I’m going to be totally honest, it’s the reason I’ve decided to not vote for Biden I’m 2020. I was previously committed to holding my nose, but now I’m content to watch the left self destruct. They’ve earned it.
I’m going to be totally honest, it’s the reason I’ve decided to not vote for Biden I’m 2020. I was previously committed to holding my nose, but now I’m content to watch the left self destruct. They’ve earned it.
Biden isn't "the left". The Democratic Party is now the Republican Party with civility. The neocons switched sides because they don't like Trump. So did the banks and corporate. The Democrats welcomed them (or rather their millions) with open arms. The DNC was a big show of power letting the country know they've crushed the progressives once again. They had Republicans openly ridiculing "the left" ffs.
A vote for Biden is as much a vote against "the left" as a vote for Trump, if not more if you think strategically and game out the next few election cycles.
It's no different than you defending Trump. Nothing he does is wrong despite the fact he's ignored the law over and over again his entire life. He's as immoral as anyone you complain about on the other "side", and has no idea what he's doing.
Did Nancy and Chuck pass Trumps Budget? Did they give money to his wall? Did they vote for the Cares Act? If so you need to stop watching Rachel Maddow.
I begin to see the power of applied ignorance. Nothing will ever disturb Ralph's wah because he won't allow himself to hear or see or smell such disturbing things.
But to do this, you have to turn your mind into a set of recordings that play back the same thing endlessly. Not for everyone.
Ralph's just in his own self-imposed media bubble, like so many others. All media outlets are propaganda. They all shade, spin the "news" they report. They lie by omission, in what they choose to report or not. Sometimes they just make things up entirely, if they can get away with it. Until one gets that simple reality, you'll never make sense about why you are being manipulated, or by whom.
I blame the media for being blatant propaganda and also sensationalizing the news.
I’ve known for a long time that the news has been propaganda since they ALL decided for us that the Iraq War was a good thing. Yes, CNN, NY Times, LA Times, MCNBC, Fox, etc. they all rammed the Iraq War down our throats and told us we were patriots if we supported it and silently that we were NOT patriots if we didn’t support it. Ever since that moment I have read all angles of news that I can to make sure I could read between the lines. My favorite being financial news because they only cared about money and would often report the truth because of how they understood that their readers needed to know the truth to make better financial decisions.
What really bothers me is that people continue to trust the news today! And they will assume that their preferred news is the truth without remembering how every single outlet fucking lied to us.
Now what’s sad is I also got caught up in this when I found alternative media. It was all mostly left leaning for a long time and I thought they were the ones telling the truth. I’ve realized my mistake after watching more conservative alternative media news channels now too.
We can’t believe anything they say is true, especially from the major networks. I watched the Portland rioters attack the Federal Courthouse live for a week because I wanted to see for myself if what the news was saying was real. I watched the media lie over and over again the next day. I can’t believe how blatant it is. It disturbs me to no end how much the media is lying to people.
It was then that I realized that President Trump wasn’t over exaggerating about fake news. He was telling the truth. How many more lies have the media been saying about him?
I stopped watching any media coverage about actual events or data that I can watch/read for myself. I watch Trump’s speeches and press briefings myself. I do this so I can see what the headlines will say about him the next day and I can compare my own conclusions with the media’s. So far, the media has shown me that they are absolutely not to be trusted one bit.
I blame them for all of this. If the news just reported the truth we wouldn’t have two factions in America. The media has driven this divide.
Agreed. I spend so much time checking sources when news reports come out. I can't trust anyone. I'm experienced in validating sources but I shouldn't have to do so with mainstream media. An event or a quote or a Vote on a piece of legislation should be simply described factually, and I will then decide how I feel about it. I don't need the partisan, post complex flow chart analysis , take on these things. Just. The. Facts.
Great comment! I've been doing the same thing ... collecting information, watching video, reading first hand accounts from independent journalists, then reading what the liberal and conservative outlets have to say and it's astounding how much the liberal outlets lie, deny and obfuscate .
Like you I always thought it was the opposite. It disturbs me how much they're lying, but it disturbs me how many people believe it.
That’s ageism. Another tool of the media to further divide the people into segments. One of the things I really detest about ppl today is that they blame everyone else but themselves. I do agree that the Boomers have a lot of issues. It’s obvious by the state of things today. My biggest gripe about them is their lack of commitment to their responsibilities which is clearly shown by the Boomer divorce rate. However, the younger generations have only furthered this by completing deflecting all of their own responsibilities. I would watch students at UCLA in the early 2000s throw away plastic bottles in the trash instead of recycling them in the recycle bin 3 ft away. This lack of responsibility exists in ALL generations. The Boomers are not the only ones and they may have in fact passed on their horrible habits into subsequent generations.
When I say Boomers are the issue, i don't mean that the rest of us and our generations aren't fucked up. My parents and inlaws are boomers along with alot of people i know. The Boomer leadership in government are terrible and have been for 3 plus decades. The boomer commoners have been so brainwashed by their respective sides that they are all either stuck in the idyllic tv version of the 50's, the right wingers or the radical 60's, the left wingers. They are stuck and see the world through those lenses which is what shaped them. I have been tired of the 60's nostalgia and glamorization for about 25 years now. Much of the so called radical part was small and concentrated and then blown out of proportion by the media. The reality is the Boomer politicians with the most power have been linked with Nixon whether for or against for decades. It's the same group of clowns and crooks and warmongers on each side. Hillary was against nix but loves Henry Kissinger. Cheney and Rumsfield were part of Nixons staff and then continued on. The Boomers need to die for real change to happen. My generation and the rest are going to mess some shit up but I'm ready to move on. Finally, ageism along with all the other isms don't matter to me. That is lib name calling that has been weaponized and only matters to those who are trying to conform to the lib propaganda line. There is a great old saying that I would agree with now as an adult. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me. That was garbage as a child but as an adult is there for the mature.
The 'left' as in centrists, then right on. The "left" as in anarchists, socialists, communists, progressives, not all will be voting for Biden, and in some of those populations (e.g. anarchists), I doubt you would see above 5% of those folks voting for Biden.
If any major group of us self destructs the rest of us will go with them. I would have thought that would be obvious. Voting for Trump -- or in this case, not voting for Biden in order to get rid of Trump -- is an act of cowardice in the face of a big-time criminal.
Lol and voting for Sleepy Joe "Credit Card Industry" Biden, and Kamala "the Cop" Harris is an act of bravery and heroism? Get real dude. You sound just like the NYTimes - a lot of anger and condescension to hide the well justified fear that your narrow little view of the world is no longer popular in this country.
I wanted Bernie, of course, but voting for Biden is now absolutely necessary to get rid of Trump. But don't trust me, ask any ethical Republican, say David Frum or Jennifer Rubin or... I can't even remember their names. There are dozens, probably hundreds of them. Actually if you don't know all that you have not been paying attention.
By criminal, you mean the guy that literally grabbed a woman by the pussy? You mean the guy that was called the Senator from MBNA? You mean the guy that passed the 95 crime bill? That guy? Or the failed Casino turd?
I haven't read anything about Biden's exploits in the pussy department, but the other things you wrote are true. And yes, horrible. I wanted Bernie, not Biden. But Trump scares me badly and I want him out of office. Maybe I'm eventually going to hell for supporting Biden, but right now I feel the real-world flames already playing around my feet and I want Trump out. For the record I hate MBNA and every crime bill.
You think there is nothing to fear from Trump? Now that is interesting. Please tell me why. (I am not arguing about any of this now, I'd just like to know what you mean.)
Do you think the AOC branch will split off and form another party before or after the election? That's why the Dems have been doing everything in their power to avoid mentioning the riots.
If they acknowledge the riots are happening, low information Dem voters will realize, "oh shit, there ARE riots. I thought it was mostly peaceful protests." And acknowledging them necessitates condemning them.
But by condemning the riots they piss off the radicals.
So they were stuck in a loop of 90+ days of not addressing them in any way other than as "peaceful protests". The typical low information Dem voter would be like, "look at all these peaceful protests! CNN tells me they're noble and righteous!" and the radicals would be, "yay! We keep our license to smash and burn things!"
The longer they waited, the worse acknowledging it would be, and they knew that. But I think they were hoping the riots would peter out on their own and they'd never have to address it.
I’m going to be totally honest, it’s the reason I’ve decided to not vote for Biden I’m 2020. I was previously committed to holding my nose, but now I’m content to watch the left self destruct. They’ve earned it.
Hawkins/Walker 2020. Green Party.
Biden isn't "the left". The Democratic Party is now the Republican Party with civility. The neocons switched sides because they don't like Trump. So did the banks and corporate. The Democrats welcomed them (or rather their millions) with open arms. The DNC was a big show of power letting the country know they've crushed the progressives once again. They had Republicans openly ridiculing "the left" ffs.
A vote for Biden is as much a vote against "the left" as a vote for Trump, if not more if you think strategically and game out the next few election cycles.
Fair point. Replace left with “The Democratic Party”
If during the presidency of Trump you believe the Democratic Party is a big enemy to be vanquished now, you are a prize chump.
Lol, it's precisely this kind of coastal liberal arrogance that is going to win Trump his re-election.
Yup, you are a prize chump. Or more likely, just a provocateur. Or maybe a bot.
Yes, anyone who disagrees with you is a chump, a provocateur or a bot.
Where's the eye-roll emoji when I need it?
It's no different than you defending Trump. Nothing he does is wrong despite the fact he's ignored the law over and over again his entire life. He's as immoral as anyone you complain about on the other "side", and has no idea what he's doing.
Did Nancy and Chuck pass Trumps Budget? Did they give money to his wall? Did they vote for the Cares Act? If so you need to stop watching Rachel Maddow.
I haven't watched Rachel Maddow since 2011. And unfortunately I have not kept track of which legislators voted for what during Trump's time in office.
I begin to see the power of applied ignorance. Nothing will ever disturb Ralph's wah because he won't allow himself to hear or see or smell such disturbing things.
But to do this, you have to turn your mind into a set of recordings that play back the same thing endlessly. Not for everyone.
Ralph's just in his own self-imposed media bubble, like so many others. All media outlets are propaganda. They all shade, spin the "news" they report. They lie by omission, in what they choose to report or not. Sometimes they just make things up entirely, if they can get away with it. Until one gets that simple reality, you'll never make sense about why you are being manipulated, or by whom.
Great comment, BTW.
All "news" is curated product, meant for consumption. Ours is not to reason why, ours is to be stampeded.
This country is self destructing.
I blame the media for being blatant propaganda and also sensationalizing the news.
I’ve known for a long time that the news has been propaganda since they ALL decided for us that the Iraq War was a good thing. Yes, CNN, NY Times, LA Times, MCNBC, Fox, etc. they all rammed the Iraq War down our throats and told us we were patriots if we supported it and silently that we were NOT patriots if we didn’t support it. Ever since that moment I have read all angles of news that I can to make sure I could read between the lines. My favorite being financial news because they only cared about money and would often report the truth because of how they understood that their readers needed to know the truth to make better financial decisions.
What really bothers me is that people continue to trust the news today! And they will assume that their preferred news is the truth without remembering how every single outlet fucking lied to us.
Now what’s sad is I also got caught up in this when I found alternative media. It was all mostly left leaning for a long time and I thought they were the ones telling the truth. I’ve realized my mistake after watching more conservative alternative media news channels now too.
We can’t believe anything they say is true, especially from the major networks. I watched the Portland rioters attack the Federal Courthouse live for a week because I wanted to see for myself if what the news was saying was real. I watched the media lie over and over again the next day. I can’t believe how blatant it is. It disturbs me to no end how much the media is lying to people.
It was then that I realized that President Trump wasn’t over exaggerating about fake news. He was telling the truth. How many more lies have the media been saying about him?
I stopped watching any media coverage about actual events or data that I can watch/read for myself. I watch Trump’s speeches and press briefings myself. I do this so I can see what the headlines will say about him the next day and I can compare my own conclusions with the media’s. So far, the media has shown me that they are absolutely not to be trusted one bit.
I blame them for all of this. If the news just reported the truth we wouldn’t have two factions in America. The media has driven this divide.
Agreed. I spend so much time checking sources when news reports come out. I can't trust anyone. I'm experienced in validating sources but I shouldn't have to do so with mainstream media. An event or a quote or a Vote on a piece of legislation should be simply described factually, and I will then decide how I feel about it. I don't need the partisan, post complex flow chart analysis , take on these things. Just. The. Facts.
The new WGN station NewsNation seems worth a look.
It's just more CIA Mockingbird MSM schlock.
Bring back the fairness doctrine. It worked.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine
Great comment! I've been doing the same thing ... collecting information, watching video, reading first hand accounts from independent journalists, then reading what the liberal and conservative outlets have to say and it's astounding how much the liberal outlets lie, deny and obfuscate .
Like you I always thought it was the opposite. It disturbs me how much they're lying, but it disturbs me how many people believe it.
Exactly, but some of us still have to live in it.
Its the Boomers. As they die off something better will come along.
That’s ageism. Another tool of the media to further divide the people into segments. One of the things I really detest about ppl today is that they blame everyone else but themselves. I do agree that the Boomers have a lot of issues. It’s obvious by the state of things today. My biggest gripe about them is their lack of commitment to their responsibilities which is clearly shown by the Boomer divorce rate. However, the younger generations have only furthered this by completing deflecting all of their own responsibilities. I would watch students at UCLA in the early 2000s throw away plastic bottles in the trash instead of recycling them in the recycle bin 3 ft away. This lack of responsibility exists in ALL generations. The Boomers are not the only ones and they may have in fact passed on their horrible habits into subsequent generations.
When I say Boomers are the issue, i don't mean that the rest of us and our generations aren't fucked up. My parents and inlaws are boomers along with alot of people i know. The Boomer leadership in government are terrible and have been for 3 plus decades. The boomer commoners have been so brainwashed by their respective sides that they are all either stuck in the idyllic tv version of the 50's, the right wingers or the radical 60's, the left wingers. They are stuck and see the world through those lenses which is what shaped them. I have been tired of the 60's nostalgia and glamorization for about 25 years now. Much of the so called radical part was small and concentrated and then blown out of proportion by the media. The reality is the Boomer politicians with the most power have been linked with Nixon whether for or against for decades. It's the same group of clowns and crooks and warmongers on each side. Hillary was against nix but loves Henry Kissinger. Cheney and Rumsfield were part of Nixons staff and then continued on. The Boomers need to die for real change to happen. My generation and the rest are going to mess some shit up but I'm ready to move on. Finally, ageism along with all the other isms don't matter to me. That is lib name calling that has been weaponized and only matters to those who are trying to conform to the lib propaganda line. There is a great old saying that I would agree with now as an adult. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me. That was garbage as a child but as an adult is there for the mature.
The 'left' as in centrists, then right on. The "left" as in anarchists, socialists, communists, progressives, not all will be voting for Biden, and in some of those populations (e.g. anarchists), I doubt you would see above 5% of those folks voting for Biden.
If any major group of us self destructs the rest of us will go with them. I would have thought that would be obvious. Voting for Trump -- or in this case, not voting for Biden in order to get rid of Trump -- is an act of cowardice in the face of a big-time criminal.
Lol and voting for Sleepy Joe "Credit Card Industry" Biden, and Kamala "the Cop" Harris is an act of bravery and heroism? Get real dude. You sound just like the NYTimes - a lot of anger and condescension to hide the well justified fear that your narrow little view of the world is no longer popular in this country.
I wanted Bernie, of course, but voting for Biden is now absolutely necessary to get rid of Trump. But don't trust me, ask any ethical Republican, say David Frum or Jennifer Rubin or... I can't even remember their names. There are dozens, probably hundreds of them. Actually if you don't know all that you have not been paying attention.
I'm not sure that "ethical" and "David Frum" have ever appeared together in the same sentence non-ironically.
All right. I'm honestly not sure about From. Let's say "prominent" and not an officeholder who is compelled to support Trump now.
Sorry, I just couldn't resist a shot at a good cheap laugh :)
Well done sir.
'Ask any Republican with a history of hating Trump, and who continues to hate him, and that Republican will say Trump has to go.'
What earthshaking revelation will we receive next? Maybe this: People who like ice cream enjoy eating it?
By criminal, you mean the guy that literally grabbed a woman by the pussy? You mean the guy that was called the Senator from MBNA? You mean the guy that passed the 95 crime bill? That guy? Or the failed Casino turd?
I haven't read anything about Biden's exploits in the pussy department, but the other things you wrote are true. And yes, horrible. I wanted Bernie, not Biden. But Trump scares me badly and I want him out of office. Maybe I'm eventually going to hell for supporting Biden, but right now I feel the real-world flames already playing around my feet and I want Trump out. For the record I hate MBNA and every crime bill.
At last some honesty. Trump scares Ralph, so he's voting for Biden.
Actually a respectable position, even though the fear is totally irrational.
You think there is nothing to fear from Trump? Now that is interesting. Please tell me why. (I am not arguing about any of this now, I'd just like to know what you mean.)
Tara Reade. He digitally penetrated her. Then the president of the Me Too, nonprofit ignored her because she is working for the Biden campaign.
Thank you. Now I remember Tara Reade.
Do you think the AOC branch will split off and form another party before or after the election? That's why the Dems have been doing everything in their power to avoid mentioning the riots.
If they acknowledge the riots are happening, low information Dem voters will realize, "oh shit, there ARE riots. I thought it was mostly peaceful protests." And acknowledging them necessitates condemning them.
But by condemning the riots they piss off the radicals.
So they were stuck in a loop of 90+ days of not addressing them in any way other than as "peaceful protests". The typical low information Dem voter would be like, "look at all these peaceful protests! CNN tells me they're noble and righteous!" and the radicals would be, "yay! We keep our license to smash and burn things!"
The longer they waited, the worse acknowledging it would be, and they knew that. But I think they were hoping the riots would peter out on their own and they'd never have to address it.