ignatius Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squee Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 3 hours ago, joshuatxuk said: goddamn it that was actually kind of funny Yup - but he has zero clues as to why it's funny. It has a distinct - - feel to it... But I guess that's politics for you. Didn't Bloomberg's social media people ask famous social media idiots to turn him into a meme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
may be rude Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Braintree said: If you're one of these 'voting doesn't matter' people then you are the problem. One of the other major problems with American democracy is that it's a pay-to-play model. That's more of a symptom of capitalism than the democracy itself. yep. we get 40% voter turnout, some countries get 80%. we would live in an unrecognizable country and world, if more people were participating. some frivolous talkers adopt the sentiment "voting doesn't matter," "it's all lies," etc, because it takes no effort and it invokes an air of expertise, as though the person were so incredibly familiar with all the information that they can speak authoritatively about the whole (which is the largest body of complexity in human history) it's a dumb, lazy sentiment, and it's wrong bad actors weaponize it. firms like cambridge analytica deploy the messaging against target demographics they want to demobilize. foreign adversaries also weaponize it, because it serves to disenfranchise citizens from press and government the strength of a democratic republic lies in participation. it's a direct correlation. if you want to weaken a country, decrease citizen participation. if you want the country stronger, we need more. it's not all lies. they're not all liars. they're not all corrupt. it does make a difference. participate. Edited August 13, 2020 by very honest 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingformung Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 48 minutes ago, Braintree said: 10 hours ago, dingformung said: The problem is that in the past few decades, democracy has been eroded in an unprecedented way. Democracy was replaced by the illusion of democracy, free public debate by opinion and indignation management, the guiding ideal of the responsible citizen by that of the politically apathetic consumer. Elections now play practically no role in fundamental political issues. The important political decisions are made by politico-economic groups that are neither democratically legitimised nor democratically accountable. The destructive ecological, social and psychological consequences of this form of elite rule are increasingly threatening society and livelihoods in America and worldwide. If you're one of these 'voting doesn't matter' people then you are the problem. One of the other major problems with American democracy is that it's a pay-to-play model. That's more of a symptom of capitalism than the democracy itself. I'm not telling anyone not to vote. Go vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
may be rude Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) Quote The problem is that in the past few decades, democracy has been eroded in an unprecedented way. Democracy was replaced by the illusion of democracy, free public debate by opinion and indignation management, the guiding ideal of the responsible citizen by that of the politically apathetic consumer. Elections now play practically no role in fundamental political issues. The important political decisions are made by politico-economic groups that are neither democratically legitimised nor democratically accountable. 2000 bush/gore swung on a few hundred votes in florida. if 2016 had better turnout, over 100,000 dead people would be alive but yeah tell me more about the illuminati sorry ding but i have to shut that down Edited August 13, 2020 by very honest 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 also, #urinetroubletrump is trending. i hope #NobelPissPrize trends soon too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 8 minutes ago, Rubin Farr said: needs the angry emoticon. shits crazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Imagine all of the damage that will have to be undone. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobDobalina Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Just wondering out loud where the check and/or balance is for such flagrant abuse of executive powers ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Don't worry susan collins I think he learned his lesson you useless piece of shit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyrofen Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Tell me why your country, not America, is one I should want to move to and why you don't want me there. Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wk9z/the-post-office-is-deactivating-mail-sorting-machines-ahead-of-the-election Quote The United States Postal Service is removing mail sorting machines from facilities around the country without any official explanation or reason given, Motherboard has learned through interviews with postal workers and union officials. In many cases, these are the same machines that would be tasked with sorting ballots, calling into question promises made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy that the USPS has “ample capacity” to handle the predicted surge in mail-in ballots. Motherboard identified 19 mail sorting machines from five processing facilities across the U.S. that either have already been removed or are scheduled to be in the near future. But the Postal Service operates hundreds of distribution facilities around the country, so it is not clear precisely how many machines are getting removed and for what purpose. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 They went to birtherism already, again. https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-trump-kamala-harris-conspiracy-20200814-5v565uo32rat3bn7k2vx6sc5mq-story.html 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 communist insider masquerading as reporter attacks President big T with accusation of lying to people Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Good ol Moscow Mitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rubin Farr Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 My family in Florida says padlocks showed up on the public mailboxes this week. The postman had no idea. WTF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatius Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Just now, Rubin Farr said: My family in Florida says padlocks showed up on the public mailboxes this week. The postman had no idea. WTF this could be trumpers doing some kind of gorilla sabotage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Rubin Farr said: Good ol Moscow Mitch I wonder if that was mitch getting his "looks most like a stupid fucking racist turtle" award 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebraska Posted August 14, 2020 Author Share Posted August 14, 2020 patriotic actor (real & FBI insider) james woods tweets truth, and is recognized by commander trump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 14 minutes ago, Nebraska said: patriotic actor (real & FBI insider) james woods tweets truth, and is recognized by commander trump Do us a favor, James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdamAnchorman Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Rubin Farr said: My family in Florida says padlocks showed up on the public mailboxes this week. The postman had no idea. WTF Are we so far gone that we can't come back from this? If Biden wins, will this stuff continue to escalate, or will these people shuffle back into their homes and settle back into their shitty lives? Were they just quietly wishing they could wreck this country but not doing anything about it before? If Trump wins, will they continue this path of destruction, eventually refusing to leave the white house after two terms? Will they cause so much damage and division that cannot be repaired in a generation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 16 hours ago, Braintree said: The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wk9z/the-post-office-is-deactivating-mail-sorting-machines-ahead-of-the-election https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/8/7/21358946/postal-service-mail-delays-election-trump-mail-in-ballots?utm_source=pocket-newtab 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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