Political Posts

[cwericb]

37 minutes ago, cubsfan said:

 

Like I said - Art of the Deal - tariffs are a great way to drive foreign policy.

Have a little sympathy for those dying in a stalemate war - that NO one in the world has attempted to stop. Tariffs on India are not going to make a shit of difference for teh people of Ukraine - but stopping the war will make all the difference.

 

"Art of the deal"!!

 

Oh cubs. How is that working? Has tariffs on India had any impact on the war? Has India stopped importing oil from Russia? In fact, it has had the exact opposite effect by driving India to do more business with China and Russia.

 

So more export business is going to be lost by the U.S., while India, Canada, Europe and many other US trading partners are all seeking new markets for trade, bypassing the US.  If the US thinks it can exist without trading partners/customers, well, we will see, it hasn't worked in the past and led to the great depression. Basic business sense says you don't piss off your customers. Just remember, this is the guy who bankrupted several of his companies. 

[cubsfan]

32 minutes ago, cwericb said:

we will see, it hasn't worked in the past and led to the great depression. 

 

Nothing like a little hyperbole @cwericb!

 

Good luck with Canada's foreign policy - and the US will be just fine!

[Parsad]

Trump gives Presidential Medal of Freedom to another fallen politician and pedo:

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/politics/rudy-giuliani-trump-presidential-medal-of-freedom

 

Cheers!

[whiskybravo]

35 minutes ago, Parsad said:

Trump gives Presidential Medal of Freedom to another fallen politician and pedo:

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/politics/rudy-giuliani-trump-presidential-medal-of-freedom

 

Cheers!

Pedo?  What in the world are you referring to?  The actress in the staged Borat scene was 24 years old.

[Sweet]

9 hours ago, cwericb said:

 

Understand what you are getting at, but by definition, I don't think that you can have a cult without a leader.

A cult doesn’t need to be centered on a person, it can revolve around sub-set of wacky ideas - there are several examples.  In any case, it’s not much a defence.

[Sweet]

More lunacy in the UK, and people wonder why academics aren’t trusted:

 

 

Imagine going to a Middle East and writing an article about racism and one of your points is there isn’t enough pork in the country.

[Castanza]

9 hours ago, Parsad said:

Trump gives Presidential Medal of Freedom to another fallen politician and pedo:

 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/01/politics/rudy-giuliani-trump-presidential-medal-of-freedom

 

Cheers!

 

Who was the award for? Clinton or Biden? 

[Gregmal]

50+ people shot over the weekend in Chicago. 
 

Libtards? “We don’t need the help, stand up to tyranny!”…”how about an executive orders prohibiting police from cooperating with Feds!”. 
 

Such great humor 

[Eng12345]

4 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

50+ people shot over the weekend in Chicago. 
 

Libtards? “We don’t need the help, stand up to tyranny!”…”how about an executive orders prohibiting police from cooperating with Feds!”. 
 

Such great humor 

 

 

 

Don't let numbers get in your way! 

 

 

[Gregmal]

5 minutes ago, Eng12345 said:

 

 

 

Don't let numbers get in your way! 

 

 

Those numbers are horrible lol wtf are you talking about? Two dozen shootings a week! 

Edited September 2, 2025 by Gregmal

[Gregmal]

For all the “cult” talk, I think it’s simpler and that liberalism in certain sects is a mental disorder. I mean how else does one become pro violence of that caliber? I can barely even wrap my head around violence of that frequency and magnitude outside of times of war; meanwhile these people are like “nah, it’s good, only 1200 shootings thru the summer” lmfao 

[adesigar]

5 minutes ago, Eng12345 said:

 

 

 

Don't let numbers get in your way! 

 

 

 

cult  followers haven’t let facts get in the way of for years why would they start now. They still believe in alternative facts. 

 

There many cities worst than Chicago. Memphis is the worst but there seems to be no talk of fixing that first. 

 

https://www.security.org/resources/most-dangerous-cities/

 

 

[thepupil]

2 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

For all the “cult” talk, I think it’s simpler and that liberalism in certain sects is a mental disorder. I mean how else does one become pro violence of that caliber? I can barely even wrap my head around violence of that frequency and magnitude outside of times of war; meanwhile these people are like “nah, it’s good, only 1200 shootings thru the summer” lmfao 

 

people see that chart and say "see crime is coming down w/o federal intervention" or "holy shit, crime is still really bad" 

 

both are factually correct. 

 

i don't think either side wants crime. 

[Eng12345]

11 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Those numbers are horrible lol wtf are you talking about? Two dozen shooting a week! 

They're trending lower than they have historically. Where's the national emergency? Why are we invading Chicago? I don't see any reason for federal intervention on a state/local level problem. 

 

 

Send the navy SEALS up the Chicago river! We got a hot LZ in Chinatown!

Maybe ICE can setup some mortar positions off the Willis tower! Should be able to fire for effect on most of the city from there and cover our landing site on North Ave beach.

 

Once we can get some armor landed we can begin to push west and start pulling route clearing operations on Michigan Ave until we link up with our boys in Chinatown and the Willis tower!

 

Edited September 2, 2025 by Eng12345

[Gregmal]

Just now, thepupil said:

 

people see that chart and say "see crime is coming down w/o federal intervention" or "holy shit, crime is still really bad" 

 

both are factually correct. 

 

i don't think either side wants crime. 

Then stop fighting fixing it….idk. Seems simple enough. Involve Trump, and they go mental though. 

[73 Reds]

Just now, thepupil said:

 

people see that chart and say "see crime is coming down w/o federal intervention" or "holy shit, crime is still really bad" 

 

both are factually correct. 

 

i don't think either side wants crime. 

True.  And clearly the statistics are distorted as there are pockets of most cities where the majority of all serious crimes are committed.  The issue is who controls those areas and what, if anything is being done about it?  As for nearly everything but murders I would question any statistics because a large percentage of crimes go unreported.  

[Gregmal]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Young_(American_politician)
 

another great exhibit of intellectual brain scramble. There’s the mayor of Memphis….you sure “got us”…that far right shithole!

[Castanza]

6 minutes ago, adesigar said:

 

cult  followers haven’t let facts get in the way of for years why would they start now. They still believe in alternative facts. 

 

There many cities worst than Chicago. Memphis is the worst but there seems to be no talk of fixing that first. 

 

https://www.security.org/resources/most-dangerous-cities/

 

 

 

Probably because it's 1/5th the size and not a cultural hub of America? People tend to care about the major cities......It's also a democratic shithole that has a long history of being run into the ground by democratic politicians.....So what's your point? 

[Eng12345]

6 minutes ago, Gregmal said:

Then stop fighting fixing it….idk. Seems simple enough. Involve Trump, and they go mental though. 

Isn't that what we have a democratic process for? The local level leaders are elected to solve local level problems.

 

If the people are not happy they can vote in the ballot box or with their wallets (by either leaving or campaigning). 

 

Again why is there a need for federal intervention? Even if the leaders were derelict in their duties we can solve that every what 4 years? 

Edited September 2, 2025 by Eng12345

[Gregmal]

3 minutes ago, Castanza said:

 

Probably because it's 1/5th the size and not a cultural hub of America? People tend to care about the major cities......It's also a democratic shithole that has a long history of being run into the ground by democratic politicians.....So what's your point? 

He thinks Memphis is run by Republicans lmfao 

[Gregmal]

2 minutes ago, Eng12345 said:

Isn't that what we have a democratic process for? The local level leaders are elected to solve local level problems.

 

If the people are not happy they can vote in the ballot box or with their wallets (by either leaving or campaigning). 

 

Again why is there a need for federal intervention? 

Lawlessness is not acceptable maybe? If you have areas running rampant with violent criminals why would anyone have an issue fixing that. If the locals are too stupid to fix it, I’m perfectly fine with someone else getting it done.

[thepupil]

5 minutes ago, 73 Reds said:

True.  And clearly the statistics are distorted as there are pockets of most cities where the majority of all serious crimes are committed.  The issue is who controls those areas and what, if anything is being done about it?  As for nearly everything but murders I would question any statistics because a large percentage of crimes go unreported.  

 

yea, I agree. I think murders and carjackings are reliable though

 

1) you gotta report when your car gets stolen

2) tough to hide murder

[cubsfan]

2 minutes ago, Eng12345 said:

Isn't that what we have a democratic process for? The local level leaders are elected to solve local level problems.

 

If the people are not happy they can vote in the ballot box or with their wallets (by either leaving or campaigning). 

 

Again why is there a need for federal intervention? Even if the leaders were derelict in their duties we can solve that every what 4 years? 

 

Oh man if that's your way of saying they are keeping Chicago safe, you're out of your mind. Chicago has been Democratically controlled for 80 years now. The last 10 have been an absolute disaster.

 

55 shot over the weekend - and you make excuses for them?

[cwericb]

Methinks the real crimes and crimianls in Washington ain't all in the streets.

[Eng12345]

Just now, Gregmal said:

Lawlessness is not acceptable maybe? If you have areas running rampant with violent criminals why would anyone have an issue fixing that. If the locals are too stupid to fix it, I’m perfectly fine with someone else getting it done.

At what level of crime do we define lawlessness? How should we measure when federal intervention is okay? Surely we shouldn't have federal troops patrolling Hilton Head, SC because the crime rate does not match and an MRAP would mess with the vibes. But what is the numerical difference? 

 

I think being able to articulate this is /important/ else you run the risk of it all just being some political theatre not aimed at fixing the actual problem.