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View Poll Results: Who will NOT survive the month of January?
Matthew Whitaker
9 24.32%
Kjrstyn Njielessen
7 18.92%
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
4 10.81%
Steve Mnuchin
4 10.81%
Wilbur Ross
2 5.41%
Stephen Miller
0 0%
Rod Rosenstein
3 8.11%
Roger Stone*
3 8.11%
Donald Trump Jr*
2 5.41%
Write-in
3 8.11%

01-19-2019 , 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Huskalator
Like the last 19 days?
This is totally a valid post and not disingenuous trolling.
01-19-2019 , 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Victor
ya I really would like to see this supposed insults directed at awval. I see a bunch of true statements. maybe you can point them out to me. its recent so it shouldnt be that hard to find.
I’m not saying you and others shouldn’t think what you think about a poster’s character. I’m saying my read is that Mason doesn’t want you to say everything you think about a poster’s character on his forum. That’s all.
01-19-2019 , 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by aoFrantic
Genuinely awval, the USA only has a "strong" economy because people in the media talk about the current economy like it is still 1960. They talk about it where just being employed means that you can have a comfortable middle class life. That is why we generally just tie the economy to employment. But in 2019? This is so far from the truth. 80% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. They can't afford an emergency expense. The healthcare, education and housing industries which make up a significant part of the US economy are a house of cards.

When we say the economy is strong in 2019, we mean that the stock market is good and that most people are employed. These factors alone do not indicate in any way that an economy is strong and anyone telling you that they do is lying to you. There is a reason the people with power want to talk about unemployment or stocks and not wages or buying power.

I don't think Awval is dumb. But I really hope you look beyond "Apple, Facebook and Alphabet are doing well and unemployment is sub 5%" for gauging an economy. If the US economy were strong, Trump would never have been elected. His voters know this. You know this.
right, this govt shutdown should be eye opening. these are people with really good jobs. most of the country would be legit envious to have these jobs. and they miss one paycheck and its all falling apart.

like, does awval realize they are doing food give aways around dc for these gov workers? does he realize these ppl are begging their creditors for extensions?

awval has a good job and doesnt live pay check to pay check and for some reason thinks that its due to a racist game show host that ran multiple casinos into the ground and started a fake university.

its almost like maybe there is something else to his support of trump. cant quite be sure tho.
01-19-2019 , 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by John21
I’m not saying you and others shouldn’t think what you think about a poster’s character. I’m saying my read is that Mason doesn’t want you to say everything you think about a poster’s character on his forum. That’s all.
like, I just didnt see it recently. but whatever. you guys want more than a safe space. you want your ideas validated.
01-19-2019 , 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by kerowo
This is totally a valid post and not disingenuous trolling.
It is and I'm not.

It confused me as to why anyone would think the performance of the stock market in the last 19 days is relevant but that appears what you were asking about.
01-19-2019 , 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by revots33
Measure stock market in years, not weeks or months.

Vote for President based on how the market happens to be doing around election time.

Checks out.
lol
01-19-2019 , 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Victor
like, I just didnt see it recently. but whatever. you guys want more than a safe space. you want your ideas validated.
I don’t know what you mean by “you guys.” I didn’t vote for Trump. But it doesn’t follow from there that I think everyone who did is a despicable human being. I mean it’s not like the alternative was anything to get enthusiastic about, the economy was just beginning to crawl out its hole, people were tired of the same old Beltway politicians, etc.

Last edited by John21; 01-19-2019 at 04:18 PM.
01-19-2019 , 04:13 PM
My only legitimate complaint about the politics forum, and I’m being genuine here, is that I think people should be less mean to Sklansky. He doesn’t post in bad faith and I legitimately don’t think he’s a right winger (he’s not left wing either tbf). His posts can be nonsensical but they’re certainly no worse than some of the trolls who continue to be allowed to post here.
01-19-2019 , 04:15 PM
Well i asked that in his thread. If being nice and debating without insult the new requirement, ok. Is that site wide? If not why? And the answer is yeah...

Do think little wolf sparked this latest shut it down deal though.
01-19-2019 , 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by John21
I don’t know what you mean by “you guys.” I didn’t vote for Trump. But it doesn’t follow from there that I think everyone who did is a despicable human being. I mean it’s not like the alternative was anything to get enthusiastic about, the economy was just beginning to crawl out its whole, people were tired of the same old Beltway politicians, etc.




Why are you saying these things?

I agree that someone voting for Trump is not proof itself they are despicable, but I submit that ignoring the pain he is causing real people just because they are not people you know or respect is.
01-19-2019 , 04:21 PM
01-19-2019 , 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by vaya
[IMG]imgur.com/a/jTxeetW[/IMG]
Fail.
01-19-2019 , 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by vaya
[IMG]imgur.com/a/jTxeetW[/IMG]
Double fail.
01-19-2019 , 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by vaya
Triple fail.
01-19-2019 , 04:23 PM
The economy is far from good and if you think otherwise you need to dig deeper than the stock index numbers.
01-19-2019 , 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by vaya
[IMG]imgur.com/zvtPBJf[/IMG]
Quadruple fail.
01-19-2019 , 04:23 PM
You going to keep trying or give up?
01-19-2019 , 04:24 PM
Hey, you figured it out!
01-19-2019 , 04:25 PM
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01-19-2019 , 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Jiggymike
My only legitimate complaint about the politics forum, and I’m being genuine here, is that I think people should be less mean to Sklansky. He doesn’t post in bad faith and I legitimately don’t think he’s a right winger (he’s not left wing either tbf). His posts can be nonsensical but they’re certainly no worse than some of the trolls who continue to be allowed to post here.
I agree and think David is really cool and/or has a great sense of humor about himself when he just rolls with it
01-19-2019 , 04:28 PM
Good Job, now eat a two day ban.
01-19-2019 , 04:28 PM
Just kidding.
01-19-2019 , 04:29 PM
Jman,
I seriously recommend you keep the modding thread locked. The absolute best case scenario is you examples of what is not allowed will be buried in a mass of low content posting.
01-19-2019 , 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by John21
I don’t know what you mean by “you guys.” I didn’t vote for Trump. But it doesn’t follow from there that I think everyone who did is a despicable human being. I mean it’s not like the alternative was anything to get enthusiastic about, the economy was just beginning to crawl out its hole, people were tired of the same old Beltway politicians, etc.
this is garbage gaslighting and bs lies. one side said that mexicans were rapists and murders, wanted to torture detainees, wanted to kill the families of terrorists, advocated attacking his political enemies on many occasions, bragged about sexual assault.

the other side didnt do any of those things.

stop this equivocating. its not gonna work here.

if you truly believe they were similar then it shows what you think of those things above.
01-19-2019 , 04:32 PM
I mean, I suppose there is some room to believe that right wingers are victims of willful miss-information campaigns,


Like the Fox News enthusiasts may actually be in the dark, but awval has admitted he has been lurking yet still should be respected as a one issue type of fella? What that means is he has been exposed to the other issues and just does not care. Kudos for being honest, I suppose.

      
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