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

 

[Your Girlfriend's Dad]

It's not like he chose to be a combat correspondent either. The marines fill their slots based on what the commandant directs. You don't choose MOS there, at least from what I know.

Maybe he did. It doesn't really matter. Vance deployed to Iraq.

The fact of the matter is that Walz is also a veteran. It's the circumstances under which he left the service that are suspect, not his MOS or whether he saw combat. Walz, avoided deploying to Iraq. End of story.

 

[Soycast Guy]

Isn't the idea of all men being created equal supposed to be equality before God and the law, not being equal in talent, skill, etc.?

Yeah that was the intent, but with the way it’s worded that means anyone can push whatever bullshit they want in the name of “equality”.

 

[DocAwe]

I find a slight irony that Democrats have spent decades telling us that walls don't work only to have a guy who is named after them.

 

[DicksOutForKiwigglers]

Alright. So the betting market is predicting a Kamala Harris win at this point. Those of you still in denial about Trump's odds need to wake up. Trump needs to get his shit together and FAST. He simply is not doing enough right now to win over moderates that he desperately needs to win on election night. The fact the betting markets have flipped completely shows exactly how the general public sees the election going down. That's bad. Very well. It's one thing if everyone is expecting Trump to win and he loses. It's another thing entirely if he loses and everyone expected that to happen. That means, once again, the Democrats will have successfully stolen another election.

 

[UncleAdolf]

Big people, are they?

"for you..."

 

[ArthuriusMartyrius]

Alright. So the betting market is predicting a Kamala Harris win at this point. Those of you still in denial about Trump's odds need to wake up. Trump needs to get his shit together and FAST. He simply is not doing enough right now to win over moderates that he desperately needs to win on election night. The fact the betting markets have flipped completely shows exactly how the general public sees the election going down. That's bad. Very well. It's one thing if everyone is expecting Trump to win and he loses. It's another thing entirely if he loses and everyone expected that to happen. That means, once again, the Democrats will have successfully stolen another election.

I'm not sure I'm getting your logic here. If Trump is doing badly enough that everyone thinks he's gonna lose and he does in fact lose then it means that the election was stolen? I'd figure that it'd be the other way round, if everyone thinks that Trump has it in the bag and he ends up getting spectacularly BTFO then you'd have grounds to suspect foul play.

 

[X Prime]

I'm not sure I'm getting your logic here. If Trump is doing badly enough that everyone thinks he's gonna lose and he does in fact lose then it means that the election was stolen? I'd figure that it'd be the other way round, if everyone thinks that Trump has it in the bag and he ends up getting spectacularly BTFO then you'd have grounds to suspect foul play.

It's just dooming based on stuff like:



I hope this wakes people up to the fact that these things can be astroturfed like everything else.

 

[DicksOutForKiwigglers]

I'm not sure I'm getting your logic here. If Trump is doing badly enough that everyone thinks he's gonna lose and he does in fact lose then it means that the election was stolen? I'd figure that it'd be the other way round, if everyone thinks that Trump has it in the bag and he ends up getting spectacularly BTFO then you'd have grounds to suspect foul play.

The polls are not based on reality, but are used for astroturfing and influencing public opinion like everything else. Trump starts losing in the polls? The betting market flips. It's all fake and gay astroturfing. The problem is, it is setting up half the population to accept the results of a what will be a stolen election. Talk to anyone you know. No one is genuinely interested in voting for Kamala Harris. No one SHOULD BE. Yet she's more than flipped Trump's initial lead over her. How is that? It's because TPTB are creating a believable alibi for when they steal the election by priming enough of the public to accept the results.

 

[ArthuriusMartyrius]

India has been playing both sides. Signing up for the Middle East corridor, but also signing up for Belt and Road. So now the US considers them a possible threat.

A bit too late considering Pajeets and Changs are high-up in many major US corporations and government services.

 

[Harvey Danger]

Yeah that was the intent, but with the way it’s worded that means anyone can push whatever bullshit they want in the name of “equality”.

You may be created equal, but nothing in there says you wind up equal. Creation is an act in a moment of time; everything after that is a toss-up.

The fundamental disagreement over this phrase is whether the universe is structured such that an equal start will necessarily result in an equal end. If it isn't, then the unequal end makes total sense. If it is, and we still don't see an equal end, then there is some sort of "injustice" that should be cleared up.

A few moments of honest thinking will show which universe we actually live in, which is why the latter belief requires so much emotion and utopian idealism to sustain it. The simple observable facts of unequal capabilities shows the reality of that phrase's duality: it is intentionally idealistic, in a way you might not understand outside the Christian context.

The essence of Christian life is the command to be like Christ--perfect--while also holding the knowledge that humans are not perfect and can never be perfect. The point is not to achieve perfection on earth, the point is to pursue perfection on earth, because that gets you moving in the right direction. It's a directional command, and it works pretty well for organizing a community of worshipers.

So, the Founders' idealism is directional: the more we treat our fellow citizens as being created equal, the better our society will organize itself towards liberty and the common good. This is a pointed attack on the biggest anti-equality institutions of their time (slavery and two-tier citizenship under colonialism), as well as guidance for future developments in government. There is zero promise of end-state equality in there, and nowhere in their writings do they suggest we move in that direction.

 

[X Prime]

The polls are not based on reality, but are used for astroturfing and influencing public opinion like everything else. Trump starts losing in the polls? The betting market flips. It's all fake and gay astroturfing.

Some people have this belief that once money is involved that people are suddenly smarter. They aren't, and you are correct in this assessment.

 

[STARS158]

A bit too late considering Pajeets and Changs are high-up in many major US corporations and government services.

You think every race is completely loyal to their own race or country?

 

[X Prime]

You think every race is completely loyal to their own race or country?

Only whites, particularly white liberals, are known to have negative in-group bias.

 

[Hey Johnny Bravo]

This.

Throughout the 2016 election, I kept telling people that Trump was going to win because Hillary was barely campaigning. Hillary was more focused on the fluff piece interviews on the mainstream media and the fundraisers full of donors and celebrities. People told me I was nuts when I kept saying that Trump was going to win, but then Election Night happened, so ... lol.

The 2016 Election was not a shock to those who actually paid attention to both candidates' campaign strategies. Hillary's was "I've got this in the bag, I'll let my volunteers do the work for me" and she took the electorate for granted.

A friend of mine actually volunteered for Trump's campaign in 2016 in Ohio. She was telling me stuff all of the time about how the Trump campaign was dominating the ground game compared to Hillary and that her campaign HQ in Ohio was never full and lacking the amount of volunteers needed.

And another friend of mine (who I am no longer friends with, btw) volunteered for Hillary's campaign in Michigan. On Election Night, she freaked the fuck out on Facebook. "We did everything we could as volunteers to get out the vote, but we just couldn't spark as much enthusiasm as we all thought How could this happen?! REEE! Minority friends of mine: Please tell me what I can do. I'll do anything to help you!" lol.

Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?

I said the same shit: Hillary wasn't campaigning. Then, when she won, everyone called me a no-see-um. What a day that was.

 

[STARS158]

Only whites, particularly white liberals, are known to have negative in-group bias.

It doesn't make it impossible. Just less likely.

 

[Your Girlfriend's Dad]

It's just dooming based on stuff like:

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I hope this wakes people up to the fact that these things can be astroturfed like everything else.

The betting markets are sourced from the polls. Rasmussen did a pretty comprehensive breakdown on this.

 

[Sithis]

I feel like Trump does need to work on getting himself out there more, but at the same time, I remember 2016 and the polling that said Hilldawg landslide well into election night. Like I remember driving that very evening and hearing it described on the radio how the early election day polls were still saying Clinton sweep. I got to watch, live, as state after state was going red. So I know from experience that polls and prediction markets are bullshit, but Trump does need to actually match that 2016 energy if he wants a repeat.

 

[X Prime]

Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?

I said the same shit: Hillary wasn't campaigning. Then, when she won, everyone called me a no-see-um. What a day that was.

To be fair, Biden didn't campaign either.

The Democrats are increasingly relying on media-based astroturf for everything. And to be fair? It is actually somewhat effective.

 

[Puff]

The polls are not based on reality, but are used for astroturfing and influencing public opinion like everything else. Trump starts losing in the polls? The betting market flips. It's all fake and gay astroturfing.

Yes.

The problem is, it is setting up half the population to accept the results of a what will be a stolen election. Talk to anyone you know. No one is genuinely interested in voting for Kamala Harris. No one SHOULD BE.

Also yes.

Yet she's more than flipped Trump's initial lead over her.

Read your first two points and figure out why this doesn't fit, please. Either your writing is very unclear or you're only partially sentient.

How is that? It's because TPTB are creating a believable alibi for when they steal the election by priming enough of the public to accept the results.

Lol calm down. And make a new point. It's always the same doom with you. At least pick a new doom.

 

[autistic dog]

They must be getting very desperate. This is on the front page of the BBC website in the UK! It's higher up the page than the protests

Why the 'weird' label is working for Kamala Harris

The weird label helped me realize the majority of their attacks boil down to different variations of calling you weird. "You need therapy", "do you really think that way", "you must be compensating for something" can all now be met with a blank "yeah I know we're weird".