Poetic.Injustice
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This election really was a circus of personalities and media ratings.
The blueprint has already been set for future elections.
The blueprint has already been set for future elections.
Growing up in a post 9/11 world, it has always given me some peace of mind that at least at the very top we are still led by just and sane individuals who won't blame the entire Muslim population for the crimes of a few fanatics. I've never feared that my own government would join in with the hate speech and thinking of the mobs outside the mosques. I've never feared having my bank account shut down or travel rights restricted or practicing my religion with a peace of mind. Not in this country, not in America.
For the first time in my life, I am genuinely afraid of my own government. I fear for my wife, my parents, my siblings and their families. I fear now more than ever for every woman who chooses to wear a hijab and for all the Sikhs who are constantly mistaken for being Muslims. I feel like a sitting duck in pre-war Germany. Like the Japanese in a pre-war America. I never imagined having these thoughts cross my mind, of having my entire way of life be threatened. Not here, not in 2016 America. I am reminded of Eli Wiesel's Night when he walks into a concentration camp and says to his dad, "this can't happen, it's 1942. The world won't let it happen."
I do ardently hope that my fears are misplaced and that this right wing government won't be as threatening to religious and civil liberties as their rhetoric makes them to appear. However, the reality is that Trump has surrounded himself with outspoken Islamaphobes, bigots, and racists. He has been endorsed and has emboldened the kkk and every hate group in this country. More than anything, he has normalized this speech within mainstream American dialogue.
This will be a rough time to be a minority in America. Certainly a very scary time to be a Muslim in America.
He has slightly. He already recanted deport all illegals rhetoric.
Why? Does it change anything? He did the show for a long time, didn't impact shit. And I am kind of done laughing about these things anyway.I need Jon Stewart to come outta retirement and do a political show for the next 4 years.
So the GOP holds the House, Senate, POTUS and soon the SCOTUS.
Can someone answer me this, if the popular vote isn't the final word, how can you even qualify this as a democracy? Who are the overseers of the Electoral College?
Why? Does it change anything? He did the show for a long time, didn't impact shit. And I am kind of done laughing about these things anyway.
As I just said above Americans believing just about anything spouted with charismatic reinforcement during an election cycle.
I mean, "ending money in politics" and "anti establishment". Trump? Yeah... okay.
So he gets impeached and Pence becomes president. Republicans won't have a problem with that.
Does this mean there is basically barely any opposition unless the GOP disagrees internally? Not entirely familiar with your political system so I don't know how much power this grants the conservatives.
That's really not all.
Positives of Trump:
-Anti establishment
-ending congressional term limits
-limiting unfair lobbying
-Ending money in politics
-an outsider with a radical message
Hmmmm.. I wonder where the Bernie voters went.
Ahuh, umm yeah your system is F'd in the A.
- Seemingly pro-LGBT by his actions in the past.That's really not all.
Positives of Trump:
-Anti establishment
-ending congressional term limits
-limiting unfair lobbying
-Ending money in politics
-an outsider with a radical message
Hmmmm.. I wonder where the Bernie voters went.
That's really not all.
Positives of Trump:
-Anti establishment
-ending congressional term limits
-limiting unfair lobbying
-Ending money in politics
-an outsider with a radical message
Hmmmm.. I wonder where the Bernie voters went.
Does this mean there is basically barely any opposition unless the GOP disagrees internally? Not entirely familiar with your political system so I don't know how much power this grants the conservatives.
This was a fucking wipe out. The DNC should be embarrassed with how colossally they fucked this one up. House, Senate, Oval Office, new Repub governorships. A routing. Can't believe Pollsters had her starting the night with 268 electoral votes. Shame on Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the DNC leadership for pushing such an unlikeable figure down our throats.
Newsflash, he is a liar. If you believe anything he says, well that is on you.
That's what's funny about all this- you all say that about Trump, but REFUSED- ALL OUT FUCKING REFUSED to to say the same about Hillary during the Primary and GE. Disappointing Hypocrisy at play here.As I just said above Americans believing just about anything spouted with charismatic reinforcement during an election cycle.
I mean, "ending money in politics" and "anti establishment". Trump? Yeah... okay.
Does this mean there is basically barely any opposition unless the GOP disagrees internally? Not entirely familiar with your political system so I don't know how much power this grants the conservatives.
Might be compelling for his audience. But that audience is not the ones you need to reach anyway to change things.You suggest Jon would be any less compelling to watch if he wasn't being funny.
Can someone answer me this, if the popular vote isn't the final word, how can you even qualify this as a democracy? Who are the overseers of the Electoral College?
Does this mean he'll release his taxes now?
That's what's funny about all this- you all say that about Trump, but REFUSED- ALL OUT FUCKING REFUSED to to say the same about Hillary during the Primary and GE. Disappointing Hypocrisy at play here.
Does this mean there is basically barely any opposition unless the GOP disagrees internally? Not entirely familiar with your political system so I don't know how much power this grants the conservatives.
So, us tax payers are going to have to pay for that stupid ass wall?
Mexico ain't paying for it.
There's one new post now. Though I'm really wondering what's happening over there. There's a lot of stuff to talk about and that subreddit seems to be a ghost town.Yeah, the last thread there was posted 8 hours ago... I can't think of any other explanation than that subreddit was run by people working on the Clinton campaign. See for yourself:
https://www.reddit.com/r/hillaryclinton/new/
Honest question: are you American and if so did you sleep through every history/government class growing up?
That's what's funny about all this- you all say that about Trump, but REFUSED- ALL OUT FUCKING REFUSED to to say the same about Hillary during the Primary and GE. Disappointing Hypocrisy at play here.
That's really not all.
Positives of Trump:
-Anti establishment
-ending congressional term limits
-limiting unfair lobbying
-Ending money in politics
-an outsider with a radical message
Hmmmm.. I wonder where the Bernie voters went.
Why? Does it change anything? He did the show for a long time, didn't impact shit. And I am kind of done laughing about these things anyway.
It is a country the size of a continent. You can't have a couple of states skewing things.
Honest question: are you American and if so did you sleep through every history/government class growing up?
The amount of time spent going after that like it was of any importance was sad.
I need Jon Stewart to come outta retirement and do a political show for the next 4 years.
Hey I'm just doing what Hillary supporters here demanded I do during the Primary. Take her word for it, even though her track record says otherwise. It works both ways.You have to be one big idiot to believe that a president that ran on a mostly REGRESSIVE platform will enact some of the most PROGRESSIVE measures ever, like literally upending the entire political establishment.
Yep. Y'all wanna be mad? Take it to the DNC.This was a fucking wipe out. The DNC should be embarrassed with how colossally they fucked this one up. House, Senate, Oval Office, new Repub governorships. A routing. Can't believe Pollsters had her starting the night with 268 electoral votes. Shame on Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the DNC leadership for pushing such an unlikeable figure down our throats.
So is it now the new norm to "Grab women by the Pussy"? I mean we just elected a guy for President who bragged about sexually assaulting women. I'm still stunned how so many people were able to just brush that aside for the sake of Supreme Court picks.
Some of these commentators who are crowing on TV and blaming the media for ignoring disaffected white working class or completely ignoring how the vast majority of minorities in this country feel completely trampled on this morning because we've now made it acceptable in the the modern age to have a President make racist and sexist statements and policy proposals with nothing more than a slap on the wrist.
So many of Trumps statements, ideas, and past behaviors should have been unforgivable sins. But the media is just treating this like a normal horse race with a surprise twist. Not the fact that a President got elected at the expense of overtly demeaning/demonizing minorities that hasn't been seen in the modern era.
Hey I'm just doing what Hillary supporters here demanded I do during the Primary. Take her word for it, even though her track record says otherwise. It works both ways.
If you think half those things are going to happen I'm gonna have to laugh at you.
I wouldn't even say congressional term limits are a positive. It basically guarantees that no one becomes competant at politics and we get newbies every couple terms.
All while simultaneously taking advantage of it. Her special interest courting is what makes me not believe that. Anything else is just fantasy.Hillary has a voting record that people point out. And considering that Cit united was a case against her, it was pretty clear she'd remove it.
It did. So much denial...Her track record did not say otherwise.
Also, you can expect a liberal judge to be against citizen's united. You can't expect a conservative one to be.
Well its better than the same dickhead we have had in this district for the past 24 years.