I really hate this way of thinking on Reddit regarding politicians: "The elites are evil, greedy, power-hungry tyrants and WE, the unfairly oppresed commoners, are good!" Just another overly simplistic narrative. They don't appear out of thin air. They are people, just like you and me. And someone had to elect them.
I wouldn't make that much fun of the Obama voters if they ever called him out on the same things they hated Bush for (especially in some instances where he "improved" on his predecessor).
The economic fortunes of the average American has given all of us plenty of reason to regard the elite as evil. Things keep getting worse because of the deliberate decisions of the political class, who simply flat-out do not give a shit about any of us.
They are real people, true. Shitty people. And because the parties have a strangelhold on the nominating process, we are never given the option to vote for anyone who is not evil.
Pretty amazing how they ignore us bombing 7 nations, distabalizing 2 others because the guy has a D next to his name. If he had an R they would flip their shit
This isn't "using r/politics as the standard for rational discourse"; it's "using r/politics as an illustration of how the 'they' in the claim 'they ignore us bombing 7 nations, destabilizing 2 others because the guy has a D next to his name' actually think".
Doubtful. We're never gonna stop meddling and it would just force us into an all out war when we inevitably get caught. I'll take what we're doing now over boots on the ground every time anyway.
That's because we trust Obama to investigate each case and make sure that no innocents are killed. Trump wants to deport all immigrants instead without any review.
the governments been spying on us for a long while under obama anyway how is this at all shocking/appalling over the republicans killing the ACA. if big brother is gonna be watching me im fine with that as long as i don't have to sell my left kidney in order to afford medication.
You didn't hit a nerve, you didn't even hit the ocean. Just repeating the joke I made isn't really a joke, it's just sad.
There were so many possible retorts you could have made; riff on my lack of empathy for your medical dependencies, call me a racist because I want to deny you publicly funded healthcare, etc.
Any of the standard internet quips relevant to the current political climate would have been better than simply saying i'm rubber you're glue.
Unless you're not of legal age... which appears to be the case.
i'm sure if you pay her enough some hooker will finally fuck you. then you can die without any regrets! especially none about the longass time you spent trying to conduct this message i didn't read
You know the ACA is not tied to the NSA having to snoop on you. Only your doctor and your significant other should ever be allowed to shove a camera up your ass.
no shit sherlock what i mean is i'd rather have to watch your colonoscopy video broadcasted on national television every day during breakfast as enforced by our morbidly obese sjw femnazi overlords than pay out the ass for chemo or whatever
IMO there really isn't any good reason for all this data collection. After every terrorist attack you hear the same "The suspect was known to police", we don't need more surveillance, we need better laws to kick these people out of lock them up. Watching terrorist videos on how the West needs to be destroyed and how all non-Muslims need to die is not valid free expression. If it's wrong for white supremacists to want to kill all blacks it's wrong for a religious group to teach that all non-believers need to die. Obviously not every Muslim is out to commit mayocide but you can't just ignore the ones that want to because others don't.
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n/a ralpher313 2017-01-15
I really hate this way of thinking on Reddit regarding politicians: "The elites are evil, greedy, power-hungry tyrants and WE, the unfairly oppresed commoners, are good!" Just another overly simplistic narrative. They don't appear out of thin air. They are people, just like you and me. And someone had to elect them.
n/a BannedFromImzy 2017-01-15
And then not put any pressure on them to not do this kind of shit.
n/a ralpher313 2017-01-15
Exactly.
n/a BannedFromImzy 2017-01-15
I wouldn't make that much fun of the Obama voters if they ever called him out on the same things they hated Bush for (especially in some instances where he "improved" on his predecessor).
n/a ralpher313 2017-01-15
Just another example of partisanship destroying political discussion.
n/a toclosetotheedge 2017-01-15
Because most people don't care about foreigners and innocents being killed abroad as long as there are no boots on the ground.
n/a TonyFuckingDanza 2017-01-15
And the president is friends with Jay-z and has a D after his name.
n/a FuckURedditor 2017-01-15
The economic fortunes of the average American has given all of us plenty of reason to regard the elite as evil. Things keep getting worse because of the deliberate decisions of the political class, who simply flat-out do not give a shit about any of us.
They are real people, true. Shitty people. And because the parties have a strangelhold on the nominating process, we are never given the option to vote for anyone who is not evil.
n/a donaldthelion 2017-01-15
Pretty amazing how they ignore us bombing 7 nations, distabalizing 2 others because the guy has a D next to his name. If he had an R they would flip their shit
n/a get_into_the_box 2017-01-15
Or maybe they're critical of both.
Life isn't as black and white as you seem to think it is.
n/a donaldthelion 2017-01-15
Have you been to r/politics
n/a toclosetotheedge 2017-01-15
Why are you using r/politics as the standard for rational discourse.
n/a Wraith_GraveSpell 2017-01-15
Because he has no argument except for Hillary is literally Satan
n/a zahlman 2017-01-15
This isn't "using r/politics as the standard for rational discourse"; it's "using r/politics as an illustration of how the 'they' in the claim 'they ignore us bombing 7 nations, destabilizing 2 others because the guy has a D next to his name' actually think".
n/a Chicup 2017-01-15
Bullshit.
n/a Eternal_Mr_Bones 2017-01-15
I'm sure some people are but there are plenty of people in the thread defending Obama's decision.
I mean:
Wtf does this even mean?
n/a OnlyRacistOnReddit 2017-01-15
There should be an "in or out" policy. We shouldn't even have single bullet fired unless we are ready to go 100% all in to a war.
n/a Somenakedguy 2017-01-15
That's completely retarded tbh
n/a OnlyRacistOnReddit 2017-01-15
True, but it would probably keep us out of a war in the short term.
n/a Somenakedguy 2017-01-15
Doubtful. We're never gonna stop meddling and it would just force us into an all out war when we inevitably get caught. I'll take what we're doing now over boots on the ground every time anyway.
n/a OnlyRacistOnReddit 2017-01-15
Meh, just dropping bombs is not a good way to handle it either.
n/a atakeonhooper 2017-01-15
we have the option of the current plan, which is not great.
and your idea, which is flat out fucking stupid.
-the 2016 election
n/a ricksansmorty 2017-01-15
And you get to join all wars later than the rest and still claim to have carried the war. Like you did the previous two world wars.
n/a OnlyRacistOnReddit 2017-01-15
I'd really like to hear the argument that WWII would have been won without the US coming in.
n/a ricksansmorty 2017-01-15
Not my point.
You guys jumped in halfway trough both times.
Can't wait for America to jump into Syria after ISIS owns two hamlets in half a year and then claim that they won the war.
n/a thebuscompany 2017-01-15
We should just occupy the rest of the world and get into it over with, tbqh.
n/a massenkompatibel 2017-01-15
Motherfucker.
n/a RecallRethuglicans 2017-01-15
That's because we trust Obama to investigate each case and make sure that no innocents are killed. Trump wants to deport all immigrants instead without any review.
n/a omelets4dinner 2017-01-15
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n/a Choozadoodle 2017-01-15
Gr8 meme fam
n/a zahlman 2017-01-15
They want the (D), obviously.
n/a get_into_the_box 2017-01-15
Trump is pro surveillance too.
n/a selfiereflection 2017-01-15
So you're just going to ignore the law that this thread is about?
n/a Taipers_4_days 2017-01-15
I think the point they were trying to make is that people shouldn't expect a radical change under Trump.
n/a Eternal_Mr_Bones 2017-01-15
Ofc not. But this was true for every candidate, except maybe Rand Paul.
n/a bleepis 2017-01-15
the governments been spying on us for a long while under obama anyway how is this at all shocking/appalling over the republicans killing the ACA. if big brother is gonna be watching me im fine with that as long as i don't have to sell my left kidney in order to afford medication.
n/a wwyzzerdd 2017-01-15
Maybe evolution is trying to tell you something...
n/a bleepis 2017-01-15
sure, but despite having too many chromosomes you're still breathing. kys, tho
n/a wwyzzerdd 2017-01-15
That was a horrible retort.
n/a bleepis 2017-01-15
sorry i hit a nerve. just because you're a failed abortion doesn't mean you gotta take it out on me
n/a wwyzzerdd 2017-01-15
You didn't hit a nerve, you didn't even hit the ocean. Just repeating the joke I made isn't really a joke, it's just sad.
There were so many possible retorts you could have made; riff on my lack of empathy for your medical dependencies, call me a racist because I want to deny you publicly funded healthcare, etc.
Any of the standard internet quips relevant to the current political climate would have been better than simply saying i'm rubber you're glue.
Unless you're not of legal age... which appears to be the case.
n/a bleepis 2017-01-15
i'm sure if you pay her enough some hooker will finally fuck you. then you can die without any regrets! especially none about the longass time you spent trying to conduct this message i didn't read
n/a wwyzzerdd 2017-01-15
Well clearly you're mad now so I'll let you have the last post, it's my privilege.
n/a Choozadoodle 2017-01-15
You're both trying so hard to convince us all that you don't care
n/a bleepis 2017-01-15
we're tsundere for each other
n/a Choozadoodle 2017-01-15
I'm rooting for you, have a nice day
n/a bleepis 2017-01-15
thx, you too
n/a BannedFromImzy 2017-01-15
You know the ACA is not tied to the NSA having to snoop on you. Only your doctor and your significant other should ever be allowed to shove a camera up your ass.
n/a bleepis 2017-01-15
no shit sherlock what i mean is i'd rather have to watch your colonoscopy video broadcasted on national television every day during breakfast as enforced by our morbidly obese sjw femnazi overlords than pay out the ass for chemo or whatever
n/a BannedFromImzy 2017-01-15
A lot of countries have universal healthcare AND are not a surveillance state. Those things are independent.
n/a bleepis 2017-01-15
if you think lizard people arent always watching us and reporting us to the one world government youre wrong
n/a BannedFromImzy 2017-01-15
Lizard people are a worldwide issue. We really need to elect people who will face that problem head on or we're doomed.
n/a bleepis 2017-01-15
ur not wrong
n/a YourGayOpinion 2017-01-15
Total idiots went equally crazy bout Obama in 2008.
n/a Taipers_4_days 2017-01-15
IMO there really isn't any good reason for all this data collection. After every terrorist attack you hear the same "The suspect was known to police", we don't need more surveillance, we need better laws to kick these people out of lock them up. Watching terrorist videos on how the West needs to be destroyed and how all non-Muslims need to die is not valid free expression. If it's wrong for white supremacists to want to kill all blacks it's wrong for a religious group to teach that all non-believers need to die. Obviously not every Muslim is out to commit mayocide but you can't just ignore the ones that want to because others don't.
n/a zahlman 2017-01-15
wew