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Ser Scot A Ellison Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 If you haven’t read or listened to this book… I highly recommend you do so. It is a fascinating inquiry into how and why various Civil Wars have started or may start. Ms. Walter does a nice job taking a meta level view of this issue. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624156/how-civil-wars-start-by-barbara-f-walter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 This is another continuation on that trend - on how democracies tend to die. This is a nice interview with the authors on it, but the book is good too: https://www.npr.org/2018/01/22/579670528/how-democracies-die-authors-say-trump-is-a-symptom-of-deeper-problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Kalnestk Oblast said: This is another continuation on that trend - on how democracies tend to die. This is a nice interview with the authors on it, but the book is good too: https://www.npr.org/2018/01/22/579670528/how-democracies-die-authors-say-trump-is-a-symptom-of-deeper-problems Given the book above… that doesn’t surprise me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varysblackfyre321 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 @Wade1865 hey sorry I didn’t see Ser already made a Us Politics thread, can you repeat your response here? Yay to the isis training videos on Twitter or Meh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade1865 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, Varysblackfyre321 said: Most likely the attempted murderer is someone I suspect(I could be wrong) shares a lot of your political views and consumes the same media you do followed(in their mind) logical end of their previous political beliefs. ... Ah I see. Whelp I just think it’s bad to allow things that will inevitably get innocent people killed. You things like people advocating ethnic groups need to be exterminated on a large platform Varysblackfyre321 -- agreed; you're wrong. According to this CNN article, the attacker 1) is anti-vaxx, 2) believed 2020 was stolen, 3) supported J6, 4) estranged from family, 5) born Canadian, 6) is transphobic, 7) believed the elites will steal our money, 8) and so on. I've been vaccinated and boosted The God Emperor legitimately lost 2020 I would never go against the USG, in fact I was one of their enforcers, hahaha I'm not estragend I was born American (though overseas) I'm not transphobic The elites won't steal my money And so on On the four banned from Twitter, there's no evidence any of them killed or facilitated the killings of others. Until you can provide evidence, your fears are unrealized fantasy. Now, if those four started killing others, laws are in place to counter them. 5 minutes ago, Varysblackfyre321 said: Yay to the isis training videos on Twitter or Meh? Same answer to the four banned by Elon's Twitter; dunno and don't care. I can accept their their banning and won't defend them; likewise, I can accept their unbanning and won't try to see them cancelled. It's really up to the various owners and their policies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 All these lone wolves who have been committing murders, mass, assassinations, etc. for some many years -- what number of needs to be hit for the media to admit these are pack -- i.e. at the very least armed active paramilitary brown shirts, and they need to be tried for treason and insurrection. On the other hand, assassination is as USian as mom and apple pie -- was it Theodore Roosevelt who coined mom and apple pie? -- he who came to the presidency first time via assassination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade1865 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 CNBC / Bloomberg / ABC7 -- gullible media reps duped my pranksters claiming to have been laid off by Elon, hahaha. Watch the interviews, they're amusing. "Two men carrying cardboard boxes appeared Friday outside Twitter HQ in San Francisco, claiming Papa Elon had just laid them off ... and despite some red flags, reporters were quick to run with what they thought was a big story related to Elon's big purchase." "For the uninitiated -- we're looking at you, Deirde -- Ligma sets up a joke for "Ligma Balls." Lick. My. Balls." They also told reporters they drove Tesla cars and didn't know if they would be able to make any more payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varysblackfyre321 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 40 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: 5) born Canadian, 6) is The worst sin imaginable. 40 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: I've been vaccinated and boosted So was trump. Also coerced to or happy to? 40 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: The God Emperor legitimately lost 2020 Good you’ve just done something that would get a Republican Congressman politically lynched in most places. 40 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: I'm not estragend But you are human and I’m assuming with eyes. 40 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: I was born American (though overseas) You were both born on planet earth. You’ve noted two meaningless differences between you and the would be murderer. I noted three similarities. I win. 40 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: I'm not transphobic Let’s test that out; how do you feel about puberty blockers and gender affirming surgeries for trans adults, and/or preferred pronouns? 40 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: On the four banned from Twitter, there's no evidence any of them killed or facilitated the killings of others. Yeah they’re just advocating that people should be killed for their race. 40 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: Until you can provide evidence, your fears are unrealized fantasy That people advocating for genocide on a large platform increases the likelihood of people being killed for being part of the group targeted with genocidal rhetoric? 40 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: Same answer to the four banned by Elon's Twitter; dunno and don't care. Yeah, dude, not banning them off Twitter would lead to them inspiring more people to join up and to kill the evil Jews or kill people individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varysblackfyre321 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 43 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: I can accept their their banning and won't defend them; likewise, I can accept their unbanning and won't try to see them cancelled. Cancel culture is when you can’t promote genocide without Twitter ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luzifer's right hand Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 That people asked on the facebook site of Fox News for the gofundme to support the person who attacked Paul Pelosi made local news here. I guess they did not lock the post fast enough. Such lovely people to find a middle ground with. But isn't locking a post against free speech anyway? Unlimited hate speech and fake news is working out well for the US I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade1865 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Varysblackfyre321 said: ... Varysblackfyre321 -- agreed; Canadians, amirite Willingly vaccinated, after retiring from the USA; I'm not afraid of being lynched; yes, I'm human with eyes, and not a sociopath; yes, we have similarities as humans, but share no political beliefs; their bodies, their choice, and I'm OK with bizarre pronouns; words are not actions; the four banned killed no one, unless you have proof; ISIS has been decimated, with or without Twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varysblackfyre321 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: Willingly vaccinated, after retiring from the USA; I'm not afraid of being lynched; Politically lynched* I’m assuming you’re not running for high office in a a place dominated by conservatives. 8 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: yes, I'm human with eyes, and not a sociopath; I never claimed you were or were not a sociopath. 9 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: yes, we have similarities as humans, but share no political beliefs Eh, possibly. 11 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: their bodies, their choice, and I'm OK with bizarre pronouns; Okay. 11 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: the four banned killed no one, Maybe. two of them for just advocated genocide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varysblackfyre321 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 14 minutes ago, Wade1865 said: ISIS has been decimated, with or without Twitter. Yeah you get that it was easier to do once social media stopped boosting/platforms ISISvideos on how based it’d be help them kill degenerates right? Like they recruited and got a lot of support through exploiting social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 [mod] If you want to have a dialogue, take it to PM, please. This is an open discussion of US politics, not a two way chat about Wade's political or other beliefs. [/mod] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varysblackfyre321 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/favorability/donald-trump/ So trump’s approval has been trending downwards as republicans gain momentum. Biden’s approval has settled on about average in comparison to his predecessors during this point I the presidency. It’s odd right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, Varysblackfyre321 said: Biden’s approval has settled on about average in comparison to his predecessors during this point I the presidency. It’s odd right? Well, it's true that Biden's approval is almost identical to Reagan and Trump's at this point in their presidency. But Obama's was about three points higher, Clinton's over five points higher, and Carter's nearly six points higher. And considering what happened to all of them during their first midterm that's..not a good sign. It is a good sign Biden's approval has ticked back up a bit in the last week or so, but that could easily just be noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 But what other choices do Republicans have? Vote Democrat? Never! Democrats are evil communists who hate America! Republicans were told so by mommy and daddy. What? Just because mommy and daddy said it doesn’t make it true? Inconceivable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martell Spy Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 52 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: Yep. Another suicide bomber sent out by Republicans to do the dirty work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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