Current Affairs General US politics (ie, not POTUS related)

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Pittsburgh Footy said:
WIth respect to #2, has there been any proof in the last two decades to assume otherwise?

Fool me once shame on you, fool me literally hundreds of times, well, you know how that saying goes
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I'd argue that poltical stance plays a huge part in that level of belief, that just because a republican said it it must be a lie. Speaks more about the American system if people just don't believe what half of them say but believe the other side tell the truth.

Unless you hold the real stance that any politician lies, no matter what side they represent.
 
Ruairi77 said:
well yeah, you're right.
The republican party is a freaking mess.
They are controlled by evangelical Christians and countless other lobbies. (check out the NRA convention on Friday)
Check out who's math textbooks made the cut in Florida.
Their latest bill is a Trojan horse to restrict progressive family values.
Of course my views are circumstantial but my circumstance involves a kid in the US education system. You don't know what age a third grader is.
I'm making the connection between gun laws and education bills because it's the same politicians pushing the bill and refusing to pass gun laws, both actions affecting the same kids.
You could learn a lot if you read what Americans are telling you about American education on here but I'm not sure you want to.
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So basically now it's doesn't matter what the bill says or what people say about it , it's all just lies and covering up something far more sinister.

A bill about giving parents more access to their kids education is secretly evil?

Gun laws and this are completely seperate but you are so far down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories that I honestly don't know where else to go with this.

Their latest bill is a Trojan horse to restrict progressive family values


So none of the actual bill has ever entered your argument , not one point other than the LGBT one. If you read the actual bill you would realise that statement is ridicuous and again conspiracy theory.

Sorry but if it was me making these same points you would all label me pushing conspiracy theories as an argument but it's fine when a democrat says it. Yeah , sums the real problem with modern politics up.



 
Ghost Rider said:
I'd argue that poltical stance plays a huge part in that level of belief, that just because a republican said it it must be a lie. Speaks more about the American system if people just don't believe what half of them say but believe the other side tell the truth.

Unless you hold the real stance that any politician lies, no matter what side they represent.
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Ah yes, always back to the "both sides" argument.
 
Ghost Rider said:
It's been fun but notice one of the nobheads have turned up so peace out.
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It doesn't take much to look at the republican pushback on LGBTQ issues at a local school board level.
It doesn't take much to see how CRT was weaponized in the Virginia governors race and also doesn't really exist at elementary school level.
Knowing that conservative courts will interpret this bill in different ways to suit a school districts preferences is not the stuff of conspiracy theory.
Honestly, you'd have to live here to understand. I know that's a cop out for me not explaining it properly but trust me, legislating for something that doesn't exist is a dangerous game and is a harbinger of things to come.
 
RAFUH said:
This was posted in the US shooting thread, but I'm posting it here too because this was a very political move by Beto. Not suggesting it was only about politics for him, but that's massively political.
I hope it makes a difference both for his campaign and for the issue of gun violence.

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You're a sick SOB for making this political. Now go away so this nice collection of politicians, of which I am one, can speak about how aggrieved we are on the teevee.

FFS, you maroon.
 
Ghost Rider said:
Maths books containing CRT?you do understand the problem there don't you? In a maths book?
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No, I don't understand the problem. The examples released by the FL department of education aren't, in fact, CRT but this problem I made up below certainly is, and I would be delighted to see it in math books:

Prescott Farnsworth was born into a white upper middle class family in Orange Connecticut. When he was a teenager he was caught shoplifting but let go without any charges filed. When he was in private liberal arts college earning Cs, he was twice caught by campus police for marijuana possession and once caught urinating in public. The campus police failed to pursue charges. At the age of 22, when Prescott Farnsworth traveled to Florida with some friends, he bought cocaine and while driving back got a speeding ticket and had his car searched. The Georgia State police filed charges and, later in court, Prescott confessed to purchasing the drug. Prescott was sentenced to jail.

Thadius Jones was born into a black lower middle class family in Peoria Illinois. When Thadius was young he would sometimes skip school either to hang out in the park with his friends, or on occasion, help watch his little sister while his single mother was at work. When Thadius was attending the local community college as a part-time student he was caught by police for possession of marijuana and given a $2000 fine and 180 days, suspended sentence. At the age of 22, when Thadius Jones traveled to Florida with some friends, his friends bought cocaine (against Thadius's wishes) and while driving back they got a speeding ticket and had their car searched. The Georgia State police filed charges against all individuals; later in court, Thadius told the judge that the drugs were not his but his friends. Thadius was sentenced to jail.

Question: Prescott's jail sentence was x = 2 years. Thadius's jail sentence was (3x + 9)/0.5, what is Thadius's jail sentence?
 
RAFUH said:
This was posted in the US shooting thread, but I'm posting it here too because this was a very political move by Beto. Not suggesting it was only about politics for him, but that's massively political.
I hope it makes a difference both for his campaign and for the issue of gun violence.

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I think it would be more powerful and useful if it was the citizens of the town/state standing up and speaking out in this instance. Then it can’t be spun as a political or media motivation, which is all Abbot, Cruz, and co have and will be saying now. As you say, there is political motivation for Beto here, and that may actually make things worse.
 
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