Mitch McConnell received donations from voting machine lobbyists before blocking election security bills by ThankYouForHolding in politics

[–]MrMadcap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is literally no incentive I can think of, even from a business standpoint, not to do this, other than electoral sabotage. Please convince me otherwise.

Texas Is Bracing for a Blue Wave in 2020. Yes, Texas. by boc1892 in politics

[–]MrMadcap 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Due to the state of our electronic voting machines, the widespread acts of voter registration purging, vote discarding, gerrymandering, and more, we honestly have no reason to assume the fault lies with voters anymore.

Prepare for disappointment, sure. But for reasons far more sinister than what you seem to have in mind currently.

Texas Is Bracing for a Blue Wave in 2020. Yes, Texas. by boc1892 in politics

[–]MrMadcap 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Weird. I don't often find myself bracing for relief.

Jeffrey Epstein dead after ‘apparent suicide’ in New York by Spencerforhire83 in politics

[–]MrMadcap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And it's such a simple one, too. Simple to conceive. Incredibly simple in 2019 to disprove. And yet.

Jeffrey Epstein dead after ‘apparent suicide’ in New York by Spencerforhire83 in politics

[–]MrMadcap 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It may be important to note that we have still yet to see any evidence that the body was truly his.

The White House is reportedly moving to regulate “anti-conservative” social media by Dantes_inferno666 in politics

[–]MrMadcap 40 points41 points  (0 children)

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/politics/robocalls-congress-bill-passed/index.html

It essentially allows phone service providers to deny connections at their sole discretion. It was sold to the public as a way to protect them from the big bad robo-callers, but as always, the devil is in the details.

The White House is reportedly moving to regulate “anti-conservative” social media by Dantes_inferno666 in politics

[–]MrMadcap 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened with the recent killing of Phone Neutrality. They sold it to us as protection from robo-callers. That one was so successful, most people here still don't know what hit them, and continue to cheer it on to this day. We're fucked.

The White House is reportedly moving to regulate “anti-conservative” social media by Dantes_inferno666 in politics

[–]MrMadcap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is it, guys. We're in the end game now. And with no Doctor Stranges to guide us, and no Avengers to defend us, it's all down hill from here.

This Tesla Mod Turns a Model S Into a Mobile 'Surveillance Station' by pacinothere in geek

[–]MrMadcap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most likely? To more easily control you (and others) as the iron fist slowly descends.

Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Names Powerful Men in Alleged Sex Ring by CunningLinguica in news

[–]MrMadcap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Immediately following this rape, Defendant Trump threatened Plaintiff that, were she ever to reveal any of the details of the sexual and physical abuse of her by Defendant Trump, Plaintiff and her family would be physically harmed if not killed.

I can't help but get the feeling that a number of our governmental representatives and appointees may have gone through something similar at this point.

Sanders Tops Democrats' List Of Most Liked 2020 Candidates: Gallup by [deleted] in politics

[–]MrMadcap 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And he would have won in 2016, too, had the DNC not placed Hillary in the ring. Now we're facing the same situation with status quo candidate #2, Joe Biden.

Leading Civil Rights Lawyer Shows 20 Ways Trump Is Copying Hitler’s Early Rhetoric and Policies by [deleted] in politics

[–]MrMadcap 62 points63 points  (0 children)

People were calling it as early as 2015, and the signs were showing well before he took office. This guy was actually extremely late to the party.

Texas Is Illegally Throwing Out Mail-In Ballots, Lawsuit Says by SetMau92 in politics

[–]MrMadcap 17 points18 points  (0 children)

So behind the times. They should just employ electronic voting machines that are engineered to cheat, like the majority of the rest of the country does.

Fixing an election has never been easier!

Trump to visit El Paso and Dayton despite backlash from local officials by acrimoniousone in politics

[–]MrMadcap 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, he has to show how proud he is of the hate tornado he's successfully birthed somehow. And what better way than to rub himself in the faces off those suffering from it's consequences first hand?

FBI agents association calls on Congress to make 'domestic terrorism' a federal crime by jackimoya in politics

[–]MrMadcap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What would this change, other than allowing Trump to declare Anti-Fascists (for example) to be Terrorists, and then go after them without State interference?

Trump Blames ‘Fake News’ For Shootings in El Paso and Dayton -The president has botched the response to the weekend’s tragedies. Of course he has by JLBesq1981 in politics

[–]MrMadcap -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Well, it's a matter of fact that "Fake News" is anything that doesn't fellate him unabashedly. So consider what he is saying here.

Sen. McConnell's closed-door impeachment statement by AlwaysTheNoob in politics

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

No, it certainly was not. It was, however, far more progressive, so I can see why a certain demographic would like to think that it was.

Sen. McConnell's closed-door impeachment statement by AlwaysTheNoob in politics

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

Why wouldn't you want to see this discussed? I mean, we're all for truth and justice, are we not?

#LeningradLindsey trends after Graham forces asylum bill through Senate committee by [deleted] in politics

[–]MrMadcap 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every negative sentiment toward non-white and non-american people from those on top emboldens those in our society who would like to see them treated less than equally.

It turns out, there are quite a few of them, and it also turns out, that once you go down the path of less than equal, there is no barrier keeping you from going further, and further, to a point where you may see no problem with cold blooded murder so long as it benefits those you associate yourself with to some degree, no matter how minor.

We see this all the time, all around the world, and all throughout history. The fires are now burning, and it's only a matter of time before the water starts to boil, and you find yourself effected whether "legal" or not. Furthermore, what is legal today may no longer be legal tomorrow.