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[bob turner]

This got acrimonious in a hurry.

Historically, people have preferred autocrats, dictators, and monarchs. The USA has been an anomaly. Now a large percentage of us want to rejoin the world of autocracy.

Most of my friends are off on the right wing somewhere - making Antifa responsible for the Capitol invasion and comparing that invasion to BLM demonstrations.

I have stopped engaging in such discussions. I have maybe ten years left, and can happily say I was born a citizen of a reasonably well run country. I have now flown airplanes for over half the entire history of powered flight. I have seen big steam in everyday revenue service. I am healthy, and now enjoy socialized medicine.

If we choose autocracy, I doubt it will change my remaining years much, and I have no children to feel sorry for.

But I hope we choose a more democratic way to proceed. I will line up with Neil and Marin.

[Neil]

Despite having every reason to do so, the left, such as it is (and it ain't much in this country) did nothing to protest much less undermine the Trump administration. Impeachment was about the legitimate concerns that Trump and his team were in cahoots with the Russians, suborning perjury from the Ukraine to foster his personal goals, and there were plenty of smoking guns.

Yet the far right does things like kill numerous babies (Timothy McVeigh) and police officers (earlier this week) and we are expected to accept that as patriots in action. And Alex Jones and similar nutjobs claim no children were killed in Connecticut, and there's no penalty for these despicable and harmful, psychopathologic lies. These are evil people and they aren't "socialists." They are fascists, demagogues and right wing. That's where the threat to democracy and capitalism comes from, not people like Biden and Harris. Republicans point to the extreme left wing of the Democrats and go "ooh, ooh, the end of civilization as we know it." But they ignore the unreconstructed Confederates, racists, misogynists, xenophobes and murderers amongst their own party.

Well, screw that noise. I would like to see every single one of the Trump "patriots" who entered the Capitol charged with whatever the law allows. Let them recruit fellow radical fascists while in prison. Let them rot in prison if possible. Meanwhile, Sleepy Joe and his government can try to contain the damage of this near fascist regime, and provide infrastructure, education, health care and a compassionate and honest foreign policy instead of cuddling up to dictators, lunatics and enemies of freedom.

[rogruth]

[quote="HONDO74"]

Just last week, Biden raised eyebrows with a garbled explanation of how he and his soon-to-be veep, Kamala Harris, would resolve a serious disagreement.

“I will develop some disease and say I have to resign,” he told CNN, as Harris shook her head in bewilderment.
He is probably aware of the conspiracy theories that say he will get "sick" and be replaced by the Veep.

[Neil]

Some insecure white guys are deeply threatened by both Obama and Harris for some reason. Including our soon to be indicted President. Obviously.

[HONDO74]

Well, screw that noise. I would like to see every single one of the Trump "patriots" who entered the Capitol charged with whatever the law allows.

You would probably like to see all conservatives exterminated like Hitler exterminated the Jews....

That is how demented you have become.

[Neil]

You are nutty as a fruitcake. And apparently angry and lacking any insight into yourself and others.

[HONDO74]

You are nutty as a fruitcake. And apparently angry and lacking any insight into yourself and others.

That same crap applies toy you Nazi Neil

[Neil]

Your mother wears army boots. My dog can beat up your dog.

[HONDO74]

Your mother wears army boots. My dog can beat up your dog.

My mother and my dog are both dead. What else you got....

Your blood is full of hate. Give yourself a transfusion.

[Neil]

I could suggest you look up metaphor, humor and mockery in a dictionary but People like you don’t like books much.

[HONDO74]

I could suggest you look up metaphor, humor and mockery in a dictionary but People like you don’t like books much.

"People like you don’t like books much."

I don't read fictional books.

I would suggest you go sit on the toilet and relieve your constipation...

[Neil]

I declare myself the winner by forfeit. You mentioned both Nazis and bodily functions. Like Trump you will be banned from the Internet.

[HONDO74]

I declare myself the winner by forfeit. You mentioned both Nazis and bodily functions. Like Trump you will be banned from the Internet.

That is one Magnificent Prophecy



For someone that brags all the time on this forum about how intelligent he is with his elite medical PHD And now says he won a pissing contest about politics with an old Missouri "jackass" hillbilly. I need to have a trophy made up for him so he can show all his colleges where he works how superior he is to all the people on a model train forum . And they will be totally impressed with his performance

[Neil]

I think you left out one of the Exactly twenty-nine are required for any self-pity party.

Another angry old man working out his misery on the internet.

Anyone else you want to express your hostility to today?

[HONDO74]

I think you left out one of the Exactly twenty-nine are required for any self-pity party.

Another angry old man working out his misery on the internet.

Anyone else you want to express your hostility to today?

You will do as long as you want to play I"m your huckleberry.

I'm actually glad that Trumps leaving. I want to see what the democrats can for the country now that they have total control.

What is their agenda NEIL ??. For the last for years their agenda has been get Trump He will be gone in a couple of more days and they will have to get down to some serious business.... I can't see anything they are going to do that will affect me at this point. Will they be giving all of us a 2 thousand dollar check ?? Will they push through medicare for all and take complete control of health care. How will they go about fixing climate change. I don't believe saying carbon neutral by 2050 is going to get it. What are they going to do about education ?? Will free education fix it