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Meh. People keep saying that but these disorganized fat fuck keyboard warriors aint going to do anything. How could they? Where are the battle lines drawn? How do you know who's on which side? Who's in command?Expectation: civil war
Eh... Being honest I think there's a far higher percentage of people who're primed for another January 6th than you'd probably anticipate. Like, that happened. Sure, a lot of them are disorganized morons, but there are plenty of organized morons to help them point them in a direction. When you start considering how many people in the police force, the military, etc. etc. might hold Trump's far-right ideals, it becomes a little less lol-like.Meh. People keep saying that but these disorganized fat fuck keyboard warriors aint going to do anything. How could they? Where are the battle lines drawn? How do you know who's on which side? Who's in command?
While I completely agree that this has been a beautiful sight, it's still New York, which is 90% Democratic. He was never going to get those crowds. Wait for Florida and Georgia (not that those will ever make it to trial).One is that he has repeatedly called for protestors for his court cases and they haven't showed up in really any capacity. His crowds are also dwindling for previous rallies.
In that case - I see Trump winning.Also, I was more or less talking about THE ELECTION ITSELF, as in election night and the results and the things leading up to it, not what you expect to happen after it's done.
The problem is that six months out and with the polls where they are there's little to say because the election is essentially a toss-up.Also, I was more or less talking about THE ELECTION ITSELF, as in election night and the results and the things leading up to it, not what you expect to happen after it's done.
Nonsense, lies and no one wins, but if Trump wins then a lot more people lose. In short -- politics.
I don't understand how inflation is such a problem given it has receded rapidly without the usual side-effects of a substantial recession or increase in unemployment.
It's also a world wide issue not just something in AmericaI don't understand how inflation is such a problem given it has receded rapidly without the usual side-effects of a substantial recession or increase in unemployment.
Cost of living rises, wages stagnate. Unemployment drops on paper because you have more people working multiple jobs, and part of the unemployment numbers are based on open positions within companies. I don't believe that it is solely based on unemployment claims, because not everyone unemployed qualifies for those benefits. More often than not, those discrepancies are found in labor-related jobs as opposed to, say, desk jockeys.
Then, there's the whole element of price-gouging on essential items. Profits over people. The federal government has yet to step in and put a stop to the rising costs of certain items, and they're not exactly doing what they should do to reduce costs of other items that aren't necessarily being hiked up because of corporate greed, but other factors like fuel costs.
The unemployment rate is solely based on survey responses by individuals so isn't affected by people taking multiple jobs. Whilst the number of people working multiple jobs has increased a bit during the inflation surge it has only risen to about the level seen before the pandemic.
Real wages are currently stagnant on a YoY basis but at least that accounts for inflation. The hope is that now price rises are smaller that real wages will begin to increase again.
Price gougers can die in a fire. They remind me of the idiots who hoarded essential supplies at the start of the pandemic.
I don't think we're calling it a war, per se. We're more likely to get war over what Putin and China are doing if Trump wins.That still sounds like overblown rioting to me at worst. Calling it an all out "war" like the actual wars going on overseas is way too grandiose a term for it.
I don't think we're calling it a war, per se. We're more likely to get war over what Putin and China are doing if Trump wins.
But if he loses, it's hard to imagine not having some level of civil war. Maybe not in the way of armies, but cyberwarfare and the divide that comes with a civil war are definite possibilities. The man can't admit he loses.
I don't think we're calling it a war, per se. We're more likely to get war over what Putin and China are doing if Trump wins.
But if he loses, it's hard to imagine not having some level of civil war. Maybe not in the way of armies, but cyberwarfare and the divide that comes with a civil war are definite possibilities. The man can't admit he loses.
it's all about perception. in surveys and polls when people are asked what they think the current rate of inflation is, they usually overshoot it by about 4% (republicans tend to overshoot it by even more). inflation HAS receded rapidly. unemployment has been startlingly low for months. but unless you listen to, like, public radio every day, you don't know that. you just know what you feel, and that's that things at the grocery store cost more now than they did four years ago or even just a year ago. therefore, inflation is the worst problem currently imaginable.I don't understand how inflation is such a problem given it has receded rapidly without the usual side-effects of a substantial recession or increase in unemployment.
It's less "civil war" that I'd be worried about as much as an uptick in mass targeted shootings from where I'm standing.
Well get more domestic terrorism from the alt right I bet
Absolutely. As disgusted as I am to say this… it has been a minute since we’ve seen a Ruby Ridge or Waco or OKC Bombing. Those types are still out there, amassing numbers and awaiting the perfect opportunity to make a move on a group that they know they can take a hit out on, because all they know how to do is punch down.
One thing I hate (other than you know the actual act) is that it is never called terrorism by the media, but that is what it is.
Well get more domestic terrorism from the alt right I bet
Domestic terrorism isn't right or left, it's just people looking to cause chaos regardless of how they lean politically.
Yes, exactly. His followers obeyed his orders and marched on the capitol, and they were ostracized, fired, and jailed in response. It did nothing to further their interests and severely hurt them. Trump didn't even try to protect them. They've clearly learned that lesson.Two, I think many of them thought their guy would pardon them and they had immunity. But that didn't happen. They saw the arrests and convictions and decided to nope out of that before it affected them personally.
They don't need to, because it's even worse than that: many voting right protections were been rolled back during Trump's administration, so many people who want to vote will be completely unable to.I really hate to put this out there, but I do believe a right winger will shoot up a polling station and the consequences of that will be felt extremely hard in gerrymandered areas, but maginified ten times if trumpty dumpty wins.
I think Biden will win. I'm not convinced Trump will even be healthy and coherent enough to stand a chance when the election arrives. And all his trials will suck up his time, money, and energy that could've gone towards campaigning. Plus Trump is draining so many resources from the Republican party, they're going to struggle to win their down ticket races, too.Also, I was more or less talking about THE ELECTION ITSELF, as in election night and the results and the things leading up to it, not what you expect to happen after it's done.
Biden has done lots of great stuff that nobody has heard of. It's really frustrating. (Yes, he's done some stuff that's not good, too. But he's not awful.)I somewhat agree though I do like some of the things Biden has done.
Tiktok isn't being banned, it's just being taken out of China's control. I don't get why anybody objects to the idea that China shouldn't be in control of a major social media company in the USA. Yeah, the other ones aren't owned by great people either, but there's not much that can legally be done by that.biden and everyone surrounding him is fucking stupid and out-of-touch. the tiktok ban (and his fumbles related to what’s going on in gaza/the west bank) is going to hurt him way worse than he expects and inflation is such a problem that he’s gonna get jimmy cartered if something drastic doesn’t change. i don’t expect it to. but if there’s one thing i’ve learned about modern american politics over the last decade it’s that it’s pointless to try to predict anything
That's easy to explain: money and power win elections. Look at how much presidential candidates spend on campaigning. That's why you get no normal people running.One of the few “conspiracies” I bite on is the fact that the president is just a mascot and a patsy for a party, and not actually a leader or decision-maker. How else can you explain the patterns we’ve seen? It’s the only one that even feels logical to me considering how out of touch both candidates are. You’re not going to tell me that Trump, a NY billionaire dipshit, speaks for farmers and cops and rural people.
Seriously? You think one guy is not better than the one who committed multiple felonies, undermined democracy, and tried to stage a fucking coup? The one who stole classified documents and almost certainly sold them to our enemies? The one who has no political experience or interest in actually running a country? I'm not saying Biden is my ideal candidate, but he is objectively, hands down, no questions asked, better than that.the idea that one of these guys is better than the other is not something I believe
Because the media is pushing that narrative. People engage more with stories that make them angry than make them feel good. See my earlier complaint that you never hear anything about the myriad of good things he's done. It's boring, so nobody cares.I don't understand how inflation is such a problem given it has receded rapidly without the usual side-effects of a substantial recession or increase in unemployment.
No, unemployment numbers are not at all based on open positions. Unemployment gets high because there's a lack of open positions, so that wouldn't even make sense.Unemployment drops on paper because you have more people working multiple jobs, and part of the unemployment numbers are based on open positions within companies. I don’t believe that it is solely based on unemployment claims, because not everyone unemployed qualifies for those benefits.
If you're working ten hours a day in a factory, then you aren't unemployed.Right, so if you’re John Doe that works in a factory 10 hours a day, you’re not necessarily going to be responding to a survey.
oh yeah i’m well aware. but it’s being framed like a “tiktok ban” in the media and that’s how most average americans are perceiving itTiktok isn't being banned, it's just being taken out of China's control.
That's easy to explain: money and power win elections. Look at how much presidential candidates spend on campaigning. That's why you get no normal people running.
Seriously? You think one guy is not better than the one who committed multiple felonies, undermined democracy, and tried to stage a fucking coup? The one who stole classified documents and almost certainly sold them to our enemies? The one who has no political experience or interest in actually running a country? I'm not saying Biden is my ideal candidate, but he is objectively, hands down, no questions asked, better than that.
We could and should do better than Biden, but don't kid yourself. It's absolutely possible to do much, much worse.
No, unemployment numbers are not at all based on open positions. Unemployment gets high because there's a lack of open positions, so that wouldn't even make sense.
The numbers are sometimes skewed because people give up looking for work, but not because they are working multiple jobs. Unemployment is so low right now that that's unlikely to be a major factor, though. You see that more when unemployment is high for a long time.
If you're working ten hours a day in a factory, then you aren't unemployed.
I agree mostly here. Biden is NOT nearly as bad as Trump was and is. Policy-wise or otherwise. Yes, he's bungled the whole Israel-Gaza war. But Trump bungled COVID which was indiscriminate of race.Dude, how is somebody equally bad compared to Trump just for being in politics a long time? Even given everything that Kat described? If you are going to stand by the "equally bad" argument, then you've lost all credibility. You're just sticking to that for the sake of it, that your screams being hardwired against saying you prefer Biden over anybody, no matter who that other person is. Abandoning all rationality or logic or critical thinking.
I wish we could get ranked choice voting. It'd mostly solve our two party nonsense and how candidates who stand out for the wrong reasons (e.g. Trump) get the majority of votes while reasonable candidates split votes from reasonable people. But it'll never happen because the current system benefits both of the existing parties.
Dude, how is somebody equally bad compared to Trump just for being in politics a long time? Even given everything that Kat described? If you are going to stand by the "equally bad" argument, then you've lost all credibility. You're just sticking to that for the sake of it, that your screams being hardwired against saying you prefer Biden over anybody, no matter who that other person is. Abandoning all rationality or logic or critical thinking.
Both being bad doesn't mean equally bad, but that's something a lot of people tend to say.
I find a lot of times the both side arguments are used to lessen the destruction caused by the current Republicans and make them seem less bad
January 6 ALONE means that anyone else couldn't possibly "catch up" no matter how long they've been in office (even though that's a weak and desperate argument to make because we're talking about an 8 year job, max).