Relax everyone, the world is not going to end on Wednesday

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  1. Melb_muser

    Melb_muser Well-Known Member Donor

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    It'll be Biden care, thank you Sir. Would the possibility of free crack loosen your convictions?
     
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    America Will Survive.

    If America could live through 4 years of an Unqualified Imbecile (like Trump) they can live through anything.
     
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    No I am going to smoke as much crack as possible
    Feta bunch of prostitutes and have a 6;way
     
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    Is it really that hard to understand?
    A social media platform cannot agree or disagree with a post. They must only censor illegal activities.

    THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS SOCIAL MEDIA AGREEING OR DISAGREEING WITH A POST!

    If they want to place their opinion filters then that’s fine, but that makes them publishers who are responsible for all of the content that they publish.
     
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    I think the American people should create a real mob and go after all the media outlets they refuse to report the news about the Democrats
     
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    You mad?

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    Thanks. Any immigrant will probably understand that it will not quite be the same as my first home, Germany, for purely sentimental reasons. But, it is a very good second home, better than many others would have been, whether with or without Trump or Biden. Plus, it is the home of my children. Who cannot love the home of their children?
     
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    A legal?
     
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    You will need private health insurance for those extras :thumbsdown:
     
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    That's below the belt. I abstain from some choice words.....
     
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    Small aside - I'm half German 8)

    In der nähe von Münschen
     
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    This sums it up for me here. Absolutely nothing will be different as far as my day to day activities go.


     
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    "As the U.S. begins to see the light at the end of the Trumpian tunnel, it is time to begin thinking about the issue of repair. One should not assume the result of the election, but it is nonetheless worth asking the question: What should be done in a post-Trump world to restore the rule of law?

    Of Trump’s many excesses, his assault on legal norms has to rank high in terms of damage to fundamental values that form the fabric of America. His attacks on the free press, the independent judiciary and the independence of the Department of Justice have all created significant damage. His abuse of executive discretionary authority has made a mockery of the concept of checks and balances. His gaming of the judicial system has revealed weaknesses in our legal process. His attempts to place himself (and his family and his business interests) above the law have called into question foundational national conceptions of equal justice. In short, President Trump has led a wrecking crew (aided and abetted by William Barr and Mitch McConnell) that has severely damaged American legal norms of behavior."

    https://www.lawfareblog.com/repairing-rule-law-agenda-post-trump-reform
     
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    I wouldn't call he and myself an elitist being conservative middle class professionals from nowhere MS. But I was classically educated and that helped me to understand the motives of politicians to use fear and emotional issues to influence elections and to try to see past that and focus on the issues that will affect me and my family. A lot of people vote based on emotional response and typically can not tell you anything about their candidates policies. It is not necessarily the politicians fault that most people can't understand the finer points of government and law and never read much past the headline of a news report, but they definitely do capitalize on it.

    And make no mistake, I am not claiming to be able to understand all the policies and what effect they will have either. I have met many people smarter than myself who did not go to college, I just needed a little extra help to be successful.
     
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    Will the world end? No. Is it likely the rights of certain individuals will be taken away? Yes.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/02/supreme-court-to-hear-major-lgbt-rights-case-day-after-election.html

    First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out--
    Because I was not a Socialist.
    Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out--
    Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
    Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out--
    Because I was not a Jew.
    Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.
     
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    So you disagree that Trump was right?
     
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    I am just a dumb ass redneck and I comprehend
     
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    Me, close to Frankfurt. My kids are both dual citizens, but they feel like Americans first, and Germans a very distant second.
     
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    "Trump’s attacks on foundational norms and principles leave policymakers with two choices. Lawmakers and voters can accept that damage and admit the inevitability of American decline, or they can fight to restore and strengthen the country’s legal guardrails. This post is an effort to begin that fight—to identify practical steps that the country can take to reinvigorate the rule of law and the concept of checks and balances."
     
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    Gosh... So, what I wrote didn't register... funny. The truth is that the elite could, should they want to attempt to actually package policy in a way that isn't fear based, that isn't designed to ignore the public or to otherwise hide their intentional abuse of said policy, the public might actually want to adopt said policy. But easy is casting fear, and fear is quite a bit easier than being transparent.
     
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    nope, and won't be mad when dems add seats either
     
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