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Forum: USA Politics 11th March 2024, 03:07 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 942
Posted By Venom
Just a pretend enlightened centrist scam designed...

Just a pretend enlightened centrist scam designed to pull votes away from Biden.
Forum: USA Politics 29th February 2024, 12:48 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 2,198
Posted By Venom
WOW snip of the month.

WOW snip of the month.
Forum: USA Politics 29th February 2024, 12:20 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 2,198
Posted By Venom
Her way of speaking doesn't project well. She...

Her way of speaking doesn't project well. She talks like an elementary school teacher talking about the bad kids in her class. She looks awful. Just optically she doesn't look great for Biden imo.
...
Forum: USA Politics 29th February 2024, 11:52 AM
Replies: 1,133
Views: 45,905
Posted By Venom
Rightwing media is more of a threat imo. Tucker...

Rightwing media is more of a threat imo.
Tucker Carlson, NEWSMAX, Right Side Broadcasting. They are the Enemy of the People, if anyone.
Forum: USA Politics 27th February 2024, 08:43 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 2,298
Posted By Venom
The short answer is he is still, like, really...

The short answer is he is still, like, really rich even with his legal troubles.
Forum: USA Politics 23rd February 2024, 12:28 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 951
Posted By Venom
He's a CINO

He's a CINO
Forum: USA Politics 21st February 2024, 01:02 PM
Replies: 348
Views: 6,554
Posted By Venom
I will vote for the senile old fool Biden and...

I will vote for the senile old fool Biden and watch him trip and break his hip on this way to the inauguration and smile with satisfaction.

I'm trying to avoid a rightwing takeover of every facet...
Forum: USA Politics 18th February 2024, 02:54 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 629
Posted By Venom
What about Project 2025? Agenda 47? The...

What about Project 2025? Agenda 47?

The presidency contained him last time in large part because he filled his cabinet with standard neo-con Republicans, which the Heritage Foundation and other...
Forum: USA Politics 17th February 2024, 06:58 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 991
Posted By Venom
This. I selected Environmental Issues.

This.

I selected Environmental Issues.
Forum: USA Politics 9th February 2024, 05:58 PM
Replies: 213
Views: 3,323
Posted By Venom
Facepalm. If Biden had insisted on 1 term...

Facepalm.

If Biden had insisted on 1 term this **** could easily be forgotten. I'm afraid he could only get away with being the not-Trump candidate once.
Forum: USA Politics 7th February 2024, 08:54 AM
Replies: 81
Split Thread: Why Capital punishment?
Views: 1,420
Posted By Venom
Well yeah, ultimately changes in the law are...

Well yeah, ultimately changes in the law are going to be driven by a lax attitude among the privileged non-criminals in society.
Forum: USA Politics 7th February 2024, 08:35 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 4,487
Posted By Venom
This is the tough-on-the-border Republican that...

This is the tough-on-the-border Republican that Trump now pretends he never endorsed (https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/05/politics/fact-check-trump-james-lankford-endorsement/index.html) probably because...
Forum: USA Politics 7th February 2024, 08:19 AM
Replies: 81
Split Thread: Why Capital punishment?
Views: 1,420
Posted By Venom
A former U.S. Attorney's reasoning for the death...

A former U.S. Attorney's reasoning for the death penalty is as a last resort after lifers continue to kill other inmates and staff behind bars. And I'm pretty much in this camp if I support capital...
Forum: USA Politics 24th January 2024, 02:34 PM
Replies: 436
Views: 11,951
Posted By Venom
This is the type of crap that makes me not take...

This is the type of crap that makes me not take any Trump supporter in 2024 seriously. The only thing left is to **** them at the polls and wait for them to die off.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 16th January 2024, 12:36 PM
Replies: 300
Views: 4,826
Posted By Venom
Lack of education/information. Inability to...

Lack of education/information. Inability to sympathize with different group of people unless they experience the same thing.

Also nuance is rhetorically unpalatable. I think when we're faced with...
Forum: USA Politics 11th January 2024, 03:37 PM
Replies: 369
Views: 10,598
Posted By Venom
I did not imagine even 8 years ago that Donald...

I did not imagine even 8 years ago that Donald Trump had the potential to break the country.

But he really does. We've normalized everything he does up to this point and allegedly many younger...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 6th January 2024, 05:00 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 2,456
Posted By Venom
Of course. This should be processed like any...

Of course. This should be processed like any other criminal investigation and so far it is.

My only issue from a skeptic's perspective is the public hysteria of the thought of anybody having had...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th January 2024, 01:14 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 2,456
Posted By Venom
To me this is the perfect witch hunt but the...

To me this is the perfect witch hunt but the worse the offense is perceived to be the less evidence the public expects.

I get that the circumstances with high profile clients and all makes this...
Forum: USA Politics 14th December 2023, 09:55 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
in the mainstream yeah agreed.

in the mainstream yeah agreed.
Forum: USA Politics 11th December 2023, 03:18 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
My point is I think an educated electorate on...

My point is I think an educated electorate on average would soften the fringes. The average politically incoherent voter may be easier to draw to the extremes and go into spite mode when things don't...
Forum: USA Politics 10th December 2023, 03:42 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
Anyway, I think the OP assumed a false premise,...

Anyway, I think the OP assumed a false premise, that liberal conservatives like Romney and McCain are true conservatives and Trump and friends are not. But again if you go far back enough to when...
Forum: USA Politics 7th December 2023, 02:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,202
Posted By Venom
But the media figures who raised these rabid dogs...

But the media figures who raised these rabid dogs go free.
Forum: USA Politics 4th December 2023, 09:14 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
It's been argued some aspects of modern life are...

It's been argued some aspects of modern life are regressive or counterproductive to social cohesion. And the very deliberate non-troll conservative think tanks really seem to want to overturn or at...
Forum: USA Politics 2nd December 2023, 07:49 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 16,623
Posted By Venom
Ladies and gentlemen...the 45th President of the...

Ladies and gentlemen...the 45th President of the United States

SCnfug2s8ow
Forum: USA Politics 29th November 2023, 10:49 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
I remember Secretary Clinton's "Russian reset"...

I remember Secretary Clinton's "Russian reset" nonsense openly criticized by Republicans.

Now Trump's soft approach towards Russia is seen as bridging a divide.
Forum: USA Politics 28th November 2023, 03:44 PM
Replies: 2,020
Views: 99,166
Posted By Venom
I don't know if I could forgive the millions of...

I don't know if I could forgive the millions of swing idiots who could potentially get this unhinged monster back in the White House. Attention span of a squirrel.

Enjoy Agenda 47 and Project 2025.
Forum: Education 27th November 2023, 05:27 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 4,353
Posted By Venom
Neat idea. The way I approach it as a...

Neat idea. The way I approach it as a non-educator is take some major thing today and ask why it is done that way. Why do we borrow money, why we pay taxes, why the system is the way it is, etc.
Forum: USA Politics 27th November 2023, 04:33 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,834
Posted By Venom
You know Jeffrey Epstein really cared about the...

You know Jeffrey Epstein really cared about the environment and long-term human survival. What the media didn't teach you...
Forum: USA Politics 26th November 2023, 03:57 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Venom
I'm ready to vote Hunter Biden if that's what it...

I'm ready to vote Hunter Biden if that's what it takes.
Forum: USA Politics 25th November 2023, 06:12 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
I'd like all Republican voters to vote on this...

I'd like all Republican voters to vote on this question, just for the record.

If you could make Trump KING for life instead of going ahead with this election, could get rid of CNN, get rid of...
Forum: USA Politics 24th November 2023, 06:22 AM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Venom
Generally true on that last point, but whatever's...

Generally true on that last point, but whatever's left of the American left is more or less in line with "international standards" when it comes to domestic matters. And Biden does not need to be a...
Forum: USA Politics 23rd November 2023, 01:12 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Venom
Western European leaders' permissive attitude...

Western European leaders' permissive attitude towards mass immigration I think is the biggest reason for the rightward shift in Europe. Which is sad because I think they do have a better argument for...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd November 2023, 09:18 AM
Replies: 279
Views: 6,513
Posted By Venom
Two opposite-sex parents married with kids living...

Two opposite-sex parents married with kids living together.

Suggests no baby mommas, no absent fathers, no kids talking back to their parents, corporal punishment, traditional gender roles, and...
Forum: USA Politics 20th November 2023, 12:31 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,834
Posted By Venom
Similar to the "Hitler had a point" trolling that...

Similar to the "Hitler had a point" trolling that the rightwing social media tryhards engage in. Insert the name of any notorious historical figure.
Forum: USA Politics 20th November 2023, 12:08 PM
Replies: 1,565
Views: 39,788
Posted By Venom
Democrats and non-Trumpers need a better...

Democrats and non-Trumpers need a better propaganda network.

Trump trolls dominate social media and Fox News dominates mainstream media. To me it's extraordinary how Democrats even compete. Maybe...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2023, 09:35 AM
Replies: 402
Views: 21,959
Posted By Venom
It seems part of the general tendency here to...

It seems part of the general tendency here to claim some part of you that is small or socially insignificant because it's America the melting pot everyone wants to show how diverse they are. And even...
Forum: USA Politics 19th November 2023, 09:30 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,232
Posted By Venom
I don't have a problem with many Republicans in...

I don't have a problem with many Republicans in my state legislature.

But the hive mind that often comes with being part of an organization just makes many of these otherwise decent people go...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2023, 09:22 AM
Replies: 402
Views: 21,959
Posted By Venom
It's well within the discussion. What do your...

It's well within the discussion. What do your last two responses to me have to do with race fraud?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th November 2023, 08:38 AM
Replies: 402
Views: 21,959
Posted By Venom
My point is British ancestry...

My point is British ancestry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Americans) is underreported and underemphasized. Of course if you just count the immigrants it's easy to think Germans are the most...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th November 2023, 12:37 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 21,959
Posted By Venom
Population stats from the colonial era and...

Population stats from the colonial era and European immigration show that British Isles (including Ireland) ancestry (https://spartacus-educational.com/USAEengland.htm) is the highest overall.
...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 17th November 2023, 02:06 PM
Replies: 402
Views: 21,959
Posted By Venom
Hell, most Americans seem to think British Isles...

Hell, most Americans seem to think British Isles ancestry is lame now, even though most whites here must be predominantly that. Self-reported ancestry apparently has German as the highest, which I...
Forum: USA Politics 17th November 2023, 01:50 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
All the people I've heard start off with "I'm not...

All the people I've heard start off with "I'm not a Democrat or Republican but..."

Four years later they're defending Trump or Republicans every chance they get....with the same reasoning not...
Forum: USA Politics 17th November 2023, 08:19 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
It'd be nice if everything "Republican" or...

It'd be nice if everything "Republican" or "conservative" didn't revolve around TRUMP for a start.
Forum: USA Politics 16th November 2023, 05:02 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
Re-reading JoeMorgue's post about trolls, I...

Re-reading JoeMorgue's post about trolls, I initially thought he was talking about real life.

Real life I definitely encounter some weird "conservative" if we can call them that, trolls. Let's...
Forum: USA Politics 15th November 2023, 06:02 AM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
The Heritage Foundation comes right out and says...

The Heritage Foundation comes right out and says American institutions were devised by liberals and need to be dismantled and remade.

We may mock Republicans who just pay lip service to liberal...
Forum: USA Politics 14th November 2023, 05:25 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
LMAO this is literally so true for me. They...

LMAO this is literally so true for me.

They just try to bait and bait a public flame war for whatever reason. The media they get drunk on has normalized bringing up politics at work, Thanksgiving,...
Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2023, 03:53 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
This. Whatever they want to call themselves, they...

This. Whatever they want to call themselves, they are mostly RINOs now.
Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2023, 03:43 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
This. Whatever they want to call themselves, they...

This. Whatever they want to call themselves, they are mostly RINOs now.
Forum: USA Politics 13th November 2023, 02:20 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 8,684
Posted By Venom
From the counter-Enlightenment perspective, most...

From the counter-Enlightenment perspective, most so-called conservatives before Trump have been conservative liberals. They believe in the basic principles of liberalism at the end of the day.
...
Forum: USA Politics 10th November 2023, 03:59 PM
Replies: 184
Views: 18,628
Posted By Venom
LMAO @ 75 percent of the old generation online...

LMAO @ 75 percent of the old generation online conspiracy theorists latching onto the most vile power-loving president of modern times.

All the knee-jerk contrarians seem to like him. In the...
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