Current Affairs The 2020 United States Presidential Election

[ste d' indica]

I'm looking forward to Shapiro standing strong against cancel culture, snow flakes and those who would seek to stifle his freedom of speech, I mean obviously he won't just take it like a spineless little whiny right wing corporate bish right?

 

[davek]

I still think the core of the police are in the state's camp and will be used forcibly when Biden gets in. However, if they dont, a protest movement comprised of the left and right of the Democratic Party, conservative Republicans, trade unions (and with a cutting edge capable of taking back the streets - BLM and ANTIFA) should form a United Front to demand the state does its job.

 

[TN Toffee]

D.C. mayor now asking people not to come to the city for the Inauguration next week. Also asked Trump for preemptive declaration of emergency. I think we all know how that’s going to turn out.

 

[Lapeno77]

One of things that baffles me is you hear Arnold speaking and you know he's already better than almost everyone Senate on the Republican side and, yet, he still considers himself a Republican. I don't understand how he can still call himself one afer seeing what it has devolved in to over the last decade..

Its a clever mixture of idealism and opportunism on his part. He knows that the GOP is going to need to come to its senses, sooner rather than later. He can position himself as a party elder or if there is significant movement (including legislation changes) , maybe a viable candidate.

 

[RAFUH]

They are either thick, desperate for attention or both. Imagine identifying yourself!!

I think the scary part is many are so delusional they didn't feel they were doing anything wrong

 

[TN Toffee]

Its a clever mixture of idealism and opportunism on his part. He knows that the GOP is going to need to come to its senses, sooner rather than later. He can position himself as a party elder or if there is significant movement (including legislation changes) , maybe a viable candidate.

He will (unbelievably) be 73 later this year. I think that’s a little late in life to try and move onto the national stage in politics. Also, as you mentioned, significant changes to eligibility would be required for it to even be on the table.

 

[RAFUH]

Trumpers would just say that Antifa planted the bombs.

They are. It was all antifa.

 

[RAFUH]

The radicalization that's happening through social media and the reasoning behind it, is an issue that we really need to address in our society otherwise we are doomed.

Part of that is fixing/improving education in the US

 

[davek]

I believe I do see the level of threat - I just don’t think that “do what the fascists would do to stop being overrun by fascists” is a particularly good argument.

I think you might change your mind if you ever see a million man march on Washington by fascist militias armed to the teeth. The only way you avoid that is by completely destroying their capability.

 

[RAFUH]

Not convinced about that reasoning to be honest. The rioters getting their hands on members of congress was WAY too close a call for it to have been an intentional, planned strategic decision. Or if it was, it was a really bad one.

Or they put concern over the optics of armed Law enforcement up against "white patriots" over all else

 

[RAFUH]

The cognitive dissonance among the GOP is extraordinary

 

[RAFUH]

But hhhmm something about these boots appear to be very lickable, ay gang.

The rules of this forum are simple: Don't be a tit.

Opinions from all viewpoints (barring racism, etc) are welcomed, but there is no need to be a tit about it.

 

[RAFUH]

I'm not sure how you can be so even-handed over this. That was a violent coup attempt and you cant handle that with kid gloves. There's no equivalence of violence there on the day: in this instance, the violence of the state was fully justified in attempting to rebuff barbarism.

Not by extrajudicial means or we are no better and democracy is truly lost.

 

[Death]

Popcorn ready

 

[Simon Buttle]

They are. It was all antifa.

Can i ask, how do they explain their reasoning for this as antifa is more of an ideology than an actual group, are there other specific groups who follow the antifa way that the Trump numpties say are behind it?