I don't understand exactly why The View thinks giving Donald Trump the power to regulate speech on social media is a good idea.
Although it's something some people might like to change, illegal migrants aren't actually supposed to vote either, so it's the latinos with citizenship who can't be deported because you don't deport citizens.
But these idiots think "people who illegally cross borders" is a race, and apparently that the race is latino (Oh, sorry! Latinx).
But these idiots think "people who illegally cross borders" is a race, and apparently that the race is latino (Oh, sorry! Latinx).
Remember: to England, they have 4 years of labor government. Canada will be voting for Poilievre in a landslide by this time next year and Alex Jones said was a good guy so for lefties who want to avoid conservatives maybe head to England instead.
I think Musk is correct that there'll be some pain in the short term, but it's going to set up something great. I hope he goes full Milei. (Not that I'll be there to see it, but I want that for my country too)
Who doesn't love a story about someone getting beaten down and coming back faster? It's crazy. Lawsuits, criminal indictments, name-calling, the entire media industry, bullets, and now he's won the popular vote.
I'm not a partisan, so I'll eat my words if my predictions end up being wrong, just like I did when I thought Trudeau was going to be a good choice back in 2015.
I write long posts not because I'm an authority on anything -- I'm just a retard on the internet who lives in a backwater corner of nowhere -- I write to try to organize my thoughts and hope to understand things based on what facts I know or at least think I know.
I write long posts not because I'm an authority on anything -- I'm just a retard on the internet who lives in a backwater corner of nowhere -- I write to try to organize my thoughts and hope to understand things based on what facts I know or at least think I know.
uspol
Project 2025 is one of the many, many, many lies disseminated by the Democrats and their allies during this election, and I think it's the fact that they were so focused on the opponent they wish they were against instead of the opponent they were actually against that they seem to have lost.
Does Donald Trump strike you as a sneaky ninja who sneaks around with a secret agenda? Because in my view he's an idiot, the sort of guy who screams out his move like an anime if he's in a fight.
If that was what he planned to do, he'd be sitting there bragging about it like he brags about everything else.
I. Personally. Am not ruled by Biden, Trump, or Harris. I already have a national sales tax (exceptionally high taxes overall in fact), and universal healthcare.
Does Donald Trump strike you as a sneaky ninja who sneaks around with a secret agenda? Because in my view he's an idiot, the sort of guy who screams out his move like an anime if he's in a fight.
If that was what he planned to do, he'd be sitting there bragging about it like he brags about everything else.
I. Personally. Am not ruled by Biden, Trump, or Harris. I already have a national sales tax (exceptionally high taxes overall in fact), and universal healthcare.
uspol
The whole point of the United States was that it wasn't supposed to be a country with this massive federal government looming over everyone. That's something that changed a bit during the civil war but really changed in the past century.
It was supposed to be that your local state was where all the action was, and the federal government was just common defense and regulating interstate trade. Unfortunately, the one ring is too attractive for most to leave alone, and so the powers of the government grew and now it matters a whole lot who the president is because they regulate so much of your life.
It was supposed to be that your local state was where all the action was, and the federal government was just common defense and regulating interstate trade. Unfortunately, the one ring is too attractive for most to leave alone, and so the powers of the government grew and now it matters a whole lot who the president is because they regulate so much of your life.
Ok, end thread. Sorry for folks who had their timeline flooded, but this was my longest post ever I think, and I know it wasn't going to federate in one piece.
So, this was totally predictable. Here's why.
17 of 17. Coda
So where do we go from here?
Well, first, since I'm writing this before the election let's cover what it means if Kamala won: It means democracy is over. Now don't you worry your pretty little retarded head, they'll still pretend to have elections, but the powers that be have proven that they can take a complete idiot whose entire political career was fabricated, fabricate them into an executive position, and despite nobody liking that politician somehow giving them the keys to the most powerful nation on Earth. It means Americans are so stupid they'll just do whatever they're told and it doesn't matter who runs or what they campaign on. Someone who failed catastrophically at every turn but was carried to the presidency on pure media bravado is not good for anyone. It will mean the machine has won. Mandatory celebrations shall soon commence. There will be adequate levels of glee.
Ok, now let's talk about a Trump win. I have faith in the American people. They can be unrefined at times, but Americans aren't actually stupid. The country became a superpower on many people's great decisions. I'm hoping it's even a popular vote win, because the Democrats need their 2008 moment. They've grown complacent with a strategy that worked in 2008, but it's not 2008 anymore. It's time for them to stop doubling down on something only a tiny but vocal minority of people agree with and work to find a new platform that actually works for people. Also, they need to stop relying on a friendly media that will lie for them. They need a message that actually resonates with people besides "Vote for me, I'll let you kill your babies!"
Really, I hoped they'd get that lesson in 2020 but obviously it didn't happen, but the sooner they learn that they're on the wrong track, the sooner they might be able to get on the right track. The world isn't the same as 2008. Trump isn't George W. Bush, or even George H. W. Bush.
At the moment, it looks like the Optimates vs. the Populares from ancient Rome, but under a democracy you can't have elitism like that. Everyone ought to be trying to do what's best for the people because very few people are interested in voting for elites. Hopefully that's the next step we see, the Democrats remember they work for the people and not for a small number of elites or elite adjacents and we can have two parties with real visions that people can get behind. It's what I want to see. I'm not a partisan, I don't want to see a Republican monoparty forever. I know the dangers of too much Republican power. They'll have to take the correct lessons from this cycle, and with a strong Trump win, I think they will at least have to admit it's not just that Russia cheated.
So where do we go from here?
Well, first, since I'm writing this before the election let's cover what it means if Kamala won: It means democracy is over. Now don't you worry your pretty little retarded head, they'll still pretend to have elections, but the powers that be have proven that they can take a complete idiot whose entire political career was fabricated, fabricate them into an executive position, and despite nobody liking that politician somehow giving them the keys to the most powerful nation on Earth. It means Americans are so stupid they'll just do whatever they're told and it doesn't matter who runs or what they campaign on. Someone who failed catastrophically at every turn but was carried to the presidency on pure media bravado is not good for anyone. It will mean the machine has won. Mandatory celebrations shall soon commence. There will be adequate levels of glee.
Ok, now let's talk about a Trump win. I have faith in the American people. They can be unrefined at times, but Americans aren't actually stupid. The country became a superpower on many people's great decisions. I'm hoping it's even a popular vote win, because the Democrats need their 2008 moment. They've grown complacent with a strategy that worked in 2008, but it's not 2008 anymore. It's time for them to stop doubling down on something only a tiny but vocal minority of people agree with and work to find a new platform that actually works for people. Also, they need to stop relying on a friendly media that will lie for them. They need a message that actually resonates with people besides "Vote for me, I'll let you kill your babies!"
Really, I hoped they'd get that lesson in 2020 but obviously it didn't happen, but the sooner they learn that they're on the wrong track, the sooner they might be able to get on the right track. The world isn't the same as 2008. Trump isn't George W. Bush, or even George H. W. Bush.
At the moment, it looks like the Optimates vs. the Populares from ancient Rome, but under a democracy you can't have elitism like that. Everyone ought to be trying to do what's best for the people because very few people are interested in voting for elites. Hopefully that's the next step we see, the Democrats remember they work for the people and not for a small number of elites or elite adjacents and we can have two parties with real visions that people can get behind. It's what I want to see. I'm not a partisan, I don't want to see a Republican monoparty forever. I know the dangers of too much Republican power. They'll have to take the correct lessons from this cycle, and with a strong Trump win, I think they will at least have to admit it's not just that Russia cheated.
So, this was totally predictable. Here's why.
16 of 17. Hypocrisy and lies
Streamer Vaush has a line about being unethical to promote socialism that goes something like "of course I'll do it because I want to win as a socialist and not lose as a socialist". It's a Machiavellian way of looking at the world, and frankly politically it's a bad way of looking at the world. Even tyrants generally try to create some sort of pretext for arbitrary decisions. Eventually people notice you're just a hypocrite who will pick whatever is best for yourself in that nanosecond.
The Democrats sued to keep RFK off the ballot before they sued to keep him on the ballot.
The Trump campaign offered Harris 3 debates, she only accepted 1 until after that 1 was over, then suddenly the Harris campaign wanted more.
Joe Biden was sharp as a tack, sharp as a tack, sharp as a tack and not going anywhere nevermind he's been forced to step down because he's not fit to be president.
The Harris campaign took every opportunity to attack young men until it was clear they needed those young men to win (followed by the lamest most cringe attempt to appeal to young men I've ever seen...)
The Democrats claimed that Trump would use the legal system against his political opponents while they used the legal system against him, their legal opponent. They claimed he was inciting violence against Democrats while bullets whizzed by his head. They attacked him for childish namecalling in the same sentence they call him childish names.
Independents can see what's happening, and the self-serving lack of principles might be tactically advantageous, but it's strategically weak.
What's one word you associate with Trump? I'll tell you one thing I don't associate with Trump, and that's the word "Stealth". He's not the sort of guy who will quietly stealth into a position without being noticed. You know exactly what his positions are because he won't shut up about them.
So the idea that Project 2025, a book created by some thinktank somewhere, is actually Trumps secret publicly published and available for purchase at a reasonable price evil plan is really stupid. He said it isn't his plan, he didn't fund the plan, stop it. Lying about this thing makes you look bad.
Project 2025 also isn't the Democrat messiah that contains every message the Democrats really wish Trump was running on but isn't. It doesn't say anything about ending social security or banning abortion. The Democrats would know that, but they don't care to read it, they just need a boogeyman. Lying about this thing makes you look bad.
Trump is running on not signing a federal abortion ban. Maybe he's lying, but without any evidence that he's lying, why do the Democrats keep saying he's going to sign a federal abortion ban? Lying about this thing makes you look bad.
The fact that the Democrats have so fully infiltrated media has made them arrogant and stupid in this regard. And they're loudly complaining about the parts of communication they don't directly control. It's a bad look for "liberals".
I know every politican lies. Trump says things that are arguably false all the time. The thing is, the level of bad faith lying here is not going to win any friends. It's important to at least try to appear principled in some way, and hypocrisy and lies will lose the election -- at least try to look like you intended to keep your promise until after the votes are counted and you've won!
Streamer Vaush has a line about being unethical to promote socialism that goes something like "of course I'll do it because I want to win as a socialist and not lose as a socialist". It's a Machiavellian way of looking at the world, and frankly politically it's a bad way of looking at the world. Even tyrants generally try to create some sort of pretext for arbitrary decisions. Eventually people notice you're just a hypocrite who will pick whatever is best for yourself in that nanosecond.
The Democrats sued to keep RFK off the ballot before they sued to keep him on the ballot.
The Trump campaign offered Harris 3 debates, she only accepted 1 until after that 1 was over, then suddenly the Harris campaign wanted more.
Joe Biden was sharp as a tack, sharp as a tack, sharp as a tack and not going anywhere nevermind he's been forced to step down because he's not fit to be president.
The Harris campaign took every opportunity to attack young men until it was clear they needed those young men to win (followed by the lamest most cringe attempt to appeal to young men I've ever seen...)
The Democrats claimed that Trump would use the legal system against his political opponents while they used the legal system against him, their legal opponent. They claimed he was inciting violence against Democrats while bullets whizzed by his head. They attacked him for childish namecalling in the same sentence they call him childish names.
Independents can see what's happening, and the self-serving lack of principles might be tactically advantageous, but it's strategically weak.
What's one word you associate with Trump? I'll tell you one thing I don't associate with Trump, and that's the word "Stealth". He's not the sort of guy who will quietly stealth into a position without being noticed. You know exactly what his positions are because he won't shut up about them.
So the idea that Project 2025, a book created by some thinktank somewhere, is actually Trumps secret publicly published and available for purchase at a reasonable price evil plan is really stupid. He said it isn't his plan, he didn't fund the plan, stop it. Lying about this thing makes you look bad.
Project 2025 also isn't the Democrat messiah that contains every message the Democrats really wish Trump was running on but isn't. It doesn't say anything about ending social security or banning abortion. The Democrats would know that, but they don't care to read it, they just need a boogeyman. Lying about this thing makes you look bad.
Trump is running on not signing a federal abortion ban. Maybe he's lying, but without any evidence that he's lying, why do the Democrats keep saying he's going to sign a federal abortion ban? Lying about this thing makes you look bad.
The fact that the Democrats have so fully infiltrated media has made them arrogant and stupid in this regard. And they're loudly complaining about the parts of communication they don't directly control. It's a bad look for "liberals".
I know every politican lies. Trump says things that are arguably false all the time. The thing is, the level of bad faith lying here is not going to win any friends. It's important to at least try to appear principled in some way, and hypocrisy and lies will lose the election -- at least try to look like you intended to keep your promise until after the votes are counted and you've won!