Why is America such a falling empire, and what the hell are its political divisions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A society that burns neighborhoods and calls for the defunding of the police for George Floyd and largely ignores the public butchering of the woman on a Charlotte train is one that is drowning in the infinity pool of Suicidal Empathy.

Can't figure out why the admin keeps locking threads on DeCarlos Brown. Is it inconveniently displaying the policy outcomes of progressives?

No it is not. It is displaying the failure of this entire nation to deal effectively with mental health issues. As if the GOP actually cared about mental health issues or had any real answers. They trot it out to defend their guns after mass shootings and yet, have they ever actually done anything effective to address mental health? Absolutely not. No, they like to cut funding for research and intervention.

And now they trot it out to justify militarizing the country, especially blue cities and to distract from the Epstein files.

Anything the GOP puts out today is nothing but an endless stream of lies and propaganda to take this country further into authoritarianism.

Now STFU.

Entire nation? No. Appearance before moronic judges leading to devastating outcomes needs to be recognized and the judges need to be disbarred. Permanently.

They're in it for an ideology, not justice and to protect the people. There is no place for your f-d up ideology. We're a nation of laws, not of men and your only answer it to game the justice system constantly.

On what do you base an accusation of f-d up ideology. I would like to see harsher penalties for violent offenders, especially repeat offenders. But to lay this entirely at the feet of Democrats is ridiculous. That is my point.

Your hate-filled partisanship is disturbing. People like you pretend to be law abiding, but you are really looking for an outlet for your simmering hate. Maybe we need to lock you away before you hurt someone.

This guy did go to prison and served a sentence for armed robbery. Are proposing to lock people away permanently only based on a mental health diagnosis or for misdemeanors?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

I realize this is a difficult concept for people living in political bubbles to understand but what has to come to a stop is the continuing support everyday non-wealthy Americans are giving to two failed entities that no longer prioritize the interests of the large majority. Refusing to vote for something that is in direct conflict with one's own interests is not apathy. That's called intelligence.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A society that burns neighborhoods and calls for the defunding of the police for George Floyd and largely ignores the public butchering of the woman on a Charlotte train is one that is drowning in the infinity pool of Suicidal Empathy.

Can't figure out why the admin keeps locking threads on DeCarlos Brown. Is it inconveniently displaying the policy outcomes of progressives?

No it is not. It is displaying the failure of this entire nation to deal effectively with mental health issues. As if the GOP actually cared about mental health issues or had any real answers. They trot it out to defend their guns after mass shootings and yet, have they ever actually done anything effective to address mental health? Absolutely not. No, they like to cut funding for research and intervention.

And now they trot it out to justify militarizing the country, especially blue cities and to distract from the Epstein files.

Anything the GOP puts out today is nothing but an endless stream of lies and propaganda to take this country further into authoritarianism.

Now STFU.

You lefties let in waves of unvetted illegal immigrants. Ten million and the true number is probably more. WTF were you thinking??????????????

Do you realize 9/11 was perpetrated by 30+ people?

I haven't let in a single illegal immigrant. Not one. I would like to see common sense, practical approaches to immigration reform. There should be a process for every person. The Trump admin is trampling human rights in the name of immigration control, which is unsupportable to anyone with any human decency.

You sound like a complete nutjob, spouting more RWNJ lies. 9/11 was during a GOP administration. Tons of immigrants have come to this nation over decades, let in my administrations from both sides. The vast majority of them, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM, are not criminals and have contributed immeasurably to our society. The vast majority of Americans would support reform of immigration for better processes and accounting.
No mainstream person is advocating for open borders. NONE.

Now STFU.

Another insane democrat. Are you seeing a pattern here? ^^^

Look in the mirror.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

I realize this is a difficult concept for people living in political bubbles to understand but what has to come to a stop is the continuing support everyday non-wealthy Americans are giving to two failed entities that no longer prioritize the interests of the large majority. Refusing to vote for something that is in direct conflict with one's own interests is not apathy. That's called intelligence.

Some of it is apathy. You would be shocked by the grown adults who don’t know who represents them in congress or who their governor is. The reason our politicians are able to get away with stuff is they know people aren’t paying attention to detail.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

I realize this is a difficult concept for people living in political bubbles to understand but what has to come to a stop is the continuing support everyday non-wealthy Americans are giving to two failed entities that no longer prioritize the interests of the large majority. Refusing to vote for something that is in direct conflict with one's own interests is not apathy. That's called intelligence.

Some of it is apathy. You would be shocked by the grown adults who don’t know who represents them in congress or who their governor is. The reason our politicians are able to get away with stuff is they know people aren’t paying attention to detail.

If people paid attention to details, the Republican and Democratic Parties would have gone out of business by now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

I realize this is a difficult concept for people living in political bubbles to understand but what has to come to a stop is the continuing support everyday non-wealthy Americans are giving to two failed entities that no longer prioritize the interests of the large majority. Refusing to vote for something that is in direct conflict with one's own interests is not apathy. That's called intelligence.

It's absolutely apathy, with a dash of shortsightedness, a hint of ignorance, and a breathtaking lack of critical thinking skills.

One party consistently votes to cut spending on the social safety net, cut spending on health care, give tax breaks to rich Americans, and balloon the budget deficit.

The other party consistently votes to expand the social safety net, support unions, invest in domestic manufacturing, and wants to raise taxes on rich Americans.

It is apathy, shortsightedness, ignorance, and a lack of critical thinking skills that drives an apathetic voter to decide both parties are the same and neither represent your interests. Let's take the kid gloves off and call a spade a spade here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

I realize this is a difficult concept for people living in political bubbles to understand but what has to come to a stop is the continuing support everyday non-wealthy Americans are giving to two failed entities that no longer prioritize the interests of the large majority. Refusing to vote for something that is in direct conflict with one's own interests is not apathy. That's called intelligence.

It's absolutely apathy, with a dash of shortsightedness, a hint of ignorance, and a breathtaking lack of critical thinking skills.

One party consistently votes to cut spending on the social safety net, cut spending on health care, give tax breaks to rich Americans, and balloon the budget deficit.

The other party consistently votes to expand the social safety net, support unions, invest in domestic manufacturing, and wants to raise taxes on rich Americans.

It is apathy, shortsightedness, ignorance, and a lack of critical thinking skills that drives an apathetic voter to decide both parties are the same and neither represent your interests. Let's take the kid gloves off and call a spade a spade here.

Take you MAGA crap and shove it. It's safe to say the GOP is even more dysfunctional than the Dem Party considering they nominated Trump three consecutive times! Think. Read. Get the big picture.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

I realize this is a difficult concept for people living in political bubbles to understand but what has to come to a stop is the continuing support everyday non-wealthy Americans are giving to two failed entities that no longer prioritize the interests of the large majority. Refusing to vote for something that is in direct conflict with one's own interests is not apathy. That's called intelligence.

It's absolutely apathy, with a dash of shortsightedness, a hint of ignorance, and a breathtaking lack of critical thinking skills.

One party consistently votes to cut spending on the social safety net, cut spending on health care, give tax breaks to rich Americans, and balloon the budget deficit.

The other party consistently votes to expand the social safety net, support unions, invest in domestic manufacturing, and wants to raise taxes on rich Americans.

It is apathy, shortsightedness, ignorance, and a lack of critical thinking skills that drives an apathetic voter to decide both parties are the same and neither represent your interests. Let's take the kid gloves off and call a spade a spade here.

Take you MAGA crap and shove it. It's safe to say the GOP is even more dysfunctional than the Dem Party considering they nominated Trump three consecutive times! Think. Read. Get the big picture.

Reread what I wrote. Slowly. Then do it again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

I realize this is a difficult concept for people living in political bubbles to understand but what has to come to a stop is the continuing support everyday non-wealthy Americans are giving to two failed entities that no longer prioritize the interests of the large majority. Refusing to vote for something that is in direct conflict with one's own interests is not apathy. That's called intelligence.

It's absolutely apathy, with a dash of shortsightedness, a hint of ignorance, and a breathtaking lack of critical thinking skills.

One party consistently votes to cut spending on the social safety net, cut spending on health care, give tax breaks to rich Americans, and balloon the budget deficit.

The other party consistently votes to expand the social safety net, support unions, invest in domestic manufacturing, and wants to raise taxes on rich Americans.

It is apathy, shortsightedness, ignorance, and a lack of critical thinking skills that drives an apathetic voter to decide both parties are the same and neither represent your interests. Let's take the kid gloves off and call a spade a spade here.

Take you MAGA crap and shove it. It's safe to say the GOP is even more dysfunctional than the Dem Party considering they nominated Trump three consecutive times! Think. Read. Get the big picture.

Reread what I wrote. Slowly. Then do it again.

If you're trying to convince people that it is somehow "okay" to continue supporting our two major political parties considering what they've given us since 2016, you're certifiably insane and no one with an IQ over 85 is listening to your childish rhetoric.

[Anonymous]

Democrats consider people making 200k-400k rich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

I realize this is a difficult concept for people living in political bubbles to understand but what has to come to a stop is the continuing support everyday non-wealthy Americans are giving to two failed entities that no longer prioritize the interests of the large majority. Refusing to vote for something that is in direct conflict with one's own interests is not apathy. That's called intelligence.

It's absolutely apathy, with a dash of shortsightedness, a hint of ignorance, and a breathtaking lack of critical thinking skills.

One party consistently votes to cut spending on the social safety net, cut spending on health care, give tax breaks to rich Americans, and balloon the budget deficit.

The other party consistently votes to expand the social safety net, support unions, invest in domestic manufacturing, and wants to raise taxes on rich Americans.

It is apathy, shortsightedness, ignorance, and a lack of critical thinking skills that drives an apathetic voter to decide both parties are the same and neither represent your interests. Let's take the kid gloves off and call a spade a spade here.

I think there's even more to it. There are a subset who like the lies. They like the cruelty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Democrats consider people making 200k-400k rich.

The average person considers that to be rich. Very few people make that kind of money.

[Anonymous]

There is someone on here who constantly equates Trump and Biden. Please stop. There is ABSOLUTELY NO comparison. Trump threatens our democracy, has alienated the United States from its allies, destroys our academic institutions, and has ensured that we will no longer lead the world in medical and scientific advances. Biden, on the other hand, led us out of the pandemic and invested in infrastructure, promoted our economy and encouraged scientific research through the CHIPS Act, and strengthened our international alliances.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s the age old concept of Bread and Circuses. For major changes the Bread (Money) or Circus (abundance of cheap distractions) will have to come to a halt.

A third of the adult population don’t even vote. The apathy will also have to come to a stop.

I realize this is a difficult concept for people living in political bubbles to understand but what has to come to a stop is the continuing support everyday non-wealthy Americans are giving to two failed entities that no longer prioritize the interests of the large majority. Refusing to vote for something that is in direct conflict with one's own interests is not apathy. That's called intelligence.

It's absolutely apathy, with a dash of shortsightedness, a hint of ignorance, and a breathtaking lack of critical thinking skills.

One party consistently votes to cut spending on the social safety net, cut spending on health care, give tax breaks to rich Americans, and balloon the budget deficit.

The other party consistently votes to expand the social safety net, support unions, invest in domestic manufacturing, and wants to raise taxes on rich Americans.

It is apathy, shortsightedness, ignorance, and a lack of critical thinking skills that drives an apathetic voter to decide both parties are the same and neither represent your interests. Let's take the kid gloves off and call a spade a spade here.

Take you MAGA crap and shove it. It's safe to say the GOP is even more dysfunctional than the Dem Party considering they nominated Trump three consecutive times! Think. Read. Get the big picture.

Reread what I wrote. Slowly. Then do it again.

If you're trying to convince people that it is somehow "okay" to continue supporting our two major political parties considering what they've given us since 2016, you're certifiably insane and no one with an IQ over 85 is listening to your childish rhetoric.

An accusation of childish rhetoric from the poster who thinks Republicans and Democrats offer working class folks the same thing and wants to tear it all down. Classic!

Buddy, you're right that there's one of us here with a room temperature IQ, but it ain't me.