Of Questionable Legitimacy

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Xyce, Dec 30, 2020.

  1. ChiCowboy

    ChiCowboy Well-Known Member

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    Let us know when we can expect some truth. I'll take a pain killer.
     
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    And if you had anything to offer in that regard beyond personal beliefs and feelings, it would matter.
     
  3. ChiCowboy

    ChiCowboy Well-Known Member

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    You provided nothing but bluster. No facts. No truth. No sense whatsoever.

    See folks. Someone infatuated with his conspiratorial mind.
     
  4. Xyce

    Xyce Well-Known Member

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    Here's a little snippet of facts from the OP, all sourced from such right-wing places as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Slate.

     
  5. ChiCowboy

    ChiCowboy Well-Known Member

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    Here's reality: Trump lost. Fair and square.

    My advice to you would be to get over your bad self and move on with your life.
     
  6. Xyce

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    I provided the fact that absentee voting was increased to a nationwide scale. I've provided the fact that absentee voting leads to more voter fraud. Others on this forum have pointed out that Biden won only one of the bellwether counties, which typically predict the next president. There are a lot of irregularities, including having poll watchers at faraway distances to make their function moot. (1, 2) All of this evidence, all of these facts, don't bend me to believe Biden won, sorry.

    1. https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2...t-counting-at-pennsylvania-convention-center/
    2. https://www.businessinsider.com/tru...watchers-social-distancing-complaints-2020-11
     
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    What a noble sentiment.
     
  8. WalterSobchak

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    Thanks!

    I don't know why cons despise the people voting in our Country.

    Sad.
     
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  9. Heartburn

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    We haven't seen this much discontent since Hillary lost.
     
  10. WalterSobchak

    WalterSobchak Well-Known Member

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    Too bad not a single Judge in our Country agree with ya. Too bad the SCOTUS doesn't agree with ya either.

    Oh well, 4 years will fly by. You will have another chance!
     
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    WalterSobchak Well-Known Member

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    Discontent? Hell, the entire planet celebrated Trump's loss.
     
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    You can't witness anything with your head in the sand. (Not what I really wanted to say)
     
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    Yeah 'cause that's some secure **** that is.
     
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    Care to explain your thoughts on this? Under Biden I see the economy going swiftly into the toilet. If Trump remains president I see a post covid economic frontier of opportunity. There needs to be a pile of restart money going exclusively to small businesses in low or no interest loans or outright grants. Corporations and banks must be prohibited from putting their hands in the pot.
     
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    you didn't witness fraud either, which is why you, like trump, can not provide any evidence.
     
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    And your confusion continues to manifest itself.
     
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    He started throwing this "rigged" tantrum in May. It was a foregone conclusion that the election was rigged..... if Trump lost.
     
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    Nor can you witness anything from Mars. At least I can pull my head out of the sand. You're kinda stuck.
     
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    You are correct about the Economy going into the toilet under Biden - but this will happen regardless of who gets in.

    Now OK - as long as massive credit card spending is maintained - things will be fine - what is not to like about money falling from the tree.

    But - at some point - money will stop falling from the tree - and then the economic Tsunami will hit .. and it is going to be ugly.

    Things were in the toilet prior to Covid - Covid saved us from a major correction - but this salvation was on the back of Massive debt .. the likes of which we have not seen since WW2.

    The problem now - vs after WW2 - is that after WW2 - all of Europe was destroyed .. and we were the only game in town left standing .. this was a time when everything was "Made in USA" and we were selling stuff round the world .. the market was ours for the taking.. and we took it .

    Now .. everything is made in China .. and after being the only game in town for decades - we are now one of many who are competing on the geopolitical chessboard .. China surpassed the US in purchasing power in 2013

    while folks like to focus on China .. India and a few others have the same economic might as the US .. the EU is equal to the US

    Our market share has been on a downward spiral for decades .. and rather than spend our loot on infrastucture, technology, education, ramping up our economy for the third millennium .. we spent it on useless wars - whose purpose was merely to maintain and expand the military industrial complex .. who does not serve our interests . . but that of someone else.

    apologies for the slight digression. Were hooped .. and the writing has been on the wall for a long time.

    If you think it is normal - and that negative interest rates are a good sign - you have been misled (not saying that you think this) .. what this means is that Capital is so scared to invest .. that it is willing to lose money (neg interest + inflation) to be safe.

    Once the dust settles -and we figure out what the total debt is .. and whoo whaaa .. the economy starts moving again - there will be an never ending pain in our backside .. you can't get things moving - without interest rates rising - but if the interest rate on our debt rises .. even by a little .. our annual interest payments skyrocket .. it is a nasty catch 22.

    On the other side of the fence - Trump waged economic war on the entire world - while he was having a trade war with China. This may go down as the biggest blunder of a US President in Modern History .. but where ever it is ranked .. it was a huge blunder - akin to Hitler fighting a war on two fronts.

    Prior to Covid - the world was racing towards a competitor to the US international system of payments - denominated in US dollars - a race that was caused by Trumps blunder - (Using the economic Nuclear Option to enforce unilateral sanctions - threatening to block a nations corps and banks out of the US system of payments for violation)

    This set the world on fire - world leaders went banana's -as did the people of these nations. Funny how the Left Media hates Trump so much but were almost completely silent on his biggest blunder... hmmm

    They should have been doing segments on "FK You" - detailing how every time we turn around some nation is giving us the middle finger.
    Sure they complied with the sanctions .. as they were forced to .. but now is payback time.

    Imagine for a moment - you are a purchaser - international contract. One of the bidders is the nation who has "messed with your sovereignty" as so many leaders of the world put it - not in private - but publically on the world stage .. and there are protests in the streets - small but folks are pissed ... as are the political leaders of your nation.

    Do you think that nation's bid might hit the bottom of the Pile ?

    Nordstream 2 - Fk u
    Italy - Belt and Road - Fk u
    EU - Huawei Fk u

    India/Turkey S-400 system - despite massive US protest and threats .. Fk U

    I can go on and on .. it is very disturbing.

    We have lost the middle east - China /Russia will be rebuilding Syria -Iraq - Iran. Oman and Qatar have good relations with Iran
    Turkey ? they play both sides of the fence .. hardly a nation we can consider in our camp.

    Saudi Arabia for now is in our camp - but - China is now their biggest customer - and I believe they now utilize the Petro Yuan.

    Central and South America - some of these nations are considering belt and road. Obviously Venezuela will be rebuilt by China/Russia.
    Brazil ? They are in their own world - and will do what is best for them - they are not in our camp and are one of the main players in introducing a competitor to the US dollar.

    and now we have come full circle. The day that there a valid competitor/alternative to the "SOLE" US international system of payments - is the day the history books will record as the defacto end of the US Economic Empire .. Full Stop. Covid seems to have made things move even quicker on this front --in a strange way.

    Having "Sole" status is what allows us to borrow so much at low interest rates.

    It is not that the world was not already moving towards an alternative - especially after the 2008 crash .. but - even thing things were moving at a relatively slow pace - real steps - but mostly baby steps .. so Trump is not all to blame here .. but - he did give the world a reason to move faster - which is something they were waiting for.

    I am very interested in what Biden will do - but find it unlikely that he will be able to slow this train much - and there is no such thing as stopping it.
     
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    Because of the Demographic Time bomb - which will eventually cause Red to moderate if the Party hopes to win much going forward.

    I would clam that many on the Red side already see this writing on the wall. The party needs to distance themselves from the religious right .. not completely but - get them out of policy - "Anti Abortion - Anti Gay " is not the path to victory.

    Fortunately for Red.. Blue is now so bad - that the sins of Red are muted .. so they don't have to moderate that much. Trump was Stupid to bring abortion to the fore-front. .. Red wants this deep in the closet as it can get ..this was kind of an unspoken rule in previous elections.

    Blue has gone batty - They used to be anti war -or at least pay lip service to that effect - Blue is now the new Neocon.

    Blue is now Anti ACLU - anti free speech, information, press - demonizing Dershowitz ? Good grief .. if Allan is on the far right compared to you .. "You May Be a Blue-neck" !

    Now Blue has been an anathema to Classical Liberalism for a long time - just as Red is an anathema to Republicanism but - the straw that broke this camel's back is that Blue is now "anti Environment" by comparison to Red ..

    Strange days.
     
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    You forgot to mention that it happened after hours and after the monitors were gone.
     
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    :applause::applause::applause:
     
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    There is no such thing as "after hours" for a county that is counting overnight. Which they were. And I did mention the volunteer observers leaving. Please read. This explains a lot.
     
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    To what end? Waste of time. You already consider my opinion worthless.
     
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    None of those people know enough to debunk them. There has been no valid investigation. The only people who know enough are the election officials themselves. Their "debunking" has no meaning.

    The problem is that neither position can be proved or disproved. The truth is that it gets down opinion and opinions vary. Certainly yours and mine differ. You can stop trying to convince me my opinion is worse than yours. It won't get you anywhere. Sorry.
     
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