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- utopian2
The real reason we have an Electoral College: to protect slave states
“In a direct election system, the South would have lost every time.”
- IRNlun60
About those protests... you can do the search if you don't believe the pic.
- $1500 a week********
- I'd do it for free - where do I sign up?fadein11
- 'up to'
meaning starting out at $8/wkBonSeff - stay on yo paper chaseBonSeff
- I applied. Fake postings. I wonder who created these?2002
- why were these recruiting before the protest started and before the election. And phone numbers in these ads don't work?2002
- there were protests before Trump got elected too. I'd imagine if they were real that the phone numbers would only work for a small amount of time.IRNlun6
- it's suspect when you see punks or anarchists protesting Hillary Clinton losing and election.IRNlun6
- seems to be a common theme... http://archive.fo/Aq…IRNlun6
- "False Flag" - Yurimonutopian
- yuri's stuck at the canadian border, they won't let him in.moldero
- Did you know that when Trump announced his campaign he hired actors to be in the crowd?yuekit
- http://www.hollywood…yuekit
- But that doesn't mean his rallies were all fake or something. And by same token, yes there are some activist groups but also thousands of people protesting.yuekit
- Everyone wants to believe the other side is illegitimate and can't imagine people would actually be against the thing they are for.yuekit
- $1500 a week
- _niko11
Liberals are fucking idiots. Republicans are fucking idiots. Blindly cheering for one or the other makes you a fucking idiot too, especially if you can't see the political system for what it is, a big fucking joke.
- rock the don't vote!********
- They should really just get rid of parties. Vote for the individual not the party.dbloc
- yup********
- Better yet, vote for the issues, NOT for the individual.chukkaphob
- A lot of people had NO clue what Trump's or Hillary's platform was when they voted; all they knew was that they "fucking hate the other one!"chukkaphob
- Accountability of a political leader is limited. I would better vote on solutions to problems and then on the person who will be who is responsible to execute.sted
- Sorry, so to the person who has one and only thing to do: to accomplish the goals and execute the solutions. with full accountability.sted
- How can you demand accountability for implementing solutions, when high percentage of those voting have NO clue what the "leader" they voted for stands for?chukkaphob
- If you accept the solutions first and then select a leader that person must stand for the selected goals...or not?sted
- Of course. But I'm not sure you're reading what I wrote. People need to FIRST be familiar with the issues & solutions. ;-)chukkaphob
- I usually vote for character and integrity as well, but neither candidate really had much of either this election.dbloc
- ^ amen.chukkaphob
- rock the don't vote!
- Ramanisky22
- lol********
- So funny. Obama got great memes, he pretty funny.robotron3k
- It seems like you take it personally robomonospaced
- lol
- chukkaphob2
- Why Hillary doesn't like Russia...robotron3k
- Krimeria and stuff? how they pay the far right in europe to fuckup everything? or o no i know because it's one of the nations what shits on every deal they makested
- she kinda has that Ivanka lookmoldero
- human rights, nukes, climate change, they sign every contract just the execution is where you shouldn't expect too much.sted
- LOL at all the comments. WTF?!chukkaphob
- sorry chukka it's the pol thread u know :)sted
- yeah we eat each other's souls heremoldero
- hehe! carry on, carry on! I'll grab popcornchukkaphob
- This girl needs to be poled for surerobotron3k
- I thought you hated vaginas?face_melter
- sted7
fixed.
- pinkfloyd0
Here's another conspiracy theory. Is Wikileaks supported by the Russians, and they hacked into the election so that Trump wins? Putin and Trump having things in common, and Julian Assange mad about the smear campaign against him that Hillary was a part of years ago?
- Julian Assange saying "Hillary is done" spilling more leaks and FBI drama?pinkfloyd
- Russians set up years ago introducing Huma to Hillary, arrange marriage with Wiener, getting 15 yo girl he could sext and bring about Hillary downfall. Solved.robotron3k
- Interesting comment here
https://www.reddit.c…yuekit - Seems like Russia does have a strategy to promote far right/ nationalist movements but how much that actually mattered is hard to say.yuekit
- Whistleblowers for Wikileaks is either Russians or USA.********
- According to wiki, the author of the book focuses on the "restoration of the Russain empire" his views may be canted just a little.robotron3k
- Journalistic agenda.robotron3k
- chukkaphob0
Donald Trump on refusing presidential salary: "I won't take even $1"
- Oh believe me..Trump will somehow end-up taking the measly presidential salary. Trump is too greedy and vein to pass up a buck he feels entitled to.utopian
- would be joining John F. Kennedy and Herbert Hoover, who both donated their entire presidential salaries to charity.moldero
- probably the trump foundationmoldero
- He's doing it all for the people, people.chukkaphob
- Hopefully he can make some coin like the Clintons afterwards...robotron3k
- why hopefully robo?monospaced
- He's not in it for the money.chukkaphob
- just power********
- a Pres salary is shit anyway, he's looking at the bigger picture, and it's for his interests, not ours.********
- I hope I'm wrong********
- i think it is coolApeRobot
- do presidents go for the job for the salary? lolz. I presumed it was the at least 40K benefits.fadein11
- inteliboy3
Gingrich, Palin, Gulliani.... So much for draining the swamp. How do you excuse that kind of shit omg?
- it's going from swamp to sewermoldero
- It's like Stallone and that one movie w/all those old washed-up assholes... The Expendables... something like thatPonyBoy
- Those are a few members being considered for cabinet.
http://www.nytimes.c…******** - Gulliani did some good for NYC though. He may have pissed off many people, but 42nd street isn't a hub for prostitutes and drug dealers anymore********
- I've never seen such assessment of possible appointees, even Obama wasn't prejudged as hard.robotron3k
- SARAH FUCKING PALIN DUDEmoldero
- shit is hilarious!moldero
- yes he was robo, more than anyone before him because so many people couldn't stand the idea of a black president and were sure he was Muslimmonospaced
- FLUSH THE TOILETmoldero
- robo, Obama was so intensely scrutinized it wasn't even funny. In fact the same assholes continue to do it today blocking his decision to appoint a judge.monospaced
- That's how afraid and angry they are and now that they have control it's going to be worse.monospaced
- Sarah Palin did great her first year. Her acceptance level was superb. Then it dropped to Obama's numbers.********
- random pointless fact man, thanksmonospaced
- her numbers were high because she did a bernie move with the oil industry in alaska, now she's against all that, omg, read sum shit manmoldero
- lol, after the flush the toilet remark, I think randomness was quite on target.********
- c'mon, those people are shit for the job and you know itmonospaced
- I hear personal bad and good things about Gingrich, but has strong legislative knowledge as former House speaker which would be very useful.********
- Science is about questioning theory, so I have no quams about questioning global warming either. As long as findings are not corrupted.********
- Well there we go, you managed to defend them. Mind boggling.inteliboy
- yurimomfgmoldero
- ********0
When did people start thinking we need government for anything above defense, and arbitration? Being in advertising I can only say its branding and differentiation on the campaign trail. What can a candidate offer for a vote or position. If these guys did there jobs no one would care, because it would mostly not effect anyone. What effects people are their own agendas for campaigning. The majority always take the bait too. One brand over another. Ancient tribalism. The parties and team brand. Advertising and media while helping drive progress and prosperity is a double edged sword. There is a difference between capitalism and consumerism. Capitalism is a philosophy of mutual benefit. A way to create a symbiotic relationship between people that give them the best value for effort. Consumerism is a different beast and something advertising and media has been help shaping. To me its more of a belief structure in that the most successful campaigns are targeted emotionally. Humans are just beasts that mostly react on physical and emotional stimuli, maybe a 5-10% will focus more on logic and the things that have carried are species to where it is. Now we think we must all be gifted and awesome and somehow more intelligent than 2000 years ago. ... But consumerism is the devil. Consumerism the pursuit of desire to make a bonfire as big as possible with no regard to fuel. The way it might shape our beliefs and everyday thought form a clothing brand to political brand. I wear hillary because it portrays X and Y which society defines by perspective to be awesome.... or Trump because it means Z. Government has become a brand selling people things they don't even know they had a desire for. IE social security. No strong desire until sold by politicians for differentiation and larger plan of making them more important and prominent in your life. Adobe CC anyone.
And part of consumerism is big data. The rise of social media and using all that data to sell you shit. It wants you to use it so it only feeds you stuff you want. That online targeted reality creates a problem with reality as it is. That not everything is there to please u. Creating a desire of american otaku safe spaces and anything that is tough. Its completely making people forget what life is. Ups and downs. And taking away all conditioning that makes people better for weathering such realities of ups and downs.
I think what im drunkenly typing is that people confused adam smith capitalism as the solid good thing and replaced it with consumerism. We have become such consumers we cant even tell most of the time when we are being puppeted to consume. Has anyone wondered why a old school religious revival is todays apple "event". Why religion is in a downfall but a rise in brands that have learned the same methods. Religion was the first and most strongest brand strategy, and still being implemented these days but evolved.
Ok now im drunk. Its my rant hating the what i STRONGLY say as all retarded garbage sharing... shit i should have touched on not only have media and co. done is but turn ordinary people into there pawns in selling shit....ppl share shit without intent or understanding... a vacuum that needs to be filled...
Its so much easier to copy and paste opinions than actually trying to craft them and realizing you suck an expressing complex ideas
- "Drunks and babies don't lie" - Jesusrobotron3k
- well its drunk. and after reading it i don't think it gives what im saying justice. but its progress right? try better next time. all about improvement.********
- i really wish i could find a better wordsmith to capture my thoughts. Maybe my problem is thinking it can be summed up so easily.********
- Complex ideas and knowledge of theories expand thousands of pages. In todays media, and branding of instant gratification we will never know anything********
- did any of it make sense robo?********
- Liked your Adobe CC analogy. However I happen to like my over bloated CC suite as the entire package is affordable in monthly payments.********
- i like my cc to put theyre conditioning you to become more dependent upon it. Like a confession knowing you will sin.********
- but OMG i know u prefer gov as the driver. I get it but there is ppl like me too, maybe fewer through conditioning that prefers individualist freedom********
- I disagree with your stein stuff purely on logic, but i see where u come from thinking all that is promised is attainable with 0 consequences.********
- The MSM looks at with different lenses depending on party, some are given a free pass (Hillary) some are not (Trump). I miss Bernie tho...robotron3k
- sooo tasty to believe in such things. the desire for such things isnt wrong but the application is because it defies logic********
- ah man robo i would disagree with you on bernie. he was all good intentions with terribly shitty results. what he was taught to believe doesnt exist********
- what he would have created would be so terrible. On a FDR scale but we'd feel the repurcussions without such the same time gap.********
- I can see your point, he might have been a weak president, Hillary made him fold hard.robotron3k
- weakness a side hillary was no better, nor trump. we have been given shitty subjects to build associations upon. our thinkin of associations is the our downfall********
- all anyone must ask upon any candidate is what association they give them. than see if that is correct by action********
- formed6
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ar…
The irony is palpable! So much for high being an "outsider" and caring for America. One of the first moves is to remove regulations on Wall Street, giving them the power to take all the risks that brought the financial collapse.
On a good note, maybe we'll have another huge bubble and I can sell higher! At least Goldman's is up after years of stagnation.
Sad that so many were so easily conned into believe his bs.
I wonder how long he'll drag out the jobs crap before people realize that they aren't "coming back" and no 45% tariffs will be imposed on China. Crazy.
- and people thought she was the WS darling....whoopsformed
- yep - I do feel for all the duped people even if they kind of deserved it for being so gullible. It aint gonna be pretty though when they realise how duped theyfadein11
- were.fadein11
- I'm pissed he isn't even attempting to do the right thing. I didn't expect shit from her but he made some bold fucking promises. So pathetic.monospaced
- its gonna get worse mono - gotta ride the bullshit out. but a lot of those nuts who believed the bullshit aint gonna be happy soon.fadein11
- lowimpakt3
here is your new anti-establishment men of the people.
a born into riches billionaire & an ex hedge fund manager quasi-politician
- FLUSH THE TOILETmoldero
- The absolute madmanyuekit
- Liberal meltdown® triggering image...robotron3k
- Liberal meltdown? This is exactly what the new right voted against. After all your sky is falling shit about Hillary corruption you should be in meltdownmonospaced
- Liberals just can't believe the change candidate isn't one, and that people like you aren't upset about the hypocrisy and the lie that was bought.monospaced
- no meltdown. big LOLs. I think it's hilarious that some consider these people leaders and admire them so much they want them making decisions on their behalflowimpakt
- liberal meltdown. fucking lol.inteliboy
- gold plated elevator to the people's revolutiion for change lol.fadein11
- lolmoldero
- As Icke said, even if they are both cunts... They represent the anti-establishment and that represents the change in people's view of the world...********
- The establishment isn't working for people and people are realising that. It's a step in the right direction even if a very small and odd one to begin with.********
- I'll take the lack of response to that as sheer and utter unequivocal agreement.********
- yuekit2
Speaking of Hitler...how the NYT viewed him early in his political career
- Not to compare Trump directly to Hitler, but interesting how the mainstream press now assumes he won't actually do the things he keeps saying he intends to do.yuekit
- I don't think trump is actually racist or misogynist either. I think he just used those angles to win a vote and now we've got those people mouthing off.monospaced
- ^ to a degree yes - but no you are wrong also, it's all on tape.fadein11
- yeah, but even I'm at the point where I'm saying Trump doesn't really have the mental capacity to own his own words, and therefore, I don't believe he means itmonospaced
- chukkaphob5
- a truly inspirational woman to all the gold diggers of the world********
- Lol. I think same goes for trump, he just wanted to build his brand and didn't expect to win, now he's like, shit..._niko
- nah, they're both patriots who want to better the USchukkaphob
- lol chukk********
- she stands for immigrants and LGBT, but no one wants to see it.********
- feminists trying to wreck her home. What a shame.********
- lol, i'm starting to like omg again, funny as shitmoldero
- an inspiration to the underdog who goes from ridicule to top spot without doing anything... oh wait.fadein11
- Please don't try to speak for feminists or the LGBT community, you sad larvae.monkeyshine
- lol********
- a truly inspirational woman to all the gold diggers of the world
- pinkfloyd6
I don't understand how American's are shocked that America is racist. Haven't they ever shopped at Abercrombie before?
- Do people have a racial preference when dating? Or electing someone?robotron3k
- you need like a timeoutpinkfloyd
- people treat their race card like it's supposed to be a rewards card.********
- robo - do you only fuck men because you despise women? just askin. I don care either way cuz I am liberal.fadein11
- bbwahahahaha. Oh manmonospaced
- lowimpakt3
trump now publicly admitting his wall will be in part a fence.
what will be left of the reasons why people voted for trump by the time he steps into office?
- it's gonna be Grrrrrr-eeaat!!!monospaced
- So sad, that wall would have been kick********
- ass if it were made of gold********
- lolmoldero
- omg really thought there was gonna be a wall ... had an entire fucking thesis about how it was not only feasible (lol) but also good for us and Mexico. So funnymonospaced
- RFLOL. that was some fun shit.********
- you were dead seriousmonospaced
- I don't think it was ever finished. Not only could that wall be feasibly be paid by Mexico, but robots could later make that wall technically possible...********
- All of which you imagined. Al of which wasn't described, outlined or planned by trumps team. You are in your own silly head here.monospaced
- You're the type that rather destroy and kill dreams, when you can build and create them is all.********
- Gnash-2
- Wow, well said.robotron3k
- word. president trump gonna backtrack on everything he promised and sit with his elite cronies. AS PREDICTED.fadein11
- vote popular revolution!fadein11
