Things that made you laugh today (Political Version)

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Originally Posted by Seran

My job affords me the luxury of not taking written or spoken feedback personally

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Bro... waiting for the next welfare check is not a "job" no matter how hard you want to make it.

Here's Seran at "work":

https://media0.giphy.com/media/W28Yd...giphy.gif&ct=g

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Originally Posted by Solkern

I fail to understand how anything you’ve stated can relate to a mental illness? There are literally tens of thousands of people that believe Trump is the current sitting president, yet they are completely normal outside of this scope of crazy. They are just easily manipulated.
Not agreeing, understanding, something you believe to be repulsive or you thinking something is stupid doesn’t translate to a mental illness. Some people here resort to non stop attacks that are at a level of a 10 year old child that are extremely repulsive and stupid, are they also mentally handicapped?

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I consider my extremely low tolerance for the mentally ill... a mental illness in itself.

I try to be more patient.. try to see things from your standpoint.. but day after day of droning on about how your fee fees are hurt by Trump just makes me less and less patient with your abject stupidity and excessive estrogen filled posts.

Want to know the priorities of this Administration, the Left, and the continued deliberate destruction of US sovereignty?

Compare these two articles...

1. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/0...rrier-00107896

"DOJ sues Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over Rio Grande barrier"

2. https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-gains-...161845727.html

"US gains authority to unilaterally enforce maritime law in Pacific amid regional tensions with China"

Tells you all you need to know.

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Originally Posted by Seran

My job affords me the luxury of not taking written or spoken feedback personally, only the need to incorporate the constructive feedback into a better product. 7 of 10 or so posts in this sub forum are conspiracies or low effort attacks on policies people are deliberately misinterpreting. For new folks, I make honest attempts to clarify perceived misconceptions. For the repeat offenders, ridicule as befitting the subject. Why? The first because I hold out hope some folks honestly just need to be shown the light, the second because some people need a swift kick in the ass to remind them about their ignorance.

Generally speaking, I try to avoid unprovoked mean-spirited posts. Where I fail, and don't blame your tag as morally repulsive are my attacks on policies which are thinly veiled attempts to use narrow religious views to take away rights or to persecute minorities. Yes it's repugnant, but so is the topic from my POV. If the right and far right took the stance of Nikki Haley and said, "These are our beliefs, but our beliefs shouldn't dictate the absolute removal of bodily autonomy of women. A compromise removing late term abortions aside from those medically necessary would be in the best interest of the country and reversing our declining birth rates., " we'd be in a great place.

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I appreciate your explanation.

Even repeat offenders, as you call it, I couldn’t take any joy from them being unable to see their dying grandfather or celebrate death of people via natural disaster. Insults and banter are to be expected in politics where disagreements occur, but there are certain invisible lines most do not cross. That is why I guessed perhaps Asperger’s as you may have difficulty with that human connection. Anyways, I’ll take your answer as a no for my question. At least when you hear those insults and such from me do know it is not personal & in fun.

My wife really likes Nikki Haley too. I agree on the topic of abortion and have acknowledged a few times that a hard stance against any/all abortion has caused Republicans to lose elections. Most Americans fall somewhere in the middle between an outright ban & allowing abortion for any reason up until birth. I am morally and religiously opposed to abortion, but politically I can find compromise on that issue. You have to understand though, for people that see abortion as no different than murdering an infant (I personally don’t think it’s quite the same level but speaking about others here) you are asking them to compromise their own values. That’s a hard thing for anyone to do. Back to Nikki…I don’t like her responses on foreign policy so she is far from my first choice.

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Originally Posted by Solkern

I fail to understand how anything you’ve stated can relate to a mental illness? There are literally tens of thousands of people that believe Trump is the current sitting president, yet they are completely normal outside of this scope of crazy. They are just easily manipulated.
Not agreeing, understanding, something you believe to be repulsive or you thinking something is stupid doesn’t translate to a mental illness. Some people here resort to non stop attacks that are at a level of a 10 year old child that are extremely repulsive and stupid, are they also mentally handicapped?

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It’s a long explanation as it relates to Seran. I agree that people on the right that worship Trump’s cult of personality are just as nuts as the people on the left who hate him so much they equate him to the embodiment of evil on Earth & the Boogeyman.

On attacks and insults…. I can only speak for myself. I dish out and can take my fair share. Some of that is to be expected in the politics section of the PC. People are passionate about politics and the internet affords some anonymity & shielding of consequences vs having these discussions in person. So to answer your question, no…not really.

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Originally Posted by Suppressed Poet

My wife really likes Nikki Haley too. I agree on the topic of abortion and have acknowledged a few times that a hard stance against any/all abortion has caused Republicans to lose elections. Most Americans fall somewhere in the middle between an outright ban & allowing abortion for any reason up until birth. I am morally and religiously opposed to abortion, but politically I can find compromise on that issue. You have to understand though, for people that see abortion as no different than murdering an infant (I personally don’t think it’s quite the same level but speaking about others here) you are asking them to compromise their own values. That’s a hard thing for anyone to do. Back to Nikki…I don’t like her responses on foreign policy so she is far from my first choice.

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Therein lies the difference, thou shall not kill or thou shall not murder, whatever your chosen interpretation should not apply to the early abortion of a fetus. There is no malice in it, simply a choice not to take it to term. The compromise of limiting last trimester or even second trimester to some extent is one of those compromises that fulfills the need of an unexpected pregnancy to be ended, while preserving the right of a viable fetus once it's well into it's second trimester to be born.

I don't fault your Christian belief for guiding your opposition, your moral covenant is respectable. I just don't believe it's a religious decision and do fault those leaders who have made it a religious argument, rather than a moral one. Nikki Haley is a step back from the religious and social failings the Republicans have suffered for nearly two decades now. Refocusing the party on good governance, fiscal responsibility through balanced budgets, and sane immigration policies is what the country needs.

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Originally Posted by Seran

Therein lies the difference, thou shall not kill or thou shall not murder, whatever your chosen interpretation should not apply to the early abortion of a fetus. There is no malice in it, simply a choice not to take it to term. The compromise of limiting last trimester or even second trimester to some extent is one of those compromises that fulfills the need of an unexpected pregnancy to be ended, while preserving the right of a viable fetus once it's well into it's second trimester to be born.

I don't fault your Christian belief for guiding your opposition, your moral covenant is respectable. I just don't believe it's a religious decision and do fault those leaders who have made it a religious argument, rather than a moral one. Nikki Haley is a step back from the religious and social failings the Republicans have suffered for nearly two decades now. Refocusing the party on good governance, fiscal responsibility through balanced budgets, and sane immigration policies is what the country needs.

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On abortion, the other part of the debate resides in federal vs state. I honestly and objectively think it may be best to allow the individual states to make their own laws on abortion (which is where we are today). The federal government doesn’t need to ban them nor offer protection to have one in my personal opinion.

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Originally Posted by Seran

Therein lies the difference, thou shall not kill or thou shall not murder, whatever your chosen interpretation should not apply to the early abortion of a fetus. There is no malice in it, simply a choice not to take it to term. The compromise of limiting last trimester or even second trimester to some extent is one of those compromises that fulfills the need of an unexpected pregnancy to be ended, while preserving the right of a viable fetus once it's well into it's second trimester to be born.

I don't fault your Christian belief for guiding your opposition, your moral covenant is respectable. I just don't believe it's a religious decision and do fault those leaders who have made it a religious argument, rather than a moral one. Nikki Haley is a step back from the religious and social failings the Republicans have suffered for nearly two decades now. Refocusing the party on good governance, fiscal responsibility through balanced budgets, and sane immigration policies is what the country needs.

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Most normal people believe that a woman should be able to get an abortion at like up to 12-15 weeks.

Problem lies with the people on the far right saying that you should never be able to get an abortion ever under any circumstances... and the people on the far left that say it's up to the woman to decide when they want to get an abortion, up to and including the day of delivery.

We need to stop placating to the extreme viewpoints from both sides of the issue.

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Originally Posted by Parkbandit

Most normal people believe that a woman should be able to get an abortion at like up to 12-15 weeks.

Problem lies with the people on the far right saying that you should never be able to get an abortion ever under any circumstances... and the people on the far left that say it's up to the woman to decide when they want to get an abortion, up to and including the day of delivery.

We need to stop placating to the extreme viewpoints from both sides of the issue.

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The real issue is the same with the Left. When they speak of "compromise" they always mean "Give me some of what I want now in exchange for a false promise that I will give you some of what you want later." It has always been so and the Right needs to stop playing that game because we lose every time, millimeter by millimeter, inch by inch, it erodes our country, our rights and freedom.

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Originally Posted by Parkbandit

Most normal people believe that a woman should be able to get an abortion at like up to 12-15 weeks.

Problem lies with the people on the far right saying that you should never be able to get an abortion ever under any circumstances... and the people on the far left that say it's up to the woman to decide when they want to get an abortion, up to and including the day of delivery.

We need to stop placating to the extreme viewpoints from both sides of the issue.

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Word. The people on the far right that want an outright abortion ban & the people on the far left that want abortion protection for any reason up until the moment of birth are both in the minority. Unfortunately those minority voices sometimes speak the loudest and get the most media attention.