Random Arguments & Strawmen #15

You elitist!

I'm pretty sure nobody else talks about things they have even a clue about 2% of the subject here!

....except me, cause I'm awesome like that.

10% sounds about right.

For me*

Well when I am wrong, I will simply learn!

I also agree with that, but about single income for one person shouldn't that at least provide them with food and shelter?

Look up the history of the WPA.

I am positive that wall street thinks they planed that one out just fine.

The problem is that it won't support a single person either.

None of the above.

Eh, I'll bite. Let's see what the favorability numbers are at now...

Oh wait, this just in, the media has now confirmed that 50% of Americans are racists.

More like "I'll throw the bait".

It seemed like it was really effective.

You need a sub-section here of 3A. Point a finger (not necessarily blame) at TLC and whatever channels were airing houseflipping shows non-stop and convincing people it was a really easy way to make some money. Just fooling a bunch of gullible people into thinking a reality show narrative was actually reality.

I spent a good chunk of my afternoon reading through various articles about GLBA and Glass-Steagall. Most articles don't have conclusive reasons as to why GLBA would have caused the financial crisis but another act came up called CFMA of 2000 which is more closely attributed to the fall.

Very interesting stuff and though I don't grasp all of it, I at least have a better understanding.

And please remember that while Clinton signed those measures into law, they passed the house and senate with broad bipartisan support after massive lobbying campaigns.

Beware of broad bipartisan support.

So very true.

NAFTA is another one that we often hear the sound bytes being solely attributed to Clinton. When in reality all he did was sign the bill after it passed both the House and Senate with bi-partisan support. Also we seem to conveniently forget, (or simply have no desire for historical accuracy), that Presidents and Prime Minister: George H.W. Bush, Carlos Salinas de Gortari and Brian Mulroney spearheaded the agreement.

I don't think anyone will argue against that.

Who said that this was a democrat or Republican-only issue?

Election update:

Michigan is 100% done
Wisconsin is nearing completion of their recount, with Trump's lead pulling ahead.
Pennsylvania hearing scheduled for tomorrow.
Florida attempting to do a recount to Trump's 112,000 vote win by 3 'concerned citizens' but more than likely the court won't hear their argument before the deadline on December 13th to certify the electoral votes.

Texas rogue elector Suprun is facing the threat of being replaced by his state as per regulation and law that electors MUST vote according to the popular vote. This would mean that he will either be replaced, or be fined 1,000 dollars for deviating.

Has anyone ever talked to someone for a long time then find out on Facebook that they're a 9/11 truther and you start to wonder if you've ever truly known anyone in your life? It's weird.

Let me know when Hillary is President then I'll care !

Or Bill for that matter !

Wait till they bring up "the Illuminati". I mean I can deal with "institutional racism" and all that ***about white privilege, but once they cross the line, there's no turning back.

The struggle is real.

The All-Seeing Eye can't melt steel beams, Karen.

There are just some folks that go too far, which is why most of us are in agreement that no matter how wildly we disagree, people like LG are problematic and borderline unsafe.

Moon landing hoaxers, Sandy Hook and 9/11 truthers, Vaccination/autism nutjobs...

Look, we all suffer from confirmation bias at times. Every one of us.

But for people like this it's off the charts.

That's why you can't debate with them.

So, instead, just do this and moveon.org

..not yet

*gets hired in Ramy's office*

Trump apparently attack the Steelworkers Union leader after he called him out: https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/12/08/im-the-union-leader-donald-trump-attacked-im-tired-of-being-lied-to-about-our-jobs/?tid=sm_tw&utm_term=.b1e72942e3f8

Despite understanding why he got elected, I still can't stomach that people actually like Donald Trump.

I can see (not agree with, but understand) the "anyone but Hillary" thing, or wanting to be represented and feeling Hillary nor anyone else did that as well as DT.

But...DONALD TRUMP. Jesus. The Manbaby of the Century. Thin-skinned, bullying, womanizing, orange-skinned, flabby-jowl, *** awful hairpiece, celebrity, conflict-of-interest, caricature-of-everything-wrong-with-rich-people-and-celebs-all-in-one Donald Trump.

I reiterate what I said when his campaign began being taken seriously. It's like voting for the cast of Jersey Shore or one of the Kardashians into office. Forget politics. Forget economics.

It's an existential embarrassment to humanity that this man is now, barring anything truly insane, going to be the most powerful individual in the world.

So pass the *** whisky because there's no telling the depths of human depravity we're about to see on a global stage.