2024 General Election Thread

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  1. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    You're stupid and orange.
    Bam.
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  2. Jenee

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    Communism is an economic system. Humans killed other humans in the 20th century. Humans living under capitalism also killed other humans in that same time period.
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  3. RickDeckard

    RickDeckard Socialist

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    At least a comparable number.
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  4. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Getting UA to snap out of fanaticism by widening the goalposts of this cynicism? Yeah, that'll work great.
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  5. Uncle Albert

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    And you don't see me trying to dismiss or rationalize those deaths, either. The fact is that authoritarian regimes have one main way of retaining power, and communism can only exist under strict authoritarianism.
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  6. Jenee

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    How is that?
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  7. Uncle Albert

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    Because not everyone willingly sacrifices for what the party deems "the greater good," and so they must be...encouraged.
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    What?
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  9. Uncle Albert

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  10. Jenee

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    How does “the greater good” affect an economic system.

    Authoritarianism is a government system.
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  11. shootER

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  12. Bickendan

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    They had it coming!
    They had it coming!
    If you had been there
    If you had seen it
    You would have done the same!
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  13. 14thDoctor

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    I'm no commie, but what exactly do you think is keeping capitalism afloat in 2024? :chris:
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  14. 14thDoctor

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    Cornel West, working hard to lock down the murderous terrorist vote.

    In an interview with CNN’s Abby Phillip, the pair declined to call on Hamas to release hostages taken from Israel in exchange for a ceasefire, repeatedly refused to criticize Hamas for its actions in the war and opted not to condemn the group for the October 7 terrorist attacks in Israel.

    Abdullah, a board member for Black Lives Matter Grassroots, said she “absolutely” stands behind a statement her group put out two days after October 7, which framed the terrorist attacks as “a desperate act of self-defense.”

    West also defended Hamas’ actions by calling the October 7 attacks a “counterterrorist response.”

    “I don’t believe in killing an innocent anybody,” the independent presidential candidate said. “But you don’t start with those voices without coming to terms with the vicious killings and occupations that’s been going on for 75 years, and then you get a counterterrorist response to that.”

    Asked to clarify if he was referring to the October 7 attacks as a “counterterrorist response,” West said, “Oh, absolutely.”


    https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/12/politics/cornel-west-melina-abdullah-hamas

    I wonder how West would respond if BLM started mass murdering people... :chris:
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  15. Tererune

    Tererune Troll princess and Magical Girl

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    I agree, you have never been a guy at all. Amorphous slug, blob of fetid flesh, yelping little bitch, but never a guy or man.
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  16. Steal Your Face

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    West is a sell out.
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    That might be the case, but I would say he probably costs more than a VA sammich maker. I am pretty sure the sammich maker can be easily bought for a 6 pack of Bud Light and a Donald Trump NFT.
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    Warfare.
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  19. Ancalagon

    Ancalagon Scalawag Administrator Formerly Important

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    75 years. :dayton:

    Fuck the fuck off with that genocidal bullshit.
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  20. 14thDoctor

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    That's for sure going to cost him some votes in Hymietown :marathon:
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  21. Tererune

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    probably a lot of porn too.
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  22. Tuckerfan

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    Based on this poll, I'd say things weren't looking good for Biden at all.

    poll.jpg
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    Trump campaign asks for cut of candidates’ fundraising when they use his name and likeness
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  28. tafkats

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    Hilariously, the Trump campaign claims it's not about the money, they're just trying to protect donors from "scammers."

    How exactly this will do so ... is unclear.
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