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The man was impeached. Let's reelect him!
The man was impeached. Let's reelect him!
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And left the freaking Iran Nuclear Deal.
People here are equating insensitivity to racial issues with racism, when it's just insensitivity.
Racism in government is when policies and discussions are knowingly designed to disadvantage some demographics.
I'm unwilling to accuse the US democrats of racism, but they have had an unerring knack for maintaining black poverty traps.
Racism in government is when policies and discussions are knowingly designed to disadvantage some demographics.
I'm unwilling to accuse the US democrats of racism, but they have had an unerring knack for maintaining black poverty traps.
"Stand back and stand by". . .case closed
My concern is a bunch of paid hoodlems are going to start a war on behalf of the President's agenda. That whole "Stand back and stand by" statement was a signal of some sort imho.
Time will tell I'd wager.
The clear loser in this debate was any and all of the people watching.
We already knew interrupting, talking over and attacks, whether made up or real, were Trump's way of debating as he gets results with it. The louder he is, the more unclear the opponent is.
The debate organization has said they are re-working their model to allow for smoother debates in the future. Short of putting each candidate in their own soundproof cube and shutting off the mic and camera on the opponent while a candidate has a chance to speak, I don't see anything changing.
Perhaps a debate via zoom would work better.
The only thing of all this that upset me was Joe dropped down to Trump's level after being brow beaten. Wrestle with pigs and you'll get dirty too.
We already knew interrupting, talking over and attacks, whether made up or real, were Trump's way of debating as he gets results with it. The louder he is, the more unclear the opponent is.
The debate organization has said they are re-working their model to allow for smoother debates in the future. Short of putting each candidate in their own soundproof cube and shutting off the mic and camera on the opponent while a candidate has a chance to speak, I don't see anything changing.
Perhaps a debate via zoom would work better.
The only thing of all this that upset me was Joe dropped down to Trump's level after being brow beaten. Wrestle with pigs and you'll get dirty too.
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I feel sorry for Americans. It's a great country, with a great people, and actually seeing their dignity hit like this is quite painful to witness.
There are the jokes and the America memes, but this is simply sad. In the midst of multivariate crises, I can't believe they have to put up with this shit to top it all off.
There are the jokes and the America memes, but this is simply sad. In the midst of multivariate crises, I can't believe they have to put up with this shit to top it all off.
The moderator was the worst. After it became apparent that he didn't have the balls to control the debate, he should have just shut up and let them argue. Wallace just became the interruption, whenever it was becoming interesting.
While I can’t speak for all people of color, speaking as a person of color I think it is both immediately relevant and disturbing for him to essentially address supremacists on national television, saying what is equivalent to “Stand down, but be ready.”
I know and acknowledge that there are definitely legitimate reasons that half of the country is voting for Trump, and that conservatives and/or Trump supporters can’t and shouldn’t be given blanket labels or insults. If for example you belonged to a family raised in a town that depended on a petroleum refinery, how would you feel about voting for an administration that wants to fast-track your livelihood out of existence in 10-15 years without any solid answers on how to help you transition from your career to something else that will continue to support you? Doesn’t make sense, but you can’t win if that gets you labeled a racist or a mouth breather for supporting Trump.
Anyway, my point is that putting aside my inherent dislike of the man’s character, and my suspicions about a gross lack of competency, I can’t vote for someone who is giving coded nods to any kind of supremacists on the grounds that it inherently upholds inequality in favor of those who seek to hold a disproportionate amount of power or freedom in comparison with other equally deserving fellow human beings. However, I think it’s worth putting out there that good people do have their reasons for voting for Trump, and negative blanket labels on his supporters only encourage further division and tribalism, which hurts everybody.
I know and acknowledge that there are definitely legitimate reasons that half of the country is voting for Trump, and that conservatives and/or Trump supporters can’t and shouldn’t be given blanket labels or insults. If for example you belonged to a family raised in a town that depended on a petroleum refinery, how would you feel about voting for an administration that wants to fast-track your livelihood out of existence in 10-15 years without any solid answers on how to help you transition from your career to something else that will continue to support you? Doesn’t make sense, but you can’t win if that gets you labeled a racist or a mouth breather for supporting Trump.
Anyway, my point is that putting aside my inherent dislike of the man’s character, and my suspicions about a gross lack of competency, I can’t vote for someone who is giving coded nods to any kind of supremacists on the grounds that it inherently upholds inequality in favor of those who seek to hold a disproportionate amount of power or freedom in comparison with other equally deserving fellow human beings. However, I think it’s worth putting out there that good people do have their reasons for voting for Trump, and negative blanket labels on his supporters only encourage further division and tribalism, which hurts everybody.
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It's a real issue among many issues.
No, it's not just insensitivity to racial issues. It's racism. I'm literally telling you that the President of the United States (Donald J. Trump) is a racist. While that's uncomfortable to hear, his words and actions over the years bear this out.
We shouldn't treat the President with kid gloves.
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Of course. My point was that he's unfit for so many other direct reasons.
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I don't need your permission to have an opinion cat man
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I might be a total SJW about racial issues but I'm not going to sit here and let you trigger me coyote
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WHERE I AM FROM WE EAT COYOTES FOR BREAKFAST
I mean, you're not wrong, I'm on board with you here
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I agree that Chris Wallace is too weak to moderate anything other than a troop of girl scouts fighting over what to do with their cookie sales profits. (The girl scouts would have behaved better by the way.)
The rules of debate state that the opponents are given uninterrupted time to state their position and give responses. It is of course a throwback to more genial times where these rules were created so that nasty arguments and obtrusive shout overs were put aside and we could focus on issues.
Moderating a presidential debate is one of the most important roles given to a newscaster. For the moderator to step aside and let them "have at" would have been akin to quitting.
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This is a Kafka trap.
"He doesn't condemn white supremacists"
Does it 20 times
"Well I didn't believe him"
If he condemns them for a 21st time it won't make any difference, you have your conclusion and no statement from him is going to break it.
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Kafkatrap (plural Kafkatraps)
- A sophistical rhetorical device in which any denial by the accused serves as evidence of guilt.