Progressives: Love And Affirmation Do Not Absolve You [Guest Post] | Hacking Christianity

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http://hackingchristianity.net/2019/04/progressives-love-and-affirmation-do-not-absolve-you-guest-post.html

This, to my mind, is a good starting list of what “Reconciling” means.

«You must examine your own paternalism, fragility, white supremacy, ableism, patriarchy, racism, transphobia, homophobia, and countless other problematic biases….»

Source: Boeing whistleblowers report 737 Max problems to FAA – CNNPolitics

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/26/politics/faa-hotline-reports/index.html

Wow, these weasel words sound SO familiar. I am reminded of the saying that the reason standards are so great is that there are so many to choose from.

“The single angle of attack sensor was considered in relation to a variety of other factors, specifically well-known pilot procedures that would mitigate the effects of a failure. MCAS design, certification tests, and cockpit procedures were evaluated using a standard industry approach to failure analysis.”

New Census Data Reinforces Urgency of House GOP’s Female Recruitment Push | The Cook Political Report

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https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/new-census-data-reinforces-urgency-house-gops-female-recruitment-push

In other words: 2018 wasn’t the last word. The struggle isn’t over; it’ll never be over. Don’t relax and sit back. Demographics is NOT destiny.

«The silver lining for Republicans in the 2018 data is that there’s plenty of upside for Trump and GOP congressional candidates in 2020: overall, per the Census, there were 41.8 million eligible men without college degrees who didn’t cast ballots in 2018, versus just 12.9 million eligible women with college degrees who didn’t turn out. In all likelihood, many Trump voters will reenter the fold when Trump’s name is on the ballot.

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House Republicans are well aware that to recover lost ground with professional suburban women, they’re probably going to need more candidates who fit that description themselves.

It’s early, but so far House Republicans have enjoyed surprising success on that front — especially for a party that just lost its majority. In just about every region of the country, GOP women have been among the first serious candidates to jump into tough races — a result of concerted behind-the-scenes efforts led by Rep. Elise Stefanik, NRCC Recruitment Chair Rep. Susan Brooks and NRCC Executive Director Parker Hamilton Poling.

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There’s no guarantee these GOP women will make it through tough primaries or run well enough ahead of Trump to win back districts that have trended blue. After all, it’ll be hard to escape Trump’s shadow in a presidential year. But if they can build appeal with suburban women who don’t like Trump but don’t like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s politics either, they could be the key to a Republican rebound.»

New things

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“Why should we use this new ‘papyrus and ink’ invention you’re so interested in, when putting marks in wet clay with a stick has always worked well enough for us?”

“Well, uh….”

Sometimes, I think this is the story of my life as a developer.

“Why should we use PowerShell when .BAT files have always worked well enough for us so far?”

“Well, uh….”