US politics general thread

[Aquila ka Hecate]

Shall I take it slow? Soros would never open his own mails, that's the point, so sending him a letter bomb is guaranteed to NOT kill him.

In addition to that, this thing didn't explode, you know, almost like it was a fake letter bomb that is only meant to make the news and not explode. So that people can claim Soros was targeted even though he would never have opened it anyway.

So: sounds staged

Yes I got that. I'm not hard of thinking.
However, the less complex answer is the same as most other answers - some humans are incredibly dumb. And I'm afraid I don't count those people who tend to demonise Soros as particularly bright.

 

[Emjay]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...tudy-says.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus

A quarter of students found the 2016 elections so traumatic they now report symptoms of PTSD, according to a new study.

 

[cerebus]

Yes I got that. I'm not hard of thinking.
However, the less complex answer is the same as most other answers - some humans are incredibly dumb. And I'm afraid I don't count those people who tend to demonise Soros as particularly bright.

These are basically the same people who stormed a pizza restaurant with an arsenal of guns because they believed there were children in the basement being held as part of a global pedophile ring involving Soros and Clinton. And some of them on this thread still believe it.

 

[Pitbull]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...tudy-says.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus

lol, snowflakes getting rekt!

They will probably commit suicide come mid-term and the next election

 

[Emjay]

lol, snowflakes getting rekt!

They will probably commit suicide come mid-term and the next election

Imagine that generation going to war?

 

[Pitbull]

Imagine that generation going to war?

Exactly, America is losing it completely. About time the pansies get some real life skills and be raised correctly. Too bad a whole generation is now lost...

 

[Nick333]

Yes I got that. I'm not hard of thinking.
However, the less complex answer is the same as most other answers - some humans are incredibly dumb. And I'm afraid I don't count those people who tend to demonise Soros as particularly bright.

So, illegal trading practices and market manipulation or supporting violent Leftist groups are stupid things to demonise someone for?

 

[konfab]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/...tudy-says.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus

That to me is the definition of privileged. The US economy is doing fine (for now), unemployment is at an all time low, yet according to them, they are having a traumatic experience.
How about this, they can come to a socialist paradise like the People's Republic of South Africa where they have a diverse government, affirmative action and a right to healthcare.

 

[Pitbull]

That to me is the definition of privileged. The US economy is doing fine (for now), unemployment is at an all time low, yet according to them, they are having a traumatic experience.
How about this, they can come to a socialist paradise like the People's Republic of South Africa where they have a diverse government, affirmative action and a right to healthcare.

I think the PTSD is because of the hype created against Trump. When he won, the liberals had a meltdown

 

[konfab]

Yes I got that. I'm not hard of thinking.
However, the less complex answer is the same as most other answers - some humans are incredibly dumb. And I'm afraid I don't count those people who tend to demonise Soros as particularly bright.

His money funds gun-free South Africa, which are of the opinion that civilians with legal guns are the reason why South Africa has such a high gun violence rate. Yet most of the illegal guns in this country come either from the military or police, or are relics from the ANC's armed struggle plan.

 

[Cray]

So, illegal trading practices and market manipulation or supporting violent Leftist groups are stupid things to demonise someone for?

Lots of capitalists manipulate markets if they have enough capital to get away with it... What illegal trade practices did he engage in?

 

[buka001]

Exactly, America is losing it completely. About time the pansies get some real life skills and be raised correctly. Too bad a whole generation is now lost...

That generation is at war. America is still fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan with many 18 and 19 year olds.

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

So, illegal trading practices and market manipulation or supporting violent Leftist groups are stupid things to demonise someone for?

That's not what I said.

I said that people who tend to demonise Soros are not particularly bright.
They were born that way I'm afraid.

 

[Pitbull]

That generation is at war. America is still fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan with many 18 and 19 year olds.

I think our definitions of WAR is different. That being said, luckily those joining the army are not raised by Libtards, else they would not have joined the army am I right? Glad some folks still know how to raise their kids the right way.

 

[konfab]

This is utterly savage.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1054527758070677504

 

[konfab]

I think our definitions of WAR is different. That being said, luckily those joining the army are not raised by Libtards, else they would not have joined the army am I right? Glad some folks still know how to raise their kids the right way.

Interesting fact.

Like less-selective colleges, the US military requires a high school diploma or its equivalent to enlist, but it also makes prospective soldiers take a test called the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB), and, while each branch has a slightly different cutoff, about a third of enlistees are rejected due to low test scores.By comparison, any US citizen with a high school diploma or its equivalent can currently qualify for student loans, without regard for other factors, such as the student’s credit history or test scores. The hitch is that student loan debt can carry high-interest rates, and, unlike other debts, it cannot be discharged in bankruptcy proceedings.

In other words, college is so accessible in the United States that it’s easier to get student loans and enroll in college than it is to enlist in the armed forces.

https://quillette.com/2018/09/29/the-high-cost-of-free-college-for-all/

edit:
To expand:

By definition, the worst test taker who makes it into the military still scores higher than one-third of his or her peers. The military intentionally slices off the bottom third of test takers, not allowing them to join.

In sum, enlisted military members are better educated, get higher test scores, and come from higher socioeconomic backgrounds than their similarly aged peers in society.

Selection effects have a lot to do with these differences. The military recruits young people who are particularly bright and fit. They tend to perform better.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/after-service/201801/are-military-members-the-lowest-our-low

 

[Obronie]

I think our definitions of WAR is different. That being said, luckily those joining the army are not raised by Libtards, else they would not have joined the army am I right? Glad some folks still know how to raise their kids the right way.

Right way - the way like Bush 43 ran away from military service or Trump had some pain in his heels to avoid the vietnam draft. O yeah they are real tough men!

 

[rietrot]

Right way - the way like Bush 43 ran away from military service or Trump had some pain in his heels to avoid the vietnam draft. O yeah they are real tough men!

And the Clintons and Obama?

 

[Pitbull]

Right way - the way like Bush 43 ran away from military service or Trump had some pain in his heels to avoid the vietnam draft. O yeah they are real tough men!

Are we talking about active soldiers and people joining the Army willingly, or are we talking about politicians?

 

[Obronie]

Are we talking about active soldiers and people joining the Army willingly, or are we talking about politicians?

We are talking about people that talks tough (politicians) as long as it is not them, nor their children that are involved (active war/soldiers) - I would be ashamed of this cowardness if this was my leaders. I would agree that in the US Army is a bigger % of Rebubs than Democrats - they do love their guns and shooting much more than the average Democrat. However if you assert that "the right way" meaning they want to do army then your GOP presidents have been brought up very poorly.