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You know what the definition of the word “conservative” is, right?
Trump Enslavement Syndrome - Orange man good. /r/The_Donald and any public demonstration of rabid pro-Trump enthusiasm in spite of all reason.
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You know what the definition of the word “conservative” is, right?
zap2theextreme
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Yes, conservatives are socially conservative, but still fiscally liberal. The ontological conception of liberalism (as conceived by the west) is the basis of American politics. Both parties still subscribe to the current neoliberal global capitalist order. The differences between them are mostly superficial.
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"Republicans should rubber stamp what Democrats want." That's not how it works. Obama didn't get to replace the right wing justice with a left wing justice because Democrats didn't control the Senate. Trump will be able to appoint a right wing justice to replace a left wing justice because Republicans control the Senate. "B-but the hypocrisy!" Should I post all the Democrats demanding Obama's pick be approved by the Senate in an election year and then turning around and claiming an election year vacancy shouldn't be filled?
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big ups liquid richard
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You're obfuscating the timeline.
Dems wanted to appoint despite it being an election year.
Reps said no, its bad form to appoint during an election year.
4 years later
Reps say its good form to appoint during an election year
Dems say, wait a minute, that's not what you said last time.
Reps say too bad, those rules are for thee, not for me
Dems say fuck you, be consistent. If it wasn't right then, its not right now.
Dems were never against it in the first place until the other side made a big fit about it and fucked them over. To see the Republicans completely flip flop within a few years is shameful but not surprising.
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OnMoTi
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"I'm just going to forget about the Biden Rule. Democrats were never opposed to election year appointments."
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These individuals like Trump way too much that they probably worship him as a god. Oh boy.
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yeah but that's fake news because it doesn't support my
big ups liquid richard
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If only we were dealing with the same senate in 1992 that we were in 2016. Different people, and a clear majority felt different.
Also its worth noting that there wasn't even a pick in 92'. "The Biden rule" was one guy's opinion on a hypothetical.
OnMoTi
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I was going to quote my comment from 2~ minutes before your post, assuming you simply didn't read it, but I see that you neg-rated it. So you're either a colossal fucking retard or you're just playing one on the internet.
"Democrats were never against it. Except when they were. But that doesn't count because reasons."
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big ups liquid richard
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Holy shit you are being a pedantic little man. Ok, one democrat was against it. So when I say democrats weren't against it, i need to put a footnote, that it doesn't mean 100 percent of democrats ever. Everyone else understands this. You can refer to a general democrat consensus without referring to every single one who ever lived.
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Every time I see the “one X means all X” argument, it’s either by a dipshit far-right moron, or a dipshit far-left moron.
Saying “The left believes” or “Democrats think” is a great way to immediately show that I really shouldn’t pay attention because anyone who knows anything knows that Democrats famously can’t agree on a god damn thing.
Saying “The left believes” or “Democrats think” is a great way to immediately show that I really shouldn’t pay attention because anyone who knows anything knows that Democrats famously can’t agree on a god damn thing.
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This is why I'm so fucking jaded on politics. There's so many of these types that see in black and white when it comes to people in each political party.
Bernie Sanders is popular with some people? All Democrats are socialist!
Donald Trump wants to close the borders? All Republicans are fascist!
It's so stale the entire bread is covered with layers of mold at this point. Go grill, for God's sake.
big ups liquid richard
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In a round-about way, he may have suggested Mitch Mcconnell's credibility and ethics are no better than the democrats.
I also looked further into it, and Joe Biden clarified he was speaking about hyper partisans, not well rounded people who can act as a balance. It wasn't supposed to be a 100 percent block, no matter who. Merrick Garland being who he is, there wasn't a reason to block him even according to "the biden rule".
I also looked further into it, and Joe Biden clarified he was speaking about hyper partisans, not well rounded people who can act as a balance. It wasn't supposed to be a 100 percent block, no matter who. Merrick Garland being who he is, there wasn't a reason to block him even according to "the biden rule".
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Probably because they’re all politicians and republican or conservative, the nature of their positions means that all of their ethics and credibility are dogshit. American politics is a game played by rich dipshits that treat the population of the country like board game pieces, and the sides will flip flop on issues and refuse to actually do anything that benefits the whole except when it exclusively benefits them, all the while it’s red team vs blue team for their orbiters who have pinned their entire personalities on whether or not their team wins.
Nothing gets me more pissed than seeing people genuinely supporting this broke system and acting like their side is some how the solution to the problem that both sides are complicit in and actively work to keep.
big ups liquid richard
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I really don't mind politicians changing their position 10-20 years down the road, but this is just petty. There's a joke somewhere about food in my fridge being older than the time it took for Mitch to flip.
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If the Democrats win the senate and presidency, it's gonna be funny to watch them go in dry on the Republicans and change the electoral vote process so that it's more population-equal and expand the Supreme Court to be like 13 justices and nominate a whole bunch of liberal judges to fill the gap. The seething from the Trumpers is gonna be hilarious if that happens
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Here's the deal. If you think the Republicans were right in stopping Merrick Garland, then you must agree now. If not, you're an actual piece of shit. Decide.
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I’m still 50/50 on who I think will win in the end. If I was held at gunpoint and told to make a prediction I’d say that given all the division amongst leftists who hate the democrats as much as republican voters do, and the push for third party this year, Trump will actually end up winning the popular vote, but the electoral system will give Biden the win in the end because Trump is too much of a breach to the status quo and is to unpredictable. The establishment wants a blank slate candidate that can push out lukewarm shit that ultimately benefits the rich and powerful while keeping the uppity working class quiet, and Trump has shown himself to not be that.
But because I’m not at gunpoint I can’t really say, as an American citizen I honestly do not care either way, but as Kiwi Terrorist Transphobe Neo Nazi I hope Trump loses just because the tantrum from his worshippers will be Biblical. I’ve seen enough internet leftist seethe for a lifetime, I want to see what the flip side will be now.