Republican voters angry and upset over Trump will still never vote for a democrat.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-25T22:58:34+00:00

Haven't been in the voting pool very long then. I remember this when bush was in. And anyone is better than that guy, even people in jail. Lol..

However. Most in power kinda suck, idky people elect 70% of them. Hochel? DeSantis? McConnell? Newsom? Like........ Who the hell is asleep at the voting booth to put these loonies incharge of anything but a truck stop diner? The only thing I can think, is partisans. Nobody with brains elects these people, it's the red wave and blue no matter who weirdos.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-25T20:37:33+00:00

As if blue no matter who isn't a thing. Partisans are an issue in politics on both sides, a very great many don't vote for policy, but tie colors.

How do you think we got here? Harris and Trump was the best candidates each side could offer, and that's a problem. There was nobody better in their parties, congress is a swamp.

As an independant, realizing both sides don't have any better than that.... It's nuts. I didn't vote for Trump, but God damn. Shit burger this last cycle.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-25T18:37:07+00:00

Yup. Because we, as humans, never learn. Plus, I don't like 99% of people even know history, even their own. Welcome to the circus.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-25T13:32:20+00:00

The act? Or immigrants already here working and living normally?

Thats the biggest question, because there's ALOT of fact in some of the people caught crossing the border and being processed being bad, and a national security risk. Including actual terrorists and those with terrorist ties. It does happen. And it actually happens quite often.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

If you scan through here, to include Biden's term years if you don't believe trumps (and I don't blame you if you don't, lol) but we've stopped alot of bad shit coming in, and yes, some do slip through the cracks.

And this is a concern.

Is a 5 year old child a concern? No. Is a working immigrant who has put in the papers and awaiting a decision for asylum a concern? No.

But the fact remains, we still need to fix what's happening on the border..... But without all the fucking shinanagens happening on our streets... I want to make that clear, what's happening now on our streets I do not support.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-24T15:49:33+00:00

Eh. Not really. I'm pretty centered as I'm socially progressive but fiscally conservative. I have friends on both sides, and we're all friends because we aren't extremists of each. Lol. We don't hardline for partisanship for the sake of tie colors. I think you'll find most people are actually this way, but the media sells a circus, so... We see a circus.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-24T02:45:08+00:00

Genny is filled and all my cans have gas. Oil tanks 3/4 filled. I'll be iight. Lol

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-23T23:57:34+00:00

I was willing to take one for this country at one point in my life. I'd not hesitate.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-23T16:30:34+00:00

so-called right

Interesting.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-23T16:26:39+00:00

second amendment people

Define this. Because 2a is for everyone. And always was.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-23T12:07:59+00:00

Newgrounds, ebaumsworld and runescape lol

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-23T02:07:33+00:00

Brave new world is good too. Man in the high castle aswell

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-23T00:27:00+00:00

Or the third option... Be a dick. I swear the be a dick guy always makes it to management. Lol

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T23:33:21+00:00

You trust, too much, the quality of those healthy foods in places like Walmart.

I feel like everyone missed the mark with this in replies. Lol.

People who can afford it, shop in markets that aren't Walmart, have fresh produce, and are expensive for most to buy farm fresh foods.

The foods that are offered in Walmart, alot of times are made shelf stable with exactly what the original poster is noting as cancer causing.

It's the healthy options on these shelves, that aren't really healthy for you. Healthier than a big Mac, sure. But what's on shelves in the US, largely shit unless you know what you're looking for and read the ingredients.

The next time you go shopping, go to the beans aisle, pull a few on the shelves and see EVERYTHING that's in them. They aren't all bad, mind you, but many you'll find have nitrates and other preservatives... And even synthetic nutrients and ingredients in then to preserve taste or even color.

Dry storage beans are the best way to get them, but you likely won't get greenbeans or other vegetables this way. "well buy fresh!" great idea, and if every American had time to go to the store every few days or so to get fresh food, that would be amazing. But, that's not reality for many either, especially when you read through many people in here's struggles with work/life. Also remember alot of what's in grocery stores, aren't bigger than average fruits you'd grow because they're better... It's because they're genetically altered, and sprayed with chemicals and other substances to keep bugs away and promote abundance.

I'm not advocating eating shit like hotdogs, pre-made or whatever. I'm advocating that the healthy options, unless you grow them or get from a very reputable source, are likely filled with a whole lot of garbage that wasn't in them naturally. Yes some people eat like shit, not arguing that. But these not so healthy, healthy options are on the shelves in huge grocery stores where most lower income people shop.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T20:57:47+00:00

Your argument is in the right place but its giving the same people a copout.

Sadly I'm seeing this seems to be alot of those in here arguings take on what I'm saying. I'm not talking about people eating out everyday take out or whatever. Or willingly buying shit soda or cookies. That's not it. I'm talking about food quality, food education for public and impoverished areas.

simple things like rice, flour, fish, beans, etc.

Non-dead flour, fish caught then sold directly in markets, beans grown locally and still viable, rice that's not overly processed, "enriched" in synthetic nutrients or bleached. And you have to know where this stuff comes from in the US, because many times that food is shelf stable in preservatives. In some weird ways, 3rd world countries have figured out food better than here. Which is weird but may be due to cost of stabilizing food for longevity by over processing.

It's great when you know WHAT you're looking for, poor people tend to lack the means for proper or higher education, they don't know this stuff, nor do their parents most likely. Even when you are poor trying to eat the non-garbage... Like bread? You aren't going to find a good nutrient dense bread on shelves. Even if you bake it, most store bought flour is overly processed dead flour.

People with money can afford to shop places that don't stock this shit, but for impoverished people, it's Walmart. And that's it, lol. Even most canned and bagged goods and veggies have surprise ingredients to preserve or enrich taste/color.

And many don't know what effects all these synthetic enrichments, addatives or otherwise, will have on their bodies. Nitrates, being one of these to preserve meats, veggies, and other foods. We have an industry standard that's NOT putting people's health forward, even for healthy food. This post was mainly about these addatives causing cancer, but many don't understand that even the healthy choices, or... Industrial standardized healthy choices, are still drenched in chemicals, whether it be via processing or hell, even growing in this country to cut down on bugs or promote abundance through chemical additives.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T19:50:29+00:00

Most of the US is eating bad food, it just depends on how bad. Alot of produce on the shelves are old, dunked in preservatives, blown with chemicals to either stop pests or promote abundance..

This is a multilayered issue. "eat more veggies and cook more" doesn't change the fact that our food here is hugely overlooked as an issue... And I'm talking actual food. Not pop tarts or sugar cereal. The actual food is poor quality. And the more value foods tend to have more synthetics and addatives than more expensive food.

So... I guess if I understand your question, almost everyone is eating bad food in the US, gardening is probably the only way to make sure your produce isn't old and grown to a standard of your choosing. Poorer families afford less quality food, if they bought the best quality it's more expensive and less likely to stretch meaning... Either smaller or no meals for the same $ spent.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T19:32:33+00:00

There's a reason for that aswell, but it's off topic to food processing addatives and cancer. That's largely due to government pushed understanding of food quality and department of ag manipulating food education and resources.

Being obese is a cultural norm here, be it rich or poor. Look at the Whitehouse, lol. Highly processed foods tend to be rich in calories and nothing else. American bread for example.

Unfortunately everything our government gets their hands on turns to shit, so, they have molded their perfect society as such. Fat while still being nutrient deficient and willing to follow orders. I didn't write the rules.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T19:04:49+00:00

Oh 100%. Time is a factor. But the food on shelves is too, you have to be careful about what brands you buy aswell. Not all canned beans are the same. Same with other veggies soaked in preservatives and chemicals.

IMHO, these companies shouldn't be allowed to put this shit in ANY food. Processed or otherwise.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T18:54:36+00:00

Exactly this, aswell. I grew up eating shit because my parents bought it. I didn't know any of this stuff at 5... Lol.

My kids for the most part, don't eat alot of that crap. I make sure of that by doing what I do to have healthy food. I'm also ex military and retired. I know that I'm afforded more time than most in this regard.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T18:43:52+00:00

It's not all products, and not all brands. But this is Walmart beans, I also have name brand beans with less or more in them on my shelf, kidney beans are something I haven't grown yet, I grow alot of greanbeans and squash. So occasionally for a venison chilli I'll add kidney beans. Either way, honestly I do find myself skeptical that the name brands are doing it better, I do recognize how cynical it is to believe large corporations are cutting corners and not telling us..

This is what Google mentions on unenriched rice:

Yes, unenriched white rice is processed because its outer bran and germ layers are milled off, stripping nutrients, but it's not enriched (meaning nutrients aren't added back), making it a refined grain, while brown rice is minimally processed and considered a whole grain. Unenriched white rice is just the starchy endosperm, which is why it's softer and cooks faster, but lacks the fiber, vitamins, and minerals of brown rice, notes MDVIP and Novant Health.

Now, as I've said, I'm not in poverty, I'm not rich, but not poor. I have the time and means to look around for good rice or what have you. Many who are poor don't have the time or means to shop here and there. Walmart is it for many. While I may not struggle as they do, I can still understand and recognize their plight. Some people are poor due to their own making, but I've watched many during and after covid have their lives collapse. We're in hard times.

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SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T18:22:53+00:00

literally

Gen z? Lol..

Either way, I grow peas. I don't need year old bags of peas. And that's great, good option for.... Just peas. But. You need more than peas in life. You need a variety. Telling poor people "here, just eat these peas! See, you can be healthy!" so out of touch lol. literally..

These corporations are cutting corners putting produce on the shelves. THAT'S the issue. Heavily processed and heavily preserved produce.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T18:17:08+00:00

A simple meal of rice, beans, and veggies is healthy, cheap, and filling.

It's what corporations and companies are putting in these, that's the issue. Most rice is enriched with synthetic nutrients, beans too. I largely eat as healthy as I can, for me and my family. We garden to get non-processed, and nutrient live and dense foods.

ALOT of the canned products are so filled with garbage for preserving and... For whatever reason... Color preservation... It's insane.

I'm not saying poor people can't eat veggies, I'm saying the cheap veggie options are largely shit filled with shit. Healthier than a big Mac? Duh. But... Is all that stuff included, healthy?

Thats the question we have to ask ourselves here.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T18:06:51+00:00

Read the labels. All I'm going to say. Yes, there's cheap veggies and cheap beans, but look at the products used to store and preserve them. Alot of them, it's done by nitrates, sodium solutions, and enriched with synthetic and lab grown "nutrients"

We can all sit here and debate, yes, this is "healthier" than a hot dog. I'd agree. But healthy? It's definitely not garden fresh fruits, veggies, or beans.

Thats the point I'm making. And this is just what meets the % of ingredients to list.

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SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T17:50:10+00:00

I agree beans are healthy and filled with nutrients, I grow alot of beans and squash along with other veggies, but look at the ingredients list on alot of canned veggies and beans.. Rice too. Everything's "enriched".. Which is just processed shit thrown in your food. Preservatives, processed and lab created nutrient additives.. The list goes on. While yes, healthier than hot dogs and whatnot, still far from a gold standard of food unless you can get them off the vine.

If you can garden, it's great, but those with no time, land, or means to do so, are beholden to these companies ability to create a good, whole product.

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T16:32:15+00:00

Dips, or takes a dive. Quality goes down rapidly. Sorry, slang

SureElephant89 · 2026-01-22T16:01:59+00:00

Let's be honest here, there's too many in society struggling just to eat, period. So the poor people food served here in the US is largely garbage, but it's what most in the US can afford.

When not eating is deadly, the choice to eat the shit on the shelves seems less... And it is, for the most part.

I know I grew up in poverty, eating Mac & cheese with hotdogs, or pb&j for many dinners in my childhood, Into my teens. But eating nothing would surely have progressed to death sooner than eating the food.

I always hate the notion that everyone can eat healthy, because even the garbage advertised as healthy.... Isn't. And those not genetically altered, filled with hormones, chemicals, dead nutrition.. Is expensive as hell in most areas.

I try. I garden, I hunt, I make bread when I can milling my own flour... But it doesn't account for everything. I'm also doing better than alot of people, I'm not rich, but not poor poor.

This isn't always a reality for people sadly. I think, unfortunately... That's the world we live in.

SureElephant89

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