US Joe Biden News Megathread - The Other Biden Derangement Syndrome Thread (with a side order of Fauci Derangement Syndrome)

Let's pretend for one moment that he does die before the election, just for the funsies. What happens then? Will the nomination revert to option number 2, aka Bernie Sanders? Or will his running mate automatically replace him just the way Vice-President is supposted to step in after the Big Man in the White House chokes on a piece of matzo? Does he even have a running mate yet?

 

[Gehenna]

Would you say moneyed agents like Soros et al. spend their resources more on punctual operations and causes rather than carte blanche "do what you will with this" donations to the party? I can't imagine a successful investor like Soros, with that much experience in the game, wouldn't know any sum he donates to the party's coffers itself would immediately get gnawed into oblivion by the bureaucratic rats scurrying just under the floorboards.

He does focused investing for a fact, though even he reached his limit in 2020. Keep in mind for Soros... he's not -just= spending money in the U.S. He is spending it around the world. EVen focused as it is, it is rather definitely finite.

 

[Corn Flakes]

He does focused investing for a fact, though even he reached his limit in 2020. Keep in mind for Soros... he's not -just= spending money in the U.S. He is spending it around the world. EVen focused as it is, it is rather definitely finite.

No, that's fine. I'm not trying to paint Soros as some kind of bogeyman like so many people do. I wanted some confirmation on it because it tracks with my own conclusions on Soros and many other people like him: he looks like he's everywhere because he's got fingers in a lot of different pies, but in many cases his contributions are either indirect or relatively small. He's not chucking twenty million dollars at every single cause that ends up associated with his name. An investment of even a small sum can go a long way and have a disproportionate impact if it's applied in the right place, at the right time, by the right people.

 

[Snekposter]

No, that's fine. I'm not trying to paint Soros as some kind of bogeyman like so many people do. I wanted some confirmation on it because it tracks with my own conclusions on Soros and many other people like him: he looks like he's everywhere because he's got fingers in a lot of different pies, but in many cases his contributions are either indirect or relatively small. He's not chucking twenty million dollars at every single cause that ends up associated with his name. An investment of even a small sum can go a long way and have a disproportionate impact if it's applied in the right place, at the right time, by the right people.

Trouble with him not being a bogeyman is that its quite easy to trace a massive amount of initiatives to him and his money precisely because he has his fingers in so many pies. If he looks like the spider at the center of a web, its because he is. Now, a lot/most of that stuff is self-sustaining thanks to outside funding, but if you believe he isn't retaining a large degree of control thanks to said targeted funding allowing him to pick and choose winners and losers, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. Being a kingmaker is just as powerful as being a puppetmaster.

 

[verissimus]

Am I the only one who actually sees the dark side of all this?

The dark side being that the three liberal justices are absolutely insane. Meaning that some bad timing on Thomas dying for example could very easily mean we get some real judicial fuckery for decades.

You really can't let the Dems have another SCOTUS seat practically ever unless you want to risk more Sotomayors. Holy shit.

How does that one line go? "We're one generation away from tyranny?"

Edit: : The actual quote

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." - Reagan.

 

[Jaimas]

Given your points, the impression that I get is that this is a side-effect of Democrats' pivot toward postmodernists and SJWs as their new base. The ideologies stemming from critical theory were designed specifically to be ineffectual. They were brought in to combat Occupy Wall Street because once the progressive stack was introduced with its endless obsession over grievances, that movement ceased to function. Postmodernism grew within universities because it allowed professors to endlessly pontificate over language without doing anything concrete to further the causes they supposedly believed in.

All of this is summarized in the excellent essay Exiting the Vampire Castle for those who haven't already read it. The author notes how the processes within leftist UK student movements were designed to ensure any progress toward the group's goals happened as slowly as possible. He was bullied into suicide for his trouble. What's funny is that the Dems brought this culture of useless bickering into their organization because it gave them better control over their underlings in the near term, without regard for the fact that this way of thinking will corrode and collapse an organization and was indeed designed to do that.

That's pretty much the gist. It was a very long process, though, and I have doubts that it wouldn't have happened had the DNC establishment types not immediately favored them as useful idiots that they could easily keep on a proverbial leash.

 

[Oats12345]

Biden's handlers turned the rhetoric up a little too much, is the problem. He called his opponents "domestic enemies" and tried to equate them with George Wallace, Jefferson Davis and Bull Connor. He just straight up lied and said it's illegal to hand out water to voters in Georgia. He also lied about a time he was supposedly arrested.

The rhetoric was meant to appeal to the hardcore activists of the Democratic Party, and how did they respond? They boycotted his speech. They accused him of being all talk and no walk. I hope he keeps doing speeches, honestly.

Yeah when your calling people "domestic enemies" for simply disagreeing with you. That's going a bit to far infact Republicans can use that in their campaign ads.

It's the bullshit the 3 liberal justices just pulled that make me grateful Trump was elected to put his judges on, even if they're really Mitch McConnell's judges and have been decidedly uneven so far. To think Merrick Garland was dressed up as a moderate compromise, he'd have probably been right there with Sotomayor going 'But people are coofing! Quick, burn the Constitution!'

Honselty considering what kind of faggot Garland has turn out to be. I'm so happy the Republicans took his nomination and throwing it in the garbage just so we weren't have another Sotomayor.

Heh, the GOP candidate's refusing to concede. He's already filed a lawsuit over the ballots.

I don't think you're gonna win this fight, bro, but it's your money I guess.

I'm surprised considering the dude was running in a deep blue district. Well man what every it's your money

 

[Vaclav]

I mean, if he wants to burn his money and in the process burn more of the Democrats ever-decreasing funds....


Frankly, more power to him.

That makes me think... is there anything inexpensive that Republicans and allied organizers could do that would force the Dems to waste significant amounts of money? The idea of paying bums with cans of Steel Reserve to file pro se lawsuits disputing election results is amusing but I doubt it would be practical in reality.

 

[Gehenna]

That makes me think... is there anything inexpensive that Republicans and allied organizers could do that would force the Dems to waste significant amounts of money? The idea of paying bums with cans of Steel Reserve to file pro se lawsuits disputing election results is amusing but I doubt it would be practical in reality.

They are doing it, the poll watchers. Expensive at the start, but it's a single expense that then more or less goes on its own inertia for a -long- time. Those poll watchers provide ample stuff for lawsuits, require them to use more onerous means of doing their shenanigans, require more payoffs and favors to bypass, and also limits their manoeuvers heavily.


It just -bleeds- them in the long term, and in the long term costs very very little except its high upfront cost.

 

[Corn Flakes]

Trouble with him not being a bogeyman is that its quite easy to trace a massive amount of initiatives to him and his money precisely because he has his fingers in so many pies. If he looks like the spider at the center of a web, its because he is. Now, a lot/most of that stuff is self-sustaining thanks to outside funding, but if you believe he isn't retaining a large degree of control thanks to said targeted funding allowing him to pick and choose winners and losers, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. Being a kingmaker is just as powerful as being a puppetmaster.

Sure but being a kingmaker and a mastermind don't mean he's some kind of invincible and invisible monster that will snatch your children out of their beds at night if they don't say their prayers to Reagan like so many people seem to think he is.

Recognizing he's powerful is one thing, but attributing undue power to an opponent can be just as dangerous as underestimating them. Soros has lost before, and you could argue that most of his political investments in the past few years have been paying poor dividends. So I would rather people know where the man stands as opposed to just shaking their fists and making antisemitic remarks.

I mean, they'll make the antisemitic remarks anyway, but it's best to have a realistic view of the man.

 

[Snekposter]

Sure but being a kingmaker and a mastermind don't mean he's some kind of invincible and invisible monster that will snatch your children out of their beds at night if they don't say their prayers to Reagan like so many people seem to think he is.

Recognizing he's powerful is one thing, but attributing undue power to an opponent can be just as dangerous as underestimating them. Soros has lost before, and you could argue that most of his political investments in the past few years have been paying poor dividends. So I would rather people know where the man stands as opposed to just shaking their fists and making antisemitic remarks.

I mean, they'll make the antisemitic remarks anyway, but it's best to have a realistic view of the man.

Oh, for sure, and I'd argue the fact he never invests too heavily in any one thing has meant he's done a magnificent job of cutting his losses, as well. It does mean he's committed on a lot of fronts; however, and can't pay anything too much specific attention without cutting things elsewhere. If he wants to spend more fortifying American elections he has to cut money he spends on pro-migrant NGO's in Europe, for example. And considering things haven't panned out particularly well either here or there means he's almost certainly going to have to start dropping support somewhere to prop up things he considers more important. It will be interesting to see how many Sorosbucks Chesa Boudin gets for his impending recall campaign.

 

[Terrifik]

so thats why the market down today before MLK day monday
context

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another death noted by the jab:

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[Oats12345]

I do love how their voting rights bill is pretty much racist. Their constant defense being "black people are to dumb and lazy for voter ID".

Well people against that and surpport red states voter reform are pointing out that dead names and people who moved should be taken out of state voter registration. Yet we're the wrong ones

 

[Terrifik]

I do love how their voting rights bill is pretty much racist. Their constant defense being "black people are to dumb and lazy for voter ID".

Well people against that and surpport red states voter reform are pointing out that dead names and people who moved should be taken out of state voter registration. Yet we're the wrong ones

its not about optics its about winning

Only reason a lot of people have woken up to inflation meme this why inflation is good.

 

[Absolutego]

I don't quite agree with automatic registration, but would happily accept making government-issued IDs free and automatic. Hell, pair it with the draft registration and make it a required DMV visit, for everyone including women.


One big "You are an adult, now here is the start of your adult life. Come to the DMV, we will give you your ID, run you through the selective service, and if you want sign you up for voter registration."

And then anytime you need to renew your ID, also renew registration.


There, we both reach a good compromise, that streamlines a few processes, and ensures nobody is left out of a legitimate process. While also ensuring voter rolls remain clean every ten years.

Addition: Fuck, I'd even advocate adding a required single class on basic American civics and responsibilities. Completely free, make it a legally exempted day like Jury duty is for things like work and school. You go in, get a rundown of your rights and responsibilities as an adult, sign all your paperwork, get your ID, and leave as a full and functional adult of the USA.

Another potential perk of a government-issued ID card is that we could maybe use it as a form of verifying identity that moves us past a 10-digit code invented in the 30's that's literally tied to the geography of your birthplace. And maybe have its own security so someone a little more accountable to the public than 3 credit reporting companies that hire Boomer music majors to run their cybersecurity departments is standing between citizens and easy identity theft.

 

[Josterman]

There is not a single comma in this Great Wall of Text.

Take a breath. Paragraphs are your friends.

I Got the message i will try to make it short next time

 

[Oats12345]

its not about optics its about winning

Only reason a lot of people have woken up to inflation meme this why inflation is good.

Yeah the media was why to confident to think making inflation sound good would fool anyone.

Like how is good that people have to spend more money on can goods?

 

[Terrifik]

it's..
it's not if outside group/trump ...

https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1481998228283342851

 

[Oats12345]

it's..
it's not if outside group/trump ...

https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1481998228283342851

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What no! Pelosi's family has ties to convicted criminals?

Next you tell me cats shit in litterboxes!!!

 

[Meat Target]

Yeah the media was why to confident to think making inflation sound good would fool anyone.

Like how is good that people have to spend more money on can goods?

Again, the purpose of propaganda is not to convince or persuade, but to humiliate, demoralize, and blackpill.

it's..
it's not if outside group/trump ...

https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1481998228283342851

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And nothing will come of it. Silly peasant, laws are for plebs.

 

[Honka Honka Burning Love]

What no! Pelosi's family has ties to convicted criminals?

Not even the Cop from Casablanca would be shocked at this.