The Political Thread

[Comrade Khan]

watch the video - straight up nazi salute twice. and he looks high as fuck. wtf have you done

 

[Samoa Looch]

The moment someone criticizes Luigi-Supporters while defending what Israel's been doing for 15 months now, is the moment that person loses all credibility.

If you think what that Luigi guy did was wrong, then you should be fucking outraged by what's been going on in Gaza. If you are not, then I'm afraid you are a big part of the shitpile of problems the US is in right now.

 

[Chris]

You also can't really say all killing is wrong and then claim everyone you deem a terrorist should be wiped from the Earth. There's plenty of reasons to not support the murder of CEOs but I haven't seen anyone say "killing is wrong!" that doesn't already support plenty of forms of killing themselves because they've justified it as necessary.

 

[Boomhauer]

You also can't really say all killing is wrong and then claim everyone you deem a terrorist should be wiped from the Earth. There's plenty of reasons to not support the murder of CEOs but I haven't seen anyone say "killing is wrong!" that doesn't already support plenty of forms of killing themselves because they've justified it as necessary.

No, no. I am saying murder is wrong. I support the death penalty for severe crimes. War, lives end, but that isn't murder. I don't like war, but when a terrorist organization like Hamas invades a country, they deserve what is coming. It is recognized in my country that Hamas is a terrorist organization, so I would like terrorist organizations to disband, that is what I mean by wiping them off the face of the Earth.

 

[Chris]

So that means Jesus wasn't murdered, he just received the legally approved death penalty for breaking the law

I really wish it was parody too for the record, Booty

 

[Comrade Khan]

You also can't really say all killing is wrong and then claim everyone you deem a terrorist should be wiped from the Earth. There's plenty of reasons to not support the murder of CEOs but I haven't seen anyone say "killing is wrong!" that doesn't already support plenty of forms of killing themselves because they've justified it as necessary.

you assume these people do not take pride in being hypocrites , because they seem themselves as the good guys regardless of the crimes they commit or support.

 

[Chris]

you assume these people do not take pride in being hypocrites , because they seem themselves as the good guys regardless of the crimes they commit or support.

I'm talking about the simple minded Americans who actually have these thoughts, not the people controlling them. It's not all trolls and pepe memes is my point

 

[Boomhauer]

The moment someone criticizes Luigi-Supporters while defending what Israel's been doing for 15 months now, is the moment that person loses all credibility.

If you think what that Luigi guy did was wrong, then you should be fucking outraged by what's been going on in Gaza. If you are not, then I'm afraid you are a big part of the shitpile of problems the US is in right now.

For me it is a mixed bag. Palestinians should be defended and Israel is being reckless in their attacks. But on the other hand, Israel has a right to defend themselves.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I'm talking about the simple minded Americans who actually have these thoughts, not the people controlling them. It's not all trolls and pepe memes is my point

Understood

 

[Comrade Khan]

Boomhauer liking the post. Does that mean he thinks he is simple minded ?

 

[ServantTwilight]

Realistically the only solution in America is the people collectively overthrowing the rich and taking their wealth.

- Enacting a flat income tax of 15% regardless of income
- Creating an investment tax in which people who invest have to pay a % of their liquid assets each year.
- Breaking up monopolies and enforcing strict business regulations to monitor income and restrict the maximum income a corporation is allowed to receive.
- Ban lobbying, PACs, and Super PACs
- Enact a term limit for politicians, ban politicians from investing money while in office, lower politician salaries

Your first point is kinda vague. What constitutes rich? Should we take Taylor Swift's billions? Or Kylie Jenner's? Does Bruce Springsteen or Stephen King have too much? Nancy Pelosi?

Your gonna hate this if you see it but on your five other points I absolutely agree with you.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Your first point is kinda vague. What constitutes rich? Should we take Taylor Swift's billions? Or Kylie Jenner's? Does Bruce Springsteen or Stephen King have too much? Nancy Pelosi?

Your gonna hate this if you see it but on your five other points I absolutely agree with you.

I'll put it this way, and this is something I've reiterated in the past, actually:

Millionaires I don't have a problem with. Those within the $1-$249 Million scale are generally those who are smaller business owners and don't have monopolies on their respective fields.

Multi millionaires I don't like, it's those that are within the $250-$799 Million range that I think have a larger overall control of not only media but businesses in general, and also tend to be venture capitalists who are primarily interested in their own gains, extremely popular athletes, or musicians. I don't advocate for their extinction, but more higher regulations to control their income.

Billionaires, or those in the $800M+ range should not exist. Either their wealth should be stripped down to a more manageable level, or outright overthrown and destroyed into extinction. No person should have that much money to hoard for themselves and control markets, politics, and influence anything.

So with that regards, that would also mean Google, Meta, Microsoft, etc. should be broken up and their subsidiaries made independent.

 

[Grimoire Lenin]

Orbán: the offensive to 'occupy Brussels' can now begin

The Hungarian Prime Minister said during a speech in Budapest that the EU's leaders are driving it into isolation. He also declared that the new US president and the EU's right-wing faction will dominate politics in the future. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

 

[Chris]

Trump Signs Executive Order in Attempt to Delay TikTok Ban

Shortly after taking office Monday, the president issued the order to delay the app’s ban by at least 75 days. The law went into effect on Sunday.

www.nytimes.com

President Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay enforcing a federal ban of TikTok for at least 75 days, even though the law took effect on Sunday and it is unclear that such a move could override it.

The order, one of Mr. Trump’s first acts after taking office, instructs the attorney general not to take any action to enforce the law so that his administration has “an opportunity to determine the appropriate course forward.”

The order could immediately face legal challenges, including over whether a president has the power to halt enforcement of a federal law. Companies subject to the law may determine that the order does not provide a shield from legal liability.

 

[Chris]

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/g-s1-36809/trump-pardons-january-6-riot

President Trump issued pardons for some 1,500 defendants who participated in the siege on the U.S. Capitol four years ago, including the leader of a far-right group, fulfilling a campaign promise to exercise executive clemency on behalf of people he's called "patriots" and "hostages."

"We hope they come out tonight," he said in a signing ceremony at the Oval Office on Monday evening.

The order would grant "a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021." That means a pardon for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys chairman, who had been sentenced to 22 years in the federal penitentiary.