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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 17, 2023 at 1:43 pm
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Preaching to the choir. I'm not a democrat, but I find myself siding with democrats, because the alternative is literal treason.
Still, that doesn't make me a moderate. I'm not. I'm a free market extremist, an american exceptionalism extremist. A climate extremist. It's shortsighted that that last thing means I'm cast out and supporting the other guys. Self inflicted wounds. OFC, before this current political moment, it was shortsighted that my being a 2a extremist meant that I was cast out of the blue and supporting the pre-treason reds.
-and here we are. A non voter. Not that I think votes aren't important and sacred. I know they are, I just know they don't mean shit.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 17, 2023 at 1:54 pm
A good way of controlling the people is to provide them with the illusion that their voice matters in the election process.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 17, 2023 at 11:27 pm
If or when they realize it doesn't, you say it's the other guys fault. Flawless. Works every time.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 18, 2023 at 8:19 am
(October 17, 2023 at 1:43 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Preaching to the choir. I'm not a democrat, but I find myself siding with democrats, because the alternative is literal treason.
Still, that doesn't make me a moderate. I'm not. I'm a free market extremist, an american exceptionalism extremist. A climate extremist. It's shortsighted that that last thing means I'm cast out and supporting the other guys. Self inflicted wounds. OFC, before this current political moment, it was shortsighted that my being a 2a extremist meant that I was cast out of the blue and supporting the pre-treason reds.
-and here we are. A non voter. Not that I think votes aren't important and sacred. I know they are, I just know they don't mean shit.
I can relate to this. I'm not enrolled in a political party but I live in a state that will always go for the democrat in presidential elections, and all of my state's electors go to the democrat.
Over the past several election cycles I've been voting to oppose the MAGA crazies trying to worm their way onto the local school committee and library board. Negative voting leaves a bad taste.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 18, 2023 at 9:36 pm
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 18, 2023 at 9:59 pm
(This post was last modified: October 18, 2023 at 10:02 pm by Anomalocaris.)
And Trump does not pay for the same soul twice, however cheap the price.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 19, 2023 at 8:45 am
(This post was last modified: October 19, 2023 at 8:45 am by Thumpalumpacus.)
(October 17, 2023 at 1:54 pm)Foxaèr Wrote: A good way of controlling the people is to provide them with the illusion that their voice matters in the election process.
(October 17, 2023 at 11:27 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: If or when they realize it doesn't, you say it's the other guys fault. Flawless. Works every time.
... and a better way is to get them to quit trying ...
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 19, 2023 at 8:49 am
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He'll need to find a soul first.
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 19, 2023 at 9:39 am
If democratic candidates want more voters, there's a really easy path to that. Stop trying to peel away magats by incorporating the worst of their policy shitlist and lock in the already closely aligned progressive vote in the process who are horrified by this negotiation.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: 2024 US Presidential Election
October 19, 2023 at 10:25 pm
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