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Everyone understands reasonable self-interest when it's about their personal lives, almost no one is letting strange homeless people move into their homes, and almost everyone buys the best education for their children that they can, but on political topics, the silly moralizing nonsense appears.
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Everyone understands reasonable self-interest when it's about their personal lives, almost no one is letting strange homeless people move into their homes, and almost everyone buys the best education for their children that they can, but on political topics, the silly moralizing nonsense appears.
Just as a principle, the idea that immigration policy should be designed to benefit the native and local population is simply common-sense and a legitimate expression of reasonable self-interest.
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Just as a principle, the idea that immigration policy should be designed to benefit the native and local population is simply common-sense and a legitimate expression of reasonable self-interest.
Even outside of crime, the Welfare State cannot support endless migration of poor people who are net negative to state finances; eventually, the poor native will see their benefit cut.
December 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Even outside of crime, the Welfare State cannot support endless migration of poor people who are net negative to state finances; eventually, the poor native will see their benefit cut.
And before anyone says there are no conflicts between immigrants and poor and vulnerable native people, just remember the pedophile gangs of Pakistani rapists victimizing White British girls; those girls were quite vulnerable and were left to be preyed upon by these third world immigrants.
December 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
And before anyone says there are no conflicts between immigrants and poor and vulnerable native people, just remember the pedophile gangs of Pakistani rapists victimizing White British girls; those girls were quite vulnerable and were left to be preyed upon by these third world immigrants.
This is quite silly reasoning for several reasons. For one, who will prioritize the poor and vulnerable British people? Don't they deserve to have someone looking out for them?
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
This is quite silly reasoning for several reasons. For one, who will prioritize the poor and vulnerable British people? Don't they deserve to have someone looking out for them?
Republicans made a significant effort to nationalize the race because they have a slight majority in the House, plus they can read polls and there aren't other national elections happening, so there was no reason for them to take the risk. The GOP knows they are operating in a blue environment.
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Republicans made a significant effort to nationalize the race because they have a slight majority in the House, plus they can read polls and there aren't other national elections happening, so there was no reason for them to take the risk. The GOP knows they are operating in a blue environment.
Right, but as usual, Yglesias is wrong. That race wasn't nationalized by the Democrats, it was nationalized by Republicans. Kamala Harris went to the district after national Republicans started focusing on the race.
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Right, but as usual, Yglesias is wrong. That race wasn't nationalized by the Democrats, it was nationalized by Republicans. Kamala Harris went to the district after national Republicans started focusing on the race.
It's possible that Reform could get a majority or close to it with less than 30% of the vote. The UK does needs to change its voting system because right now it's a multi-party system with a FPTP. The liberal/leftist bloc consistently gets more than 50% of vote intention, but that might not matter.
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
It's possible that Reform could get a majority or close to it with less than 30% of the vote. The UK does needs to change its voting system because right now it's a multi-party system with a FPTP. The liberal/leftist bloc consistently gets more than 50% of vote intention, but that might not matter.
Zack Polanski does seem to be a lunatic; for example, he doesn't want to keep the UK's nuclear arsenal, and he wants to increase the UK deficit all the way to the Venezuelan situation. Fortunately, the best the Greens can hope for is to form a coalition government with Labour and the Lib Dems.
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Zack Polanski does seem to be a lunatic; for example, he doesn't want to keep the UK's nuclear arsenal, and he wants to increase the UK deficit all the way to the Venezuelan situation. Fortunately, the best the Greens can hope for is to form a coalition government with Labour and the Lib Dems.
The UK is not a sex-segregated society, and sex-segregated societies tend to be those where women are second-class citizens. It makes more sense to just increase policing and arrest the criminals.
December 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The UK is not a sex-segregated society, and sex-segregated societies tend to be those where women are second-class citizens. It makes more sense to just increase policing and arrest the criminals.
Many will be against this idea because they feel it's a regression to extremely conservative/backward cultural norms, and they're not wrong to think that.
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Many will be against this idea because they feel it's a regression to extremely conservative/backward cultural norms, and they're not wrong to think that.
So Duggan is left to appeal to Republican voters, but with a Republican candidate, all he can do is split that electorate. Perhaps Duggan's strategy is simply to win over all the swing voters, but there aren't enough of them, and he won't win them all.
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
So Duggan is left to appeal to Republican voters, but with a Republican candidate, all he can do is split that electorate. Perhaps Duggan's strategy is simply to win over all the swing voters, but there aren't enough of them, and he won't win them all.
2026 is a Trump midterm, and Democrats are extremely polarized against Trump, so they won't vote for an insufficiently anti-Trump independent, when they're in a state where they could elect a regular Democrat governor.
November 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
2026 is a Trump midterm, and Democrats are extremely polarized against Trump, so they won't vote for an insufficiently anti-Trump independent, when they're in a state where they could elect a regular Democrat governor.
Yeah, it's a bizarre strategy if he really wants to win. I guess he just took the wrong lessons from his incredible political career in Detroit, but a run for governor in Michigan in 2026 isn't the same as a low-turnout mayoral election in an overwhelmingly Democratic city.
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Yeah, it's a bizarre strategy if he really wants to win. I guess he just took the wrong lessons from his incredible political career in Detroit, but a run for governor in Michigan in 2026 isn't the same as a low-turnout mayoral election in an overwhelmingly Democratic city.
John Stuart Mill is widely regarded as one of the founding philosophers of liberalism, and he was a socialist. John Rawls is also considered one of the giants of liberal philosophy, and he supported at least social democracy, if not more.
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
John Stuart Mill is widely regarded as one of the founding philosophers of liberalism, and he was a socialist. John Rawls is also considered one of the giants of liberal philosophy, and he supported at least social democracy, if not more.
Democratic socialists tend to be liberals. Liberal here means being in favor of democracy, the rule of law, checks and balances, and human rights. Liberals tend to support a notion of basic moral equality among humans, even if they disagree how to put this into practice. Bernie and AOC are liberals.
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Democratic socialists tend to be liberals. Liberal here means being in favor of democracy, the rule of law, checks and balances, and human rights. Liberals tend to support a notion of basic moral equality among humans, even if they disagree how to put this into practice. Bernie and AOC are liberals.
The best reading of that tweet is that Grim is saying that Trump represents top politics, and that's bad, and that Mamdani represents bottom politics, which sounds like a sex joke. But another interpretation is that Grim's brain just turned into soup.
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The best reading of that tweet is that Grim is saying that Trump represents top politics, and that's bad, and that Mamdani represents bottom politics, which sounds like a sex joke. But another interpretation is that Grim's brain just turned into soup.
And yet, it's somehow worse if Grim also thinks that Trump is the populist for whom democracy should be sacrificed. Trump just cut Medicaid, ACA subsidies, SNAP benefits, all while enriching himself and his family through abuse of office.
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 AM
And yet, it's somehow worse if Grim also thinks that Trump is the populist for whom democracy should be sacrificed. Trump just cut Medicaid, ACA subsidies, SNAP benefits, all while enriching himself and his family through abuse of office.
Regarding the axis of populism and democracy, and that tweet. It would be bad enough if Grim thought that economic populism was more important than democracy, as if democracy weren't a basic principle of egalitarianism, and the only form of government compatible with egalitarianism and freedom.
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Regarding the axis of populism and democracy, and that tweet. It would be bad enough if Grim thought that economic populism was more important than democracy, as if democracy weren't a basic principle of egalitarianism, and the only form of government compatible with egalitarianism and freedom.
They made this video because of Trump's extrajudicial killings on the Caribbean Sea. Did Grim give credit to these Dem politicians for this? If he did, it was for a very brief moment.
November 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
They made this video because of Trump's extrajudicial killings on the Caribbean Sea. Did Grim give credit to these Dem politicians for this? If he did, it was for a very brief moment.
Importantly, Trump's threat to execute Dem politicians came about because these Dem politicians, all of whom are security-aligned, made a video communicating to military and intelligence personnel that they do not need to obey illegal orders.
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Importantly, Trump's threat to execute Dem politicians came about because these Dem politicians, all of whom are security-aligned, made a video communicating to military and intelligence personnel that they do not need to obey illegal orders.
Leftists have many misconceptions about this, but a major one is the fact that they don't seem to understand that most people in prison have been convicted of more than one crime, and for every conviction a person has, that person has committed many more crimes that didn't go to trial.
November 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Leftists have many misconceptions about this, but a major one is the fact that they don't seem to understand that most people in prison have been convicted of more than one crime, and for every conviction a person has, that person has committed many more crimes that didn't go to trial.
Obviously, punishment must be commensurate with the crime, and raping or killing someone is far worse than stealing, but as a general rule, society doesn't function well if there is no punishment for anti-social behavior.
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Obviously, punishment must be commensurate with the crime, and raping or killing someone is far worse than stealing, but as a general rule, society doesn't function well if there is no punishment for anti-social behavior.
You're right, but the need to stop criminals from committing crime applies across the board, which is why cops and prisons are as fundamental to a civilized society as nurses and hospitals. Yes, ideally no one would need to go to a hospital, but in reality, they do. The same is true for prisons.
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 AM
You're right, but the need to stop criminals from committing crime applies across the board, which is why cops and prisons are as fundamental to a civilized society as nurses and hospitals. Yes, ideally no one would need to go to a hospital, but in reality, they do. The same is true for prisons.
Does Ryan Grim think Trump is good now, or is he saying Trump represents top politics and that's bad? It's hard to tell with Grim, and this tweet doesn't make much sense.
November 23, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Does Ryan Grim think Trump is good now, or is he saying Trump represents top politics and that's bad? It's hard to tell with Grim, and this tweet doesn't make much sense.