parker1865
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Post by parker1865 on Feb 15, 2021 16:39:48 GMT -8
I am not a fan of political parties and selection by kingmakers via popular decree, and a very flawed primary dance.
I am a bit surprised, viewing that chart (whatever the purpose of it is), that Governor Hogan is not listed.
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Post by vintagecomics on Feb 15, 2021 19:59:30 GMT -8
50 to 1, I wonder what the odds will be in 2 years for those 4. If Bernie and Elizabeth Warren couldn't win the Democratic nomination, how in the world can AOC win it. Tucker Carlson, give me a break. Ivanka seems 4 years too early but who knows. 50 to 1 seems like a nice bet to me. Will she still be fighting with AOC? If Pelosi wasn't in the picture, could AOC rise? And will the average voter still reach for the extremes, or will they have tired of it - looking for more centrist candidates? I think that if the trend of social media determining popularity and group identity politics continue to lead the way you will see young, extreme leftists like AOC rise to power.
Credentials don't matter nearly a much as popularity anymore and she is very good at playing the social media game and identity politics.
Her IG video about the Capitol riot was exactly the type of thing that young people listen to and remember.
Bernie couldn't win the nomination because nobody in a major party will ever let someone into power that would threaten corporate greed. It had nothing to do with his credentials or ability to do the job.
It's probably too early to tell but if I had to bet I'd see young firecrackers like AOC move up much quicker than any older candidates.
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Post by jsilverjanet on Feb 16, 2021 12:55:53 GMT -8
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Post by vintagecomics on Feb 17, 2021 9:45:38 GMT -8
Don't know much about Haley but that was an interesting read. She might have a shot only on the basis that the SJW movement may want more powerful women in power.
I didn't say it but I've been thinking since last summer, based on how outspoken and brash DeSantis is that he looked like a Trump replacement. He's got the 'won't take any BS' attitude but is much better spoken and he seems to have taken the pandemic bull by the horns fairly successfully during a pandemic where most Governors look hypocritical and weak.
In comparison, someone like Newsom looks like he is having real trouble taking leadership seriously.
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Post by TupennyConan on Feb 17, 2021 14:06:11 GMT -8
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parker1865
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Post by parker1865 on Feb 17, 2021 15:42:16 GMT -8
pretty sure it was pepsi. you know what is good, though? rc.
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Post by barry on Feb 18, 2021 8:32:57 GMT -8
Trump slams ‘mentally gone’ Biden over vaccines, won’t rule out 2024 run
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"For now, Trump is largely getting his message out by releasing statements through his office, but the former president says he’s “looking at a lot of different things” to stage a social media comeback — including the possibility of creating his own platform.
“Twitter, we are looking at a lot of different things, but I really wanted to be somewhat quiet. They wanted me very much on Parler, you know they had a phony report that the man who was in there didn’t – I mean just the opposite, they really wanted me on Parler.”
The problem with Parler, a Twitter-like platform for conservatives, was that “mechanically they can’t handle” the levels of traffic that the former president would bring in.
“We’re negotiating with a number of people, and there’s also the other option of building your own site. I mean you can literally build your own site,” he said, admitting that he is considering creating his own platform.
Meanwhile, Trump refused to rule out a run for the White House in 2024.
“It’s too early to say, but I see a lot of great polls out there. We have tremendous support,” he said.
“I won’t say yet [if I’m running again], but I have tremendous support, and I’m looking at poll numbers that are through the roof,” he continued, referencing his boost in poll numbers following his acquittal in the Senate in his second impeachment trial.
“I’m the only guy who gets impeached and my numbers go up.”"
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Post by jsilverjanet on Feb 18, 2021 8:45:26 GMT -8
learn how to quote correctly n00b
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Post by jsilverjanet on Feb 18, 2021 8:46:16 GMT -8
if my words offended thee, sorry (extended Y to rhyme)
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Post by vintagecomics on Feb 18, 2021 9:22:41 GMT -8
Trump slams ‘mentally gone’ Biden over vaccines, won’t rule out 2024 run
Watch video
“We’re negotiating with a number of people, and there’s also the other option of building your own site. I mean you can literally build your own site,” he said, admitting that he is considering creating his own platform.
This was the 1st thing I said when he was banned from Twitter and when Parler was taken down was that I wouldn't be surprised if he would build his own platform.
The problem with the identity politics that rules the roost today is that it goes against everything that the West was built on, which was the individual sovereignty over your own choices and rights.
What's happening right now is that people are being forced into groups through political and social media pressure to belong or they are being shut down and cancelled with force. It's literally fascism in it's purest sense. Fascist movements always have a 'good reason' for motivating them but they never end well.
Those that won't do it are just going to look for ways to assert their individuality again...you can't stop it because it's a natural force that everyone is born with and you can't stop nature.
People think that this is a good time to be a Liberal (and even though I wasn't overly political I was probably left leaning in my values for most of my life) but most people aren't looking down the road very far and history has shown over and over ad infiity that it's not a good road that ends well for anyone.
Power always leans toward tyranny and that's why balance by allowing individuals to support both sides is important. Society is built on this 'entanglement' between left and right which pushes upwards and onwards.
You remove one side or attempt to cut the legs out from under it and society veers in the opposite direction until it topples. It's a fact of history.
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Post by TupennyConan on Feb 18, 2021 9:44:36 GMT -8
learn how to quote correctly n00b
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Post by jsilverjanet on Feb 18, 2021 9:49:17 GMT -8
learn how to quote correctly n00b
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Post by TupennyConan on Feb 18, 2021 10:05:56 GMT -8
Ah, another handsome baldheaded man.
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Post by barry on Jul 6, 2022 9:49:44 GMT -8
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Post by barry on Jul 7, 2022 15:18:57 GMT -8
Will Trump win in 2024? | Joe Rogan and Lex Fridman
Joe Rogan also talks about why he won't have Trump on his show.
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