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TheQuietWilds posted:Don't overestimate how much it matters in the short term though. Recent events have shown just how short the American voter's attention span is, and there's very few competitive R-held seats up for election in 2 years. 4 years is a looooooong time away. The entire house is up in two years. It won't matter, though, because no one votes at mid terms and the house is gerrmandered to gently caress. There are 8 republican senate seats up for grabs in places like Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, etc. The odds of the government flipping even if they turn on trump and impeach him is nearly zero.
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Casimir Radon posted:Rafsanjani died. At least Obama is still president so the official statement will be mature and diplomatic. Of course Trumpster Fire probably write something asinine. on twitter too
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Mr. Nice! posted:I don't think they give a gently caress if Trump goes "rogue" because they have the ability to impeach him and get good ol' rubber stamp Pence in charge. Naturally "our team"-ism means they don't want to impeach until there's something bad enough that it's more of a threat to themselves to ignore it than it is to let Trump keep on Trumping. What the gently caress he can actually do at this point to finally cross that line I have absolutely no loving clue in hell, but Trump gonna Trump so someday he'll get there. Narcissistic lust for constantly increasing amounts of praise won't let him do anything else, it's just gonna be a real loving wild ride getting to that point because of all the terrible poo poo that happens on the way there that doesn't reach that threshold or as you said on the way to discovering what he's already done. (It's the second one probably) See my opinion is that he's whipped up the dense core of deplorables at the rotting heart of the GOP into his frothing mad cult of personality that will never forsake him as long as he keeps doing and saying his crazy, destabilizing poo poo and every other Republican knows it. If we've finally reached the mythic point of terrible where impeachment is on the table in an honest to god way some Republicans are going to have to vote to do it. They hold the majority, Democrats cannot vote to impeach on their own. In fact if we've finally somehow, miraculously reached the point where Angry Mango gets impeached and Democrats are smart (  ) they'll just stand aside and force EVERY Republican to go on record and vote to oust him.At that point I think it's blood-in-the-streets GOP civil war as the dense core of deplorables just goes totally batshit bonkers ballistic, declaring everyone who wasn't able to get into a bunker and avoid voting on the poo poo storm enemies of the "true" party. The voting base would fracture and the number of offices lost to split votes would be apocalyptic.
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bird food bathtub posted:I'm actually of a different opinion on this one. I think they're absolutely horrified by the Frankenstein's Monster they've created with the Great Orange God and how truly, thoroughly hosed they are. The problem with this line of thinking is it didn't show true in the election. Trump's voters voted almost entirely straight ticket R. Republicans that were "at risk" because they pissed off the deplorables got elected just fine. I think Trump won more because he was a republican that wasn't Hillary more than anything else. The republican base is going to vote R regardless because that's what they're told to do.
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Just a reminder that this is what Dems thought would happen when Trump won the primary. It Did Not. The majority of R voters can be counted on to march in lockstep, no matter how terrible the party is.
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What i'm starting to suspect is that all this awful poo poo would have done solid credibility damage to the GOP in the eyes of their voter base, but that Trump illogically shrugs off that alpha strike so it spills over to everyone and dilutes itself to uselessness. You need that alpha damage, trump is an MMO boss and your DPS just isn't effective.
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Mr. Nice! posted:The problem with this line of thinking is it didn't show true in the election. Trump's voters voted almost entirely straight ticket R. Republicans that were "at risk" because they pissed off the deplorables got elected just fine. I think Trump won more because he was a republican that wasn't Hillary more than anything else. Absolutely, that base is never going to vote for whichever Great Satan has a D next to their name. The question is, which R are they going to vote for? The one that has been declared an enemy of the one, true A competent Democratic party (we're hosed) could use that chaos to clean house.
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bird food bathtub posted:Absolutely, that base is never going to vote for whichever Great Satan has a D next to their name. The question is, which R are they going to vote for? The one that has been declared an enemy of the one, true Nah no one is going to give a gently caress when Trump gets impeached.
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Reverand maynard posted:The centrist republicans jump ship to Dems, the dems become much more moderate, and the republicans go full bore crazy Ideally, but don't forget we live in the worst timeline
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https://twitter.com/KeeganNYC/status/817411690274897920 slavery is coming back, baby
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Hot Karl Marx posted:https://twitter.com/KeeganNYC/status/817411690274897920 Slavery has always been allowed for inmates, last I checked.
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mlmp08 posted:Slavery has always been allowed for inmates, last I checked. yeah that's nothing new
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True but basically forced labour camps might put a different image in peoples heads than what they use inmates for now. Isn't it mainly factory work (ie. injection mold chairs and plates etc.) right now?
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Hot Karl Marx posted:True but basically forced labour camps might put a different image in peoples heads than what they use inmates for now. Isn't it mainly factory work (ie. injection mold chairs and plates etc.) right now? People, particularly in border states, would loving cheer at the sight of inmates being worked to death building a wall.
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Proud Christian Mom posted:People, particularly in border states, would loving cheer at the sight of inmates being worked to death building a wall. Sadly yes. This would be seen a positive thing for many.
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Hot Karl Marx posted:True but basically forced labour camps might put a different image in peoples heads than what they use inmates for now. Isn't it mainly factory work (ie. injection mold chairs and plates etc.) right now? You might want to look into how prisons are run in the deep South. They have prisoners (many of whom are black) picking cotton on no-poo poo plantations.
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Hot Karl Marx posted:True but basically forced labour camps might put a different image in peoples heads than what they use inmates for now. Isn't it mainly factory work (ie. injection mold chairs and plates etc.) right now? Whoa bro sounds like you don't know poo poo about the good ol'USA. Look up the Angola Prison Rodeo if you want to learn more about modern day coliseum activities.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:You might want to look into how prisons are run in the deep South. They have prisoners (many of whom are black) picking cotton on no-poo poo plantations. And that is considered a good gig by most inmates i have talked to in Texas.
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I don't think this is really a current event, but it's so stupid that I have to link it. The below is not a photoshop and I'm not direct-linking the tweet because it's very obvious he will delete it at some point. I don't believe he's joking either.
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I'll direct link it for posterity. It will be gone soon though I'm sure. He was getting trolled and took the bait I guess. https://twitter.com/seanhannity/status/818167322762428417
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holocaust bloopers posted:Is the logic being a Russia that isn't a disaster is good for the US because....? Pretty strong word there, not so sure I'd be willing to go that far.
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Trump's already shown in the Ohio RNC chair contest that he's down with petty targeted political assassinations of random GOP members who he sees as going against his decrees. Paul Ryan wouldn't stand a chance if Trump decided to turn the hate cannon on him, although I'd love to see Donnie try to go toe to toe with McConnell.
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Terrifying Effigies posted:Trump's already shown in the Ohio RNC chair contest that he's down with petty targeted political assassinations of random GOP members who he sees as going against his decrees. Paul Ryan wouldn't stand a chance if Trump decided to turn the hate cannon on him, although I'd love to see Donnie try to go toe to toe with McConnell. gently caress mcconnell i want to see trumpy go toe to toe with diamond joe if only celebrity deathmatch was still around
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what are you talking about he and don king are besties now
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Duzzy Funlop posted:Well, Hannity at least noticed his mistake and is now backpedaling and mea culpaing somethin' fierce. 4 years of this. 4. years.
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Proud Christian Mom posted:4 years of this. 8*
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I would like to say I don't think Trump has a chance of getting re-elected but I said the same thing about him winning the first time.
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TBeats posted:I would like to say I don't think Trump has a chance of getting re-elected but I said the same thing about him winning the first time. I very much expect the Democrats to repeat their mistake off assuming they'll win because of course Donald loving Trump won't win.
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Godholio posted:I very much expect the Democrats to repeat their mistake off assuming they'll win because of course Donald loving Trump won't win.
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Casimir Radon posted:The silver lining is that the stress will probably kill him before that happens. Nah he will become like the emperor in WH40k and he will lead us to neverending war against the Orks, Eldar, Tau and Chaos.
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Hot Karl Marx posted:https://twitter.com/KeeganNYC/status/817411690274897920 That's what happens you drink the kool-aid and give up a safe elected job. Dude's gonna get voted out next election so hard if he goes through with this. Bristol County isn't Suffolk county by a long shot, but it's still pretty blue, and there are a gently caress ton of hispanic, Brazilian, and Portuguese immigrants living there (Fall River and New Bedford), so that'll go over well for him. Though the cynic in me says he's doing this so he gets offered some kind of sweet grifting job for this.
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Remember Martin Shkreli? The Pharma it that got indicted for price jumps on Pharmaceuticals? He got suspended from Twitter for harassing a Teen Vogue writer, by first inviting her to be his +1 to Trump's inauguration, then photoshooting himself over her husband's face and making creepy '+1 Forever' collages. https://www.buzzfeed.com/davidmack/martin-shkreli-suspended-from-twitter?bftw&utm_term=.gu3BgPWOzz#.bhlQKPlWNN
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