US US Politics General - Discussion of President Biden and other politicians

 

[Absolutego]

Maybe give me your rainbows, but I don't think that was happening anyway aside from Austin, Texas and one other city I can't remember right now. Lefties LIKE living in shitholes. It's the center-right that's moving to purple and red areas.

Nah, Salt Lake City, Boise, and the explosion of immigration Las Vegas is dealing with shows a shitton of Californians are fleeing to nearby red state city centers. There's plenty of lefties who aren't true ideologues who will still move to those places, ask "wait, you guys don't have emissions standards? Where are your compassion laws for the homeless?" and vote that bullshit in via the local government until it's California in all but name.

Trust me, I live in the area that got utterly ruined by MTV cluing Californians into how cool the PNW was, they'll run roughshod over all of their neighbors like a particularly mindless swarm of locusts.

 

[Irrational Exuberance]

The Japanese tend to be very syncretic in their practice, so they can follow both Shinto and Buddhism at the same time. "Shinto for the festivals, Buddhism for the afterlife" is a fairly common attitude, and Shintoism is more like highly-developed superstition and folklore than a philosophical religion in the Western sense.

I find this video is pretty informative as well - basically, Buddhism took root in Japan because its values helped promote the centralization of power by the ruling class - but when they started to get entrenched in society, the precepts of Shintoism were codified as a way of re-asserting Japanese cultural identity. Fascinating stuff.

 

[BULLY HUNTER_77]

Nah, Salt Lake City, Boise, and the explosion of immigration Las Vegas is dealing with shows a shitton of Californians are fleeing to nearby red state city centers. There's plenty of lefties who aren't true ideologues who will still move to those places, ask "wait, you guys don't have emissions standards? Where are your compassion laws for the homeless?" and vote that bullshit in via the local government until it's California in all but name.

Trust me, I live in the area that got utterly ruined by MTV cluing Californians into how cool the PNW was, they'll run roughshod over all of their neighbors like a particularly mindless swarm of locusts.

This is why I like the abortion ruling and trigger laws that just took effect. We need to layer on the incentives for the locusts to go back where they came from. Red states need to be as unwelcoming as possible to these niggercattle.

 

[Gar For Archer]

Roe isn't the real untouchable questionable decision. I know it won't happen, but just imagine if, right before retiring, Thomas gives us a reversal of Lochner or Wickard v. Filburn.

The Japanese tend to be very syncretic in their practice, so they can follow both Shinto and Buddhism at the same time. "Shinto for the festivals, Buddhism for the afterlife" is a fairly common attitude, and Shintoism is more like highly-developed superstition and folklore than a philosophical religion in the Western sense.

Native East Asian religions are more like widely-held spiritual beliefs than anything analogous to Western organized religion. A lot of it is practiced on more of a personal/familial level rather than adherence to a central doctrine.

The topic of homosexuality in Japan and other East Asian countries is also complicated because there are cultura institutions/traditions where sexual relationships between male mentors and students were expected if not encouraged (often involving pederasty), but this wasn’t considered “homosexual” because the men were still expected to marry a woman and have children with her.

 

[Blake Chortles]

Paganism tends to be very syncretic and ecumenical. Its man centered “what works for you” philosophy. The deities are basically just powerful flawed people. So anything goes as long as you don’t worship Christ.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

IIRC China is more or less OK with Buddhism because yes, it's much more of a spiritual belief and there's not really a true "god" in the way traditional religions (or religions that we typically think of) do. Therefore, they don't recognize it as a true threat to what they want god to be - the commie state.

That is why they are hostile to the Abrahamic religions - they have a god.

 

[Thomas Talus]

The topic of homosexuality in Japan and other East Asian countries is also complicated because there are cultura institutions/traditions where sexual relationships between male mentors and students were expected if not encouraged (often involving pederasty), but this wasn’t considered “homosexual” because the men were still expected to marry a woman and have children with her.

Yeah, my understanding is that it was historically fairly similar to Roman Rvles, where an older, higher-status man can penetrate a lower-status man (typically a slave, actor, or prostitute) or a boy who was not of higher status than the man, but the inverse would be condemned, and it was expected that they still impregnate their wives to keep the family line going.

 

[wopirish]

Kansas has a referendum coming up in August. I imagine Moloch minions are shoveling shekels in like crazy.

So a second Bleeding Kansas? Sounds like it will get real interesting real fast out there.

Edit Free Bleeding Kansas,

Thanks @AnotherPleb

 

[northstar747]

IIRC China is more or less OK with Buddhism because yes, it's much more of a spiritual belief and there's not really a true "god" in the way traditional religions (or religions that we typically think of) do. Therefore, they don't recognize it as a true threat to what they want god to be - the commie state.

That is why they are hostile to the Abrahamic religions - they have a god.

Remember that buddhism came from outside china so its viewed as eh not really chinese. but close enough

 

[whothefuck]

Paganism tends to be very syncretic and ecumenical. Its man centered “what works for you” philosophy. The deities are basically just powerful flawed people. So anything goes as long as you don’t worship Christ.

maybe this is getting too OT but in Korea, Catholicism is apparently syncretizing with local beliefs. Kinda like how it happened with Mexico as well.

 

[Sithis]

Not directly related to Biden, but holy shit

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/politics/fact-check-super-pac-lauren-boebert-escort-abortion-sugar-daddy/index.html

These shitlibs really are going with the "well, we made up a bunch of shit that wasn't true and published it like it was, but thats okay because we personally think it's still true despite objective reality saying otherwise"

If this is the kind of laughably unethical shit they're doing for a house rep I can't wait to watch Trump get to sue them some more for whatever defamation they levy at him in 2024.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

Yeah, my understanding is that it was historically fairly similar to Roman Rvles, where an older, higher-status man can penetrate a lower-status man (typically a slave, actor, or prostitute) or a boy who was not of higher status than the man, but the inverse would be condemned, and it was expected that they still impregnate their wives to keep the family line going.

That is some actual galaxy brain thinking right there.

"It's not gay or pedophilia as long as you get a woman pregnant later."

 

[mold]

Roe isn't the real untouchable questionable decision. I know it won't happen, but just imagine if, right before retiring, Thomas gives us a reversal of Lochner or Wickard v. Filburn.

I imagine Wickard being overturned every night after I say my prayers and before I go to sleep

 

[AnotherPleb]

So a second Bleeding Kansas? Sounds like it will get real interesting real fast out there.

How did you miss the chance to call it Free Bleeding Kansas? It was staring you in the face.

 

[soy_king]

I imagine Wickard being overturned every night after I say my prayers and before I go to sleep

And I curse Stevens every day for being the liberal snake to reiterate it in Gonzales v Raich

 

[Titos]

If Trump runs in 2024 he better bring some lulz. I want him to run and never announce his running mate, saying "it's a mystery you will only know if I'm elected". People will murmur rumors to eachother, "is it Tulsi?", "is it Rand Paul?", "is it Bernie?" (HERES HOW HE CAN STILL WIN!), then when he's elected he opens up the mystery box and who else could it possibly be?

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[-Charlemagne-]

If Trump runs in 2024 he better bring some lulz. I want him to run and never announce his running mate, saying "it's a mystery you will only know if I'm elected". People will murmur rumors to eachother, "is it Tulsi?", "is it Rand Paul?", "is it Bernie?" (HERES HOW HE CAN STILL WIN!), then when he's elected he opens up the mystery box and who else could it possibly be?

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Trump hates him with a passion, so this would never happen at all, but it would be worth it just to see the reaction that everyone would have to him being one step from being President. He'll, I'd just like to see the reaction of him being considered a VP possibility, journos would flip from just the idea of it. Make for some good articles to laugh at.

 

[UselessIdiot]

That is some actual galaxy brain thinking right there.

"It's not gay or pedophilia as long as you get a woman pregnant later."

People centering their identities around being straight or gay is relatively new and a Western phenomenon. Trying to look at Eastern and ancient cultures through current American/Western viewpoints doesn't really work, because people didn't see things the same way.

 

[Ita Mori]

If Trump runs in 2024 he better bring some lulz. I want him to run and never announce his running mate, saying "it's a mystery you will only know if I'm elected". People will murmur rumors to eachother, "is it Tulsi?", "is it Rand Paul?", "is it Bernie?" (HERES HOW HE CAN STILL WIN!), then when he's elected he opens up the mystery box and who else could it possibly be?

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I was expecting 2004 John Cena.

 

[tehpope]

Nah, Salt Lake City, Boise, and the explosion of immigration Las Vegas is dealing with shows a shitton of Californians are fleeing to nearby red state city centers. There's plenty of lefties who aren't true ideologues who will still move to those places, ask "wait, you guys don't have emissions standards? Where are your compassion laws for the homeless?" and vote that bullshit in via the local government until it's California in all but name.

SLC proper is fucked. Provo and Ogden will be fine. More Mormons live there than downtown. BYU is headquartered in Provo anyways.