Nov 2023 Mod notice:
There may be other, more specific, threads about some aspects of US politics, but this one tends to act as a hub for all sorts of related news and information, so it's usually one of the busiest OTC threads.
If you're new to OTC, it's worth reading the Introduction to On-Topic Conversations
and the On-Topic Conversations debate guidelines
before posting here.
Rumor-based, fear-mongering and/or inflammatory statements that damage the quality of the thread will be thumped. Off-topic posts will also be thumped. Repeat offenders may be suspended.
If time spent moderating this thread remains a distraction from moderation of the wiki itself, the thread will need to be locked. We want to avoid that, so please follow the forum rules
when posting here.
In line with the general forum rules, 'gravedancing' is prohibited here. If you're celebrating someone's death or hoping that they die, your post will get thumped. This rule applies regardless of what the person you're discussing has said or done.
Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
For people on the fence about whether or not Pence will be the real power behind the Presidential seat, I just want to point out that Trump's son was going around to various picks for the Vice Presidential seat earlier this year and asking them if they'd like to be the most powerful Vice President in history. To me, that translates to being President de-facto.
edited 9th Nov '16 7:26:08 PM by kkhohoho
Cause its not like the House of Trump has a reputation for honesty and integrity.
I wonder how the Trump business empire will be managed?
And there it is. We all knew which side was going to get violent first.
edited 9th Nov '16 7:27:12 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.The Fraternal Order of Police adores Trump but that doesn't mean every individual cop is an Agent of Der Fuhrer's World Order. Someone just shot five children. Regardless of the protest context, that's a bipartisan issue. I'm sure they'll go after the guy.
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.@ 5 people killed in shooting, at this time Seattle officials are saying
the shooting was not related to the protest.
edited 9th Nov '16 7:39:15 PM by carbon-mantis
There are bigots everywhere.
@Shrina, you sure about that? The Senate map for 2018 favors Republicans, because the Dems did well in red states thanks to Obama.
Trump will have to have negative effects on American society as a whole for the GOP to truly suffer in two years.
edited 9th Nov '16 7:41:17 PM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.I don't think Asians are viewed as a threat, except for the ones over in China taking our jobs due to trade imbalance. It's the rapist/drug-dealing Mexicans, the terrorist Muslims, and the Where da White Women At? blacks that they're gunning for...
This Space Intentionally Left Blank.And, in the case Ace Of Spades is around to read this, you completely missed the points, every last one of them.
I don't expect Trump to make government more secular, I posted that he gave US, WE THE PEOPLE, the chance to make government more secular...okay, not in those exact words but do you get the point yet. It's on us to shift the topic from people to ideology and then link the ideology to the extremely similar one that's weighing down our political process.
I don't expect Donald Trump to micromanage public colleges and universities. I don't want freedom of speech taken away from students either. I know it wasn't you, Ace Of Spades, don't remember which one of you tried to attribute SJW to me, as that initialism is not something I make use of, but as far as I understand it, "social justice warriors" are campus protestors and those were not the people I was referring to at all. I was referring to teachers who are more interested in indoctrinating students than educating being allowed to run rampant in public colleges, I was talking about curriculum being changed to fit social political ideals more than teaching the subject most effectively. Most of the perpetrators are liberals and since conservatives are on the rise it's as good a time to reign them in as any.
The link in them, beyond both being opportunities the Donald Trump election afforded us, is that stripping religion of its sacred cow status in public discussion would double a fail safe from rightist proselytizing agenda filling any proverbial vacuum left by the curbing of the misguided leftist sentiment, leaving pretty much education, and I suppose, sports to reign. If the students, even teachers, want to get politically active, they can do that when class isn't in session.
And again, I'm not exactly happy about our President elect, about the loss of a mere two republican senate seats, religion isn't something I actually wanted to focus ob, but if racism is lemons, stronger secularism can be lemonade, and academic freedom is an issue I've been looking for new ways to settle. I don't expect Donald Trump's direct help with either, but do you really think the Klan was expecting direct assistance when they talked about their opportunities presented by his election? I don't believe in hell but I'll be damned if they're the only types finding opportunities to take.
Buldogue's lawyer

edited 9th Nov '16 7:13:13 PM by CaptainCapsase