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LoathedVermin72 wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:me:

Does anyone see anything that is going to cause the two halves of this country to stop moving apart? For my entire adult life I've watched the sides move further away from each other, at an accelerating rate, to the point that now each thinks the other is pure evil. And I see absolutely nothing on the horizon that will stop this trend. I don't see either side backing down or being "taught" to come around. That won't happen. THIS WILL TURN VIOLENT. It's not if, but when.It's made all the worse by the fact that both sides are roughly equal in numbers. Ultimately I see either a war (though in this millennium "war" might look very different) or a peaceful division. That's the best possible scenario.

also me:

In a war between socialists and fascists, I can only hope the body count is sky high.

The time for unity has passed. It's a lost cause.

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

Strat wrote:They have no desire to bring this country together. not one fucking ounce of desire.

Unlike the people lighting cars on fire, punching people in the street, etc.

I had no idea how Trump would cope with the Presidency, I wasn't sure he even wanted to win, but he's been off to a reasonably impressive start so far. Early days, however.

Impressive? IMPRESSIVE?!

From people's reactions, you'd think Trump took power in some kind of violent coup, not comfortably winning a democratic election in a first world country.

sorry wrong thread

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:me:

Does anyone see anything that is going to cause the two halves of this country to stop moving apart? For my entire adult life I've watched the sides move further away from each other, at an accelerating rate, to the point that now each thinks the other is pure evil. And I see absolutely nothing on the horizon that will stop this trend. I don't see either side backing down or being "taught" to come around. That won't happen. THIS WILL TURN VIOLENT. It's not if, but when.It's made all the worse by the fact that both sides are roughly equal in numbers. Ultimately I see either a war (though in this millennium "war" might look very different) or a peaceful division. That's the best possible scenario.

also me:

In a war between socialists and fascists, I can only hope the body count is sky high.

The time for unity has passed. It's a lost cause.

Not a "war," per se, but rather a smattering of violent skirmishes before the National Guard comes in to quell the riots. I'm picturing a Sandy Hook-type scenario like once every few weeks.

I'm thinking bombings, "dissappearings", censorship, and drone strikes.

Each side will blame them all on the other. They'll both be right.

tragabigzanda wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:me:

Does anyone see anything that is going to cause the two halves of this country to stop moving apart? For my entire adult life I've watched the sides move further away from each other, at an accelerating rate, to the point that now each thinks the other is pure evil. And I see absolutely nothing on the horizon that will stop this trend. I don't see either side backing down or being "taught" to come around. That won't happen. THIS WILL TURN VIOLENT. It's not if, but when.It's made all the worse by the fact that both sides are roughly equal in numbers. Ultimately I see either a war (though in this millennium "war" might look very different) or a peaceful division. That's the best possible scenario.

also me:

In a war between socialists and fascists, I can only hope the body count is sky high.

The time for unity has passed. It's a lost cause.

Not a "war," per se, but rather a smattering of violent skirmishes before the National Guard comes in to quell the riots. I'm picturing a Sandy Hook-type scenario like once every few weeks.

I'm thinking bombings, "dissappearings", censorship, and drone strikes.

Each side will blame them all on the other. They'll both be right.

Yea, all that stuff too. Although it could easily become a '70s Chile coup sort of scenario.

Thing is either side's politicians can rely on half the country to back them. A coup would just be the beginning I think.

Birds in Hell wrote:From people's reactions, you'd think Trump took power in some kind of violent coup, not comfortably winning a democratic election in a first world country.

"Comfortably" is a weird word here. His margin of victory in the states that pushed him over the top in the Electoral College were in the tens of thousands, and he didn't even win a plurality of the popular vote. Trump touted his victory as a "massive landslide" when, in reality, it was in like the top 15 tightest presidential races.

tragabigzanda wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:me:

Does anyone see anything that is going to cause the two halves of this country to stop moving apart? For my entire adult life I've watched the sides move further away from each other, at an accelerating rate, to the point that now each thinks the other is pure evil. And I see absolutely nothing on the horizon that will stop this trend. I don't see either side backing down or being "taught" to come around. That won't happen. THIS WILL TURN VIOLENT. It's not if, but when.It's made all the worse by the fact that both sides are roughly equal in numbers. Ultimately I see either a war (though in this millennium "war" might look very different) or a peaceful division. That's the best possible scenario.

also me:

In a war between socialists and fascists, I can only hope the body count is sky high.

The time for unity has passed. It's a lost cause.

Not a "war," per se, but rather a smattering of violent skirmishes before the National Guard comes in to quell the riots. I'm picturing a Sandy Hook-type scenario like once every few weeks.

I'm thinking bombings, "dissappearings", censorship, and drone strikes.

Each side will blame them all on the other. They'll both be right.

Yea, all that stuff too. Although it could easily become a '70s Chile coup sort of scenario.

Thing is either side's politicians can rely on half the country to back them. A coup would just be the beginning I think.

What a time to be dead.

Its fine. Trump is actually going to kill off most of his base by denying them retirement, health care, and wages. So, they will beo ut of the equation. The GOP will be dead. Progressives will move in. We will soon have flying cars and lightsabers.

tragabigzanda wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:me:

Does anyone see anything that is going to cause the two halves of this country to stop moving apart? For my entire adult life I've watched the sides move further away from each other, at an accelerating rate, to the point that now each thinks the other is pure evil. And I see absolutely nothing on the horizon that will stop this trend. I don't see either side backing down or being "taught" to come around. That won't happen. THIS WILL TURN VIOLENT. It's not if, but when.It's made all the worse by the fact that both sides are roughly equal in numbers. Ultimately I see either a war (though in this millennium "war" might look very different) or a peaceful division. That's the best possible scenario.

also me:

In a war between socialists and fascists, I can only hope the body count is sky high.

The time for unity has passed. It's a lost cause.

Not a "war," per se, but rather a smattering of violent skirmishes before the National Guard comes in to quell the riots. I'm picturing a Sandy Hook-type scenario like once every few weeks.

I'm thinking bombings, "dissappearings", censorship, and drone strikes.

Each side will blame them all on the other. They'll both be right.

Yea, all that stuff too. Although it could easily become a '70s Chile coup sort of scenario.

John Titor was right, guys; he was just off by 12 years or so.

Strat wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:me:

Does anyone see anything that is going to cause the two halves of this country to stop moving apart? For my entire adult life I've watched the sides move further away from each other, at an accelerating rate, to the point that now each thinks the other is pure evil. And I see absolutely nothing on the horizon that will stop this trend. I don't see either side backing down or being "taught" to come around. That won't happen. THIS WILL TURN VIOLENT. It's not if, but when.It's made all the worse by the fact that both sides are roughly equal in numbers. Ultimately I see either a war (though in this millennium "war" might look very different) or a peaceful division. That's the best possible scenario.

also me:

In a war between socialists and fascists, I can only hope the body count is sky high.

The time for unity has passed. It's a lost cause.

Not a "war," per se, but rather a smattering of violent skirmishes before the National Guard comes in to quell the riots. I'm picturing a Sandy Hook-type scenario like once every few weeks.

I'm thinking bombings, "dissappearings", censorship, and drone strikes.

Each side will blame them all on the other. They'll both be right.

Yea, all that stuff too. Although it could easily become a '70s Chile coup sort of scenario.

Thing is either side's politicians can rely on half the country to back them. A coup would just be the beginning I think.

What a time to be dead.

Its fine. Trump is actually going to kill off most of his base by denying them retirement, health care, and wages. So, they will beo ut of the equation. The GOP will be dead. Progressives will move in. We will soon have flying cars and lightsabers.

I can't wait to move in with you when I move to Colorado.

Strat wrote:The GOP will be dead. Progressives will move in. We will soon have flying cars and lightsabers.

Birds in Hell wrote:

Strat wrote:The GOP will be dead. Progressives will move in. We will soon have flying cars and lightsabers.

"progressive"

You just know that guy watches rape porn

Fine. Let it all burn down. But you assholes better donate to RM so we can still be here

That moment when Cato Institute people start to sound like the liberal media:

Trump’s Immigration Ban Is Illegal

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that purports to bar for at least 90 days almost all permanent immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries, including Syria and Iraq, and asserts the power to extend the ban indefinitely.

But the order is illegal. More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

That decision came after a long and shameful history in this country of barring immigrants based on where they came from. Starting in the late 19th century, laws excluded all Chinese, almost all Japanese, then all Asians in the so-called Asiatic Barred Zone. Finally, in 1924, Congress created a comprehensive “national-origins system,” skewing immigration quotas to benefit Western Europeans and to exclude most Eastern Europeans, almost all Asians, and Africans.

Mr. Trump appears to want to reinstate a new type of Asiatic Barred Zone by executive order, but there is just one problem: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 banned all discrimination against immigrants on the basis of national origin, replacing the old prejudicial system and giving each country an equal shot at the quotas. In signing the new law, President Lyndon B. Johnson said that “the harsh injustice” of the national-origins quota system had been “abolished.”

McParadigm wrote:That moment when Cato Institute people start to sound like the liberal media:

Trump’s Immigration Ban Is Illegal

President Trump signed an executive order on Friday that purports to bar for at least 90 days almost all permanent immigration from seven majority-Muslim countries, including Syria and Iraq, and asserts the power to extend the ban indefinitely.

But the order is illegal. More than 50 years ago, Congress outlawed such discrimination against immigrants based on national origin.

That decision came after a long and shameful history in this country of barring immigrants based on where they came from. Starting in the late 19th century, laws excluded all Chinese, almost all Japanese, then all Asians in the so-called Asiatic Barred Zone. Finally, in 1924, Congress created a comprehensive “national-origins system,” skewing immigration quotas to benefit Western Europeans and to exclude most Eastern Europeans, almost all Asians, and Africans.

Mr. Trump appears to want to reinstate a new type of Asiatic Barred Zone by executive order, but there is just one problem: The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 banned all discrimination against immigrants on the basis of national origin, replacing the old prejudicial system and giving each country an equal shot at the quotas. In signing the new law, President Lyndon B. Johnson said that “the harsh injustice” of the national-origins quota system had been “abolished.”

Quit being so hysterical

Cato Institute? That sounds like some kind of sissy libtard shit.

BurtReynolds wrote:Cato Institute? That sounds like some kind of sissy libtard shit.

Cucks! Cucks! Cucks!