Aug '20 *
With the US election on the horizon I figured it would be nice to have a place for CIVIL political discord. That being said feel free to drag your third world non-american politics into the mix as well
Dec '20 *
I will be blatantly honest. Your problem is a problem of 40% of America. You are so stupid that you get brainwashed by the right wing media.The biggest threat to our democratic republic is the neo-fascists who have taken control of the GOP. This is the first time in my lifetime that we have the party who lost the Presidential election try to find ways to disenfranchise millions of voters in order to hold onto power. Trump has spent the entire year brainwashing his followers to seed doubt in their mind about the election results. You right wing numbnuts believe in all the bull shit conspiracy theories like the “deep state”. Trump was able to channel all the hysteria within the ring wing crazies in order to win in 2016. Basically, he parroted asthe crazy conspiracy theories on Newsmax, Fox News, Breitbart, etc. into a winning campaign based on lies. Unfortunately, there is 40% of the American public who are too stupid to figure this out. Basically, you have the elitist Republicans who are finding the easiest people tomanipulate through the use of fake patriotism and fake Christianity.
I agree with a lot of old Republican beliefs that have been abandoned. Fiscal responsibility is important. There needs to be sharp budget cuts, including military spending, and tax increases to end the massive budget deficits. The current administration runs the largest deficits in history. Fiscal responsibility was abandoned by the GOP under George W. Bush to fight the “War on Terror”. Trillions of dollars spent to blow up a bunch of tents in the Middle East in order to get vengeance for the death of 3,000 people. Has the “War on Terror” made the United States safer? No. Their belief in capitalism has been replaced with protectionism. Their belief in democracy has been abandoned this year as they try to disenfranchise millionsto keep Trump in power. The Democrats are not great, but at least they believe in voter’s rights and democracy. As the GOP finds themselves more and more of a minority party, they continue to try to find ways to make it harder for people to vote who don’t vote for Republicans. The attack on mail-in voting was because they knew that more people voting Democratic would vote if it was made easier to vote. At this point I find it impossible to vote for any Republicans since my top issue is voter’s rights and making it easy for all adult US Citizens to vote. I don’t buy into the fake voter fraud claims that have been repudiated by the courts and the top election officials in the “disputed” states. Most ofthese “disputed” states are run by Republicans.
I do not like BLM. Overall, the Democratic Party is far from communism. I don’t see any Democrats threatening to take away property or nationalizing businesses in the United States. They are also far from socialism. Bernie Sanders is a socialist, but he isn’t a Democrat. AOC is also a borderlinesocialist and I don’t like her. Slave reparations and forgiving college debtare two things I can’t get behind. $15 minimum wage is higher that I believe itshould be. It needs to be raised to around $10, but people need to be motivated to move up in the world.
Obamacare has helped my family tremendously. My mother-in-law would be dead without it. She has cancer and Obamacare has ended the lifetime maximum limits on coverage. I also went on unemployment for a couple months in 2016 because the company I worked for was having problems. Obamacare allowed me to get on my wife’s insurance as I looked for a job as opposed to bestuck with high COBRA premiums.
I agree with a lot of old Republican beliefs that have been abandoned. Fiscal responsibility is important. There needs to be sharp budget cuts, including military spending, and tax increases to end the massive budget deficits. The current administration runs the largest deficits in history. Fiscal responsibility was abandoned by the GOP under George W. Bush to fight the “War on Terror”. Trillions of dollars spent to blow up a bunch of tents in the Middle East in order to get vengeance for the death of 3,000 people. Has the “War on Terror” made the United States safer? No. Their belief in capitalism has been replaced with protectionism. Their belief in democracy has been abandoned this year as they try to disenfranchise millionsto keep Trump in power. The Democrats are not great, but at least they believe in voter’s rights and democracy. As the GOP finds themselves more and more of a minority party, they continue to try to find ways to make it harder for people to vote who don’t vote for Republicans. The attack on mail-in voting was because they knew that more people voting Democratic would vote if it was made easier to vote. At this point I find it impossible to vote for any Republicans since my top issue is voter’s rights and making it easy for all adult US Citizens to vote. I don’t buy into the fake voter fraud claims that have been repudiated by the courts and the top election officials in the “disputed” states. Most ofthese “disputed” states are run by Republicans.
I do not like BLM. Overall, the Democratic Party is far from communism. I don’t see any Democrats threatening to take away property or nationalizing businesses in the United States. They are also far from socialism. Bernie Sanders is a socialist, but he isn’t a Democrat. AOC is also a borderlinesocialist and I don’t like her. Slave reparations and forgiving college debtare two things I can’t get behind. $15 minimum wage is higher that I believe itshould be. It needs to be raised to around $10, but people need to be motivated to move up in the world.
Obamacare has helped my family tremendously. My mother-in-law would be dead without it. She has cancer and Obamacare has ended the lifetime maximum limits on coverage. I also went on unemployment for a couple months in 2016 because the company I worked for was having problems. Obamacare allowed me to get on my wife’s insurance as I looked for a job as opposed to bestuck with high COBRA premiums.
Dec '20
All the GOP War on Science is extremely bat shit crazy. Wearing a mask isn't going cause you harm, but it could keep someone else from getting sick. Using less fossil fuels has a good chance to help the environment. It might cost you a little now, but even if the scientistsare wrong, all it does is help conserve more oil for future generations. God made us keeper of the Earth. It is our job to conserve it for the future.
Dec '20 *
If you stop posting bullshit like "millions of fraudulent and dead people votes," "full-blown communism," "freedom is dying", etc., then maybe I would take you seriously. You still support Trump who is trying to steal the election by disenfranchisingmillions of voters. He has been laughed out of court and even a lot of fellow Republicans are saying that all this fake voter fraud is bullshit.
https://twitter.com/LLinWood/status/1338715369566048256