The Republican politicians and their lickspittles have taken gaslighting to an extremely dangerous and damaging level. But it has become so commonplace that it's difficult to see how there will be any repercusions for them.
Printable View
The Republican politicians and their lickspittles have taken gaslighting to an extremely dangerous and damaging level. But it has become so commonplace that it's difficult to see how there will be any repercusions for them.
Jeezo, even famous actors are complete loonies too, I'm still bamboozled how the USA became this world superpower when it's full of weirdos and eejits.Quote:
Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
The President has said it's true. What further evidence do you need?Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Wouldn't believe something just on his say-so. Would want it backed up by Tucker Carlson before I could be sure it's true. :agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by ballengeich
I'm waiting till Piers Morgan gets back.Quote:
Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
James Woods is another one who has inexplicably wedded himself to Trump. I first watched Woods in the 1970s mini series Holocaust where he played a victim of the Nazis, so a kind of bitter irony that he has become such a cheerleader for Trump.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-C
What does Tucker Jenkins think?Quote:
Originally Posted by lapsedhibee
Him and Voight are weird looking to be fair, at least my theory of Trumps Weirdos is still intact.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs Class
He couldn't give a Tucker's Luck.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens
Yup, terrific actor. He'll always be Joe Buck to me (just typing that starts Harry Nilsson's theme song playing in my head).Quote:
Originally Posted by hibsbollah
Thinking back to 2016, I had a conversation with some VERY senior members of the AICPA (the American accounting institute), and most of them were voting Trump. It worried me then, and now, that well educated people fall for his nonsense.
This could explain his animation. Watch the video.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimBHibees
J
http://www.vox.com/videos/2020/2/12/...foreign-policy
There's no denying that he has done well where the economy is concerned, which is why they would vote for him based on his policies in that respect. He is still a **** thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by AltheHibby
It's not necessarily the nonsense. I know a lot of people who's only interest in politics, and the reason they vote republican, is "to keep my taxes down". A lot of them disagree with Trump and other republican policies but they always come out with "but my taxes are lower so I vote for them."Quote:
Originally Posted by AltheHibby
I honestly believe you can get far in American politics by saying 1) lower taxes 2) looser gun control 3) abortion bad. There are people I know who vote only on one of those three issues. In fact a friend of mine purposely voted trump because Hilary would take his guns away in 2016.
American politics is very, very strange.
It’s the masses that have been spoon fed the lie of trickle down economics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
Does an unemployed, black, single Mum from Baton Rouge, Louisiana really give a toss that the stock market is up 8 points?
J
No, but in the world of accountancy, then yes they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
Yet some people say the current POTUS is likely to have had many abortions arranged. (Also on an unrelated point. I’m sure him holding that Bible the other day was one of the few times he’s actually held the Bible).Quote:
Originally Posted by Haymaker
The bible is his favourite book apparently!
Grifter! How do people fall for him?
https://youtu.be/ERUngQUCsyE
J
Sadly there are many more poor black women than accountants in America.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns
J
Yet they hate Joe Biden who actually goes to church!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
I agree, but my post was in reply to another post about accountants! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
****ing headcases.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
No they probably don’t but share ownership is much more widespread in the US than the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
There is also much more awareness of how markets pact their wealth (401k’s etc.) that here. Oddly most people in the UK still have no idea what their workplace pensions actually are or what they are invested in.
So while your point is accurate a rising stock market does have a significantly bigger influence in the US in politics than it ever has in say the UK elections.
Kind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg
You are probably spot on. Absolutely mentalQuote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
Funnily enough they depict James Woods as a crackpot in Family Guy, Seth McFarlane has a wicked sense of humour and anyone is fair game on that show.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hibs Class
Off topic, butyou just reminded me of a Facebook post I had from a Sevco supporter telling me not to use McDonalds as "they admit in their accounts to funding the IRA".Quote:
Originally Posted by RyeSloan
The truth was that they funded their employees' Individual Revenue Accounts, or, as we would call them, pensions.
Similar to the Hun in the pub story who during the World Cup and the bunting was up took out his lighter and went to burn the Ivory Coast flag.Quote:
Originally Posted by AltheHibby
For reference
Ivory Coast = 🇨🇮
Ireland = 🇮🇪
J
They are also different proportions.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bristolhibby
Ivory Coast is 2:3 while Ireland is 1:2
Religion is partly a factor as some say we have God on our sideQuote:
Originally Posted by JimBHibees
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Bob Dylan summed that attitude up well in his song of that nameQuote:
Originally Posted by Ronniekirk