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arkarian

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arkarian: 2017-01-22 11:36:37 am

2017-01-22 11:36:33 am

red chamber dream

businesses love cheap immigrant labor lol, and trump does too

Idkbutlike2

2017-01-22 11:37:08 am

If it was really that simple, then why would he oppose stuff like the TPP?

arkarian

2017-01-22 11:37:28 am

red chamber dream

well, who's to say he does? all he's done so far is talk. let's see what he actually does

tomatobob

2017-01-22 03:28:53 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

All the wall talk is great for getting all the racists behind him, but anyone who knows anything could tell you even if the logistical nightmare of constructing it was cleared it wouldn't really do anything.

Historically speaking, unreasonably large walls haven't proven terribly effective. If he actually wanted to cut off his own giant cheap labor supply he'd actually reform immigration policy.

arkarian

2017-01-22 03:31:20 pm

red chamber dream

yeah it would be a complete waste of ... everything - time, effort, money, resources, the public's good will ...

arkarian

2017-01-22 03:31:37 pm

red chamber dream

i mean not that he ever had any

DJGrenola

2017-01-22 03:54:22 pm

Trump strikes me as a bit of a Molyneux

arkarian

2017-01-22 03:55:01 pm

red chamber dream

lol

arkarian

2017-01-22 03:55:19 pm

red chamber dream

they are both filled with a lot of hot air, that's for sure

DJGrenola

2017-01-22 03:55:41 pm

I'm no expert on the US but I imagine he's just popping off with a load of shit he doesn't actually realise he can't do

DJGrenola

2017-01-22 03:56:22 pm

people are acting like POTUS is a monarch

arkarian

2017-01-22 03:56:42 pm

red chamber dream

that seems to be the general assumption, but he also talks about doing some realistic things, and he's appointing lunatics to high positions, and if he gets the republicans on his side he could do a lot of damage

DJGrenola

2017-01-22 03:57:15 pm

yeah that last point is the key I think

arkarian

2017-01-22 03:57:16 pm

red chamber dream

the thing is, it's almost impossible to do anything significant in four years, and presumably he won't be reelected, and all that would be immediately undone

that's sort of the safety measure we have i guess, idk

DJGrenola

2017-01-22 03:57:48 pm

there have got to be some pubs rolling their eyes

arkarian

2017-01-22 03:58:03 pm

red chamber dream

it seems like most of them are against him, but who knows, they're mostly insane too

Idkbutlike2

2017-01-22 04:25:28 pm

Quote from DJGrenola:

Trump strikes me as a bit of a Molyneux

Peter or Stefan?

tomatobob

2017-01-22 06:41:03 pm

One shall stand, one shall ball.

Quote from DJGrenola:

there have got to be some pubs rolling their eyes

You assume Republicans aren't all dangerously stupid people. It's an easy mistake, even Obama didn't realize until it was too late.

Idkbutlike2

2017-01-22 07:01:45 pm

Even most Trump voters hate most Republicans.

Opium

2017-01-22 07:55:32 pm

Quote from arkarian:

wait, didn't opium say she voted for trump??

No. I reluctantly voted for what I considered to be the lesser of two evils. Too afraid of Trump's science-denial, out-of-touchness, and narcissistic personality to vote for him. I also think he's a complete liar. Not saying that isn't uncommon in politics, but he takes the cake.

arkarian

2017-01-22 07:57:03 pm

red chamber dream

ah ok yeah, agreed

arkarian

2017-01-22 07:57:39 pm

red chamber dream

at least he lost our state, we did our job

Opium

2017-01-22 08:00:21 pm

I'm pretty confused about it all right now. Part of me is alarmed while the other part of me is feeling like everything will be fine. As soon as I feel OK, the alarmist part of me tells me I'm in denial like most of Europe was when Hitler took power. Then I talk myself out of it. Repeat.

arkarian

2017-01-22 08:01:10 pm

red chamber dream

eh i figure i'll just chill until/unless something actually happens

if it's just politics as usual but more nasty, that's fine with me

Opium

2017-01-22 08:02:47 pm

That would be fine with me too. I guess the tipping point would be if The Constitution is shat upon in a major way. It protects us, but it's only a piece of paper. I just hope if that happens then it won't be too late.