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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#167626: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:29:15 AM

A correct statement for once. From what I know it isn't just a Republican sentiment, either.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
StarOutlaw Since: Nov, 2010
#167627: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:32:18 AM

I don't want to give the inauguration any ratings, but would it be alright to watch a different outlet's coverage of it live (like The Daily Show)?

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#167628: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:33:06 AM

Anyone else watching the inauguration? The stream I'm watching randomly cut to a shot of some Democratic Members of Congress And Sanders looking very, very sad and lingered on it for a good minute, not sure how that's supposed to be taken

edited 20th Jan '17 8:38:06 AM by CaptainCapsase

Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#167629: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:38:35 AM

A thread about the Republican history with the National Endowment for the Arts. Or "why I will forever find their cries about political correctness utterly laughable."

CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#167630: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:41:00 AM

I feel more like this is the end of Revenge of the Sith, honestly.

Everybody made fun of it at the time, but you know what? "So this is how liberty dies - with thunderous applause" as actually a damn fine bit of dialogue.

Let's be careful not to get off-topic here, though. We've been warned about that before.

It upsets me how prescient that movie ended up being.

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
justhelping Since: Dec, 2016
#167631: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:44:05 AM

Anyone else watching the inauguration? i honestly can't wait to see what's in store.

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#167632: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:47:06 AM

[up] I am. Is the weird vaguely dominionist prayer a normal part of the inauguration, because I must admit I never watched one before this.

justhelping Since: Dec, 2016
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#167634: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:57:08 AM

Been hearing over Twitter that a Well's Fargo ATM, a Starbucks window, and a window on a limo was smashed.

Police have also pepper sprayed some protesters.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#167635: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:57:26 AM

[up][up] Oh yeah, aren't you a Republican? If so I commend you for being brave enough (and thick skinned enough) to hang around these parts.

edited 20th Jan '17 8:59:44 AM by CaptainCapsase

AlphaVII Mecha and Waifu, become one! from A part of the endless starry sky Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Mecha and Waifu, become one!
#167636: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:59:26 AM

[up]eh, if he is one, I won't condemn him for it. In the end, we are all human, no?

Warrior to the very end! My tumblr, dood!
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#167637: Jan 20th 2017 at 8:59:54 AM

Populism isn't even that bad. Trump lost the popular vote.

There is a difference between populism and popular politicians or policies.

Populism in essence are policies designed for higher approval ratings by whatever political cabal is holding the power, regardless of their social, human, environmental, economic, etc costs.

Trump's MAGA slogan and bring back coal/manufacturing to America is populism. It was designed to appeal to a mass of voters who'd cast their votes and support on those promises without thinking on the consequences.

You don't want populism, seriously, as the other South Americans in this Forum can attest, while populism can make things better for a short while, the long term effects are usually devastating and require years to fix the issues. Which is exactly what Trump is promising.

They are on the same vein of the Bush 43 Era tax cuts and deregulation to keep his voter base and investors happy led to the Sub Prime 2008 crisis, there was a boom followed by a very hard bubble burst.

Populism isn't a good thing by a wide margin, anyone who likes to claim otherwise is forgetting how many times populist policies brought entire countries down because while it didn't take much effort to realize that those good times wouldn't last, those who did spend time thinking about it were either too afraid to tell it to everyone or were ignored and hostilized by the masses who'd rather believe that everything is fine now so and will remain fine.

Inter arma enim silent leges
CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#167638: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:00:08 AM

[up][up] I remember him first posting here and asking whether Republicans were welcome. The answer surely wasn't very encouraging.

[up] Populism is the inevitable result of large sectors of the population being ignored and marginalized, and while it can be among the most destructive forces in politics, it can also be extremely constructive.

edited 20th Jan '17 9:02:54 AM by CaptainCapsase

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#167639: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:01:54 AM

[up] He also claimed he wasn't a Trump supporter.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#167640: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:03:17 AM

Just read up on the zealot they've got blessing Trump's reign. What a lunatic.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
AlphaVII Mecha and Waifu, become one! from A part of the endless starry sky Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Mecha and Waifu, become one!
#167641: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:03:31 AM

[up][up][up]Yeah, populism is a double edged sword.

edited 20th Jan '17 9:03:41 AM by AlphaVII

Warrior to the very end! My tumblr, dood!
Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#167642: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:03:58 AM

[up] x4 Could also be sarcasm. 50/50 of the time you can't tell that through the internet.

EDIT: Is this the biggest crowd since Teddy Roosevelt and the Million Man March that we've seen at the White House in recent history?

edited 20th Jan '17 9:07:13 AM by Shippudentimes

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#167643: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:05:26 AM

Well, we have "presidential" Trump again. Let's see how long this lasts.

Days since last incident: 0

edited 20th Jan '17 9:06:13 AM by CaptainCapsase

justhelping Since: Dec, 2016
#167644: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:06:11 AM

I don't support him. I simply don't want him to fail. I'd rather the ship not sink before I get off of it.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#167645: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:06:25 AM

[up][up] If we're lucky, four years.

Doubt it though.

edited 20th Jan '17 9:06:35 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Zmane Since: Jan, 2017
#167646: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:06:45 AM

So I've been watching this forum for a while now, and I need to ask something. I couldn't bring myself to watch the inauguration, but out of morbid curiosity I feel like I need to know what was said. Could someone post a short summary or a link to a transcript?

CaptainCapsase from Orbiting Sagittarius A* Since: Jan, 2015
#167647: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:06:50 AM

[up][up][up] I don't want him to fail, but I find it exceedingly unlikely that he doesn't.

[up] Trump acts Presidential for a few hours to a few days then goes back to being a piece of shit.

edited 20th Jan '17 9:07:56 AM by CaptainCapsase

speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#167648: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:08:02 AM

[up]x2 The Washington Post will likely have a transcript later on.

Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#167649: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:09:08 AM

Can someone please get Mr. Trump a nasal spray? The sniffing's getting old.

Zmane Since: Jan, 2017
#167650: Jan 20th 2017 at 9:09:10 AM

[up][up][up]Ah. About what I expected then

edited 20th Jan '17 9:09:30 AM by Zmane


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