US Politics Thread 2016-2020

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by vienna

I do hope they have fire extinguishers at the Inauguration at the ready in the event Trump's hand should burst into flames when he puts it on the Bible...



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ESPECIALLY IF IT"S OPEN TO REVELATIONS 13:15-18

[vienna]

It could explain whats hiding beneath that funny haircut and, maybe his tiny hooves...er, ah...hands...



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[Catfish]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Absolutely brother, In'shallah we will bring the liberal commuslim empire to you all. You will all submit to Comrade Allah.

No it is the liberal commuslim nazi empire, because the Nazis were and are politically left, as the "rightists" tell us. I also like the use of "nazi" or "left" or "liberal" for anything someone doesn't like, execept when you like to be politically incorrect. Then being a nazi and hating foreigners is of course perfectly ok and so hip

[ikalugin]

Well I guess the discussion has sort of reduced itself, so it is time for memes:

[August]

Originally Posted by Catfish

No it is the liberal commuslim nazi empire, because the Nazis were and are politically left, as the "rightists" tell us. I also like the use of "nazi" or "left" or "liberal" for anything someone doesn't like, execept when you like to be politically incorrect. Then being a nazi and hating foreigners is of course perfectly ok and so hip

Nothing hip about it and not very accurate. Hating foreigners is a time honored tradition that precedes the nazis by a few millennia and it's the leftists who tend to accuse everyone they don't like of being nazis not the right.

[Catfish]

Originally Posted by August

Nothing hip about it and not very accurate. Hating foreigners is a time honored tradition that precedes the nazis by a few millennia and it's the leftists who tend to accuse everyone they don't like of being nazis not the right.

I could say touché and let it stand, but i do not entirely agree.
You are right, xenophobia precedes our recent accomplishments (ahem) for a long time. And "leftists" cry out wolf (or nazi) a bit too often, even for my taste.

But our (not limited to the US) problem is that there is a new trend of publicly criticizing democracy, diplomacy, international treaties and communities, making fun of disabled persons, foreigners, and of 'political correctness' (in lacking a better word for a level-headed, neutral point of view), because the social standard of getting along together is now being regarded as "weak" and "for pussies".

And it is not Trump alone in what Mrs. Streep recently mentioned (well she's an actress of course ) but it is also Romania, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, Austria, Germany and England in which the populistic and despising attitude towards international community, science and those foreigners is celebrating a new peak.

As long as politicians or the media have a level-headed attitude and are not easily alienated by a few muddleheads, the people usually behave like that themselves. But when certain views are suddenly spread publicly and e.g. Facebook becomes the soapbox, all those usually silent folks seem to suddenly come out of their hiding. From Farage to Erdoghan, the being thought long-dead chauvinism raises its ugly head once more.

If some bigmouth becomes the paragon of modern "freedom of expression", which is understood to be the same as "telling lies without fearing consequences", or publicly denigrating certain ethnic groups and foreigners, a lot of people will follow this shining example, for a good part because it appeals to their base motives and feeling encouraged to give in to them.
All education will be forgotten when being able to be "politically incorrect", which is nothing else than good old nationalism.

[Mr Quatro]

Originally Posted by vienna

I do hope they have fire extinguishers at the Inauguration at the ready in the event Trump's hand should burst into flames when he puts it on the Bible...
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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

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Originally Posted by vienna

It could explain whats hiding beneath that funny haircut and, maybe his tiny hooves...er, ah...hands...
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Give the man a break ... all your doing is blessing him

St Matthew 5:11
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

[Oberon]

"The bible, completely overrated, I prefer sons of God that don't get crucified, that Jesus guy, low power...sad. Now that Lucifer, dangerous guy, wants to rule the Kingdom of Heaven, ain't gonna happen. I think we could sit down over a hamburger, you know...but Satan, he has great control over Hell, whether you like him or don't like him, he's doing a great job in building the image of Hell, he has big plans and I can't believe God is letting him get away with it. I have people, that have been studying the Old Testament and they cannot believe what they're finding. I would like to have God show his ten commandments, and can I be honest with you, I hope he can because if he can't, if he never spoke to Moses on the mountain, which is a real possibility, then he has pulled one of the biggest cons in the history of religion."

[Rockstar]

Originally Posted by ikalugin

Well I guess the discussion has sort of reduced itself, so it is time for memes:

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by vienna

I do hope they have fire extinguishers at the Inauguration at the ready in the event Trump's hand should burst into flames when he puts it on the Bible...



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The Good Book could have burst into flames under the many hands that came before Trump. Trump is just a special kind of odd ball.

[Sailor Steve]

A lot of people don't know that there is nothing in the Constitution that mentions placing a hand on a Bible or any other book, and the phrase "...so help me God." is likewise not mentioned anywhere as part of the process.

Also, there is nothing in the Constitution that specifies who is to administer the oath, and several presidents have been sworn in by other than the Supreme Court's Chief Justice. Calvin Coolidge was sworn in by his own father, a notary public.

[August]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The Good Book could have burst into flames under the many hands that came before Trump. Trump is just a special kind of odd ball.

Bill Clinton just made it a little sticky...

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by August

Bill Clinton just made it a little sticky...

[Bilge_Rat]

Interesting, a majority of americans in a poll believe american intelligence agencies have a political agenda:

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters believe America’s intelligence agencies have their own political agenda. Thirty-nine percent (39%) disagree and think they generally perform impartially. Fifteen percent (15%) are undecided.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ..._play_politics

shocking!

[August]

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

Interesting, a majority of americans in a poll believe american intelligence agencies have a political agenda:

The Dems used to be the biggest critics of the CIA. Now they've become it's biggest defenders but that won't last. I think just as soon as they can't make any more political mileage they'll go back to hating them.