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Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 04:37 PM
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Posted By Aridas
Apparently, Trump wants to bring Paul Manafort...

Apparently, Trump wants to bring Paul Manafort back into his service as a campaign manager.

The guy who fed information to the Russians so they could easily support Trump's campaign is a totally...
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 10:47 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
That's not really a response to the specific...

That's not really a response to the specific thing that was in question, though? Not that the thing in question deserves the attention that it's gotten, which has given ChrisBFRPKY a straw to hold...
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 10:06 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Forgotten? I'm not so sure. Rather, I'd suggest...

Forgotten? I'm not so sure. Rather, I'd suggest that the issue may lie somewhere else. To quote their leader -

"I don't take responsibility at all."
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 04:59 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
That there is a grain of feel truth to it...

That there is a grain of feel truth to it certainly doesn't help. Prices are largely higher than they were, and that excuses much fallacy in the minds of the motivated. The strongest lies tend to...
Forum: USA Politics Yesterday, 04:47 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
*shrug* There's a couple parts of this, after...

*shrug* There's a couple parts of this, after all. If ChrisBFRPKY had just left it things at, to shorten things -



That would be fairly easily defensible. The voting public is often swayed...
Forum: USA Politics 17th March 2024, 01:09 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
It's one of those claims that's hard to directly...

It's one of those claims that's hard to directly prove/disprove without more context, of course. Local factors and selection bias can easily mess with specifics.

With that said, I think that I'll...
Forum: USA Politics 17th March 2024, 01:00 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
It's perhaps worth adding a bit further context...

It's perhaps worth adding a bit further context here, too. US spending on preventing the genocide of Ukrainians has amounted to a significant sum in raw value. It's still a fraction of the size of...
Forum: USA Politics 17th March 2024, 08:06 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Ehh. The Bible can be cherry-picked and twisted...

Ehh. The Bible can be cherry-picked and twisted to endorse pretty much any political or moral position, yes, because of what it actually is. That holds notably less strongly when it comes to what...
Forum: USA Politics 17th March 2024, 12:15 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
As far as that goes, Trump scuttled a lot of the...

As far as that goes, Trump scuttled a lot of the US' pandemic preparedness, including much of the foreign part that was there to help prevent stuff like COVID and, specifically, the part that might...
Forum: USA Politics 17th March 2024, 12:01 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
It was pointedly xenophobic, given the hows and...

It was pointedly xenophobic, given the hows and the whys, and, by that point, it was too little, too late and took no account of the larger situation. Trump was wrong. At best, he got it a little...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 10:46 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
With Obama? Coincidence is a reasonable...

With Obama? Coincidence is a reasonable position. Focusing on the leadership of the US is mostly a red herring, though, compared to the actual events in Ukraine and how Russia had just received...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 10:01 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Do you intend to argue that Trump should be...

Do you intend to argue that Trump should be credited for how he inherited a smoothly running economy and that nothing else matters?

Trump ****** up badly with COVID after a record of doing things...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 09:47 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
For Ukraine, various means of pressure on Russia...

For Ukraine, various means of pressure on Russia have been applied, as Biden's sought to thread the needle to prevent even worse war and tragedy.

For Gaza, Biden is calling for a ceasefire for...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 06:04 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Here's a fact check...

Here's a fact check (https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-9244041620) from AP.

Short version, it's false. To add a little more context, though -
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 06:02 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
"Stopped with a phone call." Uh huh. Who would...

"Stopped with a phone call." Uh huh. Who would Trump call and what would he say to end these wars? Would he call Ukraine and say that they need to stop or the US will invade Ukraine to help...
Forum: USA Politics 16th March 2024, 09:16 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
FTFY. Jesus and Republican Jesus are mostly...

FTFY. Jesus and Republican Jesus are mostly opposites in what they push, after all. If one were the more objectively religious type, calling Republican Jesus "Satan" would likely make quite a bit of...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 08:05 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
I'm too lazy to look it up. I'm also not...

I'm too lazy to look it up. I'm also not particularly interested in having BS spouted at me about how Trump wasn't doing what he really friggin' obviously was - the disagreeing isn't the issue in...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 06:57 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,753
Posted By Aridas
Given that the DoJ and associated agencies have...

Given that the DoJ and associated agencies have long been strongly Republican/influenced by Republican politics, it would be no surprise at all for it to be a kind of obstruction, honestly. It...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 12:48 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Alright, then. How should one deal with it when...

Alright, then. How should one deal with it when someone asks a question like, "since when does disagreeing with election results constitute a crime?" when NO ONE even remotely claimed that...
Forum: USA Politics 14th March 2024, 10:53 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Amusing as the Trump supporter bashing is, I...

Amusing as the Trump supporter bashing is, I think it's worth a momentary reminder that a lot of Trump supporters are normally intelligent and generally praiseworthy people. That they may have...
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 03:48 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
*sigh* New poll: 63% of Republicans have no...

*sigh*

New poll: 63% of Republicans have no problem with the RNC paying Trump's legal bills...
Forum: USA Politics 13th March 2024, 07:41 AM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,753
Posted By Aridas
Perhaps. The element that I think that I'm using...

Perhaps. The element that I think that I'm using in my evaluation of the Presidential Immunity BS and that you may not be, though, is how it's not just Trump who used it. Rather, it was repeatedly...
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2024, 07:13 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,753
Posted By Aridas
Ahh. To clarify a little, because I don't think...

Ahh. To clarify a little, because I don't think that we actually disagree on this part, I do tend to consider Trump to have Narcissistic Personality Disorder...
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2024, 04:02 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,753
Posted By Aridas
I think that this is a false statement. There's...

I think that this is a false statement. There's lots that Trump has suffered delays with and lots and lots of his wishes have been denied, throughout his life. It's probably more true to observe...
Forum: USA Politics 12th March 2024, 03:25 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,753
Posted By Aridas
I think it's worth being clear about something. ...

I think it's worth being clear about something. No, Donny quite certainly doesn't think that. It is just entirely disingenuous. It serves three main potential purposes. 1. It's an attempt to...
Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2024, 06:32 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Mmm. And now Trump is talking about how so very...

Mmm. And now Trump is talking about how so very much of Social Security, Medicaid, and the like can be cut.

Not like it's a new thing for him to push, but seriously, ugh. It's the kind of thing...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2024, 03:42 PM
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Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
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Posted By Aridas
IIRC, making all illegals into legal voters and...

IIRC, making all illegals into legal voters and then effectively starting anew on much better footing was part of a major bipartisan immigration reform push a couple decades ago. It was killed...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th March 2024, 07:41 AM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,248
Posted By Aridas
Alternately said - "Actions speak louder than...

Alternately said - "Actions speak louder than words."

Musk's words that position him as a supporter of "absolute Free Speech" are indeed one thing and are worthy of consideration. Like any words,...
Forum: USA Politics 10th March 2024, 09:54 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Rather, I'd say that it's probably pretty safe to...

Rather, I'd say that it's probably pretty safe to say that they would work to make it explode, yet again, because that's what they just keep doing.

Democrats - "Tax and spend for responsible...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 07:13 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
If linking to interesting quote sections is in...

If linking to interesting quote sections is in order there -

Hunter Biden absolutely owned Republicans in his testimony...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 06:24 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
More specifically, it sounds like you're talking...

More specifically, it sounds like you're talking about a larger issue here - narrative building and pushing. There certainly are issues with that, but it's not the only part of the picture and it...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 02:26 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
To speak for myself, I think that it's rather...

To speak for myself, I think that it's rather dangerous to rule out the possibility in advance, given the factors in play, even if it's not looking likely right now. Our institutions in the US are...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 01:58 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Of some note, it's hardly the first case where...

Of some note, it's hardly the first case where later usage isn't entirely accurate to the original material. That doesn't negate the later usage. If we're dealing with trivia, "Justice is blind"...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 01:31 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Potentially. With that said, I think that, first...

Potentially. With that said, I think that, first of all, you're skipping over the part where Trump was actively working to keep the media focused on himself. A huge amount of the attention that...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 12:40 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
:rolleyes: Mmm. That is what you...

:rolleyes:




Mmm. That is what you just did with this, after all. Hardly a surprise, of course, given your record.
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 10:50 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Yes, you've repeatedly made it explicitly clear...

Yes, you've repeatedly made it explicitly clear that you're happy to ignore everything except for the points of data that you think favor you on this. Specifically when it comes to this, you've...
Forum: USA Politics 8th March 2024, 09:22 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
That many Americans don't understand a lot of...

That many Americans don't understand a lot of things about government, including that, is sadly a safe bet. Hence, Trump talking about NATO like they're not paying their bills to us and a bunch of...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 05:38 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Err... As I recall it, it was most definitely NOT...

Err... As I recall it, it was most definitely NOT nothing during the Trump years. There wasn't a huge escalation in violence from what they had been doing, certainly, but characterizing what did go...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 05:13 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,753
Posted By Aridas
To repeat, the whole premise there was being used...

To repeat, the whole premise there was being used in utter bad faith and was total nonsense even when Trump was actually President. Yes, there is some legitimacy to the case that shielding the...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 01:01 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
Do you tolerate it quietly and passively as...

Do you tolerate it quietly and passively as democracy is being torn apart right in front of you, though? Trump's been promising to do that, at last check. Mass civil disobedience in response to him...
Forum: USA Politics 7th March 2024, 12:54 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
As it stands, I think that one of the first big...

As it stands, I think that one of the first big questions would be who the goal is to get into power instead of Trump. If it's just removing Trump, the VP would be next in line, and quite frankly, I...
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2024, 03:22 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 15,912
Posted By Aridas
You speak as if popular opinion would have much...

You speak as if popular opinion would have much effect on what's done in the Constitutional Convention, though. Given that most of the major pushes are being done by those wishing to circumvent...
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2024, 02:07 PM
Replies: 493
Views: 15,912
Posted By Aridas
Last I heard, there's an ongoing attempt to sue...

Last I heard, there's an ongoing attempt to sue in court to call for one using some really, really old selections to make up for what they currently lack and other attempts to sue to make it happen...
Forum: USA Politics 6th March 2024, 04:41 AM
Replies: 493
Views: 15,912
Posted By Aridas
To borrow a simple summation from here...

To borrow a simple summation from here (https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/constitution) -
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2024, 08:26 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 2,199
Posted By Aridas
Harris isn't the first to call for a ceasefire,...

Harris isn't the first to call for a ceasefire, by far, and three threads discussing that conflict probably aren't all that hard to find, if one looks.

When I checked the New Posts page, this one...
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2024, 05:36 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
On the Trump side of things - Trump's apparently...

On the Trump side of things - Trump's apparently trying to purge the Republican Party of everyone who's not super loyal to him.

I admit to mixed feelings about this. If it causes Trump to lose,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th March 2024, 05:20 PM
Replies: 1,706
Continuation Musk buys Twitter II
Views: 70,248
Posted By Aridas
Meanwhile, from the Cato Institute...

Meanwhile, from the Cato Institute (https://www.cato.org/blog/border-patrol-70-drop-successful-evasions-title-42-ended), of all places -



That's quite the drop after finally being able to stop...
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2024, 05:02 PM
Replies: 1,466
Views: 73,753
Posted By Aridas
From the link about the party in question - ...

From the link about the party in question -



Thus, short answer, yes, there is distinct overlap in what they advocate. There are notable differences, too, though.

With that said, as an...
Forum: USA Politics 5th March 2024, 07:10 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,847
Posted By Aridas
It's possible, I suppose. There would fairly...

It's possible, I suppose. There would fairly certainly be mass peaceful protests, should Trump win. Should the protestors be dealt with harshly, thus escalating matters, mass violence could very...
Forum: USA Politics 4th March 2024, 07:23 PM
Replies: 2,700
Views: 68,003
Posted By Aridas
It is quite unlikely, yes. Rather than in an...

It is quite unlikely, yes. Rather than in an election year, though, the more plausible long shot scenario is that if Democrats won the House and Senate in the election and somehow managed to pass a...
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