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BurtReynolds wrote:
Biff Pocoroba wrote:George W Bush got us into a war under false pretenses and then had no idea what to do once there. The then biggest economic collapse in 70 years occurred at the end of his second term. The most expensive natural disaster in our national history, which killed over 1800 in the US and left many more homeless, was on his watch and his administration was woefully unprepared. Deficit spending soared despite large tax cuts.
Yet he is not the worst president of my lifetime.
It's utterly insane that you would think Trump is somehow worse. Bush destroyed an entire country to impress his dad and killed how many people? Gitmo? Patriot Act? Hello?

The brainwashing runs so fucking deep.
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W killed thousands of 19, 20, 21, 22 year olds. I've always , out loud, given credit to Trump, who did not do that.

Thousands was fucking sadder than this and lasting
yeah but Trump’s willful blindness on Covid has eclipsed W’s level of degeneracy
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Bush is definitely worse than Trump. The death tolls aren't even comparable and how much of the power Trump wields was usurped by Bush in the first place?
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They're both garbage human beings though. It's a bit like comparing dog shit and horse shit.
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did you see the way W shared candy with Michelle?

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at least W’s contempt for American human life was a calculated component of a broader strategic objective to further American empire
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It's incredible how blissfully unaware people are to the coming social credit system. It's not even on the radar. Though in truth, I suspect a lot of people are aware, they just think they or their representative will be in control of the levers (good luck with that.)

The brutal truth of it is that it will happen gradually enough that most of the masses will never know it happened.
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Trying to figure out where accelerationists fit in but they kinda go off in all directions.
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Should it be possible to bar someone from running for office in a democracy?
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It already is in many states (via felony convictions)
VinylGuy wrote:its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
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Also that's not a hard question. Yes, absolutely.
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Should it be possible to bar someone from voting in a democracy?
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Now that's a harder question. I'm generally against disenfranchisement of prisoners, that's for sure.
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I dont see how one is disenfranchisement and the other isn't
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That's because you're an idiot.
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Oh no I'm being disenfranchised of my right to be President.
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Mickey wrote:Oh no I'm being disenfranchised of my right to be President.
lol why shouldn't you have the right to be president

You also have to consider the people who aren't allowed to vote for the candidate they want, especially when that number is in the millions.

Just admit its undemocratic. Mickey isn't even pro-democracy. It shouldn't be that hard.
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Mickey wrote:Oh no I'm being disenfranchised of my right to be President.
of course you are
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I'm smart! Not like everybody says!
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BurtReynolds wrote:
Mickey wrote:Oh no I'm being disenfranchised of my right to be President.
lol why shouldn't you have the right to be president
I would say "having done crimes as president" is a good reason to lose the right to be president.
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Why? It's easy to see how that could be used to hinder political enemies.

The only reason to ever bar someone for voting or running for office is to subvert democracy. It's incredibly stupid that either are punishments for crimes.
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