By Kibner Go To PostTexans think Cruz is a chump almost across the board, yet many still voted for him
People also voted for a dead rapist pimp. Party > country
Although how awful do you have to be to not primary Cruz. He’s somehow the best that party has to offer?
Although how awful do you have to be to not primary Cruz. He’s somehow the best that party has to offer?
Also, lol at people moving into Texas having a higher chance of voting for Cruz than people born there.
By Rob Go To PostPeople also voted for a dead rapist pimp. Party > country
Although how awful do you have to be to not primary Cruz. He’s somehow the best that party has to offer?
Will you vote the way I want or nah is all that matters.
This isn't exclusive to the US, but I'll never be able to grasp how (or why) people vote against their own self-interests. Cruz or DeSantis actively make your life worse yet they're not punished for it.
Why does the general public seemingly enjoy grovelling in their own misery?
Why does the general public seemingly enjoy grovelling in their own misery?
By Francis Go To PostThis isn't exclusive to the US, but I'll never be able to grasp how (or why) people vote against their own self-interests. Cruz or DeSantis actively make your life worse yet they're not punished for it.
Why does the general public seemingly enjoy grovelling in their own misery?
Resentment of Libs
By Kibner Go To PostAlso, lol at people moving into Texas having a higher chance of voting for Cruz than people born there.It's actually not that surprising. Imagine where a lot of the conservatives who get fed up with say the Bay Area/SF, Seattle and Portland move to.
By Kibner Go To PostAlso, lol at people moving into Texas having a higher chance of voting for Cruz than people born there.
It's conservatives moving here
By Francis Go To PostThis isn't exclusive to the US, but I'll never be able to grasp how (or why) people vote against their own self-interests. Cruz or DeSantis actively make your life worse yet they're not punished for it.
Why does the general public seemingly enjoy grovelling in their own misery?
There is a large block of voters (white evangelical christians) that will not think longer than 2 seconds about the realities of politics. They believe abortion is murder, they believe the GOP is against abortion and is therefore the party of Jesus, and by extension the GOP must be right on everything. "God said it, I believe it, end of debate." Recent years have proven, I mean literally proven, that this voting block will rearrange all their other world views to align with the GOP.
No other data point illustrates it better than this, in my opinion:
How convenient! Morality no longer matters, at precisely the time the GOP happened to nominate the most immoral person possible! (It should be noted that in the primary season, Trump was not the choice for evangelicals, generally speaking, but as soon as he appeared to be the presumptive nominee, they were all in.)
This voting block went 81% for Trump in 2016, and poll after poll after poll reveals that they continue to be his strongest supporters. Hell, 48% of white evangelicals believed Kavanaugh should be confirmed even if the rape allegations against him were true [ref]. This is the blindest, dumbest group of people I can imagine. They have no god damned idea that the GOP has replaced their religion with Republican ideology. None other than Billy goddamn Graham knew this was going to happen before it did, and his dipshit son is in on it.
(I'm sort of passionate about this, very pissed about this, because I used to be in this group and my family still is. This is just an inescapable reality for me unless I just break all familial and social ties. Suffice it to say, my Facebook feed is shit, on the rare occasions that I bother to check it.)
By Pac-12 Go To PostThere is a large block of voters (white evangelical christians) that will not think longer than 2 seconds about the realities of politics. They believe abortion is murder, they believe the GOP is against abortion and is therefore the party of Jesus, and by extension the GOP must be right on everything. "God said it, I believe it, end of debate." Recent years have proven, I mean literally proven, that this voting block will rearrange all their other world views to align with the GOP.
No other data point illustrates it better than this, in my opinion:
How convenient! Morality no longer matters, at precisely the time the GOP happened to nominate the most immoral person possible! (It should be noted that in the primary season, Trump was not the choice for evangelicals, generally speaking, but as soon as he appeared to be the presumptive nominee, they were all in.)
This voting block went 81% for Trump in 2016, and poll after poll after poll reveals that they continue to be his strongest supporters. Hell, 48% of white evangelicals believed Kavanaugh should be confirmed even if the rape allegations against him were true [ref]. This is the blindest, dumbest group of people I can imagine. They have no god damned idea that the GOP has replaced their religion with Republican ideology. None other than Billy goddamn Graham knew this was going to happen before it did, and his dipshit son is in on it.
(I'm sort of passionate about this, very pissed about this, because I used to be in this group and my family still is. This is just an inescapable reality for me unless I just break all familial and social ties. Suffice it to say, my Facebook feed is shit, on the rare occasions that I bother to check it.)
Trumps born again, man. He’s all good with Jesus now. They’re straight
By Fenderputty Go To PostTrumps born again, man. He’s all good with Jesus now. They’re straight
Nah, son. He is Jesus.
By Francis Go To PostThis isn't exclusive to the US, but I'll never be able to grasp how (or why) people vote against their own self-interests. Cruz or DeSantis actively make your life worse yet they're not punished for it.
Why does the general public seemingly enjoy grovelling in their own misery?
Thread here kinda goes into this. Basically people hate dems because of the culture wars
The way America is going, they might as well reintroduce gun duels as a legal way to settle issues.
Now made even more dangerous with modern, accurate pistols.
Now made even more dangerous with modern, accurate pistols.
By Flutter Go To PostThe way America is going, they might as well reintroduce gun duels as a legal way to settle issues.be better than involving random people tbh
Now made even more dangerous with modern, accurate pistols.
Americans are too tightly wound to have so many guns lying around.
Honestly, you lot might need to have a purge.
Honestly, you lot might need to have a purge.
Then again if something like The Purge happens, right wingers will in easily.
One is armed with guns, the other with a good vocabulary of words and passive aggressiveness.
One is armed with guns, the other with a good vocabulary of words and passive aggressiveness.
By blackace Go To Postbe better than involving random people tbhfacts
By Flutter Go To PostThen again if something like The Purge happens, right wingers will in easily.The weapons need to be hidden caches all over the map.
One is armed with guns, the other with a good vocabulary of words and passive aggressiveness.
Murica Battle Royale
But then the rich would be the only ones able to afford the pay to win tactics.
By Smokey Go To PostIt's conservatives moving hereYes but I believe just a a few pages ago we had people talking about how the incoming population from other states (cali) was making it more blue.
By Fenderputty Go To PostTrumps born again, man. He’s all good with Jesus now. They’re straight
If Jesus was born again Trump would deny him a getting a Visa
By cashman Go To PostMissouri voted to ban right to work yet voted in a senator who is for it... Dems fucking suck at messaging on top of abandoning the working class. If the dems really want leverage on the republicans, they need to appeal to labor again and quit hedging their bets on changing demographics with the hopes of people just disgusted by the republicans instead of actually being energized by leftist policies.
Thread here kinda goes into this. Basically people hate dems because of the culture wars
It's one the most significant side effects of Brexit that all of our least talented politicians get to run the country, which, as they know learning, is in fact an island.
A man who survived a mass shooting in Las Vegas last year was among those killed in Wednesday's attack in California, his family says.
Telemachus Orfanos, 27, died alongside 11 others when a man opened fire at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, north-west of Los Angeles.
He escaped death last year when a gunman killed 58 people in Las Vegas.
Telemachus Orfanos, 27, died alongside 11 others when a man opened fire at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, north-west of Los Angeles.
He escaped death last year when a gunman killed 58 people in Las Vegas.
By FortuneFaded Go To PostA man who survived a mass shooting in Las Vegas last year was among those killed in Wednesday's attack in California, his family says.
Telemachus Orfanos, 27, died alongside 11 others when a man opened fire at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, north-west of Los Angeles.
He escaped death last year when a gunman killed 58 people in Las Vegas.
final destination type shit man
fucking terrible.
this popped up on my newsfeed
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/article/Following-investigation-Houston-Chronicle-13375132.php
literally writing fake news in favor of the GOP lmao
but you know... the other ones saying bad things are the ones really making up fake news
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/article/Following-investigation-Houston-Chronicle-13375132.php
On July 31, the Houston Chronicle published a front-page story with a provocative headline. "'We've moved on': Political anger after Harvey has eased," it declared, adding: "Experts believe disaster response is unlikely to be a factor in November."
It was a significant story by veteran reporter and Austin bureau chief Mike Ward. It asserted that Houston residents initially fed up with the uneven government response to Hurricane Harvey actually weren't going to blame politicians after all. The story began with West Houston resident Betsy Scheer, whose anger had faded. She was going to vote Republican.
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Others in the piece, particularly university political scientists, could easily be found. They were cited for their professional opinions, not personal experiences.
It was not the only such story. A story published June 15 by Ward ("Outside Texas GOP convention, political parties are becoming less important") detailed changing GOP attitudes toward President Donald Trump, from negative to positive. The story featured quotes from two people that set the tone for the story. Neither person could be located.
literally writing fake news in favor of the GOP lmao
but you know... the other ones saying bad things are the ones really making up fake news
Cali on fire again. Decades of shit fire management (suppression) + climate change + drought.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/08/us/california-camp-fire-hospital-evacuation/index.html
Socal on fire too
https://abc7.com/evacuation-orders-and-road-closures-for-woolsey-hill-fires/4650196/
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/08/us/california-camp-fire-hospital-evacuation/index.html
A wildfire is hopscotching across a northern California county at a rate of roughly 80 football fields per minute, forcing evacuations, injuring residents and firefighters, and sending families racing from their homes.
A state of emergency has been declared for Butte County due to the effects of the Camp Fire, which began around 6:30 a.m. Thursday and quickly spread, said the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire. By 2:00 p.m. local time, it had grown to 18,000 acres, according to Cal Fire.
Fueled by winds, the wildfire jumped ridges from Pulga to Concow and down into Paradise, a town of 26,000 people about 85 miles north of Sacramento. Residents awoke to the stench of smoke and the morning horizon drenched in an ashen-orange that was difficult to see or drive through, hindering evacuations.
Socal on fire too
https://abc7.com/evacuation-orders-and-road-closures-for-woolsey-hill-fires/4650196/
SANTA ROSA VALLEY, Calif. (KABC) -- Mandatory and evacuations are underway in Ventura and Los Angeles counties after two separate brush fires erupted within miles of each other Thursday.
The 101 Freeway was shut down in both directions at Liberty Canyon Road after the Woolsey Fire jumped the 101 near Chesebro Road early Friday morning,the Ventura County Fire Department said. The 101 Freeway is closed in both directions from Las Virgenes to Reyes Adobe.
Pacific Coast Highway was closed northbound at Topanga Canyon and southbound at Leo Carrillo State Beach. Officials urged motorists not to attempt to visit Malibu so that residents could evacuate.
By Francis Go To PostThis isn't exclusive to the US, but I'll never be able to grasp how (or why) people vote against their own self-interests. Cruz or DeSantis actively make your life worse yet they're not punished for it.Racism
Why does the general public seemingly enjoy grovelling in their own misery?
By Not Go To PostRacismif it were only that simple. its education + the belief of a quick fix for everything that's the bigger problem
giving people someone/something to blame is way better than an actual 'plan' with degrees of success...
By FortuneFaded Go To PostA man who survived a mass shooting in Las Vegas last year was among those killed in Wednesday's attack in California, his family says.He is either incredibly lucky or unlucky.
Telemachus Orfanos, 27, died alongside 11 others when a man opened fire at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, north-west of Los Angeles.
He escaped death last year when a gunman killed 58 people in Las Vegas.
By Random Ass Username Go To PostCali on fire again. Decades of shit fire management (suppression) + climate change + drought.It's rrally bad in SF and thr fire isn't even central here. Air Quality is at 180 PPM, which is really bad.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/08/us/california-camp-fire-hospital-evacuation/index.html
Socal on fire too
https://abc7.com/evacuation-orders-and-road-closures-for-woolsey-hill-fires/4650196/
The dem in my district just went up to 51% of the votes after being in second the whole time. 🙏🏽
By reilo Go To PostIt's rrally bad in SF and thr fire isn't even central here. Air Quality is at 180 PPM, which is really bad.Try living in the valley most of your life.
By Fenderputty Go To PostI can already hear the centerist blaming the green party.
😬 we might flip AZ whew
geez.... there's a video of the cali fire aftermath that killed those people the other day. one of the friends taped what he found while coming back to the place they were camping out at.
bodies aside, people really REALLY need to see what the landscape looks like after a forest fire. there's no singed bushes here and there. shit looks like a whole different planet. everything is ash from the ground to the sky with a few old trees with no branches shooting into the sky like eerie totems
he mentions one of his friends going back to pick up a guy who had a disability or was otherwise crippled. he also talks about a woman that he tried to leave with that said she wanted to put on her makeup before getting in his car and taking off.... they were camping. camping. and of course they got cut off and trapped
forest fires are no fucking joke. if you think one is coming, treat it like the scariest shit on earth and get the fuck out.
bodies aside, people really REALLY need to see what the landscape looks like after a forest fire. there's no singed bushes here and there. shit looks like a whole different planet. everything is ash from the ground to the sky with a few old trees with no branches shooting into the sky like eerie totems
he mentions one of his friends going back to pick up a guy who had a disability or was otherwise crippled. he also talks about a woman that he tried to leave with that said she wanted to put on her makeup before getting in his car and taking off.... they were camping. camping. and of course they got cut off and trapped
forest fires are no fucking joke. if you think one is coming, treat it like the scariest shit on earth and get the fuck out.