☭POLITICS☭: Election Season Hell

[dogmeat]

Nov 5, 2024 12:31:54 GMT -5 Porch Honky said:

Harris won Guam but it was a 10 point swing in Trumps favor.

[wakeupandlive]

Nov 5, 2024 12:37:27 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

Completely normal, loving married couple.

That's a Melania body double

[carl carlson]

undecided pennsylvanian yet to cast a ballot checking in

waiting to see if i win a million bucks before i make my final decision

[bonerinsweatpants]

Nov 5, 2024 13:55:11 GMT -5 carl carlson said:

undecided pennsylvanian yet to cast a ballot checking in

waiting to see if i win a million bucks before i make my final decision

300 IQ move. love it

[Sorley Boy]

Voting straight D means you didn't write in Sofia for the local safe seat. I guess trans bigotry is alive and well.

[theywalkedinline]

Nov 5, 2024 13:31:53 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

Rudy emptied his luxury apartment to keep poll workers who won a judgment against him from getting his shit.

I hope they throw a huge party there and then sell it before the property taxes come due.

[theywalkedinline]

Nov 5, 2024 14:19:42 GMT -5 Sorley Boy said:

Voting straight D means you didn't write in Sofia for the local safe seat. I guess trans bigotry is alive and well.

trans d > straight d

[Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate]

Nov 5, 2024 12:31:54 GMT -5 Porch Honky said:

Harris won Guam but it was a 10 point swing in Trumps favor.

Do troops stationed there use absentee/mail in ballots registered to their US residence, or does Guam become their primary residence? I wonder if the swing is from more troops deciding to vote. Can’t imagine many residents of Guam outside of the military voting for trump

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

I think overseas ballots get counted separate, and most haven't been counted yet. Could be wrong tho.

[AL 🎄✨🦌]

2 conservative scotus ghouls are set to retire soon so another GOP victory locks us in that majority the rest of our lives.

[wakeupandlive]

[theywalkedinline]

Most people stationed in Guam aren't permanent residents so they would have voted in their state of residence by UOCAVA.

[theywalkedinline]

I want to know who the swing voter was in Dixville Notch. Did a minority move in 50 miles away?

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

Nov 5, 2024 14:39:10 GMT -5 theywalkedinline said:

I want to know who the swing voter was in Dixville Notch. Did a minority move in 50 miles away?

BiL should buy land there and setup tiny houses/shanties to turn the county to our whims.

[theywalkedinline]

Seems like lots of fuckery in Pennsylvania.

[johnny two cool]

The overarching 2024 GOP presidential platform goal is the aggressive dismantling of the post-Depression, post-WWII Republic. When it comes to how and why the federal government intervenes in the economy, it should primarily focus on cultural issues (capitalists can do as they wish, but they cannot promote "moral degeneracy" or undermine cultural norms). So, the nuclear family and its forms of leisure is what the government is primarily interested in intervening to support. The state over the last 80 years has been used to actively promote democratic participation, individual self-fulfillment, workforce development, education, to acknowledge the grievances and concerns of minority populations or historically disadvantaged people in collaboration with corporations and other institutions. No matter what Conservatives do, this just keeps getting worse and worse. And that is all very bad, because it made more single mothers and gay people and an unsustainable multicultural landscape. 

[𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓]

gonna be stuck in the office late as we wait for results before going to press. what streams should i be following tonight? no tv so no flipping channels to watch the maps and talking heads

[Mr. Dingle Foot]

Nov 5, 2024 14:26:04 GMT -5 Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate said:

Nov 5, 2024 12:31:54 GMT -5 Porch Honky said:

Harris won Guam but it was a 10 point swing in Trumps favor.

Do troops stationed there use absentee/mail in ballots registered to their US residence, or does Guam become their primary residence? I wonder if the swing is from more troops deciding to vote. Can’t imagine many residents of Guam outside of the military voting for trump

I cant speak to Guam but military voters differ from americans abroad, but both vote in their last registered home districts (or if they never lived in the states, their last known parents residence; in some cases they can register via a relatives residence).

[Mr. Dingle Foot]

Nov 5, 2024 14:27:39 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

I think overseas ballots get counted separate, and most haven't been counted yet. Could be wrong tho.

What do you mean by counted seperate? It ultimately is a decision of states and LEOs but ballots from abroad are equal in every way to absentee mail-in in the state, in regards to counting.

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

Nov 5, 2024 15:41:43 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

The overarching 2024 GOP presidential platform goal is the aggressive dismantling of the post-Depression, post-WWII Republic. When it comes to how and why the federal government intervenes in the economy, it should primarily focus on cultural issues (capitalists can do as they wish, but they cannot promote "moral degeneracy" or undermine cultural norms). So, the nuclear family and its forms of leisure is what the government is primarily interested in intervening to support. The state over the last 80 years has been used to actively promote democratic participation, individual self-fulfillment, workforce development, education, to acknowledge the grievances and concerns of minority populations or historically disadvantaged people in collaboration with corporations and other institutions. No matter what Conservatives do, this just keeps getting worse and worse. And that is all very bad, because it made more single mothers and gay people and an unsustainable multicultural landscape. 

I mean, the fundamental push of Conservatives when you strip the BS away is, "we liked things during hypothetical back in the day, and we have to do everything possible to return to hypothetical back in day." How anybody thinks that's a viable strategy to win a national majority is... sorta baffling, which probably speaks to why they've only won 30% of the popular vote during POTUS elections in my lifetime.

Continuing to do stuff simply because it's easy/comfortable/traditional is contrary to the virtues these same losers use to prop up the patriotic godliness of the US. We decided Kray supercomputers required massive amounts of space and energy to operate, so we evolved our technology with an eye toward economy + efficiency. We weren't happy with child mortality rates in this country, so we evolved and began mandatory inoculations for school kids. We recognized we were stronger during/after WWII as a united front with other countries... we evolved, the UN was formed, and our nation was stronger for it.

Somewhere along the way "accountability for shortcomings" and "willingness to improve" became demonstrated weakness to Republicans. You can thank the head of the snake and his affinity for strongmen for that.

Like, if it's literally just about having a tradwife and 2.5 kids or whatever, folks can still do that... it doesn't have to be at the expense of trans kids' safety or a woman's right to choose to do it.

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

Nov 5, 2024 16:12:00 GMT -5 Mr. Dingle Foot said:

Nov 5, 2024 14:27:39 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

I think overseas ballots get counted separate, and most haven't been counted yet. Could be wrong tho.

What do you mean by counted seperate? It ultimately is a decision of states and LEOs but ballots from abroad are equal in every way to absentee mail-in in the state, in regards to counting.

[Mr. Dingle Foot]

Nov 5, 2024 16:20:01 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

Nov 5, 2024 16:12:00 GMT -5 Mr. Dingle Foot said:

What do you mean by counted seperate? It ultimately is a decision of states and LEOs but ballots from abroad are equal in every way to absentee mail-in in the state, in regards to counting.

active military may differ but its the same for civilians who work for DOD abroad; though thay are provided with more local voting options (return stations). Some consulates/embassies offer collection points but they are slow and often unreliable for normal us citizens abroad.

[Mr. Dingle Foot]

Yo Lorm, does your uni provide any voter reg info for students going abroad? Shoot me a pm and lemme get you some info to use.

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

Nov 5, 2024 16:26:13 GMT -5 Mr. Dingle Foot said:

Yo Lorm, does your uni provide any voter reg info for students going abroad? Shoot me a pm and lemme get you some info to use.

Good question, I'll look into it and hit you up.

[theywalkedinline]

Nov 5, 2024 16:10:00 GMT -5 𝖒𝖊𝖔𝖜𝖋𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 said:

gonna be stuck in the office late as we wait for results before going to press. what streams should i be following tonight? no tv so no flipping channels to watch the maps and talking heads

I’m watching The Majority Report because I’m a Social Democrat simp.

[johnny two cool]

Nov 5, 2024 16:16:50 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

Nov 5, 2024 15:41:43 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

The overarching 2024 GOP presidential platform goal is the aggressive dismantling of the post-Depression, post-WWII Republic. When it comes to how and why the federal government intervenes in the economy, it should primarily focus on cultural issues (capitalists can do as they wish, but they cannot promote "moral degeneracy" or undermine cultural norms). So, the nuclear family and its forms of leisure is what the government is primarily interested in intervening to support. The state over the last 80 years has been used to actively promote democratic participation, individual self-fulfillment, workforce development, education, to acknowledge the grievances and concerns of minority populations or historically disadvantaged people in collaboration with corporations and other institutions. No matter what Conservatives do, this just keeps getting worse and worse. And that is all very bad, because it made more single mothers and gay people and an unsustainable multicultural landscape. 

I mean, the fundamental push of Conservatives when you strip the BS away is, "we liked things during hypothetical back in the day, and we have to do everything possible to return to hypothetical back in day." How anybody thinks that's a viable strategy to win a national majority is... sorta baffling, which probably speaks to why they've only won 30% of the popular vote during POTUS elections in my lifetime.

Continuing to do stuff simply because it's easy/comfortable/traditional is contrary to the virtues these same losers use to prop up the patriotic godliness of the US. We decided Kray supercomputers required massive amounts of space and energy to operate, so we evolved our technology with an eye toward economy + efficiency. We weren't happy with child mortality rates in this country, so we evolved and began mandatory inoculations for school kids. We recognized we were stronger during/after WWII as a united front with other countries... we evolved, the UN was formed, and our nation was stronger for it.

Somewhere along the way "accountability for shortcomings" and "willingness to improve" became demonstrated weakness to Republicans. You can thank the head of the snake and his affinity for strongmen for that.

Like, if it's literally just about having a tradwife and 2.5 kids or whatever, folks can still do that... it doesn't have to be at the expense of trans kids' safety or a woman's right to choose to do it.

Yeah, but they think that the whole ideological apparatus around things like "trans kids' safety" is part of a general cultural deviation away from "having a tradwife and 2.5 kids" because the latter is the fundamental unity of a healthy capitalist society where people have a good work ethic and all that and if you fuck that up we're all gonna be speaking Chinese.

[itii]

We can't teach these people math or trades, how the fuck they gunna learn mandarin?

[Percussionist Foster Grant]

Nov 5, 2024 16:40:38 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

Nov 5, 2024 16:16:50 GMT -5 Percussionist Foster Grant said:

I mean, the fundamental push of Conservatives when you strip the BS away is, "we liked things during hypothetical back in the day, and we have to do everything possible to return to hypothetical back in day." How anybody thinks that's a viable strategy to win a national majority is... sorta baffling, which probably speaks to why they've only won 30% of the popular vote during POTUS elections in my lifetime.

Continuing to do stuff simply because it's easy/comfortable/traditional is contrary to the virtues these same losers use to prop up the patriotic godliness of the US. We decided Kray supercomputers required massive amounts of space and energy to operate, so we evolved our technology with an eye toward economy + efficiency. We weren't happy with child mortality rates in this country, so we evolved and began mandatory inoculations for school kids. We recognized we were stronger during/after WWII as a united front with other countries... we evolved, the UN was formed, and our nation was stronger for it.

Somewhere along the way "accountability for shortcomings" and "willingness to improve" became demonstrated weakness to Republicans. You can thank the head of the snake and his affinity for strongmen for that.

Like, if it's literally just about having a tradwife and 2.5 kids or whatever, folks can still do that... it doesn't have to be at the expense of trans kids' safety or a woman's right to choose to do it.

Yeah, but they think that the whole ideological apparatus around things like "trans kids' safety" is part of a general cultural deviation away from "having a tradwife and 2.5 kids" because the latter is the fundamental unity of a healthy capitalist society where people have a good work ethic and all that and if you fuck that up we're all gonna be speaking Chinese.

And that’s why the Conservative mindset will always land in the wrong, afaic. I don’t need to stomp all over other peoples rights/freedoms to vote for predominantly liberal causes.

[AL 🎄✨🦌]

a Panda Express on every corner

[solidsnake]

Nov 5, 2024 13:29:56 GMT -5 meatballmaniac said:

Nov 5, 2024 13:22:20 GMT -5 johnny two cool said:

I'm glad everyone in the thread was able to come together to cast a vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and a straight ticket vote for Democrats up and down the ballot! While we have our differences, I love and somewhat respect all of you.

I have it on good authority that solidsnake punched it in for Harris but voted R down ballot

Bitch please, I don’t live in New England. Zinke ain’t getting a vote from me. Shady Sheehy ain’t fit to lap up my cummy bath water. The republicans in my state are the worst of the lot, excluding the south east.

(Forever fuck body slamming Gianforte, but he’s been okay-ish as gov. No way I ever vote for a dude who attacks a reporter and lies about it though. And we’ve had cool-ish dem governors that are more moderate like me anyway, so never reason to cross over.)