I have no problem with Clarence Thomas's race. I do have a problem with him being Antonin Scalia's hand puppet for his entire term on the Supreme Court.
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Aren't you doing EXACTLY what Ljoss is talking about here?
I have no problem with Clarence Thomas's race. I do have a problem with him being Antonin Scalia's hand puppet for his entire term on the Supreme Court.
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Aren't you doing EXACTLY what Ljoss is talking about here?
No?
Ljoss was saying people were calling Thomas an "Uncle Tom" for siding with Republicans against minorities. I have no issue with his race. I take issue with him not having an opinion of his own, and constantly parroting whatever Scalia did or said.
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You don't call "dying to removal" if the removal is more expensive in resources than the creature. If you have to spend BG (Abrupt Decay), or W + basic land (PtE) to remove a 1G, that is not "dying to removal". Strictly speaking Goyf dies to removal, but actually your removal is dying to Goyf.
Ljoss was saying people were calling Thomas an "Uncle Tom" for siding with Republicans against minorities. I have no issue with his race. I take issue with him not having an opinion of his own, and constantly parroting whatever Scalia did or said.
I'd reconsider this characterization of Thomas. In my opinion he's the worst justice on the court, but that's not the same as being a puppet or lapdog. Clarence Thomas is an incredibly accomplished legal mind, and I say that even though I disagree with the great majority of his rulings. Just because he famously doesn't ask questions doesn't mean he doesn't know what he's doing.
I used to also think Thomas was just Scalia's puppet - it's been a common trope in liberal circles. But it's a bit of a pernicious trope - why do we find ourselves explaining away the conservatism of a black justice with incompetence? Why do we imagine that he must be merely repeating someone else's ideas?
Ljoss was saying people were calling Thomas an "Uncle Tom" for siding with Republicans against minorities. I have no issue with his race. I take issue with him not having an opinion of his own, and constantly parroting whatever Scalia did or said.
Why do you think he's parroting what Scalia said instead of agreeing with what Scalia said?
If Caitlin doesn't identify as Bruce, then that doesn't apply. You can't slap Caitlin with charges against someone that she isn't (Bruce). I don't think the source is BS, I think the problem is that whoever is responsible for ID changes is acting like a bigot.
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Aren't you doing EXACTLY what Ljoss is talking about here?
No?
Ljoss was saying people were calling Thomas an "Uncle Tom" for siding with Republicans against minorities. I have no issue with his race. I take issue with him not having an opinion of his own, and constantly parroting whatever Scalia did or said.
"I hope to have such a death... lying in triumph atop the broken bodies of those who slew me..."
I'd reconsider this characterization of Thomas. In my opinion he's the worst justice on the court, but that's not the same as being a puppet or lapdog. Clarence Thomas is an incredibly accomplished legal mind, and I say that even though I disagree with the great majority of his rulings. Just because he famously doesn't ask questions doesn't mean he doesn't know what he's doing.
I used to also think Thomas was just Scalia's puppet - it's been a common trope in liberal circles. But it's a bit of a pernicious trope - why do we find ourselves explaining away the conservatism of a black justice with incompetence? Why do we imagine that he must be merely repeating someone else's ideas?
Why do you think he's parroting what Scalia said instead of agreeing with what Scalia said?
is dumb as helldidn't think things through.Transgender people have a harder time changing their ID than average.
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