The General Political Thread

[Toffee]

Fraudbear are you a commie?

[Toffee]

Fraudbear are you a commie?

You just noticed this?

Jesus do people still think that communism works?

[Theodin]

Ah, constructive political discussion.

[Toffee]

fraudbear this isn't a meme thread

[Toffee]

Half the replies here could qualify as memes

Yeah but yours are the worst because communism is shite

[StevenChilton]

'socialism/communism works'

In other news they're now eating rabbits in Venezuela.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41265474

[Theodin]

But Socialism wasn't properly implemented Stephen :/

[BabyJesus]

'socialism/communism works'

In other news they're now eating rabbits in Venezuela.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41265474

rabbits are good

[MrTiki]

Wait how on earth can you defend Trump saying that "politicians flip flop"? And just because the tweet is from 2013 doesn't mean he wasn't spouting the same pro-immigration bullshit during the electoral campaign. As with literally everything else he said, it was just for the votes.
The whole attraction of Trump was supposed to be that he specifically wasn't a politician, that he wouldn't flip flop and that he stood by what he said. Whoever the random woman is, I imagine she speaks for a lot of disappointed Trump voters who actually got conned into voting for him.

[Toffee]

Jesus Christ fraudbear are you a socialist or a communist

[Karth]

First off. Trump was never in politics like Obama or Clinton, so it should be expected when he takes office, he is bombarded with loads of inside information from everything spanning healthcare to the economy and military.  It is expected for him to change his views based upon the information he gains while in office, because before he was in office the guy had little knowledge about substantial topics. 

The whole Charlottesville thing in my mind was just stupid.  He's not a white supremacist and for the KKK when he has Jewish grandkids.  It was blown out of proportion by the media.  I am not defending him at all though, guy still hasn't fulfilled many promises to his loyal constituents.

[Toffee]

Karth it's not like that kind of information is classified. If a person is expected to change their views upon taking office then surely that means what they were voted in based upon is simply wrong? Are you saying trump is wrong?

[Karth]

Karth it's not like that kind of information is classified. If a person is expected to change their views upon taking office then surely that means what they were voted in based upon is simply wrong? Are you saying trump is wrong?

Are you kidding? There's a lot the CBO reports along with info accessed with security clearances that is not made public.  I'm saying Trump adapted and changed his views based upon the information he had access to when he was in office, not for everything of course (mostly social issues).  He's the only President in modern day who has not had access to that sort of information, because again he's not a career politician like every recent President. 

[Toffee]

So genuine question Karth. What is it that every other politician has access to that Trump didn't? I would like to understand it in more detail.

And Fraudbear can you please explain to me your perfect society. I would like to understand how it would work and actually create a functioning economy.

[Theodin]

'socialism/communism works'

In other news they're now eating rabbits in Venezuela.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-41265474

rabbits are good

The Latin American country who has an economy of a 70% in the private sector which operates under a market and has entered a crisis due to the global price of oil falling drastically and having no way to make up for it because it made zero efforts to industriaize in the entire century it has been a client state to Western powers...is a failure of Socialism.

Sasuga, Chilton-san!

this here is a meme