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Cingulate
Oct 23, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

Mel Mudkiper posted:

Not sure about the exact statistical terminology but if you look at the frequent swings between Clinton and Trump since June you will see that throughout the whole thing the median has been more or less stable.

Like, look at this chart



If you notice the bumps for Clinton and Trump more or less have a median consistent with where the election was months ago.
Ah, I see what you mean.

I'm just really anal about stats talk, including terminology.

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Agrajag
Jan 21, 2006

gat dang thats hot

Mel Mudkiper posted:

So apparently Peechka said he built a custom assault rifle to kill Hillary and Obama back in September

discuss

is bad call FBI

Dick Trauma
Nov 30, 2007

God damn it, you've got to be kind.
My ignore list was always empty until this evil thread reached out and drew me to its cold, slimy bosom. Is it possible to analyze the list and measure the collective dumbness of these shitbirds? What would be the unit of measurement?

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Lightning Knight posted:

You seriously think we should attempt regime change on Russia.

RUSSIA.

Bush who? Iraq what? We couldn't successfully install a pro-American government in a third rate Middle Eastern power and you think we could do it in RUSSIA?

I'm like, 85% sure Clinton wouldn't let Bush be in charge of it this time.

Stultus Maximus
Dec 21, 2009

USPOL May

Peechka posted:

Why? What have the russians done aside hillarys blatant lies that hes somehow haxxoring the election? Because they took back crimean peninsula once US sank its dirty hands in there and hosed that one up as well?

Tell me whose got the 150+ military bases around the world? who has caused irreparable damage in the middle east, including Russian ally Syria? US or Russia? Now who is threatening whom?

Wake the gently caress up.

Now back to your commie circlejerk. Maybe you guys will get free college and free healthcare and free money too. Roffles.

I love it when it's impossible to tell which of two arguing posters is the dumbest.

Is it the guy who thinks war with Russia is anything but a global disaster or the guy who thinks that Russia is an innocent nation slandered by the evil west?

Grouchio
Aug 31, 2014

I'm actually thinking of going to Bernie's rally downtown in Portland today, or I would if I didn't have this stinking sore throat. Should I still try to go despite possibly passing out?

WeAreTheRomans
Feb 23, 2010

by R. Guyovich

Peechka posted:

Why? What have the russians done aside hillarys blatant lies that hes somehow haxxoring the election? Because they took back crimean peninsula once US sank its dirty hands in there and hosed that one up as well?

Is the broken English and elision of definite articles just for effect, or are you really a Russian astroturfer?

Covok
May 27, 2013

Yet where is that woman now? Tell me, in what heave does she reside? None of them. Because no God bothered to listen or care. If that is what you think it means to be a God, then you and all your teachings are welcome to do as that poor women did. And vanish from these realms forever.

Roland Jones posted:

People are already trying that, particularly since Pepe's creator came out as anti-Trump and even did a new Pepe comic recently.

Let's make Pepe great again! We're stronger together!

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

Peechka posted:

Here is my new frankenAR15 I just built. for Hillary and Obama.

hey guys don't mind me I am just talking about having a gun for killing the president and nominee for president nothing bad ever happened on the forums because of that before

OddObserver
Apr 3, 2009

Guy Goodbody posted:

The correct way to get Russia to stop doing that stuff is to install a pro-America leader. Not cut off the internet. Take a big pair of scissors to the one internet cable that goes into Russia. You don't see a lot of North Koreans posting on Reddit, but their country hasn't turned into a good place because of that

What Russia needs is not a pro-America leader, but rather redefinition of national identity to something other than imperialism.

BarbarianElephant
Feb 12, 2015
The fairy of forgiveness has removed your red text.

axeil posted:

This Sanders counterfactual is hilarious because if he had won Michael Bloomberg would've run and completely screwed up the map.

Why would Bloomberg have got any votes at all? Only New Yorkers know who he is, and they aren't too positive about him either. He's too liberal for the Republicans and too conservative for the Democrats.

poor life choice
Jul 21, 2006

Grouchio posted:

I'm actually thinking of going to Bernie's rally downtown in Portland today, or I would if I didn't have this stinking sore throat. Should I still try to go despite possibly passing out?

Yeah. :unsmith: I mean if you really think you're going to collapse then no, but it would probably be a cool and good experience.

Agrajag
Jan 21, 2006

gat dang thats hot

WeAreTheRomans posted:

Is the broken English and elision of definite articles just for effect, or are you really a Russian astroturfer?

Oh man it would be so cool to have a bonafide real Russian troll in here. I'm praying for it to be true.

Fangz
Jul 5, 2007

Oh I see! This must be the Bad Opinion Zone!
Don't feed the troll, people.

Lumpy the Cook posted:

I am really going to need you to explain, right now, in full explicit detail, how the collusion between the Russian government and Wikileaks was caused by gamergate.

In bullet points:

1. Since those rape charges came about, Assange's always had an-anti-feminist angle.
2. In 2014 Assange led wikileaks to come out directly in favour of gamergate.
3. Gamergate is really just one aspect of the alt-right's presence on the internet, representing mainly disaffected white guys lashing out against feminism and the mainstream political establishment. Once involved in Gamergate, you quickly get drawn into the wider alt-right, Breitbart, /pol/, etc etc.
4. Russian foreign propaganda has generally targetted this sector of western cultural discourse. As Assange's friend Israel Shamir puts it

quote:

The attacks on DSK, Assange, and Qaddafi are all part and parcel of the campaign to unman humanity. The Empire hates Lukashenko and Putin not only because they do not let them seize the country’s assets, but also for their outspoken masculinity. Eric Walberg in his Great Gamesspeaks of the deeper strategy behind the colour revolutions: their organisers “castrate modern states” in order to transform them into post-modern weaklings. This “castration” is an important plan of the rulers, far more profound than the ephemeral struggles over pipelines and resources.

5. In short, Assange's repositioning of Wikileaks which prior to anything else seems to be about sexual politics, puts them in the target audience of the Russian strong-man based ideology which is pushed by their propaganda outlets. This made them natural allies.

freckle
Apr 6, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Mel Mudkiper posted:

hey guys don't mind me I am just talking about having a gun for killing the president and nominee for president nothing bad ever happened on the forums because of that before

Maybe they are going to use it to defend them. :colbert:

Peechka
Nov 10, 2005

Mel Mudkiper posted:

So apparently Peechka said he built a custom assault rifle to kill Hillary and Obama back in September

discuss

Im making and loading my own bullets to, dscuss. But not to kill presidents, to exercise my right to bear arms and target shoot at my cabin. Me and wife have many guns, probably that will be taken away from us too.

But glad I made you mad enough to care about me so much.

Lightning Knight
Feb 24, 2012

Pray for Answer

BarbarianElephant posted:

Why would Bloomberg have got any votes at all? Only New Yorkers know who he is, and they aren't too positive about him either. He's too liberal for the Republicans and too conservative for the Democrats.

He would've been an old white dude who's not openly racist but also not Jewish or "socialist." He probably could've been an effective spoiler candidate.

Geostomp
Oct 22, 2008

Unite: MASH!!
~They've got the bad guys on the run!~

Crows Turn Off posted:

Obviously, preventing Trump from winning the Presidency generally also prevents the Republicans from passing legislature and confirming SCOTUS judges that willfully turn this country into a third-world cesspool. That's a good thing. But it's not good enough, in my opinion.

I don't think any of the Democrats in here should be happy unless the Democrats also take the Senate. The past 6 years with Obama and a Republican-controlled Congress have led to the least productive legislature ever and nothing but stagnation and political games. The Republicans have also made clear their intent to stall the SCOTUS nominations throughout her entire Presidency, on more than one occasion, so I doubt it's just words. If we want anything done, let alone anything good done, we need to have the Senate as well, or it will just be the last 6 years all over again.

The Democrats are going to get clobbered in 2018 in the Senate and House races, so really, the next 2 years in the Senate is their only chance for a while.

And I know people say "most people don't agree with the Republicans stalling the SCOTUS nominations, so there will be consequences if they do that any longer." I completely disagree, as they've been doing it for 7 months now and people don't really seem to be punishing them much if they're still likely to prevent the Democrats from winning a Senate majority.

Yeah, I don't see the Republicans getting any kind of blowback for their abominable behavior happening soon. Through their media and gerrymandering, they've succeeded in getting their base the power and radicalization to ensure that they get nothing but praise for breaking the country as badly as possible so long as a Democrat is in charge. Frankly, actually having someone with an R next to their name as president is probably the only thing likely to harm them enough to do real damage to their loyal base of hateful olds since their base seems to hate the idea of government doing anything is negative, especially when their crappy policies fail without convenient scapegoats. Not that we'll be in any position to gloat about it since the nation will likely devolve into a third world hellhole and minorities will be slapped down into near-slavery to satisfy the base.

remusclaw
Dec 8, 2009

BarbarianElephant posted:

Why would Bloomberg have got any votes at all? Only New Yorkers know who he is, and they aren't too positive about him either. He's too liberal for the Republicans and too conservative for the Democrats.

Not saying he would succeed, but if he did he would basically be a spoiler for a normally safe Dem state, and one that is just chock full of EV's.

Lemming
Apr 21, 2008

Peechka posted:

Im making and loading my own bullets to, dscuss. But not to kill presidents, to exercise my right to bear arms and target shoot at my cabin. Me and wife have many guns, probably that will be taken away from us too.

But glad I made you mad enough to care about me so much.

I don't understand, Obama already took away all the guns, how can you have any left?

WeAreTheRomans
Feb 23, 2010

by R. Guyovich

Peechka posted:

Me and wife have many guns

Impossible not to read this in a bad Borat accent

Agrajag
Jan 21, 2006

gat dang thats hot

Peechka posted:

Im making and loading my own bullets to, dscuss. But not to kill presidents, to exercise my right to bear arms and target shoot at my cabin. Me and wife have many guns, probably that will be taken away from us too.

But glad I made you mad enough to care about me so much.

Why do you want bear arms? Russian bear strong? Show weak western pigs strength?

Guy Goodbody
Aug 31, 2016

by Nyc_Tattoo

Peechka posted:

Im making and loading my own bullets to, dscuss. But not to kill presidents, to exercise my right to bear arms and target shoot at my cabin. Me and wife have many guns, probably that will be taken away from us too.

But glad I made you mad enough to care about me so much.

I hope you're on some sort of FBI list

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

Peechka posted:

But glad I made you mad enough to care about me so much.

you're welcome :angel:

botany
Apr 27, 2013

by Lowtax

Peechka posted:

Im making and loading my own bullets to, dscuss. But not to kill presidents, to exercise my right to bear arms and target shoot at my cabin. Me and wife have many guns, probably that will be taken away from us too.

we can only hope

BarbarianElephant
Feb 12, 2015
The fairy of forgiveness has removed your red text.

Lightning Knight posted:

He would've been an old white dude who's not openly racist but also not Jewish or "socialist." He probably could've been an effective spoiler candidate.

Bloomberg isn't Jewish now?

SunAndSpring
Dec 4, 2013

Fangz posted:

Don't feed the troll, people.


In bullet points:

1. Since those rape charges came about, Assange's always had an-anti-feminist angle.
2. In 2014 Assange led wikileaks to come out directly in favour of gamergate.
3. Gamergate is really just one aspect of the alt-right's presence on the internet, representing mainly disaffected white guys lashing out against feminism and the mainstream political establishment. Once involved in Gamergate, you quickly get drawn into the wider alt-right, Breitbart, /pol/, etc etc.
4. Russian foreign propaganda has generally targetted this sector of western cultural discourse. As Assange's friend Israel Shamir puts it


5. In short, Assange's repositioning of Wikileaks which prior to anything else seems to be about sexual politics, puts them in the target audience of the Russian strong-man based ideology which is pushed by their propaganda outlets. This made them natural allies.

Why is it always "castration" with these people? It's always the nuts, never the heart or the mind, that gets torn out by the evil globalists.

WeAreTheRomans
Feb 23, 2010

by R. Guyovich

BarbarianElephant posted:

Bloomberg isn't Jewish now?

El Bloombito is a registered Bad Hombre

Periodiko
Jan 30, 2005
Uh.

Lightning Knight posted:

He would've been an old white dude who's not openly racist but also not Jewish or "socialist." He probably could've been an effective spoiler candidate.

Bloomberg is Jewish lol.

The idea of a spoiler Bloomberg is ridiculous.

Geostomp
Oct 22, 2008

Unite: MASH!!
~They've got the bad guys on the run!~

Fangz posted:

Don't feed the troll, people.


In bullet points:

1. Since those rape charges came about, Assange's always had an-anti-feminist angle.
2. In 2014 Assange led wikileaks to come out directly in favour of gamergate.
3. Gamergate is really just one aspect of the alt-right's presence on the internet, representing mainly disaffected white guys lashing out against feminism and the mainstream political establishment. Once involved in Gamergate, you quickly get drawn into the wider alt-right, Breitbart, /pol/, etc etc.
4. Russian foreign propaganda has generally targetted this sector of western cultural discourse. As Assange's friend Israel Shamir puts it


5. In short, Assange's repositioning of Wikileaks which prior to anything else seems to be about sexual politics, puts them in the target audience of the Russian strong-man based ideology which is pushed by their propaganda outlets. This made them natural allies.

Man, is there anything about the Alt-Right that isn't about insecure sad white men overreacting to anyone besides them getting any say at all?

Crowsbeak
Oct 9, 2012

by Azathoth
Lipstick Apathy

Lightning Knight posted:

He would've been an old white dude who's not openly racist but also not Jewish or "socialist." He probably could've been an effective spoiler candidate.

Bloomberg is a member of Reform Judaism and is descended from Jewish immigrants (possibly refugees) of the Russian empire.

Lemming
Apr 21, 2008

Geostomp posted:

Yeah, I don't see the Republicans getting any kind of blowback for their abominable behavior happening soon. Through their media and gerrymandering, they've succeeded in getting their base the power and radicalization to ensure that they get nothing but praise for breaking the country as badly as possible so long as a Democrat is in charge. Frankly, actually having someone with an R next to their name as president is probably the only thing likely to harm them enough to do real damage to their loyal base of hateful olds since their base seems to hate the idea of government doing anything is negative, especially when their crappy policies fail without convenient scapegoats. Not that we'll be in any position to gloat about it since the nation will likely devolve into a third world hellhole and minorities will be slapped down into near-slavery to satisfy the base.

White people are not only dying out, they're dying faster http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-28/americans-are-dying-faster-millennials-too

FactsAreUseless
Feb 16, 2011

Crowsbeak posted:

Do you talk to a shrink about all the times you wish death on others?
I'm scared for your wellbeing.
Show me one.

Mel Mudkiper
Jan 19, 2012

At this point, Mudman abruptly ends the conversation. He usually insists on the last word.

SunAndSpring posted:

Why is it always "castration" with these people? It's always the nuts, never the heart or the mind, that gets torn out by the evil globalists.

why indeed do a bunch of authoritarians have a psycho-sexual complex about their own masculinity *holds hand to chin contemplatively*

Paint Crop Pro
Mar 22, 2007

Find someone who values you like Rick Spielman values 7th round picks.



DeathSandwich posted:

https://twitter.com/lowtax/status/793488922965864448

Man, the poo poo Lowtax has to put up with. Read that whole conversation chain for a laugh.

What is it with people who come to DnD, poo poo post, get slammed then banned then whine yo lowtax on twitter?

BarbarianElephant
Feb 12, 2015
The fairy of forgiveness has removed your red text.

Geostomp posted:

Man, is there anything about the Alt-Right that isn't about insecure sad white men overreacting to anyone besides them getting any say at all?

It's Neo-Nazism but without the scary prison gang aspect.

mcvey
Aug 31, 2006

go caps haha

*Washington Capitals #1 Fan On DeviantArt*
Rus is good

Rus is STRONG

ReV VAdAUL
Oct 3, 2004

I'm WILD about
WILDMAN

BarbarianElephant posted:

Why would Bloomberg have got any votes at all? Only New Yorkers know who he is, and they aren't too positive about him either. He's too liberal for the Republicans and too conservative for the Democrats.

If what is happening with Corbyn in the UK is any guide the media would overwhelmingly back Bloomberg as would a significant chunk of the DNC. This probably wouldn't actually make Bloomberg that popular but it would have undermined Sanders' chances against Trump.

A Fancy 400 lbs
Jul 24, 2008

Peechka posted:

Im making and loading my own bullets to, dscuss. But not to kill presidents, to exercise my right to bear arms and target shoot at my cabin. Me and wife have many guns, probably that will be taken away from us too.

But glad I made you mad enough to care about me so much.

you literally said in your TFR post you made it to kill Obama and Clinton.

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Jun 7, 2012


Peechka posted:

probably that will be taken away from us too.

Hopefully, anyway.

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