OFFICIAL US election discussion

[Winston Churchill]

Just dropped by to make 1 post before this thread gets shut down.

 

[upthetigers]

You should not be posting a politics thread in footy site. Just reading some of these comments gets me fired up, with the BS I'm reading. Stick to football.

Every forum has a general discussion sub-forum there is only so much footy you can talk about especially in the offseason

 

[hank37w]

What does that say about Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon when he debated her then?

You don’t watch much of him speak do you?

Debate?

You mean the 3 on 1 tag team event. 🤣

 

[Betterdays22]

Literally and Seriously

Why I Support Kamala Harris for President

open.substack.com

Good read from Sam Harris. Known as a very moderate and rational thinker.

 

[Winston Churchill]

Literally and Seriously

Why I Support Kamala Harris for President

open.substack.com

Good read from Sam Harris. Known as a very moderate and rational thinker.

Until Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon broke him, now he is a TDS lunatic with zero credibility. Nice try though.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Debate?

You mean the 3 on 1 tag team event. 🤣

Such alpha behaviour to cry about being triple teamed. Though, tbf any inkling of grandpa being an alpha flew the coup the moment he started pleasuring ghosts to YMCA

 

[Krammy]

Every forum has a general discussion sub-forum there is only so much footy you can talk about especially in the offseason

Politics is the last thing you should discuss, particularly where people are expressing views behind a keyboard. If I had to discuss politics with anyone, I would prefer to do it face to face. The American election is one of the most hate filled elections I have ever seen. All a political discussion based on the US will do is bring that hate to the forum. I am so disgusted by this I am leaving the forum. Go the Tigers, but I will not return to this site.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Wow, that’s one way to rage quit

 

[upthetigers]

Politics is the last thing you should discuss, particularly where people are expressing views behind a keyboard. If I had to discuss politics with anyone, I would prefer to do it face to face. The American election is one of the most hate filled elections I have ever seen. All a political discussion based on the US will do is bring that hate to the forum. I am so disgusted by this I am leaving the forum. Go the Tigers, but I will not return to this site.

Why are you letting other people's opinions affect you so much? If you don't want to participate in the discussion then don't click on the thread. There are as many dumbasses in real life as there are online, you can't avoid them.

 

[happy_tiger]

How is Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon a problem?

Firstly because the Australian defence strategy for 100 years has been predicated upon fostering long-term reliable alliances to help us protect our local interests. We have a very large land mass with very valuable resources, but we don't have the population to protect it alone and that population is also heavily focused in the South-East, i.e. not facing any potential enemies.

It would be less of an issue if our region wasn't home to some of the most dangerous potential belligerents - China and North Korea. It was Japan 80 years ago and if not for American intervention the Japanese could well have taken and still hold all of our Pacific neighbours.

Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon threatens all existing security agreements or re-working them more in America's favour - AUKUS, NATO, pacts with our Asian neighbours.

Secondly, Trumpian politics and their potential success influences the Australian political landscape. Dutton has already gone more populist in an attempt to beat down Labor.

Thirdly, any isolationist or protectionist policies from Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon will hurt Australian businesses. Australia runs a trade deficit with the US, we import roughly twice what we export to America. America is our 5th largest export market (roughly the same size as our combined exports to the EU). We also compete with the Americans in many industries like food and energy, so if they move to protect their industries they often directly out-compete Australian traders.

Thirdly Part 2 - if America does instigate a trade war specifically with China and it impacts the Chinese economy, that has direct impact on Australia as our largest export market.

Fourthly - there are very big question marks on Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon's position for climate change; he leans towards being a sceptic and he's in favour of the fossil fuel industry. If Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon walks away from climate accords it emboldens other countries to do the same. Unfortunately Australia has much to lose from climate change both because we are such a dry and hot country and because we rely heavily on the agriculture industry.

So even if some of these concerns end up being over-stated, the risk is there. The risk is palpable. We want and need stable and predictable allied and neighbouring governments, not chaotic autocrat-leaning ......

Well she would'a used up her entire vocab after about 10mins.

Easily the most informative post so far

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Why are you letting other people's opinions affect you so much? If you don't want to participate in the discussion then don't click on the thread. There are as many dumbasses in real life as there are online, you can't avoid them.

One of the best mantras I have adopted over the last 2 years or so years is that there are nearly 7 billion people on the planet. A lot of them are bound to be morons.

 

[upthetigers]

One of the best mantras I have adopted over the last 2 years or so years is that there are nearly 7 billion people on the planet. A lot of them are bound to be morons.

And dumb people have more babies then intelligent people so there are even more morons.

 

[Tigerdazz2]

While I'm not a huge fan of Harris she is a much better choice for Americans & the world. Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon is very dangerous for the USA and the World.

The man is a prime example of a fascist autocrat. He is also a crook. There are any number of documentaries that pre date his initial presidency that plausibility show he has been involved in/committed:

Slum lording.
Mafia associate.
Cocaine smuggling.
Human Trafficking.
Repeated Tax Fraud.
Wage theft.
Sexual assault.
Real Estate & other Fraud.

He is a compulsive liar, he was best mates with that Epstein creep & his sicko wife, he is ignorant of anything outside of his property dealings, being even unable to read a balance sheet properly. He has total disregard for democratic institutions & protocols. He continually uses inflammatory language to encourage violence.

There's plenty of former Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon appointed MAGA officials who will attest he is unfit for office.

Sadly America is screwed either way:

If Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon wins, he will destroy the American (& world) economy....surpassing the damage & huge debt he lumped on the country. Racism & White Supremacy will flourish.

If Harris wins, Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon will deny he lost the election & Jan 6 2020 will look like nothing compared to the violence he will incite among his more rabid, heavily armed far right supporters.


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[Tucker]

Hey @Tucker - you want to discuss issues?

How do tariffs works to lower inflation if there is not domestic manufacturing capacity ??

Without a solid tax base - how is federal public infastructure maintained?

How comfortable is the ADF that a Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon administration will honour the AUKUS contract - and not leave us high & dry with aging and dodgy Collins subs?

Or do you just want to diminish Harris while ignoring Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon's abject unfitness for office?

Or just reply with irrelevant pictures of Tupac for some fricking reason noone but the gimp that sent them knows....

I’m not playing the man, you are.
You came in here yelling and screaming and calling republicans and their supporters names.
As for tariffs, the member that you’ve been attacking with your nonsense seems to know a bit about them. Why not ask him?
Concerning AUKUS…I do know a bit but certainly will never share it on a public forum.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Doesn't matter who wins, maybe does in the bigger
context, but they both represent US interests & the
failing empire, they're in trouble. Their competitors
have caught up, and surpassed them in many sectors.
I'm old enough to remember when George W. Bush
& the Republicans were painted as neocon war
mongers which is true, but it's crazy how its flipped
over on it's head & the hypocrite dems get exposed
for war mongering & cheerleading. They're both
just as good as one another, no good, but if i were
to pin my hopes on who to negotiate a ceasefire
in Ukraine or stop WWIII from starting its Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon lol

If you are happy for Russia to keep all the Ukrainian land that they have taken and useless security agreements that will allow Russia to push further in future years, instead of NATO guarantees, then Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon is your guy.

Russia has been a potent shill for Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon for a decade or so, as both the Mueller and Durham reports, along with the Republican senate committee all found, and Twitter under Elmo is awash with Russian blue ticks that he amplifies in the cheapest bang for their buck subversion operation. Basically, Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon is Putin's [This word has been automatically removed], which the Helsinki meeting clearly showed.

 

[Kaito]

Seriously guys, do you act like this in real life? Well done for getting another thread locked.

Haha mods said F it, let them all have at it!

 

[Kaito]

If you are happy for Russia to keep all the Ukrainian land that they have taken and useless security agreements that will allow Russia to push further in future years, instead of NATO guarantees, then Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon is your guy.

Russia has been a potent shill for Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon for a decade or so, as both the Mueller and Durham reports, along with the Republican senate committee all found, and Twitter under Elmo is awash with Russian blue ticks that he amplifies in the cheapest bang for their buck subversion operation. Basically, Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon is Putin's [This word has been automatically removed], which the Helsinki meeting clearly showed.

Yes, I'm happy with the that. Zelensky is a clown,
NATO are full of shit too. BRICS is on the rise....

 

[upthetigers]

@TheKhan no need to delete the post bro, if people don't agree with your opinion, so be it. it would be a pretty boring world if we all agreed on everything.

 

[Tucker]

Such alpha behaviour to cry about being triple teamed. Though, tbf any inkling of grandpa being an alpha flew the coup the moment he started pleasuring ghosts to YMCA

Cut out the rhetoric will you?
I’m sure you have something to say but it’s being drowned out in this sort of crap.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Thats all it is man. By the turn of the century our
'friends' in the free world will have fleeced us for
$400 billion & some promises 4 dinosaur subs. Small
Price to pay to house their fleet & nukes on our shores
I suppose. That AUKUS deal pisses me off so much.

Certainly. Our replacement submarine procurement was and remains a debacle, as we should have had the French nuclear variety subs with construction well underway.