General Politics Discussion (IX) [ARCHIVED] • Page 132

Gotta say watching Reddit try to justify this has been hilarious

 

What is their argument? No income taxes for anyone? Elon’s the daddy?

 

Ciattarelli has 47%. Signh and Rizzo combine for 50%. If that holds, it seems the Trumpies screwed themselves, splitting the vote and getting stuck with a "RINO" as the nominee.

 

Little of that. Little of "he actually paid more taxes last year than you ever will" with a sprinkle of "most of his money isn't actually income its stocks and he pays taxes when he sells those"

 

Haha. Sounds about right.

 

When somebody tries to tell you there's no such thing as systemic racism, show them this.

 

But Musk smoked weed with Joe Rogan that one time he's so relatable

 

Michele Norris wonders what it will take for the US to finally and fully acknowledge its history of slavery.

America experienced 246 years of slavery before it was officially ended with the passage of the 13th Amendment. That was followed by decades of legal segregation and oppression under Jim Crow, followed by a period of willful blindness and denial. A tourist from a foreign land might well conclude that the Confederacy had actually won the Civil War, based on the number of monuments, buildings and boulevards still named for heroes of its defeated army. The real truth of our shared history was a casualty of that war and, like any wound left untended, the results can be catastrophic.

A full accounting of slavery is one of terror and trauma, and for decades the natural inclination was to ask, why would anyone want to claim that history? But at a moment when the United States is dangerously divided, when we are having bitter and overdue conversations about policing, inequality and voting rights, when marauders fueled by white-nationalist rhetoric can overwhelm the Capitol, proudly waving the Confederate battle flag, the more important question is this: What happens if we don’t?

 

Merrick Garland being trash only makes Obama look even worse

That nomination following the Dem playbook of conceding for any reason and also no reason

 

and their new sandwich is better than Chick-Fil-A's too

 

Saw a pickup truck yesterday with a decal across the tailgate that said “I am 1776% sure no ones taking my guns” and was blown away some would buy such a dumb decal

 

If Facebook were a person.

 

this is the wildest one I’ve seen. And I’ve seen it multiple times.

 

I can't tell you how many Trump signs I still see in people's yards.

 

The flag is sacred except for when there's a blue line and a skull and Trump hair, that's totally fine

 

I see tons of trump flags flying in peoples yards. It's baffling.

 

Oh are we doing dumb bumper stickers? Guy next to my work has a "Got A Divorce, she got the kids and I got the Truck. I HAVE THE BEST LAWYERS" sticker and I can't even find it online which makes me think he fuckin' CUSTOM MADE that shit.