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Bannon likes being compared to "Dick Cheney, Darth Vader, Satan"
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for now. Bannon basically is palpatine. Dude's been puppetting Trump for most of the campaign.
Breh, us liberals embraced, fucked, and reared a little hyperbole baby into a full grown hyperbole adult long before this election. At best we're extreme reactionaries and some people are taking full advantage of that now.
Doc Holliday
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Yea, where I have seen this before? Hmm. He wants to be compared to fucking Nazis, he gets off on it.
Sure, but he's not going to be able to do that to Paul Ryan.
Bubba_Sparks
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It's not a bad plan, and I think it is one of the best options for the Trump administration. Getting it funded on the level they want will be the real challenge.
So is Paul Ryan Mace Windu in this scenario?
Massive government spending increases combined with huge tax cuts is absolutely a bad idea that will lead to economic collapse.
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45555
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45555
Randolph Freelander
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Yes, Paul Ryan, profile in courage.
I don't really get the courage comment. How is Trump going to make Paul Ryan and the Republicans in congress who are safe as houses in their gerrymandered districts agree to the type of massive infrastructure spending Bannon wants?
LegendofJoe
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Exactly what I came in here to say. The OP should be changed to actually post the full interview in question. I highly recommend reading it.
Guileless
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Steve? Hi, it's Chuck.
Hey Chuck, what's up? Some of us are going to Chili's for some 2 for 1 margaritas after work, you in?
Can't tonight Steve. Hey listen, PR asked me to talk to you about your interviews. It would be great if you would not favorably compare yourself to the literal embodiment of evil. OK? You know, some people might get the wrong idea.
Well...
Thanks buddy, see you Monday.
Hey Chuck, what's up? Some of us are going to Chili's for some 2 for 1 margaritas after work, you in?
Can't tonight Steve. Hey listen, PR asked me to talk to you about your interviews. It would be great if you would not favorably compare yourself to the literal embodiment of evil. OK? You know, some people might get the wrong idea.
Well...
Thanks buddy, see you Monday.
DragonSworne
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So Bannon, what are we blind to what you are doing?
Because it's pretty obvious you are trying to bring about WWIII.
Because it's pretty obvious you are trying to bring about WWIII.
foxuzamaki
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This is awful
SchrodingerC
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I'm surprised he didn't also compare himself to Wormtounge.
Well clearly he likes being compared to the cool evil guys, not some toady of the main bad guy.
Silas Lang
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Being okay with being compared to Cheney is the scariest part.
1.) Bannon is a racist piece of shit.
2.) You guys are overreacting to this particular quote. He is not literally admitting to being an evil crazy person. He likes being a villain of the left. Being a big target of his political enemies essentially validates his standing and position of power within Trump's administration. Individuals that hold no power don't invoke controversy. He also thinks that when he thinks he'll be proven right (operative "he thinks he's right") that comparisons to Hitler or Darth Vader ultimately would make the left look foolish.
2.) You guys are overreacting to this particular quote. He is not literally admitting to being an evil crazy person. He likes being a villain of the left. Being a big target of his political enemies essentially validates his standing and position of power within Trump's administration. Individuals that hold no power don't invoke controversy. He also thinks that when he thinks he'll be proven right (operative "he thinks he's right") that comparisons to Hitler or Darth Vader ultimately would make the left look foolish.
cubicle47b
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House of Cards was on the nose with America Works.
It's a bad idea for jobs. Unless you think this will pull people out of the pool of those that have completely stopped looking for work, all this will do is shift jobs around from those already employed. Plus last time infrastructure building was done, something like 7,000 jobs were created. Bams even said it was disappointing. Yellen even recommended against it yesterday. At least in conjunction with his other policies he plans on implementing.
Captain Zyrain
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Business Insider didn't even bother to copy what THR said fully..
From that, yes I'd assume he is saying that when people/outlets focus solely on how "evil" and "like satan" he is.. they're missing everything he's actually doing. Kind of like this thread, literally, in a nutshell.
[Edit: I see a mod edited in the whole thing for context and original article link, thanks!]
Randolph Freelander
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They shouldn't resist infrastructure spending. But the quote isn't about that. Paul Ryan and the rest of the GOP have been massive pushovers for Trump the entire campaign, and there's no reason to believe they won't continue to bend to Trump's will during his presidency. We'll see how much resistance McConnell and friends will offer for his cabinet appointments, for example.
Even Hillary Clinton said she was proud of making enemies with Republicans.
LegendofJoe
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Bannon is right on the money when he calls the moneyed elite in this country myopic. They did destroy the middle class. But he's wrong to blame it on globalization. Globalization did not destroy the middle class, our unchecked greed is what did us in.
Ryan called him a racist and didn't campaign for him most of the time.
Raven117
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Gotta hand it to him...at least he knows how he is viewed. There is freedom in that.
I am NOT a supporter of Bannon. (Please re-read that)....Re-read it again.
however
I would suggest anyone to read this interview Bannon gave. Though it does nothing to quell any concerns about him being an anti-Semite or another other race baiter, it does give more insight into how he thinks.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/lesterfede...entire-world?utm_term=.wkJqJDKmko#.elQ7mjPWLg
And its his thinking that will be advising the President...Not the labels we give him.
I am NOT a supporter of Bannon. (Please re-read that)....Re-read it again.
however
This isn't an inherently incorrect statement. Hell, its why both Bernie and Trump were against the TPP.
I would suggest anyone to read this interview Bannon gave. Though it does nothing to quell any concerns about him being an anti-Semite or another other race baiter, it does give more insight into how he thinks.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/lesterfede...entire-world?utm_term=.wkJqJDKmko#.elQ7mjPWLg
And its his thinking that will be advising the President...Not the labels we give him.
Randolph Freelander
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Paul Ryan didn't rescind his endorsement. He didn't tell Trump to resign from the ticket. Didn't tell voters to support Gary Johnson, Hillary Clinton, or a write-in candidate that could stop Trump.
Pretty sure that's why people voted for trump
Lifejumper
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Disney and their fucking viral marketing.
Rogue one coming December 16
So, great, a quote taken out of context in order to paint him as a simplistic cartoon villain and distract from his actual (trillion dollar smokestack...) policy intentions, when the quote is A METACOMMENTARY ABOUT HOW EMPOWERING HIS DISMISSAL AS A CARTOON VILLAIN IS.
As a Sanders/Clinton supporter who has ALWAYS advocated the path of cautious vigilance, I read through the original article and yeah, this thread reflects exactly what he says.
He has whatever agendas he has, and he's willing to plow through whatever social graces and convention in order to do it. While some/most/all of it might be outright disgusting, disastrous, you name it, his opposition (ie. the left) is too busy being shocked, dismissive, and quarreling amongst each other to actually do anything about it.
Mere outrage gets us nothing. Every other comment in this thread: "But...but...why... how can he..." Yeah, he can. Your response is?
I fully support the protests racking up; yet it's a hard fight at this point.
He has whatever agendas he has, and he's willing to plow through whatever social graces and convention in order to do it. While some/most/all of it might be outright disgusting, disastrous, you name it, his opposition (ie. the left) is too busy being shocked, dismissive, and quarreling amongst each other to actually do anything about it.
Mere outrage gets us nothing. Every other comment in this thread: "But...but...why... how can he..." Yeah, he can. Your response is?
I fully support the protests racking up; yet it's a hard fight at this point.
LegendofJoe
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One thing for sure is that the Democratic party HAS to transform itself into the party of economic populism. They can't let Bannon take that mantle away from them if they want to win in 2018 and beyond.
You see, we on the left are always right about stuff. No need to examine our own behavior or comprehension of things. Outrage works great as a default emotion.
RustyNails
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I'm pretty sure "globalists" is a term used for Jews in alt-right.
JimJamJones
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Well Bannon does rhyme with
(((globalists)))
This sounds like he is advocating for a religious war more than anything else.
gutter_trash
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the irony is that Bannon is a millionaire, elite himself
Dubbedinenglish
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Privatization of infrastructure
In his mind he probably exchanged economic for social.
CrimsonSquall
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So in America the game, u get to the last level boss and fight trump. After a 3 part boss battle, it is revealed that the round cloaked man known as Bannon was advising Trump the whole time, having him carry out his devious plots.
It turns out you as the main character were too weak and naive, losing the battle, plunging the world into 50 years of chaos and turmoil.
The naivety comes from the player seeing Bannon the whole time but not being able to comprehend that he has loyal followers and his words have had weight for a significant amount of time before it was too late
It turns out you as the main character were too weak and naive, losing the battle, plunging the world into 50 years of chaos and turmoil.
The naivety comes from the player seeing Bannon the whole time but not being able to comprehend that he has loyal followers and his words have had weight for a significant amount of time before it was too late
Freeza Under The Shower
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He may believe himself to be whatever he wants, he is also selectively ignoring that the adjective he rejects, 'alt-right', is relevant to a great part of the -genuinely hateful- people he got to vote that way. Ignoring that is not being smart, it's playing with fire and expecting not to get burned. Similarly, going after infrastructure seems.. quaint when other matters are more pressing ( "we'll rule for 50 years", I doubt that). And lastly, the narrative he's trying to sell of Clinton betraying the worker class (which neglects the push for 15 dollar minimum wage among other things in the Democrats program after Sanders) is in part a narrative sold and created by the very media outlets that he owns, that being breitbart.
So echo chamber or not, I would still not feel comfortable taking his word on anything. Also, protesting and governing are very different things. I do look forward to him realizing that in the coming years too.
fierrotlepou
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I keep thinking we're in some kind of weird alternate universe or something.
Something just went horrible wrong, guys. Something broke.
Something just went horrible wrong, guys. Something broke.
i prefer the timeline where the main character goes back in time to warn people and trump is never elected
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