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Last Chance, Get out to Vote: Fascism vs Freedom


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15 hours ago, cdemundo said:

Ever see "The Princess Bride"?

“I do not think that word means what you think it means”  Inigo Montoya

 

The verb 'eschew' is usually used with a direct object, but can also be followed by a gerund (an ing noun).

You have to eschew something.

Like: It is wise to eschew the use of words you don't really understand

Ah, the classic Princess Bride line—nicely done, indeed! And you’re absolutely right.
 

"Eschew" does require a direct object; it’s all about avoiding or steering clear of something specific, and in this case, it’s as nonsensical as most of his posts.
 

So yes, it’s wise to eschew tossing around big words without knowing their meaning.
 

In this case, maybe they should eschew trying to sound intellectual—which, as we both know, is beyond their ken.

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2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

You are from Australia and what you say matters not to anyone from the USA. You will do what you are told to do when you are told to do it.

Extraordinary comment. See a doctor....

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12 minutes ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

I care not who sups and beds at the White House; I care not for whatever wars that continue waging. My only care is that my portfolio of globally diversified investments keeps marching towards the moon - Blue house or Red house, makes no difference to me.

 

Let the animals destroy themselves.

And poof, go your investments. Remember who keeps your money safe

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15 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Regardless of the outcome I feel confident, having read the many posts on here, that the winners will be gracious in victory and the losers will be dignified in defeat...........🤭

 

Fat chance, it will be 6 moths crying about the irrelevant popular vote again :smile:

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1 minute ago, proton said:

 

Fat chance, it will be 6 moths crying about the irrelevant popular vote again :smile:

 

How sad.....less than a minute since my post and my hopes and dreams are dashed.

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25 minutes ago, proton said:

 

Fat chance, it will be 6 moths crying about the irrelevant popular vote again :smile:

Trump is currently leading in the popular vote.

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52 minutes ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

I care not who sups and beds at the White House; I care not for whatever wars that continue waging. My only care is that my portfolio of globally diversified investments keeps marching towards the moon - Blue house or Red house, makes no difference to me.

 

Let the animals destroy themselves.

 

Pretty odd thing to say. If you were genuinely knowledgeable about investment, you would know that the outcome of this election matters greatly to your blah-blah portfolio.

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18 hours ago, J Branche said:

Vote:  US has some of the most illogical electoral and government processes and systems.

 

The Senate and House Candidates should be voted on 6 months before the Presidential election.

Who controls the House and/or Senate will help in deciding what changes could be made.  The whole campaign on what they will do and what they can do without the house and Senate are different.

 

The out of date, archaic, burdensome, flawed, lobbyists, etc, is responsible for some of the long term problems we have today (National Debt, Social Security, Taxes, Amount of Foregn Aid, Military Spending)  enough to make a grown man Cry.

Do you want to pay higher taxes? Do you have any idea how much it costs to run a national election?

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3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

A salient feature of fascism is its demonization of minority groups. Immigrants, Haitians, Puerto Ricans, LGBT, etc. Just like Hitler demonized Jews and gypsies, "poisoning the blood of our country". History repeats itself.

 

Immigrants: you left out the key, game-changing word: ILLEGAL. Most Americans -- including Trump -- love immigrants (literally, in his case, and mine). Invading armies of migrants are not "immigrants".

 

Haitians: Trump actually said something like "the country of Haiti is a <deleted>hole". (Do you disagree?) That's quite different from "demonizing Haitians".

 

LGBT: don't confuse "hatred" and "not being at the top of the national agenda". They're emphatically not the same thing. I'm sure there are people who hate people in the LGBT community but Trump isn't one of them and neither are any of the MAGA people I know.

 

The tired Hitler trope is offensive. The only president that's ever thrown Americans in concentration camps was a racist Democrat. And today, it's the left that believes Republicans supporters need "re-education" (marxist dog-whistle for concentration camps).

 

Moral of the story: don't believe everything you read on MSNBC, NY Times, or Mother Jones.

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I reckon Putin will get the first go at Uncle Sam. Bend over and pound. Then Celestial Emperor Xi will want his turn. All the while Donald proclaims, Peace in our Time.

It's what the people want. Hope they enjoy the show.


 

 

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5 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Dream on. I have no intention of being gracious, after 4 years of abuse from Biden/ Harris supporters.


I doubt many poster here thought different. Fascists do what fascists got to do. Its part of their nature. 

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1 hour ago, delgarcon said:

Kamala needs a miracle

Nah - she needs the Democrat election workers to drag out the boxes of pre-marked Harris ballots and start running them though the ballot counting machines after midnight in the US swing states.

In other news: Republicans take both the House and Senate.
The good news for Leftie forum members?  You don't have to leave the United States if Trump wins - you're already gone!  But maybe Thailand will see an influx of a few hundred thousand Democrats from CA, WA, and OR.  Ya'll will have more drinking buddies.

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3 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Question for those that believed the polls.

How did they get it so wrong?

Polls by the main-stream, "Most-Trusted-News Outlets" which are the "only source of true information on the web" according to some folk?  Biased to the far-left, like those who believe that they are the "only source of true information on the web."

If you want a patina of accuracy, look at the betting odds where people actually have skin in the game.  Can a long-shot win?  Of course.  But the betting market more accurately reflect monied interests who study odds and risk. 

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1 hour ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

I care not who sups and beds at the White House; I care not for whatever wars that continue waging. My only care is that my portfolio of globally diversified investments keeps marching towards the moon - Blue house or Red house, makes no difference to me.

 

Let the animals destroy themselves.

bob smith, is the you?

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