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pepito sanchez posted:I feel there's not enough chat and concern about his statements in Poland. It really feels like the country is doing its best to just continue to function in the face of such horrible leadership, and failing to address the disaster might be the best course of action. Let the big boy play president for a while.
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pepito sanchez posted:At least I loving felt a very real disgust inside me while I watched him responding to the journalist in Poland. There's so much dismissal in his tone, so much disdain in his words. Every day, I'm a little more surprised at the tolerance of the U.S.A. people, putting up with this blatant, dementia-ridden authoritarian. Serious question: what do you think the American people should do? Keep in mind there are already mass protests, and in the US there's no way to vote to dissolve the government or anything like that.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:I went to see fireworks in an immigrant heavy town and the most American flaggy outfits were on people speaking Spanish. I also hate Christmas.
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Source4Leko posted:I also hate Christmas. This is getting a little edgy for me, let's keep it PG okay.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:I went to see fireworks in an immigrant heavy town and the most American flaggy outfits were on people speaking Spanish. I'm not happy that the holiday took such a downturn, it's just that it's hard to be patriotic when the news is on the brink of turning you into an alcoholic.
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DreamShipWrecked posted:I'm not happy that the holiday took such a downturn, it's just that it's hard to be patriotic when the news is on the brink of turning you into an alcoholic. Turn off your monitor. No really, if watching the news is leading you down a path of destructive chemical dependence, you're allowed to walk away. Just come back when it's time to vote.
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VikingofRock posted:Serious question: what do you think the American people should do? Keep in mind there are already mass protests, and in the US there's no way to vote to dissolve the government or anything like that. The best thing to do is keep the constitution as powerful as possible while everything else takes its course, and that's my very honest suggestion of what U.S.A. needs to do. Three branches of government are in firm control of one single party. You now have a weakened press, and a weakened freedom of speech. Don't think the international community hasn't also noticed the rise of Neo-Nazism in the country. It's all very real.
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Groovelord Neato posted:it's astonishing that the nyt would publish an op-ed arguing that the democrats need to "move to the center" to win. have they been in a coma for the past year. or two decades. Papers like NYT routinely publish guest opeds from people far worse than Mark Penn.
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VikingofRock posted:Serious question: what do you think the American people should do? Keep in mind there are already mass protests, and in the US there's no way to vote to dissolve the government or anything like that. Secondary reply (sorry) that my country's entire government is modeled after U.S.A.'s, and we had a seriously bad dictatorship. I've said it before in this thread, but it's why this entire threat is more real for me. Don't think it can't happen to U.S.A. for magical reasons.
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:Op-ed sections of newspapers have always been the den of the stupid and deranged. The New York Times is a centrist newspaper, genuinely. If you believe Trump when he calls it out for being the liberal media, it's a symptom of his insanity, not a recommendation to the far left to read the NYT for Marxist opinion pieces. I like it, but you need to understand its biases to get the most out of it. It's worth remembering that you will *never* find a piece of media that can be taken at 100% face value, and if you think you have, you are a dupe.
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pepito sanchez posted:The best thing to do is keep the constitution as powerful as possible while everything else takes its course, and that's my very honest suggestion of what U.S.A. needs to do. Three branches of government are in firm control of one single party. You now have a weakened press, and a weakened freedom of speech. Don't think the international community hasn't also noticed the rise of Neo-Nazism in the country. It's all very real. Okay, but again, what do you want the people to do? Do I "keep the constitution powerful" by giving it my energy like it's Goku charging up a Spirit Bomb?
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WampaLord posted:Okay, but again, what do you want the people to do? Yes
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WampaLord posted:Okay, but again, what do you want the people to do? sounds good dude. got a spirit bomb? how am i supposed to reply to this poo poo.
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pepito sanchez posted:sounds good dude. got a spirit bomb? how am i supposed to reply to this poo poo. I think this is the canon response: ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ BERNIE TAKE MY ENERGY ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
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WampaLord posted:Okay, but again, what do you want the people to do? Oh poo poo, so that's where all the "thoughts and prayers" are going to.
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MarK Penn is on some kind of media rehabilitation tour because he was blackballed from every campaign in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016. His thesis seems to be: - Mark Penn needs more money and attention - Everyone said I was an idiot who sunk Hillary's campaign in 2008, but Hillary lost in 2016 without me! So, it couldn't be my fault! - Democrats shut me out in 2010, 2014, and 2016 (also 2012, but I'm ignoring that one) and look how badly they lost! - Remember how well I did in 1996? - Please give Mark Penn more money and attention. My private sector job is over and I need more money.
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DeadFatDuckFat posted:Oh poo poo, so that's where all the "thoughts and prayers" are going to. The MOAB that they dropped a couple months back was actually filled with Facebook posts
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Sinteres posted:Turn off your monitor. No really, if watching the news is leading you down a path of destructive chemical dependence, you're allowed to walk away. Just come back when it's time to vote. This. Anyone who finds themselves turning to drink or even sadposting in this thread chasing some momentary catharsis isn't doing themselves or their country any good. As long as you vote it's ok to check out of current events for a while. "But I need to stay informed to be a responsi-" no. Torturing yourself helps nothing. Even if there were something to be done, it won't get done if the informed are too spiritually defeated to make good decisions. Blue Footed Booby fucked around with this message at 17:56 on Jul 6, 2017 |
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Earnest question: what's the end goal of Trump being impeached? Like, I haven't heard much hay about Pence's opinions, and I worry that he's far more likely to make a....Grand Bargain with conservative democrats to pass vile stuff than Trump.
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But, but, how the gently caress does he gently caress that maxim up.
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Neurolimal posted:Earnest question: what's the end goal of Trump being impeached? Like, I haven't heard much hay about Pence's opinions, and I worry that he's far more likely to make a....Grand Bargain with conservative democrats to pass vile stuff than Trump. I would like it on the record that we threw the gently caress out of office and didn't just let him finish up like he was a normal President. I think even if Pence was in office, there would still be GOP infighting in Congress.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:But, but, how the gently caress does he gently caress that maxim up. Field of Dreams economic theory
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DreamShipWrecked posted:I'm not happy that the holiday took such a downturn, it's just that it's hard to be patriotic when the news is on the brink of turning you into an alcoholic. 
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Neurolimal posted:Earnest question: what's the end goal of Trump being impeached? Like, I haven't heard much hay about Pence's opinions, and I worry that he's far more likely to make a....Grand Bargain with conservative democrats to pass vile stuff than Trump. There really aren't any blue dogs left except Manchin, and he's a fossil. There's more centrist Democrats but not many conservative ones anymore.
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That's...that's not how any of this works.
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Neurolimal posted:Earnest question: what's the end goal of Trump being impeached? Like, I haven't heard much hay about Pence's opinions, and I worry that he's far more likely to make a....Grand Bargain with conservative democrats to pass vile stuff than Trump. The idea that Trump's uniquely dangerous because of mental illness and ineptitude necessarily means that other bad alternatives would be better. Getting nuclear codes out of Trump's tiny hands and putting someone who'd at least do routine maintenance on things like keeping alliances and staffing important governmental positions would at least reduce tail risk and long-term damage, even if competence might hurt in other ways.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:But, but, how the gently caress does he gently caress that maxim up. Reaganomics has little to do with economics it turns out
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Sinteres posted:Turn off your monitor. No really, if watching the news is leading you down a path of destructive chemical dependence, you're allowed to walk away. Just come back when it's time to vote. Come on, I'm a millennial, if you take away my nihilism I won't have anything left.
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It's beautiful. It doesn't even require dismantling the trickle-down aspect. You can just cut right to the part where creating supply has nothing to do with demand.
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ThePeavstenator posted:It's beautiful. It doesn't even require dismantling the trickle-down aspect. You can just cut right to the part where creating supply has nothing to do with demand. Trump has flat out said that the most limiting factor in industrial growth is not having enough electricity so it's possible these people have just never entered a factory before.
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Skippy Granola posted:Reaganomics has little to do with economics it turns out More to do with religion, honestly.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:But, but, how the gently caress does he gently caress that maxim up. He thought they were talking about the other kind of coke
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Boon posted:"We want God" Poland is on aggregate not the biggest fan of Francis and this goes quadruple for PiS supporters. It's more "dubiousness" than "opposition", I gather, but Francis is - Supportive of brown immigrants - Not a fan of carbon emissions - Soft on divorce and remarriage (for a Pope) - and in general suspiciously non-traditionalist.
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DreamShipWrecked posted:Seeing the stars and stripes just makes me depressed anymore If they're talking about Jesus and patriotism, I just assume they're also armed. I don't want it to be this way, but after a few decades of watching the patterns in the people around me, it's sort of a pavlovian response.
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Sinteres posted:The idea that Trump's uniquely dangerous because of mental illness and ineptitude necessarily means that other bad alternatives would be better. Getting nuclear codes out of Trump's tiny hands and putting someone who'd at least do routine maintenance on things like keeping alliances and staffing important governmental positions would at least reduce tail risk and long-term damage, even if competence might hurt in other ways. This, and the distrust he's already been building among the international community. Germany and the U.K? Zero trust in this idiot. The rest of the world's already laughing. The actual country's internal position is very important, but it goes beyond that. You have to keep U.S.A.'s position in the world in context, and its importance militarily and economically.
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Tatsuta Age posted:https://mobile.twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/883008456386588672 Has any administration ever had this much turnover in this short of a time period before? Not totally relevant but important: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/minimum-wage-set-to-drop-in-missouri/ar-BBDP27V?OCID=ansmsnnews11 Missouri is dropping their minimum wage from $10 to $7.70. MAGA!
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There Bias Two posted:Has any administration ever had this much turnover in this short of a time period before? William Henry Harrison.
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