Apparition of Jack

Lol, you’re deluded friend. Trump is a useful idiot for Putin. By supporting Trump you’re doing Putin’s work.

@Annoynymous Joe has already said he’ll likely be a one term president, so it’s very likely it’ll be Kamala running. What’ll be interesting is who she chooses to be VP if it does end up being her.

Sam Seder 2024?

Be careful not to project your own gaps in understanding onto others.

Stage Orange devilry at its highest I feel really bad for the generation growing up who’ve been exposed to this BS their whole lives. I hope by the time they’re adults they make moves to end these practices because they know first-hand how damaging they can be.

Nice, I wish them luck

Lmao Just go out and get a hot witch girlfriend already man

Damn, that's fucking fantastic The political shift is real. I fully expect to see healthy Yellow and Turquoise wisdom start influencing our politics within our lifetimes.

Honestly, they probably feel the same way deep down, hence why they vote for him...

I don't know, I think with the right words a lot of people could be convinced to support Green, especially the late Orange types in big cities, suburbs, artsy towns, etc. Of course it won't be everyone, there'll be a lot of Blue/low Orange resistance, but people are genuinely starting to question excess capitalism / materialism etc.

That’s where the fun begins

@Raze That isn’t stage red, that’s just unhealthy green. Stage red would be beating this guy up for saying that; unhealthy green would be getting him fired. It’s still unhealthy behaviour, but not nearly on the level of red.

https://www.npr.org/2020/09/02/908773287/biden-democrats-shatter-fundraising-record-with-364-5-million-in-august?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr This is crazy. The previous record was set by Obama, at around $190 million. And yes, a lot of this money came from corporate donors, but around half of it came from small-scale donations, which is still huge. Now, this doesn't necessarily mean Biden will defeat Trump easily, Hillary raised more money than Trump and ended up losing to him. But it does mean there's more momentum on the Biden campaign than it might first appear. Biden can win. It's not a certainty, and in fact we have to treat a Trump victory like an absolute certainty and then work against that, but there's still cause for hope.

@Leo Gura Honestly, I’m not sure how successful Cyberpunk is going to be. It’s been in development for a looong time now which from what I can tell isn’t usually a sign of high quality final product, plus the gameplay we have seen seems kinda shallow and dated. I get the feeling this could be another Watchdogs in the making, which would mean they’re already engaged in Stage Orange devilry through deceptive advertising

Don't underestimate the French drive to maintain some semblance of global relevancy. They've basically subjugated much of French-speaking Africa under debt slavery just so they can say they have some degree of cultural and political influence around the world, the same way the Americans or Brits do, lol. I imagine that when Macron heard the news that a former colony was in dire straights, the opportunity to try and make it seem like France has international clout by assisting them was all too appealing to the President.

I’m not sure I follow, this is obvious isn’t it? If you’re wondering where the terms left-wing and right-wing come from, they come from the French Revolution, when people in favour of the Republic, liberalism and the workers sat on the left side of parliament, whereas people in favour of the Monarchy (or a more conservative Republic), tradition and the wealthy sat on the right side of parliament. But to answer your question, there have always been liberal-minded people and conservative-minded people throughout history. Of course it’s more complex than that simple spectrum but differences in political worldview are as old as civilisation itself.

@Forestluv Yes, if he gets in we'll have to work to make sure things like privately-funded campaigns aren't a thing in the future. My point was mostly that Biden's campaign - at least on the current terms of US presidential campaigns, which involve a lot of money - isn't as weak as it may seem. There's a lot of "silent" support for him I feel from middle class people, businesses, etc. that just don't make the news or social media because it's not so clickbaity. And this is good in the short-term because it means that Trump's fascism will have a harder time winning re-election. But you're right. Campaign finance reform is hugely needed. Incidentally Biden's campaign is actually making that a part of their policy (https://joebiden.com/governmentreform/) but I imagine we'd need a lot of progressive energy in order to actually make that a reality.

@hoodrow trillson That's right. There's too many different forces at play. Any situation at this stage is possible, but we can use that to make a Biden victory (and a Trump defeat) more likely.

I’ve been watching this channel a bit lately. I’m blown away by how thoughtful and intelligent Germans are. I don’t think there’s been a single person I’ve seen interviewed who was a dummy or didn’t have something insightful to say. By which I mean I’ve watched other countries being interviewed and not all of them are as smart as the Germans I would like to visit one day if I could. I feel like I’d learn a lot.

This is a four-part series and it's really quite long, but I've linked the first part here since the information in it is really quite invaluable. It explains how culture has become commodified, individualised and plasticized as a result of the efforts of 20th century psychologists and marketers looking to increase company profits. If you want to understand the current social malaise many people are feeling, you could do a lot worse than listening to the ideas put fourth by this doco.

Police incompetence + systemic racism

The counting could be messed with and the longer it takes to count all the votes the more time it'll give Trump to build up a conspiracy about vote rigging.

Don't underestimate the power of unhealthy Blue Also, I thought a thread like this might pop up, so I have this article saved: https://www.axios.com/bloomberg-group-trump-election-night-scenarios-a554e8f5-9702-437e-ae75-d2be478d42bb.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_mediu It's about how the counting process might pan out and what that will cause Trump / the DNC to do as a result. Basically Trump will win the first night, but then lose after all the mail-in ballots are counted. This could cause him to double down on claiming victory. Important reading IMO. EDIT: Here's the video from the article

@Leo Gura I meant Jesse Lee Peterson (at least his view on loving everyone) was healthy blue, not that Richard Spencer was healthy blue...

Healthy blue vs toxic blue: