Neither am I. Stop trying to twist my stance into being banned.
I definitely remember Cenk Uygur saying "I'm a capitalist" before which makes his "money out of politics" motto asinine, it's a complete lack of understanding what politics are mainly about (controlling/regulating the economy and validating wealth inequality via law).
It wasn't dug up by right-wingers though. Women's and LGBTQ+ groups came out against him over all of this when he announced.
You know exactly what they mean by that - implementing public funding of elections and abolishing Citizens United. You can be a Capitalist and fight against corruption at the same time.
There are several countries with functioning capitalist systems that don't rely on legalized bribery in their elections.
And they all have corruption and are beneficial to property owners.
That's no reason to not fight against corruption where it's blatantly obvious, like in the case of CU.
Citizen's United was a Supreme Court decision overturning a law, so Cenk, running for the House of Representatives, would not be able to do much about that because only the Senate votes on Supreme Court Justices.
He's been getting hit over this stuff for the better part of the last decade. This stuff wasn't some recent discovery, people on the left have actively been critiquing him over it for a long time now.
I'm not saying we should do nothing, in fact we need to do a lot, i.e. overthrow the American government. Otherwise we're just upholding a system that relies on racism, sexism, inequality and injustice to exist.
A constitutional amendment a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate, and requires three-quarters of state legislatures agreeing to it, which is almost impossible in today's climate.
Actually, only a single amendment has been from that method, and it was 21st which repealed the 18th. There have been 6 amendments passed since then, so no, it is not what has prompted recent amendments.
He did cede all editorial control to Ana. And doesn't talk about the campaign unless he is a guest in an interview. TYT seems to be handling it correctly.
He doesn't deny it today... put yourself in a very conservative culture that all denies it to this day. People are a snapshot and can choose to be less ignorant over time.
Not on the show which is important. Don't get me wrong, in that context looks bad. But it is her private Twitter and outside their media she can do what she wants. She personally supports him and his policies.
True, I hope they stick to principles and policies. He has plenty of reasons to run and could be an important voice in the house for progressives.
From the New York Times Ethical Journalism handbook:
In journalism, they attempt to have higher standards.
It's also an empowerment group for Turkish Americans, likely a cause near and dear to him. There's some chance here that Cenk wants to convince other deniers. This man probably has too much baggage for the House but I still stand by his policies and fight against corruption.
I would definitely not say she is a good witness of his character.
People have wondered this for years why he picked that name
