The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism.

[gamb00ler]

23 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Could also say "The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Democrat Party".

 

If there is fault to be found, it's on both sides. To claim that the Democrats are on the side of angels and the GOP are devils is .

Please point out where the OP claims the Democrats are "on the side of angels".  What a crackpot post!

[thaibeachlovers]

17 hours ago, susanlea said:

No such forum rule. 

There is if posting claimed facts. I posted an opinion.

[thaibeachlovers]

38 minutes ago, gamb00ler said:

Please point out where the OP claims the Democrats are "on the side of angels".  What a crackpot post!

He certainly seems to be implying that the GOP are on the dark side, so ergo he must be claiming that the Dems are better ie on the side of angels.

Personally I think they are all as bad as each other. Read "Animal Farm" for an insight into modern politics.

[thaibeachlovers]

20 hours ago, simple1 said:

 

Go ahead, though I am unaware of any proven corruption  / criminal acts against Joe Biden, as is the case with trump. Additionally, let's not forget trump has also settled Out Of Court on a number of occasions. Plus numerous trump associates being convicted of various offences, which to my mind questions trump's judgement of ethics and character. I suggest overall Republicans are more corrupt than the Democrats in today's political environment with the continuing BS regards 2020, gerrymandering etc, etc, etc

Settling out of court is not an admission of guilt and he's only been found guilty on one of the court cases against him.

In any event, he could be found guilty on all the charges and still become POTUS. As long as Biden refuses to abandon his re election campaign it's likely, IMO, that Trump will win.

Be afraid, be very afraid!

[dhupverg]

If you want to look up the grifts occuring in the us, they have a website where you can do it.  https://www.usaspending.gov/search

 

Just listening to  a podcast now about how all the ngo's that are working on the illegal migrant front are raking in hundreds of millions of dollars  in government grants and spending most of the money on payroll, not on actually helping migrants.  

 

Show me a a cause, and i'll show you a grift.

  Vide

[Cryingdick]

How about Trump taking gender out of marriage in the new platform and saying that abortion cannot hot be banned at the federal level? I am gay so taking gender out of the social constructs of marriage makes sense. This is why i was denied my right to marry for decades. That is freedom jn all marriages whatever you believe.

Edited July 9 by Cryingdick

[susanlea]

3 hours ago, simple1 said:

 

All your posts fit perfectly to the MAGA drum beat. Hopefully one day you and others will transition from Darkness to Light. Until then no point to respond to you further.

Sorry for not belonging to the left cult 

[gargamon]

On 7/8/2024 at 7:34 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

To claim that the Democrats are on the side of angels and the GOP are devils is

You missed a word there. I'll fix it for you:

 

“To claim that the Democrats are on the side of angels and the GOP are devils is“ correct.

[simple1]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

He certainly seems to be implying that the GOP are on the dark side, so ergo he must be claiming that the Dems are better ie on the side of angels.

Personally I think they are all as bad as each other. Read "Animal Farm" for an insight into modern politics.

 

No where near to similar practices. As an example during the recent debate trump used 29 lies / disinformation, Biden 5. Additionally Biden doesn't have any civil or criminal convictions and so on. Check out AP, haven't used BBC as will generate the usual BS.

 

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-misinformation-election-debate-trump-biden-577507522762aa10f6ee5be3a0ced2bb

[simple1]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Settling out of court is not an admission of guilt and he's only been found guilty on one of the court cases against him.

In any event, he could be found guilty on all the charges and still become POTUS. As long as Biden refuses to abandon his re election campaign it's likely, IMO, that Trump will win.

Be afraid, be very afraid!

 

Disagree. trump has settled out of court on a number of occasions to minimise damage to his reputation and finances.

 

https://time.com/6215419/trump-legal-trouble-key-strategies/

[thaibeachlovers]

5 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

Disagree. trump has settled out of court on a number of occasions to minimise damage to his reputation and finances.

 

https://time.com/6215419/trump-legal-trouble-key-strategies/

Of course. That is why people settle out of court. It's still not an admission of guilt.

[thaibeachlovers]

10 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

No where near to similar practices. As an example during the recent debate trump used 29 lies / disinformation, Biden 5. Additionally Biden doesn't have any civil or criminal convictions and so on. Check out AP, haven't used BBC as will generate the usual BS.

 

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-misinformation-election-debate-trump-biden-577507522762aa10f6ee5be3a0ced2bb

Biden's crimes just haven't been investigated by the IMO biased American so called justice system. They are discussed quite often on this forum though.

 

BTW congratulations for responding to a quote from me without saying anything about what you quoted.

[susanlea]

16 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

No where near to similar practices. As an example during the recent debate trump used 29 lies / disinformation, Biden 5. Additionally Biden doesn't have any civil or criminal convictions and so on. Check out AP, haven't used BBC as will generate the usual BS.

 

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-misinformation-election-debate-trump-biden-577507522762aa10f6ee5be3a0ced2bb

Biden thinks he is a black woman yet you have no issues with him. Very low standards and very biased.

[thaibeachlovers]

37 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

How about Trump taking gender out of marriage in the new platform and saying that abortion cannot hot be banned at the federal level? I am gay so taking gender out of the social constructs of marriage makes sense. This is why i was denied my right to marry for decades. That is freedom jn all marriages whatever you believe.

IMO marriage is an institution best disposed of in the dustbin of history as not fit for purpose. It was useful before women became independent and had state aid, but now, IMO it is only of use for women to take the man for everything they can get, and for lawyers minting it off the debris of people's lives.

I don't get why anyone wants to be married anymore- the offspring are not called bastards now and there are so many from unmarried people it's no longer a stigma.

It has a failure rate of at least 50 %. Would you buy a car with a 50% fail rate?

[thaibeachlovers]

44 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

How about Trump taking gender out of marriage in the new platform and saying that abortion cannot hot be banned at the federal level?

You used a double negative. I have no idea if you think abortion should be federalised or not.

 

BTW, the president does not make law. That should be referred to congress if you want a law.

[BigStar]

On 7/8/2024 at 7:34 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Could also say "The Longest Con: How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Democrat Party".

 

If there is fault to be found, it's on both sides. To claim that the Democrats are on the side of angels and the GOP are devils is .

 

Yup.

 

Even as they attempt to force him out, Democrats are still praising the sterling character of the president, especially in contrast to Trump. But that’s always been a lie.

     --The refrain that Biden is a ‘good’ or ‘decent’ man falls flat when you consider the president’s decades of recorded lies and slander.

 

 

[simple1]

39 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Biden's crimes just haven't been investigated by the IMO biased American so called justice system. They are discussed quite often on this forum though.

 

BTW congratulations for responding to a quote from me without saying anything about what you quoted.

 

Joe Biden has been subjected to a number of investigations with no criminal proceedings against him as an outcome.

[susanlea]

3 minutes ago, simple1 said:

 

Joe Biden has been subjected to a number of investigations with no criminal proceedings against him as an outcome.

Why does he think he is a black woman? Why do you defend him so much?

[thaibeachlovers]

18 hours ago, simple1 said:

 

Joe Biden has been subjected to a number of investigations with no criminal proceedings against him as an outcome.

Errr, didn't one of those investigations say that he shouldn't be prosecuted because he is an old man that forgets too much. It didn't say he hadn't done something criminal.

[Thingamabob]

As a Brit I am confused by the visceral hatred expressed against Trump by so many posters on AN. He was President for 4 years during which time he appears to have been no worse than most of his predecessors, and better than many. I am also told by a number of people that know him well that he is a loyal friend, has a likeable personality, and an engaging sense of humour. What, then, is the reason for the hatred ?

[Gsxrnz]

Left and Right, Conservativism and Liberalism, Capitalism and Socialism - these names for political ideology are no longer relevant. The changing face of politics has rendered these terms useless.

 

Globalism and Nationalism are now the main descriptors for geo-politics. And there are fascists and totalitarians on both sides.

 

I'm over democracy and rule of the mob. Anarchism is now my preference. 

 

Although if anybody can show me the list of "Things that governments do well", I might be convinced to change my mind.

[impulse]

21 hours ago, simple1 said:

 

Joe Biden has been subjected to a number of investigations with no criminal proceedings against him as an outcome.

 

That's only because nobody wants to see a President Harris.  Nobody. (Except maybe Kamala)

 

Edit:  If he'd chosen HRC as his running mate, he'd probably be pushing up daisies already.

 

Edited July 10 by impulse

[susanlea]

40 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

Left and Right, Conservativism and Liberalism, Capitalism and Socialism - these names for political ideology are no longer relevant. The changing face of politics has rendered these terms useless.

 

Globalism and Nationalism are now the main descriptors for geo-politics. And there are fascists and totalitarians on both sides.

 

I'm over democracy and rule of the mob. Anarchism is now my preference. 

 

Although if anybody can show me the list of "Things that governments do well", I might be convinced to change my mind.

Its me me me politics.

[simple1]

1 hour ago, Thingamabob said:

As a Brit I am confused by the visceral hatred expressed against Trump by so many posters on AN. He was President for 4 years during which time he appears to have been no worse than most of his predecessors, and better than many. I am also told by a number of people that know him well that he is a loyal friend, has a likeable personality, and an engaging sense of humour. What, then, is the reason for the hatred ?

 

trump refused to commit to support a number of allies. e.g. the Kurds who lost 10,000 people fighting ISIS. Documented 30,000 plus lies during his presidency. A recent example approx 29 lies during his recent debate with Biden; completely untrustworthy. Failed in his oath to protect the Constitution, attempted to overturn the 2020 election. Be known for years to be a fraudster e.g. trump university, during presidency attempted to dismantle government agencies, one method was to appoint people with zero applicable experience, removed numerous protections for the environment etc etc - there are plenty more.

[thaibeachlovers]

3 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

As a Brit I am confused by the visceral hatred expressed against Trump by so many posters on AN. He was President for 4 years during which time he appears to have been no worse than most of his predecessors, and better than many. I am also told by a number of people that know him well that he is a loyal friend, has a likeable personality, and an engaging sense of humour. What, then, is the reason for the hatred ?

Because the Dems have better brainwashing than the GOP.

To read some of the posts on here, he personally went out and murdered everyone that died during covid, is best buds with Putin and is going to put all his opponents in concentration camps if he gets elected again.

In fact, he presided over a good economy,  low unemployment, was getting the border under control and didn't start any wars. Yet Biden the IMO warmonger is supposedly on the side of angels and the US has never had a better economy because of him personally.

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, simple1 said:

 

trump refused to commit to support a number of allies. e.g. the Kurds who lost 10,000 people fighting ISIS. Documented 30,000 plus lies during his presidency. A recent example approx 29 lies during his recent debate with Biden; completely untrustworthy. Failed in his oath to protect the Constitution, attempted to overturn the 2020 election. Be known for years to be a fraudster e.g. trump university, during presidency attempted to dismantle government agencies, one method was to appoint people with zero applicable experience, removed numerous protections for the environment etc etc - there are plenty more.

LOL. Bush the younger took his and other countries to war based on a lie, caused the deaths of thousands, but he got re elected, and no one talks about him like they do Trump who didn't start any wars.

[gamb00ler]

On 7/9/2024 at 8:25 AM, dhupverg said:

Show me a a cause, and i'll show you a grift.

Show me a crackpot notion and I'll find you a YTube proponent!

[simple1]

43 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Bush the younger took his and other countries to war based on a lie, caused the deaths of thousands, but he got re elected, and no one talks about him like they do Trump who didn't start any wars.

Topic is trump, not Bush. You omitted to mention  trump promised to reduce the nation debt. However, exactly the opposite, he generated additional $8.4 trillion of debt for the US, hardly a good economic manager!

 

https://www.crfb.org/blogs/how-much-did-president-trump-add-debt

[simple1]

On 7/8/2024 at 5:11 PM, susanlea said:

No such forum rule. 

 

From the introduction to the Soapbox forum:

 

"back up any claims with credible sources".

 

https://aseannow.com/forum/456-political-soapbox/

[dhupverg]

2 hours ago, gamb00ler said:

Show me a crackpot notion and I'll find you a YTube proponent!

So you're trying to say that there's no grifting going on in all these causes?  Here's one to start, the 350 million dollar grift to help Gaza aid that is now being removed. I could name 20 more, but I'll let you keep being ignorant to the fact and let you keep your blinders on that all these causes are altrusitic.  Good luck in life, you're going to need it with that nic.