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, or Florida.

I'm curious why that is.

It's patterns of population distribution resemble Southern states more closely than Northern ones--extremely weak municipalities, strong counties, large suburban and rural Black populations, etc. The rural parts of the state are pretty obviously southern.

Washington DC is southern in the same way as a place like Charlotte or Atlanta--it has a lot of transplants, so at least among white people it doesn't seem super southern, but in terms of urban growth and local government it has a stronger resemblance to the Research Triangle, etc, albeit with an old-growth urban core.

[Хahar 🤔]

The Maritimes would be extremely strong #MAGA country if they were transposed into the U.S.

Obviously the industries are different, but I think Iowa is a reasonably good analogy for what the Maritimes would be like in America.

[ملكة كرينجيتوك]

I think Democrats should be more concerned about a possible "Rob Ford" Republican coalition. They need to yeet rich people out of the coalition forever.

The idea of an impending “multiracial working class GOP” future hasn’t been particularly controversial since 2016 or 2017.

[Tartarus Sauce]

Maryland is 100% southern. It's more southern than West Virginia, Texas, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Missouri, or Florida.

Fight me, bro.

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

I fully believe that politicians in office, in the secrecy of the ballot booth, often refuse to vote for their own parties nominees for other offices, especially for Presidential races, or even vote for the other parties nominees, way more often than they would ever admit to doing.

[Kleine Scheiße]

my test result:

92% Leftist Radical
61% Normie
15% Rightist Radical

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

Incest is not immoral.


Forced abortion is f**ked, however. 15 year old Scarlet was a psycho

[Virginiá]

this thread was a mistake

[GregTheGreat657]

Oz is still more electable than Mastriano

[Aurelius]

Kansas has a far better claim to being the Battle Born State than Nevada. Even though it was granted statehood right before the civil war began, it had a mini-civil war when it was first settled. It was born in battle literally, not just metaphorically. Nevada can use it's other moniker, the Silver State. And North Dakota can be the Sunflower State now. Peace Garden State is a stupid state nickname.

[YE]

FDR’s Court Packing Plan was effectively successful and should’t deter Democrats from trying it again.