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[madscience.livejournal.com]

This was apparently tweeted by (semi-famous?) Scottish comedian Frankie Boyle. The person who posted it on FB thought he was just some dude and felt the need to redact his name.

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[anfalicious.livejournal.com]

Yes, I definitely think it's time for someone to come in and reign in executive privilege and the military industrial complex. I actually think social issues are progressing OK there by and large. Abortion is going backwards, but that's because that's what people want more so than structural inertia in the political system.

[senshifan.livejournal.com]

I'm not so sure about how social issues are progressing. The drug war is still running, and that's a big problem for a lot of minorities. Gerrymandering and redistricting is still silencing a lot of minority voters. Gay rights have taken YEARS to achieve, and haven't been set in stone, so one term of conservative rule and that will be lost easily. And, as you said, abortion is already moving backwards. Add in the two problems you stated and we're in a hell of a bind as a country.