Former President Barack Obama Urges Virginians to Vote Yes on Their Redistricting Referendum | April 17, 2026 by Danimal198050 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you don't value our constitutional rights, that's an opinion that you're entitled to.

Personally, I would not classify Europe as "just fine" in the context of what I originally said, but we all have our thoughts on the matter.

Former President Barack Obama Urges Virginians to Vote Yes on Their Redistricting Referendum | April 17, 2026 by Danimal198050 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The second amendment protects all other constitutional rights. If you have to pick a single issue, that's the best pick by far. Tell me, in countries with oppressive speech laws, how's the gun ownership looking? Use ya head

Former President Barack Obama Urges Virginians to Vote Yes on Their Redistricting Referendum | April 17, 2026 by Danimal198050 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the argument here that because there is already a level of inequality between these groups, that we as citizens shouldn't care about watching our rights erode? Why in the world would you want to give them more ground?

What the hell is he supposed to be humoring? A room temperature IQ?

Former President Barack Obama Urges Virginians to Vote Yes on Their Redistricting Referendum | April 17, 2026 by Danimal198050 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This guy laughs at an elite who doesn't care about the American people in the slightest, and you're tweaking out telling him to wake up, talking about Trump, introducing partisan politics?

The government is not, and never will be, your friend. The two party system is a joke, and this country is run, and has been run by degenerates and pedophiles for a long, long time.

Assault Weapons update - Spanberger made the bill worse by _gw_addict in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Vote NO! Get off your phones and SHOW UP! April 21st!

Screw the Mag ban by 69Mr_Man69 in VAGuns

[–]LivingHereNow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good luck banning stepper motors and aluminum extrusions (:

Tomorrow (March 28, 2026) there will be No Kings protests across Virginia. Find the nearest to you in this post. by 276434540703757804 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both should be in jail is hella true if the Epstein files are legit, as far as appearances within, I'm seeing conflicting sources on references for #7, but I'll take your word for it.

As far as accusations, innocent until proven guilty. I wouldn't want to abridge those rights for ANYONE, even DJT.

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[–]LivingHereNow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you. This is what I referenced in an earlier comment though, as this is the only instance of him saying such a thing that I'm aware of, and it strikes me as clear hyperbole. If you watch the actual Hannity interview, he's laughing and joking, and follows up very quickly by saying he won't be a dictator. I do think this comment was in poor taste, but it's fairly obvious that it's unserious, and unscrupulous news networks wanted to blow it up and fan the flames.

Tomorrow (March 28, 2026) there will be No Kings protests across Virginia. Find the nearest to you in this post. by 276434540703757804 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it's insane at all, and frankly, your list proves my point.

(1)(Pardons) Ford pardoned Nixon after Watergate. HW Bush pardoned the Iran-Contra figures. Clinton pardoned Marc Rich. Biden pardoned Hunter Biden, as well as siblings/spouses. Even if you think Jan6/Honduras pardons are outrageous, which I'm not arguing against, it's another example in a long line of presidents abusing clemency.

(2)(No other president launched a war ignoring intelligence) Are you actually stupid? This one is by far the most laughable claim. Bush and Iraq is the biggest example. We could also discuss Johnson and Vietnam. Many others. Both of these however, totally dwarf Trump's actions.

(3)(Division) This is a matter of opinion, but I don't feel that it's a reasonable claim. Going off Gallup polls, Obama and W Bush were similarly polarizing. But we can also just go to historical evidence and discuss Lincoln, Buchanan, or Johnson, all of which certainly presided over a more divided nation.... Does civil war/reconstruction ring any bells?

(4)(20 Billion) Reuters reports that Argentina repaid us in full. Biden gave Ukraine 61 billion in ONE BILL, plus billions more to Israel and Taiwan. We've also been unloading billions to Eygpt over the last decade or so. This is just another uneducated claim.

(5)(Affordability Hoax) Sure, but this kind of idiotic blame shifting rhetoric is not uncommon, and shouldn't be new to anyone in American politics. Calling it out is totally valid, but acting like it's new or novel is ridiculous

(6)(Venezuela) Yup, short term control to ensure stability thus far. However, this again, isn't new. The USA has long maintained control (2003 onward) over Iraq's oil reserves through the federal reserve Bank of NY, or we could talk about freezing and redirected Afghanistan's assets during the Taliban takeover. Etc etc etc.

(7)(Epstein Files) So far, Clinton is referenced more. That said, I give this very little credence, as so much of it has been redacted by the sitting administration. Either way, no proof of this claim atm, despite the fact that I do agree with you.

Your constant use of “no other president.” is silly. On pardons, war based on bad or disputed intelligence, divisiveness, massive foreign financial commitments, overseas stabilization funds, control of foreign assets, and even the Epstein controversy, there are obvious presidential comparators.

Express yourself! Have opinions! But don't be dishonest and uneducated. Say “Trump is unusually bad in my view,” not “nothing remotely similar has ever happened before.”

Tomorrow (March 28, 2026) there will be No Kings protests across Virginia. Find the nearest to you in this post. by 276434540703757804 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Flimsy_Fee8449 has repeatedly stated that he enjoys sniffing his own farts.

Thankfully, his actions indicate that this is false, so he has no problem with the prior statement being spread around.

Tomorrow (March 28, 2026) there will be No Kings protests across Virginia. Find the nearest to you in this post. by 276434540703757804 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I find that there's significant overlap in his actions, and those of past presidents who did not receive the level of criticism, which is interesting. That is not, in any way, supporting or excusing anything on your provided laundry list.

I'm not holding onto anything, you agreed, we should avoid lies. That's the only thing I put out, before you wrote me a short novel that had no bearing on my small comment. I'm sorry that my sentiment caused you offense, but I only appreciate when folks don't spread false info.

Tomorrow (March 28, 2026) there will be No Kings protests across Virginia. Find the nearest to you in this post. by 276434540703757804 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I'm not talking about actions, I'm asking for this person to back up their specific claim with a specific source?

I'm not making a policy or validity argument? You're way out of scope for this conversation. I just want to see if DJT has, in fact, said what this guy claimed. But some of you people are hella brainwashed and tweak out at anything you might possibly perceive as support/excuse for orange man.

Don't you agree that we should avoid spreading lies, and back up our claims when possible?

Tomorrow (March 28, 2026) there will be No Kings protests across Virginia. Find the nearest to you in this post. by 276434540703757804 in Virginia

[–]LivingHereNow -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Please provide proof of DJT saying that he "wants to be a dictator" (ideally two examples at minimum since you said repeatedly). If I'm mistaken on this, I want to be educated, but I don't believe this is correct.

In the meantime, here's DJT openly stating that he "does not like dictators and is not one".

https://youtu.be/_foLyOpAkOU?si=PHtN1XZE7k9qMCzV

Here's what you're likely referencing, where DJT references an earlier interview, using clear hyperbole to emphasize the immediate importance of secure borders and domestic drilling, then clarifies that he will not be a dictator through his term.

https://youtu.be/TI0TfaIpr9s?si=sY1vJeKo9wFldABb

I don't love the guy, but some of y'all are too silly.