The Isolated Politics Blurt Thread I: A New Beginning

[adrina]

My wife has never voted. She doesn't believe that it will matter. She has always felt that way. I've felt that way at times, but damn it if right now I'm not staring at the fucking abyss of the guy that I never voted for being even worse than he was eight, even four years ago. Being more deranged. More demented. More cracked. More unhinged. More senile. Every time that I have considered my options and thought of any of my other choices, or thought that maybe I judged that motherfucker too harshly, he says something to fucking remind me of why I never voted for him and why I never took the chance of a third party vote, either, while he ran. Every fucking time that I soften just a bit in my "Never Trump" resolve, even a little, even for a hot minute, that motherfucker keeps saying crap that makes me think, "No way, Jose. I'm not taking the chance that your ass gets back in office and you just snap someday and do something even more insane."

So, thank you, Donald, for keeping me resolved to keep you out of the White House. Because I can't relax until your ass is out of the fucking picture. Then, maybe, I can take a momentary breather. Maybe a second's respite. We got lucky in the first term, in terms of the harm that you did, but everything that you keep saying lately (and actually everything that you've said for a while now), just drives home the point that you can't be allowed to fuck it up this time. I'm not going to push my luck. We got lucky last time, relatively speaking. This time, if we push our luck, we're likely to get burned. It's like the game of chicken. You might survive it the first time or so, but eventually, you're gonna collide with something. I can not, for all of my grave reservations about Harris's judgment as a public servant and as an individual, and despite some of the scary people surrounding her, take the chance that you won't completely lose what's left of your sanity and kill us all.

Just flee to another country. That's my advice. Don't come back, either. Liquidate all of your remaining assets, get enough liquid cash, move to fucking Timbuktu or Taipei or some place like that, and leave us alone. Sell Mar-a-Lago to someone who can turn a profit without charging Secret Service agents and other public employees for their stay. Get out of Dodge. Leave us alone. I'll give this new girl a chance and hope that she proves me wrong about my doubts about her, somehow. It's better than chancing that you'll wake up on the wrong side of the bed and there's blood in the streets someday. Or whatever else.

I was raised by parents whose parents raised them with a simple and very direct edict: If you don't vote you can't complain. That tenet was passed on. It was treated very seriously. It is a responsibility. Like having a job, or paying your taxes. In essence, it is mandatory. That was how we were brought up.

When my sister turned 18 she was handed her voter registration and Dad took her to turn it in. The first election she was eligible to vote in, he went with her to vote, and for several elections thereafter until it was habit. He did the same with me. I have voted in every single election I have been able to for the entirety of my adult life. As did my sister.

There are a lot of "sales pitches" for voting. You've likely heard them ad nauseum as has your wife. I may have a slightly different take on it.

It doesn't matter if you think your vote counts. It doesn't really matter if your vote actually does count. What matters is the voter and the potential for the voter's voice. The vote is the only direct mechanism for a citizen's input. People can shout from the roof tops but if they aren't voters, their shouts end up on deaf ears.

Voters matter.

As to the existential threat Trump is... yes he is. An apathetic and lazy electorate allowed him into power once. And we have paid the price since with lasting repercussions that will literally take decades of steady and continued effort to repair. More showed up to stop him in 2020. Even more need to show up in 2024.

I honestly don't understand people like your wife. I hope she comes to understand her value as a voter. Even if not just for herself and your family, but also for those who would really be the most harmed by another Trump presidency. Heh, although no one would come out unscathed.

I hope you're able to communicate to your wife that she as a voter matters and that she'll hear it.

 

[adrina]

 

[IrezumiKiss]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1839824015315079645

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840082607650025697

 

[schism666]

 

[IrezumiKiss]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840172854765138382

 

[deckardB26354]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840172854765138382

What this whiny little bitch is going to look like when he loses his civil case and has to cough up all of that NRA public appearance money he’s been getting.

 

[adrina]

 

[adrina]

https://imgur.com/nccep8N

 

[Lazaran]

https://imgur.com/nccep8N

I couldn’t help but laugh… even though it’s too serious to be funny.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1840519390602633274

Never heard of this term before, but it makes perfect sense.

 

[rgraham666]

Humans love to hate.

 

[adrina]

 

[SevMax2]

A friend of mine from Phoenix told me that the temperature today was 117 degrees Fahrenheit. 117, in late September! Even in Arizona, that's normally July or August weather, not September/October weather! Say what you like, but climate change is not a hoax, Kevin Roberts! Also, I feared that this would be the consequence if Biden beat Bernie out in the primaries, and I was right on the money! Jim Clyburn has a lot to answer for on that front.

 

[butters]

Andrew Tate Says Women 'Shouldn't Vote'

"Women shouldn't vote because they don't care about issues outside of how THEY feel," he wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. "They literally can't see the bigger picture for the good of a society and they certainly won't ever sacrifice for it."

Tate, 37 is currently under house arrest in Romania. He, and his brother Tristan Tate, 36, are both awaiting trial in Romania on separate human trafficking charges, alongside two Romania women

 

[adrina]

Andrew Tate Says Women 'Shouldn't Vote'

Heh, conservative misogynistic men and their insecurities and feelings.

 

[Lazaran]

Andrew Tate Says Women 'Shouldn't Vote'

A woman would have to be completely indoctrinated, broken, or self-loathing to vote for "republicans" or any right wing party.

 

[adrina]

 

[adrina]

 

[Lazaran]

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You keep posting shit that makes me laugh…and then get angry, because it really isn’t funny….

 

[adrina]

https://www.tiktok.com/video/7420152732956380459

President for sale, get your orange slightly used old shriveled president. All takers welcome. Including any foreign actors - good or bad.

 

[SevMax2]

The crypto currency push is at least in part being sold as a hedge against the hyperinflation predicted by more right-leaning podcasters. The problem is that we are more likely to face a societal collapse, than Weimar Republic levels of hyperinflation, which was brought on by very specific circumstances, such as the reparations clause in the Treaty of Versailles, and if that happens, crypto currency is worse than useless...it's a completely wasted investment. Right-leaning podcasters often try to act as if they are worried about the future, but their understanding of it assumes that the power grid, computers, internet, etc. will survive intact. I wouldn't be so sure myself. Given rising global surface temperatures, not to mention the growing risk of nuclear war, and the warning signals from the Chinese and other economies, as well as the aging populations that put a serious revenue crunch on straining social welfare programs, I would be much more worried about the collapse of civilization. Growing political violence is another sign of this imminent threat.

 

[adrina]

The crypto currency push is at least in part being sold as a hedge against the hyperinflation predicted by more right-leaning podcasters. The problem is that we are more likely to face a societal collapse, than Weimar Republic levels of hyperinflation, which was brought on by very specific circumstances, such as the reparations clause in the Treaty of Versailles, and if that happens, crypto currency is worse than useless...it's a completely wasted investment. Right-leaning podcasters often try to act as if they are worried about the future, but their understanding of it assumes that the power grid, computers, internet, etc. will survive intact. I wouldn't be so sure myself. Given rising global surface temperatures, not to mention the growing risk of nuclear war, and the warning signals from the Chinese and other economies, as well as the aging populations that put a serious revenue crunch on straining social welfare programs, I would be much more worried about the collapse of civilization. Growing political violence is another sign of this imminent threat.

Regarding the $100k watch grift, it's the lack of transparency with crypto that is the problem. Moreno is completely untraceable and it's not difficult to hide behind a legitimate looking entity for other types.

Crypto is its own problem. On several levels.

 

[SevMax2]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opin...tp&cvid=135e5d2970fc45c591dcca092baf8d4f&ei=4

Don't get cocky, especially as this dock strike could upend things, but Mark Robinson was a gamble that the GOP took and he could very well bite him in the ass. Then again, given Mark's predilections, but might appeal to him. I have been of the opinion since this broke out that North Carolina could be a real problem for Trump, and now Helene could hurt him with both North Carolina and Georgia. If the President in question is at all helpful during a natural disaster, there's a chance that his party benefits. Tragic though Helene is, that's just a political calculus based upon history (see Hurricane Sandy).

 

[butters]

The Associated Press (AP) reported that the ILA's unionized workforce of approximately 45,000 port workers had promised to strike without a new contract that guaranteed workers higher wages and a promise to not automate their jobs. The strike is the ILA's first in 47 years, and affects 36 ports across the country from Maine to Texas.

"Collective bargaining is the best way for workers to get the pay and benefits they deserve. I have urged USMX, which represents a group of foreign-owned carriers, to come to the table and present a fair offer to the workers of the International Longshoremen’s Association that ensures they are paid appropriately in line with their invaluable contributions," Biden stated.

"Ocean carriers have made record profits since the pandemic and in some cases profits grew in excess of 800 percent compared to their profits prior to the pandemic," he continued. "Executive compensation has grown in line with those profits and profits have been returned to shareholders at record rates. It’s only fair that workers, who put themselves at risk during the pandemic to keep ports open, see a meaningful increase in their wages as well."

President Biden is NOT WRONG.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...&cvid=7d630ec0d1da4e459133eed63597a3bf&ei=125

 

[ll74]

Can't wait till MAGA voycotts Netflix!

Also, Harper loves shitty beer.....MAGA should boycott that as well