Politics thread (USA Elections 2016) - Page 351

Poll: Who do u want to win
(Vote): Trump
(Vote): Harris
(Vote): Hope they both lose

On September 11 2024 04:22 lostaccount wrote: Poll: Who do u want to win (Vote): Trump (Vote): Harris (Vote): Hope they both lose

As a public school teacher, I didn't experience any negative side effects when Trump was president.

While I vote for Democrats, I only do so because they usually do more for the field of education. If Republicans were known for helping out education the most, then I'd have no problem voting for them.

Basically, I don't care who wins. They're all puppets in the end.

and Mexico is done, socialists again turned a semi-functional country into a socialist dictatorship, they dismantled the judiciary branch and now they have total control of it, it was the last independent institution left, they militarized the country, dismantled the electorate institute, they have super majority in the house and senate, we are done.

If you think migration is a problem you have no clue whats coming, the exodus of Mexicans to the US will soon beging, I foresee very serious social tension in the US because of this.

Never vote left ppl, they will destroy your country like they did mine

On September 11 2024 04:22 lostaccount wrote: Poll: Who do u want to win (Vote): Trump (Vote): Harris (Vote): Hope they both lose

Politics is mostly about shifting society in a certain direction rather than voting homie. The obsession around voting is one of the most toxic ideologies in modern politics. But I mean its a slam dunk for Harris if I lived there. She is essentially like Biden-a vote against potential fascism at this point. I wouldn't really agree with much of her tax policy and the main thing is people need to be bought to justice for their tax evasion, then can go from there. People need to free themselves from their ideology on how taxes are government theft for society to start realizing the common good. Until that happens, rich people will always dominate and exploit us.

Checking on LP after almost a decade, Baal still fighting with Loco

On September 12 2024 07:55 EvilSky wrote: Checking on LP after almost a decade, Baal still fighting with Loco

Eh not really, people hardly post here anymore.

I dont doubt it, people hardly posted back in 2016 so its not like I was expecting the traffic to go up since. But its cool there is at least some folks left

lol dang a decade, what have u been up 2 these years. nice to have u back -_-
haha a blog post is in order with updates would be cool

On September 12 2024 07:55 EvilSky wrote: Checking on LP after almost a decade, Baal still fighting with Loco

holding the fort

On September 12 2024 23:19 lostaccount wrote: lol dang a decade, what have u been up 2 these years. nice to have u back -_- haha a blog post is in order with updates would be cool

nah I dont think there is enough there for a blogpost. I think similiar to a lot of people who quit poker Ive been at a normie office job for the last 6 or so years. Somehow I remembered I still had some money on a poker site so Ive been playing some low stakes for fun and got nostalgic about this place, decided to come and bump the Looks or Game thread (forgot it got locked years ago ) then just came here to say hi

I c, well hope u have a great life mate

On September 11 2024 07:37 Baalim wrote: and Mexico is done, socialists again turned a semi-functional country into a socialist dictatorship, they dismantled the judiciary branch and now they have total control of it, it was the last independent institution left, they militarized the country, dismantled the electorate institute, they have super majority in the house and senate, we are done. If you think migration is a problem you have no clue whats coming, the exodus of Mexicans to the US will soon beging, I foresee very serious social tension in the US because of this. Never vote left ppl, they will destroy your country like they did mine

I think the root of the issue is extremism bleeding into every facet of society. Doesn't matter which way it leans. Extremism is bat shit insane either way and highly damaging to society as a whole.

Social media has made that extreme ideology more mainstream and continues to give those loud minorities a voice.

If you know anything about history, the politics at the centre gives way to extreme ideas over time. So extremist views are not necessarily a bad thing. I don't agree with a lot of current extreme positions, but its not true that extremism is always a bad thing. For example 70 years ago, communism, homosexuality, hysteria were both mental disorders in western society. Also Harvard professors thought you were a bit of a moron if you promoted theory of evolution, and they thought biology was so malleable that they tried to teach monkeys to speak english (lol!). Its always been true that the centre is extreme a few decades or centuries down the line.

Currently the political centre and/or the mainstream is completely insane. Universities have promoted luke-warmist climate change denial in the social sciences along the lines of 'we should implement at most a very small carbon tax and go no further on climate change'. Which has the consequence of destroying a large part of civilization; the Sahel region in Africa, India and Pacific Islands will cease to be civilized places by the end of the century because of that one belief that's been promoted. This centrist ideology has been used to legitimize inaction on climate change. So, to me the centre is batshit insane, basically always been but its even worse now than historically, and as for extremism it depends which kind. Most extremism looks pretty bad to me.

Its not really possible to change peoples minds on twitter, tiktok, or facebook because of the medium (short text, short videos, short attention span). I think it is on reddit but one has to try really hard. Im kinda hoping the internet's all round shittyness as of late forces people to go outside and talk to each other. I don't really think the social media is even a place where people have coherent political positions. The people on there are just being used for their behavioral value, to be turned into profit. And getting them fired up over things is similar to how a farmer puts fertilizer in their crops. It increases the yield.

I really enjoyed Succession and that theme my God.

Trump family not so much.

On September 14 2024 02:25 Stroggoz wrote: For example 70 years ago, communism, homosexuality, hysteria were both mental disorders in western society.

Communist is still a mental disorder, lobotomization isn't adviced since the frontal precortex is already absent in these people.

I have to agree with Stroggoz about extremism and it's not a social media issue, Latinamerica has been plagued by left wing dictatorships since its inception, it appears to me that colonized countries become ripe for socialist indoctrination easily, the social injustices of the distant past fester into class resentment thats why the catholic self flagelating slave morality mixed perfectly with our socities, we percieve ourselves at the eternal victims devoid of agency and the rich, powerful and the americans are always to blame for our misforune.

On September 11 2024 04:22 lostaccount wrote: Poll: Who do u want to win (Vote): Trump (Vote): Harris (Vote): Hope they both lose

Come on LP. U can do better than Putin-propaganda. Im not a fan of Harris, but she is obvious way better alternative than this clown.

On October 19 2024 19:40 VanDerMeyde wrote: Come on LP. U can do better than Putin-propaganda. Im not a fan of Harris, but she is obvious way better alternative than this clown.

I never thought you'd prefer the dems, Trump as a person is shit but whatever that isn't left plus he isn't part of the machine wich is good and Elon behind him also good.

As bitter as it tastes, I think only way forward is Trump getting elected and making some kind of deal between Russia and Ukraine. It's not good for Ukraine, but if this shit keeps getting escalated, things are going to get really bad. Now there is news that North Korean soldiers (12k or so) are coming to fight for Russia. Which means Nato has to answer and it might mean Nato boots on the ground eventually, if the NK troops keep pouring in. After that it's not a proxy war anymore. After the deal Russia has the rebuild it's military and we have some breathing room. That being said, I think this "Putin is going to invade a Nato country" shit is ridiculous. I think Nato > any U.S. President and Trump is gonna choke on a chicken wing, if he properly fucks with it's credibility.

Trump goes on Rogan and talks for 3 hours. Maybe it sucks, maybe he's a lunatic, but he's out there for you to judge. He did a 3 hour convo and you are free to form your own opinion. That's a service to voters. Which they deserve.

Kamala is having trouble with male voters (apparently)... but she couldn't do Rogan... why? People rightfully believe she can't go off script... and that's why they don't like or trust her.

If Kamala did a 3 hour unscripted interview, I 100% would listen to it with interest. People would respect it. Problem is she isn't willing for whatever reason. It strikes me and many others as inability and/or inauthenticity.

If she loses it will be because of things like this...