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    Thread: 2022 midterm polls
Post: RE: 2022 midterm polls

(11-09-2022, 12:03 PM)David Horn Wrote: There is no doubt that the polls were less effective than usual... Hello again. Are they still surveying people by phone? Because most young people do not a...
gabrielle General Political Discussion 108 12,420 11-10-2022, 05:18 PM
    Thread: Generational Archetypes in Anime
Post: RE: Generational Archetypes in Anime

(02-15-2022, 04:06 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: OK, but I don't even know what the word anime refers to. Japanese cartoons. Millennials popularized anime in the US, although we Gen Xers had Speed Race...
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 10 2,429 02-21-2022, 01:19 AM
    Thread: Let's make fun of Trump, bash him, etc. while we can!
Post: RE: Let's make fun of Trump, bash him, etc. while ...

'Scuse me, just gonna dump this here real quick: [Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H...henColbert]
gabrielle General Political Discussion 3,008 1,564,306 01-07-2022, 11:03 AM
    Thread: The Maelstrom of Violence
Post: RE: The Maelstrom of Violence

The American people have voted to give control of the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives to the Democrats. Georgia has turned blue, and the "Squad" is growing. In the aftermath ...
gabrielle General Political Discussion 778 353,226 01-11-2021, 11:27 AM
    Thread: Election Night 2020 thread
Post: RE: Election Night 2020 thread

(11-08-2020, 10:38 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: CNN is reporting on one red violence advocate.  The police chief of Marshall Arkansas apparently posted on social media a picture of many Democratic mainst...
gabrielle General Political Discussion 80 20,146 11-09-2020, 12:06 AM
    Thread: The Partisan Divide on Issues
Post: RE: The Partisan Divide on Issues

(11-08-2020, 07:26 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: Can people overcome their 'stars'? If people can overcome something so horrible as heroin, can't they find ways to frustrate the 'stars'? Eric's system is bas...
gabrielle General Political Discussion 3,142 993,675 11-08-2020, 12:44 PM
    Thread: Election Night 2020 thread
Post: RE: Election Night 2020 thread

:usa: Praise Jesus and the astrology gods, hallelujah! And congratulations Silent Generation for your first US president, and Gen X for your first vice president.
gabrielle General Political Discussion 80 20,146 11-07-2020, 02:36 PM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
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Single released in 1980 [Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8...talProject] 1984 [Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A...heSpecials]
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-29-2020, 09:40 AM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
Post: RE: Protest Song Thread

The late Chris Cornell and company, in 1989.  This is my favorite Soundgarden song. [Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z...OnlyGrunge] Don't touch me Hands all over the eastern border Yo...
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-26-2020, 11:12 PM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
Post: RE: Protest Song Thread

1993.  Sadly, very relevant today, with the prospect of a remade Supreme Court before us. [Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x...Thibaudeau]
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-26-2020, 11:04 PM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
Post: RE: Protest Song Thread

According to genius.com this song was recorded in 1952 but the song is older: https://songofamerica.net/song/joe-hill    When I first heard this song, Pete Seeger was singing it. [Video: http://https...
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-26-2020, 10:34 PM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
Post: RE: Protest Song Thread

Thank you, Eric. Of course, we can't mention the great Bob Dylan without also mentioning the man who inspired him--the great Woody Guthrie. From the Asch Recordings, 1944-45: [Video: http://https:/...
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-26-2020, 10:20 PM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
Post: RE: Protest Song Thread

When it comes to angry protest songs, it doesn't get much angrier than the political rap of the 80s and 90s. I remember when I first heard this song--on the college radio station I listened to, the DJ...
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-26-2020, 10:26 AM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
Post: RE: Protest Song Thread

Neil Young, "Rockin' in the Free World" (1989) [Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D...oung-Topic]
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-26-2020, 10:08 AM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
Post: RE: Protest Song Thread

Sam Cooke, "A Change is Gonna Come" (1964) [Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w...mCookeVEVO]
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-26-2020, 10:02 AM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
Post: RE: Protest Song Thread

(09-26-2020, 08:21 AM)sbarrera Wrote: This is the classic one. When I road the train into D.C. in January 2017 for the Women's march, all of the riders in our train car started singing this song. It...
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-26-2020, 09:55 AM
    Thread: Election 2020
Post: RE: Election 2020

F--- this guy. [Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?tim...=emb_title]
gabrielle General Political Discussion 1,249 287,084 09-24-2020, 10:26 AM
    Thread: Protest Song Thread
Post: Protest Song Thread

What are your favorite protest songs? From your generation, or from any generation. Include title, artist, and year of release. The angrier, the better.
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 28 11,200 09-24-2020, 10:22 AM
    Thread: The Coronavirus
Post: RE: The Coronavirus

So...my (unelected) state governor has contracted the virus. I hope he learns a lesson from this, but perhaps that is too much to hope for. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/20...GaZcEgyayM Quot...
gabrielle General Political Discussion 1,542 446,425 09-24-2020, 10:21 AM
    Thread: the best songs ever: the lost years
Post: RE: the best songs ever: the lost years

[Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKuJ9CGMA18]  Examples of his influence on 3T pop music: "Exit Music for a Film" --Radiohead "Over" --Portishead "Lovely Head" --Goldfrapp
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 340 267,319 07-07-2020, 01:35 AM
    Thread: Best Tunes from the 2T
Post: RE: Best Tunes from the 2T

RIP Ennio Morricone [Video: http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKUB2Mz4XYY]
gabrielle Entertainment and Media 64 55,835 07-07-2020, 01:13 AM
    Thread: 1990s: cynical or optimistic?
Post: RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic?

(06-10-2020, 02:23 AM)Blazkovitz Wrote: (06-09-2020, 12:31 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: The Matrix wasn't all that cynical; it was an epic hero's journey story. The idea that reality is an illusion g...
gabrielle Turnings 17 8,189 06-10-2020, 10:58 PM
    Thread: 1990s: cynical or optimistic?
Post: RE: 1990s: cynical or optimistic?

I think the 90s were outwardly an optimistic time, especially in the early years, but ultimately cynicism won the day.  In the early 90s, the Soviet Union had fallen and the Cold War was over, with ...
gabrielle Turnings 17 8,189 06-10-2020, 02:01 AM
    Thread: Let's make fun of Trump, bash him, etc. while we can!
Post: RE: Let's make fun of Trump, bash him, etc. while ...

(06-01-2020, 06:12 PM)David Horn Wrote: (06-01-2020, 12:05 PM)gabrielle Wrote: (06-01-2020, 06:51 AM)David Horn Wrote: Trump's faults are obvious.  He watched as the pandemic grew outside the US...
gabrielle General Political Discussion 3,008 1,564,306 06-01-2020, 06:44 PM
    Thread: Let's make fun of Trump, bash him, etc. while we can!
Post: RE: Let's make fun of Trump, bash him, etc. while ...

(06-01-2020, 06:51 AM)David Horn Wrote: Trump's faults are obvious.  He watched as the pandemic grew outside the US and did nothing to prepare.  Others were also remiss, but that's hardly a defense ...
gabrielle General Political Discussion 3,008 1,564,306 06-01-2020, 12:05 PM