Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez
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Congrats on your clairvoyance. How about parlaying that genius into something useful.Spiritual_Chaos said:I'm not pretending. I am certain enough to make a post about it.
Now, go down to the south border or to the Fox News comments section and attack people for not being from the US, instead of attacking me or other users about it on here.0 -
okpjhawks said:i find it weird that a person from sweden seems to have the most posts about US politicians and politics. i can't imagine under any circumstances posting this much about Swedish politicians or politics."Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
People in the Seattle area (you know, the remote area of the countryThe Juggler said:That would've been the smarter way to handle it, for sure. Still, this is a bunch of nonsense to compare it Charlottesville though.
In googling the story, it seems like a 69 year old crazy guy went off the deep end in some remote area of the country. She clearly didn't know about it......just like probably 99% of the country.
) know about it since it happened near here. It was all over the local news. So I didn't even realize it was a non-story. And the idiots ANTIFA connection was reported as well. So there wasn't any weird cover-up going on here. Why it didn't play with the rest of the country I couldn't tell you, but people here know it was a radical lefty that took the bullet for being an idiot. He was not new to the game, either. Anyway, you can see by searching the guy's name on just one Seattle news site that there were multiple stories about this: https://komonews.com/search?find=Willem%20Van%20Spronsen
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People need to take their bickering comments OFF the forum. I'm this close to banning some people if only for peace and quiet. You'll still be able to read but not post.
And other people...USE the Ignore feature and some self-control by actually ignoring quoted comments. We're discussing topics here, not each other.
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BRING THE HAMMER!!!Kat said:People need to take their bickering comments OFF the forum. I'm this close to banning some people if only for peace and quiet. You'll still be able to read but not post.
And other people...USE the Ignore feature and some self-control by actually ignoring quoted comments. We're discussing topics here, not each other.
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As long as it's not me, please, by all means.0 -
mrussel1 said:"would say"... as if you have a clue of what someone would say. Your omniscience from across the pond is so impressive. It must be your deep obsession with our culture that allows you to correctly predict the forthcoming words from someone you've never met.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
Sweden doesn't have the massive impact on the entire world like the US does. I'm not sure why some Americans don't get why people from other countries are so interested in what is happening in America. It's not because we're bored. It's because IT IMPACTS US.pjhawks said:i find it weird that a person from sweden seems to have the most posts about US politicians and politics. i can't imagine under any circumstances posting this much about Swedish politicians or politics.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
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I actually kind of agree with S_C here. It seems pretty clear that people are trying hard to place these women in the wrong somehow - they're reaching pretty far for it IMO. What I feel that really lends itself to is an ultimate defense of what Trump said. And what Trump said and continues to say is reprehensible in every sense of the word. I also can't believe that some are attempting to say that Trump's comments aren't racist. They are BLATANTLY racist... Those who are trying to say otherwise must be in total denial, or are the types to think that racism is only present if there is someone in a white hood or waving a Nazi flag.mrussel1 said:You have a habit of completely inventing things that you believe others would say. It's like "Straw Man for Dummies".
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
Not the food we eat, or how much we pay for medicine, or how many weeks of vacation we get, how fat we are, or a thousand other things that seems to be the topic du jour. I agree that our international movements, NATO, JCPOA, trade, etc., all have an effect on Europe and Canada, but there are limits to what materially affects the world.PJ_Soul said:Sweden doesn't have the massive impact on the entire world like the US does. I'm not sure why some Americans don't get why people from other countries are so interested in what is happening in America. It's not because we're bored. It's because IT IMPACTS US.0 -
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0
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A country without those basic "modern country certainties" in check voted in climate change denier, racist, serial assaulter and super-idiot Trump as president.mrussel1 said:Not the food we eat, or how much we pay for medicine, or how many weeks of vacation we get, how fat we are, or a thousand other things that seems to be the topic du jour. I agree that our international movements, NATO, JCPOA, trade, etc., all have an effect on Europe and Canada, but there are limits to what materially affects the world.
If those things were in check, maybe the American population would believe more in their government and in their country and not vote in a super-idiot that impacts the world directly.
50-something% votes in the US. 80+% votes in Sweden. We have healthcare for our citizens. We have paid vacation. We have paid maternal leave. We try to build a fair society for the people - and not only for the corporations. Like other countries in Europe. Some basic things US is pretty much the only country who hasn't incorporated in the name of "profit".
Simple math to me.
Tthe USA turning into a healthy modern country is important, because the USA impacts us all. And if you look around here with corporation-apologists and "usa is the greatest country on earth" folks you have a long way to go. And it impacts the world.Post edited by Spiritual_Chaos on"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
But that's my point. That it was a local story that got zero national headlines. There's no comparison to something like what happened in Charlottesville a couple years ago.jeffbr said:People in the Seattle area (you know, the remote area of the country ) know about it since it happened near here. It was all over the local news. So I didn't even realize it was a non-story. And the idiots ANTIFA connection was reported as well. So there wasn't any weird cover-up going on here. Why it didn't play with the rest of the country I couldn't tell you, but people here know it was a radical lefty that took the bullet for being an idiot. He was not new to the game, either. Anyway, you can see by searching the guy's name on just one Seattle news site that there were multiple stories about this: https://komonews.com/search?find=Willem%20Van%20Spronsenwww.myspace.com0 -
The US domestic issues do not impact me here in Canada any more than Canadian domestic issues impact the US...that's just non-sense.Give Peas A Chance…0
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Complete and utter...Meltdown99 said:The US domestic issues do not impact me here in Canada any more than Canadian domestic issues impact the US...that's just non-sense.0 -
Actually that's not true for Canada at all. Not even close. Canada is heavily impacted by all of those things. Politicians on the right here borrow American policies for their platforms all the time and we're constantly having to fight against backtracking in terms of health care and workers' rights. How much you pay for medicine heavily impacts us because Americans flock across our border to buy our cheaper medicine, and again because we are always threatened by American policies on that, and by American pharma, deregulating environmental protections hurts us all, and Canada is jam packed with American food products, and heavily influenced by American advertising and broadcasting. So yeah, American has a massive impact on my country in most aspect - political, cultural, and economic. Plus we have to consider the massive global impact that social media has on people and ideas too.mrussel1 said:Not the food we eat, or how much we pay for medicine, or how many weeks of vacation we get, how fat we are, or a thousand other things that seems to be the topic du jour. I agree that our international movements, NATO, JCPOA, trade, etc., all have an effect on Europe and Canada, but there are limits to what materially affects the world.
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You know what's nonsense, thinking that pollution obeys borders. Among countless of other examples.Meltdown99 said:The US domestic issues do not impact me here in Canada any more than Canadian domestic issues impact the US...that's just non-sense.0 -
That is complete bullshit or completely ignorant.Meltdown99 said:The US domestic issues do not impact me here in Canada any more than Canadian domestic issues impact the US...that's just non-sense.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
So you agree with me...Thank you.PJ_Soul said:That is complete bullshit or completely ignorant.Give Peas A Chance…0 -
You'll notice environment wasn't on my list.dignin said:You know what's nonsense, thinking that pollution obeys borders. Among countless of other examples.0
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