US Politics Mega-thread - Page 6060

On November 04 2026 23:57 JimmyJRaynor wrote:
if Trump got rid of the tariffs and got out of Iran we'd probably have Clinton and/or Reagan levels of economic growth. it is 2 3-foot putts that won't be converted until after Trump leaves office.

On November 04 2026 23:51 KwarK wrote:

I don’t really disagree with your conclusion. My point was that the framing of “just stop and go home” undersells the magnitude of what that means. Stopping sounds like a tie, an end on current lines. Whereas the kind of going home being discussed is the kind that Germany did in 1918. And therein lies the problem. Germany’s plan for if France wasn’t defeated in 1914 was to lose the war. Before it started they identified that they could not defeat the Entente in a protracted war, the plan was to take Paris, then focus on Russia, and the backup plan if that failed was to lose. It’s all well and good to say “but the defeat has already happened” and some Germans were probably saying that in 1914 but that did nothing to prevent another 4 years and millions of dead young men. People don’t stop wars just because it’s over.

On November 05 2026 00:00 goiflin wrote:

it's ok. You've been defending him these past, what, four years or so? Why are you acting shy about liking a pedophile all of a sudden? Own your actions and accept responsibility for the man you are. A man who defends a pedophile and roots for him on the regular. I have no horse in the race. But you certainly do seem to, for reasons.

On November 05 2026 00:00 goiflin wrote:


it's ok. You've been defending him these past, what, four years or so? Why are you acting shy about liking a pedophile all of a sudden? Own your actions and accept responsibility for the man you are. A man who defends a pedophile and roots for him on the regular. I have no horse in the race. But you certainly do seem to, for reasons.

On November 04 2026 23:54 KwarK wrote:

Vance said Trump was America’s Hitler and got the VP seat so it can work out.

On November 05 2026 00:09 Introvert wrote:


You are actually making my point. Trump will make up with almost anyone.

On November 05 2026 00:09 Introvert wrote:


You are actually making my point. Trump will make up with almost anyone.

But I've said since the 2016 election dems could have gotten so much from him if they didn't say he was the next Hitler

On October 19 2026 06:18 LightSpectra wrote:
Oil execs are making money hand over fist though, and isn't that the most important thing in the end?

The Green New Deal would improve life in virtually every respect imaginable (jobs, power costs, pollution, independence from the middle east, avoiding weather and ecological disasters by reducing climate change, etc.), but that wouldn't be good for billionaires. So it's "extreme."

I mean, Introvert also thinks literally quoting Adolf Hitler on immigration is "moderate," it's not a surprise anything to the left of hunting the homeless for sport is scary & radical.

On November 05 2026 00:20 Jankisa wrote:


That's what I've been saying as well, the only note from my end would be that this is nowhere near Vietnam when it comes to military catastrophes, it can be come, especially if Trump, in his dementia riddled brain decides that "cementing his legacy" as the guy who "ended Iran" is a must and he actually tries to go all in with a ground invasion, then it could turn into Vietnam or worse, but for now, it's just a light excursion.

Threw some numbers in to Gemini to compare, asked to adjust some of the Vietnam costs for inflation:

So, yeah, I think it's not really anywhere close to being as big of a defeat as Vietnam was from a military or even economic perspective, form a reputational perspective I think that Trump himself did more to do so with everything else he did and Iran is just one of the more visible and stupid symptoms.

On October 22 2026 04:02 dyhb wrote:
It's dangerous to be pre-clearing the same kinds of conspiracy theories that Trump engages with in his rhetoric. He's said repeatedly that if he loses the election, then it's because the eleciton was rigged or because Democrats cheat.

Now, the other option (thankfully you present one) misses a few key things. First, republicans can "win the election in any way" by holding the Senate. There are only a few Senate seats that are up for vote in every election. In this election, the map leans favorable to Republicans.

On top of that, the Democrats ran a candidate credibly accused of sexual assault and rape and sporting a Nazi tattoo in Maine. After the accusations worsened, they swapped in another candidate that has little time to establish himself as an alternative. The Democratic candidate in Michigan is busy trying to distance himself from a letter he signed supporting the Muslim Brotherhood Egyptian president to "purge the media and the police" and his family's social media posts describing long-time Muslim Brotherhood support that El-Sayed denies. Talarico (Texas dem candidate) has his odd "God is nonbinary," Mary's example supports abortion for Christians, and "Radicalized white men are the greatest domestic terrorist threat in our country." Not exactly a good message in very white and pretty religious Texas. If Republicans hang on to the Senate, it will be in part due to candidate quality as well as a favorable map.

No need to count America out if this election goes poorly.

On November 05 2026 00:14 Gorsameth wrote:

Clearly them calling Trump Hitler didn't matter. Because his current VP did aswell.

Your point "they should not have done that" is in direct opposition to your point "he will make up with anyone"
So which was your point?