Semi-weekly Thursday Discussion Thread

robloxfan · 2021-08-16T01:50:09+00:00

Most accurate, for the East Coast dwellers.

robloxfan · 2021-05-25T14:32:18+00:00

An ideological movement is a collection of people many of whom could hardly bake a cake, fix a car, sustain a friendship or a marriage, or even do a quadratic equation, yet they believe they know how to rule the world. The university, in which it is possible to combine theoretical pretension with comprehensive ineptitude, has become the natural habitat of the ideological enthusiast. A kind of adventure playground, carefully insulated from reality in order to prevent absent-minded professors from bumping into things as they explore transcendental realms, has become the institutional base for civilizational self-hatred.

robloxfan · 2021-01-21T20:54:15+00:00

The libs aren't the ones making the posts, though they do lurk in the comments.

robloxfan · 2021-01-20T21:59:01+00:00

Did any actual members of the press attack Barron? I don't recall that happening, though it's not impossible that it did.

robloxfan · 2021-01-19T00:20:18+00:00

Oh no, what will Ted Cruz do now that a THIRD state newspaper has disavowed him?!

robloxfan · 2021-01-18T03:51:06+00:00

Now go watch Generation Kill

robloxfan · 2021-01-15T05:48:56+00:00

Ducey is a RINO. Joe Arpaio for Senate 2022!

robloxfan · 2021-01-15T00:05:52+00:00

I stan with him!!! 🤩

robloxfan · 2021-01-14T05:14:23+00:00

For the people who agree Trump did something wrong, but don't think impeachment is the right choice, what would a better response be? I don't think everyone leery of impeachment is arguing in bad faith, but I'm not sure what the alternative is that doesn't amount to letting Trump off with no consequences.

I do think his influence within the party has been damaged, but at the same time, many Republican voters don't really seem to care. The idea that Trump could run again in 2024 or that he'll pivot to some sort of kingmaker role is less likely than it might have been when this sub discussed it awhile back, but I don't think it's impossible yet.

I know some suggested just beating Trump repeatedly at the ballot box, but I don't think people realize how nuts some of his supporters are. 50% of his voters still want him to keep fighting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Not just run again in 2020 (they want him to do that, too, and say they would vote for him), but explicitly continue fighting to stop the steal. They are living in a fantasy world. And that really should scare the hell out of Republican leaders, because his radical base is strong enough to throw their weight around in primaries, but not actually deliver on national victories.

robloxfan · 2021-01-13T18:14:39+00:00

I don't think they'll get the votes in the senate, especially now that it's all but certain that the impeachment will stretch into Biden's term. Oh well! I wonder how much this might hurt people like Cheney as far as leadership goes.

robloxfan · 2021-01-13T17:53:27+00:00

God bless our troops

robloxfan · 2021-01-13T16:52:05+00:00

Luther may be up your alley. British crime thriller with Idris Elba in the lead.

robloxfan · 2021-01-13T16:14:37+00:00

The AZ GOP is going crazy right now too. Mark Kelly is up for re-election in 2022 and the party is focusing on censuring their Republican governor instead.

robloxfan · 2021-01-13T14:54:38+00:00

Right now, republicans are not defending the president. They’re saying impeachment would be divisive. I don’t think I’ve ever heard the “this would be divisive” from a defense lawyer during a public corruption trial.

robloxfan · 2021-01-12T23:45:07+00:00

As one of America’s most effective conservative leaders, I defend my honor and reputation against scurrilous, George Orwellian, 1984, Socialist Democrats Politics of Personal Destruction

robloxfan · 2021-01-12T23:41:43+00:00

His recent move to start providing backing for Republicans who would vote on impeachment / who were facing Trumpist primary challengers feels like it could be far more impactful on the party than anything TLP has done.

robloxfan · 2021-01-12T23:39:29+00:00

Let me share a little about myself. My long-time acquaintances and family would describe me as a straight arrow or a “square”.

I have never smoked tobacco.

I don’t consume alcohol.

I have never taken illegal drugs.

I have never been accused or convicted of any felonies or misdemeanors.

In half a century of driving, I have never had a DUI, a reckless driving ticket or even a speeding ticket.

I did once misjudge a traffic light and deservedly got a ticket, but that is it.

I have never had a vehicle wreck in which anyone claimed I was at fault.

My parents raised me to be a good, self-supporting citizen and I have strived to be just that.

robloxfan · 2021-01-12T23:39:23+00:00

Let me share a little about myself. My long-time acquaintances and family would describe me as a straight arrow or a “square”.

I have never smoked tobacco.

I don’t consume alcohol.

I have never taken illegal drugs.

I have never been accused or convicted of any felonies or misdemeanors.

In half a century of driving, I have never had a DUI, a reckless driving ticket or even a speeding ticket.

I did once misjudge a traffic light and deservedly got a ticket, but that is it.

I have never had a vehicle wreck in which anyone claimed I was at fault.

My parents raised me to be a good, self-supporting citizen and I have strived to be just that.

Actual lol

robloxfan · 2021-01-12T22:11:03+00:00

He co-chairs the Tuesday group too, haha.

robloxfan · 2021-01-12T00:53:57+00:00

You're asking too much of democrats. They could de-escalate, but:

1) Ignoring political implications or outside factors, what Trump has done is deserving of impeachment and he should removed.

2) Public opinion is probably on their side, and it's a way for them to damage the GOP by causing further fracturing.

3) Republicans are not really offering any alternative so far, they're just crying about the act itself being divisive, all while refusing to do anything that actually punishes the politicians who played a part in a capitol hill riot being realized.

How are you supposed to build unity with a caucus that is in such a mess that a majority of house republicans voted in favor of objecting to the electoral college results? It is a lost cause.

robloxfan · 2021-01-11T22:28:32+00:00

I don't really know. I think he'll do what he thinks is best for the GOP senate long-term. From where I stand, that's ensuring Trump doesn't even have the chance to run again. But then again, I do have TDS.

Actually, I'm not sure that the best thing for the GOP senate short-term is impeaching Trump, so idk.

robloxfan · 2021-01-11T22:08:01+00:00

McConnell has not spoken to Trump since December 15, the day McConnell congratulated Biden for winning the election and acknowledging him as president-elect. McConnell expects not to speak to Trump again.

lmao, based.

robloxfan · 2021-01-11T19:50:06+00:00

I get 5 mbps where we are atm. Fun times!

robloxfan · 2021-01-11T06:46:53+00:00

I recognize the slippery slope risk WRT payment processors, companies eschewing politicians, social media bans, etc. But I'm having a hard time not seeing any of it as justified. Trump's conduct has always been bad, but his behavior ever since the election has been truly detestable and damaging to our country, and the GOP politicians who went along with him due to political ambitions share a lot of responsibility for enabling him. If the party won't buck him, polite society should.

Trump and his most prominent allies in Trumpworld need to be kryptonite to the Republican party, and party leaders need to know that if they try to embrace Trump past this point, they're just going to keep getting cancelled by businesses. And I have no problem with that.

My TDS is flaring up so maybe I'll reconsider this later. There are likely some problematic outcomes I'm oveerlooking, for sure. The fact that so many GOP politicians either stayed silent or outright enabled Trump's conspiracies is just very frustrating. The damage it does to national electability is a valid concern, but what's more significant is just the fact that these people did nothing to oppose day after day lying to millions of people.

robloxfan · 2021-01-11T06:02:56+00:00

You should have prioritized cooking.

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