US Politics Mega-thread - Page 1443

On May 10 2019 06:23 xDaunt wrote:
I'm genuinely curious as to how many of the posters around here truly believe that Trump's comment at the rally is important enough to talk about. I'd really like to know who each of these posters is for future reference.

On May 10 2019 06:46 Dangermousecatdog wrote:
I've seen auctions pass slower than that. The guy talking just ignores the other guy shouting whoa whoa whoa.

Danglars showing that he does not care for democracy. As long as his side wins.

On May 10 2019 05:49 xDaunt wrote:

See, I find this to be a particularly stupid and insulting question. It should be obvious from my posting history that I don't bother bitching about trivial shit like this. It's generally beneath me. And believe me, there is no shortage of stupid jokes and other public faux pas that democrats have made that I could bring up around here. Long story short, don't project your love affair of the trivial upon others, and especially not me.

On May 10 2019 06:48 IyMoon wrote:


Danglars didnt endorse anything... he just said this could be what happened and guess with lack of context.
there is nothing wrong with what he said or anyway you could get that from this one post

On May 10 2019 06:36 Saryph wrote:
Since a lot of you guys probably watch this stuff more than me, could you tell me if this is normal? Apparently they were trying to vote on an amendment to the Georgia abortion bill concerning giving life imprisonment for having an abortion? The speed at which that vote passes, and the attitude in general just doesn't make sense to me. If you know you've already won, why have a vote that lasts less than a couple of seconds?

https://twitter.com/arlenparsa/status/1126525787451154432

Sorry in advance if I am wrong on the particular of the amendment they're voting on.

On May 10 2019 06:53 Plansix wrote:

It has become more normal, if that makes sense. We are seeing a lot of aggressive bills like this being passed in states held by Republicans. The new conservative Supreme Court hasn't been tested on abortion and they are desperate to see how much they can get away with.

But the answer is that a bunch Republicans would support jailing women for getting abortions, if they could. And the rest just don't think it is a very important issue.

On May 10 2019 07:02 Simberto wrote:


Yeah, but this is more about the process than the result.

Sure, we can talk forever about abortion and how much republicans suck. (Also a valid topic, but a different one)

But what i find most weird here (And what i think was why that video was posted) is that there does not seem to actually be any vote or anything, the chairman just waves the whole thing through. There does not seem to be even a short pause in between "Any opposed" and "Motion passed"

Which does not sound like that is how it is supposed to be from my laymans perspective. If you ask for a reaction, you should give enough time for that reaction to happen before moving on. Especially since there were clearly some people opposed.

On May 10 2019 06:17 xDaunt wrote:

My point is the following: regardless of whether what Trump said is actually a faux pas, who really gives a fuck? It's not informative. It's not interesting. It's not going to change anyone's mind about Trump. This is why I don't bother bringing up similar shit that Democrats say/do.

As I have pointed out many times in this thread over the past few years, Democrats and liberals have demonstrated a real problem with being able to discern between important grounds to attack Trump on and trivial grounds to attack Trump on. Most people simply tune it all out now.

On May 10 2019 06:48 NewSunshine wrote:

I asked because I was curious how you saw the issue. You've made that abundantly clear.

What the people at the rally said wasn't funny to me. What Trump said wasn't funny to me. That doesn't register as a joke to me. You can spin it however you like. The immigrants they threaten to shoot wouldn't find that funny. You have Trump supporters collecting thousands of guns, waiting for the chance to use them. They hear Trump and his supporters say these things at a rally, and they listen in earnest. This is not a joke to them. It's a White Supremacist rallying cry, by a bunch of White Supremacists. So I'm really happy for you that, in your privilege, you can sit there in all your smugness and say that the power Trump has is beneath you. But this is not funny to me, it's goddamn terrifying. It should be the same for you.

I've laid my cards out, now that you've pressed me. You've made it clear just how funny you think this whole issue is. But I can guarantee you that the thousands of people that listen and cheer for Trump, and bring up the idea of shooting immigrants in a very public venue, they don't think it's funny. They think it's serious. So really, I don't care how funny you think it is. Good for you that you can be so detached about it.

On May 10 2019 07:11 xDaunt wrote:


Pretty much nothing that you have written here is accurate about what I have said, so apparently nothing that I have said is "abundantly clear" to you. Your post is a giant straw man. So, no I'm not interested in your cards. You can play with yourself.

On May 10 2019 07:09 IgnE wrote:


Idk did you think Obama’s association with Rev. Wright and his Chicago church community was a big deal? I’m not saying you did but plenty of people who watched Fox News did.

On May 10 2019 07:16 xDaunt wrote:


I thought that Obama's association with Rev. Wright and other radicals was a big deal worth discussing as it pertained to his world view and how he was likely to act as president. There's a big difference between the significance of the comments of the pastor at the church that you have been attending for 20+ years and and the significance of the comment of some random guy at your campaign rally.