Parsad

Yeah, but he lost...we don't like losers...the Trump family has no losers...ok Eric, but that's it! All winners, ok, maybe Tiffany...but we've got Baron and Ivanka! Don Jr.'s a winner, he snagged Kimberley Billfold...that's what they call her...money-grubbing, gold sucking, blow (ahem)...sorry, almost blew it there, Freudian slip...not thinking about Pete Hegeseth...handsome guy, I don't find guys handsome, but they can be handsome...I like women, like Ivanka...I mean Ivana...not anymore, now it's MEL-ANIA, not Melanoma, but MEL-ANIA...both can kill...with their looks, Ivana looks good, ahem, sorry Freudian slip again! Anyways, gotta go...need to play some golf and fire more television personalities that hate me! Cheers!

From the Merriam-Webster dictionary: fas·cism ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm also ˈfa-ˌsi 1 often Fascism : a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition After the firing of Stephen Colbert, suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, attack on the MSM and firings of so many opposition employees/critics...we're getting pretty damn close! The question is, how far does the dictator push things...to Iron Man levels or to the extremes we hoped we'd never see again? Cheers!

Yup, it's just the lefties. The righties share none of the blame or culpability. Those lefties just never look at things rationally...just emotions, emotions, like a raging, hormonal tranny! Oh, here they come again! Maybe I should watch Inside Out 2...oh, a Disney/Pixar movie, pushing a DEI, tranny-loving narrative! Nope, can't watch that...if any of my kids watch a movie like that, they'll turn into gun-toting, gays with tranny boyfriends who try and shoot online right-wing personalities who are preventing the world from dying from vaccines, falling under the cult-like spell of science, and believing that there are systemic inequalities that need to be changed...whew! Cheers!

I did end up banning up...due to another post! 48 hours. Cheers!

Although Mamdami looks like he's a pretty good soccer player! Cheers!

I was talking about the 1960's and 1970's...73Reds has an extremely rosy view of what it was like back then. There was as much divisiveness...even more than today. Vietnam vets used to get lambasted as "baby killers"...there was like 2 or 3 prominent assassinations or attempts a year...inflation was becoming rampant in the 70's...shortages were common place...gas prices started spiking...unemployment was way higher than today...Nixon was being impeached...Nixon associates were being prosecuted and jailed...nuclear war was a real threat...population growth was a worry...civil rights was one of the biggest issues, including women entering the workforce...divorce was still a no-no, but women's lib was becoming prominent. Many of the same issues or spins on the same issues existed. So that's what Parsad was talking about! Cheers!

I agree! I think it's working here so far with our new Prime Minister...a centrist in Liberal clothing! Cheers!

Well, I'm glad you added now, unlike me who started at about $80 higher! I've been averaging down...bought more this morning. It's big now even for me. If it gets cheaper, I'm going to start buying LEAPs. Under a 10 times P/E...someone will make a 50% premium offer and try and take it out. Cheers!

It was basically the same thing. Conservative values versus progressive values Pundits on both sides Changes in how media was consumed...television took over from newspapers...today, internet-related media takes over from television Still some race based divisiveness Arguments about the economy, taxes, inflation Regional wars creating divisiveness USA becoming more nationalistic and insular Problems abroad reaching North American shores Structural changes in the U.S. economy...was the beginning of the shift to manufacturing moving abroad...Japan and Hong Kong back then...China, India and the rest of Asia today How they got back on track and left all that behind? I can't fucking remember! Maybe it was glasnost with Reagan and Gorbachev...maybe it was the computer revolution...maybe it was the expansion of more open, free-trading globally...but things got better and continued to get better right up until 9/11. The rhetoric started again with Dubya's administration and the Koch brothers influencing politics. The left started to gather and found a savior in Obama. After that, the MAGA movement started and here we are today...back in the 60's and 70's! I feel like Marty McFly! Cheers!

You guys know I'm joking right? It was actually her mother! Cheers!

There was a 13 year old arrested last week in Washington State who had an entire arsenal of weapons and ammunition...long guns and semi-automatic rifles included! https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/us/school-shooter-ideations-washington-state The parents did not buy him the guns. A few were created using 3-D printers. So somewhere in your entire list of restrictions is one fucking big loophole or way for this kid to get those guns! Cheers!

I'm sure it was lucrative for a while, but really...what a dumb business model! And any banks that lent money to them...you deserve the losses! Cheers! https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/business/subprime-auto-loans-recession-risk

Yeah, I agree with that. Cheers!

There were no devices when Mark David Chapman killed John Lennon. Same with John Hinckley Jr...who shot Ronald Reagan and James Brady because he was infatuated with Jodie Foster. Sometimes crazy is just crazy with no real agenda...they are just nuts and see what they want to see. Kind of like my last girlfriend who caught me in bed with her sister! I thought I would lighten up the mood! Cheers!

Actually, in the U.S., I think the WSJ does the best job. In Canada, the Globe & Mail is still heads and tails above anyone else. NYT investigations are top-notch, but they are quite partisan when it comes to politics. Cheers!

Politicians in general...but the President, Prime Minister...what they say should be factual as well. And if it wasn't taken seriously, why would there be a big outcry on what Trump or Obama do? Cheers!

So you are saying that the MSM is more reliable than the President of the United States in terms of what people hear and consume? C'mon Greg, you're way smarter than that. If anything they are equally followed and equally influential. Cheers!

LOL! Cheers!

Yes, but it's a common theme...no one was complaining when Ronald Regan or Bill Clinton were roasting others. It's supposed to be a light-hearted affair supporting the media and the purpose it serves to inform America and the world. Cheers!

What about Trump every day calling different politicians and citizens liars, corrupt, lock-them up, fire them, ugly, communists, haters, etc. He puts out more garbage than the entire MSM combined! Which is worse...calling someone a fascist or telling your minions that your rival is going to destroy the whole country? What's the difference...there isn't any...both are wrong! Cheers!

I'm not talking about elimination. I'm talking about restrictions. You need a driver's license to drive...you need a pilot's license to fly a plane...you cannot own a nuclear bomb...there are alcohol blood limits for driving...kids cannot drive (yet they own guns)...not all drugs are legalized...I mean the friggin' list goes on and on. Why not the same restrictions on guns? Cheers!

Sure, I totally agree with that...George Clooney and the like...tech oligarchs...most are hypocrites. Cheers!

Trump rips into reporters every day...citizens...calling them stupid, ugly, liars, bad at their job...this is the President not roasting citizens, but insulting them to their face, in front of worldwide viewers simply because they asked a question! You see what you want to see. Cheers!

What the fuck? You blame the media? What about all of the right wing propaganda that people are fed daily as well? Melissa Hortman was shot because of Vance Bolter's beliefs against Democrats and other politicians he was targeting. If you really want to de-escalate, then start without blaming any one group. Left and right both do shitty things that lead to false narratives! Cheers!

I think the majority of people...up to 80%+...felt it was a tragedy. You are always going to have a percentage of the population that act with indifference or joy to some things. How many people were talking about conspiracies and the shooter working for Tim Walz when Melissa Hortmann was killed? People can be assholes! Cheers!