5 ms·

Biden and Trump are neck and neck in polls. Pardon me while a drown myself in alcohol.

by jaybrendansmith 3y ago

qwerpy 3y ago
I love how this comment makes sense whether you’re on the left, right, or center.
- salad-tycoon 3y ago
  Well, actually I’m offended because I feel excluded as I was personally hoping for option c. someone else. /s
emmelaich 3y ago
Here's a thought. The fact that the two candidates for the most important role in the world are so bad tells you that the role is in fact, not very important. That's a good thing.
- forgetfreeman 3y ago
  We see you over there pretending one of them isn't going to end up in command of the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet. Pull your head out.
- hayst4ck 3y ago
  It isn't that important because there is "deep state" (entrenched bureaucracy), but what were trumps first actions? To install kiss the ring loyalists into as many positions of power as possible and bleed the diplomatic corps out. There was a mass exodus of the "deep state" you are now claiming is what is actually important. His first presidency was a resounding success for him. He found that he only has a few hurdles left to successfully become a dictator. He neutralized the press with the gish gallop and "lügenpresse"[1], he neutralized his party with the big lie[2], he neutralized the supreme court by installing loyalists and letting them take bribes, he neutralized congress through gridlock. The only real hurdle trump has left is the joint chiefs of staff and you can guarantee his first action as president will be to clean house of people who swore an oath to the constitution and replace them with people willing to ring kiss. If he is installed we get either a military "coup" to protect the constitution from a domestic enemy or the constitution becomes just a piece of paper in exactly the same way the bible is just a book, venerated but not understood. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_press [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie
  - emmelaich 3y ago
    You're inferring too much from my comment. I think the bureaucracy and big business have a huge inertia that effectively limits the presidents power. At least domestically.
    - hayst4ck 3y ago
      Big business is easily won over with tax cuts and cheap labor. I don't think there is any question that big business prefers the "lax" regulatory environment the GOP offers. You hope the deep state and big business can limit Trump's power, but it doesn't take a lot of effort to find historic precedence that those are hopeful limits rather than practical ones, thinking otherwise is American exceptionalism.
      - emmelaich 3y ago
        I appreciate your scepticism towards hope, however the USA is exceptional in the sense it has never had a dictator or monarch - at least since the War of Independence.
        hayst4ck 3y ago
        I think you should step back and appreciate the implications of the 22nd amendment, including when it was enacted and why. I am pretty confident that most of our founding fathers would disagree with your complacence.
        dragonwriter 3y ago
        The time between when what became the USA had a monarch and now is shorter than the time between when Rome was a Kingdom and the end of the Republic. There is nothing all that exceptional about the fact that the US has gone a bit under 250 years without either a monarch or dictator.
        dllthomas 3y ago
        It's not unique, but I'm not sure it's not exceptional.

Biden and Trump are neck and neck in polls. Pardon me while a drown myself in alcohol.

qwerpy 3y ago

I love how this comment makes sense whether you’re on the left, right, or center.

salad-tycoon 3y ago
Well, actually I’m offended because I feel excluded as I was personally hoping for option c. someone else. /s

emmelaich 3y ago

Here's a thought. The fact that the two candidates for the most important role in the world are so bad tells you that the role is in fact, not very important. That's a good thing.

forgetfreeman 3y ago
We see you over there pretending one of them isn't going to end up in command of the largest nuclear arsenal on the planet. Pull your head out.
hayst4ck 3y ago
It isn't that important because there is "deep state" (entrenched bureaucracy), but what were trumps first actions? To install kiss the ring loyalists into as many positions of power as possible and bleed the diplomatic corps out. There was a mass exodus of the "deep state" you are now claiming is what is actually important. His first presidency was a resounding success for him. He found that he only has a few hurdles left to successfully become a dictator. He neutralized the press with the gish gallop and "lügenpresse"[1], he neutralized his party with the big lie[2], he neutralized the supreme court by installing loyalists and letting them take bribes, he neutralized congress through gridlock. The only real hurdle trump has left is the joint chiefs of staff and you can guarantee his first action as president will be to clean house of people who swore an oath to the constitution and replace them with people willing to ring kiss. If he is installed we get either a military "coup" to protect the constitution from a domestic enemy or the constitution becomes just a piece of paper in exactly the same way the bible is just a book, venerated but not understood. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lying_press [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie
- emmelaich 3y ago
  You're inferring too much from my comment. I think the bureaucracy and big business have a huge inertia that effectively limits the presidents power. At least domestically.
  - hayst4ck 3y ago
    Big business is easily won over with tax cuts and cheap labor. I don't think there is any question that big business prefers the "lax" regulatory environment the GOP offers. You hope the deep state and big business can limit Trump's power, but it doesn't take a lot of effort to find historic precedence that those are hopeful limits rather than practical ones, thinking otherwise is American exceptionalism.
    - emmelaich 3y ago
      I appreciate your scepticism towards hope, however the USA is exceptional in the sense it has never had a dictator or monarch - at least since the War of Independence.
      - hayst4ck 3y ago
        I think you should step back and appreciate the implications of the 22nd amendment, including when it was enacted and why. I am pretty confident that most of our founding fathers would disagree with your complacence.
      - dragonwriter 3y ago
        The time between when what became the USA had a monarch and now is shorter than the time between when Rome was a Kingdom and the end of the Republic. There is nothing all that exceptional about the fact that the US has gone a bit under 250 years without either a monarch or dictator.
        dllthomas 3y ago
        It's not unique, but I'm not sure it's not exceptional.