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[The Cat]

 

[The Cat]

 

[The Cat]

 

[The Cat]

 

[ceecee]

Mistakes? Nah I don't see this as mistakes at all. The GOP has courted religious extremism, right wing authoritarianism - especially at the state level and every billionaire with conservative fucking brain worms have funded far right candidates, think tanks and publications for the last 30+ years. The last 10 or so they have been able to fund as much as they want as anonymously as they want. Now they are trying to walk it back? Fuck off and own it. And keep losing elections.

 

[The Cat]

Mistakes? Nah I don't see this as mistakes at all. The GOP has courted religious extremism, right wing authoritarianism - especially at the state level and every billionaire with conservative fucking brain worms have funded far right candidates, think tanks and publications for the last 30+ years. The last 10 or so they have been able to fund as much as they want as anonymously as they want. Now they are trying to walk it back? Fuck off and own it. And keep losing elections.

And now the story of a political party who lost everything, by getting exactly what they asked for and the one speaker who had no choice but to try to hold it all together.

It's Arrested Development: Congressional District.​

 

[The Cat]

 

[Virtual ghost]

RJK Jr. claims Trump ‘emissaries’ asked him to be his running mate

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

RJK Jr. claims Trump ‘emissaries’ asked him to be his running mate

That would be better than him running as an independent.

 

[Virtual ghost]

That would be better than him running as an independent.

Probably, less of a spoiler.

 

[Virtual ghost]

Does it matter that Democrats are raising more money than Republicans?

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Does it matter that Democrats are raising more money than Republicans?

No. Hillary Clinton raised a great deal more money than Donald Trump in 2016. I guess if you don't use it wisely, it doesn't matter how much money you raised.

I saw this thing so much. Funny, I'd always associated annoying calls to "think of the children" with the political right. Now, I partially associated it with this stupid Hillary ad. And this helped her, how? I had made a specific decision to vote against Trump, who I consider a fascist, so it didn't change my vote, but I could see it flipping some people (the commercial was that annoying). Or perhaps just cause them to decide to not show up.

 

[The Cat]

 

[ceecee]

https://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/GREENE_223_xml240417175751235.pdf

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

When Trump announced he was running in the middle of 2015, I thought he was a fascist. It was based upon the messaging, the way he communicated, and what he was trying to sell. I felt depressed for about a week or two after he won, and this probably persisted into a lower-grade form of depression for a while.

I think many people here felt during his first term that I wasn't anti-Trump enough. This was probably because I couldn't relate to much of the Democratic messaging, like "covefefe". For instance, I think it was a mistake to portray him as unsophisticated when so many people perceive the Democratic party as elitist; it's playing into their hands. Being "unsophisticated" is a feature not a bug in American politics. What that does is tell everybody that he's a "relatable" billionaire; which you should not do if you are the opposition. Billionaires are presumed to have all kinds of virtues, simply because they are billionaires. It's the secularization of calvinism or something like that, a variation on the idea that God has chosen to give them that wealth because of their virtue. And, well, one you can relate to, one you can have a beer with? That's even better.

It was January 6 that confirmed that my initial suspicions regarding fascism were right; he indicated that the rioters had his support.

His second term would be an entirely different beast than the first. He seems determined to purge anybody from the new administration who is not loyal to him. Likely, he wants to avoid having people like Mike Pence in key positions.

 

[The Cat]

When Trump announced he was running in the middle of 2015, I thought he was a fascist. It was based upon the messaging, the way he communicated, and what he was trying to sell. I felt depressed for about a week or two after he won, and this probably persisted into a lower-grade form of depression for a while.

I think many people here felt during his first term that I wasn't anti-Trump enough. This was probably because I couldn't relate to much of the Democratic messaging, like "covefefe". For instance, I think it was a mistake to portray him as unsophisticated when so many people perceive the Democratic party as elitist; it's playing into their hands. Being "unsophisticated" is a feature not a bug in American politics. What that does is tell everybody that he's a "relatable" billionaire; which you should not do if you are the opposition. Billionaires are presumed to have all kinds of virtues, simply because they are billionaires. It's the secularization of calvinism or something like that, a variation on the idea that God has chosen to give them that wealth because of their virtue. And, well, one you can relate to, one you can have a beer with? That's even better.

It was January 6 that confirmed that my initial suspicions regarding fascism were right; he indicated that the rioters had his support.

His second term would be an entirely different beast than the first. He seems determined to purge anybody from the new administration who is not loyal to him. Likely, he wants to avoid having people like Mike Pence in key positions.

Pop culture is written for rich people. Protagonists and heroes are often written wealthy to arm wave their ability to have entertaining experiences. When your fictional heroes and inserts are wealthy and do spectacular and or heroic things and we live vicariously through the experience. There is naturally a bit of emotional imprinting on the subconscious. Audiences don't love the underdog as much as they used to.

 

[The Cat]

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Pop culture is written for rich people. Protagonists and heroes are often written wealthy to arm wave their ability to have entertaining experiences. When your fictional heroes and inserts are wealthy and do spectacular and or heroic things and we live vicariously through the experience. There is naturally a bit of emotional imprinting on the subconscious. Audiences don't love the underdog as much as they used to.

They also always have gigantic houses and apartments.

After thinking about it more, I think I was exhausted by politics during his first term. Probably, if you really pushed me, I would admit that I found the present state of politics upsetting. I had the sense that progress didn't exist, and I didn't believe that anyone responsible was going to come along and clean this up.

 

[The Cat]

They also always have gigantic houses and apartments.

After thinking about it more, I think I was exhausted by politics during his first term. Probably, if you really pushed me, I would admit that I found the present state of politics upsetting. I had the sense that progress didn't exist, and I didn't believe that anyone responsible was going to come along and clean this up.

If you insist.
How do you feel now?​

 

[The Cat]

They also always have gigantic houses and apartments.

After thinking about it more, I think I was exhausted by politics during his first term. Probably, if you really pushed me, I would admit that I found the present state of politics upsetting. I had the sense that progress didn't exist, and I didn't believe that anyone responsible was going to come along and clean this up.

Not to mention the lighting is always dazzling and warm, the shots are bright and engaging. Everything as can be made up to the finest detail to glamorize the audience. Glamour and Glamorous are alike for a reason.