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Dismayed by Donald Trump, Michael Bloomberg Will Endorse Hillary Clinton

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fskimospy said:
He was against unions, for less business regulation, anti-tariff, huge proponent of charter schools, etc.

Oh and Wall Street support isn't bipartisan.



His political positions make him a moderate conservative. To most people on the ultra right though they are so far to the right to them it looks the same.
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You cannot be a conservative on a national stage by being anti gun, period.

He is a right of left liberal and even that is generous.
 
PokerGuy said:
Can you name his positions that would be considered to be aligned with the right wing? His anti-gun-zealot status puts him on the extreme left. He's definitely an authoritarian as well. The allegiance with wall street is both left and right, but other than that he's a lefty.

And those going with the "he was a republican!" tripe, don't bother. The fastest sloth is still not fast. Just because he's less of a leftist radical than the others in NY doesn't make him a righty.
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Authoritarianism is generally associated with the right wing. That's why the term "right wing authoritarianism" was coined by researchers.

Imagine being a Latino citizen when Trump unleashes the immigration Gestapo...
 
LegendKiller said:
You cannot be a conservative on a national stage by being anti gun, period.

He is a right of left liberal and even that is generous.
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Ideology is not defined by a single issue, that's stupid. By your logic Ted Cruz would cease being a conservative if he switched his position on gun control, which should tell you how silly your measure is.

By all means though keep declaring what you think a 'true conservative' is, lol.
 
fskimospy said:
His political positions make him a moderate conservative. To most people on the ultra right though they are so far to the right to them it looks the same.
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Or perhaps...only people who are ultra left actually believe Bloomberg is a moderate conservative. Food for thought for the hyperpartisans among us.
 
Jhhnn said:
Authoritarianism is generally associated with the right wing. That's why the term "right wing authoritarianism" was coined by researchers.

Imagine being a Latino citizen when Trump unleashes the immigration Gestapo...
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Authoritarianism isn't right or left, which is why you have right wing authoritarianism in Hitler fighting left wing authoritarianism in Stalin. You also have anarcho-capitalists and hippie communes.

People generally want to consider authoritarianism as a trait of their political opponents because people think authoritarianism is bad in a conceptual way. They usually forget that their own preferred beliefs are often authoritarian in nature.
 
fskimospy said:
Authoritarianism isn't right or left, which is why you have right wing authoritarianism in Hitler fighting left wing authoritarianism in Stalin. You also have anarcho-capitalists and hippie communes.

People generally want to consider authoritarianism as a trait of their political opponents because people think authoritarianism is bad in a conceptual way. They usually forget that their own preferred beliefs are often authoritarian in nature.
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Please-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_authoritarianism

Trump's advocacy of violence towards political opponents rings RWA bells like nothing else.
 
It's weird how we have radicalized certain positions to the point of being immutable if you are to be of a certain party. You don't need to be a rabid defender of gun rights to lean conservative. For example, I have friends who are pro choice and for "smart gun regulations" but vote conservative. IMO they are realists, abortion is practically set in stone and gun control will be debated indefinitely. Many of the emotional issues that drive hardline voters aren't even in question. Like the paranoia of repealing the 2nd amendment.
 
Pens1566 said:
Enlighten us. Reagan endorsed both the Brady Bill and the AWB. Unless there's some secret recording of Bloomberg advocating revoking all guns, you're out to lunch.
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And is that dramatically different than what Bloomberg proposes?

Is nyc somehow an easy place to get guns? Does Bloomberg wish that were the case nationwide?

The awb was a fucking joke. We see that now, but that doesn't stop big government rubes, like this idiot from mass, who want to ban them.
 
Subyman said:
It's weird how we have radicalized certain positions to the point of being immutable if you are to be of a certain party. You don't need to be a rabid defender of gun rights to lean conservative. For example, I have friends who are pro choice and for "smart gun regulations" but vote conservative. IMO they are realists, abortion is practically set in stone and gun control will be debated indefinitely. Many of the emotional issues that drive hardline voters aren't even in question. Like the paranoia of repealing the 2nd amendment.
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There is no "smart gun control" that is currently proposed. The terrorist watch list plan is idiotic. The "Assault weapons" ban is idiotic.
 
OMG a autocrat authoritarian Michael Bloomberg supports another autocrat authoritarian and a corrupt one to boot in the guise of SHILL-ary Clinton. What a surprise ! Will wonders ever cease to amaze me.

Next thing you know you'll be telling me that the DNC hand choose SHILL-ary Clinton from day one and they along with major members of the left wing media began the process of grooming her for the election cycle.

That some poor naive kook by the name of Bernie Sanders was only allowed to run so that he could get all the naive kids on board the Democrat Drone train??

LOL Naw...that would never happen in the real world right?? We all know how virtuous, noble and egalitarian Democrats are in the real world right?? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL 😛
 
Wall Street endorses their servant, news at 11.
You know exactly where Hillary stands on them. Just ask Bloomberg.
 
Knowing said:
Then why did insurance companies and Goldman Sachs give so much to Obama and why did wall street give so much to Hillary?
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Look at how much Wall Street LOVES THE DEMOCRATS:

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The years at the bottom are cut off, but it's up through the last presidential campaign.
 
I wonder if Bloomturd will try and win the crowd over by expressing his steadfast support for Stop&Frisk as mayor of NYC.

Unity. :awe:
 
Jhhnn said:
Authoritarianism is generally associated with the right wing. That's why the term "right wing authoritarianism" was coined by researchers.

Imagine being a Latino citizen when Trump unleashes the immigration Gestapo...
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more lefty fear mongering.

The most liberal republican to be running for president in recent times, is in your eyes the most scary.
 
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