Political Banter and Debate Thread

Malc · **Posted:** Wed Nov 06, 2024 11:47

BikNorton wrote:

The only hope is that this is 'red mirage' to be followed by the 'blue wave' as the mail-in ballots are counted over the next month as apparently there tends to be a significant alignment split in method.

Actually, that's a co-hope - also that the supreme court doesn't find a way to agree with trump when he says that's all fraud and needs to be discounted.

Fucking appalling, especially that this is probably more because of blind "never democrat" insanity than "i love trump".

Never Democrate
Never Female
Never Non-white

Add in the idiots who didn't vote for her because of her stance on X where Trumps stance on X is 100 times worse

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26276

After the mess of January 2021, and the slow eeking out of the news of the Capitol storming, then the court proceedings, bathrooms full of classified documents, etc… As the news slowly faded away I genuinely hoped I’d rarely to never have to read anything more about that glow-in-the-dark turd. I was hoping, but not convinced, that this election took and then inevitable uproar if he didn’t win would be the end. That he’d somehow just accept it and go back to playing golf for the rest of his natural life.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Nov 06, 2024 12:37

Cras wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Whadda we reckon for the States then?

I’m going with Kamala and her winning by a surprisingly large amount. Over 300 EC votes.

Obv shenanigans will follow from Trump.

Trump's campaign this time around has been a dead duck. Stumping to paid crowds and half empty venues. It feels like the campaign is being run to keep Trump happy even though his campaign staff know it's a lost cause. There aren't any floating voters who'll jump for Trump this time around.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2158

It's telling that the only people in work who are happy about the result are the ones who were so bad at the Christmas Quiz that you wondered how they ever got a job here in the first place.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 06, 2024 13:12

Quiz performance is no reflection of anything.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

MaliA wrote:

The war in Ukraine will end.

Yep. Within 24 hours. Just needs one quick call to Vlad and all will be well.

Just like when Trump visited North Korea to sort them out ....... oh, wait.

Anyway, the wall will be finished next week, all illegals will be deported before Christmas, monkey pox will be cured by injecting liquidised bananas into the whole population by 'medical doctors,' all political opponents will go straight to jail without passing Go or collecting $200, the country will be great again by new year and he can spend the rest of his 4 year term playing golf, but there won't be another election because they won't be needed.

And the remaining population will live happily ever after.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 06, 2024 13:24

The US stops supplying arms, Ukraine capitulates

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

MaliA wrote:

The US stops supplying arms, Ukraine capitulates

Putin prepares for next Special Operation in Poland, or maybe Finland.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2158

My mum is Ukrainian, 85 and not in great health. I just need Putin to 'fall out of a window' in the short time that she's got left. Ukraine might not be free in that time but if Putin could just die that'd be dandy.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Blucey wrote:

My mum is Ukrainian, 85 and not in great health. I just need Putin to 'fall out of a window' in the short time that she's got left. Ukraine might not be free in that time but if Putin could just die that'd be dandy.

And if he could fall out of a window on to Trump, that would really make my day.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2158

MaliA wrote:

Quiz performance is no reflection of anything.

Depends on the quiz. This was a light-hearted quiz that encompassed all manner of topics. Nothing particularly difficult. It was actually shocking to me just how dumb a couple of my co-workers. To not have knowledge of any of those areas at all. It was brutal. Those are the Trump fans in the office.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2158

MaliA wrote:

The US stops supplying arms, Ukraine capitulates

We fight to the death. Well, not me. I've got rubbish knees.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10206

BikNorton wrote:

The only hope is that this is 'red mirage' to be followed by the 'blue wave' as the mail-in ballots are counted over the next month as apparently there tends to be a significant alignment split in method.

Well, drat, Harris has conceded.

But at least that means SCOTUS doesn't get to trample all over that bit of the process this time.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2158

He's got the house, the Senate and the Supreme Court. I'm hoping all that Project 2025 shit was just a conspiracy because he can do whatever he wants now.

My hope though is that him playing to the 'devout' christian vote is over now. There's no Trump 2028 now obviously so hopefully he just sticks to keeping the country running and doesn't implement any bullshit policies.

It'll be horrible to see him pardon all the Jan 6 nutcases though. I mean they literally killed a cop.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38720

The first person he's going to pardon will be himself. Then Rudy.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16675

Blucey wrote:

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It'll be horrible to see him pardon all the Jan 6 nutcases though. I mean they literally killed a cop.

I think he said did at least say some of them not all of them.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10206

Blucey wrote:

There's no Trump 2028 now

You don't think the constitutional amendment is already written?

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5487

Some of the proposed plans are absolutely batshit crazy.

Putting anti-vax RFK Jr in charge of public health?

Abolishing the department for education?

Putting mElon in charge of a new Department Of Government Efficiency so he can cull hundreds of thousands of jobs, just so he can make DOGE jokes and channel more money to SpaceX?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38720

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

Some of the proposed plans are absolutely batshit crazy.

Putting anti-vax RFK Jr in charge of public health?

Abolishing the department for education?

Putting mElon in charge of a new Department Of Government Efficiency so he can cull hundreds of thousands of jobs, just so he can make DOGE jokes and channel more money to SpaceX?

I'm sorry, what? Can I assume this is so BIG GOVERNMENT can no longer interfere in the GOD GIVEN RIGHT to educate the younguns they way GOD INTENDED?

Squirt · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6634

Or just push the interfering down to State level, where the local crazies can really get freaky with it.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38720

Full on creationism in some states, purple haired wokism in others. The perfect balance

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5487

Yep, give it states to run, plus allow more opportunities to run schools for profit.

https://www.chalkbeat.org/2024/08/24/if ... ld-happen/

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10206

I don't follow religiously but Jonathan Pie does manage to be outraged-funny whilst thought-provoking. Better than Charlie Brooker, dare I say.

Kern · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2024 11:20

Slowly returning to regularly thinking about politics and the world after a few weeks' of limiting myself for self-care after that thing that happened across the Atlantic in early November.

Decided that the Assisted Dying Bill is necessary, no matter how uncomfortable I sometimes feel around the topic, as it's better to have legal clarity then the current approach of looking the other way.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2158

Man, I want the option when I'm older.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16675

It definitely needs the proper safeguards though or else I don't think I'd live to see the end of this fucking Teams meeting.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2024 11:38

Quote:

Decided that the Assisted Dying Bill is necessary, no matter how uncomfortable I sometimes feel around the topic, as it's better to have legal clarity then the current approach of looking the other way.

I agree it's necessary, but I feel that the safeguards on this bill aren't good enough, and it's not practicable.

Bill

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Jeremy Corbyn to begin legal action against Nigel Farage

"Jeremy Corbyn says he is to take legal action against Nigel Farage over a statement made on his GB News show.
During a segment of his show on 28 February, Mr Farage accused the former Labour leader of subscribing to an antisemitic conspiracy theory.

It's taken a while to make his mind up about it.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

US gives $20bn to Ukraine funded by seized Russian assets

It seems that reparations are starting before the end of the war.

Blucey · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2158

Warhead wrote:

US gives $20bn to Ukraine funded by seized Russian assets

It seems that reparations are starting before the end of the war.

Good.

I'm surprised that Russia is still even surviving with what should be a completely decimated economy. Good that Ukraine got 20 billion before Trump gets in and messes it all up.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5487

Watching the MAGA clowns vs Elon implosion on Twitter is amazing.
The r/leopardsatemyface subreddit is getting very busy.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Elon and Nigel also imploding. I suspect Elon wants to be Emperor of the Known Universe, as he seems to be sticking his nose into everyone's business.

I'm really hoping that he spits his dummy out with the new president before his inauguration. He's like a spoilt toddler with too much pocket money,

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16675

He's a right cunt and no mistake. They'll plainly fall out as their ideology beyond being "anti-woke" is just naked self interest and their interests aren't going to align.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5487

I hear President Musk is running a poll on whether the US should liberate the UK from our tyrannical government

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38720

Old Musky Balls should shut the fuck about the UK.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38720

I reckon he's still sore about us not all supporting him when he called someone a paedo because they said his idea was silly

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 06, 2025 16:07

He thinks we listen but we actually find him a terrible boer.

Bobbyaro · **Joined:** 18th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11916

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Would you buy a used car from this man?

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Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26276

I’ve seen a few folks point out how similar the inauguration portrait looks to his mugshot, both the pose and lighting, etc, and congratulating the shady work of the photographer.

BikNorton · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 10206

It's quite 1984-y too

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5487

Hmmmm

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38720

I reckon they couldn't get a decent shot of him that didn't show how thin the hair was, so his vanity kicked in. The someone said "let's do the mugshot, the Magarats will eat it up"

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26276

I’ve sworn myself off any kind of political comment or engagement on social media, but the number of people I’ve seen celebrating this absolutely vacuous play by Trump and TikTok is embarrassing to humankind.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 20, 2025 13:45

Prevailing view amongst the youth is if you're over 30 and on TikTok you're probably a nonce.

Dr Zoidberg · **Joined:** 15th Oct, 2010 **Posts:** 5487

MaliA wrote:

Prevailing view amongst the youth is if you're over 30 and on TikTok you're probably a nonce.

Nigel Farage is a heavy TikTok user

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38720

Dr Zoidberg wrote:

MaliA wrote:

Prevailing view amongst the youth is if you're over 30 and on TikTok you're probably a nonce.

Nigel Farage is a heavy TikTok user

QED

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

Trump plan to deport migrants a 'disgrace', says Pope

If a picture paints a thousand words, what does this one say, apart from 'Spot the blithering idiot.'

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GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Jan 20, 2025 14:58

MaliA wrote:

Prevailing view amongst the youth is if you're over 30 and on TikTok you're probably a nonce.

Thought that was Snapchat?

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 20, 2025 19:19

https://www.whitehouse.gov/

The (deep) state of that

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