Hardkill

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  1. That's insane and truly depressing that someone like still feels like he got nothing from approaching that many girls. Do you think it's possible that some people like that guy are doomed to never being able to learn how to improve their game no matter what try, no matter what coaching or advice they receive, and no matter how time they take to seriously study and learn game?
  2. You're not getting it. A chaotic primary for the party in power would demonstrate to people that people on both sides think the party in power can't governing and can't unite their party, let alone unite the country well. Moreover, why would you have the Democrats give up the tremendous advantage of incumbency, especially when our country has been in a period of real stability, real prosperity, and real historic progress under Biden and his party?
  3. We don't know that for sure. Have you seen or heard of project 2025? Actually, China economy has been in real trouble for a while now and economists now say that it's very unlikely that the size of China's economy will surpass the size of the US economy for the foreseeable. America's economy, on the other hand, has kept exceeding most experts' expectations over the last 3 years. In fact, it has once again become the envy of the whole world for well over a year.
  4. Contrary to all this talk from most of the pundits and pollsters out there, Biden is the Democrat best chance of defeating Trump again. Do not underestimate the electoral advantage an incumbent president still has, even in this day and age. Plus, if Biden dropped out then we would have had a bloody primary, especially when the Democrats have no known heir apparent to Biden. That would greatly hurt the Democratic party's chances of keeping the White House, just like what happened in 2016, because in such a scenario the American people would question the governance of Biden and his party since they are the one's mainly in charge of the country.
  5. I used to think that social media image might be the main factor to winning presidential elections in this day and age. However, I eventually came to realize that that is not how US presidential elections work. In non-presidential elections in America social media message matters a lot more because most people don't know who their US Senators and congressmen are, many people don't know who their governors or mayors are, and most people don't know who all of their other state and local levels leaders are. Yes, most people in America are low information and low educated voters who don't follow politics regularly or follow good quality news sources. That's why most Americans most voters are not deeply invested in policy details like many of us are and don't have a sufficient understanding about political issues. That is why most people in the US do get easily deceived by the disingenuous messaging of the right-wing propaganda, the GOP, Trump, and MAGA. However, when it comes to US presidential elections, everyone knows or will know who the presidential candidates are for that election because of how exceptionally salient the POTUS is and how exceptionally important US presidential elections are for the country. In that case, voters are more pragmatic, whereby are practical and focused on results, rather than ideology or policy details. They want a president who can deliver tangible improvements in their lives and the country, regardless of political party or ideology. So, voters in presidential elections prioritize: 1. Results: They want to see tangible improvements in their lives and the country. Trump totally let the country down when he was president, especially during his last year in office, when our country was in complete and utter hell. Only the MAGA Republicans truly believe that he is competent leader, whereas most Americans find him to be a disgrace, a con man, a loser, and a failed president. 2. Values: They want a candidate who shares their values and priorities. Trump's controversial and divisive rhetoric, as well as his policy positions, have been widely seen as extreme and outside the mainstream, especially amongst most moderate and independent voters. Also, he's been an unusual amount of older voters and older voters vote twice as frequently as younger voters. He in fact, has been losing an unusual amount of older white voters even though older white voters in America generally vote Republican. 3. Direction: They want a sense of where the country is headed and whether it aligns with their aspirations. Trump's vision for a more isolated, nationalist, and authoritarian America has been rejected by most American as barbaric, extreme, and a terrifying threat to our country's democracy and values. This pragmatism doesn't necessarily require voters to be deeply invested in policy details or highly educated. Rather, it reflects a practical approach to voting, focused on achieving tangible outcomes and improvements in their lives and the country. Most Voters are not policy experts, but they have a general sense of what they want to see in a candidate and a government: 1. Economic growth: They want a strong economy and job opportunities. Trump totally failed with that. In fact, he became the only president since Herbert Hoover, during the beginning of the Great Depression, to leave office with net lost of jobs. Biden on the other hand, has presided over the creation of 15+ million jobs, including all of the jobs recovered from the pandemic plus the creation of approx. 6 million new jobs and counting. Moreover, Biden has been presiding over an historic manufacturing boom, historic infrastructure boom, and historic clean energy boom. All of these factors have further greatly contributed to the historic boom in good paying jobs for the working class, middle class, and lower class folks. Also, job satisfaction for Americans has been at a 40 year high and real incomes have grown a lot more under Biden than they did under Trump. Additionally, the unemployment rate has been at 4.0% or lower for the longest running period since the late 1960s. Furthermore, levels of inflation has already been at relatively normal levels for over a year and are still continue to go downwards. It's now the high cost of living for many Americans that an issue that really needs to be addressed. 2. Healthcare: They want access to affordable healthcare. Trump failed to "repeal and replace" Obama like he promised and caused several millions of people to permanently lose their health insurance by the end of his presidency. Biden strengthened Obamacare, contributed to a record all-time low for the uninsured rate and underinsured rate. He and his party in congress also got Medicare to finally began to negotiate prescription drug prices, even though people thought before that something like that would be impossible to happen because of the extremely powerful influence of the private healthcare lobbying in America. 3. Education: They want quality education for themselves and their children. The Trump administration had gutted public education during his presidency. The Biden administration restored the funding that was gutted by the Trump admin and Biden has already forgiven the most amount of student debt compared to any other president in US History. 4. Security: They want to feel safe and secure in their communities. During Trump's last year in office, Crime and civil unrest skyrocketed to levels not seen before since the late 1960s. Plus, he constantly encouraged more hate crimes throughout the country during his presidency to such an unprecedented degree that even previous presidents in US History who were notable for their racist rhetoric such as Nixon and Andrew Johnson would today be considered to be racially tolerant compared to Trump. Under Biden, contrary to what all of the right-wing propaganda has kept saying about how crime has been running amok all over the country because of Biden and the Democrats' radical left policies, crime has actually plummeted dramatically in America ever since about 2 years under Biden. Crime overall in the US is now back to its pre-pandemic levels and is continue to go down to new historic lows. Plus, Trump is a convicted felon and a far worse criminal than Nixon ever was, while Biden has had a squeaky clean record. As a matter fact, besides Obama, Biden has been one of the most moral presidents since Jimmy Carter in the mid to late 70s. The strength and cohesion of a political party also matters a lot for winning the presidency. The Democratic party is still holding together well enough and it has become stronger than it has ever been before in a really long-time. The GOP on the other hand has been having a lot of trouble holding together their own coalition and they've kept losing an extraordinary amount of elections since 2018.
  6. Judge Cannon is still aiding and abetting the former POTUS who is convicted felon and who could be POTUS again:
  7. Yes, Mearsheimer said that. However, he also recently said that he now doesn't see how Russia will be able to come close to taking over all of Ukraine. In fact, he believe that Putin never said that he really even wanted the entire country. Therefore, it is still within our interest and totally within the interest to make sure that Russia can't take over the whole country. Plus, Russia has still completely humiliated itself. It's no longer on par with China.
  8. That's misleading. Yes, cost of living was somewhat better under Trump than under Biden; however, real incomes, better job opportunities, job security, and overall living standards have been far better for most Americans under Biden than under Trump. Health insurance under Biden has actually been the best ever Biden than any president in US History. The uninsured rate and underinsured has already been at an all time low! Also, we are no longer in an inflation crisis. In fact, the levels of inflation have for well over a year been already been better than the "Morning in America" 80s Reagan decade of prosperity was. Btw, even labor workers and labor unions have come to really like and respect Biden more than any other president since Truman in the 40s. Also, the stock market has kept reaching record highs under Biden!
  9. but what about the progressive Era of the 1900s or the New Deal era or the civil rights movement? Those were not stupid things that happened in the social equality?
  10. That doesn't make sense. In that case, why don't Greenies like Cenk, Ana, and Kyle Kulinski support Trump over Biden like Brand is? Even though Cenk has heavily criticized Biden, he has said that he'd certainly would rather vote for Biden over Trump as the lesser of two evils. Kyle and Ana also doesn't really want Trump to win the presidency. As with Krystal, she probably is voting third party like Ana is too, which doesn't matter because they both live in Biden safe states. Stage Green is also supposed to be highly intellectual, social justice for all races, and liberal/progressivism. Not for repressive or regressive ideas. Plus, Bernie Sanders, AOC, Warren, and every other progressive leader holding some kind of office throughout the country have firmly united under Biden. How do you explain why Greenies like them have done so? You're telling me that this is what functional/healthy stage Green is supposed to be and that this is what we should expect to happen to our society when our country one day becomes full stage Green? To me, this kind of mindset and behavior doesn't seem very moral to me. Civil Rights leaders such as MLK and Abraham Lincoln would be turning in their graves....
  11. Okay....and why would a stage Green person support very toxic low consciousness people or ideologies such as Trump, MAGA, or right-wing conspiracy theories? Moreover, why is he attacking the "liberal establishment" and their so called "censorship"? he used to support Obama and many other liberals. You can't tell me that his mind is healthy or that he is even a healthy Stage Green or even a healthy Stage Orange. This is not normal at all. Moreover, considering how influential he still is, what he is doing is undoubtedly completely irresponsible and frightening.
  12. Yeah, I agree. He also doesn't want to have to deal with the pain of taking real responsibility for what he did (assuming the sexual allegations made against him have been true).
  13. Russell Brand is still not mentally well. People like him need to be institutionalized for some kind of serious mental rehab. Otherwise, he may be too far gone. So much for you saying before about how Russell Brand "evolved beautifully to stage Green" in one of your videos on Spiral Dynamics. To me it seems like he has devolved down to some kind of very strange mix of toxic stage Orange, toxic stage Blue, and toxic stage Red. Or it could be that he never really reformed for the better and that end of the day he is what he always has been....a raging addict for attention with severe bipolar disorder. Plus, he was never very bright to begin with. Very depressing....
  14. I don't necessarily think. I mean, I believe that the more left-wing a policy is the better, as long as it isn't too far to the left or doesn't cause an extreme right-wing backlash. However, I actually find that the center-left has generally been the best ideology for making long-term progress for any country because center-left governance not only leads to significant or major improvements in our society, but also it is more pragmatic, bipartisan, and minimizes excessive right-wing backlash compared to firm left-wing governance. TR, WW, FDR, and LBJ are prime examples of very progressive center-left leaders in History. Either way, I believe in center-left to left-wing ideology implemented in a successful manner without going too far to the left is the way to progress for our world.
  15. Well, let's hope that this strong conservative backlash is only a temporary phase in the grand scheme of things. Let's also hope that centrism (including the center-right) in the EU still dominates overall for as long as possible until things cool down sometime in the future when the center-left to more left-wing comes back to power. Fortunately, virtually all of the EU countries are much more developed than they were in the 1900s and still firmly believe in democracy.
  16. It also looks Trump has already been losing voters from his conviction:
  17. Clarence Thomas admits to having taken $4 MILLION IN GIFTS from rich donors!
  18. There is no alternative besides Biden. In any case, Biden has arguably become the most progressive president since the 1960s. If he defeats Trump, then he might go down in History as a heroic president. That's it!
  19. I actually think Trump needs to step aside and make room for a new GOP candidate that's a lot like Mitt Romney. He's the one that has real signs of dementia and psychosis, not Biden:
  20. Yeah, I was surprised! Sheinbaum won by a triple landslide! I also like how she's Jewish. I never thought their country would elect some Jewish even though it's mostly a Catholic country.
  21. Chief Justice Roberts declines meeting with Senate Democrats over Alito concerns:
  22. Alito just stated that he will not recused himself from the January 6th case: