Why are we a divided Nation?

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  1. crank

    crank Well-Known Member

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    Well, they're pretty scary.
     
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    crank Well-Known Member

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    On the contrary, it's elitist thinking that compels so many to try and live in expensive coastal cities. That, plus the sense of entitlement.

    I'm the one suggesting such people dispense with their weird prejudices about flyover towns and flyover peoples, and discard that sense of entitlement.
     
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    Face it. The blue districts are where it's at.
    They make the money.
    They contribute the most to GDP.
    And they lead in innovation.
    The flyover towns as you call them are not doing themselves any favors by voting red. They fell for the line it's somebody else's fault. They got automated out of business. I guess you can blame that on California.
     
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    That's probably because you're way too young to remember anything.

    It has nothing to do with Obama, although it would be fair to say he exacerbated a situation that already existed.

    It started around Bush/Clinton (not Clinton/Bush) and continued through Bush, Obama and Trump.

    As more people become disenfranchised, or believe themselves to be disenfranchised, it will grow worse, not better.

    The end-game is a blood-letting, which I would venture to guess will come to a head in about 20 years.
     
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    Moi621 Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I'm Dyslexic,
    What's YOUR excuse?



    I Do Not Believe One Who Cannot Afford To Live There,
    Is "ENTITLED" To Housing!

    That's Why We Have Places Like Bakersfield, California.
    And maybe why we have States like, Oklahoma.


    Yes, I believe in a process to filter out them and those
    and house with rehabilitation according.

    How crazy is that?
    :crazy:
     
  6. FlamingLib

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    You realize that's not why Biden's popular, don't you? He's popular in SPITE of that. He's popular because we want to win and we know YOU GUYS will not vote for a POC or woman. If there wasn't rampant sexism and racism in the GOP, trust me, Biden would be where that Asian guy is who wants to give everyone $1000 a month.
     
  7. yabberefugee

    yabberefugee Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Biden was being looked into as a defense for coup #1. That was long before he ever announced his candidacy. It involved corruption during the 2016 campaign.With Biden and Shiff now telling lies about it makes it very suspicious. So are you going to suggest Biden should be immune from investigation due to him running for President a third time?
     
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    I should have bet instead of just guessed. Definitely not a white male. There is very limited media coverage of these brutal slayings.
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  9. Aleksander Ulyanov

    Aleksander Ulyanov Well-Known Member

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    He should be immune from investigation because there is no evidence he did anything wrong.

    And I agree, and how can they do that if they have speakers who cause riots?
     
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    I'm pretty sure, Obama being only half white and homosexuals gaining the right to marry are the two issues that most motivated the Republican base in 2016. But all they got was more income inequality causing tax cuts for the wealthy.
     
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    yabberefugee Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Then why did Biden lie about having no business conversation with his son......then we see a picture of Hunter, Joe, and the Ukranian executive on a golf date?
     
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    Aleksander Ulyanov Well-Known Member

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    Maybe they didn't talk about business, like he said. I know it happens frequently but just golfing together is still not seen as proof positive you discussed business. Many people regard it as crass and pols are often among them as their business can quickly lead to unpleasantness.

    I had a boss who would nearly shout at you if you discussed anything but the particular game you were playing; the clubs, the wind, the "lie" of the ball. I regard golf as a good walk spoiled but there are people who get positively Zen like about it.
     
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    I agree it's the Demo(c)RATS and the Leftocracy. :juggle:
     
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    Arrest and throw the rioters out. You don't capitulate to them!
     
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    I think health care, immigration, and 2A rights were more immediate issues. At least those were the issues that Trump campaigned on and which were discussed in the RW echo chamber.
     
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    That is misleading

    The educated professionals do tend to live in the deep blue liberal cities

    But they are far from a majority

    The voting power of the wealthy big brains comes from domination of the uneducated poor black and hispanics who make up the majority of voters in the urban areas
     
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    Which is it?????
     
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    Which is what?
     
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    The US is not divided.
    Divided is Syria.
    Divided is Yemen.
    US is just a little bit too pampered.
     
  20. ronv

    ronv Well-Known Member

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    See the dark black parts?

    The educated professionals do tend to live in the deep blue liberal cities

    But they are far from a majority
     
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    You are not making any sense

    The big city liberals that you worship are a very tiny group who depend on uneducated minorities for their political power
     
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    No. The educated voters are in the blue districts by a large margin.
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    Then they can help the democrats there.
     
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    By your own numbers 65% of democrat voters are not college grads

    And in the case of libs many hold degrees in teaching or woman or black studies instead of more challenging subjects like engineering
     
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    Modern education = brainwashing
     
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