US GENERAL ELECTION MEGA-THREAD II: Clinton vs. Trump

[Eol Sha]

I predict a lot of uncomfortable squirming from the anchors.

He also seems to have, from reading his website, an unhealthy fixation with the fact that Israel exists. Nine pages of posts come up when you search "Israel" in his sidebar, and a not-insignificant number of them aren't even on topics where I would ever reasonably expect the subject of Israel to be relevant.

Well, Stein has said she wants to implement a radical agenda.

[Astrolinium]

He also seems to have, from reading his website, an unhealthy fixation with the fact that Israel exists. Nine pages of posts come up when you search "Israel" in his sidebar, and a not-insignificant number of them aren't even on topics where I would ever reasonably expect the subject of Israel to be relevant.

Geesh.

So, basically, I'm considering a drinking game where I take a shot every time he mentions it out of context during the town hall.

[Liriena]

I might just be taking a wild guess, but I imagine most immigrants know more about the US Constitution than the average native-born American.

We have to take a test for citizenship. We have to, by default, know this shit.

But to rule over the entire country? Nah, you don't even have to know how many articles the Constitution has. You just need to be born there.

[Liriena]

Geesh.

So, basically, I'm considering a drinking game where I take a shot every time he mentions it out of context during the town hall.

Dude, you should love your liver a little bit more than that.

[Corrian]

Well, that eliminates Stein as an option. Down to Johnson or Clinton.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Well, that eliminates Stein as an option. Down to Johnson or Clinton.

Feel the Johnson!

[USS Monitor]

I think a Clinton vs. Johnson debate would be cool. It'd be a good chance for both of them to make their case for their policies and have an intelligent conversation without Trump cluttering up the stage with his nonsense.

He'll burst on there unexpectedly and yell at everyone.

Hopefully he gets arrested like what happened to Jill Stein when she tried something like that.

[Uxupox]

They can apply to the labor force of their country if they want to work.

This isn't a matter of a few hundred people. Entire towns rely on nearby military installations to maintain their vibrancy and grow their economy.

Millions are poured just for company unit of 150 soldiers. Imagine that with multiple brigades in one base in which multiples brigades have multiple battalions in which this multiple battalions have 4 or 5 companies (With possible detachments such as supply, MP or what ever is needed for the mission) It's simply a money down the drain system to prop up foreign economies? What the fuck this is? The Marshall plan?

[New West Guiana]

i really do expect at the end of each of his rallies they end with a burning cross and give the Hitler salute:

New York Times releases uncensored video of Trump rallies: ‘Hang the b*tch!’ ‘F*ck that n*gger!’

Guess this could also be the reason why he hates the NYT, they expose what he wants to brush under the rug.

[Eol Sha]

This isn't a matter of a few hundred people. Entire towns rely on nearby military installations to maintain their vibrancy and grow their economy.

Millions are poured just for company unit of 150 soldiers. Imagine that with multiple brigades in one base in which multiples brigades have multiple battalions in which this multiple battalions have 4 or 5 companies (With possible detachments such as supply, MP or what ever is needed for the mission) It's simply a money down the drain system to prop up foreign economies? What the fuck this is? The Marshall plan?

Yes. Lots of money is spent on the military. Congrats.

No. It's the remnants of a possibly outdated Cold War-era military strategy.

[Valrifell]

Well, that eliminates Stein as an option. Down to Johnson or Clinton.

Feel the Johnson!

Ew.

And that's for the candidate and the pun that needs to die for the betterment of mankind.

[Uxupox]

Millions are poured just for company unit of 150 soldiers. Imagine that with multiple brigades in one base in which multiples brigades have multiple battalions in which this multiple battalions have 4 or 5 companies (With possible detachments such as supply, MP or what ever is needed for the mission) It's simply a money down the drain system to prop up foreign economies? What the fuck this is? The Marshall plan?

Yes. Lots of money is spent on the military. Congrats.

No. It's the remnants of a possibly outdated Cold War-era military strategy.

Why spend that much money in foreign countries when we can spend in on our own country particularly in infrastructure, education and health?

[Corrian]

Hey, Johnson is at least as sane as you can get in the Libertarian department.

[Washington Resistance Army]

Feel the Johnson!

Ew.

And that's for the candidate and the pun that needs to die for the betterment of mankind.

The candidate is the best in the race and the puns are great

[Soldati Senza Confini]

Yes. Lots of money is spent on the military. Congrats.

No. It's the remnants of a possibly outdated Cold War-era military strategy.

Why spend that much money in foreign countries when we can spend in on our own country particularly in infrastructure, education and health?

Because the people at congress look at the post-Cold War world in a Cold War lens.

While the North Korean war is still going on (it's just in indefinite armistice), the truth is that people still view Putin's Russia as the same hegemony as they saw the USSR. This affects the decisions for military presence around the world.

[Uxupox]

Why spend that much money in foreign countries when we can spend in on our own country particularly in infrastructure, education and health?

Because the people at congress look at the post-Cold War world in a Cold War lens.

While the North Korean war is still going on (it's just in indefinite armistice), the truth is that people still view Putin's Russia as the same hegemony as they saw the USSR. This affects the decisions for military presence around the world.

And people are frankly stupid for thinking like that. The Russian threat is near non-existent (Unless your Ukraine).

[Geilinor]

I predict a lot of uncomfortable squirming from the anchors.

He also seems to have, from reading his website, an unhealthy fixation with the fact that Israel exists. Nine pages of posts come up when you search "Israel" in his sidebar, and a not-insignificant number of them aren't even on topics where I would ever reasonably expect the subject of Israel to be relevant.

Stein should have picked someone less extreme, not more. Hopefully this minimizes her appeal to Bernie or Busters, but likely not.

[Eol Sha]

Yes. Lots of money is spent on the military. Congrats.

No. It's the remnants of a possibly outdated Cold War-era military strategy.

Why spend that much money in foreign countries when we can spend in on our own country particularly in infrastructure, education and health?

Well, one reason is to deter Russian aggression. Another is to better support US missions in the Middle East (the US Fleet based out of Italy played a prominent role in the Libya intervention). Another is to make NATO more than just a club for the military staffs of European and North American countries.

[Corrian]

Stein should have picked someone less extreme, not more. Hopefully this minimizes her appeal to Bernie or Busters, but likely not.

Well, some of them are about that insane, so. And if you count me, I'm pretty turned off by the Greens now.

[Eol Sha]

Because the people at congress look at the post-Cold War world in a Cold War lens.

While the North Korean war is still going on (it's just in indefinite armistice), the truth is that people still view Putin's Russia as the same hegemony as they saw the USSR. This affects the decisions for military presence around the world.

And people are frankly stupid for thinking like that. The Russian threat is near non-existent (Unless your Ukraine).

The people of the Baltic states probably view Russian aggression in a different lens.

[Uxupox]

And people are frankly stupid for thinking like that. The Russian threat is near non-existent (Unless your Ukraine).

The people of the Baltic states probably view Russian aggression in a different lens.

Let them get destroyed.

[Eol Sha]

The people of the Baltic states probably view Russian aggression in a different lens.

Let them get destroyed.

How...detestable.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

Ew.

And that's for the candidate and the pun that needs to die for the betterment of mankind.

The candidate is the best in the race and the puns are great

The pun is old, shriveled, and useless, and should probably be cut off starting now.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

The people of the Baltic states probably view Russian aggression in a different lens.

Let them get destroyed.

Ah, the "Fuck 'em, I got mine" school of international relations, which has always worked out so well in the past, and has never led to serious blowback in the long run.

[Uxupox]

Let them get destroyed.

How...detestable.

Why should I exchange the life of a comrade for that of Estonian, Lithuanian or Latvian? These guys don't even pull their own weight in the NATO budget, how can I trust at the end of the day that they have the equipment provided to cover my back if a war occurs and I'm sent to this region that we should have no part of.