Tom Hanks is a Clinton supporter and I don't think he would appreciate you using his photo for the punch line of a gross pro Trump rant.What's "gross" about it?
I work at a college library. since I work on Halloween this year, I was thinking of maybe going to work in costume.
My thoughts instantly drifted to Crusader. probably because I see a LOT of muslims there lately. I dunno.
I ran it past my boss, although i said "Templar" instead. He laughed, and loved it, said it was something he would wear, but sort of scratched his head because it would probably get the department in trouble. I think he was on to my scheme instantly. I'd get called out as RAYCISS in an instant for a stunt like that.
I guess if I had to ask i already knew the answer
I'm voting Trump because he had the exact same message on Trade as Sanders, but with a healthy sprinkling of protectionism and nationalism, both of which we are sorely in need of. As far as his views on immigration go, well shit, at least he's got a plan, for the past 30 some odd years, all we do is talk about immigration reform, but do nothing about it. Nothing of any substance anyway. I don't honestly believe he's going to build a wall on the border. I'd be surprised if he does, honestly, but to me it at least shows a willingness to do something about immigration reform in some capacity.
If his biggest sin is just that he's crass, rude, and doesn't have the usual qualifications (law, politics, etc) I'll take the risk.
tl;dr I'd rather have a well meaning fool than an ill meaning genius.
Don't try to hide racism behind supporting his bullshit policies. He has no experience and no realistic policies. He's a phony and everyone knows it.
1. Sanders supports Clinton, not Trump.And? I think you misread, I was never a Sanders supporter. I respected him as a candidate, but I never supported him, outside of agreeing with him on some issues.
2. You really think being crass, rude and unqualified are his biggest sins? How about clear cut bigotry, racism, promoting anarchy, and sexually assaulting and degrading women? Not to mention avoiding paying taxes. He's an oopritunist and a hypocrite.All I see there are buzzwords. Care to prove any of them?
3. You think Trump is well meaning? He's well meaning towards himself and others who live in the 1% top of the economy and that's about it.As opposed to Hillary who... isn't?
And even those who would benefit from his bullshit ideas for tax policies don't support him. Look at Buffet and Cuban.And I dont give a hoot what they think. I'm not gonna support Clinton just on their say so. I don't know them, and sure, Warren buffet got rich somehow, but at the same time, Trump must be doing something right if he, coming from a family of generic low-income-housing real estate developers from queens, broke into the manhattan elite and became a luxury real estate developer.
Trump wants to kick Meixcans and Muslims out of our country.Wrong: he wants to deport those here illegally, and stop accepting Refugees from parts of the world that are actively trying to kill us, when most defense experts say we have absolutely no way of properly screening them.
These are human beings who work hard and want a good life for their families.That doesn't excuse breaking the law and making life harder for those who do things the right way
He also wants to stop taking in refugees when we should be taking in more.Wow. Taking in more? Seriously? Are you just ignorant to world news or have you not seen how bad Europe is right now? Did you not hear about the New Year's Eve rapes in Cologne? all the crime and culture clash going on in France? Do you really want to see that happen here? Not to mention, we can barely take care of our own people properly and yet we are supposed to care for refugees?
These are adults and children who are suffering.Really? Because all I ever seem to see are adult fighting age males. Why aren't they fighting for their countries?
there's only one reason people want to vote for him and we all know what that is.Because he represents
That's why I call your rant "gross".hey man, you believe what you want, but yknow, people are going to have different opinions than you in life. I don't mean to "offend" you with my views. there's no need for us to get this angry about it.
But it doesn't matter anyways. He has no chance in hell of winning because most people with common sense would rather not live in the 1940's.most people prefer not to talk about their political preferences because if they happen to have conservative views, mainstream culture has taught us that it is ok to ridicule them and ruin their lives for it.
Populism is very, very bad. It's the political strategy of telling people what they want to hear, even when what they want to hear is unrealistic.Well I mean, when you say it like THAT...
Don't get personal, people. This is a debate. :rollseyes:I think you've opened a can of worms here with this subject, Freddy.
I have no desire to be in your face.
I'm old enough to remember voting in 2000. I had a lot of friends who regretted voting for Nader instead of Gore after what happened.
That's all I'm trying to highlight.
Sorry. Not trying to offend.
because the left that i used to feel aligned with has gone absolutely insane.
And flame, no, just, no.................
You sound delusional as hell.
Take a deep breath, and step back away from the abyss.
But in general, while just telling people what they want to hear is bad, at least talking about those certain subjects and at least proposing ideas DO lead people to the conclusion that they are being listened to, in a political environment where congress has the lowest approval rating in history and people in general have almost no faith in the political system or the people running it.
Ditto. Exactly the same way I feel.
I'd have to disagree. I think he put out his case pretty well.
Suggesting a large swath of peoples (arabs) of a ethnic group (semitic) are dangerous to us, when it is a very small portion of the entire population of the middle east are terrorists.
Students are feeling that idiocy like safe spaces and trigger warnings are biting hard into freedom of speech.
What I got from it was that there would be the potential for Isis to smuggle terrorists among refugees (based on their statements), and not that the middle-eastern refugees are terrorists by default.
Totally agree with you. JR. I just don't understand why this butthurt culture is a thing.
The problem starts when the person gets elected, and doesn't follow his promises, which dissapoints his voters. Or worse: launches reforms which effectively turns the country effectively into a one-party state.You mention this, and this is basically how I feel about Obama. I voted for him both times. He ran in 2008 on the promise of "hope" and "change".
It's pretty sad that you think that it's a funny thing to purposely try to offend Muslim people. And it's no surprise to me that someone with a sense of humor like that would be a Trump supporter.
That's one thing that drives me nuts about what some of the college campuses have been doing recently. Nobody likes being offended, but some of the "outrage culture" out there has been ridiculous.
This isn't the 70's or the 80's, you're not in Argentina and you're no professional comedian.
The irony in this is that it's ok for others to pretend like they are back in their home countries and push their beliefs on a host country, but thats ok.
also, I would like to point out, from a post a few posts ago, that i forgot to address- that "islam" is not a race It is a Religion/Political system.
Nice try. It's called cultural racism (islamaphobia). Keep trying to justify your hate man. Like I said, it's amusing. Especially when you fancy yourself to be teaching people.Don't move the goalposts. You specified Racism. It is not. Also, "Islamophobia" is entirely justified. because last i checked, Buddhists didn't declare holy war against the west. Jews aren't blowing up busses or buildings in the name of God. And Christians aren't decapitating people for being Gay.
I'm stepping back in for a moment to say that I seriously want to give you kudos, Flame, for not only understanding but outright specifying the notion of "the faith itself isn't all dangerous and crazy, dangerous and crazy people got in charge and made everyone live by it until it was" that so many people seem to forget these days.
*glances over at two copies of Qu'ran on the shelf, next to a KJB, a Dhammapada, a Bardo Thodol, multiple alchemy manuscripts, demonology codexes, historical grimoires, and the Art of War*
Yup, it's a book's fault for making people nuts or hateful or violent, all right. Ain't no way in hell people's interpretations and prejudices and purposes of use factor in. :rollseyes:
You're witnessing the death of the American empire, folks.
Taking bets on the last thing we see in our lifetime being a big-ass mushroom cloud explosion, anyone in? :PYou say that... but russia and clinton are the ones who threatened war over each other.
You say that... but russia and clinton are the ones who threatened war over each other.
So...... regardless of anyone being in office, we won't see a mushroom cloud soon.
Are you naive enough to think that countries across the world aren't already engaged in cyber warfare and espionage?
You say that... but russia and clinton are the ones who threatened war over each other.
Donald Trump has completely changed his platform over the course of one night.
He literally bait and switched the entire Republican platform he had, and is surprisingly more Libertarian leaning Liberal with his policies.
He replaced "The Wall" with comprehensive immigration reform, essentially making "The Wall" a footnote more than a key point.
The "ban on muslims" is no longer there.
He eliminated tax reductions for the rich. Added a tax deduction for child care that includes stay at home parents, shifted from his coal focused energy platform to a clean energy stance, eliminated his pro-life stance, seems to be adopting a more libertarian immigration stance, changed his stance on veteran benefits to increase benefits for veterans, supports increased health care for the mentally ill, and is supporting more money going to general education. To name a few.
To reiterate on "the wall" issue; The 10 point plan still shows the wall, but his key issues area changed and the wall and his new immigration ideas contradict one another which kinda looks like the wall is moving out of the picture for a legitimate way to deal with it.
To re-reiterate, that is from his pre-elected stance, his now-elected stance has completely contradictory statements which looks like he's weeding that out with immigration reform instead.
Sources:
donaldjtrump.com/policies/
Holy shit well played.
Best of luck to America. Just don't bring the rest of the world down with you.
Who's to say that we're in the "passive" state of cyber warfare? Like I said before, other countries always look for an excuse to launch a full scale cyber attack. The only country under constant attack is UAE, which gets 5% of the world's cyber attacks lauched at it.
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/technology/cyber-attacks-will-get-violent-in-the-future-uae-security-expert-warns (http://www.thenational.ae/uae/technology/cyber-attacks-will-get-violent-in-the-future-uae-security-expert-warns)
I expect the worst, but I hope for the best--that way I can't be disappointed, only pleasantly surprised.
This is how I've viewed this election, regardless of outcome. Be it Hillary, Trump, Johnson, Stein, etc. Because the one person I would have possibly voted for wasn't even considered..... And that is...... The REAL most interesting man in the world.
I do think Trump is less worst than the others, but who knows what'll happen.
Pretty much the same here. Unlike pretty much everyone around me, I didn't feel despair or sadness or anything at the result election. I just felt nothing. I knew for quite a while that I wasn't going to be happy with the result either way, so I've braced for it for a really long time.
I'm, more than anything, just trying to remain hopeful.
So, no one has anything to say on the mass legalization of marijuana that just happened? :o
Pretty much the same here. Unlike pretty much everyone around me, I didn't feel despair or sadness or anything at the result election. I just felt nothing. I knew for quite a while that I wasn't going to be happy with the result either way, so I've braced for it for a really long time.
I'm, more than anything, just trying to remain hopeful.