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IgnE
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GreenHorizons
United States23493 Posts
But yeah this will continue to boost trump in the polls, he says out loud what so much of the Republican party has only thought or said in like minded company or wraps in enigmatic language. The Crime Statistics Bureau: It doesn’t exist. Not in San Francisco, where this fake data was supposedly sourced, and not anywhere else in the United States. It sounds real, though! And while there already shouldn’t have been any question of whether Trump condones the actions of his awful fans (he himself said that yesterday’s protestor “should have been roughed up”), if for whatever reason you still weren’t totally convinced of Trump’s desire to capitalize on the racist fury ripping through the conservative base, he has kindly given you your answer. Source | ||
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Deathstar
9150 Posts
On November 23 2015 06:35 TheTenthDoc wrote: Does this mean that police officers are neither black nor white? Dude add the numbers up... White is non-police white, black is non-police black, and police encompasses the rest. | ||
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TheTenthDoc
United States9561 Posts
On November 23 2015 06:39 Deathstar wrote: Dude add the numbers up... White is non-police white, black is non-police black, and police encompasses the rest. Yeah, sure, if you change the words on the chart to something they don't say it adds up (good laziness on the part of the chart makers). | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23493 Posts
On November 23 2015 06:44 TheTenthDoc wrote: Yeah, sure, if you change the words on the chart to something they don't say it adds up (good laziness on the part of the chart makers). It's straight up propaganda, nothing more. Seriously though Trump is working hard at earning those Nazi comparisons. Not to mention he is the preferred candidate out of the Stormfront crowd (though still not racist enough for some) so he literally has some modern self-proclaimed Nazi's supporting him and (coincidentally more republicans than any other candidate). | ||
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Atreides
United States2393 Posts
I live in Alaska and this sort of thing is a lot more common in that pretty much everyone know people who work "non-standard" income arrangements. 2weeks on 2 weeks off is EXTREMELY common for "Slope jobs" in the oil industry. Commercial Fishing and other seasonal employment is also very common. Most of these have a shared theme that you work hard in often very unpleasant circumstances one way or another and exchange you make more money in less time and have more leisure time as a result. Also, on the housing thing. While dirt floors and outhouses may seem completely outlandish that is just a reflection of peoples personal experiences. I lived and rented in a town for years (Homer, AK) that was on the road system had pretty much every modern convenience you could want etc. and "Dry Cabins" are very very much a relevant thing among low-income younger people to save money on rent. Little cabins/cottages with electricity and heat but no plumbing or running water and they in general saved you ~300$ a month on rent over a comparable apartment and you got a single residence building on top of that. I happen to place a high value on taking a real shower at home, (incidentally have spent a large part of my life using an outhouse and that's no big deal at all, fairly common up here for peoples recreational properties etc) so I never had any interest but had several friends who rented dry cabins and just payed a gym membership (still come out wayyyyy ahead) and went there every day after work, worked out and showered. It is really not that unmanageable. Anyways this is about the first discussion in this thread that I thought mildly interesting. lol P.S. Living Alone is definitely a luxury. I have lived alone my entire adult life because it is a very high priority luxury to me, but in almost every imaginable circumstances having room mate(s) of some sort or the other is a significant financial savings. | ||
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m4ini
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On November 23 2015 06:34 Deathstar wrote: Posted on Donald Trump's twitter. Monday's going to be good (and his poll will rise). https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/668520614697820160 Lol, that looks like some of the stupid shit that sometimes pops up on my facebook feed. Guess it has as much merit to it, as well. | ||
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Deathstar
9150 Posts
On November 23 2015 06:44 TheTenthDoc wrote: Yeah, sure, if you change the words on the chart to something they don't say it adds up (good laziness on the part of the chart makers). ooh interesting observation. But like GH says, it was intentional. The title is US stats but the source is San Francisco lol | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23493 Posts
On November 23 2015 06:51 Deathstar wrote: ooh interesting observation. But like GH says, it was intentional. The title is US stats but the source is San Francisco lol The source is some bigots ass really, they are made up numbers. | ||
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Deathstar
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Gorsameth
Netherlands21973 Posts
On November 23 2015 06:45 GreenHorizons wrote: It's straight up propaganda, nothing more. Seriously though Trump is working hard at earning those Nazi comparisons. Not to mention he is the preferred candidate out of the Stormfront crowd (though still not racist enough for some) so he literally has some modern self-proclaimed Nazi's supporting him and (coincidentally more republicans than any other candidate). you forgot to mention his comment about requiring Muslims to be registered, akin to how Jews had to in Germany before WW2. | ||
KwarK
United States43296 Posts
On November 23 2015 06:38 IgnE wrote: The "transition period" that Kwark is not accounting for would be cataclysmic. It would involve a vicious circle of unemployment and declining demand that would require at the least a massive injection of money by sovereign states to ride out. But given the last crisis, and the inability of almost every government in the world except the US to undertake another bailout on a similar scale, it's unlikely capitalism would survive the transition. Even if it did, it would require the massive redistributive tax policies of a socialist democratic state to cover the differences between the required steady state demand and wages. I am not advocating a mandatory 6 hour work week and never was. Jesus. | ||
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LemOn
United Kingdom8629 Posts
On November 23 2015 05:50 Deathstar wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/22/politics/donald-trump-leads-ben-carson-two-polls-election-2016/ Trump has been sent from providence. Go to bed Ben. Why is Rubio such a large favorite get the nomination now guys with the bookies? Is it because people from other candidates will flock to him as others drop out? | ||
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zlefin
United States7689 Posts
The race is going to be heating up more soon, as primaries start and lots of money gets spent. Trump has huge negatives; so when other candidates drop out, very few will shift to Trump. | ||
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GreenHorizons
United States23493 Posts
On November 23 2015 07:08 LemOn wrote: Why is Rubio such a large favorite get the nomination now guys with the bookies? Is it because people from other candidates will flock to him as others drop out? All the people telling the bookies Jeb was going to win told them they were switching to Rubio ~a month ago (some gave Bush longer to turn it around but they have almost all bailed on him now (outside of the Bush family network). | ||
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Deathstar
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On November 23 2015 07:08 LemOn wrote: Why is Rubio such a large favorite get the nomination now guys with the bookies? Is it because people from other candidates will flock to him as others drop out? 3 things come to mind for me. 1. He has Koch brother backing + other wealthy patrons (winner of Koch brother's love gets 1B+. He is in competition with Cruz, who is not establishment and more right-wing). So Marco Rubio has the eye of the establishment + Koch brothers/billionaires. 2. He doesn't have baggage (but also no experience...). 3. He is cuban (he can cozy up with hispanics. Remember Mitt Romney once jokingly saying that if he was part Mexican the election would have been over.) But number 1 is most important. | ||
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heliusx
United States2306 Posts
Edit DoJ claims 84% of homicides against whites are committed by whites. | ||
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KwarK
United States43296 Posts
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heliusx
United States2306 Posts
On November 23 2015 07:32 KwarK wrote: You're much more likely to murder your family, coworkers or neighbour than someone unrelated surely. No doubt. From 1993 to 2008, among homicides reported to the FBI for which the victim-offender relationship was known, between 21% and 27% of homicides were committed by strangers and between 73% and 79% were committed by offenders known to the victims. | ||
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jellyjello
Korea (South)664 Posts
On November 23 2015 07:19 Deathstar wrote: 3 things come to mind for me. 1. He has Koch brother backing + other wealthy patrons (winner of Koch brother's love gets 1B+. He is in competition with Cruz, who is not establishment and more right-wing). So Marco Rubio has the eye of the establishment + Koch brothers/billionaires. 2. He doesn't have baggage (but also no experience...). 3. He is cuban (he can cozy up with hispanics. Remember Mitt Romney once jokingly saying that if he was part Mexican the election would have been over.) But number 1 is most important. Actually, Rubio's ascension is a direct result of his outstanding debate performances, but good try to make any viable GOP candidate look ridiculous. I personally think that Rubio is a GOP version of what Obama was in 2008, and therefore it would be a grave mistake to nominate him. | ||
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