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Heroic_TuRtLe 08/16/21 10:41:08 PM #252:	ExThaNemesis posted... I'm not very well versed in the conflict. Why did the Soviets want to invade that place anyway? Oil? tl;dr, violent coup took place which put the communist party in charge, the rest of the country was in open revolt, and the Soviets needed to send backup to keep their puppet government from falling. <cite>Heroic_TuRtLe posted [p:957155276] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>ExThaNemesis posted... </cite> <quote>I'm not very well versed in the conflict. Why did the Soviets want to invade that place anyway? Oil?</quote>tl;dr, violent coup took place which put the communist party in charge, the rest of the country was in open revolt, and the Soviets needed to send backup to keep their puppet government from falling. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheRock1525 08/16/21 10:42:19 PM #253:	Recent polling showed that 69% of Democrats still support withdrawal. --- TheRock ~ I had a name, my father called me Blues. <cite>TheRock1525 posted [p:957155307] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Recent polling showed that 69% of Democrats still support withdrawal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heroic_TuRtLe 08/16/21 10:54:02 PM #254:	TheRock1525 posted... Recent polling showed that 69% of Democrats still support withdrawal. That's not a surprise. Most level headed people are apalled at what the Taliban is doing, but acknowledge there really isn't anything we can do about it <cite>Heroic_TuRtLe posted [p:957155605] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>TheRock1525 posted... </cite> <quote>Recent polling showed that 69% of Democrats still support withdrawal.</quote>That's not a surprise. Most level headed people are apalled at what the Taliban is doing, but acknowledge there really isn't anything we can do about it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MoogleKupo141 08/16/21 11:40:09 PM #255:	why arent we just doing drone stuff like we knew the taliban would take the presidents house or whatever, so we should have just put a bunch of drones in there to surprise them with bullets Put me in charge, dummies --- For your Azuarc* .* At least Kupo has class and doesn't MESSAGE the people -Dr Pizza <cite>MoogleKupo141 posted [p:957156625] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>why arent we just doing drone stuff like we knew the taliban would take the presidents house or whatever, so we should have just put a bunch of drones in there to surprise them with bullets Put me in charge, dummies </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kevwaffles 08/17/21 1:55:26 AM #256:	We tried, but we didn't realize they had Admiral Ackbar advising them. Needless to say the were prepared just in time. --- "One toot on this whistle will take you to a far away land." -Toad, SMB3 <cite>kevwaffles posted [p:957159145] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>We tried, but we didn't realize they had Admiral Ackbar advising them. Needless to say the were prepared just in time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Peace___Frog 08/17/21 8:37:52 AM #257:	Hooray for cowardice https://twitter.com/AlexanderMcCoy4/status/1427477233292255236?s=19 --- ~Peaf~ <cite>Peace___Frog posted [p:957163764] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Hooray for cowardice https://twitter.com/AlexanderMcCoy4/status/1427477233292255236?s=19 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RaidenGarai 08/17/21 9:18:35 AM #258:	The GOP is going to attack them no matter what they do, why let fear of their attacks change anything. --- https://www.twitch.tv/zerothe14th <cite>RaidenGarai posted [p:957164563] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>The GOP is going to attack them no matter what they do, why let fear of their attacks change anything. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 08/17/21 9:23:04 AM #259:	TheRock1525 posted... Recent polling showed that 69% of Democrats still support withdrawal. That's pretty damn low actually. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:957164656] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>TheRock1525 posted... </cite> <quote>Recent polling showed that 69% of Democrats still support withdrawal.</quote>That's pretty damn low actually. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum 08/17/21 9:27:46 AM #260:	My guess is Afghan withdrawal approval will go back up after the initial news cycle dies down. The Taliban isnt shooting at planes taking off. They want us gone. I wouldnt expect any particularly newsworthy headlines of barbarianism restoking flames --- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg <cite>masterplum posted [p:957164757] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>My guess is Afghan withdrawal approval will go back up after the initial news cycle dies down. The Taliban isnt shooting at planes taking off. They want us gone. I wouldnt expect any particularly newsworthy headlines of barbarianism restoking flames </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heroic_TuRtLe 08/17/21 9:38:15 AM #261:	Peace___Frog posted... Hooray for cowardice https://twitter.com/AlexanderMcCoy4/status/1427477233292255236?s=19 To be fair, letting in millions of refugees is exactly what got Europe into the situation that it is currently in. It would be political suicide to do the same in the US. Ultimately, Afghanis have to be responsible for resolving their own issues, as clearly we can't fix them for them. <cite>Heroic_TuRtLe posted [p:957165016] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Peace___Frog posted... </cite> <quote>Hooray for cowardice https://twitter.com/AlexanderMcCoy4/status/1427477233292255236?s=19</quote>To be fair, letting in millions of refugees is exactly what got Europe into the situation that it is currently in. It would be political suicide to do the same in the US. Ultimately, Afghanis have to be responsible for resolving their own issues, as clearly we can't fix them for them. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum 08/17/21 9:58:10 AM #262:	Heroic_TuRtLe posted... To be fair, letting in millions of refugees is exactly what got Europe into the situation that it is currently in. It would be political suicide to do the same in the US. Ultimately, Afghanis have to be responsible for resolving their own issues, as clearly we can't fix them for them. Ehhh I feel that isn't a fair comparison. Immigration was an EU issue mainly because the members had such radically different views on it which created a large schism. While immigration is a fairly large issue to the GOP, it really isn't one of the largest ones imo. I don't think the democrats are pro immigrant enough or GOP anti immigrant enough for it to be the flash point it was in the EU, especially with the coronavirus blanketing everything --- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg <cite>masterplum posted [p:957165479] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Heroic_TuRtLe posted... </cite> <quote>To be fair, letting in millions of refugees is exactly what got Europe into the situation that it is currently in. It would be political suicide to do the same in the US. Ultimately, Afghanis have to be responsible for resolving their own issues, as clearly we can't fix them for them.</quote> Ehhh I feel that isn't a fair comparison. Immigration was an EU issue mainly because the members had such radically different views on it which created a large schism. While immigration is a fairly large issue to the GOP, it really isn't one of the largest ones imo. I don't think the democrats are pro immigrant enough or GOP anti immigrant enough for it to be the flash point it was in the EU, especially with the coronavirus blanketing everything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeroDelTiempo17 08/17/21 10:21:59 AM #263:	Peace___Frog posted... Hooray for cowardice https://twitter.com/AlexanderMcCoy4/status/1427477233292255236?s=19 This is so awful and so on-brand for them --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig! <cite>HeroDelTiempo17 posted [p:957166000] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Peace___Frog posted... </cite> <quote>Hooray for cowardice https://twitter.com/AlexanderMcCoy4/status/1427477233292255236?s=19</quote> This is so awful and so on-brand for them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xp1337 08/17/21 10:34:32 AM #264:	TheRock1525 posted... Recent polling showed that 69% of Democrats still support withdrawal. It's basically a 20 point drop from 4 months ago across the board. Mid-April -> Mid-September (before Biden speech) Support Withdrawal-Oppose Overall: 69-16 -> 49-37 Dems: 84-6 -> 69-19 "Independents": 66-15 -> 41-38 Republicans: 52-33 -> 31-58 Dems saw the smallest drop in support but it's still a noticeable chunk. GOP flips from supporting withdrawal by about 20 points to opposing it by almost 30. Overall support for withdrawing is still +12 net but basically entirely on the back of Dem support. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? <cite>xp1337 posted [p:957166323] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>TheRock1525 posted... </cite> <quote>Recent polling showed that 69% of Democrats still support withdrawal.</quote>It's basically a 20 point drop from 4 months ago across the board. Mid-April -> Mid-September (before Biden speech) Support Withdrawal-Oppose Overall: 69-16 -> 49-37 Dems: 84-6 -> 69-19 "Independents": 66-15 -> 41-38 Republicans: 52-33 -> 31-58 Dems saw the smallest drop in support but it's still a noticeable chunk. GOP flips from supporting withdrawal by about 20 points to opposing it by almost 30. Overall support for withdrawing is still +12 net but basically entirely on the back of Dem support. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum 08/17/21 10:41:54 AM #265:	The good news for Dems is this really isnt a campaignable issue What are Republicans going to do? Campaign on reinvading Afghanistan? --- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg <cite>masterplum posted [p:957166515] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>The good news for Dems is this really isnt a campaignable issue What are Republicans going to do? Campaign on reinvading Afghanistan? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 08/17/21 10:45:02 AM #266:	HeroDelTiempo17 posted... This is so awful and so on-brand for them This, and also Heroic_TuRtLe posted... To be fair, letting in millions of refugees is exactly what got Europe into the situation that it is currently in. It would be political suicide to do the same in the US. Ultimately, Afghanis have to be responsible for resolving their own issues, as clearly we can't fix them for them. While I 100% disagree with it, this message WOULD have resonated with the right, preventing basically any Afghan refugees while we were still there, and it would definitely have been a fight. It obviously would have been a far superior choice, morally and politically, but it would have been hard, and we all (should) know now that this Administration prefers the easy road, its why they jettisoned student debt relief and healthcare from their agenda completely. (sorry for being this way lol) --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:957166589] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>HeroDelTiempo17 posted... </cite> <quote>This is so awful and so on-brand for them</quote> This, and also Heroic_TuRtLe posted... </cite> <quote>To be fair, letting in millions of refugees is exactly what got Europe into the situation that it is currently in. It would be political suicide to do the same in the US. Ultimately, Afghanis have to be responsible for resolving their own issues, as clearly we can't fix them for them.</quote> While I 100% disagree with it, this message WOULD have resonated with the right, preventing basically any Afghan refugees while we were still there, and it would definitely have been a fight. It obviously would have been a far superior choice, morally and politically, but it would have been hard, and we all (should) know now that this Administration prefers the easy road, its why they jettisoned student debt relief and healthcare from their agenda completely. (sorry for being this way lol) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 08/17/21 11:07:55 AM #267:	masterplum posted... The good news for Dems is this really isnt a campaignable issue What are Republicans going to do? Campaign on reinvading Afghanistan? Actually it is a disaster for Biden if Trump re-runs. Trump will run on how he would have done it better and was winding down troops and withdrawing without this backlash. Biden will state Trump is what let the Taliban foster in the first place, but Trump is gonna have ads of the planes and such to win that amongst independents. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:957167155] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>masterplum posted... </cite> <quote>The good news for Dems is this really isnt a campaignable issue What are Republicans going to do? Campaign on reinvading Afghanistan?</quote>Actually it is a disaster for Biden if Trump re-runs. Trump will run on how he would have done it better and was winding down troops and withdrawing without this backlash. Biden will state Trump is what let the Taliban foster in the first place, but Trump is gonna have ads of the planes and such to win that amongst independents. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoomTheGyarados 08/17/21 11:11:24 AM #268:	If Trump wins re-election in 2024 I am literally, and I mean literally, just moving to some small island and await the end days. --- Sir Chris Doom The Kanto Saga - Animated Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH4wNFCrLM <cite>DoomTheGyarados posted [p:957167246] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>If Trump wins re-election in 2024 I am literally, and I mean literally, just moving to some small island and await the end days. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum 08/17/21 11:12:56 AM #269:	Corrik7 posted... Actually it is a disaster for Biden if Trump re-runs. Trump will run on how he would have done it better and was winding down troops and withdrawing without this backlash. Biden will state Trump is what let the Taliban foster in the first place, but Trump is gonna have ads of the planes and such to win that amongst independents. Oh, you are already in 2024. I can't imagine anyone remembering this at the time with how whiplash the news cycle has been over the last couple years. The main 2024 debate could be whether to send troops to Taiwan for all we know. --- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg <cite>masterplum posted [p:957167285] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Corrik7 posted... </cite> <quote>Actually it is a disaster for Biden if Trump re-runs. Trump will run on how he would have done it better and was winding down troops and withdrawing without this backlash. Biden will state Trump is what let the Taliban foster in the first place, but Trump is gonna have ads of the planes and such to win that amongst independents.</quote> Oh, you are already in 2024. I can't imagine anyone remembering this at the time with how whiplash the news cycle has been over the last couple years. The main 2024 debate could be whether to send troops to Taiwan for all we know. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xp1337 08/17/21 11:24:55 AM #270:	DoomTheGyarados posted... If Trump wins re-election in 2024 I am literally, and I mean literally, just moving to some small island and await the end days. It truly would be "something" if Trump, the one who had the Taliban leader expected to be declared President of Afghanistan released from prison, the one who signed the agreement to have US forces withdraw, who attacked Biden for extending the withdrawal date by a few months, could manage to turn this into a "positive" issue for him. --- xp1337: Don't you wish there was a spell-checker that told you when you a word out? <cite>xp1337 posted [p:957167643] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>DoomTheGyarados posted... </cite> <quote>If Trump wins re-election in 2024 I am literally, and I mean literally, just moving to some small island and await the end days.</quote>It truly would be "something" if Trump, the one who had the Taliban leader expected to be declared President of Afghanistan released from prison, the one who signed the agreement to have US forces withdraw, who attacked Biden for extending the withdrawal date by a few months, could manage to turn this into a "positive" issue for him. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ExThaNemesis 08/17/21 11:26:07 AM #271:	do we really think Trump tries again in 2024 after he already lost the second most winnable election of all time pretty convincingly lol --- "undertale hangs out with mido" - ZFS Smash Ultimate Switch Code: SW-6933-1523-8505 <cite>ExThaNemesis posted [p:957167677] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>do we really think Trump tries again in 2024 after he already lost the second most winnable election of all time pretty convincingly lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Inviso 08/17/21 11:27:56 AM #272:	ExThaNemesis posted... do we really think Trump tries again in 2024 after he already lost the second most winnable election of all time pretty convincingly lol Second-most winnable election of all time? --- Touch fuzzy. Get fuzzier. Inviso <cite>Inviso posted [p:957167730] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>ExThaNemesis posted... </cite> <quote>do we really think Trump tries again in 2024 after he already lost the second most winnable election of all time pretty convincingly lol</quote> Second-most winnable election of all time? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Not_an_Owl 08/17/21 11:32:51 AM #273:	Trump is running again unless he's dead or bedridden, and I honestly wouldn't put money on either condition actually stopping him. --- Besides, marijuana is far more harmful than steroids. - BlitzBomb I headbang to Bruckner. <cite>Not_an_Owl posted [p:957167890] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Trump is running again unless he's dead or bedridden, and I honestly wouldn't put money on either condition actually stopping him. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GuessMyUserName 08/17/21 11:47:46 AM #274:	ExThaNemesis posted... pretty convincingly lol not for the disturbing many that believe it's a fraud --- I request affiliated many pipes. Been a bad girl, I know I am. And I'm so hot, I need a fan. I don't want a boy, I need a man. <cite>GuessMyUserName posted [p:957168298] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>ExThaNemesis posted... </cite> <quote>pretty convincingly lol</quote>not for the disturbing many that believe it's a fraud </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 08/17/21 12:14:50 PM #275:	Not_an_Owl posted... Trump is running again unless he's dead or bedridden, and I honestly wouldn't put money on either condition actually stopping him. He'll probably get voted against en masse again and then conservatives will just cry that the election is rigged without acknowledging deficiencies with their candidate. Trump lost the popular vote to HILLARY CLINTON, someone who many Americans were sick and tired of due to being a fixture of U.S. politics for over two decades. Any remotely decent candidate should be able to win an election against Trump. --- Why do people act like the left is the party of social justice crusaders? <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:957169080] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Not_an_Owl posted... </cite> <quote>Trump is running again unless he's dead or bedridden, and I honestly wouldn't put money on either condition actually stopping him.</quote> He'll probably get voted against en masse again and then conservatives will just cry that the election is rigged without acknowledging deficiencies with their candidate. Trump lost the popular vote to HILLARY CLINTON, someone who many Americans were sick and tired of due to being a fixture of U.S. politics for over two decades. Any remotely decent candidate should be able to win an election against Trump. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 08/17/21 1:44:45 PM #276:	ExThaNemesis posted... do we really think Trump tries again in 2024 after he already lost the second most winnable election of all time pretty convincingly lol The margin he lost on was slim as hell. If he can turn just 150k votes just purely based on nostalgia, he wins in 2024. Trump had the 2nd most votes all time by any candidate. The question is if Biden is winning over people who didn't vote for him now vs people who just wanted change or get disillusioned with Biden. You don't have Trump's missteps in focus and recency compared to Biden's now. Biden will be the one who didn't get rid of student loan debt, ended unemployment boosts, the afghanistan debacle, most likely didn't end covid, etc etc. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:957171760] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>ExThaNemesis posted... </cite> <quote>do we really think Trump tries again in 2024 after he already lost the second most winnable election of all time pretty convincingly lol </quote> The margin he lost on was slim as hell. If he can turn just 150k votes just purely based on nostalgia, he wins in 2024. Trump had the 2nd most votes all time by any candidate. The question is if Biden is winning over people who didn't vote for him now vs people who just wanted change or get disillusioned with Biden. You don't have Trump's missteps in focus and recency compared to Biden's now. Biden will be the one who didn't get rid of student loan debt, ended unemployment boosts, the afghanistan debacle, most likely didn't end covid, etc etc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stripperiffic 08/17/21 1:49:22 PM #277:	Corrik7 posted... The margin he lost on was slim as hell. If he can turn just 150k votes just purely based on nostalgia, he wins in 2024. Nostalgia for what, exactly? Half a million Amercians dying? Kids being put in cages? Having an absolutely incompetent moron in charge? Having the most inept administration? Only people who already voted for Donald Trump in 2020 will have nostalgia for that shit. <cite>Stripperiffic posted [p:957171932] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Corrik7 posted... </cite> <quote>The margin he lost on was slim as hell. If he can turn just 150k votes just purely based on nostalgia, he wins in 2024.</quote> Nostalgia for what, exactly? Half a million Amercians dying? Kids being put in cages? Having an absolutely incompetent moron in charge? Having the most inept administration? Only people who already voted for Donald Trump in 2020 will have nostalgia for that shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kevwaffles 08/17/21 2:10:16 PM #278:	"Man I miss Covid!" -New Trump voters, 2024 --- "One toot on this whistle will take you to a far away land." -Toad, SMB3 <cite>kevwaffles posted [p:957172575] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>"Man I miss Covid!" -New Trump voters, 2024</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dancedreamer 08/17/21 2:19:18 PM #279:	I don't imagine killing off your base does well for you in 2024. --- This isn't funny Dean, the voice says I'm almost out of minutes! ~Alexandra <cite>Dancedreamer posted [p:957172862] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>I don't imagine killing off your base does well for you in 2024. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Not_an_Owl 08/17/21 2:20:59 PM #280:	Dancedreamer posted... I don't imagine killing off your base does well for you in 2024. Do you honestly believe any Republican voter is going to remember how terribly Trump mismanaged COVID? They're going to point to the numbers of ~~unvaccinated~~ people dying of Delta and scream about how Biden's incompetent and anyone could have handled things better. --- Besides, marijuana is far more harmful than steroids. - BlitzBomb I headbang to Bruckner. <cite>Not_an_Owl posted [p:957172918] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Dancedreamer posted... </cite> <quote>I don't imagine killing off your base does well for you in 2024.</quote>Do you honestly believe any Republican voter is going to remember how terribly Trump mismanaged COVID? They're going to point to the numbers of unvaccinated people dying of Delta and scream about how Biden's incompetent and anyone could have handled things better. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum 08/17/21 2:24:19 PM #281:	Not_an_Owl posted... Do you honestly believe any Republican voter is going to remember how terribly Trump mismanaged COVID? They're going to point to the numbers of ~~unvaccinated~~ people dying of Delta and scream about how Biden's incompetent and anyone could have handled things better. Unless they are dead. 600,000 dead isnt nothing. Im curious if Delta (or worse) keeps up if that might actually change vote counts --- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg <cite>masterplum posted [p:957173011] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Not_an_Owl posted... </cite> <quote>Do you honestly believe any Republican voter is going to remember how terribly Trump mismanaged COVID? They're going to point to the numbers of unvaccinated people dying of Delta and scream about how Biden's incompetent and anyone could have handled things better.</quote> Unless they are dead. 600,000 dead isnt nothing. Im curious if Delta (or worse) keeps up if that might actually change vote counts </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red sox 777 08/17/21 2:27:55 PM #282:	I don't think 2024 is going to go well for Trump. He hasn't made any moves to win back people on the fences. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:957173107] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>I don't think 2024 is going to go well for Trump. He hasn't made any moves to win back people on the fences. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FFDragon 08/17/21 2:31:26 PM #283:	I mean I read last week that covid deaths in Florida now exceed DeSantis' margin of victory. So they are now literally dying to own the libs. And could have real impact on future elections. --- If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person? #theresafreakingghostafterus <cite>FFDragon posted [p:957173207] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>I mean I read last week that covid deaths in Florida now exceed DeSantis' margin of victory. So they are now literally dying to own the libs. And could have real impact on future elections. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DoomTheGyarados 08/17/21 2:34:46 PM #284:	FFDragon posted... I mean I read last week that covid deaths in Florida now exceed DeSantis' margin of victory. So they are now literally dying to own the libs. And could have real impact on future elections. Huh --- Sir Chris Doom The Kanto Saga - Animated Series - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hH4wNFCrLM <cite>DoomTheGyarados posted [p:957173293] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>FFDragon posted... </cite> <quote>I mean I read last week that covid deaths in Florida now exceed DeSantis' margin of victory. So they are now literally dying to own the libs. And could have real impact on future elections.</quote> Huh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
red sox 777 08/17/21 2:35:27 PM #285:	Keep in mind also that the first Covid wave overwhelmingly struck blue areas, since it spread first in cities which are linked to travel, conferences, and international travel. The death tally since the election is going to be very lopsided toward Republicans. --- September 1, 2003; November 4, 2007; September 2, 2013 Congratulations to DP Oblivion in the Guru Contest! <cite>red sox 777 posted [p:957173309] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Keep in mind also that the first Covid wave overwhelmingly struck blue areas, since it spread first in cities which are linked to travel, conferences, and international travel. The death tally since the election is going to be very lopsided toward Republicans. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 08/17/21 2:51:41 PM #286:	Stripperiffic posted... Nostalgia for what, exactly? Half a million Amercians dying? Kids being put in cages? Having an absolutely incompetent moron in charge? Having the most inept administration? Only people who already voted for Donald Trump in 2020 will have nostalgia for that shit. Nostalgia makes you think something in the past was better than it really was. --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:957173753] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Stripperiffic posted... </cite> <quote>Nostalgia for what, exactly? Half a million Amercians dying? Kids being put in cages? Having an absolutely incompetent moron in charge? Having the most inept administration? Only people who already voted for Donald Trump in 2020 will have nostalgia for that shit.</quote>Nostalgia makes you think something in the past was better than it really was. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 08/17/21 2:53:34 PM #287:	red sox 777 posted... Keep in mind also that the first Covid wave overwhelmingly struck blue areas, since it spread first in cities which are linked to travel, conferences, and international travel. The death tally since the election is going to be very lopsided toward Republicans. Somewhere I read this was part of the reason why the Trump administration didn't take the pandemic seriously. --- Why do people act like the left is the party of social justice crusaders? <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:957173800] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>red sox 777 posted... </cite> <quote>Keep in mind also that the first Covid wave overwhelmingly struck blue areas, since it spread first in cities which are linked to travel, conferences, and international travel. The death tally since the election is going to be very lopsided toward Republicans.</quote> Somewhere I read this was part of the reason why the Trump administration didn't take the pandemic seriously. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HeroDelTiempo17 08/17/21 3:01:36 PM #288:	Not_an_Owl posted... Do you honestly believe any Republican voter is going to remember how terribly Trump mismanaged COVID? They're going to point to the numbers of ~~unvaccinated~~ people dying of Delta and scream about how Biden's incompetent and anyone could have handled things better. People also gotta remember that a large part of the conservative mindset was "COVID is inevitable and can't be stopped, sure people are gonna die but it won't be that bad" and then when it was actually worse it became "oh well COVID was inevitable and it can't be helped" --- I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig! <cite>HeroDelTiempo17 posted [p:957174024] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Not_an_Owl posted... </cite> <quote>Do you honestly believe any Republican voter is going to remember how terribly Trump mismanaged COVID? They're going to point to the numbers of unvaccinated people dying of Delta and scream about how Biden's incompetent and anyone could have handled things better.</quote> People also gotta remember that a large part of the conservative mindset was "COVID is inevitable and can't be stopped, sure people are gonna die but it won't be that bad" and then when it was actually worse it became "oh well COVID was inevitable and it can't be helped" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LinkMarioSamus 08/17/21 3:06:09 PM #289:	Or outright blaming China for it without taking any responsibility. --- Why do people act like the left is the party of social justice crusaders? <cite>LinkMarioSamus posted [p:957174161] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Or outright blaming China for it without taking any responsibility. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Peace___Frog 08/17/21 3:16:11 PM #290:	I don't want us to assume that every covid death is from an anti-vaxxer lib-hater. There's going to be lower class folks who can't find the time, or public transit to, a vaccine appointment are included in those deaths. --- ~Peaf~ <cite>Peace___Frog posted [p:957174452] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>I don't want us to assume that every covid death is from an anti-vaxxer lib-hater. There's going to be lower class folks who can't find the time, or public transit to, a vaccine appointment are included in those deaths. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/17/21 3:18:50 PM #291:	ExThaNemesis posted... do we really think Trump tries again in 2024 after he already lost the second most winnable election of all time pretty convincingly lol who else do they have? --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:957174538] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>ExThaNemesis posted... </cite> <quote>do we really think Trump tries again in 2024 after he already lost the second most winnable election of all time pretty convincingly lol</quote> who else do they have? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 08/17/21 3:21:13 PM #292:	https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/1427270483137945605 --- It's Reyn Time. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:957174609] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/1427270483137945605 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChaosTonyV4 08/17/21 3:21:55 PM #293:	Jakyl25 posted... who else do they have? Speaking of DeSantis, a MAGA chud I went to high school with shared a Twitter post from frickin Cernovich saying DeSantis should take the torch from Trump. --- Phantom Dust. "I'll just wait for time to prove me right again." - Vlado <cite>ChaosTonyV4 posted [p:957174633] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Jakyl25 posted... </cite> <quote>who else do they have?</quote> Speaking of DeSantis, a MAGA chud I went to high school with shared a Twitter post from frickin Cernovich saying DeSantis should take the torch from Trump. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jakyl25 08/17/21 3:23:46 PM #294:	Current betting market odds for the GOP nomination, top 10 Trump is honestly one of the better options here --- Thank you, Eddie Guerrero. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DRlKR5nU8AA_v_C?format=jpg&name=large <cite>Jakyl25 posted [p:957174689] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Current betting market odds for the GOP nomination, top 10 Trump is honestly one of the better options here </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dancedreamer 08/17/21 3:28:36 PM #295:	Not_an_Owl posted... Do you honestly believe any Republican voter is going to remember how terribly Trump mismanaged COVID? I meant in terms of numbers. Like... killing off your base doesn't get the living members to stop voting for you, but the dead ones? Yeah, they can't vote. --- This isn't funny Dean, the voice says I'm almost out of minutes! ~Alexandra <cite>Dancedreamer posted [p:957174840] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Not_an_Owl posted... </cite> <quote>Do you honestly believe any Republican voter is going to remember how terribly Trump mismanaged COVID?</quote> I meant in terms of numbers. Like... killing off your base doesn't get the living members to stop voting for you, but the dead ones? Yeah, they can't vote. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seanchan 08/17/21 3:36:16 PM #296:	Peace___Frog posted... I don't want us to assume that every covid death is from an anti-vaxxer lib-hater. There's going to be lower class folks who can't find the time, or public transit to, a vaccine appointment are included in those deaths. Yes, the vaxx rates among minorities is substantially lower than rates for whites. In terms of 2024, none of the shit happening today is going to matter. 80% of the country is already going to vote R or D no matter what. There is no staunch D voter that's going to switch to Trump/DeSantis/whomever because of Afghanistan. For the last 20%, it's going to be how things are come election day (i.e. the economy). Nothing else truly matters. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! <cite>Seanchan posted [p:957175073] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Peace___Frog posted... </cite> <quote>I don't want us to assume that every covid death is from an anti-vaxxer lib-hater. There's going to be lower class folks who can't find the time, or public transit to, a vaccine appointment are included in those deaths.</quote> Yes, the vaxx rates among minorities is substantially lower than rates for whites. In terms of 2024, none of the shit happening today is going to matter. 80% of the country is already going to vote R or D no matter what. There is no staunch D voter that's going to switch to Trump/DeSantis/whomever because of Afghanistan. For the last 20%, it's going to be how things are come election day (i.e. the economy). Nothing else truly matters. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
masterplum 08/17/21 3:58:58 PM #297:	Peace___Frog posted... I don't want us to assume that every covid death is from an anti-vaxxer lib-hater. There's going to be lower class folks who can't find the time, or public transit to, a vaccine appointment are included in those deaths. About 3 weeks ago I was on the interstate and pulled off at a random Walmart in Georgia to pick up something. The first thing I noticed is it was 98% black. I may have been the only white person in the store The second thing I noticed was it was 98% masked and I was the only person not wearing one because I was vaccinated. Anecdotal evidence, but I think the vast majority of deaths from here on out are going to be brazen anti mask anti vaccines. --- https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BdWiElvIQAAQpBt.jpg <cite>masterplum posted [p:957175802] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Peace___Frog posted... </cite> <quote>I don't want us to assume that every covid death is from an anti-vaxxer lib-hater. There's going to be lower class folks who can't find the time, or public transit to, a vaccine appointment are included in those deaths.</quote> About 3 weeks ago I was on the interstate and pulled off at a random Walmart in Georgia to pick up something. The first thing I noticed is it was 98% black. I may have been the only white person in the store The second thing I noticed was it was 98% masked and I was the only person not wearing one because I was vaccinated. Anecdotal evidence, but I think the vast majority of deaths from here on out are going to be brazen anti mask anti vaccines. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HashtagSEP 08/17/21 4:14:26 PM #298:	While it's true that vaxx rates among minorities are lower, minorities mostly fall into the "wait and see" column, as opposed to the "definitely not" column, which is a vast majority white republicans. The former is shrinking more and more as times goes on, while the latter has held very steady. --- #SEP #Awesome #Excellent #Greatness #SteveNash #VitaminWater #SmellingLikeTheVault #Pigeon #Sexy #ActuallyAVeryIntelligentVelociraptor #Heel #CoolSpot #EndOfSig <cite>HashtagSEP posted [p:957176246] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>While it's true that vaxx rates among minorities are lower, minorities mostly fall into the "wait and see" column, as opposed to the "definitely not" column, which is a vast majority white republicans. The former is shrinking more and more as times goes on, while the latter has held very steady. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Corrik7 08/17/21 4:57:41 PM #299:	Jakyl25 posted... Current betting market odds for the GOP nomination, top 10 Trump is honestly one of the better options here Let's go Haley! --- Xbox Live User Name - Corrik PSN User Name - Corrik7 Currently playing: Control (X1) <cite>Corrik7 posted [p:957177411] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Jakyl25 posted... </cite> <quote>Current betting market odds for the GOP nomination, top 10 Trump is honestly one of the better options here </quote>Let's go Haley! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mr Lasastryke 08/17/21 5:09:01 PM #300:	Corrik7 posted... Let's go Haley! lol --- Geothermal terpsichorean ejectamenta <cite>Mr Lasastryke posted [p:957177721] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>Corrik7 posted... </cite> <quote>Let's go Haley!</quote> lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kevwaffles 08/17/21 5:11:50 PM #301:	I wonder if anyone will ever get elected with the simp vote. --- "One toot on this whistle will take you to a far away land." -Toad, SMB3 <cite>kevwaffles posted [p:957177795] in Politics C... [t:79610901]...</cite> <quote>I wonder if anyone will ever get elected with the simp vote.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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