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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Yet at the same time, these same people will defend their xenophobia and social class bias by saying that they stand by the bigot in the election.
Good job, America, on yet another example of terrible backwards reasoning. Isn't that a good summary of the Republican side of this election, anyway?
"If you spend all your heart / On something that has died / You are not alive and that can't be a life"Like, maybe you have legitimate reasons to dislike Hillary. Maybe it's the email scandal, Benghazi, and the Clinton Foundation that have all gotten you pissed at her. At the end of the day though, you have to make a choice on the so called "lesser of two evils" or else you might regret who you help to win.
"If you spend all your heart / On something that has died / You are not alive and that can't be a life"False Equivalence and the Golden Mean Fallacy is probably my most hate logical fallacy. That's the very first sign I will never EVER take your political opinions seriously.
Hell, I don't even view it as a Lesser of Two Evils. I view it as Black and White. Jedi vs Sith, Day vs Night,
edited 31st Aug '16 11:00:07 PM by TacticalFox88
New Survey coming this weekend!It isn't? Or at least somewhere between that and The West Wing?
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
It's most likely a joke... What really happened with JFK's Assassination is like one of the well-known Conspiracy Theories.
'No amnesty': Trump vows to deport millions during 'first hour in office'
#itbegins
"Yup. That tasted purple."Unbelievable. The guy goes to Mexico to make nice-nice with their president, then within the same day, does a complete 180 in Arizona by delivering his most xenophobic address to date.
His deportation force would be a total disaster. In its mad quest to deport as many illegals as possible, it's bound to get things wrong, whether by accident or by design. Perfectly legal citizens who just happen to be brown will be stopped and forced to show their "papers" (sound familiar?). The wrong doors will be kicked in and their house ransacked because the force got the address wrong. Children born in this country will be separated from their immigrant parents. And do you think the Big Brother-esque technology will be limited to Trump's Wall (TM)? Think again.
That said, Trump claims he didn't discuss the wall during his meeting with the Mexican President. The Mexican President insists that he made it clear that Mexico would not be paying for the wall
. In other words, it's all but an accusation by the Mexican Government that Trump is lying. Well, Bannon's no stranger to such events...

What I don't get about begrudging their support....
The other guy is literally a fucking threat to human civilization and yet you still want to bitch and complain about "Authenticity" and "Corruption", and all these other bullshit buzz words that don't reflect reality?
I know some people irrationally hate Clinton, but to put at risk the entire global status quo and our way of life?!
What the actual fuck?