Zaku3 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 47 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: What I'm seeing there is what happens very often in these situations where the "internal security forces" are the regime defenders while the military will side with the people. This is because internal security is usually drawn from a relatively narrow clique whose privileges and status depend on the survival of the regime while the military tends to represent a far broader societal cross-section. That is probably our only hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 11 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: bErNiE wAs ReJeCtEd BeCaUsE hE iSn't ReAlLy A dEmOcRaT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 The same pac donated the same amount to Markey so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 On 8/14/2020 at 10:52 AM, PaladinSolo said: lol, imagine believing America isn't already ending, also the police wouldn't be an issue they can't contain a city on fire they've already proved that. Define ‘end’ here. Cause I think we’re going a touch overboard. As bad as Trump is, and as bad as it’ll be if he gets re-elected, I’d still say the Depression, the Civil war, and even the social turbulence of the sixties were worse, and the country’s managed to bounce back. This time it might be different in the sense that we may soon lose our empire, but the British lost an even greater empire and on the whole the U.K. is a pretty decent place to live by all accounts. Also, keep in mind that the future of politics will soon belong to Gen X/Y/Z. As a whole, they’re not terribly Trumpian in their inclinations. Even rigging mail-in voting can only work against the forces of demographics for so long. The Republic can be saved, folks. Maybe not the empire...but the Republic is salvageable. And you might not even have to burn cities to save it. IMO, Trump is the last, desperate gasp of boomer tyranny, and 2020 won’t be the end of America, even if that gasp can be drawn out for another excruciating four years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 There can be no "American Republic" without the "American Empire". It's the Empire based on the US dollar hegemony being the reserve currency that's holding the Republic together. The United States was NEVER a "cohesive state" to begin with and essentially "got lucky" time and time again that allowed it to muddle through a continued existence. That luck has just about run out. The Republic (and Empire) is finished. It may take a little while, but it's done. Time to "move on". The sooner that reality sinks in, the better to start considering "what comes next" looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 17 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: There can be no "American Republic" without the "American Empire". It's the Empire based on the US dollar being the reserve currency that's holding the Republic together. The Republic (and Empire) is finished. It may take a little while, but it's done. The sooner that reality sinks in, the better to start considering "what comes next" looks like. I disagree. I think the end of dollar hegemony will mean we lose our overseas holdings—but that’s already starting to happen. Our inability to control Iraq was only the latest symptom. It will require some economic adjustments at home, but without the dollar as reserve currency there might be some unforeseen positive effects, like a better balance of trade and more favorable conditions for re-developing a manufacturing base. The dollar’s reserve status makes such things impossible. I’m not saying the adjustments will be painless, but I think the country’s younger generations are being underestimated, too, and they’ll pull us through. But I totally get why everyone’s feeling gloomy. 2020 has been a total shitshow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Want to put some actual money on this @Signifyin(g)Monkey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signifyin(g)Monkey Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 25 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: Want to put some actual money on this @Signifyin(g)Monkey? Oh god no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 29 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: Want to put some actual money on this @Signifyin(g)Monkey? I'll put money on it...but only bottle caps, since they'll be worth more than $. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 DNC has their finger on the pulse of the party! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Jason said: If this is what we will see, I really hope we don't get the senate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Can't even have incremental progress lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69los Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 How is that haggard ghoul still a senator or alive for that matter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclumber1 Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/15/2020 at 6:13 PM, CitizenVectron said: I'll put money on it...but only bottle caps, since they'll be worth more than $. Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewhyteboar Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, mclumber1 said: Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Absolutely bonkers. Was willing, and able, to shut down the government over not funding the wall like trump asked, but won't threaten to use that same leverage for goddamn pandemic relief aid. She's fucking pathetic, we need better leaders. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Let's not forget this goddamn gem And this shit, too. Our congressional leaders are absolute fucking morons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: Let's not forget this goddamn gem And this shit, too. Our congressional leaders are absolute fucking morons Don't forget Schumer helping McConnell pack the courts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 this is such a stupid fucking idea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: this is such a stupid fucking idea Pelosi probably thinks this is a "gotcha!" moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Jesus Christ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 1 hour ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: this is such a stupid fucking idea Democrats have to be the worst opposition party in the entire world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Surely this will never come back to bite them in the ass. Surely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 15 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: this is such a stupid fucking idea "Being a Democrat means you're unfit for office." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_MH Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: Tsk, tsk. That AIO radiator is mounted upside-down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 7 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: Perfectly representative of Democratic inefficiency. She needs all that power to play Among Us? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 25 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: I mean, does she need me to help her find a 3080? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 32gigs of RAM she's not fucking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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