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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
The Macroeconomic Consequences: Trump vs. Biden
an analysis by Moody's about the effwct of a Trump and a Biden presidency on the economy. You'll be shocked to know that Biden's policies will bring a stronger economic recovery and that a lot of Trump's proposals are politically unrealistic.
Some people either don't have the energy to care and/or need to divert said energy to focus on their personal lives before looking at the big picture. Or maybe they just want to play Switzerland.
I personally didn't follow politics for most of Trump's presidency until recently so I could try to focus on my own mental well-being. Constantly dwelling on Trump and being consistently appalled isn't exactly good for that.
Edited by Karxrida on Sep 24th 2020 at 3:37:20 AM
OJ Simpson got a jury. He was even found not guilty.
It's easy for jurors to just swear that they'll consider the case solely on the evidence and then for the court to take them at their word. Especially if the evidence itself is a smoking gun.
@Rational Insanity: Our Fifth Amendment requires a trial by jury for all felonies unless the defendant specifically waives it.
The OJ Trial basically illuminated a lot of the blindness of white people to their own privilege and white supremacy. The idea that an LA Police Officer would forge evidence to implicate a rich black man married to a white woman sounded like lunacy to them. It sounded like Tuesday to the jury. It was also a legal team that repeatedly attacked the science behind it and the jury wasn't able to understand it because we live in a culture where it wasn't properly explained.
A trial of Trump would require someone to know what laws a President can break. Personally, I'd start with stealing from orphans and veterans. I'd go with rape. I'd go with mass embezzlement. He's guilty of all three and they're very easy to understand crimes.
Edited by CharlesPhipps on Sep 24th 2020 at 4:09:22 AM
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.Trump diverted money from his children and veteran's charities to his campaign.
Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.I'm not going to be able to think clearly until I get this off my chest.
I think it might be time to not talk politics with my mom anymore.
She was insistent that, in no particular order, Biden hasn't taken a stand on anything, he's only adopting policies and putting people around him he thinks will make progressives happy, and he'd weaken law enforcement. When I suggested she simply read his website to find out where he stands on X issue, she said it wouldn't suffice. Pointing out progressives generally were not enthusiastic about Biden seemed to wash over her, and and telling her Biden had no plans to weaken law enforcement (citing his CNN town hall) left her unconvinced. She also said she wanted to see Biden take actual action, like going out and campaigning in person as opposed to "running his campaign from his basement". When I pointed out he had been doing just that, she suggested he only did so when he found out his "initial" didn't work, as if that made it not count. I don't remember much else of the argument and frankly I think I prefer it that way, but I suggested she watch the upcoming debates if a Google search was too daunting for her. She said she would, but she seems far too predisposed to think of Biden as "weak" for it to convince her otherwise IMO, even if she'd never admit it.
So yeah. Pick your battles, as they say.
i'm tired, my friend

Edited by ScubaWolf on Sep 24th 2020 at 5:25:47 AM
"In a move surprising absolutely no one"