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Falling
Canada11583 Posts
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Biff The Understudy
France8146 Posts
On July 02 2017 05:55 KwarK wrote: Healthcare is a hot potato where you get nothing but problems for doing anything. Provide healthcare and people don't want to pay. Take away healthcare and people don't want to die. Nationalize things and Ben Carson says that this is literally slavery. Ration things and Fox News says the death panels are coming for grandma. I can absolutely see why the Democrats don't want to push big idea plans. The American people won't thank them for it. Ultimately the problem with politics has always been the electorate. Plato nailed it in The Republic when he said that people would always vote for the pastry chef rather than the doctor. At the end it's very hard to argue against someone who just says what people want to hear, especially if people are not educated enough to see through the bs. | ||
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Luolis
Finland7187 Posts
Is this real life? :DDD | ||
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PhoenixVoid
Canada32751 Posts
On July 02 2017 22:38 Luolis wrote: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680 Is this real life? :DDD "MODERN DAY PRESIDENTIAL" has some high standards. | ||
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FueledUpAndReadyToGo
Netherlands30548 Posts
On July 02 2017 22:38 Luolis wrote: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680 Is this real life? :DDD ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/LeA0eBp.jpg) User was warned for this post | ||
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Tadah
Sweden120 Posts
On July 02 2017 22:38 Luolis wrote: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/881503147168071680 Is this real life? :DDD Fucking love that guy. Wish he was my President. Alas, I'm stuck here in the cuck capital of the world  | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
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Introvert
United States5001 Posts
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
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micronesia
United States24782 Posts
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Introvert
United States5001 Posts
On July 03 2017 01:07 micronesia wrote: Every time he does something to push the envelop a bit more, I ask myself, what would he actually have to do to lose all mainstream support, especially from his 'own' party? Each unruly thing he does is slightly worse than the last, grooming society and our expectations so that he never seems to quite cross the red line of what is or is not completely unacceptable (kind of like how would-be racists groom potential victims). The way you stop discriminatory or harassing behavior in the workplace is to put your foot down the moment you see it rather than let it go 'this time' because it was only a very minor incident. If you as an average employee don't take an active role to stamp out that type of destructive behavior as it first develops, then you are nearly as guilty as the person doing whatever it is that is inappropriate. It seems to be taking republican leadership too long to realize that the president is creating a toxic environment that ultimately will be just as hurtful them and their objectives/agenda as to the government and the country as a whole. As soon as Trump is gone the GOP will drop him like the world's hottest potato. Funnily enough it will be the Democrats who keep his memory alive. Assuming of course that Trump doesn't change. Which seems like a safe bet. Also I must object to "the president is creating a toxic environment." Trump's rise is a crude result of the existing environment. | ||
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LegalLord
United States13779 Posts
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GoTuNk!
Chile4591 Posts
On July 03 2017 00:58 Introvert wrote: I think if he posted that before the election he would have won the popular vote too. Sums it up. Gotta love the triggered leftist by this. | ||
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nafta
Bulgaria18893 Posts
On July 03 2017 01:07 micronesia wrote: Every time he does something to push the envelop a bit more, I ask myself, what would he actually have to do to lose all mainstream support, especially from his 'own' party? Each unruly thing he does is slightly worse than the last, grooming society and our expectations so that he never seems to quite cross the red line of what is or is not completely unacceptable (kind of like how would-be racists groom potential victims). The way you stop discriminatory or harassing behavior in the workplace is to put your foot down the moment you see it rather than let it go 'this time' because it was only a very minor incident. If you as an average employee don't take an active role to stamp out that type of destructive behavior as it first develops, then you are nearly as guilty as the person doing whatever it is that is inappropriate. It seems to be taking republican leadership too long to realize that the president is creating a toxic environment that ultimately will be just as hurtful them and their objectives/agenda as to the government and the country as a whole. It is quite interesting that a funny gif makes some people laugh and others post comments like this.This seems to be the biggest disconnect between both sides. | ||
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micronesia
United States24782 Posts
On July 03 2017 01:13 Introvert wrote: I'll agree there was a toxic environment before this administration (which contributed)... so I'll revise to say he's creating a much more toxic environment. In particular, he's making it toxic in different ways which is what I am reacting to.Also I must object to "the president is creating a toxic environment." Trump's rise is a crude result of the existing environment. On July 03 2017 01:17 LegalLord wrote: A viable alternative to the Trump circus is all it will take for us to all drop him on a moment's notice. This is probably true, but hopefully you are pointing it out despite recognizing how awful and short-sighted this fact is. On July 03 2017 01:33 nafta wrote: It is quite interesting that a funny gif makes some people laugh and others post comments like this.This seems to be the biggest disconnect between both sides. The gif didn't make me post the comment. The last several months contributed towards it. The gif is one small piece of this (obviously I don't care much about the gif itself). | ||
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Nebuchad
Switzerland12485 Posts
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Doodsmack
United States7224 Posts
On July 03 2017 01:33 nafta wrote: It is quite interesting that a funny gif makes some people laugh and others post comments like this.This seems to be the biggest disconnect between both sides. Even accepting the gif as a joke, it's a very fitting joke for Trump, even though he probably doesn't realize it. The big story of his campaign and presidency (so far) is the WWF match between him and the media. It's about as substantive as Trump himself gets. | ||
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warding
Portugal2396 Posts
On July 03 2017 01:50 Nebuchad wrote: This is a bit of tangent, but what's with your rightwingers and appeals to look at Switzerland? I already knew that their rhetoric includes saying that Switzerland doesn't have gun control and everything works perfectly fine (ignoring, of course, that we do have gun control) and today I learned that libertarians point to Switzerland as an example of a country where libertarianism is applied, which is possibly even more bullshit. What's the logic here, point to a country that nobody knows much about and hope that nobody will care to fact-check? Pretty much. I remember Madeleine Albright talking about meeting Kim Jung-Il and asking him what his vision for North Korea was. His answer was that he wanted North Korea to be the Switzerland of Asia. I also think there are a bunch of African countries that have tried to label themselves as the Switzerland of Africa. | ||
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Mohdoo
United States15743 Posts
On July 03 2017 01:28 GoTuNk! wrote: Sums it up. Gotta love the triggered leftist by this. I don't think anyone is triggered. I see a lot of people taking a moment to appreciate what it means to have a shitposting president. It is beautiful. WWE memes vis president. It is insanity. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
But seriously, mental illness is no laughing matter! | ||
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