The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fascism
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Flava'd vs The World
The Kramer
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
Mitch McConnell introduced a bill today that would raise the age limit for tobacco products to 21. We may not agree on much, but that is a great idea that I hope gets full support on both sides before the big tobacco lobbyists squash it.
This is the type of people > business policy that I wanted from the Pubs. He must have read our forum and felt the need to act. #WOKJSavesLives
Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
Yes, that's a good policy. Though I with countries as a whole would go the Hawaii route and steadily increase the age limit until it was essentially fully banned.
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Thu Apr 18, 2019 3:54 pm
Corpse
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
Rough week for Bernie.
The "anyone in jail should be able to vote argument" will only appeal to a very, very small number of people, and it'll open himself up to criticisms/attacks from all fronts.
And finally, one of my biggest issues with him, the frequent name dropping of MLK (the marching with him line...) in response to questions about how he'd handle racial issues finally seems to be catching up to him, at long last. It was annoying that voters gave him a pass on this last time, so hopefully they'll continue to push for a real answer this round.
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
After Michael Cohen abandoned ship (or being forced to), Donald Trump hired a new personal fixer named William Barr. Will this personal fixer turn into Trump's personal prosecutor too?
Sat May 04, 2019 5:15 pm
i.hope
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
If most Americans communicate this sentiment in an understanding way with each other, Trump won't stand a chance.
Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
Shack wrote:
Welp
Sun May 05, 2019 12:35 am
Keyser Söze
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
If Biden is the candidate you can confirm Trump 2020.
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Sun May 05, 2019 12:39 am
i.hope
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
stuffp wrote:
It looks staged and unfunny.
The truth is name recognition goes a long way. Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are probably the ones most people can recognize, followed by Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris. But it is still a year from the primary season.
Sun May 05, 2019 12:57 am
i.hope
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
Keyser Söze wrote:
If Biden is the candidate you can confirm Trump 2020.
I think even with Biden, if the Dems don't get too self-conscious and jinx it, they have a good shot.
But don't expect it to be a level-playing game. It will be an ugly race. Any candidate should treat the executive branch as an extension of a campaign with an authoritarian at the helm. Possibly there will be increasing foreign interference.
Sun May 05, 2019 1:14 am
Corpse
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
That Kimmel video is trying way, way too hard. Those "Can You Name" segments generally try too hard, but this one is beyond staged and ridiculous.
Fact is, you don't want to be the frontrunner. It only helps with early fundraising. So anyone trying to establish Biden as an even stronger frontrunner than polls suggest are harming him instead. The frontrunner status just sets one up for 6+ months of extra attacks and scrutiny they wouldn't be exposed to otherwise. The last Democratic frontrunner to get the nomination was Gore, then you have to the 70s/80s to find another.
Once the field begins to thin towards the end of the year, and begins to solidify around January/February, Biden is going to struggle against the one or two candidates that cement themselves as alternatives to him. Not only will the 6 month+ attacks begin to take their toll (which will also provide ammo for the other dem candidates to use), but Biden basically running the general already is going to backfire with primary voters who want more from their candidate.
“Gods are great ... but the heart is greater. For it is from our hearts they come, and to our hearts they shall return.” “We were like gods at the dawning of the world, & our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other.” “There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.” “You have to pretend you get an endgame. You have to carry on like you will; otherwise, you can't carry on at all.” "Paper is dead without words / Ink idle without a poem / All the world dead without stories."
Sun May 05, 2019 12:56 pm
Shack
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
The black vote may end up getting Biden the nomination, much like Hillary. Obama will pay dividends for him plus his personality is Bill Clinton-ish
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
A few thoughts:
1. BY FAR most concerning issue to me is the growing obviousness that much of America is fucking retarded. Even educated and/or successful people. Not talking opinions, talking the insane reasoning and rationale people ar easing to justify their positions. Both sides full of self-righteous morons. -Both need to remember to bring civility and decency to politics and to value HONESTY. Big reason Trump won is so many Dems and Repubs being so full of shit. Democrats need to remember its a big country and if a large amount of people in some areas are saying immigration is a problem, then maybe it in fact is?? Republicans need to realize "I feel this way" does not make something factually true...
2. Vital to remember that it took an insane perfect storm for Trump to win in 2016 (Hillary extremely polarizing, read horrible campaign) and despite strong economic figures, his widely disliked and has to be viewed as the most vulnerable incumbent in some time. His first term has gone the exact opposite of Obamas, mind you O inherited a disaster while Trump took over something growing rapidly.
3. Elizabeth Warren has been - by far - the biggest surpassed of expectations thus far. It seems crystal clear she is the most policy-save of the group and has dramatically surpassed expectation as a campaigner. She has also been the anti-Hillary in terms of tone. She is easily the most skilled at messaging the borderline socialist policies as capitalist friendly. Her open love of business and markets ran well doesn't make other working folks or capitalists feel like idiots ala Bernie. Have to see where it goes but she has been 10x stronger than every other candidate; if she had Bernie or Biden's name power, she would be seen as Hillary-esque inevitable.
If she keeps this up, iDK if she will win but she will have huge following & be a very powerful figure afterwards.
4. Kamala Harris has been - by far - the most disappointing. Her style of messaging is horrible & needs a lot of coaching if she hopes to win in mainstream America. Not hating on her as a person, but the ability campaign is ....REALLY fucking important...and the "holier than thou" prosecutorial style has never faired anybody well aside from TRUMP who is an obvious fluke. Learning the communicate the same points with a more calm, rational, less-attitudey way is much more effective and where she should go.
She needs to improve her style or she isn't going to last long. She should watch some videos of Michelle Obama, Indra Nooyyi, Oprah Winfrey, or even Nikki Haley here. Kamala demeanor comes on way too strong, will never win with moderates; she doesn't seem likable. NOT because she is a woman but because those personality types just don't do well in national elections. Calm down, please.
5. Im just happy this time is no coronation. It is so important for them the Dems to go through the process and let the strongest survive. The amount of good ideas that will come out of the group as a whole that can be used by the nominee is huge. It is totally possible that someone like Kamala Harris will develop as a candidate as they go and be an exceptionally strong contender once they have fully gone through process just like megastar Obama of 2008. 2016 they bypassed it all together (basically) to the benefit of NOBODY.
6. Dems needs to 1) stay POSITIVE about each other, and 2) make the campaign about THEM, not DT. Whoever the bigger celebrity is will probably win; if all they do is talk about DT then he will likely win, very simply.
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Sun May 05, 2019 1:58 pm
Darth Indiana Bond
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
Trump pulled another move today to test the limits of his power.
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Wed May 08, 2019 11:54 am
zwackerm
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
IM very confused how Alabama is able to ban abortion. Wouldn’t Roe v. Wade have to be overturned for that to be allowed?
shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element
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Fri May 17, 2019 2:03 pm
Caius
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
zwackerm wrote:
IM very confused how Alabama is able to ban abortion. Wouldn’t Roe v. Wade have to be overturned for that to be allowed?
The controlling precedent is Planned Parenthood v Casey which one could argue overruled Roe and instituted the "undue burden" test.
The rationale behind the law was to challenge Planned Parenthood v Casey. Some on the pro life side think it may go too far. Not because they disagree with the law, but that Roberts and Kavanaugh will re-enforce PP v Casey with that law being the one that goes up. Only Thomas is a certainty to strike down that case as he dissented from it at the onset.
Post Casey,the right has been more incrementalist in it's approach. For example, challenges to partial birth abortion
It'll be deeply hilarious when everyone praises Kavanaugh.
Sat May 18, 2019 8:48 pm
Groucho
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
zwackerm wrote:
IM very confused how Alabama is able to ban abortion. Wouldn’t Roe v. Wade have to be overturned for that to be allowed?
They're perfectly aware the law is unconstitutional. They're doing it so it will be appealed and can get to the Supreme Court, where they're sure they're going to win since the Republicans refused to put Obama's nominee on and they were able to get their lying frat boy on there.
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The law is only unconstitutional if you agree with Roe v. Wade. But as it stands, Roe v. Wade is the law of the land, so yes it will almost certainly be appealed.
Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
"The law is only unconstitutional is you agree with the law" is a thing you just said.
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shut the fuck up zwackerm, you're out of your fucking element
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Fuck Trump
Mon May 20, 2019 1:18 pm
zwackerm
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
Chippy wrote:
"The law is only unconstitutional is you agree with the law" is a thing you just said.
Yeah I don’t agree with every law, but I follow them.
Mon May 20, 2019 2:10 pm
Excel
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
Warren is, and has been, performing at a level not since since Obama in 2007/2008. No prisoners destruction. Seriously wondering if/when Sanders supporters will get in line behind her, at which point she may very well defeat Biden fair and square.
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Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:03 pm
Flava'd vs The World
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
They put Liz on Night 1 without Bernie and Biden. That’s a huge burn - though I think she could spin it into a positive.
Andrew Yang’s appearance on Bill Maher was really good. He actually outlined some specifics of his plans rather than pandering.
Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:42 pm
i.hope
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Re: The Trump Era: The Awkward Mix of Libertarianism and Fas
Lying, self-contradictory, politically correct and with no substance. This TV celebrity gets to be on TV because he (his family) has money and connections. He craves fame and the media entertain him and give him that.
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