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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9615 on: September 17, 2024, 06:56:18 AM »
Re-opening this thread, hoping people can act like adults.

Do NOT post memes of any kind.
Do NOT insult members just because they have differing political views.
Keep it civil and make your point in a respectful manner.

Good way to keep it civilized but unfortunately, due to the present political times that we live in, I don't think it will be re-opened for long.  :(

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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9616 on: September 17, 2024, 07:02:23 AM »
Re-opening this thread, hoping people can act like adults.

Do NOT post memes of any kind.
Do NOT insult members just because they have differing political views.
Keep it civil and make your point in a respectful manner.

Good way to keep it civilized but unfortunately, due to the present political times that we live in, I don't think it will be re-opened for long.  :(

We do live in very hyperpartisan times. As a Brit, I do consider myself pretty objective on most matters pertaining to US politics.

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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9617 on: September 17, 2024, 05:24:25 PM »
Re-opening this thread, hoping people can act like adults.

Do NOT post memes of any kind.
Do NOT insult members just because they have differing political views.
Keep it civil and make your point in a respectful manner.

Good way to keep it civilized but unfortunately, due to the present political times that we live in, I don't think it will be re-opened for long.  :(

My thoughts exactly, Sol.

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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9618 on: September 23, 2024, 09:39:59 PM »
I dont mind anything said about me. If my Presidential candidate is taking bullets, I can take words.

There is so much to cover that I dont even know where to start. But I guess first things first, we can all agree now that Biden is cognitively declining. Those of us who werent blinded by party loyalty or just had some awareness saw it years ago and were ridiculed for it. Then those who thought he was "quick, hard to keep up with, sharp" were all lied to by ALL of the Biden Admin and the mainstream media.

It was painfully obvious they all covered up his mental ability. Questions then arise such as, who is running the US right now? If they can lie to you about that then what else are they lying to you about?
Imagine if Obama, Kamala, or Biden survived two assassination attempts and the media not publicly destroying the reputation of everyone who issued even the most mild criticism of them and then just dropping the story completely.

Yeah, I cannot either.

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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9619 on: September 24, 2024, 03:15:46 PM »
I dont mind anything said about me. If my Presidential candidate is taking bullets, I can take words.

There is so much to cover that I dont even know where to start. But I guess first things first, we can all agree now that Biden is cognitively declining. Those of us who werent blinded by party loyalty or just had some awareness saw it years ago and were ridiculed for it. Then those who thought he was "quick, hard to keep up with, sharp" were all lied to by ALL of the Biden Admin and the mainstream media.

It was painfully obvious they all covered up his mental ability. Questions then arise such as, who is running the US right now? If they can lie to you about that then what else are they lying to you about?

Please define "mainstream media."

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solvegas

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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9620 on: September 24, 2024, 10:28:12 PM »
I dont mind anything said about me. If my Presidential candidate is taking bullets, I can take words.

There is so much to cover that I dont even know where to start. But I guess first things first, we can all agree now that Biden is cognitively declining. Those of us who werent blinded by party loyalty or just had some awareness saw it years ago and were ridiculed for it. Then those who thought he was "quick, hard to keep up with, sharp" were all lied to by ALL of the Biden Admin and the mainstream media.

It was painfully obvious they all covered up his mental ability. Questions then arise such as, who is running the US right now? If they can lie to you about that then what else are they lying to you about?

Please define "mainstream media."


I think it is best to call it the legacy media since many are from several generations ago and they are biased to the political left.  :P

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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9621 on: September 25, 2024, 07:09:24 AM »
I dont mind anything said about me. If my Presidential candidate is taking bullets, I can take words.

There is so much to cover that I dont even know where to start. But I guess first things first, we can all agree now that Biden is cognitively declining. Those of us who werent blinded by party loyalty or just had some awareness saw it years ago and were ridiculed for it. Then those who thought he was "quick, hard to keep up with, sharp" were all lied to by ALL of the Biden Admin and the mainstream media.

It was painfully obvious they all covered up his mental ability. Questions then arise such as, who is running the US right now? If they can lie to you about that then what else are they lying to you about?

So you blame the "mainstream media" for providing the words, sounds and images that led you to decide that Biden was in cognitive decline. And then turn around and say that the media lied?


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« Reply #9622 on: September 25, 2024, 11:12:15 PM »
So you blame the "mainstream media" for providing the words, sounds and images that led you to decide that Biden was in cognitive decline. And then turn around and say that the media lied?

No.

To make this more simple I can just say I dont consider CSPAN as mainstream media. So I watched Joe Biden on that. Or if that doesnt work for you, I watched some random tube channel that uploads all of Bidens speeches unedited.

My claim is that the mainstream media lied about Joe Biden's cognitive decline by: never leading any show or headline with it, omitting it every time he spoke, complicity, acting like he was the opposite. The MSM was basically, by omission, telling the viewer not to believe their eyes.

Are we that far gone that we cant acknowledge that the MSM covered up Joe Biden's mental decline until after the debate?
Imagine if Obama, Kamala, or Biden survived two assassination attempts and the media not publicly destroying the reputation of everyone who issued even the most mild criticism of them and then just dropping the story completely.

Yeah, I cannot either.

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« Reply #9623 on: September 27, 2024, 08:59:19 PM »
Something bipartisan that I'm sure we can all agree on.
From Christopher Weyant at the Boston Globe:
rtpoe

Well, it's a marvelous night for a Moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of October skies
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
To the sound of the breezes that blow...

Van Morrison, Moondance

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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9624 on: September 28, 2024, 06:07:12 AM »
Re-opening this thread, hoping people can act like adults.

Do NOT post memes of any kind.
Do NOT insult members just because they have differing political views.
Keep it civil and make your point in a respectful manner.

Good way to keep it civilized but unfortunately, due to the present political times that we live in, I don't think it will be re-opened for long.  :(

I, for one, simply won’t come here.  This is my only visit. Things that are said here just get me too angry and too depressed.  We live in very scary times and the way people demonize each other and support immoral people just makes me sick.
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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9625 on: September 28, 2024, 06:32:45 AM »
I simply wish this potentially poisonous thread will be put to rest again. :P

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« Reply #9626 on: September 28, 2024, 01:35:49 PM »
I, for one, simply won’t come here.  This is my only visit. Things that are said here just get me too angry and too depressed.  We live in very scary times and the way people demonize each other and support immoral people just makes me sick.

I simply wish this potentially poisonous thread will be put to rest again. :P

No one is coercing anyone to be here. You are more than welcome to only speak with people you agree with, your own echo chamber. You are more than welcome to never having your ideas and beliefs challenged in your own echo chamber. However, when you stop having conversations, people tend to lose their humanity. But if you cant take the heat....

There is a shitload of things that have happened in the past 2+ years. A lot of information has been revealed. And a lot of people vindicated.
Imagine if Obama, Kamala, or Biden survived two assassination attempts and the media not publicly destroying the reputation of everyone who issued even the most mild criticism of them and then just dropping the story completely.

Yeah, I cannot either.

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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9627 on: October 01, 2024, 12:50:17 AM »
We do live in very hyperpartisan times. As a Brit, I do consider myself pretty objective on most matters pertaining to US politics.

Hows immigration working out for you guys?
Imagine if Obama, Kamala, or Biden survived two assassination attempts and the media not publicly destroying the reputation of everyone who issued even the most mild criticism of them and then just dropping the story completely.

Yeah, I cannot either.

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« Reply #9628 on: October 04, 2024, 12:01:19 AM »
Now we got Hurricane Helene.

Can the Biden Administration get any worse? Illegal migrants have been getting free hotels, free flights, free phones, thousands of dollars in pre paid cards, and more. Hotels have been emptied out for illegal migrants.

On top of that, the Biden Admin has sent over $60 billion to Ukraine.

So how much assistance did Americans receive from the Biden Admin due to the destruction Hurricane Helene has caused? They are being offered $750. Yeah, $750. First they have to fill out an application and then make sure that theyre losses are not covered by insurance because that would be fraud. Reports from the ground are saying that their claims are being rejected. FEMA, after spending millions of dollars on assisting illegal migrants are now saying they do not have enough funds.

Maui. Ohio.

The Biden Admin and Kamala Harris hate this country.
Imagine if Obama, Kamala, or Biden survived two assassination attempts and the media not publicly destroying the reputation of everyone who issued even the most mild criticism of them and then just dropping the story completely.

Yeah, I cannot either.

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Re: MERGED: The Politics Thread
« Reply #9629 on: October 05, 2024, 04:53:11 AM »
We do live in very hyperpartisan times. As a Brit, I do consider myself pretty objective on most matters pertaining to US politics.

Hows immigration working out for you guys?

Not quite as bad as it is in the US. I'm in Scotland, so it does not really affect us. I have spoken to people who used to live in Portsmouth in the South of England and they said they had to leave because the sheer number of illegals was choking the life out of the area.