Board 8 > Politics Containment Topic 309: Putin a lifetime bounty

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Hell they wanted to lock up Biden too how did you even reach your conclusion?

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https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/1278741906709766144

a lot to unpack in that sentence

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Ho-lee shit

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red13n posted...

Yes, I know, and Republicans are still trying to say lock up Obama.

Your idea that this is a one side thing is completely debunked.

Yeah, I didn't say that.

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I mean the difference is that Hillary's "crimes" were made up by crazy people on the internet and had no basis in fact.

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https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1278747263439794178

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Lets not let our hatred of Trump override the basic notion that fewer criminals should be locked up.
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I've been grappling with that, jakyl. In a world of abolition and intense prison reform, we shouldn't be so quick to throw someone behind bars and call it a job well done.

But the kinds of people who fraudulently stole millions of dollars from public funds should be punished in a way such that they can never return to a normal life. I don't think that means they should be locked up at even more taxpayer expense, but I don't want them to ever feel comfortable or content again.

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Lots and lots of community service

If you refuse to do that, THEN maybe you need to be locked up.
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xp1337 posted...

https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/1278741906709766144

a lot to unpack in that sentence

She said in an interview Monday that she thought she was sending a private message, but the comment was shared publicly on Facebook.
"This was an error on my part," she said.

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GuessMyUserName posted...

She said in an interview Monday that she thought she was sending a private message, but the comment was shared publicly on Facebook.
"This was an error on my part," she said.

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do you think she's aware that that doesn't make it better

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from the full article really doesn't at all understand what the problem is beyond that, even ending off being thank full for all her friends jumping to her defense and how she really didn't mean anything by it

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Peace___Frog posted...

I've been grappling with that, jakyl. In a world of abolition and intense prison reform, we shouldn't be so quick to throw someone behind bars and call it a job well done.

But the kinds of people who fraudulently stole millions of dollars from public funds should be punished in a way such that they can never return to a normal life. I don't think that means they should be locked up at even more taxpayer expense, but I don't want them to ever feel comfortable or content again.

I'd say you could seize their assets for public use and that would solve your dilemma. But the reality is that aspect of criminal justice and especially civil asset forfeiture are also corrupt in different ways. So those kind of need fixing if we are going to keep using them.

See also: what to do with killer cops if you also want to abolish prisons, or people who refuse to be held accountable. There's a lot of debate because these are things most societies don't have any tools to deal with.

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GuessMyUserName posted...

She said in an interview Monday that she thought she was sending a private message, but the comment was shared publicly on Facebook.
"This was an error on my part," she said.

Oh gee I'm sorry, I didn't know you meant to be a bigot in private instead of in public! Clearly this makes everything ok.

please remove this dumb racist bitch from office

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PrinceKaro posted...

Oh gee I'm sorry, I didn't know you meant to be a bigot in private instead of in public! Clearly this makes everything ok.

please remove this dumb racist bitch from office

She's from Mississippi, they'll probably make her governor.

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Jakyl25 posted...

Lots and lots of community service

If you refuse to do that, THEN maybe you need to be locked up.

We should just give them immunity, as long as they are Republicans. Then they didn't commit crimes. If they are Democrats they can convert to the Republican Party before sentencing and the crime is washed away. Problem solved.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29405011/redskins-undergo-thorough-review-nickname

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fedex's biggest delivery yet

I'll admit I never thought it was happening as long as Snyder was the owner and honestly even with ESPN reporting it's "likely" I feel like his being the owner is a strong enough negative modifier that I still have some healthy skepticism they'll really change instead of going, "Well, we reviewed it and actually it's all good!"

but bring on the Washington Subcommittees

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Lets see this classic Onion article come true

https://sports.theonion.com/washington-redskins-change-their-name-to-the-d-c-redsk-1819575691
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onion

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https://babylonbee.com/news/americans-prepare-to-celebrate-independence-day-while-confined-to-their-homes-by-the-government

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I love the Onion

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SmartMuffin posted...

https://babylonbee.com/news/americans-prepare-to-celebrate-independence-day-while-confined-to-their-homes-by-the-government

July 4th: "dude, where's my freedom?"
July 9th: "dude, where's my oxygen?"

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i've rarely seen a site that was as terrible at satire as babylon bee

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https://twitter.com/anyaparampil/status/1278382032788369409?s=21

Why is he like this

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I mean, that's also a garbage response. Ignoring how anyone views the relative values of these people, the response is:

"How could you say my rabid dog is like these other rabid dogs? They all keep attacking each other!"

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uh yeah, i don't really get this argument. "you can't be a fascist if you attack other fascists"? that's like saying GWB wasn't a warmonger because he went after saddam or something.

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that is the price you pay to try to win florida

Like literally that is laser focused to try and win key votes in Florida.

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huh, i know you guys have talked about this before but i just now found out about the molyneux/duke/spencer/taylor ban from youtube.

bout time - i always thought it was pretty ridiculous that infowars got banned but those guys were allowed to stay. especially molyneux, who didn't exactly have a small channel.

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GildedFool posted...

I mean, that's also a garbage response. Ignoring how anyone views the relative values of these people, the response is:

"How could you say my rabid dog is like these other rabid dogs? They all keep attacking each other!"

Mr Lasastryke posted...

uh yeah, i don't really get this argument. "you can't be a fascist if you attack other fascists"? that's like saying GWB wasn't a warmonger because he went after saddam or something.

Its exhausting when one line of editorializing from the source I post is always your guys topic of discussion rather than the content itself.


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To be fair, it's not just one line, it's the only line!

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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Its exhausting when one line of editorializing from the source I post is always your guys topic of discussion rather than the content itself.

i mean, it's not like there's all that much interesting to discuss about the content itself. what do you want us to say? and if you don't want people to talk about the tweet, don't fucking link to it. or add an "obviously this guy is full of shit but that's not the point i want to make" line to your post or something.

i think biden is fucking terrible and i've stated as such tons of times, but that doesn't mean i give you a free pass if you spout bullshit in your "biden is terrible" tweet.

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If I have to specifically explain why a person like me might be annoyed at the comparison in the ad, the conversation is just not worth having with you.

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Likewise, if you don't want to explain your position at all, why even bring it up?

You're getting on their case for not bringing up discussion on it while you, yourself, admit you don't want to do so, either.

If you link to a tweet that only says one thing, people are going to assume you're agreeing with that one thing

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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

Why is he like this

There, I have crafted a new tweet without the sentence in question.

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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

There, I have crafted a new tweet without the sentence in question.

xp1337 posted...

that is the price you pay to try to win florida

Like literally that is laser focused to try and win key votes in Florida.

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xp1337 posted...

that is the price you pay to try to win florida

Like literally that is laser focused to try and win key votes in Florida.

Oh I totally missed your post, but yeah you got the point exactly.

I think youre right that its probably the goal, but I wonder if itll be effective/also man its sure not a very left-friendly position, particularly including Chvez in there.

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Hello old politics friends. This will be my last series of posts in these topics.

I wanted to let you know that I have recently uninstalled Twitter, unfollowed all political content on Facebook, and deleted any bookmarks to news sites that I had been using regularly. And I cannot recommend this enough.

It has done wonders for my overall stress levels, increased my productivity, and has allowed me to escape the circular vortex of negativity that is the modern news cycle. The first week or so was kind of tough, as I honestly believe my body was adjusting to the dopamine withdrawals. But after that, my outlook on life has dramatically improved. Instead of procrastinating (as many here do) by refreshing Twitter, reading the comments, or god forbid posting comments, I instead found that it was much more efficient to just complete a task for myself. I have gotten more independent work done in this past month than I have for the earlier part of the year before this; I've been less irritable, more sexually active, more rested, and just in greater spirits than I've been in a very long time.

I know politics is a hobby for all of us, but I am here to tell you that politics in 2020 is a toxic hobby. Unhealthy distractions do reveal themselves from time to time--whether it's too much porn, gambling, Smash tournaments, etc. I urge each of you to give it a try for a month or so and see how your overall disposition changes. If I can help one person here write a great novel or start their own business or volunteer, or anything, then I will leave this series a happy man.

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"The sky is falling and I want out"

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red13n posted...

"The sky is falling and I want out"

I've said it since the primaries started: Good Man Joe Biden isn't much of a danger to the country. While I would love to see the tide shift back toward the GOP, Biden has actually saved us from a legitimate sea change in the form of Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. The cycle will eventually start anew, just like it did in 2006, 2010, and 2018.

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Maybe I missed something, but aren't all of those people controversial for a reason? Yeah, they did some good stuff, but weren't most of them heavily into silencing the press/free speech/critics/etc.? Like, wasn't the police force super corrupt under Chavez?

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https://twitter.com/JasonLeopold/status/1279266458640367616

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what exactly does "GOP powerbroker" mean

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Trump must be starting to believe the polls, as he's moving in the right direction on both COVID and the race riots.

But it's far too little too late, and he's still going to get absolutely destroyed.

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CoolCly posted...

what exactly does "GOP powerbroker" mean

Financial contributor.

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https://twitter.com/CawthornforNC/status/1278756206513922051

welp, turns out handsome wheelchair zoomer is just another brain-dead neocon

Imagine still thinking "Democrats are the REAL racists!" is a winning message in 2020...

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What a weird post. If he agrees that it was bad for democrats to put them up in the past and that they should want to not honor that history any more shouldn't he be for tearing them down?


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Samurai7 posted...

What a weird post. If he agrees that it was bad for democrats to put them up in the past and that they should want to not honor that history any more shouldn't he be for tearing them down?

This is the common tactic that establishment neocons have been using since like 2010. It's incredibly stupid, but they literally never learn.

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Well he was what, 9 years old then?
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So he's been watching it not work basically his whole life, and has come to the conclusion that he should keep trying it because surely it's just about to start working?

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