figmentPez
Staff member
And Republicans are criticizing Biden for checking his watch.
Good God politics are stupid.
Good God politics are stupid.
Can't fucking handle all this gross bewilderment.
Any time Trump says something terrible, all his supports just say he was joking. Tonight Biden, to mock him for saying he has done more for black people then anyone, sarcastically referred to him as Abraham Lincoln, and now the trumpists are latching on and taking it as Biden literally calling Abe a racist, because I guess monotone statements are now jokes and noticeable sarcasm is literal statements.
Someone get me off this planet.
Any time Trump says something terrible, all his supports just say he was joking. Tonight Biden, to mock him for saying he has done more for black people then anyone, sarcastically referred to him as Abraham Lincoln, and now the trumpists are latching on and taking it as Biden literally calling Abe a racist, because I guess monotone statements are now jokes and noticeable sarcasm is literal statements.
Someone get me off this planet.
What I don't understand - I really, really don't - is Trump's numbers on the economy.
Even now, still, a majority of poll responders across many many polls, trust trump more on the economy than Biden.
Now, I'm far from a leftie. I'm not a communist. But...What, exactly, is it people think he did for "the economy"? It was doing fine and growing under Obama, and under Trump, it only got objectively worse for average people. Even before Corona, stocks were up and profits were up, but wages and private savings were down, private debt, home ownership, poverty, etc were all up.
I understand the 30% to believe Trump is better than Biden on the economy - they probably think he's more fit, more beatiful, and a better football player, too - but how can 55+% of the people honestly think that? it just breaks my thinking gland.
Even now, still, a majority of poll responders across many many polls, trust trump more on the economy than Biden.
Now, I'm far from a leftie. I'm not a communist. But...What, exactly, is it people think he did for "the economy"? It was doing fine and growing under Obama, and under Trump, it only got objectively worse for average people. Even before Corona, stocks were up and profits were up, but wages and private savings were down, private debt, home ownership, poverty, etc were all up.
I understand the 30% to believe Trump is better than Biden on the economy - they probably think he's more fit, more beatiful, and a better football player, too - but how can 55+% of the people honestly think that? it just breaks my thinking gland.
He encouraged everyone to ignore the troubling parts. It's like, instead of attacking the mold and the termites spreading through the frame, he just put new siding on a house and declared it "fixed."
--Patrick
Not even The Joker fucks with the IRS.
People here are conditioned to believe that the measure of the economy is how well the richest are doing.
That, and Trump succeeded in pushing through a one time tax cut, so the average worker got an extra few hundred dollars one year. Sure, the mega-rich of this country got a permanent massive decrease, but he threw bread crumbs to average people one time. That, combined with “the Stock Market is up!” was enough to dupe people into thinking he did something great for the economy.
Also, people are still stuck on the idea that Trump is a brilliant businessman because of The Apprentice.
Quick reminder that his 'brilliant' scheme to compete with the NFL got a whopping $1 ROI.
$3. Remember that punitive damages get tripled in those cases.
Technicality. The award was just the single dollar.
Depends on if you'd be cheering for the Toronto Bills.
Where’s that thing about how the super rich throw off those “average family spends $£€xxx every year on yyyy” figures SO MUCH that they’re useless since technically the “average family” also spends X on fine art, X on yachts, X on second homes, etc.?
—Patrick
Those types of people are a danger to themselves and others. They are in no way deserving of having their identities obfuscated.
figmentPez
Staff member
It's a death cult:
Eh, maybe not. The idiots have taken over.
It's easy, really. Most people, especially Trump's core base of ignorant poor to middle class, have absolutely no idea what's going on in 'the economy.' Or healthcare, or really anything that's happening. They get all of their information from right wing news sources that all say Donald Trump is doing great and everyone is great and aren't you happy to be doing so great? And they believe it.
Blankenship and Murray went so hard on "War on Coal" that even the Democrats began to believe it. Even as the industry collapsed around us, they believed it. Even as we elected a governor with millions in unpaid bills, they believed it. Even as they give the officials who killed their hopes and dreams a 20-point lead in the polls, they believe it.
Stupidest state in the nation for good reason. 49th in everything forever for good reason. If I had the means, I'd pack up and leave. But I don't, so I can't.
And now we get this:
It's Official: Solar Is the Cheapest Electricity in History
Tough break for fossil fuels.
www.popularmechanics.com
...and they don't believe it.
--Patrick
That’s scary and sad and I don’t know what else to say.It's a death cult:
figmentPez
Staff member
Trump continues to tell dangerous lies about COVID-19.
