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Actually it’s the right that demands we give disinformation more clout than it deserves based on the supposedly redeeming quality of it being uncensored.

@jerryskids I want to get back to your justification for labeling Kamala Harris a socialist. Earlier you offered as one of your primary reasons her former support for Medicare for all, but since the vast majority of western and capitalist countries have some sort of universal healthcare system, I don’t see how this can be defined as a socialist position. One might as well argue that having public schools is a socialist position (indeed some libertarians do make this argument, and against public roads as well, but it’s extreme.) It seems to me that most of your arguments aren’t against Kamala per se but against the mainstream positions of the Democratic Party, which do involve government involvement in certain aspects of private industry but not government takeover of most private industry. Therefore I don’t think it’s socialism.

Actually the real number is probably closer to 1% or less, since statistically they don’t increase crime at all: https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/mythical-tie-between-immigration-and-crime But hey who’s counting right?

I won’t be celebrating. I fully believe Kamala will win but it will be close. Which means that no matter what, once again 70 million people will vote for this guy Trump. How did we get here? So depressing .

Do you understand a ceasefire isn’t an end to hostilities? It’s a break.

Yea it is. Trump says crazy sh!t 7 days a week, he makes up crazy sh!t 7 days a week and the media just lets it go and questions whether Kamala supports fracking. It’s absolutely ridiculous. Trump is allowed by the media to get away with stuff no other politician in our history ever would. Ever since 2016 the media has basically done whatever Trump wanted. Because he’s great for ratings. And they ignore the threat to our democracy and capitalism that he represents.

So now Trump says the whole Arlington thing never happened? It’s all made up by Kamala? What happened to the woman having the “mental issue?”

I called them ugly. I showed a picture of some women at a Trump rally to prove my point. It was meant to be an obvious joke, (In real life I know some very beautiful women who are Trump fans.) Oh well. I never got anyone permabanned. You’re just lying like you do so often.

You’re wrong. But I’m not going to argue the point. Because Netanyahu is not to blame for this (even though about half the Israeli population now seem to think so.)

I think they help Trump way too much. They want a tight race.

Such an awful sentiment. I could just as easily blame Netanyahu for refusing to agree to a reasonable ceasefire and bringing the hostages safely out of there. Or I could blame Trump for encouraging BIbi to ignore Biden. But I won’t. Because Hamas is to blame for this and nobody else. When people blame Republicans, or Democrats, they’re being stupid and shameful.

The news that 6 of the hostages were found dead is horrible. But I’ve also been irritated by some of the reactions: 1. On CNN I watched a guy blame Netanyahu. 2. On Meet the Press I watched Tom Cotton blame Biden and Harris for not supporting Israel enough. 3. On a progressive radio station I heard a dude blame Trump for encouraging Netanyahu to ignore Biden. These responses from both left and right are a product of our age of moral relativism. So let’s be very clear. Some or all of the above people may have made mistakes depending on your point of view. But NONE of them are to blame for this. Hamas is to blame for this. Full stop. They are evil. They are terrorist. How we should respond to them is open to reasonable debate. But they are ones responsible.

Welcome back @Jon_mx! Good to see you posting again. Perhaps if you would, please address @Strike’s accusation that I am welcher on bets. TIA

This is a prime situation in which the conservative belief that the MSM promotes liberal outcomes completely fails. Because the media does NOT want Kamala to walk away with this thing; a tight race all the way to the end will result in much higher ratings. It would serve the media far better if Trump wins the debate next week. (Not to mention the fact that 4 more years of a chaotic Trump will ensure much higher ratings than if he goes away.) However, as always, they will be stuck with the truth whatever it turns out to be.

I took @Strike’s advice and changed the title.

Yeah this crossed my mind as well. But since I expect her to perform well I’m not worried about it and I think the expectations will end up helping her.

Harris continues to lead in Pennsylvania: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/pennsylvania/

More excellent polling news for Harris: https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/09/harris-vs-trump-latest-presidential-polls-headed-to-a-blowout-here-are-recent-numbers-that-support-it.html?outputType=amp Beyond a 6 point lead that has continued to grow, she is also expected to win the debate next week.

Latest polling continues the momentum for Harris- it hasn’t slowed down: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/03/poll-dems-boosted-gop-shaken-as-harris-trump-race-is-joined/74995919007/

His son died for this country too. Damn what an awful person you seem to be. Are you this much of a jerk in real life or do you only pretend to be one here? I sure hope for your sake it’s the latter.

Elon Musk posted a fake photograph of Kamala Harris in a Communist uniform. Just so sad and pathetic. This guy is a true genius, an incredible entrepreneur, I have no doubt of that. And yet he resorts to this crap like a petulant little kid. Much like Henry Ford back in the day, Musk is forever destroying his reputation.

They haven’t deteriorated at all: https://www.realclearpolling.com/betting-odds/2024/president About two weeks ago the odds rose considerably to 50%-50%. Harris has the slight edge in some, Trump in others. I think after the debate she will become a considerable favorite but we’ll see.

She does https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-31/harris-catches-up-with-trump-in-michigan-poll-signaling-momentum

Well I’ll give you credit for not making it personal. A lot of what you wrote is true. But the problem is that if those jobs are lost that means the loss was inevitable based on new technology, the laws of capitalism, and people around the world willing to work harder and longer than we do. There is also great benefit to our consumers. The answer is not to try and “protect” jobs that will be lost anyhow, but to change our industries to better reflect what we can offer the world’s marketplace that will have less competition. That is already happening, and it’s creating prosperity. Yes the rust belt of the country is going through decades of suffering, but California, the Carolinas, the south is booming with the new trade. As Kamala correctly says, we need to look forward not back.

Of course you would. I’m surprised you wish this on me and not my family members. For once try making cogent arguments with reason, and logic, if you’re capable of it, rather than always going with “I wish the worst thing possible happened to you.” That’s not an argument; it just makes you look like an idiot and an a$$hole.