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- R_Kercz0
Intercepted: "Trump Headlines a Benefit Concert for Imperialism"
- chukkaphob-2
what was up with the all white outfits last night?
"hey hey, we're all the same regardless of gender! but look, we're different."
- paying homage to the suffragettes that fought for women's right to vote on the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the US constitutionlowimpakt
- they looked like a KKK clan with the hats offchukkaphob
- and why was Pocahontas not in all white?chukkaphob
- ^ oh boy, you're in trouble nowGnash
- ^ LOL!chukkaphob
- ...and why were not the male congressmen in all white too then? no solidarity from them?chukkaphob
- how about you stick to obsessive porn collection and leave the politics to people that understand it?lowimpakt
- @lowimpakt your ad hominem comments exhibit, uhm, LOW IMPACT. haha!chukkaphob
- Which one of them said 'hey hey, we're all the same regardless of gender! but look, we're different.', otherwise, it's you saying that, which is a straw manT-Dawg
- if it's solidarity/homage then ALL (men included) should be in all white.chukkaphob
- So, to show solidarity with cause, everyone has to be on board?T-Dawg
- chukka again shows how a lack of education can turn into vitriol due to ignorance.imbecile
- @T-Dawg so the solidarity/unity happens to be shared only by 90% of the democrat women, none of the republican women, and none of the men on either side?chukkaphob
- How am I supposed to know? I can't ask every senator where they stand on women's rights to vote, and how they choose to celebrate or commemorate that right.T-Dawg
- But, I can say it seems like a smart political play. Take eyes off trump in his big speech, and also remind everyone of important historic rights movement.T-Dawg
- but but, Trump DID address that important historic moment of the century anniv. of women vote rights (as well as the moon landing 50th anniversary) etc.chukkaphob
- well, is anyone surprised that republicans won't share solidarity on an equality and rights issue? ;)monospaced
- In an age where both women and minorities may feel marginalized by the current administration.T-Dawg
- I still don't get what you're trying to say. If Trump acknowledges women's right to vote, Congresswomen shouldn't be allowed to commemorate it their own way?T-Dawg
- would you like a pineapple slice on your gammon?fadein11
- sarahfailin0
A major casualty of the SotU speech was the Infrastructure bill, which got a mere paragraph in the speech yet is probably the most urgent and most significant chance for bipartisan legislation on the docket.
Guess it won't happen under this president *shruggie*
- The amazing thing is if the dotard actually had centered his whole campaign around it...I'm a builder, I know how to do this...and then followedallthethings
- through, in eight years they'd rename Reagan airport after him.allthethings
- ********0
So some guy has to retire and go away because he thought it was okay to dress in blackface 30 years ago? He wasn't even trying to be offensive?
- Weirdly been listening to Sam Harris talk about that just now.PhanLo
- Doing that in the 80s was offensive no matter the intent.monospaced
- unless it was "Soul Man" that charming and hilarious 80's romp starring C. Thomas Howell_niko
- That guy didn’t run for public office.monospaced
- First we had #metoo now we have #blackfacetoo - time to take out all entertainers who did blackfacerobotron3k
- This guy isn’t an entertainer.monospaced
- ffs why does this have to be pointed out in the first place? holy shitmonospaced
- bizarrefadein11
- because Tman set the bar so low his fanboys can't fathom how anyone can be held accountable for anythingformed
- Either that or that a newly elected Dem has to step down and his predicessor is another Dem involved in #metoo so now a Republican is next in line..!robotron3k
- so if you dress in blackface w/intent to 'entertain' it's okay? Jimmy Fallon & Jimmy Kimmel did skits in blackface. Joy Behar admitted she dressed...PonyBoy
- ...in blackface for halloween (kind of like the politicians in questions)... I guess they should retire too?PonyBoy
- From public office? They don’t hold any. Ffs why is this necessary to explain.monospaced
- And if you can’t tell the difference between the two portrayal then god help you. There is no rule saying he has to quit. He quit.monospaced
- God help me what? Understand how the people can tweak shit ever-so-slightly to stay out of trouble? He taught me how that works a long time ago, dude. ;)PonyBoy
- Entertainer vs. Public Official... what's the difference these days? (that's rhetoric... don't answer)... point being—lots of hypocrisy going on.PonyBoy
- wait, it was 30 years ago? I'm outraged!inteliboy
- The difference is how they are paid...canoe
- it's not offensive. it's something that people find offensiveimbecile
- lowimpakt8
AOC plays a game to masterfully explain potential corruption corruption in Washington, DC
- more ppl like her and 'murica could actually become a better place. on the other hand they did elect an idiot for president, so... tough call.renderedred
- game ... line of yes/no questioning ... pretty straightforward and black and white stuff heremonospaced
- ^but, but, will this kind of politics "trickle" down to trumpy dumpy supporters? too intelligent for them me thinks...renderedred
- of course it will ... this isn't really about one side or the othermonospaced
- I mean, I hope it will. For all the talk about draining the swamp, she pretty much pointed out the drain and stopper. This is the start and end of it.monospaced
- More likely than anything, congress as a whole will collectively fight her on this in order to maintain the status quo. No one side will go down before the othemonospaced
- exactly, most of US politicians are backed by interest groups from the military/business world. she's pretty much alone...renderedred
- she can easily spend a portion of her career calling them out individually like this, and perhaps the shame game will work ... maybe the public will consider itmonospaced
- She's the perfect lifelong political bureaucrat. She will never ever leave office and she will never die.robotron3k
- In an ideal world, robo, yes. We can only hope she keeps it up.monospaced
- Yup, we can hope. She's a fine example of actually caring about what she talks about, vs. Tman and his constant lies for approval.formed
- *not that it matters what he says, his chums will lap up his waste regardless (as he's laughed about several times, yet they still thump their chests in unison)formed
- Alexandria Occasional Cortex is also going to stop farting cows as well... she cares so much!robotron3k
- Christ, get to writing class lol, it's nearly always jibberish. Aspire to articulate conservatism like ponyboyfadein11
- robotron3k6
This Whitaker guy is pretty funny...
- Gnash0
- Yay corruption!yuekit
- oh noess she got corrected! whoa!inteliboy
- lol, if this ws aoc saying this you guys would be losing your minds.Gnash
- yeah ok. like we're losing our minds on the mishaps of all those other representatives.... as opposed to, you know, the fucking president.inteliboy
- seriously amazing how fast trump fanboys latched on to AOC. threatened much?inteliboy
- how about you clean up your own mess before worrying about the dems.inteliboy
- AOC fangirls here are upset by a factor of -6robotron3k
- #triggeredfadein11
- really sad she doesn't have a chance of doing anything. the outrage crew will stop thatfadein11
- she'll get trump elected again, you moronsGnash
- like america so needs another centre ground neo lib lolfadein11
- certainly doesn't need another trump.Gnash
- True dat, but what would we laugh about?fadein11
- So you want what Gnash...a centrist moderate? Is that going to appease people at a time when many are feeling economically desperate?yuekit
- Genuinely curious as to what you think the positive alternative is, aside from criticizing.yuekit
- I'm questioning the fetishization of "aoc." A cult of personality, wherein, any criticism is condemned with religious fervour.Gnash
- and irony of those who think the right is "threatened" by her. they're praying she becomes the face of the democratic partyGnash
- triggered? derp. they are loving it.Gnash
- The dems need to wake the fuck up, because right now they're helping trump and they're blissfully unaware of it.Gnash
- Still curious what politicians or viewpoints you actually favor. You seem to criticize the left a lot but never the right. What is actually good, in your view?yuekit
- I'm not in favor of cult of personality, but I haven't seen any real evidence that Ocasio Cortez is hurting the Democrats. They just took back Congress afteryuekit
- all. Which specific issues that she is pushing are so unpopular? Most people are in favor of universal health care, in favor of taxing the rich more.yuekit
- It could be that AOC is sucking the air out if the party with stupid ideas- shites not over, wait till her Netflix film comes out!robotron3k
- I'm not american but I can't think of a single republican president I would have voted for. criticizing the left doesn't make one a nazi.Gnash
- and there is already a circle-jerk of criticism against the republicans here.Gnash
- any critique of the left here, not matter how legitimate it may be, is met with the same old, 'but, but trump is an idiot' (or variation).Gnash
- looks what's going on in Virginia. if these were republicans you'd be shooting your load all over this thread.Gnash
- Wait where did I call you a Nazi lol? I was simply asking, if Ocasio-Cortez is so bad, what's an example of a good Democrat in your view?yuekit
- again, I'm saying that having aoc as the new face of the dems will only help trump. it's not about her being good or bad.Gnash
- in our 3 party system, the farthest left party (the NDP) will never likely have a prime minister in office. but they are a crucial part of canada's successGnash
- they act as a kind of watch-dog to keep the other 2 ruling parties somewhat in check. even they know they'll never have a prime minister they still playGnash
- because they win municipal seats as well as the occasional premiership and have a positive influence in generalGnash
- They can't win federally because the majority of canadians know that their policies and in general unsustainable. but we are happy they're there anywayGnash
- The USA is fucked with a 2 party, winner-take-all system that just can't afford to have another 4 years of trump. The majority won't go for a cortez republic.Gnash
- If you think they will, then great. I just don't.Gnash
- I don't see why anyone would think AOC is the "face of the dems." In fact, it seems like it's just conservatives insisting this.monospaced
- That considered, and the fact she'll never run for president against Trump, I don't see why anyone would think her presence would help him get reelected.monospaced
- All I see is her stirring things up, and by recent activities, pointing out how factually corrupt Trump's administration has become, which doesn't help him.monospaced
- Gnash, right now she is attracting a lot of attention from the left and if you watch Fox News I'm sure they are painting her as a horrible person and hugeyuekit
- liability for the Dems. However I haven't seen any polling on her yet, and she isn't eligible to run for President for another decade or so anyway.yuekit
- You have to keep in mind that the majority of Americans don't follow politics closely and probably have no idea who she even is anyway.yuekit
- Having said that, I would not assume that simply because a viewpoint gets branded as "extreme" by Washington pundits that it is necessarily unpopular.yuekit
- Mitt Romney was on the center right and yet he lost while Trump, the more extreme candidate, won. Hillary Clinton was pretty conservative for a Democrat andyuekit
- yet did worse in the polls against Trump than Sanders.yuekit
- I wasn't talking about her running for president, I'm well aware she can't run. And I don't watch fox news. Good luck, sounds like she's just what dems needGnash
- Nobody said you said that. But you've insisted she's going to get Trump reelected. Not sure how she'd do that with her current position, though.monospaced
- ********2
Why is abortion such a powerful thing for republicans? Is it a Jesus thing?
- why is it OK for a lot of others? A different religion thing?********
- Really i think its primarily a unique brand position. A easy differentiation for both parties to flaunt. Liberals who support abortion never realize their********
- reason to support it goes against so much of their other political policy. The same for the right. But I'm curious if you are so concerned about abortion to********
- address it what is your particular take on it? If you support it and where do you draw the lines of ability to terminate. Anywhere before born or even after yrs********
- when is the child a living organism and better than chicken or lower life form we kill indescriminately and can be supported my our idea of morality or********
- rule of law based on majority idea of morality. Also t go back to the regular question left/right idea of abortion is both primarily focused on time.********
- a difference ~9 months. No left would truly condemn terminating a birth. so it's a more metaphysical idea of life and values which party or religion may help to********
- shape. with right or wrong only dependent upon personal philosophies and morality. so really the question i guess you are asking is what values and beliefs********
- shape republicans. Christian values would play a part but not all are religious... So party affiliation is a false political generalization.********
- ... scratch it all... your question and premise is flawed. It should be simply "why does the idea of abortion trigger some people" that would be the academic ?********
- but is a question that is so simple and non "team" fun worth exploration? Which really calls in your own values and speaks for you.********
- lol, triggered much?inteliboy
- It was settled years and years ago in courts. Abortion is legal.monospaced
- "no ... legal barriers of any kind whatsoever exist today ... for a woman to obtain an abortion for any reason during any stage of her pregnancy."monospaced
- that being said, bringing up religious based morality arguments is pointless, since this is a legal issue and nothing moremonospaced
- Religious people think they can tell everyone else how to live. They have no respect for individual freedoms and rights.zarkonite
- Or for other religions or the law of the land.monospaced
- Oh, and they're hypocrites too. They're against it until they need one.monospaced
- A. Courts don't create law, mono... years ago a bunch of dopes in robes interpreted existing law a certain way—it's very easy to overturn—nothing is 'settled'.PonyBoy
- B. Folks of faith are allowed their opinion and ability to fight for that opinion just as much as someone who wishes to refer to the unborn as a 'lump of cells'PonyBoy
- C. Religious people (this is for zarkonite) are no different than those who consider themselves 'free thinkers' and wish to tell the religious to fuck off.PonyBoy
- Abortion is legal... but it is not permanent law. <3PonyBoy
- I understand, but it's about as permanent a law as any in this country, born during a time where conservatives were even more conservative. It's not changing.monospaced
- No new argument against abortion has been presented, and therefore the existing law will not be addressed, no matter how much foot stomping there is about it.monospaced
- To vote based on abortion stances is to throw away a vote. Kinda like voting for Trump because you thought there would be a wall. Not gonna happen.monospaced
- It's really not even 'law' though. It's a 'decision' based on interpretation of existing law. Laws can be overturned or found unconstitutional for that matter.PonyBoy
- I guess what I'm saying is "Never say never" :)PonyBoy
- Hold your breath.monospaced
- why is it OK for a lot of others? A different religion thing?
- robotron3k9
Wow! Sarah Pali... er.. um...ah... Alexandria Occasionally Castro is off her rocker.
- it's humour, quite refreshing. when did Palin have humour lol.fadein11
- https://www.youtube.…BonSeff
- lol, hilarious.fadein11
- Heherobotron3k
- Off her rocker? She managed to finish the tweet with solid spelling, grammar and intent. Not even Trump has managed that in hundreds of tweets the last 2 years.monospaced
- I'll just take a beer... thank youPonyBoy
- Doh! I'm such a dummy... I get it!! She was a bartender about a year ago and she wanted to create an boozy theme. Like Martha Stewart!robotron3k
- Martha Stewart, who is smarter, more well spoken, more successful and a better human than you or Trump will ever be, of course..monospaced
- Just cuz she can spell and use proper grammar in a tweet doesn't mean she's not batshit crazy as far as her ideals / ideas go.PonyBoy
- we’re talking about this tweetmonospaced
- Her ability to write well was only used as an indication that she is not “off her rocker.” Some of her ideas are totally unrealistic but she’s not stupid.monospaced
- "off her rocker" does not equate to stupid... just means she's 'bat shit crazy'... which she is. Now if you'll excuse me I have a slow boat to Hawaii to catch.PonyBoy
- Yeah I know that. She’s not crazy still.monospaced
- robotron3k1
Paris, Week 13. Antifa gets butts kicked by farmers.
- Oops! Lyonrobotron3k
- good. simple folk are fighting among themselves. divide and rule :)renderedred
- weird would not have thought black bloc would be vs yellow vests? anybody have more infocolin_s
- Is this still about gas prices?wagshaft
- everyone is wearing yellow vests nowGnash
- hard to tell what's happening but hardened people of the land vs spindly soy kids is hardly a match_niko
- ********3
- PonyBoy-5
Senate has uncovered no direct evidence of conspiracy between Trump campaign and Russia
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- zaq14
- Don't know what this guy is talking about, there is a reason Germany has been disarmed since WW2. Germans should never be patriotic.robotron3k
- oh robomonospaced
- robo don't know shittank02
- LOL robo, you ignorance is entertainingrenderedred
- Thanks render, your honesty is freshing, I feel so many people agree with me here just to be liked.robotron3k
- ^i know, that must feel weirdrenderedred
- nb6
Donald Trump is so good at making deals, he's the best, there's no one better at making deals than him. He had to declare a national emergency to get his fucking wall project STARTED but hey yeah let's not forget how good he is at making deals.
- <mathinc
- Be bestutopian
- I like how he said he has so much other money allocated that he has no idea what to do with it! Best Deal maker ever.capn_ron
- https://twitter.com/…nb
