US Politics Thread 2021-24

[August]

Originally Posted by Skybird

I'm lining up somewhere between Laurence Tribe and David Laufman.

Of course you do.

[Buddahaid]

One more piece of collateral damage from the lies still being pushed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62761037

[August]

The US President is starting to sound a lot like another guy who vilified an entire people:





He had better not expect Republicans to get in the cattle cars so obligingly.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

One more piece of collateral damage from the lies still being pushed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62761037

Explain this big lie you’re talking about? I’ve stated very early on that people have the right to assemble, peacefully protest and voice their opinions. Regardless wether you or I think it right, wrong, justified, stupid, or not, at least I thought they did. I also stated if during protests people are found breaking the law they should be charged, apprehended and prosecuted just like that police officer was. The problem I have with this so called investigative process especially when congress gets involved, it doesn’t have a damn thing to do with justice. Instead it becomes politicized for personal and political party gains. Endless ‘probes’, assumptions and sensational headlines and not one charge of wrongdoing can cause a lot people to lose hope in the system. Long live the party!

Note it wasn’t a congressional dog and pony show or party boondoggle that had anything to do with that police officer being charged and prosecuted.

[mapuc]

You may dislike a politician or a President, but giving them ugly nicknames is not ok.

Secondly-Forget everything about the Orange man-He has to fight his own battle to stay afloat. He may end up with a 20 years prison.

Markus

[August]

Originally Posted by mapuc

You may dislike a politician or a President, but giving them ugly nicknames is not ok.

Secondly-Forget everything about the Orange man-He has to fight his own battle to stay afloat. He may end up with a 20 years prison.

Markus

Markus lectures people about using ugly nicknames then proceeds to use one himself in the very next sentence.

[Buddahaid]

Originally Posted by August

The US President is starting to sound a lot like another guy who vilified an entire people:





He had better not expect Republicans to get in the cattle cars so obligingly.

I can play that game. ;-)
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...2016-elections

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by August

Markus lectures people about using ugly nicknames then proceeds to use one himself in the very next sentence.

Is orange man an ugly nickname ? if it is then I'm sorry and use his real Name Donald Trump.

Edit
I'm not gonna write here what People have called Biden on social media
End edit

Markus

[Rockstar]

Current state of American politics

President A. claims election was stolen.

President B. Accuses 70 million American voters of being extremists and a threat to democracy because of what once just a slogan Make America Great Again has now been identified as an ideology.

Meanwhile, the debt rolls on, inflation rolls on, war rolls on, taxes hikes roll on and the list goes on.

[em2nought]

Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Education should be free anyway.

If education is made "free" then you'll get what you pay for.

Originally Posted by Rockstar

President A. claims election was stolen.

President A.'s claims are just, it was a stolen election, or insurrection. There can't be a second insurrection on Jan 6th is the actual insurrection occurred at the voting booth.

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by em2nought

If education is made "free" then you'll get what you pay for.

True, on top of that standards will be set by government which imo will mean academic standards will be lowered so they can be more inclusive. Let those who know how to run a school run the school. The last thing this country needs is a bunch of idiot feel good party fanbois politicizing every aspect of life by nationalizing education handing out free diplomas just for showing up.

There are over 30 very prestigious centers of higher learning in this country that will assist a student achieve their goals. If you have unquenchable drive, desire to achieve, something to offer society, you know, those qualities that actually mean something. Colleges will take you in. Some offer work to pay tuition, some help with costs, some even pay for your education out right. But not one of them want government paid freeloaders, which as the New York FED suggested is what is actually driving up costs.

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

President B. Accuses 70 million American voters of being extremists and a threat to democracy because of Make America Great Again ideology.

Thats is explicitly not the reason. But claiming that it is, and this manipulative way of arguing, illustrates why he said what he said, and why he is right on target.

[August]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Is orange man an ugly nickname ? if it is then I'm sorry and use his real Name Donald Trump.

Edit
I'm not gonna write here what People have called Biden on social media
End edit

Markus

Excuse me Markus but it's kind of difficult for me to believe that you didn't understand that orange man was an insult. It was obviously meant to mock and dehumanize him, so how is that not ugly?

As to your edit statement, are you saying that calling Trump ugly nicknames is somehow justified because Biden is also called ugly nicknames?

[mapuc]

Originally Posted by August

Excuse me Markus but it's kind of difficult for me to believe that you didn't understand that orange man was an insult. It was obviously meant to mock and dehumanize him, so how is that not ugly?

As to your edit statement, are you saying that calling Trump ugly nicknames is somehow justified because Biden is also called ugly nicknames?

It wasn't my intention to mock and dehumanize him NOT at all. I used the sentence cause I remember people being tired of hearing or reading his name. So I chose a known nickname.

Bidens nick starts with P and ends on R

To be honest The nickname Biden have got is far more ugly than the nickname Donald Trump got.

I feel sad for having called him something ugly-Which was NOT my intention.

Markus

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Thats is explicitly not the reason. But claiming that it is, and this manipulative way of arguing, illustrates why he said what he said, and why he is right on target.

You have got be kidding me. Good one.