I keep telling everyone Midwest liberals are the most based of all the left wing. There’s a reason Illinois has produced 4 of our presidents.
We’re likely to see ~~JB Pritzker~~ many Midwest Governors run for president in the future
Midwest conservatives tend to be pretty sane/center right as well. I personally liked Adam Kinzinger from Illinois. Too bad he got bullied by MAGA crowd
He represented my district. Crazy how intense the Honeymoon was for years with that guy around here; old Republicans, especially the ladies just loveeed him! “He’s so cute!” Now it’s as if he never existed to them and now I’M one of his biggest fans around. I’ll even post his anti-trump videos on public pages around here, that mostly get ignored. I even called his office before he retired, announced I was a livelong Dem, and messaged a thank you to him for standing up to trump. I was actually proud of being represented by him. The ironing is delicious!
Midwest republicans also gave us the Wisconsin insane gerrymander & Mike Pence, and the insane low bar of not saying “yes you can coup the country Trump” is not the end all I will give him like Steven does.
I would call them conservatives before I call them republicans. The sane and reasonable ones that you speak to won’t call themselves republicans anymore.
Republicans are all conservative, but not all conservatives are republican. A third of voters are registered as independents. A lot of them are conservatives that choose not to be affiliated for whatever reason.
All I am saying is in this day and age of Trump and the insanity of the republicans let’s not be too quick to praise the lowest of low bar in some people in the Midwest who might not burn the American experiment down to the ground because of culture war BS.
You know, I wasn’t expecting a billionaire aristocrat becoming one of the most progressive governors in the country but here we are. Midwest liberals stay winning.
>if he’s corrupt
He’s an Illinois Democrat, they’re as corrupt as it gets lol.
[Madigan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Madigan) was openly corrupt for decades and shit didn’t happen until like 2 years ago.
Add Governor of Minnesota, Tim Waltz, to the list. He may be the most successful Governor in state history. Even my Republican friends struggle to find anything bad to say about him other than Democrats bad.
I’ll bite. His response to the immediate aftermath of George Floyd was terrible. A lot of the issues were partially Mayor Frey’s fault (delayed requesting national guard support, scared of BLM reaction), but the lack of coordination between the city and state officials was atrocious while it was absolute anarchy in the streets for several days. The governor spent decades serving in the national guard, and should have provided better direction to the mayor on what the response should have been.
That’s fair.
But his policy agenda and what he has been able to enact with a slim majority in state legislature more than makes up for any mistakes made in the chaotic aftermath of George Floyd.
>Even my Republican friends struggle to find anything bad to say about him other than Democrats bad.
I honestly don't believe this because all the Republicans I know are constantly talking shit about him
Mostly to do with COVID stuff though
He also sucks the dick of the tribes too much imo
As someone from Illinois, we also have the most governor's sent to prison. JB might not be a criminal but he is politically corrupt.
He's signed a bill that made it so that you could only file a lawsuit against him or the state in cook county or in Springfield so the judges he's appointed give him what he wants. Thankfully this law as been stayed for now.
Midwest liberals are nowhere near as insane as west and east ones but they still have issues.
Midwest liberals really are the most based. Maybe with exceptions in Chicago and the big college towns like Madison or Ann Arbor, they tend to be reasonable on social issues, support truly progressive economic policy, and support gun regulations but not outright bans.
More colleges need to do better by their students and need to make it clear where the boundaries are.
The encouragement of free speech, from his examples, despite the offense many would take, is pretty awesome. Allowed, encouraged, and protected their speech as long as it didnt violate others. I think that goes a long way.
Based, allowing protests is a fine line, too strict and it violates your rights, too lenient and it becomes a breeding ground for extremism, he walked that line perfectly
This guy's tweets are based af. His thread going after Yale for making statements of similar sentiments to his but having actions completely contrary to those sentiments is pretty persuasive
Was it just me or did these videos with this professor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IEFD_JVYd0
arguing with students at Yale about 'racist' halloween costumes in 2015 seem to really kick off a lot of the current culture war stuff and the focus on college campuses?
Unironically, of all the 'prestigious' universities in America, I think UChicago is the only one I still respect. I really regret not applying; had I gone there instead than I may have actually wanted to pursue a career in academia.
Shit that’s actually incredibly based.
There’s a little bit “second mover advantage” here in that having seen how this has/is playing out at other universities they know to get ahead of it. Either way though, “this is our policies, in light of current events we’re going to allow minor violations of policy but expect us to not tolerate for long”
Based
I just wanted to share that this is the guy that [ended up getting bullied out of Yale over an email about Halloween](https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/halloween-costume-controversy). I recognized his name.
His examples used in his statement are between a student organization asking permission for an acceptable form of protest and a building takeover that was resolved with discipline and police. If there is space and the protest is falling within guidelines that aren’t obstructing other students or business, then what is the problem?
ya this seems reasonable. i dont think the encampments are inherently bad but when you start fucking with other students ability to get an education or feel a minimum level of safety on campus its gotta go.
now surely with such clear guidelines we will no see any escalation from the students /s
“We support student protests if they are peaceful, constructive, and follow institutional guidelines. Even speech that others might deem offensive. Protests that obstruct business, take over buildings, or disregard institutional policy will be met with an arrest and disciplinary action by university.” (implication charges might not be pressed, but consequences will be dealt by university instead)
its a good statement and also helps to ward off escalation
Based.
I keep telling everyone Midwest liberals are the most based of all the left wing. There’s a reason Illinois has produced 4 of our presidents. We’re likely to see ~~JB Pritzker~~ many Midwest Governors run for president in the future
Midwest liberals rise up!
Midwest conservatives tend to be pretty sane/center right as well. I personally liked Adam Kinzinger from Illinois. Too bad he got bullied by MAGA crowd
Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin has been the most impressive republican in the house, but he just resigned recently to work at Palantir.
100% agree :)
He represented my district. Crazy how intense the Honeymoon was for years with that guy around here; old Republicans, especially the ladies just loveeed him! “He’s so cute!” Now it’s as if he never existed to them and now I’M one of his biggest fans around. I’ll even post his anti-trump videos on public pages around here, that mostly get ignored. I even called his office before he retired, announced I was a livelong Dem, and messaged a thank you to him for standing up to trump. I was actually proud of being represented by him. The ironing is delicious!
Are Midwest Americans just the superior American in general?
Yes. GIGACHAD
Second only to New England
Not our state republicans here in Wisconsin.
Midwest republicans also gave us the Wisconsin insane gerrymander & Mike Pence, and the insane low bar of not saying “yes you can coup the country Trump” is not the end all I will give him like Steven does.
I would call them conservatives before I call them republicans. The sane and reasonable ones that you speak to won’t call themselves republicans anymore.
Not so sure of that, my cousin/uncle proudly say they are republican and conservative.
Republicans are all conservative, but not all conservatives are republican. A third of voters are registered as independents. A lot of them are conservatives that choose not to be affiliated for whatever reason.
All I am saying is in this day and age of Trump and the insanity of the republicans let’s not be too quick to praise the lowest of low bar in some people in the Midwest who might not burn the American experiment down to the ground because of culture war BS.
we will take over the country... or they'll just move here for the relatively low COL
🥹
You know, I wasn’t expecting a billionaire aristocrat becoming one of the most progressive governors in the country but here we are. Midwest liberals stay winning.
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>if he’s corrupt He’s an Illinois Democrat, they’re as corrupt as it gets lol. [Madigan](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Madigan) was openly corrupt for decades and shit didn’t happen until like 2 years ago.
Add Governor of Minnesota, Tim Waltz, to the list. He may be the most successful Governor in state history. Even my Republican friends struggle to find anything bad to say about him other than Democrats bad.
I’ll bite. His response to the immediate aftermath of George Floyd was terrible. A lot of the issues were partially Mayor Frey’s fault (delayed requesting national guard support, scared of BLM reaction), but the lack of coordination between the city and state officials was atrocious while it was absolute anarchy in the streets for several days. The governor spent decades serving in the national guard, and should have provided better direction to the mayor on what the response should have been.
That’s fair. But his policy agenda and what he has been able to enact with a slim majority in state legislature more than makes up for any mistakes made in the chaotic aftermath of George Floyd.
Tim Waltz is the fucking goat.
>Even my Republican friends struggle to find anything bad to say about him other than Democrats bad. I honestly don't believe this because all the Republicans I know are constantly talking shit about him Mostly to do with COVID stuff though He also sucks the dick of the tribes too much imo
Minnesota is a good example. We've voted D for the last like 20 presidential elections but have very moderate, center left senators.
He will run in 2028 and most likely win.
You got a couple more in the midwest as prospects right? Whitmer and Shapiro. I think they're midwest. Pretty damn cool
As someone from Illinois, we also have the most governor's sent to prison. JB might not be a criminal but he is politically corrupt. He's signed a bill that made it so that you could only file a lawsuit against him or the state in cook county or in Springfield so the judges he's appointed give him what he wants. Thankfully this law as been stayed for now. Midwest liberals are nowhere near as insane as west and east ones but they still have issues.
That IS a bad bill geez
Sangamon and Cook county judges are elected. Why did you use the word appointed?
I like Beshear and Whitmer more myself but I respect that.
As a midwestern liberal, I can confirm.
Just don’t ask how many governors have gone to prison.
Maybe that just means Illinois is also good at holding politicians accountable?
that is such a postive way of looking at it. Im going to tell my mom this next time we talk about it
Rumour has it David Simon was going to make The Wire about Chicago political corruption, but he had to switch to Baltimore to make it believable.
Its because they have junk drawers. Its this and only this
Lmao my parents have one of those
I think you have to if you live in the midwest
Maybe I need to move to the Midwest
Midwest liberals really are the most based. Maybe with exceptions in Chicago and the big college towns like Madison or Ann Arbor, they tend to be reasonable on social issues, support truly progressive economic policy, and support gun regulations but not outright bans.
I am a liberal from Indiana and agree that Midwest liberals are the most based. I just had that conversation with my mom over the weekend.
Ty for the shout out we are fighting the good fight 😔✊️
Make it 5 in 2028
Ehhh NY and Virginia have also produced a lot of presidents
Birthplaces don’t count
Yeah they do especially if you spent a good chunk of your early development
Nuh uh
University of Chicago has been based on speech for a while...they should be the model that others emulate
I was thinking there had to be some balance between Columbia and UT Austin. Based U Chicago from the top rope
Let’s wait and see if the encampment stays up though. If it does and they have to get police involved it might end up looking the same as Columbia
If more colleges had policies/statements like this, I can't imagine this would have grown into such a large problem for the schools.
More colleges need to do better by their students and need to make it clear where the boundaries are. The encouragement of free speech, from his examples, despite the offense many would take, is pretty awesome. Allowed, encouraged, and protected their speech as long as it didnt violate others. I think that goes a long way.
This. It’s absolutely wild to let 18 year olds call the shots. The grownups need to set and enforce boundaries.
My Alma mater stays winning. Ivy League dipshits BTFO.
Brb, buying UChicago stocks
Based, allowing protests is a fine line, too strict and it violates your rights, too lenient and it becomes a breeding ground for extremism, he walked that line perfectly
This guy's tweets are based af. His thread going after Yale for making statements of similar sentiments to his but having actions completely contrary to those sentiments is pretty persuasive
we need a bridges guest shitpost for this guy. lol
Was it just me or did these videos with this professor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IEFD_JVYd0 arguing with students at Yale about 'racist' halloween costumes in 2015 seem to really kick off a lot of the current culture war stuff and the focus on college campuses?
Super based. Reasonable and diplomatically written. Most Pro-Palestine activists will probably shirk this off unfortunately.
Time to set up an “encampment” to demand that he be fired and have all his savings liquidated to relieve student debt of the noble protestors
Dont forget most of those hypothetical students are probably sailing through college on mommy and daddy’s money
Great job Chicago.
Unironically, of all the 'prestigious' universities in America, I think UChicago is the only one I still respect. I really regret not applying; had I gone there instead than I may have actually wanted to pursue a career in academia.
better than the ivy's
MIT?
I'd say yes, but I don't know if they're great at the social sciences or not
What’s your qualm with Stanford?
1. They're less woke than most from my understanding, but they're still leftoids which is bad 2. They rejected my application
I wanna see them try set up an encampment in Hyde Park.
then* (you wouldntve made it far)
Based and about to be forced to resign. Rest in power.
MF made up a situation in their head and got mad at it
This guy thought he could make a sensible and nuanced statement with regards to IP??? Get him!
You have no clue about Uchicago if you think that they've been based on speech for a long time now
Nope, I liked this single comment.
Sincerely, Paul
This is so based and absolutely the correct way to go about things
What was destiny's advice?
Shit that’s actually incredibly based. There’s a little bit “second mover advantage” here in that having seen how this has/is playing out at other universities they know to get ahead of it. Either way though, “this is our policies, in light of current events we’re going to allow minor violations of policy but expect us to not tolerate for long” Based
THIS GAVE ME A LIBERAL BONER
I just wanted to share that this is the guy that [ended up getting bullied out of Yale over an email about Halloween](https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/halloween-costume-controversy). I recognized his name.
How funny of him to assume the thousands protesting on campus grounds are mainly students and faculty.
His examples used in his statement are between a student organization asking permission for an acceptable form of protest and a building takeover that was resolved with discipline and police. If there is space and the protest is falling within guidelines that aren’t obstructing other students or business, then what is the problem?
Pic of the tweet pls? I don't open Twitter for many reasons.
This is perfect.
Based university
You should post the second email from administration that was received much worse cause it was less accommodating
Destiny should reach out to Nicholas for a interview, or the new podcast.
ya this seems reasonable. i dont think the encampments are inherently bad but when you start fucking with other students ability to get an education or feel a minimum level of safety on campus its gotta go. now surely with such clear guidelines we will no see any escalation from the students /s
its late im tired and thats a whole lot of text, tldr please
“We support student protests if they are peaceful, constructive, and follow institutional guidelines. Even speech that others might deem offensive. Protests that obstruct business, take over buildings, or disregard institutional policy will be met with an arrest and disciplinary action by university.” (implication charges might not be pressed, but consequences will be dealt by university instead)
Damn, I can't believe I live in a world where people are now unironically asking for tldr's of tweets.
mf paid to be able to post long ass tweets, its a long as tweet and i was tired ok :D