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- Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:40 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Trump Impeachment Part Duex
- Replies: 354
- Views: 4338
Re: Trump Impeachment Part Duex
Any other era in American history, Trump would've been hung and buried by now. Many of the insurrectionists too. Glad all the evidence is being aired out for the history books, but our descendants are going to be puzzled at allowing Trump and his merry band of traitors get away with this (as they wi...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:32 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Dallas Mavericks and the National Anthem
- Replies: 6
- Views: 178
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:43 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Cancel Culture thread
- Replies: 542
- Views: 22268
Re: Cancel Culture thread
"Cancel culture" has been around since the dawn of man; I don't know why anyone thinks America is an exception to the rule. Every society in the history of forever shuns things it finds a threat to its principles (usually through social, economic, legal, or extrajudicial means). The only m...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:39 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Imbecile Nation
- Replies: 74
- Views: 1286
Re: Imbecile Nation
I mean this in the best possible way, but the line about a high schooler not needing a livable wage comes from a position of privilege. A teenager making a livable wage can mean a big quality-of-life difference for low-income and lower-middle class families. Automation will always be around, nothing...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:51 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Imbecile Nation
- Replies: 74
- Views: 1286
Re: Imbecile Nation
Yes, all jobs are worth paying a living wage; everyone should be able to live on 40 hours a week. It used to be that poverty was an issue of being unemployed, not that you weren't paid enough. If an employer can't pay a living wage, they shouldn't be in business (I think it was FDR which said someth...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:18 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Imbecile Nation
- Replies: 74
- Views: 1286
Re: Imbecile Nation
Oh the irony of thinking a violent event is the only solution to people not caring about others. So caring. Anyways people really overthink this stuff. Invest into education, pay people fairly, have strong social safety nets, build accessible housing...just make it so regular people aren't worried i...
- Mon Feb 08, 2021 8:21 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Bargaining With Fascists?
- Replies: 131
- Views: 1735
Re: Bargaining With Fascists?
Who knows how a 2021 version of FDR would have treated environmental issues. Those “BS” regulations have also improved standard of living and add value to the economy. Well I’m talking about the 1930s version that the left loves to champion. I know it's mind blowing, but you can take past concepts ...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:17 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Bargaining With Fascists?
- Replies: 131
- Views: 1735
Re: Bargaining With Fascists?
Agree, I want to see a lot more from the United States in my lifetime. There's no reason we shouldn't lead the world for standards of living, happiness, healthcare, and infrastructure. 100% green energy, high speed rail network, electrified mobility, curing cancer, planetary bases...all achievable i...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:38 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Bargaining With Fascists?
- Replies: 131
- Views: 1735
Re: Bargaining With Fascists?
Continuing to increase the standard of living is the entire point of humanity, everywhere in the world and throughout history. Fundamentally, governments are a pact between some people (within their timeline) trying to find the best way to do this. I've said it before, but this is why today's brand ...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:17 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Bargaining With Fascists?
- Replies: 131
- Views: 1735
Re: Bargaining With Fascists?
FDR's policies created a culture of dependence? :lol: The entire nation pulled itself out of a Great Depression caused by the upper class, went on to fight WWII, save Western civilization and democracy, go to space, and build the most prosperous middle-class the world had ever seen. People will actu...
- Sun Feb 07, 2021 6:48 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
- Replies: 421
- Views: 5878
Re: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
More reps like Tlaib please; refreshing to see genuine concern about people.
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:22 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Blue Wave 2019
- Replies: 100
- Views: 8427
Re: Blue Wave 2019
Recreational marijuana has been legalized today too. Northam still has to sign, but it's expected he does. This General Assembly has been one of the most productive - if not the most - I've ever experienced living in Virginia my whole life. These representatives are literally doing the things they r...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:03 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
- Replies: 421
- Views: 5878
Re: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
If the conks take back the House in 2022 they better be ready to do the same thing the donks did to MTG. Have a list ready to kick donks off committees for any egregious comments made by that person before they were in Congress (or during). Can start with Waters and the Squat. Tit for tit. She was ...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:57 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Blue Wave 2019
- Replies: 100
- Views: 8427
Re: Blue Wave 2019
Virginia to become the first southern state to abolish the death penalty, on top of all the progressive measures passed since Democrats took the state in 2019. Virginia is actually becoming one of the most progressive states in the union.
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:20 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Worst President Ever
- Replies: 94
- Views: 1710
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:11 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Worst President Ever
- Replies: 94
- Views: 1710
Re: Worst President Ever
Red is when it started: From June 1 to October 1 (four months) they had 636 deaths. From October 1 to now (four months) they've had 11,200. Lockdowns probably work. At what cost? Everything you say continues to prove my point. The Belgians had tight restrictions when the pandemic started and got ah...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:49 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
- Replies: 421
- Views: 5878
Re: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
US Capitol Police sent an alert to evacuate Cannon building and others around 1:10pm. Here's a Hill article published at 1:40pm, on January 6, with Twitter posts from 30 minutes earlier as it was happening: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532925-capitol-police-evacuate-madison-cannon-buildings I ...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:34 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Worst President Ever
- Replies: 94
- Views: 1710
Re: Worst President Ever
No state in the US has actually had a "lockdown" despite whatever we want to call them. Other nations had real ones and the data is conclusive. Like Belgium? #3 in the world for deaths per population. You want to choose Belgium as the country to prove lockdowns don't work? Red is when it ...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:44 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: 2020 General Election
- Replies: 4548
- Views: 86527
Re: 2020 General Election
Conspiracies have obviously happened before, but the larger the conspiracy the more likely it is to be discovered. There's a name for this which I can't remember, but it doesn't take that many people involved for the conspiracy be discovered. Considering the massive amount of safeguards we have in o...
- Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:30 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Worst President Ever
- Replies: 94
- Views: 1710
Re: Worst President Ever
I didn't mention lockdowns. I agree the economic benefits of lockdowns are still up in the air, but lockdowns do work when they're not half-ass measures. No state in the US has actually had a "lockdown" despite whatever we want to call them. Other nations had real ones and the data is conc...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:48 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Worst President Ever
- Replies: 94
- Views: 1710
Re: Worst President Ever
@UNI The large deficit and debt accumulated in Obama's first term was primarily on the back of the Economic Stimulus Act (signed by Bush, split Congress). And to be fair, it was necessary even though more money should have gone to regular Americans instead of banks and corporations. Here's the defic...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:26 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Worst President Ever
- Replies: 94
- Views: 1710
Re: Worst President Ever
Deficit spending during a crisis is exactly what you're supposed to do. You raise taxes or reduce spending during the good times because eventually the bad times happen again. Basic economics, not whatever voodoo economics conks like to espouse. And look at my post history, I've always cared about i...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 7:37 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
- Replies: 421
- Views: 5878
Re: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
Here's Nancy Mace's account given on January 7 (10:44 to 35:19): https://play.acast.com/s/skullduggery/insurrectionistinchief Some notable quotes straight from the transcript: At one point we were stuck in a tunnel under the Capitol with several other members of Congress and maybe 100 staffers who w...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:43 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: Worst President Ever
- Replies: 94
- Views: 1710
Re: Worst President Ever
President Trump (and the GOP) did make things worse, significantly driving up the deficit while the GDP gained nothing to offset it. Borrowing from the future did enrich people who were already doing well though, so I guess the plan was successful. At least President Obama reduced the deficit during...
- Thu Feb 04, 2021 3:13 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
- Replies: 421
- Views: 5878
Re: The Official "Making America Woke Again" Thread
I simply know my reaction to anyone affected by a traumatic event isn't going to be calling the person dramatic, no matter if I can relate or not. Hell, grown men here post things which clearly affect them and we don't question their reactions. It was probably scarier for her than most in the buildi...