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

 

[Candlelight Desolation]

Yeah an insurrection, like a bunch of old boomers wanting to initiate a national divorce because the rights of states are being impugned upon by a dictatorial retard and his cronies take a rowdy stroll through the capitol.

Two different conversations. Meandering into a building, knocking stuff over, and taking selfies is not the same thing as war resulting from attempted balkanization. Lincoln was not even sworn in when South Carolina seceded.

From Article 1 Section 9: The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

Enjoy the show.
19 citations, readings of contemporary primary sources, the works:

But hey, what would "William Tecumseh Sherman" know about "Sherman's march to the sea", amirite?

Watch near the end of the video. Razor bringing up a fictional character's backstory to make his point. It's just laughable. It's the lolbert version of brining up Star Wars or Harry Potter to bring up a point in politics.

@General Emílio Médici long comment, so I can't reply directly, but I've seen Lincoln likened to wartime John Adams, except he became a martyr, which I suppose is a fair assessment.

I'm done with this Lincoln stuff now.

 

[AnotherPleb]

Can we take a moment to bask in how the approval numbers for Biden are not even -trying- to hide that they are doctored now? If you look at his aggregate poll numbers they defy every single precept and historical patterns ever. They are absolutely, blatantly being held up where they are.

The DNC has to keep him in for the general election, don't they? Their only back bench is Newsom, and he wisely isn't going to be attached to Biden's mess directly.

 

[Gehenna]

The DNC has to keep him in for the general election, don't they? Their only back bench is Newsom, and he wisely isn't going to be attached to Biden's mess directly.

It is a bit more fundiemental than that. Biden was precariously close to crossing the 36% threshold when they began doctoring the numbers. They rose it a little above that then have held it static since.


The 36% threshold is an unofficial term denoting the point in polling where a candidate or political office holder becomes non-viable. Effectively its the point where public sentiment against them becomes self-reinforcing and impossible to improve. And it is the unofficial point where foreign leaders will cease dealing with that person and the nation they represent if that person is the highest office.

Essentially, it's the point where other countries get to stop pretending Biden was actually elected. And it's the point that his approval is too low to pretend to ignore it.



Soooo they have kept it right where it is in blatant violation of all historical precedence.

 

[General Emílio Médici]

The problem with Newsom is that he would be perfect, a real American Trudeau, poster boy Democrat made flesh and all. But California has become such a toxic hot potato his status as Governor of CA makes him electoral poison outside of CA and NY.

The DNC already said they won't even bother with a primary and are allowing no one to even compete with Biden. They spent pretty much the last 20 years selling out the future to buy the present, and have finally arrived at the future to found it was pillaged by them already.

 

[Sniperwoof]

The DNC has to keep him in for the general election, don't they? Their only back bench is Newsom, and he wisely isn't going to be attached to Biden's mess directly.

The ballot deadline has already passed for half a dozen important swing states.

They're stuck with Biden for 2024 unless he dies and it goes to convention.

Which could happen because he looks and sounds worse by the day.

 

[verissimus]

should be praised for his leadership style.

Any other President that went through 5 army commanders as Lincoln did in the span of 2 years would have at that point been hanged, drawned, and quartered. You cannot tell me Lincoln was able in the role of Commander in Chief.

You mean one of the longest lasting empires in history that was destroyed by Napoleon, one of the greatest generals of the period? If anything, it shows how effective decentralization can be.

That's one way to look at that. Another way to look at it is to say no one was powerful enough or interested in dismantling the Holy Roman Empire until Napoleon came along. I don't think this is a great example of bringing up decentralization.

Can we take a moment to bask in how the approval numbers for Biden are not even -trying- to hide that they are doctored now? If you look at his aggregate poll numbers they defy every single precept and historical patterns ever. They are absolutely, blatantly being held up where they are.

He's been propped by the press even before setting foot in the White House. This is nothing new.

 

[Individualism Incarnate]

I like how people think fighting to end slavery gives someone the right to become a dictator.

Well of course it does! We must do all in our power to venerate the holy negro!

 

[Tanner Glass]

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I don't like Newsom but I do enjoy his balls here to just go out here and say "Yeah we did that shit, for the exact reason you think we did".

 

[GamerGateSurvivor]

Can we take a moment to bask in how the approval numbers for Biden are not even -trying- to hide that they are doctored now? If you look at his aggregate poll numbers they defy every single precept and historical patterns ever. They are absolutely, blatantly being held up where they are.

I dunno. There are a lot of stay at home women who watch daytime television and that shit's basically propaganda.

 

[Betonhaus]

I dunno. There are a lot of stay at home women who watch daytime television and that shit's basically propaganda.

How many stay at home woman are there? I would imagine most people can't afford a single income household, especially in liberal states.

 

[pwnest injun]

I have a theory that the rise of mass shootings since the 1980s has it's origins in redirecting the unhinged and bitter losers and lunatics from attempting to kill political figures to make a statement and gain notoriety by trying to get high score counts out of offing as many normal people as possible.

Might explain why things like the guy shooting up the Congressional baseball game where so drastically downplayed.

 

[tehpope]

NEW - Biden: "Climate change" is the "ultimate threat to humanity."

https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1724454918541410518

the ultimate threat to humanity is fascists and communists like you.

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I have a theory that the rise of mass shootings since the 1980s has it's origins in redirecting the unhinged and bitter losers and lunatics from attempting to kill political figures to make a statement and gain notoriety by trying to get high score counts out of offing as many normal people as possible.

You look at guys like Lee Harvey Oswald or John Hinkley, they're losers or nutcases, not highly motivated and competent ideologues. In the present era they'd shoot up a shopping center or something.

It's only recently they've started to rely on it as a pinpointed distraction tactic rather than a general strategy of the redirection of potential explosive violence by society's malcontents onto the plebs instead of those who direct society.

I think its one part the rise of usage of "Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)" meds. In most people it works fine. But in a few, it can cause issues. Another being how the media reports these incidents. Another the glowies going after individuals with the signs they're gonna commit a shooting. That last one may be a conspiracy theory.

 

[oh no its pipkun]

Sadly it's known that the politicians also have a dedicated police protection detail ranging from 6 to ~100 officers. You aren't going to catch one just walking around unprotected.

2 politicans were car jacked recently in dc. and that secret service car was empty. why does secret service get to shoot to protect property?

 

[Back me up!]

I don't like Newsom but I do enjoy his balls here to just go out here and say "Yeah we did that shit, for the exact reason you think we did".

That is probably why he is gonna run and win in 2028. Dude looks the part, has confidence in what he says (meaning he gives off that he right no matter what, you are the one who is wrong), does not back down, and does not take evidence as a reason to change. Low IQ and midwits will fall in line behind him.

 

[Terrifik]

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China#1
you embarrass your ancestor San Francisco.

 

[oh no its pipkun]

Looks like someone who hates men given who she was swearing and screaming at out of the people trying to help her, which seemed not to be connected to their skin colour or uniform. Which might be justified, I don't know who the hell she is or what her life has involved.
Sad to see though.

Edit - oh wait, this is 2 months old news and she claimed she was drugged despite no toxicology evidence? My sympathy is fading.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12743965/Georgia-Felicia-Franklin-body-camera-video-passed-county-commission.html

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2020's weed and liqour?? yeah thats a major bad time. she goofed up hard

 

[tehpope]

That is probably why he is gonna run and win in 2028. Dude looks the part, has confidence in what he says (meaning he gives off that he right no matter what, you are the one who is wrong), does not back down, and does not take evidence as a reason to change. Low IQ and midwits will fall in line behind him.

I think @MrJokerRager posted this.

 

[Terrifik]

correct & hopium

 

[Snekposter]

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correct & hopium

Will the sponsor have the balls to out themselves?

 

[xX_rAcE_wAr_420_Xx]

The 36% threshold is an unofficial term denoting the point in polling where a candidate or political office holder becomes non-viable. Effectively its the point where public sentiment against them becomes self-reinforcing and impossible to improve.

This is interesting, and has me thinking a bit here.

I live close to one of the meme-tier lefty shitholes that comes up often in discussions, and as a result a lot of my friends are varying degrees of normie/lib/NPC regarding politics. Nothing too insufferable or cringe, thankfully doesn't come up often (especially not to me lmao), but the kind of people to unironically listen to NPR, maybe watch a segment on CNN, in 2020 some comments about "now finally the adults are back in charge over Drumpf", you get the idea.

More than once, different people I know have made off-hand comments on Biden that wouldn't be out of place in this thread. Nothing touching on corruption or scandals or his policies, exactly, but one might have actually used the phrase "senile retard". Until now it just amused me, but I'm starting to think back to when I first heard people in """polite""" company openly criticize Biden, when that line started being crossed. Your specific term, "self-reinforcing", might be particularly relevant especially with a full year to ramp up to the election itself.