Opinion INTERNATIONAL Politics: Adelaide Board Discussion Part 5

[adelaidecrows]

'You can call yourself whatever you want you absolute loser...next 4 years are going to be hard for you and the other terminally TDS afflicted and we will love it'

from CTID to Peter Salt.

This in a nutshell is the intellectual conversation going on in the MAGA thread. the whole political thread was dismantled for the current set up because of how abusive it got. How is this fruitful conversation contributing to the political discourse? Its just full of insults, fake news and insulting opinions about actual american voters. Not to mention the insults thrown to anyone who dares disagree.

 

[ADL9798]

If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck

 

[adelaidecrows]

If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck

gee a racist south african....hard to imagine right?

 

[StonesThrow]

I don't think cost of living has much to do with what's going on (only for some people). I think that's an answer people give when they don't know how explain the so called cultural shift that they despise and trump vows to reverse.

Same thing is happening here. People are angry at something and when you ask them what it is and how it's affecting their life they can't really answer it.

 

[Cap]

I don't think cost of living has much to do with what's going on (only for some people). I think that's an answer people give when they don't know how explain the so called cultural shift that they despise and trump vows to reverse.

Same thing is happening here. People are angry at something and when you ask them what it is and how it's affecting their life they can't really answer it.

Yep, and charismatic leaders gives you someone to blame

The Jews, the Mexicans, the indigenous flag

I think everyone sees where this is going.

 

[arrowman]

If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck

A Roman salute, followed by the words "Thank you, my heart goes out to you" (clipped from the end of that vid).

Settle down.

 

[PeterSalt]

A Roman salute, followed by the words "Thank you, my heart goes out to you" (clipped from the end of that vid).

Settle down.

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But also .. a quick reminder .. Elmo's maternal grandparents were card carrying Nazi's and moved from Canada to South Africa because of their admiration of the apartheid regime

 

[ringo200]

I don't think cost of living has much to do with what's going on (only for some people). I think that's an answer people give when they don't know how explain the so called cultural shift that they despise and trump vows to reverse.

Same thing is happening here. People are angry at something and when you ask them what it is and how it's affecting their life they can't really answer it.

It certainly feels like some percentage of the appeal of Trump is that he promises to hurt the people his fans don't like, and that at least feels like it will be satisfying for them. Much the same way that a lot on the other side would get a lot of satisfaction from Trump facing consequences for his crimes. Although I would argue this is more reasonable than attacks on Fauci, immigrants, trans people etc...

The cruelty is the point to some degree.

 

[ringo200]

But also .. a quick reminder .. Elmo's maternal grandparents were card carrying Nazi's and moved from Canada to South Africa because of their admiration of the apartheid regime

Haha people and family are complicated. Elon's father was involved in anti-apartheid politics at some point although was awful in just about every other way you can think of.

There is a long history of people saying or doing things that could plausibly be explained as harmless, but to the intended group it is very clear the message being sent. Regardless of Elon's intent I'm sure there is a group that will be very excited by what he did.

 

[Cap]

Haha people and family are complicated. Elon's father was involved in anti-apartheid politics at some point although was awful in just about every other way you can think of.

There is a long history of people saying or doing things that could plausibly be explained as harmless, but to the intended group it is very clear the message being sent. Regardless of Elon's intent I'm sure there is a group that will be very excited by what he did.

There is no surprise as to the people defending it. He knows his audience.

Even he has edited it out of his own video.

Edit - there is also no such thing as a Roman salute.

 

[PeterSalt]

Haha people and family are complicated. Elon's father was involved in anti-apartheid politics at some point although was awful in just about every other way you can think of.

There is a long history of people saying or doing things that could plausibly be explained as harmless, but to the intended group it is very clear the message being sent. Regardless of Elon's intent I'm sure there is a group that will be very excited by what he did.

Mmmm .. for no reason, Elmo's father

Yep, Elmo's step sister is also his step mother

 

[StonesThrow]

Lol Roman salute

 

[kirky]

Don't worry about George .. he's just a poodle

All George is worried about is arguing with Wayne.

 

[kirky]

If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck

Everyone around the world should be upset with that. It is literally a fascist salute.

Now he is going to be running the DOGE.

Can someone please enlighten me as to how spending billions, probably trillions, on going to Mars is an efficient use of public money?

If he wants SpaceX to go to Mars, fund it your bloody self!

 

[kirky]

Is Slippery ok given Anthony Fauci got a pardon?

 

[Coopers]

Everyone around the world should be upset with that. It is literally a fascist salute.

I don't know what you are expecting to happen here.

A couple years back I tried to get people on this board to agree that "Nazi's are bad" and it was danced around.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Lol Roman salute

That they think that makes it better somehow just shows you how ignorant they are.

 

[Mutineer]

Yeah rightio Joe...