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Forum: USA Politics 14th August 2021, 02:56 PM
Replies: 366
Views: 26,067
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Where's the option for the Delta variant?

Where's the option for the Delta variant?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th August 2021, 01:13 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 3,088
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I don't practice social distancing as in...

I don't practice social distancing as in #staythe****home social distancing, but I do try to keep a meter apart in social settings, and I don't board buses or the light rail if they're near-full....
Forum: USA Politics 7th August 2021, 02:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,172
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Whataboutism #2.

Whataboutism #2.
Forum: USA Politics 7th August 2021, 01:05 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,172
Posted By Safe-Keeper
You mean the Afghan islamist Taliban or the...

You mean the Afghan islamist Taliban or the American conservative Christian Taliban? I'm tempted to say the latter, although they are also the ones I would rather live under if I had to choose...
Forum: USA Politics 3rd August 2021, 03:55 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 11,705
Posted By Safe-Keeper
By the way, I notice that the OP is conspiciously...

By the way, I notice that the OP is conspiciously absent from this thread.
Forum: USA Politics 3rd August 2021, 03:52 PM
Replies: 96
Views: 11,705
Posted By Safe-Keeper
This.

This.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd August 2021, 04:46 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 55,855
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I've seen that vid. What struck me when I watched...

I've seen that vid. What struck me when I watched it was how when that one woman speaks from about 1:08 or so, the lady behind her seems genuenly concerned for her sanity.
Forum: USA Politics 2nd August 2021, 10:02 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 55,855
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Translation: "oh damn, these people know their...

Translation: "oh damn, these people know their stuff better than I do and I have no good arguments left."

:) :thumbsup:
Forum: USA Politics 30th July 2021, 01:38 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 55,855
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Reminds me of the person in Norway who runs a...

Reminds me of the person in Norway who runs a bike repair shop and announced he would only hire unvaccinated people, as this proved they were "able to think for themselves".
Forum: USA Politics 30th July 2021, 01:08 PM
Replies: 634
Views: 55,855
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I think you've finally found a way to get the...

I think you've finally found a way to get the trumpkins to get the shot.

"The invasion of illegal brown communist caravan people are spreading the corona virus! They bring syphillis strain of...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd July 2021, 10:19 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 55,855
Posted By Safe-Keeper
You just know that's how a fair few of them think.

You just know that's how a fair few of them think.
Forum: USA Politics 17th July 2021, 10:46 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 55,855
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I realize you are probably exaggerating...

I realize you are probably exaggerating deliberately, but in general, I'm troubled by this kind of rhetoric. The US isn't anywhere near China or North Korea. It veered dangerously close towards the...
Forum: USA Politics 17th July 2021, 10:22 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 55,855
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Also because they'd been couped up for too long...

Also because they'd been couped up for too long and the authorities felt it neccessary they get more freedom to participate in sports and other spare time activities. Teens and young adults need all...
Forum: USA Politics 17th July 2021, 07:43 AM
Replies: 634
Views: 55,855
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Vaccination is moving pretty slowly in Norway,...

Vaccination is moving pretty slowly in Norway, but I've received my first shot (I'm almost 36 and healthy) and I keep getting snaps from my friends in their 20s and early 30s about how they're...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 1st July 2021, 09:03 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 12,335
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Would we be able to translate alien radio signals?

So with all the hype surrounding the Pentagon UAP report and all that, I've been thinking. If we assume that there's intelligent life relatively close to earth, and that their radio signals reach us....
Forum: USA Politics 24th June 2021, 02:40 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 535
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Dang, that was powerful.

Dang, that was powerful.
Forum: USA Politics 8th May 2021, 04:50 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,050
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I like watching their death spiral. I just hope...

I like watching their death spiral. I just hope they don't drag the United States down with it.



I'm just glad the ex-Führer wannabe isn't on Twitter or Facebook anymore. He'd probably have...
Forum: USA Politics 8th May 2021, 04:42 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,050
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Stay classy, GOP.

Stay classy, GOP.
Forum: USA Politics 27th March 2021, 01:03 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 12,523
Posted By Safe-Keeper
They have learned, I suppose. If you discuss...

They have learned, I suppose.

If you discuss things with someone, particularly those pesky people bent on rationality and facts, there's the risk that they will change your mind. The best counter...
Forum: USA Politics 1st March 2021, 08:30 AM
Replies: 270
Views: 22,167
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I see similarities both to the Roman empire and...

I see similarities both to the Roman empire and to the Soviet Union.
And if other empires and nation could collapse, so can the United States. And if it does, the fall will be huge.

Also, for the...
Forum: USA Politics 1st March 2021, 08:27 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,109
Posted By Safe-Keeper
"Thou shalt lie" is the first commandments of...

"Thou shalt lie" is the first commandments of Trumpism. Along with "thou shalt covet thy neighbour's election victory".


He left it open so as to add details when neccessary. In one account the...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2021, 06:31 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 22,167
Posted By Safe-Keeper
It's very destructive, and the fact that so many...

It's very destructive, and the fact that so many Americans buy into his lies is incredibly discconcerting, too. It's a symptom of the deeply polarised postfact society the US has devolved into. Truth...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2021, 06:27 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 22,167
Posted By Safe-Keeper
He didn't have a choice. He lost a lot of...

He didn't have a choice. He lost a lot of supporters between losing the election and after January 6th, and changing tack now would alienate the few he has left. Either way, by now it's patently...
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2021, 04:56 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 22,167
Posted By Safe-Keeper
#thebestpeople. edit: wow, you know the...

#thebestpeople.

edit: wow, you know the forum is old when it doesn't recognise hashtags.
Forum: USA Politics 28th February 2021, 04:53 PM
Replies: 270
Views: 22,167
Posted By Safe-Keeper
If it was intentional, it's the kind of Nazi...

If it was intentional, it's the kind of Nazi symbolism that's easy to deny, and yet sends an obvious signal to the target audience.


Gods, you weren't joking. My first thought was that it looked...
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2021, 06:19 PM
Replies: 314
Views: 17,749
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I'm glad they wanted until after the fall of...

I'm glad they wanted until after the fall of Trump to start unravelling. Maybe they can reform around 2024 if another Trump-esque wannabe dictator runs for office, which they probably will.


The...
Forum: USA Politics 14th February 2021, 07:30 AM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,733
Posted By Safe-Keeper
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"Oh ****, we're on the...
Forum: USA Politics 14th February 2021, 04:04 AM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,733
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I think it was established a long time ago that...

I think it was established a long time ago that the American elite is above the law. Or is that just me being cynical?
Forum: USA Politics 12th February 2021, 07:04 PM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,733
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Ridiculous, reaching whataboutisms have worked...

Ridiculous, reaching whataboutisms have worked fine for them for four years. Why change now.
Forum: USA Politics 12th February 2021, 03:37 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,095
Posted By Safe-Keeper
It'll be a rough year for Drumpf. As much as I am...

It'll be a rough year for Drumpf. As much as I am ready to never hear from him or his cultists again, I'm looking forward to every second of coverage of his suffering.
Forum: USA Politics 11th February 2021, 08:03 PM
Replies: 3,576
Views: 293,156
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Then he recovered and went right back to...

Then he recovered and went right back to downplaying the pandemic.

The sick ****. I hope he dies slowly and painfully.
Forum: USA Politics 10th February 2021, 01:18 PM
Replies: 3,528
Views: 253,095
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Look up the definition of a coup. It says nothing...

Look up the definition of a coup. It says nothing about the perpetrators needing to be heavily armed, or how successful the outcome needs to be.

Edit: it's like that Breivik wannabe in Norway who...
Forum: USA Politics 28th January 2021, 01:31 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 9,135
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I love it when people can't think past "but...

I love it when people can't think past "but he/she broke the law". As if laws are these infallible rules handed down by perfect divine beings or something.
Forum: USA Politics 28th January 2021, 10:30 AM
Replies: 146
Views: 9,135
Posted By Safe-Keeper
There's another thing, too: that we tend to think...

There's another thing, too: that we tend to think the best of women in cases like this, even though they too can be perverts, abusers, etc.

Let's imagine that it was her father who uploaded the...
Forum: USA Politics 27th January 2021, 03:23 PM
Replies: 3,579
Views: 274,126
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I hear Biden also stopped an unconstitutional...

I hear Biden also stopped an unconstitutional (AFAIK) pipeline over Indian land, which got the trumpers' panties in a twist because it translated to jobs being lost.

Of course they like to portray...
Forum: USA Politics 26th January 2021, 12:52 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 9,135
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I suppose it's possible to want to upload a photo...

I suppose it's possible to want to upload a photo and pick the wrong one by mistake. Though, how she wouldn't instantly notice and delete it is beyond me. Whenever I upload anything to the Web I make...
Forum: USA Politics 26th January 2021, 12:49 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 9,135
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I'm glad she's approaching the age where she can...

I'm glad she's approaching the age where she can move out, though by the sound of it she should get the **** out right now. Between the events themselves and the media attention she's getting, and...
Forum: USA Politics 26th January 2021, 12:45 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 9,135
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Is Claudia Conway that girl who posted on Twitter...

Is Claudia Conway that girl who posted on Twitter that she wanted emancipation from her parents a while back?
Also, yes, gods am I glad she's approaching the age where she can move away from home....
Forum: USA Politics 26th January 2021, 12:43 PM
Replies: 146
Views: 9,135
Posted By Safe-Keeper
WTF. When I saw the title and description I was...

WTF. When I saw the title and description I was sure it'd be of some little kid, like one or two years old, and it'd be one of those innocuous photos parents can take of their kids bathing or...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd January 2021, 05:38 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,346
Posted By Safe-Keeper
"But but but the black man :mad:!!"

"But but but the black man :mad:!!"
Forum: USA Politics 23rd January 2021, 12:15 PM
Replies: 3,576
Views: 293,156
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Repeal Obamacare while you're at it, America only...

Repeal Obamacare while you're at it, America only needs the ACA.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 05:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,174
Posted By Safe-Keeper
This is one of the reasons why the United States...

This is one of the reasons why the United States keeps being compared to the Roman empire during its final decline: how difficult it's become to reform the political system. Polarisation and...
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 04:30 PM
Replies: 3,576
Views: 293,156
Posted By Safe-Keeper
He probably preferred the Georgia that was...

He probably preferred the Georgia that was closest to Russia.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 07:25 AM
Replies: 2,856
Split Thread: A second impeachment
Views: 138,733
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Apparently the...

Oh yeah, I forgot about that.

Apparently the real Q revolution will happen on March 20th, so maybe we'll get an update then.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd January 2021, 05:53 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,823
Posted By Safe-Keeper
I was going to write a joke about the letter...

I was going to write a joke about the letter being written in crayon, but I can't be bothered, they haven't aged well. I think it was the attempted coup that did it. He's always been a horrible...
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 01:07 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,346
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Which war did Obama start?

Which war did Obama start?
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 10:42 AM
Replies: 3,576
Views: 293,156
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Wait, wut. Is that the CSA and US flags, on the...

Wait, wut. Is that the CSA and US flags, on the same flag pole :confused: ?
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 10:20 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 14,721
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Oh, they have rationalizations ;) . Q has...

Oh, they have rationalizations ;) .

Q has the flu, and has delayed the coup. They'll try again on March 20th.
Biden wasn't really sworn in, Trump will continue as "shadow president".
Biden is Q....
Forum: USA Politics 21st January 2021, 09:30 AM
Replies: 269
Views: 14,721
Posted By Safe-Keeper
Apparently QAnon and Proud Boys are deflating now...

Apparently QAnon and Proud Boys are deflating now that their Führer wasn't reinstated for four eight 12 more years after all.

Let's hope a lot of Trump supporters go quiet now.
Forum: USA Politics 20th January 2021, 03:19 PM
Replies: 221
Views: 17,346
Posted By Safe-Keeper
For fairness' sake, I wasn't really worried about...

For fairness' sake, I wasn't really worried about Trump starting a war abroad.

I was, however, very concerned about him overthrowing democracy at home. I can't remember ever worrying about that...
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