Politics The Hangar Politics Thread

[eth-dog]

Seems that right now Immigration issues win you votes. One of the big issues in the UK election and one of Trumps hobby horses.

It did Abbott and Morrison well

 

[fairbump_playon]

Seems that right now Immigration issues win you votes. One of the big issues in the UK election and one of Trumps hobby horses.

Yeah its easy target stuff

I think inflation is the fuel though. People finding it tough and then looking for someone to blame.

Chuck in some Arab American dissatisfaction over Israel and some post covid grief and there's a lot of unhappy people.

 

[boncer34]

Yeah its easy target stuff

I think inflation is the fuel though. People finding it tough and then looking for someone to blame.

Chuck in some Arab American dissatisfaction over Israel and some post covid grief and there's a lot of unhappy people.

Yeah things should improve now for them.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Well, at least Iowa was close.

 

[boncer34]

Well, at least Iowa was close.

Is it time for me to rant about polls again?

 

[Kong]

They're a bizarre case, America.

Most from around the world can point out their issues:

No proper healthcare
A gun epidemic and ingrained, irreversible culture
Outdated nationalism dating back to WWII
Third world women's rights on abortion and parental leave

Not to mention things like insurmountably crippling wages, rising extremism, blatant racism.

Sure, all countries have their issues, but America is unparalleled in its shithousery, at least for a powerful Western nation.

Yet even the left (the side most likely to call out many of these issues) seem allergic to acknowledging that they don't live in the "greatest country in the world".

It's the grandest case of Stockholm Syndrome in modern history.

 

[Beerfish]

It's the grandest case of Stockholm Syndrome in modern history.

Huge call for an Essendon supporter to make as well.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Yeah its easy target stuff

I think inflation is the fuel though. People finding it tough and then looking for someone to blame.

Chuck in some Arab American dissatisfaction over Israel and some post covid grief and there's a lot of unhappy people.

I think if the typical American was a bit more worldly they’d see that inflation post covid is a global problem and not a Biden/Harris problem.

Immigration is the low hanging fruit though, the democrats have to walk a tightrope to avoid annoying the various minorities that contribute to their base while being strident enough to appease the white people

 

[Call Me Cake]

I think they're both terrible choices. A consenquence of the shoddy two party system that we've all somehow been matrixed into.

As for Harris, the world is on a knife's edge when it comes to conflicts around the world and unfortunately many (including women) don't see a woman as fit for the role of a strong enough leader to navigate it. Throw in the fact that the party's campaign centred around change (despite being in office for 4 years) and going with Biden initially only to flip-flop, you can see it was a disaster from the beginning.