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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 30, 2024 0:29:09 GMT -5
Cultists gonna cult. The road to autocracy is paved with a multitude of lies in order to confuse the electorate to not believe anything, throw up their hands in despair and checkout of a democratic system. It encourages cynicism and destroys all institutions and norms so that some of our stalwart "Republicans" (we know who they are) can engage in false equivalency, repeat lies yet pretend to be above the fray and disclaim voting for anybody. And pretend to be superior and of greater integrity than the rest of us - such bull. [T]he American MAGA right also wants Americans to believe that their democracy is degenerate, their elections illegitimate, their civilization dying. The MAGA movement’s leaders also have an interest in pumping nihilism and cynicism into the brains of their fellow citizens, and in convincing them that nothing they see is true. www.theatlantic.com/press-releases/archive/2024/05/june-2024-cover-anne-applebaum-new-propaganda-war/678302/I agree with what you said and I know it to be true. I guess I'm still, somehow, surprised that so many people are so egregiously stupid as to buy into this crap. Some board members included. I'm at least as cynical as the next person. But, I'm hoping my mental state will never deteriorate to the point that I'll buy shiite like they're peddling that is so transparently ridiculous and dangerous to our democracy. Do all of these dopes hug flags too as if that's normal behavior? As a practicing attorney for 36 years I am, of course, cynical as h*ll as well. But it hasn't stopped me from volunteering in a GOTV campaign by writing postcards to Dems in Pennsylvania urging them to vote. I volunteered when Biden was still the presumptive nominee but decided even if he dropped out, as he did, it didn't matter as any Democratic candidate is better than Demented Donnie. See e.g., Mayor Giles. I have a DOJ attorney colleague still working there who truly believes he's going to be Schedule F'ed and moans and complains all the time. I tell him don't just complain. Do something. He's center right/independent and doesn't like the immigration policy of the Dems. He is Korean-American born in the ROK and immigrated with his parents as a young boy legally so I understand his position. But I tell him your choice is democracy v. autocracy regardless of ANY particular policy disagreement.
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 30, 2024 5:58:55 GMT -5
Sounds like MAGA GOPers are in kamikaze mode in trying to take down Harris. As we all know, kamikaze attacks in WWII were tactical failures and merely signs of desperation in a losing war effort. Much like a certain poster who habitually offers snarky opinions unsupported by any citations in support thereof (on one rare occasion he cited the NY Post reporting Goober Comer's allegation of a CIA cover-up of the Hunter Biden investigation - how's that working out?) Fake Goober Kennedy (UVA law degree and Oxford) can't cite any polling on "ding dongness" of Harris. Such attacks will surely garner more suburban women votes, right?? Morons. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday said Americans view Vice President Harris as “a bit of a ding-dong,” a comment that was met with some pushback from Fox News host Neil Cavuto. Kennedy fired off a series of attacks against Harris on Fox News’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” repeatedly claiming polls show that Americans view Harris as “a bit of a ding-dong.” “Margaret Thatcher didn’t giggle, Golda Meir didn’t giggle. When you look at the polls, fair or not, many Americans — and again, this may not be fair — but I’m showing you what the polls show. Many Americans think that the vice president is a little bit of a ding dong,” Kennedy said Monday. thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4799057-gop-senator-fox-news-host-battle-over-harris-ding-dong-remark/
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 30, 2024 6:21:35 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 30, 2024 6:30:38 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 30, 2024 6:45:02 GMT -5
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 30, 2024 8:37:54 GMT -5
Sounds a bit weird, no? Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance has a history of making disparaging remarks toward people without children, a CNN KFile review of his comments shows, including fundraising off his now-infamous “childless cat lady” remarks in a series of emails that called Democratic leaders “childless sociopaths” who “don’t have a direct stake in this country.” In November 2020, Vance said on a conservative podcast that childless Americans, especially those in the country’s “leadership class,” were “more sociopathic” than those with children and made the country “less mentally stable.” Vance added that the “most deranged” and “most psychotic” commentators on Twitter – now known as X - were typically childless. www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/kfile-jd-vance-history-disparaging-people-without-kids/index.html
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 30, 2024 9:45:00 GMT -5
The real reason Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment is so outrageous PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The real reason to be furious about JD Vance’s “childless cat ladies” comments is not his rhetorical cruelty. It’s his attempt to hide the actual cruelty his party’s policies have inflicted upon American families and children. Mostly lost in this culture-war brouhaha, however, is the more substantive claim Vance was making. Vance said his point was that Democrats are “anti-child” and that Republicans are the “pro-family party.” Words like “Orwellian” and “disinformation” are often overused, but such descriptors seem apt here. Just look at the two major parties’ records on family-related issues. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/30/jd-vance-childless-cat-ladies/
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 30, 2024 10:10:40 GMT -5
Morons. Republican lawmakers are divided over whether former President Trump should ditch his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), who has become a magnet for controversy and negative press coverage since Trump tapped him for the role earlier this month. Some Republican senators think Trump should have picked a woman or a person of color to help broaden his appeal beyond his hardcore base of supporters. Several wondered if Trump ignored his professional political advisers and listened instead to his son, Donald Trump Jr., and conservative media celebrity Tucker Carlson in picking Vance. Still, the discontent is not limited to the Senate. A number of House Republicans told The Hill last week that they had concerns about Vance’s foreign policy positions, lack of experience and inability to expand the Republican coalition beyond Trump’s base. thehill.com/homenews/senate/4799235-trump-vance-republican-senators-divided/
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Post by tashoya on Jul 30, 2024 12:37:17 GMT -5
Sounds like MAGA GOPers are in kamikaze mode in trying to take down Harris. As we all know, kamikaze attacks in WWII were tactical failures and merely signs of desperation in a losing war effort. Much like a certain poster who habitually offers snarky opinions unsupported by any citations in support thereof (on one rare occasion he cited the NY Post reporting Goober Comer's allegation of a CIA cover-up of the Hunter Biden investigation - how's that working out?) Fake Goober Kennedy (UVA law degree and Oxford) can't cite any polling on "ding dongness" of Harris. Such attacks will surely garner more suburban women votes, right?? Morons. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday said Americans view Vice President Harris as “a bit of a ding-dong,” a comment that was met with some pushback from Fox News host Neil Cavuto. Kennedy fired off a series of attacks against Harris on Fox News’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” repeatedly claiming polls show that Americans view Harris as “a bit of a ding-dong.” “Margaret Thatcher didn’t giggle, Golda Meir didn’t giggle. When you look at the polls, fair or not, many Americans — and again, this may not be fair — but I’m showing you what the polls show. Many Americans think that the vice president is a little bit of a ding dong,” Kennedy said Monday. thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4799057-gop-senator-fox-news-host-battle-over-harris-ding-dong-remark/It's an odd tack to have taken. Personally, I don't trust people that don't laugh at anything.
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 30, 2024 17:03:12 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 30, 2024 18:21:05 GMT -5
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Post by hoyarooter on Jul 30, 2024 20:22:52 GMT -5
Sounds like MAGA GOPers are in kamikaze mode in trying to take down Harris. As we all know, kamikaze attacks in WWII were tactical failures and merely signs of desperation in a losing war effort. Much like a certain poster who habitually offers snarky opinions unsupported by any citations in support thereof (on one rare occasion he cited the NY Post reporting Goober Comer's allegation of a CIA cover-up of the Hunter Biden investigation - how's that working out?) Fake Goober Kennedy (UVA law degree and Oxford) can't cite any polling on "ding dongness" of Harris. Such attacks will surely garner more suburban women votes, right?? Morons. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Monday said Americans view Vice President Harris as “a bit of a ding-dong,” a comment that was met with some pushback from Fox News host Neil Cavuto. Kennedy fired off a series of attacks against Harris on Fox News’s “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” repeatedly claiming polls show that Americans view Harris as “a bit of a ding-dong.” “Margaret Thatcher didn’t giggle, Golda Meir didn’t giggle. When you look at the polls, fair or not, many Americans — and again, this may not be fair — but I’m showing you what the polls show. Many Americans think that the vice president is a little bit of a ding dong,” Kennedy said Monday. thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4799057-gop-senator-fox-news-host-battle-over-harris-ding-dong-remark/Hopefully we'll get to hear "Ding dong, the warlock's dead, which warlock? The Trump warlock! Ding dong, the wicked warlock's dead."
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 3:48:53 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 3:59:48 GMT -5
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SSHoya
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Post by SSHoya on Jul 31, 2024 6:00:24 GMT -5
Racism + Misogyny + Fascism = MAGA GOP. Trump, with a history of sexist attacks, again faces a female opponent In nearly a decade of contests against women, the former president has long deployed sexist and misogynistic attacks — commenting on female rivals’ appearance and engaging in gendered stereotypes in a way that could alienate many of the voters he hopes to win over. Now, with Trump expected to face Vice President Harris in the 2024 presidential race — going up not just against a female opponent, but also a Black and Indian American one — strategists and aides from both parties are girding themselves for an election steeped in allegations of sexism and racism, warning that the dynamic holds potential risks and rewards for both Harris and Trump. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/30/trump-harris-women-sexism/
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Post by DanMcQ on Jul 31, 2024 6:46:22 GMT -5
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