Patricio Da Silva's Recent Activity

  1. Patricio Da Silva liked Reality's post in the thread Arizona Grand Jury Indicts Donald Trump Allies, 11 Fake Electors.

    I truly do not expect him to.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 9:30 PM
  2. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Arizona Grand Jury Indicts Donald Trump Allies, 11 Fake Electors.

    Yeah, nothing spells creeping fascist authoritarianism like attacking the capital then praising them and doing nothing about it for 3 hours. Got it

    Apr 28, 2024 at 8:34 PM
  3. Patricio Da Silva liked fullmetaljack's post in the thread Arizona Grand Jury Indicts Donald Trump Allies, 11 Fake Electors.

    This. These “electors” were not selected in keeping with any legal process. The authority to select them would not have existed UNTIL the Orange Stain actually WON in court....

    Apr 28, 2024 at 8:32 PM
  4. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Well, if you want to go deeper into that thought, my line was an invitation. Feel free to counter it. Feel free to counter the OP.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 4:34 PM
  5. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread The right's disingenuous treatment of Joe Biden.

    Nice projection. No, just offer a disciplined argument. It's not complicated. Feel free to actually engage in debate. Not really into 'conversation', (I mean 'chit chat' )...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM
  6. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Au contraire.. Trump most certainly is a threat to US National Security. How so? Well, let me count the ways. Due to.....(substantiation provided on request) His debt to...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 4:27 PM
  7. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Self-puffery doesn't actually tell me how you know it. Anyone can do that. Gorillas pound their chests, does it prove they are strong? No, it doesn't.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 4:13 PM
  8. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Please read the OP, and provide a counter argument, a real one, and to do that, review my sig and exclude any item that comports to the items in the sig, as this will make a...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 4:10 PM
  9. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Well the Supreme Court allow the Trump Bump Stock ban?.

    I couldn't possibly do better than Justice Breyer, so, feel free to provide a counter argument that is more compelling than his, because his is more compelling than the...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 4:07 PM
  10. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Well the Supreme Court allow the Trump Bump Stock ban?.

    Comments that go 'your post is bad', or some semblance thereof, are not saying anything, so 'negating' nothing isn't logical. I mean, think about it. You say, 'your post...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 4:01 PM
  11. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    About Trump, there is no delusion. Not so see who Trump really is, is the delusion.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 3:57 PM
  12. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread The right's disingenuous treatment of Joe Biden.

    For an 83 year old guy, he's doing just fine. I don't care. I think the more important issue is to defeat Trump by any and all justifiable means. More importantly,...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 3:55 PM
  13. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread The right's disingenuous treatment of Joe Biden.

    You'd made an honest attempt, true. But, I'm not convinced, we'll just have to disagree.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 3:53 PM
  14. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Trolls don't post 32,000 posts, get 17,000 likes. Now please reread the comment.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 3:51 PM
  15. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    And you know this, how?

    Apr 28, 2024 at 3:50 PM
  16. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    That's not a counter argument. Please find a real counter argument, avoid the items in my sig, or try. Thank you.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 3:47 PM
  17. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Wrong. I'm trying to find out if there is a more compelling counter argument. On Trump, I have yet to see anything the remotely comes close to a more compelling counter...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 3:45 PM
  18. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread The right's disingenuous treatment of Joe Biden.

    I find it a waste of time to have an adult conversation with people the bulk of whose comment resorts to and traffics in cheap shots, failure to substantiate claims, rant...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 3:38 PM
  19. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread The right's disingenuous treatment of Joe Biden.

    Because you never offer a compelling argument. That's a good reason your partisan lens obscures. As for 'yawn', cheap pseudo debate tricks, which, essentially, fall under...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 3:34 PM
  20. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread The right's disingenuous treatment of Joe Biden.

    After last night's WHCD performance, I'm not buying your argument.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 12:31 PM
  21. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread The right's disingenuous treatment of Joe Biden.

    You bring up a valid point, some of those on my end of the spectrum do it, too. I don't, or, rather, I strive not to (I might have, in the past, but I don't like it) and...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 12:29 PM
  22. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Well the Supreme Court allow the Trump Bump Stock ban?.

    Except when the civilian policy use weapons more common to military. If Bruen allows it, then I disagree with Bruen.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 12:21 PM
  23. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Well the Supreme Court allow the Trump Bump Stock ban?.

    In my view, the only gun control laws that have any chance of working are federal, because on a state law, one can just circumvent it by going to another state where the law...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 12:13 PM
  24. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    I posted it, the video has RM reading from a court transcript.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 12:10 PM
  25. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Feel free to offer a more compelling counter argument. But, I accept your concession of defeat.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 12:07 PM
  26. Patricio Da Silva liked Bowerbird's post in the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Not ignorant - just desperate to find something, anything they can use as a “whataboutism” to excuse immoral behaviour of the Orange ***** grabber. Look at how they used a...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 12:06 PM
  27. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    No, I do not know that, but I do know that those with a partisan lens believe it, and the reason they believe it is because that forwards a right wing agenda. And why would...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 12:06 PM
  28. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    The diary that the right claims that quote is in the diary, actually isn't in the diary. The handwritten copy only says: “showers with my dad (probably not appropriate).”...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 12:04 PM
  29. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Arizona Grand Jury Indicts Donald Trump Allies, 11 Fake Electors.

    UBCs, the evidence is limited, but there is some evidence. Dems just think it, like driver's licenses, are a good idea....

    Apr 28, 2024 at 11:52 AM
  30. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    This has been true since Republicans have taken upon themselvees to abuse the filibuster, where once upon a time a filibuster was reserved only for the really big issues, now...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 11:32 AM
  31. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread The right's disingenuous treatment of Joe Biden.

    Your 'suspicion' can be resolved if you remove your partisan lens, which is obscuring your view. The right is disingenuous, and playing hard ball politics. They will take...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 10:48 AM
  32. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Well the Supreme Court allow the Trump Bump Stock ban?.

    Self-aggrandizing, self-puffery, posturing, bloviating, etc., are not arguments. Comment dismissed. Bruen is unworkable, period, it's premise is absurd. This has been...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 10:35 AM
  33. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Well the Supreme Court allow the Trump Bump Stock ban?.

    Bruen is unworkable, so say a number of judges. But, terrible rulings are par for the course for this hard right wing court, the worst court in history.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 10:33 AM
  34. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Well the Supreme Court allow the Trump Bump Stock ban?.

    No one's opinion, on this forum, or any internet forum, 'matters', and so your comment is worthless as a debate point. Flatter yourself all you want, you are a legend in...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 10:30 AM
  35. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Oh FFS, you've been on this forum as long as I have, and so I've posted extensively and in depth on the tons of reasons Trump is unfit, and if you have at all paid attention,...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 10:29 AM
  36. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Look, I often see the right downplaying anything good a Dem does, and up-playing anything a Repub does. I'm sorry, you got to treat both the same, you can't have it both...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 10:15 AM
  37. Patricio Da Silva attached a file to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Reread the post, the answer to your question has been posted. Weasel words are non substantive; they are not a merit worthy arguments. Rather, they are non arguments. I...

    weaselwords.jpg Apr 28, 2024 at 10:02 AM
  38. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    Naturally, my ask would not be understood, because it would require you to jump out of your own skin, drop your defenses/ego, acquire a modicum of humility and respond...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 9:56 AM
  39. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread Did Trump care if his hush money affairs would hurt Melania and Ivanka?.

    It's an ask. Use your f*cking brain.

    Apr 28, 2024 at 9:54 AM
  40. Patricio Da Silva replied to the thread The right's disingenuous treatment of Joe Biden.

    Joe's performance last night at the WH Correspondence dinner was flawless. He was charming, jovial, self-deprecating, self-assured. He was everything Trump is not, a man of...

    Apr 28, 2024 at 9:52 AM