American Politics in the post-Trump era

[Heinrich]

I say this as a far-left homo: man, his speech tonight was excellent.

[Parsifal]

A woman voted topless at a New Hampshire primary after getting stopped at polls wearing anti-Trump t-shirt.
The shirt said "McCain Hero, Trump Zero".
The poll worker said that the shirt constituted electioneering, so the woman shot back pointing to another woman wearing a shirt with an American flag and said: "Why me and not her?"
New Hampshire tends to vote Republican.

[Bacchanalia]

I find the tactic of Democrats claiming Trump is a genuine fascist, and therefore the most important thing to do is vote against him, to be ridiculous. A fascist does not let you vote in a fair and free election. The hyperbole didn't work last time, and it won't work this time.

[Heinrich]

He wasn't the president in 2016 and he is a fascist. Hitler was elected, too, then he dismantled the government. He's planting seed after seed that he will not accept the result of this election and is also planning a third term.

[Parsifal]

A fascist does not let you vote in a fair and free election.

Trump is pulling every trick in the book, and then some, to prevent likely Biden voters from voting in a fair and free election.
What on earth gave you the idea that this is going to be a fair and free election?  Don't you read the news?

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and is also planning a third term.

I thought he has his sights on president for life.
He is so envious of Putin, Xi and Kim.

[Heinrich]

He definitely wants to be president for life, but his latest riff has been floating that he's somehow entitled to a third term (he is not, of course). On top of that, he knows damn well if he loses he'll be arrested and jailed for his many crimes. So for him, he /has/ to win.

Having trouble with anyone not seeing him as a fascist. He has active white supremacists crafting his domestic policy, a gestapo performing unnecessary and genocidal surgery on detained immigrants (they may as well be called enemies of the state), appointed family and cronies to top government positions, and he doesn't obey any laws or norms of democracy. Sounds like fascism to me!

Turns out it was a bad idea to simply hope the president is a good person. He doesn't have to obey any laws unless he wants to.

[Bangle1]

He definitely wants to be president for life, but his latest riff has been floating that he's somehow entitled to a third term (he is not, of course). On top of that, he knows damn well if he loses he'll be arrested and jailed for his many crimes. So for him, he /has/ to win.

Having trouble with anyone not seeing him as a fascist. He has active white supremacists crafting his domestic policy, a gestapo performing unnecessary and genocidal surgery on detained immigrants (they may as well be called enemies of the state), appointed family and cronies to top government positions, and he doesn't obey any laws or norms of democracy. Sounds like fascism to me!

Turns out it was a bad idea to simply hope the president is a good person. He doesn't have to obey any laws unless he wants to.

BIB Can you explain the part about the genocidal surgeries to someone clearly not in the know? I have no idea what this is referring to. I'm assuming, hoping, you're being metaphorical...?

[Heinrich]

ICE, our border patrol law enforcement agency, has been performing mass hysterectomies on detained immigrants. Not new for our country but certainly less common until now.

[ladsnet]

Wow.

Thats a bit 1940s concentration campy.

[Heinrich]

The Nazis actually stole it from us. I'm not kidding. Before WWII they sent people over here to investigate how we did racism so well and systematically.

We used to sterilize anyone we determined to be undesirable during the eugenics movement. In a complete coincidence, women and any nonwhite fit the bill as needed.

[Bangle1]

ICE, our border patrol law enforcement agency, has been performing mass hysterectomies on detained immigrants. Not new for our country but certainly less common until now.

I can understand a couple of detainees requiring hysterectomy based on medical need, but as a general practice in a present day developed country is horrifying and pray that is fake news.

[Heinrich]

Oh no it's confirmed. Someone blew the whistle on it. Kinda surprised it's not bigger world news that we're doing a soft genocide.

[Parsifal]

Not surgery or genocide, but post-WW2 the U.S. performed chemical (and radiation?) experiments on soldiers and prisoners without telling them.  Yes, we do that kind of stuff too.

[Jwb52z]

I could swear sometime in the 60s or 70s in the US that there were factory or plant workers basically forced to get hysterectomies somewhere.

[Parsifal]

Too bad that Trump's father (or immigrant grandfather) wasn't given a forced vasectomy.

[jdcyl]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died.

[Bangle1]

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died.

While not entirely surprising, I'd hoped she'd last past November. You know who, will be scrambling to get someone of his choosing seated, just in case he loses. Things are about to get even nastier in the coming months and I hope the dems are prepared to fight him.

A trailblazing good soul lost.

[Heinrich]

Early voting kicked off today and we're breaking records with it.

[Jwb52z]

4 GOP Senators have now said that they will not vote for a replacement nomination for RBG until after January 20th. That's enough to stop Trump from getting to pick someone and will let Biden do it.

[Sexylad67]

I sincerely hope that the GREAT president trump will win again and be president for another 4 great years. President Trump is a great man. At less trump has done great things for his country unlike Obama who did Jack shit. If I lived in America, I would vote for president TRUMP a million times. 

Biden will dump the UK and won't do any Trade deals with us or will do crappy deals that will not worked!!!
Trump will be great for the UK as he will make great DEALS that the rubbish EU government won't do.

I also supported LEAVE the EU couple of years ago. Boris Johnson is the right man for the job to get us a great deal with the EU.

Stay safe out there guys.