US Politics Thread

[journolud]

Colbert is very good I think. FWIW

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

It's incredibly difficult to find that Colbert clip separately. In fact, I can't find it onits own. Ironically, you'd only be giving Rogan "an audience" if you listened to him, but he says fuck all anyway, except astonishment at what he sees and hears.

You talk about not being interested in things that happen IN the US, but this is their direct involvement in Europe. Interested now? As for your "some correlation" comment, you fail to see the link in BloJo going over to the Ukraine to tell them NOT to have peace talks with Russia, earlier this year as it was against US strategy.

You should arm yourself with all facets of knowledge to understand where the line is. If you don't want to know the US plans years ago before they actioned it in Ukraine, fair enough.

You’re asking us to listen to one person to get the full or part facts?

I‘m sure there’s enough out there, and much closer to home, without having to resort to shit-show youtubers who will do, or say anything to get your click.

If you prefer to get your info from them, then fill your boots. Just not for me as I don’t want to be swallowing their jizz, as you say.

 

[laserblue]

Of course they’re the same — I remember Democrats blaming the 1989 Loma Preita earthquake on California’s focus on controlling the AIDS epidemic.

FFS how in God’s name can any alleged liberal/independent criticize Dems when these absolute fucking idiot lunatics are the opposing option?

That weather manipulation bullshit is straight out of Alex Jones's playbook. He's been claiming since 2013 that the US government was controlling the weather and creating hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. He accused the US Air Force of creating a deadly flood in Texas in 1998. He rants about "weather modification" and accused Biden of creating deadly tornadoes in Kentucky in 2021. All these people are seriously fucked in the head. The frightening thing is that there are so many of them. It's like a mass hypnosis.

 

[Bigga]

Colbert is very good I think. FWIW

Indeed.

'The Colbert Report' took apart both Dems and Repubs.

He was superb in his early assault on the political landscape.

Alas, not anywhere as much.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

That weather manipulation bullshit is straight out of Alex Jones's playbook. He's been claiming since 2013 that the US government was controlling the weather and creating hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. He accused the US Air Force of creating a deadly flood in Texas in 1998. He rants about "weather modification" and accused Biden of creating deadly tornadoes in Kentucky in 2021. All these people are seriously fucked in the head. The frightening thing is that there are so many of them. It's like a mass hypnosis.

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Incredible that this imbecile is the Republican nominee for Senate in Georgia. More astonishing still - he might actually win office.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Pointless interacting with someone who is howling at the moon.

I’ve made that mistake too many times.

It's indeed pointless interacting with Bigga:
1) He embraces radical positions all-out - mostly extreme left but occasionally extreme right;
2) He cannot accept any compromise whatsoever; a candidate who is in alignment with Bigga 99% of the time, but whom takes up a contradictory or neutral stance on his next favorite pet-peeve issue is instantly, in Bigga's updated opinion, Satan incarnate - and deserves to be voted out of office instantly;
3) Bigga is extremely caustic - disagree with him and you'll be in for a telling-off; rational debate on the merits, free of insult and emotion, is a skillset that Bigga simply does not possess;
4) Bigga adopts a strange mix of views - endorsing the idiot Joe Rogan for his anti-vax stance - and meanwhile crucifying AOC for her nuanced view on Amazon's behavior towards workers.
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Due to the above, it's impossible to engage long-term in productive conversation with Bigga. And his inability to recognize that grey exists and is often the best outcome is especially frustrating - in his view, Trump is exactly the same as Biden.
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Honest speculation - might Bigga be, in fact, some sort of Russian troll account?; designed to stir up maximum discord? I guess not - but in all honesty, foreign governments interested in the creation of maximum social media disruption have a thing or two to learn from Bigga.

 

[Bigga]

It's indeed pointless interacting with Bigga:
1) He embraces radical positions all-out mostly extreme left but occasionally extreme right;
2) He cannot accept any compromise whatsoever; a candidate who is in alignment with Bigga for 99% of his issues, but whom takes up a contradictory or neutral stance on his next favorite pet-peeve issue is instantly, in Bigga's updated opinion, Satan incarnate - and deserves to be voted out of office instantly;
3) His politics are absolute - black or white. No middle ground. Thus, Bigga lumps anyone at all in opposition or slight disagreement with his positions as black - absolute evil. And all of them are equally bad. Any candidate - actually, are there any candidates in this category? - who agrees with all of Bigga's options are God's gift - and deserve absolute support;
4) Bigga is extremely caustic - disagree with him and you'll be in for a telling-off; reasoned debate is an afterthought for Bigga;
5) Bigga adopts a strange mix of views - endorsing the idiot Joe Rogan for his anti-vax stance - and meanwhile crucifying AOC for her nuanced view on Amazon's behavior towards workers.
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Due to the above, it's impossible to engage long-term in conversation with Bigga. And his inability to recognize that grey exists and is often the best outcome - he's stuck on black and white - is especially frustrating.

I'll counter your stupid assessment with this as I haven't read your nonsense; examine the strikes around the West and tell me if 'compromise' has been working out.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

I'll counter your stupid assessment with this as I haven't read your nonsense; examine the strikes around the West and tell me if 'compromise' has been working out.

I take back point 4 above - Bigga isn't caustic after all, and is capable of reasoned, fact-based debate free of insult!... LOL.

 

[laserblue]

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Incredible that this imbecile is the Republican nominee for Senate in Georgia. More astonishing still - he might actually win office.

Herschel Walker and Marjorie Trailer Greene. What's in the water in Georgia?

 

[Bigga]

I take back point 4 above - Bigga isn't caustic after all, and is capable of reasoned, fact-based debate free of insult!... LOL.

I spent a long time telling you and your ilk that the incrementalism argument didn't serve people's interests in a time when the rich got even richer. I tried 'reason' with you and others for a LONG time. I said this would happen and we're here.

It's not me that rants and raves and puts people on ignore. It's you and your mob.

Your country has billions to fund a war, but not to pay people adequate wages. Utilities are about to go up and your country blows up pipelines, blaming Putin when he can just turn off the gas as he has been doing and you keep voting in people who don't fight for the working class.

You reap what you sow.