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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
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It would be a yuge relief for me if that actually turned out true, though it won't. I do however have a suspicion that there's actually some form of Springtime for Hitler in play with some of his actions.
At this point his real motives are irrelevant. He's already caused irreparable damage to the American political system and to the culture at large.
He's kicked a hornets nest of the most violent and uncompromising hard right neo nazis in the country and now they're out for blood and political power.
Oh really when?Are those things that only started this election? Because otherwise I don't see what makes this election highlight them in that regard.
Edit: I mean, yeah, it's a circus, but Hilary is winning and has gotten more votes than Bernie and Trump is winning and has gotten more votes than the other two. Hardly a miscarriage of democracy.
edited 26th Apr '16 8:57:14 PM by LSBK
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Obama/Clinton....
edited 26th Apr '16 9:00:30 PM by Demonic_Braeburn
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.
Let me put it this way: him getting elected at all would be disappointing and say a lot of bad stuff about our culture (it's very disappointing to me, but not especially surprising), but in the unlikely joke scenario that Trump was secretly good all along, at least we wouldn't have a complete moron running our country.
So, do you think it's time to completely rewrite the US Constitution, replace the entire US Government system, or Civil War?
Keep Rolling OnThe annoying thing about Hillary is that I'd been thinking of her as a valid second choice/last resort if Bernie doesn't take the nomination, but with the precedent she's setting for herself as far as dealing with the internet, would Tv Tropes, for instance, survive her reign? I can absolutely see her backing new SOPA-type bills if they became a thing. Granted, though, I dunno how stable or unstable that situation was left. :/
Just have to keep looking back at the utter horrors in the Republican circus to keep in perspective, I guess, but if Bernie doesn't get some kind of cosmic DM fiat or something, it's looking like it might be a depressing four years regardless.
i care but i'm restless, i'm here but i'm really gone, i'm wrong and i'm sorry, babyAnd it is becoming likely that there will be no contested convention for the Republicans... Donald Trump is on the pathway to win enough delegates to win the Republican nomination, especially if he wins California.
Wizard Needs Food BadlyFor all the talk about Hilary being a "second best" or "last resort" it sort of seems like she' shaping up to just be better for the job than Sanders is.
Like, you can like what you says all you want, but if he can't actually do the things he says, isn't even pretending he can, or worse being willfully ignorant or just lying about what's possible, how does that make him the better choice?
I mean, we have another shining example with Trump with how "not mainstream" =/= "better".
edited 26th Apr '16 10:14:28 PM by LSBK

The American South and Northeast have really big problems with rednecks and racist idiots.
edited 26th Apr '16 7:19:50 PM by Bat178