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2020 US Presidential Election (aka: The Trump Coronation)

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    #2402
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users Posts: 25,597 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    Sweetemotion wrote: »
    Such hatred.

    I don't have the capacity to hate anyone.

    I'm more along the lines of "karma's a bìtch" kinda guy.

    I felt the same way when BoJo caught it.


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    #2403
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Silentcorner wrote: »
    I honestly can't see Biden being the Democratic nominee.

    I certainly don't recall a poorer Democratic Candidate for a Presidential Election in my lifetime.

    And I thought Hillary was bad!!!

    You’ve a short memory so. Michael Dukakis. Walter Mondale.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #2404
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Sweetemotion wrote: »
    I can't understand how anyone can think Biden can beat Trump.

    Fooling no one but themselves.

    Biden is out polling Trump in many of the swing states. Especially the rust belt. I can see Biden beating Trump, but I can also see Trump winning.

    It’s not exactly rocket science to look at opinion polls and predict a certain outcome.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #2405
    Manach
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,719 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manach


    Brian? wrote: »
    You’ve a short memory so. Michael Dukakis. Walter Mondale.
    From what I remember, Carter did not not run a particularlly good campaign but he was aided by the economic conditions and the media hostility to Ford. So there might be a similar favouriable impetus for Biden, so long as he allows his media allies to be his vanguard.


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    #2406
    Danzy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,851 ✭✭✭✭Danzy


    Brian? wrote: »
    You’ve a short memory so. Michael Dukakis. Walter Mondale.

    Poor candidates but capable of 5 minutes of coherence, hours of it in fact.


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    #2407
    Sweetemotion
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    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    I don't have the capacity to hate anyone.

    I'm more along the lines of "karma's a bìtch" kinda guy.

    I felt the same way when BoJo caught it.

    Again, such hatred.


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    #2408
    Sweetemotion
    Registered Users Posts: 2,502 ✭✭✭Sweetemotion


    Brian? wrote: »
    Biden is out polling Trump in many of the swing states. Especially the rust belt. I can see Biden beating Trump, but I can also see Trump winning.

    It’s not exactly rocket science to look at opinion polls and predict a certain outcome.

    Look at all the opinion polls you want, if it helps you feel better.


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    #2409
    duploelabs
    Registered Users Posts: 11,454 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    Sweetemotion wrote: »
    Again, such hatred.

    More like Schadenfreude

    tell me your opinions on Schiff, Pelosi, or HC? Bet you loooooooove them


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    #2410
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Danzy wrote: »
    Poor candidates but capable of 5 minutes of coherence, hours of it in fact.

    Did you see the Bernie and Biden debate?

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #2411
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Sweetemotion wrote: »
    Look at all the opinion polls you want, if it helps you feel better.

    What have my feelings got to do with it?

    You asked how people could believe Biden could win. The answer is that the polls show he can win.


    And before you roll out the "polls were way off in 2016" trope. They weren't. In all of the state's that Trump won they were polling within the margin of error. The election was drastically a toss up.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #2412
    Silentcorner
    Registered Users Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Silentcorner


    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    I don't have the capacity to hate anyone.

    I'm more along the lines of "karma's a bìtch" kinda guy.

    I felt the same way when BoJo caught it.

    Is it just Trump and BoJo that you feel this angry about?


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    #2413
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users Posts: 25,597 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    Silentcorner wrote: »
    Is it just Trump and BoJo that you feel this angry about?

    What gives you the impression I am angry lol.


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    #2414
    Silentcorner
    Registered Users Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Silentcorner


    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    What gives you the impression I am angry lol.

    Well...you are giving me the impression you are angry...why have you singled out two Leaders of two different countries?


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    #2415
    Boggles
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    Sweetemotion wrote: »
    Such hatred.

    Indeed.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1zeHNdTS8M


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    #2416
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users Posts: 25,597 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    Silentcorner wrote: »
    Well...you are giving me the impression you are angry...why have you singled out two Leaders of two different countries?

    If I see a group of people not socially distancing and having a party and then learn they caught covid19 I would call that karma due to their stupidity.

    It doesn't mean I hate them, same goes for Trump and Johnson, Boris caught it due to sheer stupidity and Trump runs the same risks. That's not hatred.


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    #2417
    2u2me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭2u2me


    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    If I see a group of people not socially distancing and having a party and then learn they caught covid19 I would call that karma due to their stupidity.

    It doesn't mean I hate them, same goes for Trump and Johnson, Boris caught it due to sheer stupidity and Trump runs the same risks. That's not hatred.

    Karma(n): refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual.

    Not to be confused with what you said:
    Timberrrrrrrr wrote: »
    I have all of my fingers and toes crossed.

    Which was you sarcastically hoping someone else caught this virus and possibly died, nothing to do with karma. Vile.


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    #2418
    [Deleted User]
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    Silentcorner wrote: »
    Well...you are giving me the impression you are angry...why have you singled out two Leaders of two different countries?

    I was similarly okay with the possibility of Bolsonaro getting it. Leaders that have handled the pandemic atrociously and endangered their citizens and then catching it is somewhat karmic.


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    #2419
    Boggles
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    2u2me wrote: »
    Which was you sarcastically hoping someone else caught this virus and possibly died, nothing to do with karma. Vile.

    And when Doctor Donald did it live in press conference to 10s of millions about a member of his own party.

    What would you call that?


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    #2420
    2u2me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭2u2me


    Boggles wrote: »
    And when Doctor Donald did it live in press conference to 10s of millions about a member of his own party.

    What would you call that?

    Vile. Where/when did he do that.


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    #2421
    Boggles
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    2u2me wrote: »
    Vile. Where/when did he do that.

    Video above.

    He also "sincerely" tweeted about his negative result.

    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1242777450662244352


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    #2422
    2u2me
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,693 ✭✭✭2u2me


    Boggles wrote: »
    Video above.

    He also "sincerely" tweeted about his negative result.

    https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1242777450662244352

    I think Michelle Obama put it best, when they go low, we go high.


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    #2423
    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,860 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    2u2me wrote: »
    I think Michelle Obama put it best, when they go low, we go high.

    Yeah that worked out well.


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    #2424
    Boggles
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    2u2me wrote: »
    I think Michelle Obama put it best, when they go low, we go high.

    But what he said and did was "Vile", correct?


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    #2425
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users Posts: 25,597 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    2u2me wrote: »
    Karma(n): refers to the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual.

    Not to be confused with what you said:



    Which was you sarcastically hoping someone else caught this virus and possibly died, nothing to do with karma. Vile.

    You can read my words on a screen and come to your own conclusion, that's your prerogative.

    To coin a phrase though


    Such hatred.


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    #2426
    ChelseaRentBoy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 474 ✭✭ChelseaRentBoy


    Posters hoping political leaders catch the virus and possibly die is pretty darn low. I can't stand someone like say Merkel but i would never be gleeful if she caught the virus. Is Trump an idiot yes but that's no reason for wishing the worst upon him no more than it is on anyone else.


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    #2427
    Boggles
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    ChelseaRentBoy wrote: »
    Posters hoping political leaders catch the virus and possibly die is pretty darn low. I can't stand someone like say Merkel but i would never be gleeful if she caught the virus. Is Trump an idiot yes but that's no reason for wishing the worst upon him no more than it is on anyone else.

    Posters or Presidents?


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    #2428
    Silentcorner
    Registered Users Posts: 6,506 ✭✭✭Silentcorner


    ChelseaRentBoy wrote: »
    Posters hoping political leaders catch the virus and possibly die is pretty darn low. I can't stand someone like say Merkel but i would never be gleeful if she caught the virus. Is Trump an idiot yes but that's no reason for wishing the worst upon him no more than it is on anyone else.

    It's crazy....these people are crazy.

    They probably would love to see Americans suffer from economic hardship as well ....nutters!!!


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    #2429
    Boggles
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    Silentcorner wrote: »
    It's crazy....these people are crazy.

    Trump?

    I imagine so.


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    #2430
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    Silentcorner wrote: »
    It's crazy....these people are crazy.

    They probably would love to see Americans suffer from economic hardship as well ....nutters!!!

    Give over with the pearl clutching, it's about as genuine as Trumps concern for Romney

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #2431
    Timberrrrrrrr
    Registered Users Posts: 25,597 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    Let me just clarify my position


    I care for Trump and Johnson exactly the same amount they care for me ;)


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