Random political thought thread.

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

Haley continues to chart course away from Trump


Hmm, maybe she will indeed go for long and divisive primaries. Which would in the end pull many of the voters away from Trump in the general (many of them would stay home in that scenario).

If the donors are wiling to pay for this the show can go on for months.

 

[SensEye]

Let's hope so. It would also distract Trump as he is such a petulant child he would have to complain about her opposing him and sling mud at her. Mind you, he never speaks about issues anyhow, so he's probably got time for additional rants.

 

[Tomb1]

Indeed, modern civilization is my cup of tea. I can't help but enjoy things like a transportation network, a communications network (the internet), well educated people from universities (who can provide healthcare and technological innovations) etc. etc. All the conveniences of modern life. A state tis needed to organized all those things, plus maintain rule of law (and regulations and taxation) so chaos does not ensue.

It sounds more like you take advantage of all state provided services and opt out were you can. That's fine, but I'd have more respect for you if you just ventured off into the wild and lived totally off your own efforts.

You have poor reading comprehension. I don't take any state provided services. That would create interdependencies. I don't want any strings attached. I am also Anti-State.

When I talk about taking advantages where I find them, I am talking about advantages in business and investing. Even when I was a grunt and worked in the trenches, I was still looking for ways to gain an advantage over my current situation. That's why I've got myself into the position I am.

Anarchy is the most natural to the human condition because the State is essentially a cage. Chaos is what ensues when you put human beings into cages so much of the chaos you fear and hide from is actually the product of the system.

Your "I can't help but enjoy things like....all the conveniences of modern life" leads to the employee trap. What good is throwing money into all the conveniences of modern life when it just keeps you having to live paycheck to paycheck....that means you are always going to be an employee. That self-justification "I can't help but enjoy things like....all the conveniences of modern life" is a mass-produced point of view that keeps the individual running the hamster wheel...with an aim to consume, consume, consume.

 

[Virtual ghost]

What the New York 3rd special election means for November

 

[SensEye]

Your "I can't help but enjoy things like....all the conveniences of modern life" leads to the employee trap. What good is throwing money into all the conveniences of modern life when it just keeps you having to live paycheck to paycheck....that means you are always going to be an employee. That self-justification "I can't help but enjoy things like....all the conveniences of modern life" is a mass-produced point of view that keeps the individual running the hamster wheel...with an aim to consume, consume, consume.

Sounds like pure b.s. I am confident whatever motivates you to 'take advantages of business and investing' are too gain money to throw into all the conveniences of modern life that I do. You're simply too naive to understand how all the things that come from an organized civilization (which requires a state to govern) would not exist if you had your way and we were all anarchists.

All that would lead to would be a rather primitive society of hunter gatherers. It's been done before and it's not that successful.

 

[The Cat]

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

I hate this Trump clown so much.

 

[Virtual ghost]

For me this has have always been completely absurd and surreal concept: Shutting down the government. I was never in the position that the government is shutting down and I find the concept quite absurd. Government going on the spending diet since it is spending too much ... sure. But complete shutdown is just absurd option in my book. This just shouldn't be possible according the law. Especially since this is in a way the suspension of law.

 

[Virtual ghost]

I hate this Trump clown so much.

Don't insult the clowns, it is an honest work.

 

[Virtual ghost]

Sounds like pure b.s. I am confident whatever motivates you to 'take advantages of business and investing' are too gain money to throw into all the conveniences of modern life that I do. You're simply too naive to understand how all the things that come from an organized civilization (which requires a state to govern) would not exist if you had your way and we were all anarchists.

All that would lead to would be a rather primitive society of hunter gatherers. It's been done before and it's not that successful.

Yes, but in all the honesty I think he is just coping with the fact that the Trump is likely to once again become a head of his government. So government as a mechanism has to be "bad". While on the other hand if he is US citizen the odds are that he doesn't know what is truly organized society and what are it's benefits.

 

[Virtual ghost]

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new state legislative maps into law

This seems like a pretty big deal. Because if maps will be much more fair it can be expected that the turnout will be visibly larger due to that. However we all know who is favored by larger turnout. Turning Wisconsin into a Likely D state would actually be a pretty big deal on the long run.

 

[Virtual ghost]

More on Wisconsin.

 

[Virtual ghost]

Move over GOP presidential primary. The real action is down-ballot

As I said: primaries matter.
Since voting in them can really save you from a lot of problems (regardless of the party).

 

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

Haley attracts Biden donors as she tries to chase down Trump


It seems she indeed aims for long and divisive primaries.
What in combination with some verdicts could indeed do substantial damage (what will matter in the general).

 

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

Michigan may soon show just how badly Biden’s cease-fire stance is hurting him

Something to think about.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Michigan may soon show just how badly Biden’s cease-fire stance is hurting him

Something to think about.

I've been reading stories like this for months. I don't think it's going away.

 

[Virtual ghost]

I've been reading stories like this for months. I don't think it's going away.

If people are truly pissed off the odds are that this wouldn't go away before campaign fully takes off. Therefore the odds are that the state will go red, just as the polls are suggesting.

After all this is exactly why Putin nudged all of this into another war. Since the topic will evidently cause divisions and causing divisions is his strategy for years. In sense this is the only way he can win anything. Shenanigans 24/7.