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speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#187526: May 7th 2017 at 3:43:32 PM

Hey, I never said it was good grammar. At least it wasn't "LE PEN GOT ROBBED! DEMOCRACY IS A JOKE! DON'T TRUST NEWS!"

FireCrawler2002 Since: Apr, 2017
#187527: May 7th 2017 at 3:45:54 PM

[up] Don't give him any ideas, Boris, especially since your name sounds Russian.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#187529: May 7th 2017 at 3:59:38 PM

Actually, for that very reason, give him ideas. But make them constructive ones.

DeMarquis (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#187530: May 7th 2017 at 4:02:12 PM

[Whispering in Trump's ear while he's asleep: "Mail your credit cards to Bernie Saaandeeeers..."

edited 7th May '17 4:02:28 PM by DeMarquis

I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#187531: May 7th 2017 at 4:15:04 PM

[up]"Psst! Trump! This is your conscience speaking. If you don't mind, could you, I don't know, give all of your money to the poor, burn down Trump Tower on national television, release all of your tax returns, and resign from the Presidency while admitting to be nothing more than a shameless conman that 'grabs em by the pussy'? That would be great, thank you, buh-buy!"

MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#187532: May 7th 2017 at 4:21:28 PM

Wow, France is now the only sane man on the Security Council.

France, Germany and Canada to save the world.

"Tillerson made it clear that he believes in American freedoms for the United States, and acknowledged that they have some role in shaping American policies, but then walked that notion back in his most disturbing sentence: “We really have to understand, in each country or region of the world that we’re dealing with, what are our national security interests, what are our economic prosperity interests, and then as we can advocate and advance our values, we should” (emphasis added)."

I commend him for being honest while simultaneously wanting to spit in his eye.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#187533: May 7th 2017 at 4:30:55 PM

I'd note that the US has at times made small trades o of its own interest to stand for it's morals, it's never done so in big ways but if it wanted to be a pure evil pragmatic villain there are a number of good things it wouldn't have done.

The recent statement seems to indicate that even those rare good acts will no longer be seen.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Elle Since: Jan, 2001
#187534: May 7th 2017 at 5:15:35 PM

At one point you could tell whether it was Donald or his staff tweeting by looking to see whether it came from an Android phone or an iPhone.[1] All the tweets from the Android (which was supposed to be retired as it was insecure) were nasty and all the tweets from the iPhone were polite and could be mistaken as written by a reasonable person.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#187536: May 7th 2017 at 7:39:06 PM

@speedyboris

Hey, I never said it was good grammar. At least it wasn't "LE PEN GOT ROBBED! DEMOCRACY IS A JOKE! DON'T TRUST NEWS!"

I imagine if the election results were narrower, he would be tweeting "FAKE NEWS" and "LE PEN ROBBED OF WIN — FRENCH DEMOCRACY A JOKE. SAD!"

edited 7th May '17 7:40:33 PM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
nightwyrm_zero Since: Apr, 2010
#187537: May 7th 2017 at 7:47:40 PM

[up]MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL VOTERS!!!

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#187538: May 7th 2017 at 7:48:09 PM

[up][up][up]I think this really gets to the heart of things with a lot of Republican legislation:

Democratic state. Rep. Eddie Rodriguez said. "It's just extremely personal. There is a lot of disconnect. They don't really see this as affecting people."

edited 7th May '17 7:48:32 PM by LSBK

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#187539: May 7th 2017 at 7:51:58 PM

I can't understand how they couldn't understand how the things they do affect others.

Do not obey in advance.
Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#187540: May 7th 2017 at 7:53:14 PM

I think it's less that they don't see it affecting others, and more not seeing it affect others that they care about.

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#187541: May 7th 2017 at 7:55:03 PM

[up]Yeah, a lot of their actions only make sense if you think poor people, minorities, women, etc are subhuman or second class citizens. If you view it through that lens it makes more sense.

nightwyrm_zero Since: Apr, 2010
#187542: May 7th 2017 at 7:55:16 PM

Only my family, friends and myself are P Cs. Everyone else is an NPC. tongue

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#187544: May 7th 2017 at 7:57:24 PM

That's a screwed-up way of looking at the world.

What happens if someone else decides that you're just an NPC one day, Mr./Ms/Mrs. Politician?

Do not obey in advance.
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#187545: May 7th 2017 at 8:02:04 PM

Why do you think they're so afraid of minorities and other groups getting more power? They view it as a zero sum game. If "those people" get more power and become the majority they'll just turn around and treat white people the same way. It's kind of funny because it only makes sense if you acknowledge that minorities aren't treated equally which is something conservatives consider a myth for the most part.

edited 7th May '17 8:02:49 PM by Kostya

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#187546: May 7th 2017 at 8:03:00 PM

[up]Given that, it's not really surprising that so many of them flocked to Trump. One of the only really consistent beliefs he seems to hold is that life is a zero sum game.

Disgusted, but not surprised
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#187547: May 7th 2017 at 8:03:54 PM

Well, if you look at it as "those people" wanting to get back at you for all the bad stuff that's totally over now (and also gets made out as worse than it really was anyway) to remain internally consistent.

edited 7th May '17 8:04:34 PM by LSBK

Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#187548: May 7th 2017 at 8:07:39 PM

So anyone looking forward to the trial tomorrow? I doubt Trump and secret deals or anything are gonna be released, but dragging someone who was possibly connected to get blacklisted from a political career forever is immensely satisfying.

ViperMagnum357 Since: Mar, 2012
#187549: May 7th 2017 at 8:13:01 PM

[up][up][up][up]It is a longstanding Moral Myopia-they treat people the way they do because they could care less about the ones they do not personally hate, and they project what they think onto their opponents-because they cannot understand that someone in their position would ever do anything different. They call people corrupt for taking bribes, because they see no reason not to take bribes and imagine someone would only choose not to do so if they were too stupid to recognize the opportunity. Same thing with screwing people over in business deals, marginalizing their political power, and every other horrible thing they do-they are incapable of imagining a world where everyone who is not like them or too stupid to be like them is not the end-all be-all of human existence, because acknowledging that possibility would make them monstrous (which they are).

They assume everyone else in the world is just as twisted and vile as they are, and everyone claiming different is just running a con-so they feel fully justified in everything they do. Same string of thought as bullies-people were amazed when they finally sat down and did the research, after decades of assuming bullies were just maladjusted people with low self-esteem lashing out. Turns out a frightening percentage of bullies have very high self esteem and do what they do because they genuinely enjoy it.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#187550: May 7th 2017 at 8:30:05 PM

Why do you think they're so afraid of minorities and other groups getting more power? They view it as a zero sum game. If "those people" get more power and become the majority they'll just turn around and treat white people the same way. It's kind of funny because it only makes sense if you acknowledge that minorities aren't treated equally which is something conservatives consider a myth for the most part.

Yeah, I think some of them might realize, on some level, that minorities do have it worse, but that they either deserve it, or that maybe they don't but if they get too much more power they won't stop and the tables will be turned on them.

edited 7th May '17 8:32:08 PM by Draghinazzo


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