Author Topic: US Politics Thread |OT| SAD TRUMP (Read 5449052 times)

CatsCatsCats · « **Reply #36900 on:** June 21, 2019, 07:03:49 PM »

Quote from: Tasty Meat on June 21, 2019, 06:57:52 PM

Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 21, 2019, 06:02:39 PM
Maybe that’s it.

Nintendo fans.

Mfw my oldest forum name is ProudGCNGamer

That was you?

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Just kidding, but just imagine if I wasn't
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Lol u weren’t born

Tasty · « **Reply #36901 on:** June 21, 2019, 07:08:16 PM »

Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 21, 2019, 07:03:49 PM

Quote from: Tasty Meat on June 21, 2019, 06:57:52 PM
Quote from: CatsCatsCats on June 21, 2019, 06:02:39 PM
Maybe that’s it.

Nintendo fans.

Mfw my oldest forum name is ProudGCNGamer

That was you?

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Just kidding, but just imagine if I wasn't
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Lol u weren’t born

Unless you were on Usenet posting about the NES, then yes I was.

agrajag · « **Reply #36902 on:** June 21, 2019, 07:15:39 PM »

https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1142174035758862336

Nintex · « **Reply #36903 on:** June 21, 2019, 07:23:28 PM »

Quote from: Occam on June 21, 2019, 06:58:04 PM

This is good, but the people who could do something about it aren't going to watch it:

*Boots up time machine*

*Arrives in 2009*

"In 2019 the most famous bad ass hollywood actors like Robert de Niro and the guy that played Morpheus in the Matrix are reduced to taping Trump protest videos because he is the President of the United States."

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #36904 on:** June 21, 2019, 07:29:22 PM »

Filler quoting Malcom x

What the fuck is this life

agrajag · « **Reply #36905 on:** June 21, 2019, 08:35:35 PM »

@Vom

https://twitter.com/dpakman/status/1142083792921866246

don't @me back

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #36906 on:** June 21, 2019, 09:39:22 PM »

Quote from: Boredfrom on June 21, 2019, 05:05:49 PM

Trump has been pretty consistent in that he doesn’t want long conflicts and he likes the idea of “decisive fast paced operations” (sucker punch them). Probably somebody told him that civilians dying has the risk of escalating the conflict to a full war rather than Iran backing down. Of course it has to do with him wanting to be re-elected but he has been consistent on this stuff outside of him trying to bluff on twitter or in a interview. Why the fuck he decided to give a war hawk like Bolton a position of power is he being distinguished mentally-challenged fellowed like always.

that feel when when you're qualifying trumps actions.

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #36907 on:** June 21, 2019, 09:48:58 PM »

People need to stop giving credit to trump and this admin for "oh they didn't start a war" shit.

Their fucking jobs are to be aware of this stuff and NOT be on the brink of a war.

fuck.

agrajag · « **Reply #36908 on:** June 21, 2019, 09:55:36 PM »

Can't believe I am saying it, but Cauli is spot on. He is graded on such a curve. I just saw the TYT guy tweet that if Trump doesn't start a war he is officially a better president than GWB. Was that necessary? Why go out of your way to praise this dude for not being a war criminal? Is the bar really set this low?

shosta · « **Reply #36909 on:** June 21, 2019, 10:05:02 PM »

I agree with both cauliflower and boredfrom. Trump is so out of his league right now and he's just blustering forward. I think he really did think he could just scare the Iranians by parking his boats in their gulf and choking their economy. I'm sure Bolton and Pompeo were telling him the whole time that he should be prepared for military action but he wasn't listening and completely sure a shot wouldn't have to be fired. Well, Persians don't fuck around and the entire country has already unified against the US. It hasn't been this unified in decades. They're going to keep stockpiling enriched uranium, we're going to miss their deadline, they're going to go past the redline, and Trump will end up feeling more justified about bombing the shit out of the country. After that, all hell breaks loose, I guess.

We're not mobilized right now to go against a country like Iran at all and we'd be relying on Saudi, Israel, and if Egypt wants to get involved I don't know. That's why the DoD wanted to send 100,000 more troops over there but we only ended up sending like 6000 or something. Who knows what Russia does, too. A war would be extremely destructive to most of the region.

agrajag · « **Reply #36910 on:** June 21, 2019, 10:07:07 PM »

https://twitter.com/hexprax/status/1142215768404197377

shosta · « **Reply #36911 on:** June 21, 2019, 10:07:45 PM »

I'm sure it means like, the border region, or something, like texmex makes america great

agrajag · « **Reply #36912 on:** June 21, 2019, 10:11:49 PM »

Yeah I'm sure he meant well, but it reads like he's saying having a border separating us from Mexican criminals like Boredfrom is what makes 'Murrica great.

Kara · « **Reply #36913 on:** June 21, 2019, 10:15:53 PM »

tfw the war economy has such a stranglehold on your country that not doing wars is a noteworthy event

Tripon · « **Reply #36914 on:** June 21, 2019, 10:32:29 PM »

Quote from: agrajag on June 21, 2019, 09:55:36 PM

Can't believe I am saying it, but Cauli is spot on. He is graded on such a curve. I just saw the TYT guy tweet that if Trump doesn't start a war he is officially a better president than GWB. Was that necessary? Why go out of your way to praise this dude for not being a war criminal? Is the bar really set this low?

Both can be true. I think we forgot at how a) horrible the Bush years were in terms of real worth gains for younger generations, b) how that administration laid the seeds to the current social ills we're facing (higher higher ed tuition, housing crisis in major cities, and c) the failure of the supposed 'adults' that both served in the Bush and Trump administration showing that somehow they are both waste of spaces and incapable of improving the situation. If anything, they're more incompetent than the Trumpists they replaced.

Let me put it this way, there's nobody as outright evil and villainous as Dick Cheney serving in this administration.

agrajag · « **Reply #36915 on:** June 21, 2019, 10:34:49 PM »

I'm just saying, let's not gas him up for no reason. Give credit where it's due, you can say "you did the right thing Mr. President" but going into some weird Nintex-like rhetoric?

agrajag · « **Reply #36916 on:** June 21, 2019, 11:03:50 PM »

https://twitter.com/JordanChariton/status/1142252756566192128

2008 was a simpler time

agrajag · « **Reply #36917 on:** June 21, 2019, 11:19:58 PM »

https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1142233502257225728

shosta · « **Reply #36918 on:** June 21, 2019, 11:23:47 PM »

here lies beto o dork and mayo pete. their stardom ended as quickly as it came.

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ODD FUTURE YANG GANG KILL THEM ALL

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team filler · « **Reply #36919 on:** June 21, 2019, 11:43:45 PM »

james · « **Reply #36920 on:** June 21, 2019, 11:44:48 PM »

Quote from: agrajag on June 21, 2019, 09:55:36 PM

Can't believe I am saying it, but Cauli is spot on. He is graded on such a curve. I just saw the TYT guy tweet that if Trump doesn't start a war he is officially a better president than GWB. Was that necessary? Why go out of your way to praise this dude for not being a war criminal? Is the bar really set this low?

Bush started Afghanistan and Iraq

Obama started Libya, Syria, and Yemen.

Trump is doing pretty well in comparison.

agrajag · « **Reply #36921 on:** June 22, 2019, 12:12:06 AM »

https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/1142279107725672448

Tripon · « **Reply #36922 on:** June 22, 2019, 12:12:25 AM »

Quote from: agrajag on June 21, 2019, 11:19:58 PM

https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1142233502257225728

https://twitter.com/Derrick69764495/status/1142283922274787328

agrajag · « **Reply #36923 on:** June 22, 2019, 12:13:43 AM »

But he speaks five languages!

Kara · « **Reply #36924 on:** June 22, 2019, 01:59:17 AM »

Gillibrand

shosta · « **Reply #36925 on:** June 22, 2019, 02:16:57 AM »

I wish Gillibrand would blow up like these other lame white men. Yeah, she was kind of a cactivist, but there's so much about her that's just genuinely cute

Mandark · « **Reply #36926 on:** June 22, 2019, 02:38:41 AM »

Those awful old recipes fascinate me as cultural artifacts.

Do they actually represent real trends from the time, or are they like the sped-up videos of someone making a five layer panini with seven different types of meat?

shosta · « **Reply #36927 on:** June 22, 2019, 02:41:47 AM »

https://mobile.twitter.com/CoryBooker/status/1141821674008059904

This is the most Cory Booker tweet

VomKriege · « **Reply #36928 on:** June 22, 2019, 02:47:56 AM »

Quote from: Mandark on June 22, 2019, 02:38:41 AM

Those awful old recipes fascinate me as cultural artifacts.

Do they actually represent real trends from the time, or are they like the sped-up videos of someone making a five layer panini with seven different types of meat?

I wager people did them, but indulged less often in those ultra-rich and "fancy" recipes.

Mandark · « **Reply #36929 on:** June 22, 2019, 02:52:26 AM »

https://www.facebook.com/TulsiGabbard/posts/2383774268345645

Quote from: Tulsi Gabbard

Elizabeth Warren Kamala Harris — Joe Biden did not "celebrate" or “coddle” segregationists. His critics have unfairly misrepresented his important message to score cheap political points. I agree with Jim Clyburn and Joe Biden: in order for the Congress and the president to get things done for the American people, there needs to be civility in Washington and in the country — the ability to work with those who we disagree, even those who hold some views which we abhor. In order for Congress to work for the American people, we need to find common ground with each other. That is not possible without civility. We don’t need another president who is going to continue to divide our country. We need a president who will unite us. United we stand, divided we fall.

hell yeah

Kara · « **Reply #36930 on:** June 22, 2019, 02:54:39 AM »

Quote from: shosta on June 22, 2019, 02:16:57 AM

I wish Gillibrand would blow up like these other lame white men. Yeah, she was kind of a cactivist, but there's so much about her that's just genuinely cute

She is the only one who can heal this multiyear internecine struggle. For the revanchists she has a clear lineage to Clinton (Our Undying ~~Lord~~ Lady), for the social fascists she's trended leftward since heading to Washington and they can think that will continue in office even though it's exceedingly unlikely, and for the unaligned, well, she doesn't seem to have very many sincerely held beliefs either.

Mandark · « **Reply #36931 on:** June 22, 2019, 02:56:06 AM »

It would make the Franken truthers sooooooooooooooooo mad.

Kara · « **Reply #36932 on:** June 22, 2019, 03:37:20 AM »

Yeah, that came up in The Atlantic (?) article about why she can't beat the meme candidate (Marianne Mindset) and the NEET heartthrob (#YangGang) in the polls, among other reasons.

curly · « **Reply #36933 on:** June 22, 2019, 03:42:17 AM »

gillibrand

sick of these pissweak succdems, I pledge allegiance to my neoliberal queen

she may be a total cynic, but at least she isn't naive enough to believe the DSA can build socialism

Rufus · « **Reply #36934 on:** June 22, 2019, 03:54:00 AM »

Quote from: james on June 21, 2019, 06:13:02 PM

I just want good governance, respect for the environment, a fair legal system, and a better future for everybody on earth with no wars or hate or famine

We're gonna have to invent a replicator first. Then swap out the species, maybe.

VomKriege · « **Reply #36935 on:** June 22, 2019, 04:00:20 AM »

We could probably debate all day to the usefulness of Pod Save America but regarding the Biden latest gaffe there was much consternation to be had because it's apparently not a secret that Biden's own team desperately tried to convince him to use any other of the many other instances Biden co-sponsored bills with non-openly racist Republicans (instead of a segregationist Democrat) to illustrate his point. But the man is stubborn as a mule, he loves that story that he used regurlary over the years and didn't feel like making the effort.

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #36936 on:** June 22, 2019, 06:29:12 AM »

Opening question for debate night to Joe Biden: Just how racist are you?

VomKriege · « **Reply #36937 on:** June 22, 2019, 06:32:28 AM »

Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 22, 2019, 06:29:12 AM

Opening question for debate night to Joe Biden: Just how racist are you?

Not a racist bone in his body and never was called "boy" or "nicca" by Deep South senators.

Cauliflower Of Love · « **Reply #36938 on:** June 22, 2019, 08:27:45 AM »

how stupid is this dumb motherfucker?

I wonder if he knows what's happening at the concentration camps on the border.

Oh he doesn't care because he has a decades long grudge with mexican drug dealers who gave his brother the drugs he ODed on.

Nintex · « **Reply #36939 on:** June 22, 2019, 09:03:09 AM »

Quote from: Cauliflower Of Love on June 22, 2019, 06:29:12 AM

Opening question for debate night to Joe Biden: Just how racist are you?

"You've called members of the African American community gangsters, lazy and criminals and..."

"...ONLY Amarosa"

WOOOHOOOOO YEAH UNCLE JOE... UNCLE JOE... UNCLE JOE!

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #36940 on:** June 22, 2019, 09:13:53 AM »

Cheney's brand of evil was "Let's do wars to make lots of money," while Trump's brand of evil is a much more personal "Let's inflict maximum pain on an already marginalized group to make racist white people happy."