Current Affairs The 2020 United States Presidential Election

[peteblue]

I still can't believe these are the candidates the two major parties are trotting out.

This really. I’ve bemoaned the absolute lack of quality in U.K. politicians for a while, but you poor guys must have really upset one of the Gods to end up with these two.....

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

This really. I’ve bemoaned the absolute lack of quality in U.K. politicians for a while, but you poor guys must have really upset one of the Gods to end up with these two.....

I mean, we've got Johnson leading the show, so we probably shouldn't throw that particular stone.

 

[Walken]

That debate is a shining symbol of what right wing populism has reduced politics to, we are in the age of anti-intellectualism.

 

[peteblue]

I mean, we've got Johnson leading the show, so we probably shouldn't throw that particular stone.

Which was my point....

 

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[Kenshin]

What an oddly defensive post.

I'm not arguing. I was asking where you got your information from seen as you said you didn't see any of it.

You posted an opinion based on opinions with no sources. I just wondered seen as I watched it and live here and read various news sources from here where you got your information from.

Why post if you cannot accept rebutal or questions especially when you are seemingly winging it based on a few articles you read over coffee that seemingly sum up the entire countries opinions. Your words.

Finally you didn't even share an outside perspective. You put into bullet points others opinions based on articles you read. Thats not your perspective now is it.

But I didn't offer my perspective at all? It's a bit odd you call me defensive over something that contains no opinion of mine at all in it?

I shared some general opinions from an American source of opinions I enjoy reading and what the news sites say. Given you are all talking in detail about it much more than me, that is why I'm not arsed about posting what I think.

So how you get defensive from that I have no idea!

@Kenshin

This fella is unbiased??

That is the one , I think.

I don't really read his tweets though mind you. I watch his 45 minute videos he does weighing up different sides to each issue in America.

Recommended watch , the guy even appears on news channels to offer how opinion on current affairs.

Can't wait for @Kenshin to say the states have no issue with racism and him to quote David Duke as his reasoning.

As I said to your man above, where is my opinion posted today? lol

Literally not said what I think , even said I haven't watched the debate to have an opinion.

 

[Kenshin]

I was almost tempted to click "show ignored content" to see what guff he was talking but decided against it.

Hi prev.

Still not contributing to any discussion and looking like a tit whilst doing it I see. Glad to see your contribution to the election thread is to talk about me, makes me feel all so special given you have me on ignore, bit weird that mate.

But you won't see this so

On topic.

So it seems the Latin American voters will support trump and the white Americans will vote Biden based on these polls.

 

[anxiouswarrior]

What bits of the so called debate i have seen or read only goes to prove that Trump is not fit to run a corner shop, he is an appalling bully full of lies and hatred , his rallying call to the far right tea party/ proud boys brietbart nutters only shows the depths he will go to , sleepy joe is far from perfect but America do the right thing and boot trump out

 

[longers]

Still can’t get over a bunch of far right supposed alpha males deciding to call themselves “proud boys”

 

[davek]

 

[davek]

How on earth did Trump think that ramping up that image - which has already handed Biden a poll lead - would be the right strategy?

Throwing the kitchen sink at Biden wont turn it around for him.

Id be highly surprised if the next polling on the national vote and battleground states showed any movement toward him.

 

[Deleted member 48881]

Full game

 

[spectateur]

Still can’t get over a bunch of far right supposed alpha males deciding to call themselves “proud boys”

Maybe has a different connotation in American English.

 

[Tubey]

It's not difficult to say. I don't like Biden, but if it's him or Trumpo the Clown, the choice is an easy one for any decent, reasonable human being.

I don't see it that way. I just see two forms of incompetence - ones through stupidity, selfishness and greed, the other through age, upbringing and capability. One may be more "evil" than the other, sure, but incompetence is at the core of them both.

"He's not Trump" isn't a good enough reason to elect someone IMO. It's a condemnation of the Dems that he's their best candidate; as I've said all along, it's not enough to just vote against something, you have to give people a reason to vote for something.

 

[Walken]

Solid analysis from sam seder here