Dubya may have been an idiot but wasn't nuts. No one knew until well into his second term that Ronnie's elevator wasn't reaching the top floor.

I actually see little long term hope for the US. I regard a military coup as more likely than not.

And half the population will be cheering.

(July 14, 2016 at 2:33 am)Minimalist Wrote: Dubya may have been an idiot but wasn't nuts.   No one knew until well into his second term  that  Ronnie's elevator wasn't reaching the top floor.

I actually see little long term hope  for the US.  I  regard a military coup as more likely than not.

And half the population will be cheering.

A military coup in the US? Never gonna happen..

Ex-KKK Grand Wizard David Duke ponders running for Congress

Wow. This fake commercial is so good, it almost made me like Trump... If Trump pulls off a campaign like this - Hilary won't stand a chance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbM6WbUw7Bs

(July 13, 2016 at 4:19 pm)MyGLeonTrotsky Wrote: I don't worship Trotsky, certainly. I was a Luxemburgist, but I moved to the Right.

And you don't think, Rosa would rotate in her non existent grave when mentioned in the same breath?

Things are going to get better, we're just at that point where they get worse, first. Gen X will be taking over politics in the next decade, and I think we can count on the Slackers to make their own brand of mistakes. A change is as good as a rest, they say. And the Slackers will be followed by the Millenials.

(July 14, 2016 at 2:33 am)Minimalist Wrote: Dubya may have been an idiot but wasn't nuts. No one knew until well into his second term that Ronnie's elevator wasn't reaching the top floor.

I actually see little long term hope for the US. I regard a military coup as more likely than not.

And half the population will be cheering.

I don't think a coup will come to pass in our lifetimes. No country, America included, is immune to the tide of history, but the principle of civilian control of the military is more deeply ingrained that you seem to think.

Don't vote at all.

Trump is looking to name that shitstain Pence as his running mate. Announcement expected tomorrow. The idea of Fucking Mike Pence as VP is as frightening as fucking Donald Trump as President.

(July 14, 2016 at 2:35 pm)Divinity Wrote: Trump is looking to name that shitstain Pence as his running mate.  Announcement expected tomorrow.  The idea of Fucking Mike Pence as VP is as frightening as fucking Donald Trump as President.

I saw Pence on TV a couple of days ago, and I must say I was impressed: I had no idea a man could speak so long and enunciate so well, simultaneously praising Trump to the sky and gargling his balls. Seriously, I was impressed. If Pence's VP hopes are dashed, I'm sure he can make coin as an older rent boy.

Pence, or someone like him, was inevitable. I suspect Trump finds Christie or Gingrich more suitable, in terms of shared personality traits, but neither could deliver the conservative Christians Trump has to have to have any chance of being competitive in November.