USA Election 2024

I think it is a stretch to go from people not seeing systemic racism to “they commit crimes”.

Growing up in WV, those people committing crimes weren’t Black. So I never had that particular mentality.
 
Herdfan said:
Growing up in WV, those people committing crimes weren’t Black. So I never had that particular mentality.
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I've noticed on the news sites on Facebook, they can post a hundred mugshots of a hundred white guys, and no one says a thing. The moment a black guy's mug shot gets posted, and someone will say something like THUGS GOTTA THUG, RIGHT? You call them out on it, and they'll play the tried and true "I never said that, so you're the real racist trying to find racism in everything" spiel.

I'm not gonna say it's super widespread, because it's usually the same ten or so people, but they are out there.
 
GermanSuplex said:
Yes. It’s very similar to the people who aren’t inherently racist, but who don’t believe in systemic racism (though they seem to believe in systemic eroding of white America). They get on well with anyone of any race and would give their black or brown or immigrant neighbor the shirt off their back, but seem confused or hostile to movements like BLM.

I know many people like this in my personal life. They are not racists or bad people at all - quite the opposite - they just seem unable for whatever reason to empathize with groups of people. It’s “they commit crimes” and “handouts don’t help” (even when they themselves are handouts) and have a bootstrap mentality (even if they had nothing but help with their own bootstraps).
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It is just inherent biases, we all have them. Not everyone recognizes if their actions or thoughts come from those biases they have.
 
I came back over to this thread instead of keeping this line in the Texas thread.

Another reporter comes out and says they should have been more forceful in covering Biden's mental decline:

nypost.com

CBS News journalist slams media, says most underreported 2024 story was Biden’s ‘obvious cognitive decline’

“And I think that is either delusional or they’re gaslighting the American people.”
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Maybe if they had started asking questions and demanding answers after the Hur report things might have gone differently.

But at the same time, Joe just came out and said he could have beat Trump, so maybe it might not have made a difference. No way to tell, but I do know that all these reporters coming out and saying "Oops, our bad" isn't going to help with their failing trust with the public.
 
Herdfan said:
I came back over to this thread instead of keeping this line in the Texas thread.

Another reporter comes out and says they should have been more forceful in covering Biden's mental decline:

nypost.com

CBS News journalist slams media, says most underreported 2024 story was Biden’s ‘obvious cognitive decline’

“And I think that is either delusional or they’re gaslighting the American people.”
nypost.com nypost.com

Maybe if they had started asking questions and demanding answers after the Hur report things might have gone differently.

But at the same time, Joe just came out and said he could have beat Trump, so maybe it might not have made a difference. No way to tell, but I do know that all these reporters coming out and saying "Oops, our bad" isn't going to help with their failing trust with the public.
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Feels like this is just beating a dead horse, he's been serving his country since the 70s with honor, including his presidency. Your guy won so maybe just let Biden go to live out the rest of his days. 🤷‍♂️
 
Eric said:
Feels like this is just beating a dead horse, he's been serving his country since the 70s with honor, including his presidency. Your guy won so maybe just let Biden go to live out the rest of his days. 🤷‍♂️
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Different horse. You think this is about Biden and it isn't about him as much as it is about his handlers keeping just how bad he was getting a secret, and how the media didn't seem to care. Until now.

You should care because you hate Trump and had the media done their job, there may have been time to have a real primary and give the winner enough time to run a real campaign. And the end result may have been different.
 
Herdfan said:
help with their failing trust with the public
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What would help with that failing trust would be starting to call Trump out on his insane fact free word salads, and the idiotic mumbo jumbo that now passes as economic planning, only to be repudiated after the voting is over. "Controlling prices? That's going to be hard." No kidding. Tarifs to the rescue.
 
cbum said:
What would help with that failing trust would be starting to call Trump out on his insane fact free word salads, and the idiotic mumbo jumbo that now passes as economic planning, only to be repudiated after the voting is over. "Controlling prices? That's going to be hard." No kidding. Tarifs to the rescue.
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I mean, with a straight face he says "you should be concerned about Biden" while never calling out Trump. @Herdfan your sail has no wind as long as you only criticize one side while ignoring far more egregious issues in your own party. I don't care who won or who is or isn't in power, you only ever blame Democrats.

Would really love to see you take a more balanced approach but here we are.
 
Renzatic said:
By the way, I'm taking bets on when Trump decides to nuke Washington state.
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MAD

Washington has Bangor and Whidbey and JBLM and Hanford and Fairchild and the Yakima Firing Range and Big Jim Creek EWS. Not to mention Mt St Helens. Bangor (Seabeck) is where the Tridents come to feed. Washington can defend itself against anything DC can manage to throw at it.
 
Herdfan said:
I understand what you are saying and why.

But if you can’t afford eggs to feed your kids today, does what might happen in the future matter?
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Trump's tax plan and those who "can't afford eggs to feed their kids" wondering if they still matter?

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