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11 Feb 2018, 12:30 am

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another Trump thread getting derailed as usual


oh diddums...now we wouldn't want that...


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11 Feb 2018, 2:57 am

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another Trump thread getting derailed as usual


oh diddums...now we wouldn't want that...


hmmmm :wink:



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11 Feb 2018, 2:59 am

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another Trump thread getting derailed as usual

Perhaps that's a good thing, given that serious topics are more important.

Although this is the usual way any debate about Mr Trump's awful performance gets derailed even in Congress...it's Obama's fault



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11 Feb 2018, 3:00 am

the other side fights dirty by default.



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11 Feb 2018, 3:11 am

I think it's called smugness...



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11 Feb 2018, 3:35 am

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I think it's called smugness...

it goes very far past smugness/pride, to the dark triad.



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11 Feb 2018, 4:30 am

I see those things regarding both sides.



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11 Feb 2018, 5:27 am

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it goes very far past smugness/pride, to the dark triad.

narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellism
Certainly Trump has the hallmarks of a Sith master (except that he's a coward who avoided national service)



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11 Feb 2018, 8:59 am

cyberdad wrote:
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it goes very far past smugness/pride, to the dark triad.

narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellism
Certainly Trump has the hallmarks of a Sith master (except that he's a coward who avoided national service)


I'm not so sure about that. I mean so far I haven't seen him force choke anyone or shoot lightning out of his fingers.

As for avoiding military service, seems just one more thing he has in common with Bill Clinton. There wasn't a draft for Obama to dodge, but he avoided enlisting.



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11 Feb 2018, 9:06 am

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the other side fights dirty by default.


Oh, similar to how the D passed Affordable Care Act, "Obama Care"? Many would call that fighting dirty with closed door meetings and late night votes in order to screw over the middle class, like myself.



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11 Feb 2018, 9:35 am

SH90 wrote:
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the other side fights dirty by default.


Oh, similar to how the D passed Affordable Care Act, "Obama Care"? Many would call that fighting dirty with closed door meetings and late night votes in order to screw over the middle class, like myself.


And lower middle class like my aunt. She got screwed over big time compared to the original company health plan. Tons more expensive and considerably less to offer.



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11 Feb 2018, 9:41 am

Clinton got a deferral because of college. Bush 43 served in the National Guard to get out of Vietnam.

The last President to serve in the military was Bush 41. He served quite honorably.



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11 Feb 2018, 9:44 am

Trump also received a deferral for college and later medically exempted.



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11 Feb 2018, 10:54 am

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Trump also received a deferral for college and later medically exempted.


Yeah but since it's Trump one must automatically draw the absolute worst conclusion.



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11 Feb 2018, 11:18 am

Bundled to save space

I almost missed these gems.

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Would be welcome anytime by real Americans.

What the Hell is a "real American"?
Let me guess. A "real American" is one who agrees with you on everything.


Yes, blind unquestioning adherence to my views is one of the things required to be a real American.
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I'm thinking something along the lines of the parades they had in the old USSR.

A vulgar display of military might.


:lol: :lol: :lol:

This is the most perfect example of horseshoe theory that I have ever seen.

I respect military power regardless of the ideology.

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So I killed a roach in my kitchen this morning. Does that make me infallible?

What makes a person a "roach"?
Earlier today, you advocated killing the entire population of California.
A little more than a month ago, you basically said that American's support of Suharto during the East Timor Genocide was no big deal. You also implied that America's support of Augusto Pinochet was no big deal.
In other words, you have defended people who are responsible for more deaths than Osama Bin Laden.

If you recall last month I confessed to being responsible for both the My Lai massacre and the Babi Yar massacre in addition to many other comes against humanity while I was the captain of a Klingon Vor’cha class battle cruiser. Really, nothing about me should surprise you.

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F*ck the treasonous bastards

That is no way to respect the men and woman who've fought and died for your freedom...

Damn, you mean even dead veterans are speaking out against Trump’s parade?!?! 8-O

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I think a military parade is a splendid idea, the more ostentatious the better...


Who will pay for it?

American taxpayers?

We'll redirect funds from social programs so the money won't be squandered.
But yes, ultimately it's taxpayer money.


And how would that prevent money being squandered exactly?


His point is that any money spent on social programs is "squandered". In other words "money spent of poor folks is squandered, money spent on a Soviet Style May Day parade is not squandered".

Yes, precisely. After all, I am a heard hearted hate filled conservative. If people could just remember that….


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11 Feb 2018, 11:45 am

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I find it interesting that when a mod edits their post (and others) that it doesn't mark it as edit after someone has posted.


They pretty much get to do whatever they want these days.


It would be awesome if liberals really could do whatever they wanted.

America would have universal health care right now if that were true.


Universally sh***y healthcare

Not to mention they'd raise minimum wage to $15 per, forcing most small businesses and out of business and raising unemployment thought he roof.

Big business would be regulated out of business and driven overseas. More jobs lost.

Our prisons would be overcrowded with people convicted of (or just accused of) "hate speech", or crimes against mother earth (e.g. putting a soda can in with the regular trash instead of the recycle bin, denying climate change, etc.).


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