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Political Roundtable Part XXX

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Post#1581 » by Pointgod » Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:12 am

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Basically a mic drop rebuttal of the CRT, don't say gay nonsense that's apparently THE single most important issue the United States needs to concern itself now.


Backlash to KJB confirmation. Now all dems are groomers. Rather than
argue about relative merits of policy, just call your opponent the worst possible thing,
with no supporting evidence.

This from the party of Gym Jordan, Matt Gaetz etal.


WaPo chimes in:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/04/20/mallory-mcmorrow-james-carville-wokeness-democrats/

Among many things that baffle me about today's politics is the stark political reality that right wing theocratic evangelicals are not just a small minority nationwide, they represent a small majority of *Christians.* This is not a whacko extremist religious country. There are loads and loads of Christians out there who actually adhere to Jesus' teachings, unlike the political (and therefore illegal! they should be taxed! it's not religion!) wing of the evangelical strain of Christianity. Why aren't they speaking up?

I really dig McMorrow's "no one is responsible for the past. We're responsible for the *future*"


I know you probably don’t like the messenger but Carville pretty much echos what I’ve been trying to say. You asked why Democrats can’t be like Republicans, well Carville partially identifies the problems. I know he’ll criticize but also gives credit where it’s due like the WaPo article mentions.

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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1582 » by Pointgod » Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:29 am

These are the type of clowns in the right wing :lol: Ben Shapiro would cancel himself if he was black

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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1583 » by Pointgod » Thu Apr 21, 2022 1:22 am

Republicans are blatantly horrible and don’t try to hide their horrible policies. I feel that “Raising your taxes” and “Cutting social security” aren’t popular positions with anybody. Yet there is no amplification of this on the left. Who’s hammering home this point? Why aren’t Democrats pointing this out anytime someone brings up inflation?

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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1584 » by Wizardspride » Thu Apr 21, 2022 3:03 am

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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1585 » by Wizardspride » Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:13 am

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Post#1586 » by Zonkerbl » Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:49 pm

Well, I think people are tired of finger pointing, although of course it has its place. But the GOP has a strong message - "We are the bullies. We are the jocks who beat you up in high school. Join us and you'll be on the side that always wins." You know. Basically, "we're aholes, and being an ahole is a good thing. punching down feels good. join us." They pair that with "and liberals are commie scum/pedophiles who should all be rounded up and shot" and you've got a double whammy that really appeals to the jocks who were powerful in high school and now are old fat ugly failures. The fact that they are failures because GOP policy makes sure there aren't any jobs for them and if they get a job it pays starvation wages, that doesn't factor in.

Dems need a similar two prong strategy. "We are awesome, and those guys suck." With Trump they had good "those guys suck" material, but they never really were able to articulate why they are awesome. You don't have to say "we follow the teachings of Jesus and Republicans worship Satan" but that has to be your message. You can say "I've been taught all my life to value service to the weak and powerless." And honestly I think we're at a point where you can make "Trump/Putin supporter" have the same stain that "liberal" does now. Just every time someone does something really crappy and stupid, make sure when you say the idiot's name you put "Trump supporter" in front of it. Just like they did with CRT, you can do with Trump's name now. Now's the time, with jingoistic support for Ukraine at a post 9/11 high. Make "Trump supporter" the "McCarthyite" of the 21st century.
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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1587 » by Wizardspride » Thu Apr 21, 2022 10:09 pm

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Post#1588 » by TGW » Fri Apr 22, 2022 12:44 am

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Why would they have to? They're going to destroy the democrats with or without any policies. The Democrats doom themselves....as usual.
Some random troll wrote:Not to sound negative, but this team is owned by an arrogant cheapskate, managed by a moron and coached by an idiot. Recipe for disaster.
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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1589 » by Pointgod » Fri Apr 22, 2022 2:51 am

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Hey the important thing here is that the good people of Virginia have kept their kids safe from CRT.
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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1590 » by Pointgod » Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:03 am

This is the epitome of **** around and find out lmao

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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1591 » by Pointgod » Fri Apr 22, 2022 1:12 pm

Apparently Mitch McConnell wanted the Democrats to do his dirty work for him, but the sniveling coward voted to acquit Trump

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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1592 » by Zonkerbl » Fri Apr 22, 2022 1:16 pm

oh lordy there are tapes

I guess he can say they're fake. Where'd they come from?
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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1593 » by queridiculo » Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:01 pm

The most fascinating thing about all of this Kevin McCarthy drama is that you're basically forced to conclude that what once was the GOP has completely been undermined and co-opted by the tea party/Trump loons and that traditional US conservatism is practically dead.

Seeing the GOP cucked by that orange haired/skinned **** is hilarious and frightening at the same time.
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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1594 » by Zonkerbl » Fri Apr 22, 2022 3:53 pm

If you bear in mind that all Republican politicians are in a pact with Satan then it all starts to make a lot more sense. How's that deal with the devil working out for you now McCarthy?
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Post#1595 » by Wizardspride » Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:30 pm

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Post#1596 » by Wizardspride » Sun Apr 24, 2022 3:52 pm

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Post#1597 » by dobrojim » Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:40 pm

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Of course he is giving this at a venue where he will not be questioned or challenged in any way.

At the risk of stating the obvious, these GOP clowns need to provide an example of
a lesson in which a teacher tells kids that they are oppressors. Such hooey.
A lot of what we call 'thought' is just mental activity

When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression

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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1598 » by pancakes3 » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:23 pm

oh tim scott... sad...
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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1599 » by Zonkerbl » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:48 pm

It doesn't even matter if they do or don't (teach that white people are oppressors in kindergarten). This is government ordered censorship. This is using the terrifying power of the government's monopoly on violence to force a particular political viewpoint on everyone else, against our will. People who love Democracy, who love our Constitution, who love freedom, should not reward politicians like Tim Scott for strenuously advocating against the things we all value.
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Re: Political Roundtable Part XXX 

Post#1600 » by Pointgod » Mon Apr 25, 2022 6:27 pm

As if we don’t need anymore proof that Republicans want to bring about a dictatorship. No amount of disappointment with Democrats should lead anyone to let these dangerous lunatics in power.

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