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Wizardspride wrote:?s=20
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.
montestewart wrote:stilldropin20 wrote:^^ wrong. crap. lies.^^
here's the deal. everything i have reported on here for the past year has come true.
^^ wrong. crap. lies.^^

Wizardspride wrote:?s=20
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.
TGW wrote:Wizardspride wrote:?s=20
This has a ring of truth to it, and is way more plausible than "Trump is a Putin puppet!"
The Democrats are more wrapped up in the made-up collusion narrative, and not the more plausible laundering narrative. I don't get the strategy at all, other than the Democrats want a built-in excuse not to move to the left.
TGW wrote:Wizardspride wrote:?s=20
This has a ring of truth to it, and is way more plausible than "Trump is a Putin puppet!"
The Democrats are more wrapped up in the made-up collusion narrative, and not the more plausible laundering narrative. I don't get the strategy at all, other than the Democrats want a built-in excuse not to move to the left.
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TGW wrote:Wizardspride wrote:?s=20
This has a ring of truth to it, and is way more plausible than "Trump is a Putin puppet!"
The Democrats are more wrapped up in the made-up collusion narrative, and not the more plausible laundering narrative. I don't get the strategy at all, other than the Democrats want a built-in excuse not to move to the left.
closg00 wrote:Hmm, STD20 has nothing to say about this
Trump aint playin around with these douchebags. And its about phuckin time! Appeasement does NOT work. It has never worked. there is no place, no time, no regime where appeasement worked. Aggressive nations will remain aggressive until they get what they want or some/most of it. Appeasement will never work with those Kinds of aggressive nations. there are places on earth where those human beings that only understand one thing: A thorough phuckin ass kicking. Iran is about to punked. Or they can give up the sunset provision among other things in the previous deal.

dckingsfan wrote:I_Like_Dirt wrote:I don't think it's a 3rd party that's needed. I do think it's past time for the fiscal conservatives to cross the floor and join the Ds, giving some ground on how the programs will work for attacks on cost drivers. The Ds will resist, of course, because it's what they do, but they desperately need it and are cooked otherwise. That kind of manoeuver is the kind of move that pushes the Rs to actually have to change tactics. Right now they're acting like a party that isn't going to be held accountable, and frankly, unless we see dramatic change at some point, they're right. They might get voted out of office here or there, but realistically their chances at long-term governance aren't going to be impacted no matter how corrupt or discriminatory they might be.
Not that this is a hard and fast rule because clearly everyone is different, but I feel like the reason they push the discriminatory stuff is largely to prevent a more unified exodus like I'm describing. It's pretty clear at this point that people are willing to overlook their better judgment to a higher degree whenever their subconscious (or conscious) beliefs that their skin pigmentation or masculinity somehow makes them superior are being challenged. Of course, it isn't going to stop everyone, but it will stop some, and then will also push others who might lean D to be concerned as well. Realistically, the party titles are irrelevant here - and the Ds also lose step here because while some clearly get it, others just don't and see Ds for life while still dealing with issues that Strom Thurmond was dealing with back when he crossed the floor. It's the issues that matter, not the party, but party names are a great buffer to having to own any particular values or actions directly if you're challenged on them ever.
And realistically, I don't think it would be long for a 3rd party (assuming it wouldn't be marginalized - see Canada) to be overrun by the same issues the Ds and Rs are both facing. Realistically, as a society, people are simply willing to give in on pretty much everything if they don't have to do anything tangible, are told their problems are somebody else's fault, and the people they hate are getting it worse because they're worse people. That holds true around the world, and just happens to be out of hand in America (as well as many other places) at the moment. Societies haven't figured out how to function with the modern social media age. It's an age of mob mentality and that isn't going away.
Yes, the fiscal conservatives crossing over would do it also... I would think the mantra of sustainable would work for the more crunchy Ds. Farming, environment and government... you could extend it to the economy as well