I think this is the first Presidential election where I've been actually afraid of the result
McCain was a little bit scary because Palin but I never felt like he'd rip the country apart, more that we'd just have a few more years of shitty policy.
I am terrified of trump having a military at his disposal.
+5
Options
UnbrokenEvaHIGH ON THE WIREBUT I WON'T TRIP ITRegistered Userregular
The most demoralizing thing about this election is that win or lose, trump almost certainly isn't going away
He will continue to soak up any attention he can, and news networks will be happy to oblige
eh people said that in 2008 and Palin is pretty much done
I dunno if that's a fair comparison. Palin basically didn't exist to most people until the 2008 elections. She fell back to relative obscurity, true, but only because that's where she came from. Trump's been around and sucking up media attention for decades prior to this, and I'm not sure losing the election will entirely change that.
He's bet his brand pretty heavily on a win, I think he's going to lose a lot if Hilary wins. The only people who like him now are schlubs, and that isn't the market he once. He'll be giving talks at NASCAR and getting his hair tousled by rodeo clowns.
He'll just say it was rigged
He can say it from Prison because if he loses I suspect the DoJ is going to end him
I have a podcast now. It's about video games and anime!Find it here.
If you're worried about Trump and you haven't donated or volunteered yet, do it.
I live in a bluer than blue state, I feel like there's not a lot I can do
Well volunteer options might possibly be limited by that but money that goes to the campaign is spent everywhere it isn't just set aside for your state or anything
Are you referring to his sons or to the white male demographic that votes for him so overwhelmingly
Try to refrain from the "yes" response if you can; I assumed you meant his sons but now I'm not sure
the alt right, as they say, for whom trump has been instrumental in normalizing their rhetoric on the national stage
Yeah, in that case definitely yeah
The white supremacist movement in the US isn't going to die down easily after being whipped into a froth like this; appealing to them might even be the new Southern Strategy if the GOP is willing to go that far in its reach for appeal
Also Trump's sons will fade into dust
Wyborn on
+2
Options
CambiataCommander ShepardThe likes of which even GAWD has never seenRegistered Userregular
I think this is the first Presidential election where I've been actually afraid of the result
i feel the same way, and the worst part is, i know i've been privileged enough to not outright fear a McCain or Romney presidency back in 2008 or 2012. a hell of a lot of horrible things would have happened to a lot of good people had the GOP won those.
either way, i am terrified of how tonight is going to go.
Trump will be around after the election if he loses.
He's a weird sort of celebrity that's been around for a long time.
If he loses, he'll call it rigged as well as point to the biased media.
From there, I could see he try to spin it into a cable or radio "news" venture.
Palin never really gave a fuck about governing or working or whatever. She wanted money. She made her money, and is content to basically be retired I think.
I'm actually not sure why I'm insisting on watching the debate. It's already stressing me out, and nothing that happens there will change my vote. I guess I can go with the 'more informed' argument, but man, that's like staring into the abyss to grok its nature.
The idea of white culture as being strong and the best, but also so fragile as to be threatened by "nearby minorities" is a paradox I could never fully wrap my head around
+32
Options
Theodore Flooseveltproud parent of eight beautiful girls and shalmelodorne (which is currently being ruled by a woman (awesome role model for my daughters)) #dornedadRegistered Userregular
I'm actually not sure why I'm insisting on watching the debate. It's already stressing me out, and nothing that happens there will change my vote. I guess I can go with the 'more informed' argument, but man, that's like staring into the abyss to grok its nature.
I'm not sure there's gonna be much informing going on.
I'm going to try to watch. I don't drink during the week, so I'm not sure how long I'll make it.
Frauke Petry last proposal was to reintroduce some nazi vocabulary into the mainstream. She's the co-head of the AFD, Germany's totally not racist right wing anti immigration party that'S been much too succesful lately.
The idea of white culture as being strong and the best, but also so fragile as to be threatened by "nearby minorities" is a paradox I could never fully wrap my head around
In classic fascist rhetoric, the enemy "other" is simultaneously powerful and threatening while also being weak and spineless, which means the reverse is also true.
The idea of white culture as being strong and the best, but also so fragile as to be threatened by "nearby minorities" is a paradox I could never fully wrap my head around
Right wing ideologies alway spring from insecurity and fear of difference leading to a loss of control.
There's been too much success in the European right recently
too much
The whole european project feels like it's becoming cold and hard and mean, tbh. Brexit, the Austrian far-right successes, the whole Greek bail-out that they got defeated on, basically
I used to think that Europe could perhaps be the politics of the future, going to the left, social democracies, moving forward as a closer union but no
Makes me very sad, now I think about it. I went on a school trip to Brussels as a teenager to visit the EU offices there and it made me quite inspired to support the EU project, and recently it's just felt so shaky. I wish the UK was not so backward and insular, and that as nations we could draw closer rather than pushing apart, and being so anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner.
"Cultural suicide by demographic transformation" is one hell of a phrase.
wishing everyone out there a great vote. melty blood, dancing all night.
It's almost indecipherable enough to be a Kingdom Heart
Isnt melty blood a fighting game and/or visual novel?
I dont even think there are melty blood characters in kingdom hearts... yet, somebody get type-moon and Square into the same room, I have a business proposition.
0
Options
Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
"Cultural suicide by demographic transformation" is one hell of a phrase.
wishing everyone out there a great vote. melty blood, dancing all night.
It's almost indecipherable enough to be a Kingdom Heart
Isnt melty blood a fighting game and/or visual novel?
I dont even think there are melty blood characters in kingdom hearts... yet, somebody get type-moon and Square into the same room, I have a business proposition.
Melty Blood is an anime fighting game thing.
Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
Posts
Can we just gaze into the abyss and feel the unending dread creep up from our toes to our heads?
Can we feel death creeping up on us day by day unceasingly?
Twitch (I stream most days of the week)
Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
I hope Michelle Obama is the next two-term POTUS after Hillary's 8 years. Then the elder Obama daughter can take it from there.
No keep the jokes coming they help me deal with the anxiety
I remember not four weeks ago people were scoffing about how Trump winning was an impossibility
We in now, people
But I been over here the whole time, breathing into this paper bag
I think calling them 'his boys' undermines the idea that white-supremacy was already gaining plenty of a traction all on its own
Twitch (I stream most days of the week)
Twitter (mean leftist discourse)
Are you referring to his sons or to the white male demographic that votes for him so overwhelmingly
Try to refrain from the "yes" response if you can; I assumed you meant his sons but now I'm not sure
McCain was a little bit scary because Palin but I never felt like he'd rip the country apart, more that we'd just have a few more years of shitty policy.
I am terrified of trump having a military at his disposal.
He can say it from Prison because if he loses I suspect the DoJ is going to end him
I live in a bluer than blue state, I feel like there's not a lot I can do
Yes this is the hard way to watch debates for all true bucks
donate to the Hillary campaign they need help nationally too
Well volunteer options might possibly be limited by that but money that goes to the campaign is spent everywhere it isn't just set aside for your state or anything
the alt right, as they say, for whom trump has been instrumental in normalizing their rhetoric on the national stage
https://www.hillaryclinton.com/calls/
Yeah, in that case definitely yeah
The white supremacist movement in the US isn't going to die down easily after being whipped into a froth like this; appealing to them might even be the new Southern Strategy if the GOP is willing to go that far in its reach for appeal
Also Trump's sons will fade into dust
oooooh, by boys he meant sons. When I read that I was thinking "his boys? Like, his crew? Yeah I guess so"
On my sleeve, let the runway start
i feel the same way, and the worst part is, i know i've been privileged enough to not outright fear a McCain or Romney presidency back in 2008 or 2012. a hell of a lot of horrible things would have happened to a lot of good people had the GOP won those.
either way, i am terrified of how tonight is going to go.
steam | Dokkan: 868846562
He's a weird sort of celebrity that's been around for a long time.
If he loses, he'll call it rigged as well as point to the biased media.
From there, I could see he try to spin it into a cable or radio "news" venture.
Palin never really gave a fuck about governing or working or whatever. She wanted money. She made her money, and is content to basically be retired I think.
QEDMF xbl: PantsB G+
steam | Dokkan: 868846562
He's always been there. Even when Iowa went for Obama, Steve King's ass has been there.
That drunk racist evil fuck is like a cockroach; they just can't ever be rid of him.
Steam ID XBL: JohnnyChopsocky PSN:Stud_Beefpile WiiU:JohnnyChopsocky
Nintendo ID: Pastalonius
Smite\LoL:Gremlidin \ WoW & Overwatch & Hots: Gremlidin#1734
3ds: 3282-2248-0453
wishing everyone out there a great vote. melty blood, dancing all night.
I'm going to try to watch. I don't drink during the week, so I'm not sure how long I'll make it.
It's almost indecipherable enough to be a Kingdom Heart
In classic fascist rhetoric, the enemy "other" is simultaneously powerful and threatening while also being weak and spineless, which means the reverse is also true.
Right wing ideologies alway spring from insecurity and fear of difference leading to a loss of control.
too much
The whole european project feels like it's becoming cold and hard and mean, tbh. Brexit, the Austrian far-right successes, the whole Greek bail-out that they got defeated on, basically
I used to think that Europe could perhaps be the politics of the future, going to the left, social democracies, moving forward as a closer union but no
Makes me very sad, now I think about it. I went on a school trip to Brussels as a teenager to visit the EU offices there and it made me quite inspired to support the EU project, and recently it's just felt so shaky. I wish the UK was not so backward and insular, and that as nations we could draw closer rather than pushing apart, and being so anti-immigrant and anti-foreigner.
Isnt melty blood a fighting game and/or visual novel?
I dont even think there are melty blood characters in kingdom hearts... yet, somebody get type-moon and Square into the same room, I have a business proposition.
Melty Blood is an anime fighting game thing.