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Old Jan 20, 2017 | 01:25 PM
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Lets not forget how the republicans acted when Obama was elected now.

https://www.facebook.com/MicMedia/vi...8187049870748/

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Old Jan 20, 2017 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by triple88a
Lets not forget how the republicans acted when Obama was elected now.

https://www.facebook.com/MicMedia/vi...8187049870748/
Stop trying to rewrite history. None of that happened.

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Old Jan 20, 2017 | 02:29 PM
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But this happened
and why isnt the fb embedding working any more?

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Old Jan 20, 2017 | 07:35 PM
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Yes, hateful rhetoric and signs are the same as rioting and physically attacking people.

WWIII needs to happen and blow this whole damn place up and let Mother Nature try again.
Old Jan 20, 2017 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by z31maniac
Yes, hateful rhetoric and signs are the same as rioting and physically attacking people.

WWIII needs to happen and blow this whole damn place up and let Mother Nature try again.
Unfortunately theres a good chance the people in charge will survive.
Old Jan 21, 2017 | 08:56 AM
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Old Jan 21, 2017 | 09:09 AM
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I guess a lot of people hated trumps speech yesterday. They've been comparing him to Hitler, complaining how he continues to spill retoric like he's campaigning.

The American people elect the black sheep and can't understand that he is not like the others. He will not act, say, or do things like those before him. Maybe it's just the blind dems who can't see this.

Maybe it's me who doesn't understand.

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Old Jan 21, 2017 | 11:07 AM
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I've been hearing a lot about how divisive it was as well.
I watched it live, and I did not get that vibe at all. I don't really understand what there was to be mad about.
Old Jan 21, 2017 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Erat
I guess a lot of people hated trumps speech yesterday. They've been comparing him to Hitler, complaining how he continues to spill retoric like he's campaigning.

The American people elect the black sheep and can't understand that he is not like the others. He will not act, say, or do things like those before him. Maybe it's just the blind dems who can't see this.

Maybe it's me who doesn't understand.

how exactly could you even begin to compare Trump to Hitler? Obama's rhetoric and actually actions as president are much more similar. But then again, no one really excepts a liberal to understand simple things.
Old Jan 21, 2017 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Monk
I've been hearing a lot about how divisive it was as well.
I watched it live, and I did not get that vibe at all. I don't really understand what there was to be mad about.
I's because he wants to hand the power back over to the people. and the people that got him in office are hardworking Americans that don't like footing the bill for lazy ********. So the lazy ******** are crying, it's very easy to understand why people are upset if you just pretend you're an 18yo who's parents just told you they are going to stop giving you an allowance and you're going to have to pay rent if you want to continue to live there unless you start to contribute to the household in other ways (like chores, etc).
Old Jan 21, 2017 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Erat
I guess a lot of people hated trumps speech yesterday. They've been comparing him to Hitler, complaining how he continues to spill retoric like he's campaigning.

The American people elect the black sheep and can't understand that he is not like the others. He will not act, say, or do things like those before him. Maybe it's just the blind dems who can't see this.

Maybe it's me who doesn't understand.

how exactly could you even begin to compare Trump to Hitler? Obama's rhetoric and actually actions as president are much more similar. But then again, no one really excepts a liberal to understand simple things.

Hell, Bearnie Sanders ran as a "democratic" socialist. All you need to know is that **** stands for National-Socialist German Workers' Party...
Old Jan 21, 2017 | 11:51 AM
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and remember, it was Obama who brought out this sort of decisiveness and violence, not Trump. Trump is just opposed to it.

https://www.facebook.com/myiannopoul...5309194273644/

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these criminals, that Obama propped up, is exactly why American NEEDS Trump. someone needs to be a mother to these children.
Old Jan 21, 2017 | 09:40 PM
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Old Jan 21, 2017 | 09:45 PM
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Old Jan 21, 2017 | 09:56 PM
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So, can't we just deport her (permanently) already?


edit: wtf is wrong with yt videos loading automatically anymore?

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Old Jan 21, 2017 | 10:53 PM
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Sounds like lots of folks confuse anarchists for liberals. This seems timely.

Who Are These Protesters In Black And Why Are They Smashing Things?: DCist

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This is why I tend to take all data pertaining to things like unemployment, labor-force participation, etc., with a grain of salt. GDP per capita is really the only unambiguous measure of national prosperity which cannot be manipulated by changing the way you define certain words.
Depends on how you think income inequality/disparity factors into 'national prosperity'.
Old Jan 21, 2017 | 11:45 PM
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Old Jan 22, 2017 | 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ridethecliche
Depends on how you think income inequality/disparity factors into 'national prosperity'.
I've not been able to find any infographic-friendly data sources which break down GDP into an income-inequality-exposing form.

It's also tempting to assume that income-inequality is the product of some institutional pressure, as opposed to merely reflecting a gradual shift in work ethic as a byproduct of social / familial upbringing.
Old Jan 22, 2017 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
I've not been able to find any infographic-friendly data sources which break down GDP into an income-inequality-exposing form.

It's also tempting to assume that income-inequality is the product of some institutional pressure, as opposed to merely reflecting a gradual shift in work ethic as a byproduct of social / familial upbringing.
Or lack thereof.

If it was the product of work ethic, then most new immigrant families would be loaded.
Old Jan 22, 2017 | 11:10 AM
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