EPTOn November 09 2016 17:22 bardtown wrote:
'Glossed over', LOL. Wasn't that her entire campaign?
'Glossed over', LOL. Wasn't that her entire campaign?
Who knows what her campaign was about?
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Wolfstan
Canada605 Posts
Who knows what her campaign was about? | ||
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BronzeKnee
United States5217 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:25 Laurens wrote: Lots of Berniebots voted Trump / didn't vote / voted 3rd party. This is a large part of why Hillary lost the election. The line of thinking here is that the other way around wouldn't be true (Hillary fans refusing to vote for Bernie if he won the primary) Corruption played a big part here, that's for sure. Yeah this is huge, young voters didn't turn out for Clinton like they did for Trump. | ||
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{CC}StealthBlue
United States41117 Posts
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Birdie
New Zealand4438 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:19 Slithe wrote: One difference that has been glossed over is that he's a man and Hillary is a woman. There's still a lot of sexism in our society, whether explicit or implicit, which is certainly a contributing factor. I don't recall seeing a single person arguing that Hillary shouldn't win because she's a woman, or that they wouldn't vote for her because a woman. Not a single one. The only person who mentioned her gender was her, saying that people should vote for her so she could be the first woman president. No thx, the best PERSON for the job should get the job, not the best in a particular gender. | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
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zeo
Serbia6306 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:24 BronzeKnee wrote: I think it is funny that Obama in his second term hit all the marks that Romney and Ryan promised the US would be at economically if they won. But the people who carried Trump on the midwest were uneducated. And no that isn't a slight, it is a fact based on exit polling. And now I will serve to the Trumps Official Promise Watcher for this forum: Now on the list: - Jail Hillary. - Build a wall on the southern border and make Mexico pay for it. He also said he would audit the Fed. Thats what I'm looking forward to most | ||
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FiWiFaKi
Canada9859 Posts
It's dumb, California would have the weight of half of the US if you did it by popular vote, because they have strong opinions there, meanwhile the results of say California would be meaningless. So even though Trump will likely end with 306, he will lose popular vote. That's fine, because it's only the one state of California where he's losing really hard. | ||
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RvB
Netherlands6252 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:22 ForTehDarkseid wrote: Thank you for showcasing me the lack of the average financial literacy. The thing is: retirement funds can't readjust their investment strategies the way private investors can. They live and die by the market. And markets will be falling, today is nothing compared to what's to come. Retirement funds also invest on the long term (30+ years). Short term volatility shouldn't affect them too much. Only if this keeps up it'll be bad. The real problem is that premiums paid to retiremwnt funds have been too low for years. | ||
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Slithe
United States985 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:22 bardtown wrote: 'Glossed over', LOL. Wasn't that her entire campaign? With regard to the result of the election, the media has not spoken much about the impact of gender bias. I bet a fairly significant percentage of voters did not favor Hillary simply because she is a woman. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:22 ForTehDarkseid wrote: Thank you for showcasing me the lack of the average financial literacy. The thing is: retirement funds can't readjust their investment strategies the way private investors can. They live and die by the market. And markets will be falling, today is nothing compared to what's to come. if you think looking at a small snapshot (i.e., a few days) is in any way a reasonable way to handle investing, you have no business investing for yourself, or giving others investment advice. retirement funds should not be readjusting anything, private investors should not be readjusting anything, in light of what has happened today. to do so is folly and people will only lose money. stay the course. there is a great quote (paraphrased): there are two kind of people, those who know they cant predict the market, and those who dont know they cant predict the market. your statement that "today is nothing compared to what's to come" is completely useless. i hope no one is foolish enough to believe your doom and gloom, or worse, act on it. | ||
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Slaughter
United States20254 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:25 zeo wrote: The bigger difference is one is a criminal, the other isn't. You could argue felons are discriminated against but look at the job position. Except Trump has plenty of crimes under his belt. | ||
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Dante08
Singapore4139 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:10 ForTehDarkseid wrote: To all people who say Trump presidency won't hurt them go and phone to your retirements funds. Capital markets are falling, tech giants stocks are plummeting, Dow futures heading into abyss. Now you can learn an extra thing how finance are really working. Hint: taxes is a small thing. Hint 2: your employers are actually going to pay even more fucking taxes. Nah this will only be temporary, after awhile the market and people will realize life goes on as usual and markets will rebound. Just look at brexit for example. | ||
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ACrow
Germany6583 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:26 ShoCkeyy wrote: None of those two will happen, the Trump supporters will wait a long time for that to happen. Hey, spoiler alert! | ||
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xDaunt
United States17988 Posts
On November 09 2016 16:57 Laurens wrote: Any Trump support in this thread got promptly shot down by Hillary zealots, it's like r/politics. Props to xDaunt for putting up the fight all the way, most other Trump fans just stayed out of this mess. In fairness, I thought Trump was going to lose, and there are plenty of things about Trump that I don't like notwithstanding the fact that I voted for him. | ||
Pandemona
Charlie Sheens House51493 Posts
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Yorbon
Netherlands4272 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:28 zeo wrote: I don't think the wall will actually get there, because the return doesn't seem very high.He also said he would audit the Fed. Thats what I'm looking forward to most But an extensive investigation of the Clinton Foundation and Fed are pretty welcome imo. On November 09 2016 17:29 Dante08 wrote: Nah this will only be temporary, after awhile the market and people will realize life goes on as usual and markets will rebound. Just look at brexit for example. Just keep an eye on vix index. If it stays high, we'll be in for a tough ride probably. It probably won't though at least after a a few months, just like we saw after Brexit. | ||
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Danglars
United States12133 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:28 FiWiFaKi wrote: Quick thing to add, because people will surely look at popular vote... It's dumb, California would have the weight of half of the US if you did it by popular vote, because they have strong opinions there, meanwhile the results of say California would be meaningless. So even though Trump will likely end with 306, he will lose popular vote. That's fine, because it's only the one state of California where he's losing really hard. How many Republicans in California would show up to vote for a president that stands no chance of winning a single electoral vote for their effort? Ask NY too. The popular vote disparity is heightened in big states with bigger urban centers because why bother. Ask yourself what Senatorial choices you had on the ballot the last time you voted for a Senator. California didn't even have a Republican listed to vote for. Not one. Just your choice of two Democrats. | ||
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Xendarii
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ShoCkeyy
7815 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:33 Xendarii wrote: Wow. I knew the US was stupid, but not THAT stupid. I can't believe how there can be so many fools and assholes in a country that's so technologically superior. That's because more than half don't even know how that technology works or progresses their lives. | ||
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Noidberg
United States17 Posts
On November 09 2016 17:28 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote: Trump having to learn the trade from Obama the next few months will be awkward lol. Ebony and Ivory folks. User was warned for this post | ||
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