By what measure? Lying, yes. Corruption, yes. Ineptitude, yes. Incoherent nonsense, yes. Criminal behavior, yes.
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2024.10.09 - Trump Has Edge in Top Battleground States
- Thread starter Watchmen
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I can't tell you what methodology RCP uses to weigh those polls or how it compares with that of other aggregators, but if their results are different, then either their data or how they evaluate must be different.
That was a reply to a post that contained, "To be clear, I am not trying to specifically call individual Trump voters such as yourself racist or xenophobic." Then you describe a foreign sounding name as terrible.
Trump is running scared now. You'll notice that he didn't cancel the second debate with Biden despite his excuses for refusing t battle Harris a second time, which was that since he felt he won the first time, there was no need to debate again, and that it was too late in the season for another debate, since early voting had already begun.
Can you not see that those are both lies and excuses? His last debate with Clinton was in the second half of October as was his last debate with Biden. And he's still having rallies and releasing ads to court voters, so he obviously doesn't believe his own lies about it being too late to debate.
He was so badly humiliated in the Harris debate that he refuses to debate her again (with Biden it was, "any time, any place," but now it's at no time and in no place) or to appear on 60 Minutes with her.
I don't have a problem with that. Trump, who cannot be shamed, needs to be silenced. He gave Covid misinformation that cost lives, fomented an insurrection, committed stochastic terrorism against election workers, judges and their families (gag orders were legal means to shut him up, but he went on running his mouth anyway), defamed a victim of his sexual predation and had a huge judgment levied against him, undermined confidence in elections, the legal system, and the federal disaster response, all of which has degraded many lives.
His similarly xenophobic and misogynistic running mate also needs to be silenced by any means possible, but apparently, he's also immune to shaming.
There's another dangerous source of misinformation not to mention a very creepy guy. How do you get creepier than a brain worm, collecting a dead bear, and a cutting off a whale head and mounting on your car's roof? He's found his place in politics just as Giuliani did.
That was a response to, "Shame on you for making such a stupid post. Shame is not a violation of the first amendment, it is not censorship. It is just speech in response to speech. And you should be ashamed of yourself for not understanding that."
That's a so what to you? It looks like you're just a shameless as Trump, Vance, and Kennedy and have found your place in the political spectrum with them as a Trump apologist.
Pogo
Well-Known Member
I know it is only a meme from Facebook, but NO, even the fake news MSM denied it 10 years ago.
If I were to run I'd run as a Republican. Google search
That said, it is more believable than many of the claims he has made.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
It's terrible because it's Arabic and widely used by Muslims and to be honest I don't much care for Islam or Muslims in general.
thank you for your honesty.
Pogo
Well-Known Member
Which makes you a xenophobe no matter how much you wish to deny it.
Xenophobia - Wikipedia
Own it.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
I don't care for most Muslims. So if that makes me a racist, so be it. The R word, the 21st century equivalent of the N word. Oh wait, the X word.Which makes you a xenophobe no matter how much you wish to deny it.
Xenophobia - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Own it.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
You're welcome.
Pogo
Well-Known Member
For your reading pleasure and to increase your confusion with some analysis by a professional watcher of polls.
A Mystery Repeats: Harris Up 4 in Pennsylvania, and Trump Up 6 in Arizona
Being uncertain about our earlier poll results but finding almost the same numbers the next time around.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
You're so smart.
Argentbear
Well-Known Member
its a name. The fact you have issues doesn't make it wrong bad or a problem
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
I have an issue with the name. Lots and lots of people do. Actually I have an issue with many Muslims. Not all of them but many of them.
The name is very popular among Muslims.
Argentbear
Well-Known Member
Lots and lots of racists have the same issue.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
There you go with the R word.
Pogo
Well-Known Member
You have an issue with a name that means "good," "handsome," or "beautiful.", I guess that is because you are so pure and somehow those things offend your purity.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
No, I have an issue with an Arabic name that is used a lot by Muslims.
Dictionary.com defines xenophobia as, "dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries," whereas Merriam webster uses stronger verbs and defines xenophobia more broadly as, "fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign."
I also find much of that culture off-putting. I don't like the sound of the language when spoken, I don't like the clothing, I don't like the music, and I don't like the food.
What I really dislike is the affinity of that culture to misogyny, antisemitism, and terrorism and some customs such as honor killings, pushing people off of towers, stoning, cutting off hands and burning people alive in cages, but fortunately, that seem to be getting less frequent. I also dislike the aversion to democracy and the embracing of theocracy.
I do like the belly dancing, the appearance of the written language, the crescent and star motif, the elaborate and colorful doors, and the mosaics (we bought the last one below, the hand of Fatima, when touring Tunisia, and use it as a trivet):
I can't help or change that any more than I can change what food I like, nor need I.
Does that make me xenophobic? My opinion is about the culture, not the people, not all of it, and it doesn't rise to fear or hatred. Borrowing from both definitions, I describe my attitude as a dislike or aversion to certain folkways. And I don't mind any of Barack Hussein Obama's name.
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Alien826
No religious beliefs
an anarchist
Your local loco.
I feel like this conversation isn’t getting the attention it deserves, though several have responded.
Openly declaring yourself a racist sure is something. Shocking, but at least you’re being honest(?). But do not equate that word to the N word. Like, that is extremely messed up and I ask that you think about why. The N word was used by people enslaving other people. It has that connotation and historical context. When people call you a racist it is because you are openly a racist and even declaring yourself one. How the heck did you make the connection that “racist” is similar to the N word? What levels of self victimization must you have going on in your head?
Your racist responses are absolutely disgusting. Can you reconsider them? Are you really saying that you are openly racist? (Is that even allowed in this forum, like isn’t that hate? “Yea I don’t like Muslims because they Muslims”)
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
No, I am not going to reconsider them. I do not care for most Muslims and would not name my child a name that is loved by many Muslims. That does not make me a "racist" by the way.