Do people really want to put up with 4 more years of this virus???

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digiram

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Nah. This is Canada’s evil to burn the US to the ground so we can take over the rest of the continent

hmm... I've always wondered why so many Canadian friends and family are so concerned with US politics. I know some people up north that are overly worried about the socialist take over of America, while they go about their daily lives with worry free healthcare and such. Why aren't they protesting their free healthcare?
 

Jaskalas

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We have an evil revenge plan to heat up the planet so much that fire ants invade Canada as a our revenge. They've made it to Kansas so far.

If you enjoy the outdoors, you DO NOT WANT those.....

Every few feet is a sand pit waiting to sting the ever loving !@#$ out of your flesh. Unless you turn every square inch of the country into a toxic waste dump, the fire ants win.
 

QueBert

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"I'm not thinking about a concession speech, or an acceptance speech. Hopefully we'll only be doing one of those"

Trump said that today. And there's still a chance he wins reelection. I don't even think he's capable of conceding when he loses. I really believe he'll be the 1st president who doesn't do the shake hands and welcome in the new president on camera thing. There will be zero good sportsmanship from the orange man after defeat.
 
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Vic

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I've noticed people who are Trump supporters are convinced that Biden will usher in a new wave of socialism. I've talked to friends, coworkers and they have all told me that they don't want higher taxes, socialism, are afraid of Kamala Harris becoming POTUS, etc. Many people just don't care about COVID19. Remember, half of America thinks this virus is real, the other half thinks it's a hoax. That it's not real, and it's madeup by the Democrats to take control of our lives.

Also, who have been truly hurt by this virus? It's been the lower class. The people who were working side jobs like Uber, and who live in a large extended families. The average middle class professional hasn't really been hurt. In fact, many have benefited. They are able to work at home while avoiding contact with the public. They shop on Amazon in their nice homes. They get their groceries delivered by low wage workers who are putting themselves at risk for getting sick. They have great health care. In my area at the shore in NJ I've noticed a TON of construction going up. Huge summer, winter homes. Life for this segment of the population is great. There is no downtrun in the economy. To these people having Joe as POTUS is bad. Just my 2 cents.

The fact that those people transition from the socialism bogeyman directly to the black woman candidate should tell you what their real concern is, and what they really mean by 'socialism.' Hint: it's not the actual definition of the word, ie govt spending and/or control of the economy.
And yes, inequality has skyrocketed under Trump. That's been a feature, not a bug.
 

Jaskalas

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And yes, inequality has skyrocketed under Trump. That's been a feature, not a bug.

  • "Wages gone up!"
  • "Democrats increased minimum wage in several states."
  • "The God-Emperor is owning the libards and you will bow your head"
  • ......
 

ondma

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Its a trap! In plain sight.... Eradicted.
Contained. Contained in 4 years? Hell yea. Small outbreaks, hotspots, enter vaccine squad, dial it down.
100% yea. And Biden will implement the infrastructure for this to happen.
Yea I agree. It should be under control probably within a year, maybe less. Unfortunately, Trump will still be undermining the containment efforts through Thanksgiving and Christmas, no matter whether he is defeated or not. Early to mid next year I think we should have a vaccine to start with the most vulnerable and gradually expand to most of the population by summer.
 
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MtnMan

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Virus? It's more like a huge festering puss filled boil on your ass, but hopefully today it gets lanced and drained.
 
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obidamnkenobi

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As Obama inherited a fcked up economy and was blasted for it even though he turned it around, Biden will inherit the virus... and conservatives will be blasting him for it come february

The day after Biden takes office republicans/fox news will be screaming the name of every person that dies of Covid, plastering their picture on screen, holding eulogies and interviewing the grieving families. While acting as if Biden personally strangeled the person in their sleep.
 

fskimospy

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The day after Biden takes office republicans/fox news will be screaming the name of every person that dies of Covid, plastering their picture on screen, holding eulogies and interviewing the grieving families. While acting as if Biden personally strangeled the person in their sleep.
I mean even while it was happening conservatives were simultaneously arguing that COVID wasn't a problem/was a hoax/etc. while saying Cuomo and Wolf should be impeached for murdering the nursing home populations with it.

Consistency is not their strong suit.
 

MtnMan

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I've noticed people who are Trump supporters are convinced that Biden will usher in a new wave of socialism. I've talked to friends, coworkers and they have all told me that they don't want higher taxes, socialism, are afraid of Kamala Harris becoming POTUS, etc. Many people just don't care about COVID19. Remember, half of America thinks this virus is real, the other half thinks it's a hoax. That it's not real, and it's madeup by the Democrats to take control of our lives.

Also, who have been truly hurt by this virus? It's been the lower class. The people who were working side jobs like Uber, and who live in a large extended families. The average middle class professional hasn't really been hurt. In fact, many have benefited. They are able to work at home while avoiding contact with the public. They shop on Amazon in their nice homes. They get their groceries delivered by low wage workers who are putting themselves at risk for getting sick. They have great health care. In my area at the shore in NJ I've noticed a TON of construction going up. Huge summer, winter homes. Life for this segment of the population is great. There is no downtrun in the economy. To these people having Joe as POTUS is bad. Just my 2 cents.
Biden's full time job for the next two years is doing nothing but repair work. Every department in the government needs to be cleaned out, with command staff replaced and damage control implemented. Including State Department, HLS, Justice Department, HUD, Education, FTC, HHS, Interior, USPS, and many others with Trump stooges appointed to destroy them.
 
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ultimatebob

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I've noticed people who are Trump supporters are convinced that Biden will usher in a new wave of socialism. I've talked to friends, coworkers and they have all told me that they don't want higher taxes, socialism, are afraid of Kamala Harris becoming POTUS, etc. Many people just don't care about COVID19. Remember, half of America thinks this virus is real, the other half thinks it's a hoax. That it's not real, and it's madeup by the Democrats to take control of our lives.

Also, who have been truly hurt by this virus? It's been the lower class. The people who were working side jobs like Uber, and who live in a large extended families. The average middle class professional hasn't really been hurt. In fact, many have benefited. They are able to work at home while avoiding contact with the public. They shop on Amazon in their nice homes. They get their groceries delivered by low wage workers who are putting themselves at risk for getting sick. They have great health care. In my area at the shore in NJ I've noticed a TON of construction going up. Huge summer, winter homes. Life for this segment of the population is great. There is no downtrun in the economy. To these people having Joe as POTUS is bad. Just my 2 cents.

I think that most people do not believe that COVID-19 is fake. Not 50%, anyway. They just don't believe that it's as serious as CNN and MSNBC are making it out to be. Is it serious? Sure. Does it kill people? Sure. It is going to wipe out humanity? Nope. Was it worth shutting down the entire world economy for two months a (now failed) attempt fight it? That's debatable.
 
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Mai72

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They are afraid of Kamala Harris? What about the current chameleon in the White House? They should be scared of him and all the sh*t he has done or does he gets a pass because he is White like them? Please explain it slowly! I'll wait...

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They don't see Trump as a threat like we do. I had a talk with my landlord today and she asked me what I think about the election. She then went on to talk about how she thinks Biden will usher in socilism, and how Kamala Harris will be the one who is actually running the country. She then went on about how we will become the next Venezuela if Biden is president. This is a lady who doesn't like Trump. She thinks he's an idiot. I also had a talk with a coworker yesterday and she was going on about socilism as well. Yea, it's only anecdotal evidence, but I have to wonder if many more Americans feel the same way.
 
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Thump553

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Biden's full time job for the next two years is doing nothing but repair work. Every department in the government needs to be cleaned out, with command staff replaced and damage control implemented. Including State Department, HLS, Justice Department, HUD, Education, FTC, HHS, Interior, USPS, and many others with Trump stooges appointed to destroy them.

Truly words never said. And like with both Ford and Carter's necessary but highly unpopular efforts to reign in inflation, efforts that by their very nature couldn't reach an effective solution quickly, if elected Biden will be highly damned by the pundits as an ineffective President. Far better than the alternative, though.
 

fskimospy

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I think that most people believe that COVID-19 is fake. Not 50%, anyway. They just don't believe that it's as serious as CNN and MSNBC are making it out to be. Is it serious? Sure. Does it kill people? Sure. It is going to wipe out humanity? Nope. Was it worth shutting down the entire world economy for two months a (now failed) attempt fight it? That's debatable.
It appears that basically the entire rest of the world shares CNN and MSNBC’s view that it is extremely serious though.
 
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brycejones

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I think that most people believe that COVID-19 is fake. Not 50%, anyway. They just don't believe that it's as serious as CNN and MSNBC are making it out to be. Is it serious? Sure. Does it kill people? Sure. It is going to wipe out humanity? Nope. Was it worth shutting down the entire world economy for two months a (now failed) attempt fight it? That's debatable.
We really shouldn't worry about something that has killed 238,000 Americans since March. WTF is wrong with you?
 
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MtnMan

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We really shouldn't worry about something that has killed 238,000 Americans since March. WTF is wrong with you?
He is but the tip of the iceberg of how fucking stupid members of the trump cult are. They work hard to be that fucking stupid, and of course they have don't give a fuck about anyone but themselves.

These pieces of human trash have probably never volunteer a single fucking day in their miserable existence for the good and betterment of society and their fellow man, be it working at a food bank, volunteer fire or rescue, or anything that even comes close to justifying their existence.

They really need to apologize to the trees in the forest for the oxygen they waste every fucking day so they can just be stupid assholes.
 

ultimatebob

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He is but the tip of the iceberg of how fucking stupid members of the trump cult are. They work hard to be that fucking stupid, and of course they have don't give a fuck about anyone but themselves.

These pieces of human trash have probably never volunteer a single fucking day in their miserable existence for the good and betterment of society and their fellow man, be it working at a food bank, volunteer fire or rescue, or anything that even comes close to justifying their existence.

They really need to apologize to the trees in the forest for the oxygen they waste every fucking day so they can just be stupid assholes.

You know that I didn't vote for Trump in either the 2016 or 2020 elections, right? Stop trying to pigeonhole me just because I disagree with you, because you sound like a moron when you do it.

Wow... and they accuse ME of day drinking while posting here...
 
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MtnMan

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You know that I didn't vote for Trump in either the 2016 or 2020 elections, right? Stop trying to pigeonhole me just because I disagree with you, because you sound like a moron when you do it.

Wow... and they accuse ME of day drinking while posting here...
Based on your support for Trump, I won't even take your word for that.
 
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Lanyap

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They don't see Trump as a threat like we do. I had a talk with my landlord today and she asked me what I think about the election. She then went on to talk about how she thinks Biden will usher in socilism, and how Kamala Harris will be the one who is actually running the country. She then went on about how we will become the next Venezuela if Biden is president. This is a lady who doesn't like Trump. She thinks he's an idiot. I also had a talk with a coworker yesterday and she was going on about socilism as well. Yea, it's only anecdotal evidence, but I have to wonder if many more Americans feel the same way.



Maybe this will help explain it.
 

nickqt

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Maybe this will help explain it.
They're right-wing authoritarians. I think I've used that specific term a few thousand times in the past few years.

They always come home.
 

sdifox

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Technically its not your debt.. it goes to whoever is still part of Murica!


You must be a Quebeçois. Them separatists were claiming they can leave the debt to Canada while keeping Canadian passports :rolleyes:
 

Indus

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You must be a Quebeçois. Them separatists were claiming they can leave the debt to Canada while keeping Canadian passports :rolleyes:

You can always trade them.. Quebec for non Trumpanzee Americans.

It may be less heartbreaking than the Gretzky trade!