maqroll Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 15 hours ago, LondonLax said: There is also a lot of interest in US politics because of the impact it has on the rest of the western world. The western world and beyond. I can't help but think the attack on democracy here after our November election made things a little easier for the Burmese generals to justify their own assault on democracy after their November election. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnkarl Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Kevin McCarthy has no spine does he? They took action on King for quite idiotic comments, but they were on a whole other level to Marjorie Greene. He's using the Democrats actually wanting a person who's called for executing the people she works with out, as a political ploy. This whole saga has just shown that the GOP is unable to deal with any internal issues. It's like when they had members banned from Twitter, they talk about being censored rather than the actual comments that got them censored. It's like blaming the police for going after you because you committed a crime. Lincoln must be turning in his grave for what his party has turned into. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 03/02/2021 at 18:33, HanoiVillan said: I have to say, I had a very ' @villakram moment' this evening when PM did a whole segment about Marjorie Taylor Greene. I really don't think the BBC needs to be spending prime news real estate on how the leader of the minority caucus of the House of Representatives is dealing with one particular backbencher. It wouldn't make sense for CNN to be obsessing about what's on Zarah Sultana's Twitter feed either. See I think it is quite important. I think what happens over there has a big impact over here. I don't think its any surprise that as Trump gained power, we then get pushed our own moron, from a party that blatantly lies without giving a shit, with no repercussions for those actions. If elected officials can act like she has and be supported by her party through it all, then that sends the message around the world that its OK. That anything is fine as long as your base turn out to vote. My one hope with America rejecting Trump after one term, is that it sends a message to the words removed running the show here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post choffer Posted February 5, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 Took me a while.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Might be a bit of help for Mr McCreary's defence team there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 LOL Americans stop blaming Russia for right-wing Americans challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Biden's speech at state yesterday was a clear statement that American exceptionalism is back. Neo-libs on the march. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 5, 2021 Moderator Share Posted February 5, 2021 13 minutes ago, villakram said: Biden's speech at state yesterday was a clear statement that American exceptionalism is back. Neo-libs on the march. It never went away. It may have bent to the concept as imagined by a single nutcase individual, but the underlying premise barely buckled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, villakram said: Biden's speech at state yesterday was a clear statement that American exceptionalism is back. Neo-libs on the march. Can I ask you a question? You are clearly terrified at the prospect of this Biden term of office. What exactly is going to befall America that you are so worried about? What are the calamities that you believe are going to happen that will destroy American business and American life for the man in the street? Essentially, what is your beef? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 17 hours ago, il_serpente said: This is big: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-pulls-support-yemen-war_n_601c253ac5b6179453d6d14f President Joe Biden is fulfilling one of his top foreign policy campaign promises by cutting off assistance to the brutal Saudi Arabia-led military coalition in Yemen, he announced at the State Department on Thursday. “We are ending all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen, including relevant arms sales,” Biden said, after describing the suffering that Yemenis have endured throughout a civil war that began in 2014. According to the United Nations, the country is experiencing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis...... Oh, wait. I forgot, Biden's just a neo-liberal corporatist, so differences between him and Trump don't matter. Didnt take long, next page even! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il_serpente Posted February 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, sidcow said: Can I ask you a question? You are clearly terrified at the prospect of this Biden term of office. What exactly is going to befall America that you are so worried about? What are the calamities that you believe are going to happen that will destroy American business and American life for the man in the street? Essentially, what is your beef? I hope you don't have your heart set on a straight answer. You'll be disappointed. I imagine you'll get a nice little riddle to solve, though, so there's always that! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, il_serpente said: I hope you don't have your heart set on a straight answer. You'll be disappointed. I imagine you'll get a nice little riddle to solve, though, so there's always that! An answer of nothingness is the best answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 2 hours ago, sidcow said: Can I ask you a question? You are clearly terrified at the prospect of this Biden term of office. What exactly is going to befall America that you are so worried about? What are the calamities that you believe are going to happen that will destroy American business and American life for the man in the street? Essentially, what is your beef? Terrified. No, it more that the savior of freedom & democracy that Biden is supposed to be, will be revealed to the be the unabashed nonsense that it is. What will all those who cared so much about things do then? Probably, turn off and ignore things much as was the case before Trump, e.g., remember the raging hypocrisy of the Obama presidency and the Bush presidency before that. Or Joe Biden's 50yrs of continuously being on the side of the corporate over that of the people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 I wonder how many posts in this thread are of people complaining directly about me not jumping up and down for them. Must be getting near a few percent, over the last couple of years at anyway. What fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted February 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, il_serpente said: I hope you don't have your heart set on a straight answer. You'll be disappointed. I imagine you'll get a nice little riddle to solve, though, so there's always that! 6 minutes ago, villakram said: Terrified. No, it more that the savior of freedom & democracy that Biden is supposed to be, will be revealed to the be the unabashed nonsense that it is. What will all those who cared so much about things do then? Probably, turn off and ignore things much as was the case before Trump, e.g., remember the raging hypocrisy of the Obama presidency and the Bush presidency before that. Or Joe Biden's 50yrs of continuously being on the side of the corporate over that of the people. Yup. Edited February 5, 2021 by sidcow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Anyone actually expecting or claiming that Biden will change the world or whatever, where does that come from? Most I've seen don't even expect him to live the whole term. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 After a fun night, yet another bail-out/stimulus looks like being on it's way, with a headline $1400 for most... but by March the 15th according to Pelosi today., due to the rules based method they are having to pass this by. It is not clear what pork is in the bill yet, but I'm sure Nancy will ensure all her piggies get fed. Notably, a $15 minimum wage amendment was killed, as the Democrats could not muster the votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted February 5, 2021 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, villakram said: I wonder how many posts in this thread are of people complaining directly about me not jumping up and down for them. Must be getting near a few percent, over the last couple of years at anyway. What fun. See it's like this, gernerally that's how discussions work. People don't understand what others mean so they ask questions. It's rather rude not to reply, it's not really about you jumping up and down for other people. It's about having a civilised discussion. People who talk in riddles and don't actually say what they mean are pretty much trying to hide or avoid something. That leads to more questions, so maybe people would ask less questions if you started saying what you actually mean and answered the questions But if you're not interested in this its fine but all those people here for the discussion will probably just carry on until they understand the points you are attempting to make, so you feeling like people wanting you to jump up and down will in all likelihood continue because they are a result of your posting style and nothing else BTW, we all understood what you were saying in this post 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjmooney Posted February 5, 2021 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2021 1 hour ago, villakram said: Terrified. No, it more that the savior of freedom & democracy that Biden is supposed to be, will be revealed to the be the unabashed nonsense that it is. What will all those who cared so much about things do then? Probably, turn off and ignore things much as was the case before Trump, e.g., remember the raging hypocrisy of the Obama presidency and the Bush presidency before that. Or Joe Biden's 50yrs of continuously being on the side of the corporate over that of the people. Yes, we all know that Biden is just a front for the same old American hegemony. We know he isn't some sort of Jesus/Ghandi/MLK saviour. We're cynical, we get it. That's what Amerikka IS. But, Trump was not the 'refreshing change' from all that. Trump (like his followers) was a grade-A retarded loon, who no sane person would trust with a vacuum cleaner, let alone a country. I'd take Richard **** ing Nixon over that word removed. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted February 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted February 5, 2021 23 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Yes, we all know that Biden is just a front for the same old American hegemony. We know he isn't some sort of Jesus/Ghandi/MLK saviour. We're cynical, we get it. That's what Amerikka IS. But, Trump was not the 'refreshing change' from all that. Trump (like his followers) was a grade-A retarded loon, who no sane person would trust with a vacuum cleaner, let alone a country. I'd take Richard **** ing Nixon over that word removed. This x 10000000000000000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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