Current Events > Why should Republicans vote if the outcome is already decided?

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https://twitter.com/ryanobles/status/1332719431148036097

Lol

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shockthemonkey posted...

God I hope Trump manages to ruin the Republican turnout for the Georgia senate races

I think he might. Also might ruin future elections if Republicans start thinking this way.

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1. Cons are going to believe this moronic conspiracy theory
2. Cons are not going to vote because they think its already rigged against them
3. Dem will win
4. Cons will say "See, look! We told you it was rigged!!!"

Lol

MKScorpion posted...

1. Cons are going to believe this moronic conspiracy theory
2. Cons are not going to vote because they think its already rigged against them
3. Dem will win
4. Cons will say "See, look! We told you it was rigged!!!"

Lol

Let's do that.

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I love it. The catering to the moronic, conspiracy mindset of the right is backfiring.

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The most insane thing about all of this is that the voting machines weren't even used in the districts the GOP think were rigged

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shockthemonkey posted...

Would be a fantastic result of this dumb shit

I'm not on either side but I must ask...

Do none of you see the problem with a large portion of the country losing their faith in voting? It shouldn't be seen on par with a carnival game.

Furthermore, do you honestly want one party to either disappear or massively fade? When is it EVER "My side is completely right, the other side is completely stupid and they have absolutely zero to offer!"? The solution is almost always some combination of things from each side.

All of you need to watch the dicks, pussies and assholes speech from Team America: World Police until it sinks in.

Spirithorseman posted...

Do none of you see the problem with a large portion of the country losing their faith in voting?

If Trump tweeting nonsense makes them give up on Democracy and support fascism then they never had faith in voting.

But I agree the fact 70 million Americans do not support Democracy and are happy with dictatorship is a massive terrifying problem and scary as fuck

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I believe this is a good case of 'the chickens come home to roost' in regards to seeding doubt in the elections.

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shockthemonkey posted...

Anyone who thinks they should take their politics philosophy from Trey Parker and Matt Stone has nothing to contribute to a conversation about politics

Focusing on the messenger in an effort to ignore the message. Logical fallacies are fun.

shockthemonkey posted...

The message of waaaaa both sides is incredibly valueless

Feel free to stuff your fingers in your ears and hum. lol

"YOU CAN'T TRIPLE STAMP A DOUBLE STAMP! LLOYD! LLOYD!!!"

RobertDoback posted...

I love it. The catering to the moronic, conspiracy mindset of the right is backfiring.

Spirithorseman posted...

Focusing on the messenger in an effort to ignore the message. Logical fallacies are fun.

The credibility of a witness is relevant to the weight his or her testimony receives.

Trump is not credible. At all.

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Spirithorseman posted...

I'm not on either side but I must ask...

Do none of you see the problem with a large portion of the country losing their faith in voting? It shouldn't be seen on par with a carnival game.

Furthermore, do you honestly want one party to either disappear or massively fade? When is it EVER "My side is completely right, the other side is completely stupid and they have absolutely zero to offer!"? The solution is almost always some combination of things from each side.

All of you need to watch the dicks, pussies and assholes speech from Team America: World Police until it sinks in.

Le infamous I'm truly not on either side start

The Democrats should take full advantage of this. If the right is going to constantly dive off the conspiracy deep end, then use it to your benefit. Spread the misinformation Russia-style and tell Republicans not to vote. Its a win-win: either they stupidly believe it and less people vote, or the right has to start to make a concerted effort to stamp down on conspiracy theories and stop claiming fraud when you lose.

Dems: count all votes and make it easier to vote.
Modern GOP: restrict voting access and claim that votes cast against are rigged.

Same thing both sides?

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God I'm so tired of people with this South Park "both sides" shit

It's been almost 20 years, get some new material

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Boombam99 posted...

The Democrats should take full advantage of this. If the right is going to constantly dive off the conspiracy deep end, then use it to your benefit. Spread the misinformation Russia-style and tell Republicans not to vote. Its a win-win: either they stupidly believe it and less people vote, or the right has to start to make a concerted effort to stamp down on conspiracy theories and stop claiming fraud when you lose.

Democrats aren't smart or competent enough to do something like that.

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Trey Parker and Matt Stone, truly the greatest political minds of their generation

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FlameTurtle posted...

Trey Parker and Matt Stone, truly the greatest political minds of their generation

"They're wrong. I'm not gonna provide any argument but trust me...they're wrong. Can't you tell by the way I'm acting?"

Whoa, this is just like that one scene in that movie

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If you can't argue your point, that's fine. lol

"Why would I learn the differences between the the two major parties by looking at their policies and seeing how they've affected society in different ways when these two random libertarian celebrities can tell me what to think"

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shockthemonkey posted...

Right? Its the laziest cop-out.

It's the ultimate example of someone who wants to appear intelligent and profound without actually bothering to learn anything

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So teach me and prove them wrong. Point out each part of their argument that you're discounting because it was in something comedic and show how it isn't correct.

Spirithorseman posted...

Do none of you see the problem with a large portion of the country losing their faith in voting?

I think that's bad! But the harm of it will come from their reaction to perceived election thefts, and not, as you suggest later on your post, from the GOP fading or losing power. They use that power in dangerous, harmful ways (like, for example, suggesting that this election was fraudulent and thereby causing some supporters to lose faith in democracy, which, we agree, is bad.)

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Spirithorseman posted...

Point out each part of their argument that you're discounting because it was in something comedic

I'm not discounting their argument because it's comedic in nature, I'm discounting it because it's stupid and they're not particularly bright.

As for educating you, I'm not a teacher. We live in the information age and you have Google.

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I remember when I was in high school and thought Trey Parker and Matt Stone were the smartest guys in the world.

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CrimsonRage posted...

>2020
>still getting your political views from south park creators

most people grow out of this lol

Most people also grow out of flooding this place with shitposting alts, but maturity ain't stopping that guy.

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So none of you can argue against it and simply point to the source of the message rather than the message itself. Got it. lol

Bullshit coming back to cost the bullshit artist qualifies as comedy, not tragedy.

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Doom_Art posted...

I'm not discounting their argument because it's comedic in nature, I'm discounting it because it's stupid and they're not particularly bright.

As for educating you, I'm not a teacher. We live in the information age and you have Google.

Wow, this is exactly like that one scene from Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm.

It really makes you think, doesn't it?

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Boombam99 posted...

The Democrats should take full advantage of this. If the right is going to constantly dive off the conspiracy deep end, then use it to your benefit. Spread the misinformation Russia-style and tell Republicans not to vote. Its a win-win: either they stupidly believe it and less people vote, or the right has to start to make a concerted effort to stamp down on conspiracy theories and stop claiming fraud when you lose.

They've been doing this with the "write in Trump" Senate runoff campaign. It'd be humorous if the GOP's unwillingness to call for Trump to concede (due presumably to the belief that Georgia's runoff matters) backfired on them and cost them the Senate.


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It is literally impossible to rationalize Trump's response right now in a "both sides" argument.

Trump is lying. Period. End of story.

He has no evidence. His lawsuits have been a fucking shit show. He makes tons of claims on Twitter and never makes those claims in court. He is deliberately undermining trust in the election process because he's a sore loser manchild. Everything else is GOPer justification for his idiotic actions.

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Spirithorseman posted...

Do none of you see the problem with a large portion of the country losing their faith in voting?

This could have bad consequences, yes.

But

Spirithorseman posted...

Furthermore, do you honestly want one party to either disappear or massively fade? When is it EVER "My side is completely right, the other side is completely stupid and they have absolutely zero to offer!"? The solution is almost always some combination of things from each side.

If the Republican party losing power is the only thing that comes of this it would be absolutely fucking fantastic. "My side" isn't completely right but I can state with a great deal of certainty that the Republican party has nothing to offer for the vast majority of this country.

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Spirithorseman posted...

The solution is almost always some combination of things from each side.

No, fuck those sides into the dirt. The two-party system needs to go because it inspires braindead centrist takes like these. The solution is almost never between America'a two parties' agendas.

Centrists are just nihilistic assholes with no critical thinking skills. I have more respect for the "other side" than I do for centrists.

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hockeybub89 posted...

No, fuck those sides into the dirt. The two-party system needs to go because it inspires braindead centrist takes like these. The solution is almost never between America'a two parties' agendas.

Centrists are just nihilistic assholes with no critical thinking skills.

I disagree but I don't think you can reasonably be centrist right now. At least in the sense that centrist is somehow between the Democrat platform and the Republican platform. If you even are willing to give the Republicans the light of day right now, that means you've fallen for their BS. Real centrists are probably well within the Democrat Party right now.

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Or you get off on the us vs them mentality and it fills you with rage when someone doesn't fall into the overly simplified categories you want to force on others.

Spirithorseman posted...

Or you get off on the us vs them mentality and it fills you with rage when someone doesn't fall into the overly simplified categories you want to force on others.

Considering one party is literally defined by "us versus them" right now, that's awful hard to do.

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DarkRoast posted...

Considering one party is literally defined by "us versus them" right now, that's awful hard to do.

I don't get picking a side when it comes to parties. It's issue to issue. I believe in helping those who need help. Abortion is great. Limiting free speech to save feelings sucks. Expecting the world to fall in your lap after having done little to nothing is bad.

Both sides have things where it comes down to "This is where I agree. This is where you're full of shit." and it typically ends with both sides thinking I'm alright until one of my opinions doesn't line up with their own.

Spirithorseman posted...

Limiting free speech to save feelings sucks.

Who is limiting free speech

Spirithorseman posted...

Expecting the world to fall in your lap after having done little to nothing is bad.

Who expects the world to fall into their lap

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