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Speaker: No, there isn’t a popular…, in reply to Kumara Republic,
Whatever happens
Well Bill Burr will keep them laughing at their own stupidity for a while, and him laughing all the way to the bank.
But its early days... and there's pressing local problems so fuck 'em. -
Speaker: No, there isn’t a popular…, in reply to Kirk Serpes,
there are many different varieties of “left”. And for the purpose of this very quickly written blog I kinda used that term a little too broadly at times. There’s the DNC elites DWS, Clintons,etc, the cultural elites like Bee, Oliver, etc, the far far left like Occupy, Jill Stien, the mid-far left of Bernie, etc, the business left mostly based around Silicon Valley. All those groups LOVED Obama but only one of them loved Clinton. Most were meh, some were all out anti.
splitters...! -
Speaker: No, there isn’t a popular…, in reply to Cornford,
the left’s nature constituency don’t think you care more, or are achieving ‘social justice’, they just think you’re self righteous narcissists
Im guessing you mean "natural constituency"
Its hard to argue when people feel as if they have been wronged in some way, and we all seem to be getting more thin-skinned everyday. So the downtrodden is the "left's" for the asking they just have to say the right thing? or anything? It seems a very superficial argument.
The past 4 decades have seen a shift in many areas of human activity and I would argue that the political class (if there is such a thing). Just havent got their head around it at all, on all sides of this political mess.
And are offering policies often in a vacuum. So if someone offers surety when all others are equivocating they may have some appeal in the short term, just for appearing to be bold.
Now more than ever the politicians and populace need to make informed decisions and we're not. Its based on outmoded ways of thought, old prejudices, and fuck knows what!
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Clinton lost because of what a few hundred thousand people decided in the last few days not because of some global megatrend.
That sounds suspiciously like you are saying the US electorate is fickle
They wouldnt like that at all smiley face )) -
Speaker: No, there isn’t a popular…, in reply to Joshua Arbury,
because she just didn’t inspire them?
yeah well you could pick holes in that reasoning till Beelzebub resorts to reggae
Umm maybe they should dial back the spittle a little
The US is headed for failed state of the century so far, and its only going to be the people that will turn that around. so they better start finding that inspiration they want, or is it need
If they can ... -
These people are actually suffering social problems
That has been obvious for at least 4 decades now, but politicians and social problems dont mix well. Funny that, when it should be them who put their hand up when its happening and try to do something.
The same goes for most of what is euphemistically called the developed world.There's an old saying money makes a good servant but a bad master. Or something like that.
And these gutless shits(pollies) have been hiding behind the mighty dollar for too long. -
two steps forward, one step back blip
this dance step is getting awfully repetitive And really doesnt go anywhere, except round and round the dance floor. And if your the male leading, its that way. But for the other parties, its two steps backward
I just had a look at Fox, boy are some of them crowing and preening. Not a sight I can take too much of, and long on the "we are going to make ourselves great again"??
Its like they are chanting their affirmation out loud, it is mindbendingly inane.
Looking at all of this I just think "your time is up" But we have to watch the death throes now OMFG -
Hard News: The Long, Strange Trip, in reply to Russell Brown,
U.S. democracy is a sham.
Nah there’s been a mass outbreak of slumbering perambulation whilst giving the appearance of being in full control of one’s faculties.
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to izogi,
distraction from the actual party
The snippet on RNZ I heard, he says he has done the numbers on a UBI and how it would work if introduced by him? I guess. But then I read he compares himself to D Trump ( in the sense of anti-establishment) in the NZ Harold ... Okay...
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Hard News: Meth houses and stigma, in reply to Alfie,
an opinion piece
??????
Arse covering of the highest order you mean!
Jeez is the bureaucracy crawling with fuckwits like this?
I just ask because that has the most appalling piece of drivel I have had to give up reading...