The Politics Thread

@Ciaran  
Seconded.
 
It’s not our fault the Tea Party and Alt-Right crazies have nestled themselves nice and cozy-like into the Republican base.

@Ciaran  
so basically conservatives have to be held in a country where they have arguably no say because anything and I mean ANYTHING they put forward is shouted down by the left…..it is either we divide peacefully or through civil conflict….because apparently we cant even make that decision anymore…..

@Shirani  
You know it’s funny, I said the same thing last year and people called me divisive. This is where a “let’s see what happens” attitude gets you.
 
Protip: Opposing nazis will guarantee you a spot on the “right side of history”

@Shirani  
You still have your state governments. Sure, they get smacked down from time to time, but the feds don’t have the resources to stop everything (and I would be terrified if they did).

@Background Human  
no….either conservatives get the chance to become president fairly or we split apart…..because no one should have a monopoly on the presidency!

@Shirani  
Conservatives hold two of the three branches of government, and have refused to allow a moderate to be considered for the third branch and now hold all the power necessary to stack the third branch as they choose.
 
And you say that “the left” has all the power.
 
Are you even listening to what you are saying? I’m serious - do you ever actually re-read what you write, and ask yourself what you sound like to someone who does not consider themselves a highly victimized member of the ruling party?
 
Because you’re a member of the ruling party - you control all three branches of government.
 
But you’re still whining - ENDLESSLY - about how “the left” won’t let you do what you want.
 
Your party controls everything right now - but even that is not enough for you. Somehow you still see conservatives, including Republicans, the GOP, and the Tea Party as being subjected and beset at every corner by intractable powers that deny you your right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
 
So - what is it that you are missing?
 
Your party controls all three federal branches, but that’s not enough - how much more control do you need to be able to “have a say”?
 
Where does you “having a say” start?
 
@Shirani  
In what way did Trump not become President “fairly”?

@Shirani  
It doesn’t help that EVERYTHING they put forward is either  

@Shirani  
Right. We sure are overreacting…cough

@Ciaran  
oh we have the three braches of government but it wont be a supermajority forever even I know that! As for the reason I say the left doesn’t give conservatives any say….what about academia which is in a leftist monopoly or how about the majority of news media? Oh and what about the vile hate against conservative views in cities and majority democrat states?

@Shirani
 
You know, if I wasn’t sure you were being facetious, I’d say you’re starting to sound an awful lot like you belong in the National Socialist Party.
 
Edit:(that means the Nazis)

@FirelordofHyrule  
no I don’t subscribe to any of that vile shit….I subscribe more to libertarian values….

@Shirani  
There it is. You can’t tolerate dissent, even when you have all the power. That attitude never ends well historically.

@Shirani  

 
Are you certain it isn’t just that way because educated people tend to be more liberal?

@FirelordofHyrule  
No they must defy the “elite” lol.

@FirelordofHyrule  
if it gave the opposing view of left leaning views I wouldn’t mind but even THAT is suppressed even where I am going to university….

@Shirani  
Get off your metaphorical cross and take a really good hard look at what you are saying.
 
Imagine standing face to face with a Democrat who is a Muslim, and imagine saying to their face, that right now your political interests are less represented than theirs are. Imagine saying to their face that you are LESS SAFE and your interests are LESS REPRESENTED in the federal government today.
 
Is that what you are really willing to see yourself saying?

 
This was made over 80 years ago…

Did anyone hear about that Black Lives Matter Preschool Teacher at a protest and said that said stuff like “The White House Must Die” saying “We need to start killing people”, Demanding white people give them money, houses and livelihood……Ok, forget the little Boycott Starbucks hashtags for get you pretty cancel UBER hashtags. If there’s anyone that deserves to be fired from their job, it’s this individual.

@LeoNero  

 
I assume you’re not just throwing random shit against the wall to see what sticks.

@Shirani
 
It really doesn’t help that the right used to be so much more tolerant, and now because of the Tea Party fucks, and now the Alt-Right - who might as well just call themselves what they are (fascists) - the Republicans have pretty much just become the party of the racist evangelical nutjobs.

@Ciaran  
I concede that we currently have a say right now with a supermajority in both houses….but with apparent glee the left see a decline on conservative views due to apparent demographic change in the future….they want to have a monopoly on power! 2042 they predict a permanent PERMANENT monopoly on the presidency and congress!

@LeoNero  
Source

@FirelordofHyrule  
The Republican base has been like that for decades. The politicians are only now catching up.

@Ciaran  
Seriously, i’m not joking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZLJFzmkEK0

@Shirani  
Why would that be worse than what we have now?
 
PS: It still doesn’t explain why you see yourself the victim right now.
 
@LeoNero  
Some random person with a microphone on a grainy video is not an official statement by any organization. It’s some random person with a microphone at a protest having an opinion. So what.