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| Topic | Wait, if you speak an english word in Japanese you have to say it like they do? |
| Voxwik 05/25/20 1:31:35 AM #40 | This is an interesting topic because I once had someone tell me they actually don't literally pronounce the Katakana and often just say the English word with a Japanese accent. The contents of this topic heavily contradicts what I was told there. I know I've heard fairly accurate pronunciation in anime sometimes. The reverse being true in dubs too. In the English dub of Beastars, they say Haru with the Japanese "not r but not l" sound that doesn't exist in English. (Also, Legoshi is correct and fan translators just outright got it wrong assuming shi wasn't intended.) |
| Topic | What kind of tea do you prefer? |
| Voxwik 05/25/20 1:26:42 AM #18 | I like the bottled kind with artificial sweetener that probably doesn't count as "real" tea. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 297: Mnuchin's Oddysee |
| Voxwik 05/25/20 1:03:46 AM #345 | It's a bizarre thing to see President Trump repeat something that makes sense then go on Twitter rants that contradict what he just said. The USA is a HUGE country. It's hard to understand just how big it is. A one size fits all approach really doesn't work long term, so yes it has to be based on science and must take regional considerations into effect. Oddly the website I got this from is trying to show Europe is bigger than you'd think. Yes, I'd expect a bunch of countries combined to be rather large. https://s23256.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/US-Europe-size-comparison.jpg https://i.redd.it/re8fjgyrlvl21.png (Includes Canada but also shows Alaska, but matches latitude.) |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 297: Mnuchin's Oddysee |
| Voxwik 05/25/20 12:49:07 AM #341 | Moderates are the only ones that represent a majority of the country. Bring on ranked choice elections to get these polarized clowns out. Ranked choice means a third party vote isn't a vote for the worse of the two extremes. I'm actually glad Biden got the nomination. He's far from perfect, but at least he isn't a pie-in-the-sky wish-master that doesn't give a care half the country disagrees with their goals like some on the far left. I like Bernie. I kind of like Elizabeth Warren. I think AOC is completely unrealistic in her wish list. Any of those three probably would have handed Trump another term because they are probably unelectable to moderates. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 297: Mnuchin's Oddysee |
| Voxwik 05/24/20 11:51:40 PM #336 | The phenomenon of Trump he himself explained when he was still a candidate: He said his supporters would support him even if he shot someone in broad daylight. He was a laughingstock back then. Now far less people are laughing. Basically, his supporters put their word in him as if he's a deity. Anything he says is truth, anything unfavorable to him is fake. It's classic cult of personality. Now he's supporting news that only favors him, and even bashes Fox, which is clearly heavily biased in his favor. But heavily biased isn't enough for someone as narcissistic as President Trump. He must be unquestioned. All of his concerns and conspiracies must not only be acknowledged as legitimate, but outright true. Anything unfavorable to him must be downplayed or ignored. And now he wants to investigate "unfair" bias against conservatives. What we are seeing is a full on war on political freedom in this country. He's going to go after anyone that says things unfavorable about him, or who disagree with him. And his supporters, like puppets, eat it all up. They are turning into enemies of political freedom; aggressors eating up propaganda that they are the ones being oppressed. This MUST. NOT. HAPPEN. For the sake of this country, Trump and his far right allies must lose. Honorable Republicans need to take back that party ASAP. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/15/20 9:25:54 PM #377 | I wish I saved the quote, but one of the clowns trying to purge voter rolls in Wisconsin said something along the lines of "everyone voting isn't necessarily a good thing, look at Cuba!" That kind of puts the true motivation for the purges right out in the open. *Fun bonus fact, an aunt so brainwashed by far-right propaganda she sleeps with the raging talk radio hosts playing on the radio is all upset she might be purged, saying how it's the Democrats doing it. Uh... no. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/15/20 6:22:30 PM #358 | Corrik7 posted...
And sending in the army to force Ford to make them? |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/15/20 4:56:12 PM #355 | SmartMuffin posted... https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1261368451555360774 No, because that didn't happen. They warned without measures in place it would overwhelm hospitals. One of the worst things about this is people using evidence taking this serious helped as evidence it isn't serious. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/15/20 10:15:41 AM #324 | The weirdest thing about the #MeToo movement is the "guilty until proven innocent" mindset. I have always said as much. Taking allegations seriously isn't mutually exclusive with due process, but I take serious issue when people treat it as "guilty until proven innocent." |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/14/20 3:22:49 PM #255 | UshiromiyaEva posted...
It's very sad. Basically the only sliver of hope Wisconsin has of not being a de facto one-party state (with minority vote count holding a supermajority of power) is that the Wisconsin Supreme Court seats are filled by elections. Any other elected position the Republicans legislate power away from if they lose (and of course give power to if they win), and the state court is currently their rubber stamp machine. They gambled on the health of the people in the state that during a pandemic surely they could solidify their control of the court with lower liberal turnout, and they lost. The bad part is even if the Republicans' blatant use of political power to stay in power is ended by the court no longer being a rubber stamp machine, the court will still have been politicized. It's very sad even the courts are now partisan tools. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/14/20 2:12:19 PM #246 | red sox 777 posted... Looks like the FBI seized Senator Richard Burr's phone to investigate insider trading on Congressional knowledge. The STOCK Act should be repealed; members of Congress should be free to trade on insider knowledge as much as they like IMO. Or at least, senators should be entitled to a trial in the Senate instead of through the regular court system, just like the members of the House of Lords were entitled when we broke off from Britain! ...you seriously just said they should be able to use private government information to make trades for personal gain, then said they should be subject to no scrutiny other than their own? What?? If he did nothing wrong, he did nothing wrong. He's been cooperating the whole time. However, to suggest there be essentially no oversight and to condone the Senate to use its knowledge for personal gain is insane. Edit: I think I may have missed sarcasm. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/14/20 11:04:05 AM #242 | Oh look the Republicans put Wisconsin into chaos, I'm so very surprised (sarcasm). I wonder how long until they try to make any popular vote position ceremonial, until they find a way to rig it like the state legislature so a minority of votes have absolute control. It honestly would not surprise me if Republicans would be willing to see 10% or more die to protect thier investments. This virus will not kill that many, but I think I'm finally starting to understand the Republican stupidity here. It's not that they ignore reality; they are willing to let people suffer and die because thier thralls only care about what they see in person. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/13/20 3:50:38 PM #126 | prestonluv posted... I have had an account for years The idea is to not overwhelm facilities. No crowded dense gatherings until a vaccine doesn't mean shelter in place for years. The story has been consistent from day one. Some just don't want to act based on actual science and medical professionals and frankly don't care if there is more death and suffering if they can get things moving a few weeks sooner. You can't dictate a pandemic, and you must act based on reality. I'm just floored how enthralled some people are to listen to loud angry people who are essentially professional whiners over scientists and doctors working off of data. |
| Topic | Who are the most unlikeable video game protagonists? |
| Voxwik 05/13/20 10:07:27 AM #132 | Tidus always surprises me in topics like this, since it's kind of the point that he starts out as an annoying brat. I suppose that doesn't mean people have to like it though. |
| Topic | Playing Chrono Trigger for the first time |
| Voxwik 05/13/20 10:06:32 AM #31 | ZeldaTPLink posted... Though in the ending, |
| Topic | Which was your favorite of the "newer" star wars movies? |
| Voxwik 05/13/20 10:03:58 AM #73 | If you always avoid seeing it you aren't in much of a position to judge it. If you mean you saw it once and don't want to again, never mind. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/13/20 9:36:44 AM #119 | ITT I learned some people think wearing a mask is pointless because everyone gets sick anyway. I hope that's not for real. What's next, don't wear seatbelts because everyone dies eventually anyway? |
| Topic | Playing Chrono Trigger for the first time |
| Voxwik 05/13/20 9:35:41 AM #29 | Justin2Krelian posted...
How could you not realize it? Spoiler for what happens if you don't recruit him: |
| Topic | Playing Chrono Trigger for the first time |
| Voxwik 05/13/20 2:53:51 AM #25 | ZeldaTPLink posted...
This statement makes me remember the smell of Nintendo Power magazine when I was reading it. They covered a decent chunk of the game leading up to its release. I was hyped up to the extreme and then wasn't at all disappointed. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/13/20 2:40:55 AM #111 | prestonluv posted... Covid will be but a footnote when we tally up the death and destruction that will come from an extended worldwide depression. If you sneeze without a mask and spread it that is 100% your fault. Also it doesn't infinitely stay in the air. This has been explained over and over and nothing is new now other than ansy businesses and politicians allergic to reality. It's about keeping the rate of infection under control so it doesn't overwhelm the health systems. It's disgusting that policy working is used by anti-intellectualism as evidence it was never needed. It is insanity. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/13/20 1:23:37 AM #105 | The spin really does annoy me, from all sides. I don't understand why people do it to President Trump when his Twitter alone is enough to give nightmares. |
| Topic | Who are the most unlikeable video game protagonists? |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 11:56:34 PM #128 | It breaks my heart starting to know shonen tropes to see otherwise great stories ruined by them. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 11:48:54 PM #99 | Idealists not voting or voting for third party candidates that stand no chance is something I will never understand. Look at my home state of Wisconsin to see what is at risk here. The Republican party no longer sees political freedom as a value.. With a minority popular vote they hold supermajority control over the state and rigged it with gerrymandering to keep it that way. When they lose a popular vote seat, they gut its power. That have a rubber stamp court that allows this. Proving how little the party cares about people, or how thier hated for "liberals" runs so deep, they put people to the polls in a pandemic fully knowing Milwaukee had 5 of 180 polling stations open. They did that to reduce turnout in Democratic areas to not lose thier rubber stamp Supreme Court. Political freedom in Wisconsin is pretty much in its deathbed. The Republicans' attempt to steal that Supreme Court seat backfired, and unless there is a miracle Wisconsin is essentially a one party state with minority popular vote control. The Republicans already refused to see Supreme Court nominees for a president not under thier party. Keep sticking to unrealistic ideals and stay home from the polls and this may be a one party country in a few years, with Republican hatred amplified to the point it's unsafe to voice opposition. Look to Wisconsin to see what is at stake. We have a party that snubs the notion of human rights abusing political power to ensure they stay in power. The base is totally enthralled, cares nothing for objective facts, and treats angry talk radio hosts like cult leaders. I am genuinely worried they will flip the switch and claim an iron fist is necessary to stop the "liberals" (said with utter hatred) from enacting socialism. We still have time to stop the far right takeover, but look to Wisconsin to see the risks. Look to Hungary. This is a very dire situation. The heroic Republicans that are decent people are becoming fewer and fewer, demonized by the far right. The center must rise, and people need a reality check that half the country doesn't want idealistic left wing nonsense imposed on them. Keep demanding that or nothing and truly dangerous people in the far right will entrench themselves and end political freedom. |
| Topic | Trials of Mana review zone |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 11:10:01 PM #179 | WARNING: There is a bug in the One thing of note, the permanent stat up items are limited to 10 per game, and that limit crosses over in New Game+, so think very hard on who you want to give them to. Also, the PC version has a very active modding community. So far there are character model tweaks/swaps, eliminating the charge crystal sound, eliminating the quest markers, eliminating the red "attack is coming" zones, and a "very hard mode" mod that changes the stats of all the enemies (and can be customized). Because they used Unreal Engine 4, the modding community has sprung up very quickly for the PC version. I'm not sure if there's a mod for it yet, but it's also possible to edit saves to go back to level 1 for New Game+ if you don't want level to carry over. Basically, they took all the criticism about Secret of Mana's remake and took it to heart and it paid off very well. |
| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 296: "Needless Suffering and Death" |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 7:38:29 PM #40 | The most absolutely nauseating thing is people are going to be dumb and use distancing working as "proof" it was never necessary. Some Republicans I know are just blunt about it: most people dying would be dead in a few years anyway, so the economy's more important they say. Others are either brainwashed by talk radio nut jobs or so addicted to conspiracy theories they have little conception of what the real world is actually like. I mean, there is a significant chunk of the Republican party that thinks the Republicans are better at protecting coverage for existing preexisting medical conditions and that coverage is at risk if Democrats win, despite the fact that Republicans have fought extremely hard to end those protections ever since they were made law. |
| Topic | So what percentage do you have BotW winning by? |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 7:25:06 PM #4 | I don't have a percentage set that I recall, but I have it mentally at like 95%. I will be shocked if it loses. I'm also shocked Skyrim is losing though. I was wondering if it had a chance vs. Zelda and didn't even remotely consider The Witcher 3 might beat it. The latter must be far more impressive than I'd have guessed. It's not that I don't trust that The Witcher 3 is good. I did pre-purchase Cyberpunk 2077 based solely on the developer's reputation. |
| Topic | Witcher 3 is beating Skyrim??? |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 7:23:00 PM #4 | I'm pretty surprised. Skyrim is my current "game of all time at present." That said, I have not played The Witcher 3 so it's probably even better than I'd imagine. |
| Topic | Which was your favorite of the "newer" star wars movies? |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 5:08:10 PM #66 | Surskit posted... They're all pretty bad but Rogue One is the lesser of the evils, in my opinion. Never saw Solo, though. It's pretty much "tick the check boxes of his backstory" but I think they did it well personally. |
| Topic | Who are the most unlikeable video game protagonists? |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 5:05:09 PM #125 | Strife2 posted... Xeno 2 changes half the voice cast (includioNG SHION AND KOSMOS YOU STUPID IDIOTS WHY). Shion mostly suffers as a "sister hating her brother" complex and little else interesting. The game was about Jr. And Albedo...so bleh. I still like Shion, but I have to admit (episode 3 spoilers) |
| Topic | Which was your favorite of the "newer" star wars movies? |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 4:50:07 PM #63 | Kylo literally being a wannabe Vader was brilliant and worked very well I think. It was a very good decision to do that rather than attempt to make another Vader. I do like the three leads too, though I think the total lack of planning ruined what could have been far better arcs for the characters over the trilogy. I don't call some bad things happening to the older characters edgy, but when the best that can be said for them is "there were good times too" many years in the past and all the older heroes' lives are depressing messes before they die, that I call edgy. It's "bold" to treat favorite characters like that, and that's why I call it edgy. It reminds me of Chrono Cross, It's the trendy thing to do too. Star Trek has done it too lately, with So yeah that seems to be trendy when making sequels, so I call it edgy. I like all three of the above. Torturing older characters is a trend that is annoying to me though. |
| Topic | Which was your favorite of the "newer" star wars movies? |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 2:47:08 PM #60 | cerna_zelva posted...
My reply was about TFA. But yeah there were parts of TLJ I liked, but when I realized I had no desire to rewatch it I accepted how it just didn't work for me. Maybe if I rewatch TRoS I'll understand why some dislike it so much, but for me it was a breath of fresh air after TLJ. Then there is Captain Useless, who was hyped up then never developed and people weren't even sure she died in TLJ. The shield moment is the single most implausible thing to happen in the entirety of TFA in my opinion. As if a high ranking officer would lower the shields at gunpoint, and as if a single person plausibly would have access to do so. I thought just maybe there was more to it, but nope she dies as a virtual non-character in TLJ. |
| Topic | Which was your favorite of the "newer" star wars movies? |
| Voxwik 05/12/20 2:23:21 PM #53 | redrocket posted...
Not to mention the New Republic being a footnote so glossed over people left confused about what system was destroyed. The aftereffects being nonsensical doesn't help. Rather than Leia being a big part in rebuilding the Republic she's jaded and has no confidence. Yeah optimistic perhaps for the new characters. It seems to be the edgy in thing to make beloved old characters suffer. That's one reason I see The Rise of Skywalker as an improvement. Less of the different for the sake of it and edgy awful fates for characters. |
| Topic | Which was your favorite of the "newer" star wars movies? |
| Voxwik 05/11/20 6:34:28 PM #45 | I totally expected Finn and Poe to be a couple after TFA. I wasn't disappointed it was bromance, but I was getting ready for bigots to have steam coming out of thier ears. Paratroopa1 posted... the force awakens absolutely slaps, the other movies are varying degrees of 'meh' I like it but I guess it's kind of Diet The New Hope for me. |
| Topic | Which was your favorite of the "newer" star wars movies? |
| Voxwik 05/11/20 6:30:56 PM #42 | Rogue One > Solo >= The Rise of Skywalker > The Force Awakens >> The Last Jedi I wish Solo did better. I think it deserves better than it got. It is a real shame they not only didn't have lore and plot planned at the start, but also unfathomably gave the second movie in a trilogy to some other random person rather than keeping things cohesive. It's so much wasted potential. Personally, I think The Rise of Skywalker salvaged the mess TLJ left fairly well. I think it's really dumb they sidelined Rose though. I didn't despise TLJ but I liked Rose and them caving to her hate mob is really sad. I also liked the The thing about TLJ I hate most of all is the nonsensical |
| Topic | Recommend one game that lost in Round 5. |
| Voxwik 05/11/20 1:26:18 AM #11 | I urge you not to judge Dark Souls based on its first few minutes. It has an amazing interconnected game world that makes use of vertical space in a way most 3D games ignore. It's kind of like a Metroid game in game world flow, without the "unlock equipment to proceed" factor (most of the time). In fact I would go so far as to say it's more Metroid-like than some of the Metroid Prime games (I'm not sure if 3 uses vertical space as much as Dark Souls, but 1 and 2 definitely don't). I like to compare its combat to Mega Man, since the "recognize patterns, and adapt to them" factor is what it's all about most of the time. |
| Topic | lol what the fuck (ffvii remake spoilers I guess but barely) |
| Voxwik 05/11/20 1:22:10 AM #6 | The marked spoilers are from beyond the first part of the remake, and may not be revealed until part 2 or 3+. I won't be able to play until the PS5 so I haven't played the remake yet so... why? Wouldn't showing |
| Topic | oh hell yeah ffvii is on switch (playthrough?) |
| Voxwik 05/04/20 11:15:13 AM #234 | I'll delurk a moment to post the link: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/78653703 |
| Topic | Are these rumored FF7 Remake spoilers actually real? (spoilers, obviously) |
| Voxwik 04/08/20 2:57:50 AM #157 | UltimaterializerX posted...
Some have literally said there will be no more parts made sure to the backlash. Not most of course, but sheesh. I don't mind episodic because telling a story as long as the original with the production values of a modern game can only work that way. |
| Topic | Are these rumored FF7 Remake spoilers actually real? (spoilers, obviously) |
| Voxwik 04/08/20 2:51:36 AM #155 | People actually think some (not all) obsessed fans freaking out over one detail will make the game bomb despite the overall great reception? This makes me understand trolls a little. I would never troll personally, but the totally disproportionately over-the-top meltdowns are extremely entertaining. |
| Topic | oh hell yeah ffvii is on switch (playthrough?) |
| Voxwik 04/07/20 1:45:24 AM #173 | I was waiting for the "grab game over" as soon as I started reading the overview of that part. I didn't remember that the last time I played and when it picked up two characters and it was instant game over it was a serious "What??" moment. |
| Topic | Been playing Hexen... |
| Voxwik 02/14/20 8:51:26 PM #78 | That's crazy I had no idea. |
| Topic | Been playing Hexen... |
| Voxwik 02/10/20 11:37:31 PM #76 | I only played through Hexen 2 once. The only things I remember (other than vague level details) is enemy projectiles being extremely fast and annoying, and relying on a stock of invulnerability items to beat the final boss. |
| Topic | Been playing Hexen... |
| Voxwik 02/09/20 7:46:18 PM #71 | Lokarin posted... Currently doing a Priest run on the default difficulty (the middle one). I think Doom supports weapons appearing in different places based on difficulty but it might not be as obviously done in the maps. The respawn thing is different though: Raven (the developer) added scripting to the game. So the respawning enemies tend to be a script popping in enemies in specific locations. They usually, but not always, check how many are up before doing so. I'm not sure if the highest level difficulty in Hexen also does the respawn thing, but the scripting factor is a huge change. |
| Topic | Been playing Hexen... |
| Voxwik 02/05/20 9:26:28 PM #48 | Considering I adore Hexen, I can't believe I never played Deathkings. |
| Topic | Been playing Hexen... |
| Voxwik 02/05/20 12:00:42 PM #43 | Doesn't frost shards have a melee attack too? I could swear I remember firing it close range with no projectile sound. If not, I made that memory up. |
| Topic | Been playing Hexen... |
| Voxwik 02/04/20 11:59:08 AM #30 | Sahuagin posted...
...and can stun lock many enemies. I particularly remember using it vs. centaurs. The lightning attack is pretty insane too. I never figured out exactly why, but it seemed to pierce the Heresiarch's invulnerability spell sometimes. |
| Topic | I'm so tired of hearing Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg vie for president. |
| Voxwik 02/04/20 11:53:13 AM #17 | Revelation34 posted...
I said our country, as in its core principles of human rights and freedom, not our lives. The last few decades of painting liberals as an enemy, largely with straw man arguments in weird almost ritualistic hate discussions judging from my relatives, has a very real risk of having indoctrinated far right people convinced "the Marxists" (as in anyone that doesn't tow the far right line) are an enemy and somehow the aggressors. With that extreme hatred and obsession for guns, someone who actually tells people to pull the trigger against dissenters is a very real threat. All they have to do is continue the lie that elections are rigged, something that used to be a lie only in the most extremist wings of the Republican party, but our liar in chief has brought mainstream (thankfully some conservative commentators have the backbone to call out that lie, but more and more seem to be driven away if they question Trump). |
| Topic | Im really tired of JRPGs having G*d involved in final battles (Persona 5 spoils |
| Voxwik 02/03/20 12:28:52 PM #22 | Cruddy_horse posted... It's not that killing God bothers me, its that every Persona ending from 3 on plays out the exact same, defeat real world villain, discover theres an evil God masterminding everything for no reason and then use the power of friendship to defeat it. You can swap out the endings of 4-5 and literally nothing changes. Anime tropes are terrible in general with this problem, where if you see how a character looks and know little about them you may know exactly how they will react to every situation; cookie cutter cardboard stereotypes with copy/paste "depth." I love JRPGs, but they really need to try to break from expected clichs and character templates. |
| Topic | I'm so tired of hearing Tom Steyer and Mike Bloomberg vie for president. |
| Voxwik 02/03/20 12:20:25 PM #14 | Blighboy posted... Authoritarianism is defined by how you accomplish your goals, not having goals to begin with. Let's see, massive waves of personal attacks mixing both childish insults with accusations of corruption and incompetence. In regimes were the authoritarian atmosphere is already established, this flags without direct command for thralls to intimidate if not outright kill the target. Trump did this, numerous times, to people serving our country that didn't exactly fall in step with his version of reality or plans. Where it's not bad enough to get thralls to do the dirty work; it's enough to ruin political careers of anyone that dares question what the ones in charge say. Look at how conservatives shamefully talk about someone like John McCain now, who is a man who stood up for what he believed in and what this country stands for and openly sounded the warning alarms. Enthralling people so they get their news ONLY from "trusted" sources, ignoring the majority of others, and publicly vilifying even majorly complacent news sources, such as Fox News being called "too liberal" and a new, more obedient "news" network being founded. Use of policy to punish those not loyal to the party in power. Some Republicans say this isn't even a problem even if Trump is guilty of it! Redistricting to assure majorities or even supermajorities when winning the least or barely more votes than other political parties. When losing popular vote elections, using those supermajorities to remove power from offices won by other political parties. Doing everything possible make it more difficult for demographics that are least likely to vote for the party in power to do so. Funny how all the "liberal voters are stupid and shouldn't be allowed to vote" memes that were popular in the mid 2000s pretty much disappeared when Republicans actually went on the attack on that front. The last example isn't for sure being done in a malicious matter, though I question the motives. Plus the outright lie that even conservative news used to debunk about imaginary mass voter fraud. Republicans are being conditioned to accept an eventual "necessary" authoritarian state. The demographics are changing, and the frankly supremacist wing of the party will do anything to cling to power, because they live under racist delusions that anything diverse is fake. Our country is in very real danger unless a combination of Republicans with a backbone stand up to the authoritarian wing of the party, and Republicans that are thralls to this movement lose elections. Conservatives need to pledge that if Trump loses and tries to cling to his office, they will not be traitors to our constitution. |
| Topic | So Republicans plan to acquit Trump on or around Friday |
| Voxwik 02/02/20 7:58:43 PM #70 | And, to be clear because I'm going to ignore this topic most likely: I do not think all the Democratic party candidates are great. All I can hope is that this unraveling of the separation of powers stops somehow. |
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