Game Day US Election Day Thread - Trump 47th President of the United States

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[MarcMaverick]

As I have said before, one of the reasons Harris lost was because of her not being the genuine article. She was about as cookie-cutter and vanilla as they come.

 

[Demons09]

So the people you were at a training session with that you never met before where all racists because they talked about fixing immigration or just because they like Trump? I'm confused with your logic

These far left supporters are still using the racism and Nazi card and wonder why trump won, it doesn’t work the far left are redundant and always will be.

 

[black is White]

Great to see Trump get in. Just need Dutton to get in here next year. The general public are sick and tired of being told who to vote for by other people. Just look at how the voice vote went for Albanese last year here. The silent majority are ready.

Ironically the voice had as much substance behind it as Kamala Harris's policies

 

[Satan]

seems vindman got elected

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Explain to me how lock downs cause inflation?

What has caused inflation then? The alternative to the biggest economic event in our lifetime not causing inflation is what?

 

[Maggie5]

I didnt bother reading something that contradicts itself in the first 9 words

I knew it but good for you admitting.

 

[black is White]

These far left supporters are still using the racism and Nazi card and wonder why trump won, it doesn’t work the far left are redundant and always will be.

Unfortunately some truly believe it and can't get past the emotional manipulation they've endured by the very people they trust.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

When you refer to religion, you mean Christianity and Judasim right?
They are the bad religiions.

Indigenous dreaming and Islam are the good religions and they are allowed to impact politics.

No, I refer to all religions. Look at Iran, Afghanistan - terrible human rights abuses in the name of religion.

Nice try, though.

 

[MarcMaverick]

These far left supporters are still using the racism and Nazi card and wonder why trump won, it doesn’t work the far left are redundant and always will be.

Yeah it lost its "lustre" 8 years ago. Need to destroy that playbook and get a new one.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Yeah she obviously has no respect for her consituence but the left can get away from any accountability. She didn't even have to concede last night but at least address the thousands of people that are there for you. Apparently a fair few of them were very torn about her not showing up and doing that to them. The left are burning bridges in a lot of cases. The only thing they really have going for them is the Trump hatred/derangement.

Are you still waiting for Trump to concede the 2020 election?

Some bizarre hypocrisy you are displaying here.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

I knew it but good for you admitting.

In all honesty very few things ive made my mind up on in life and im hard to sway on. Basically would say the 3 things of

• Net Zero is a scam
• Taxation system needs a massive overhaul and is 100% broken to the core
• Children cant make large scale decisions on their future without parental consent

are ones im not waivering from. Number 2 is where tariffs fit in.

 

[black is White]

No, I refer to all religions. Look at Iran, Afghanistan - terrible human rights abuses in the name of religion.

Nice try, though

I'm not religious but I will say bad people will do bad things and use religion as a scale goat. Look at how pedos flock to the church, lots of narcissists flock to power holding positions it's just the way things are unfortunately. There are good and bad with everything and I don't believe solely blaming religion for wrongdoings in its name is entirely accurate and fair even tho often it may feel like it's accurate.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

No, I refer to all religions. Look at Iran, Afghanistan - terrible human rights abuses in the name of religion.

Nice try, though.

How many religious people in Australia do this truly? Not many, a insane minority.

Im not going to look at a ex Afghanistani and look down on him for things out of his control, or suggest to him the way he lives his life in Australia is the cause of terrible human rights in the place he left. I suggest you will be happier in life if you dont do the same

 

[black is White]

Are you still waiting for Trump to concede the 2020 election?

Some bizarre hypocrisy you are displaying here.

All I was saying is she should have addressed the people at her rally, not to concede but to thank them for their efforts. Nice try to spin it tho and deflect on what was a pretty basic point made.

 

[spinynorman]

Glad to see this has been cleared up.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

I'm not religious but I will say bad people will do bad things and use religion as a scale goat. Look at how pedos flock to the church, lots of narcissists flock to power holding positions it's just the way things are unfortunately. There are good and bad with everything and I don't believe solely blaming religion for wrongdoings in its name is entirely accurate and fair even tho often it may feel like it's accurate.

Sure but the point is government should be free from religious influence. That's not to say politicians can't be religious but when religious texts are being used to dictate policy, then you're in a world of trouble.

 

[stefcep]

A grade deflection right there.

Questioning a result is how democracy works especially when your winning pretty convincingly and then over night a bunch of ballets are found that like 80-95% voting one way with statistical anomalies involved. Trump received the most votes in history and lost to Biden who received more and evidently won the electorate by like 80k votes which is peanuts. Hillary questioned the vote it was all Russia's doing, Al Gore and many others have done the same. The whole facing charges point is a very scewed and biased politically motivated talking point. Go and look at the charges he faced and the past precedence for it, even some Trump hating democrats couldn't believe the witch hunt it's literally political prosecution. Yet you believe Trumps the one wanting to persecute his rivals and is anti democratic lol. It's called projection and you fell for it.

Exactly- one of the prosecutors is a registered Democrat who campaigned on a "I'll Get Trump" platform. Of course Trumps prosecution galvanized those who cared about Democracy and saw that it was politacally-motivated. Jailing your political opponents (or worse assassinating them) works in autocracies, but not in a Democracy.

 

[Sixpence]

Glad to see this has been cleared up.

This is the thing with Trump, you can't tell what's parody and what's not.

 

[DogDaySonny]

The small government message is sold because there ARE inefficiencies, and the working class are not getting value for the working hours they are putting in. Small government advocates are playing fast and loose with who really benefits from government freed of all responsibilities to its electors though.

Once the public interest is surrendered to private concerns, what becomes the focus? Profits before people. The working poor are going to get absolutely CORNHOLED in such a scenario. Can't afford healthcare? You can die on the streets, thanks.

This is the whole Left vs Right thing though, isn't it? Collective good vs private interest.

This is what’s happening TODAY. Under Democratic policies. The worst cities with the worst suffering on the streets are Democrat cities in Democrat states and have been for decades. San Francisco. Philly. Baltimore. Detroit. And if people complain about the policies that institutionalise such widespread suffering and human degradation they are Nazis! Racists! Bigots!

The fact is, the working poor are getting cornholed today and they are being told to shut up and like it. It could be worse, you know, if the Nazis are in charge. The free thinkers who just want to be left alone are canceled with abandon. The people who don’t want to what amounts to almost 1/4 of the Australian federal budget on a war with the world’s largest nuclear nation are told they are Putin lovers.

Consider this: A person so dislikable that a potted plant beat him last time, was able to overcome that headwind and win all three elected federal institutions. At some point, the leftists have to stop and ask, “Is it me? Am I the problem?”

But, personally, I hope the left never does. I hope they continue for a long, long time concluding that it’s the stupid, racist, Nazi, women-hating bigots who are the problem. And that they continue to scream this at the top of their lungs at the corner of Swanston and Bourke every chance they get.

 

[Rusty Brookes]

How many religious people in Australia do this truly? Not many, a insane minority.

Im not going to look at a ex Afghanistani and look down on him for things out of his control, or suggest to him the way he lives his life in Australia is the cause of terrible human rights in the place he left. I suggest you will be happier in life if you dont do the same

100% agree. That's because we've got a strong secular society - as I pointed out, you have the right to believe (and not believe) in what ever supernatural entity you want. But I'm not sure you can say the same in the US and I do worry that they've taken a step to even more religious influence in their decision making. I might be wrong - time will tell.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Sure but the point is government should be free from religious influence. That's not to say politicians can't be religious but when religious texts are being used to dictate policy, then you're in a world of trouble.

The constitution is based on religious text. Has worked okay so far

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

100% agree. That's because we've got a strong secular society - as I pointed out, you have the right to believe (and not believe) in what ever supernatural entity you want. But I'm not sure you can say the same in the US and I do worry that they've taken a step to even more religious influence in their decision making. I might be wrong - time will tell.

Not even close to being a issue in US

UK on the other hand... Religious influence is heading that way

 

[Rusty Brookes]

The constitution is based on religious text. Has worked okay so far

The first amendment clearly states the following:

• Establishment Clause: Prohibits the government from establishing a religion or making any religion the official religion
• Free Exercise Clause: Protects citizens' right to practice their religion as they please

 

[faible]

Great to see Trump get in. Just need Dutton to get in here next year. The general public are sick and tired of being told who to vote for by other people. Just look at how the voice vote went for Albanese last year here. The silent majority are ready.

lol Dutton. Imagine supporting that potato.

 

[stefcep]

Sure but the point is government should be free from religious influence. That's not to say politicians can't be religious but when religious texts are being used to dictate policy, then you're in a world of trouble.

Why? Our legal system is founded on Judeo-Christian prnciples.

And besides, what do you propose? That those whose code of morality is founded in religion should have their votes suppressed? If you did that globally, you'd suppress the vote of nearly everyone.