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

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

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So I assume it will be Shapiro and the memo has gone out he'll be better on Israel policy.

Are they saying that the Israeli lobby and control is so strong that no non-Jewish person can stand up to Israel?

If Kamala announces Josh Shapiro as her running mate, then that would be an absolute poisoning of the well moment for the left.

 

[spinal gas chamber]

Hmmm sounds like war's a coming.

I hope Iran got it's shit buckled down. The joos are going get the US to thunderstrike them. Is there anything in Iran for Haliburton to gobble up?

Just wondering if I should buy more Haliburton shares.

Too late bro.

 

[TroonFiringSquad]

Racism isn't even a bad thing. You should be racist to people who compose far too many detrimental or outright negative behaviors. Fucking Pakis, Indians, and Arabs are not compatible with Western Society in the least. That's never been so clear before now. They don't want to live the way we do. They want to live like they did there but here.
i'm not even white

"i go on paternity leave in 2 months and cant fucking wait to no longer be anywhere near the pahjeets at my office that came over from india direct and hang out together in little cliques speaking pahjeet like theyre still in whatever shithole in bangalore they came out of

they are responsible for our toilets being dirtier, they bump into my chair without saying sorry every day, they never hold doors or the elevator, they stink, they never move out the way when you're trying to move past them, a plague of people, i will not return to this workplace after leave and am going back to remote work. There are so many stereotypes about these people that are 1000% true"

Saw this in a Discord from someone complaining about a pahjeet invasion at an IT job, sounds about right.

 

[Grim_Autismo]

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It's the only stock that's going up atm, fml.

 

[0713]

Experts have been saying for months if it does happen it’ll be the bubble burst of all bubbles. A full collapse. Our economy is tied up in so much fake intangible bullshit schemes I believe it. AI killed our markets.

They'll probably just pay the bankers or some other bullshit again, so the can gets kicked down the road for another decade or so, right?
They'll figure something out. These lizards always do.

It's the only stock that's going up atm, fml.

It's going to keep going up. Don't let your dreams be just dreams!
This is a joke, not serious financial advice.

 

[Forest Portal Triumph 747]

"i go on paternity leave in 2 months and cant fucking wait to no longer be anywhere near the pahjeets at my office that came over from india direct and hang out together in little cliques speaking pahjeet like theyre still in whatever shithole in bangalore they came out of

they are responsible for our toilets being dirtier, they bump into my chair without saying sorry every day, they never hold doors or the elevator, they stink, they never move out the way when you're trying to move past them, a plague of people, i will not return to this workplace after leave and am going back to remote work. There are so many stereotypes about these people that are 1000% true"

Saw this in a Discord from someone complaining about a pahjeet invasion at an IT job, sounds about right.

I mindlessly googled 'saar' for fun just now, and...



you gotta be fckin kidding me!

 

[Local Farmer]

Me

NUH UH

 

[Jade Philosophies]

On the american wondering about rightoid fearing derangement on the UK side of things I wonder how Thatcher actually was since the waters are so muddied and the "haha dead public toilet grave" leftism shit drones so loudly to this MF day I still have very little idea of their actual performance or the working attitude towards them. Since my interest was piqued at learning the "SHE'S TAKING THE KIDS MILK WOT WOT" story was because the program was royally fucking the money away and giving them adulterated and spoiled milk at that allgedly?

I'm against the current system of government in general, so I'm against political parties (no, I'm not an anarchist, I don't label myself generally but I guess you could call me a true democrat as I want as total democracy as logistically possible) but the 80s in the UK were generally pretty great. Margaret Thatcher seemed to be somewhat of a nationalist at least and pushed back against the EU (still called the EEC at the time). Remember it was John Major who was the Prime Minister who signed the Maastrict Treaty after she had been forced out. She did create the awful Poll Tax though, which is basically a tax on existing, which helped cause her downfall. Then again I'd argue that the Council Tax that replaced it is actually worse and it's still basically a tax on existing.

 

[OrangeJuliusEvola]

I can see Walz as a reasonable pick. Minnesota seems relatively safe (unless they have internal polls we are unaware of) so it doesn't add much for them, but it does avoid some of the downsides that Shapiro brings given so much of the Democrat base is pro-Palestine. Additionally, he served in the national guard for over two decades, which broadly helps the ticket out.

Of course there's also the possibility that they're throwing names out to feel out public response as they vet everyone to make sure their pick doesn't have any skeletons in their closet. They just want to keep people guessing because the longer people spend focused on who the VP pick is, the less they're focused on what an awful candidate Kamala is. They may also be saving it until the convention in order to build hype.

Yup, that's my gut feeling as well, it's all coming across as a big kayfabe cooked up by the DNC and media to keep everyone all gassed up and talking about something that's probably been decided as soon as Biden was pushed out.

Same with the spotlight pointed at Vance instead of Trump. They've finally figured out that attention is the engine that powers Trump. They want to make it seem like he's quiescent and dodging the camera when in actuality he's been out there, better to try and trip up his less media-adept and experienced protege in their minds.

It's a bold move, Cotton. We'll see how well it works out for them as we're slowly pushed towards WW3 and economic collapse. Can't keep the shitshow out of the media cycle forever at this rate

 

[Vaclav]

Anyway, my very delayed reaction to actual politics: it's absolutely insane how much the media covers for the Democrats' bad behavior. You can have people like Kamala running their mouth off, talking about how they want to debate Trump and he won't accept it because he's a coward, but the moment that he accepts the challenge they back off and somehow the media covers for them and pretends they're in the right. Same with when Biden repeatedly challenged Trump to golf to call him a coward, and then the moment Trump accepted they just dropped that whole thing and acted like Trump was being silly.

I really wonder sometimes if Democrats would be able to function literally at all if they had to face neutral, impartial media. Not even antagonistic media.

People must perceive this on a subconscious level. When Trump is questioned nonstop while Kamala skates by on everything what does that tell us? Trump is being tested and going against extreme opposition to the point of attempts on his life and he's still out there working to sway people to his side. Kamala is a golden child who must be shielded from criticism, she can't even give an interview to MSNBC.

To bring in another movie metaphor, consider Rey and Kylo from NuWars. Rey is supposedly the main character but the creators are afraid to challenge her in any real way so she effortlessly overcomes all challenges while Kylo is seen to struggle, suffer and go through changes as a result of his experiences. In other words, he does the things a protagonist does while Rey doesn't get that kind of heroic story arc. As a result Kylo was the character who captured fans' imaginations. In this election Trump is indisputably the main character, he's the prime mover that everyone else reacts to. The media tells us he's the villain... but critical theorists have been telling us for decades that we should subvert traditional narratives and flip the script of hero/villain scenarios.

 

[Edgy But Dull]

Isn't this largely the kind of world they allegedly claim to want?

No, the starship troopers world is the one they despise the most. They're often cowards and their policies usually attract the cowardly and parasitic members of society, so the people they appeal to mostly won't be able to vote. Having the right to vote tied with military service also fucks with the entire MIL. They can't wave the banner of patriotic warfare when the voting population has firsthand experience with that shitshow.

they are retards who go by Umberto Ecos retarded definition of fascism which is "if it has anything at all even mildly in common with something 10 degrees of separation close to fascism then it's fascist."

You're being awfully generous in presuming these retards won't go full "deer in the headlights" when asked what fascism is.

Additionally, he served in the national guard for over two decades, which broadly helps the ticket out.

I'd be surprised if serving in the national guard helped the ticket out at all, the populace largely doesn't care about that. If they're smart, they'll just advertise his military service without talking about the details.

 

[Jade Philosophies]

Hmmm sounds like war's a coming.

I hope Iran got it's shit buckled down. The joos are going get the US to thunderstrike them. Is there anything in Iran for Haliburton to gobble up?

Just wondering if I should buy more Haliburton shares.

 

[JKRowing]

Let me make it clear. I hate psycho conservatives.
But i think this interview convinced me. Because Democrats are way bigger racists than Republicans.

https://www.youtube.com/live/Cz0jwP3WPtQ

See i dont like the victimhood role conservatives play. But atleast i get it more, they are more dumbfounded from all the bullshit, even though at some time you gotta strap your boots and get out and not be a huge psycho but alas. But i think reason i hate Democrats more is they are supposed to be intellectuals. Yet the mistakes they make

- Claims to be fighting for Democracy. When in reality they jerk themselves to race baiting or racism in USA. Fighting for Democracy would include (Demolish Two Party System for Representative Multiparty System)
But that would require effort and will to do it. Can't do that now can you
- Smug and arrogant. This is also called Luxury Belief. Which lots of Democrats are fuming over in the comments. If you havent heard or seen it. Here is a good video on it.
But to sum it up. It means rich people or people who are out of touch with poor people or people of different backgrounds, and yet act or pivot some of their own understanding and eventually harm the victims this way. Since in a good country you should represent their viewpoints or problems, not hijack it with other nonsense.

But to sum it up. I dislike Two Party System in general though. Whatever happens after happens. Because i doubt there is actual will to make true change happen.
But alas share your views on what you think?

 

[Gehenna]

I think you're both misunderstanding what Trump is doing here. He already did a debate on the Biden's terms, and won obviously. He's not worried about debating Kamala or biased moderators (Fox's moderators would also be biased against him anyway).

Finally someone who gets it. Though even in this you are missing something too. The 'plan' by the Harris team is rather blatantly obvious,

First, get Trump to agree to both debates.
Second, Wait until right before and the earlier, more hostile to Harris, debate is suddenly cancelled by Harris.
Third, Trump in retirbution cancels the second one
Fourth, the media completely ignores Harris cancelling the first to laser focus on the second and paint it as "Trump Scared"

It is such an obvious, blatant ploy and it -infuriates- me that they no doubt think this is actual 4D chess and they are masterminds.

Maybe JD Vance is a bad vice president pick, should've been rfk or veik.

So, Fed or Bad Troll? Honestly at this point I am leaning Fed. Two single sentence replies without any clear intent to incite heat. This just reeks of "Testing the waters" for fed ops. That or the most tepid, just plain sad troll attempt I have ever seen.

 

[Dr J]

No legit journos are likely to actually do due diligence on this one.

The hell's a 'legit' journo?

I think Walz is a genuinely dangerous choice for Trump's chances in the general

Why? Who the fuck is he? Plus he's a governor of a state Republicans weren't likely to win anyway, that they only had a shot of winning because Biden was that bad.

The effect of the VP on the ticket is vastly, vastly overrated

He doesn't care that he's probably knocked up a few women more than his marriage count, he'll say it anyway

Trump married all his baby mamas. Seriously, if there were illegitimate Trumps or Trump abortions about the place, we'd know about them. Stormy Daniels didn't even fuck Donald Trump and she's made millions off of her (ever-changing) story. Some woman coming out saying she had Trump's baby? Or Trump's abortion? Fucking goldmine

 

[northstar747]

First, get Trump to agree to both debates.
Second, Wait until right before and the earlier, more hostile to Harris, debate is suddenly cancelled by Harris.
Third, Trump in retirbution cancels the second one
Fourth, the media completely ignores Harris cancelling the first to laser focus on the second and paint it as "Trump Scared"

but wait,

Didnt biden thrown down a bunch of conditions so trump wouldnt decline only for trump to say "sure hey lets get telemundo in it as well"

They then tweet the debate about debates is over!

 

[Jet Fuel Johnny]

Of fucking course...

https://www.judicialwatch.org/taliban-gets-239-mil/

Taliban Gets $239 Mil in U.S. Afghanistan Aid after State Dept. Fails to Vet Awardees​

Less than a year after Judicial Watch reported that the Taliban has established fake nonprofits to steal millions of dollars in U.S. aid to Afghanistan, a new investigation reveals that the terrorist group has also received hundreds of millions in development assistance from Uncle Sam because the State Department fails to properly vet award recipients. At least $239 million have likely filled the coffers of the extremists running the Islamic republic since the 2021 U.S. military withdraw, according to a report published this month by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). The money was disbursed by State Department divisions known as Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) and International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) to implement development projects intended to help achieve American foreign policy and national security goals in Afghanistan.

Investigators found that the State Department failed to comply with its own counterterrorism partner vetting requirements in Afghanistan before awarding at least 29 grants to various local entities. The agency has a system to identify whether prospective awardees have a record of ethical business practices and is supposed to conduct a risk assessment to determine if programming funds may benefit terrorists or terrorist-affiliates before distributing American taxpayer dollars. In the more than two dozen cases examined, the agency did not bother and failed to keep proper records. “Because DRL and INL could not demonstrate their compliance with State’s partner vetting requirements, there is an increased risk that terrorist and terrorist affiliated individuals and entities may have illegally benefited from State spending in Afghanistan,” the SIGAR report says. “As State continues to spend U.S. taxpayer funds on programs intended to benefit the Afghan people, it is critical that State knows who is actually benefitting from this assistance in order to prevent the aid from being diverted to the Taliban or other sanctioned parties, and to enable policymakers and other oversight authorities to better scrutinize the risks posed by State’s spending.”

The watchdog found issues with 29 awards distributed by DRL and INL. For instance, DRL failed to properly screen the recipients of seven awards totaling about $12 million, investigators found. INL did not provide any supporting documentation for 19 of its 22 awards totaling about $295 million so there is no way to determine if they complied with the vetting requirements. The State Department acknowledged that not all its bureaus have complied with document retention requirements, which makes it conveniently impossible to fully assess the magnitude of its transgressions. The explanation offered for INL not retaining records is “employee turnover and the dissolution of the Afghanistan-Pakistan office,” according to the report. SIGAR points out that, given the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, it is critical that U.S. government activities adhere to the laws, regulations, and policies intended to prevent certain transactions with terrorists.

Besides establishing fraudulent non-governmental organizations (NGO) to loot big chunks of the $3 billion in humanitarian aid that the U.S. has given Afghanistan since the Biden administration’s abrupt military withdraw, the Taliban has raked in millions more by charging taxes, permit fees and import duties. That money has flowed through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a famously corrupt State Department arm that got $63.1 billion for foreign assistance and diplomatic engagement this year, and the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the government’s international broadcasting services that aims to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy. The United Nations has also received $1.6 billion in U.S. funding for Afghanistan and a large percentage of that money most likely went to the Taliban as well, according to a federal audit, because the U.S. government does not require the leftist world body to report on taxes, fees or duties incurred on American funds for activities in Afghanistan.

How's that feel, Vetbros?

 

[HOMO FOR LIFE RETURNS]

Fed or Bad Troll? Honestly at this point I am leaning Fed. Two single sentence replies without any clear intent to incite heat. This just reeks of "Testing the waters" for fed ops. That or the most tepid, just plain sad troll attempt I have ever seen.

It's becoming obvious their operation is infiltrating every corner of the internet in order to prevent 2016.

You can't have "high energy" anymore. Just nonstop doom posting.

 

[Betonhaus]

Of fucking course...

https://www.judicialwatch.org/taliban-gets-239-mil/

who's shocked that the loopholes they made to allow for corruption lets money slip out to the people they despise unchecked?

 

[RybenZ999]

>Kamala Harris is leading in swing state polls
What do we make of this? I mean, brushing it off as "don''t trust polls" would come across as disingenuous considering people here have been touting Trump polling above Biden over the past couple of months as accurate.