The News Thread

[CiG]

If that = socialism why aren't progressives for it?

 

[rms]

Republicans: Socialism is evil!!!

Also republicans:... unless it’s for big businesses.

I am amazed that you shared the same response of a 16 year old first discovering politics

 

[Einherjar86]

You two crack me up sometimes.

It’s a jab at republican self-contradiction. Clearly it’s not socialism; but then, neither is providing federal aid for low-income people. But republicans have no problem calling the latter socialism, while the former is just good ol’ fashioned neoliberal capitalism.

I am amazed that you shared the same response of a 16 year old first discovering politics

I’m amazed that you wrote a cogent sentence.

 

[rms]

It’s a jab at republican self-contradiction. Clearly it’s not socialism; but then, neither is providing federal aid for low-income people. But republicans have no problem calling the latter socialism, while the former is just good ol’ fashioned neoliberal capitalism.

omg contradiction in politics??? what is this world coming too!!!!!

 

[Einherjar86]

Another cogent post. You’re on a roll today.

You’re both letting my fairly lame post get in the way of bigger news. The government is seeking federal aid for oil and gas companies. We already subsidize the shit out of them, and now the fossil economy needs an extra helping hand. Welcome to disaster capitalism (although we’ve been in disaster mode for decades now).

 

[rms]

the government is on the side of big business??? mother fucker!!!

 

[CiG]

Canada may go into recession over this.

 

[Einherjar86]

the government is on the side of big business??? mother fucker!!!

You know how nothing changes? It's because people like you keep acting like it's not worth talking about...

 

[rms]

truly surprised at how naive you are

 

[Einherjar86]

Me commenting on it =/= me not knowing it was already happening or bound to happen. I'm not even surprised; but that doesn't mean there's no reason to mention it or comment on it.

You seem to think that obviousness means it's not worth discussing. In which case, I'm truly surprised at how apathetic you are.

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

... calm down there little fella.

how come i dont hear you talking about the payroll tax cut the Trumpster is gonna give everyone? Oh yea, because you're a bias bitch. I should just call you Double B from now on.

 

[Einherjar86]

Oh yea, because you're a bias bitch. I should just call you Double B from now on.

 

[CiG]

This is the Democrats' great hope for defeating Trump? What a joke.

 

[rms]

Dore running his mouth without being funny lol

 

[CiG]

Dore running his mouth without being funny lol

What's new?

I enjoy Dore but he's really not funny at all.

 

[Sophii]

This is the Democrats' great hope for defeating Trump? What a joke.

Creepy Joe is a really creepy fella.
The DNC has no fucking chance whatsoever.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

The obvious reason for protecting shale fracking companies is that they comprise a fairly large chunk of the USA's exports, and that lots of (Republican-voting) jobs are at stake as well. That's not even really neoliberal, considering protectionism goes back in our history to guys like Hamilton, and neoliberalism is basically the exact opposite of that (e.g. "cheapest goods and highest GDP = best, trade barriers and borders = bust"). Same thing that happened with farmers during Trump's trade war.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

lmao

The stock market is a stupid overvalued meme and Trump is the stupid guy that believed it. Corona-chan is just the nudge to set things in motion, of course.

 

[CiG]

Chelsea Manning case: Judge orders release from prison.

Former US army intelligence analyst and Wikileaks source Chelsea Manning has been released from prison.

Manning was remanded for refusing to testify in an inquiry into Wikileaks. She had been held in a detention centre in Virginia since last May.

She was scheduled to appear in court on Friday, but the judge ruled that it was no longer necessary for her to testify.

Manning was found guilty in 2013 of charges including espionage for leaking secret military files to Wikileaks.

She accrued more than $250,000 (£198,000) in fines for refusing to co-operate with the inquiry. Her legal team had asked for these to be vacated, but the judge said they must be paid in full.

 

[crimsonfloyd]

This is the Democrats' great hope for defeating Trump? What a joke.

We can add this to fat shaming a voter in Iowa and calling a woman in New Hampshire a "lying dog faced pony soldier," not mention many other spats with voters. It's bad enough that he's corrupt, has a terrible voting record, and has cognitive decline, but he's also an asshole. If it wasn't for the whole Coronavirus catastrophe, the Dems would be heading toward an electoral landslide defeat.

I'll never understand why Bernie, the anti-corruption candidate, didn't call out Biden's corruption with his son, or say "Biden will be Hillary Clinton all over again and he will lose to Trump for the exact same reasons." His opponents were triggering Democrat's "socialism can't win" fear, and he needed to counter by triggering their 2016 PTSD. I know either of these arguments would have sent MSNBC, CNN, and the New York Times to go into overdrive crucifying him, but they ended up doing it anyways. Most older voters just want to beat Trump and are picking candidates based out of fear.