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    More 4D chess.

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    I'm surprised this came to a run-off. With as many feet as Walker has inserted into his mouth, and with how utterly unintelligent he's sounded over the last several months - it's a rather telling indictment of the people who want him in office.

    Like - seriously? The Republican party can't come up with anyone? Literally ANYONE better than this?

    The R party may as well be dead.

    Embarrassing. Completely embarrassing.

    Walker, Kari Lake, Dr. Oz - all people I don't even want to eat lunch with let alone being in charge of all the Govt's free lunches.

    These people were ran because of their popularity, not because of the competency, intelligence, and certainly not their integrity. Warnock won (IMHO) because people were fed up with the hog slop the Trump-led GOP has been tossing in the voter trough.



    I don't agree with Warnock's policies, and I certainly don't agree with his party. But, dog gone it, he's at least got some integrity and morality. Lauren Boebert wants a Christian nation, well, here's a Christian pastor in the Senate. Or is Warnock not the white right type of Christian that she wants?
     

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    You have no grasp of the situation.

    The "moderate-left" turns on the TV, an anchor says "(R) man bad, vote for (D) or you're killing our democracy." and they turn out in droves for the (D).

    You're under the false impression nuance exists, and that people care about the issues, or hell, even vote for a policy they want. They don't.

    You don't need to look any further than Trump to see the complete and total disconnect between policy and repeating what a TV anchor says. These people can not even point to a single policy decision that they disagreed with, the majority of the time. They're completely unsure why they hate Trump, outside of repeating what the TV told them to say. And conservatives, naively, don't seem to grasp this, instead they blame themselves and think it's their fault.

    If you want turnout, throw the concept of "optics" in the toilet and run as far right as possible, no capitulation.
    Soo true. They literally repeat the crap they hear from the idiot box service they pay $150-$200+ a month for. Believing and funding the Marxist propaganda machine simultaneously!
    I've heard it repeated verbatim with my own ears, by my own ignorant family members. "we'll lose our DEMOCRACY"

    UN-FREAKING BELIEVABLE!

    "Freedom is lost gradually from uninterested, uninformed and uninvolved people"
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    Walker, Kari Lake, Dr. Oz - all people I don't even want to eat lunch with let alone being in charge of all the Govt's free lunches.
    Dr Oz. Walker. Yeah. Lake? I liked her. I don't see anything wrong. I don't like everything. Most things.

    These people were ran because of their popularity, not because of the competency, intelligence, and certainly not their integrity. Warnock won (IMHO) because people were fed up with the hog slop the Trump-led GOP has been tossing in the voter trough.
    Herschel Walker's son said Trump wanted to run a black guy against the black guy.

    I don't agree with Warnock's policies, and I certainly don't agree with his party. But, dog gone it, he's at least got some integrity and morality. Lauren Boebert wants a Christian nation, well, here's a Christian pastor in the Senate.
    Uh, I don't think those facts are in evidence. Lauren Boebert is a dingbat. But she'll vote right on most legislation.

    Or is Warnock not the white right type of Christian that she wants?
    Kut? Is that you? Just wondering because he also liked to imply racism where no one else said anything about race. I think that's the most baseless and nasty comment you could make having zero evidence to justify it. It's way the **** off base. Probably should knock that **** off.
     

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    You have no grasp of the situation.

    The "moderate-left" turns on the TV, an anchor says "(R) man bad, vote for (D) or you're killing our democracy." and they turn out in droves for the (D).

    You're under the false impression nuance exists, and that people care about the issues, or hell, even vote for a policy they want. They don't.

    You don't need to look any further than Trump to see the complete and total disconnect between policy and repeating what a TV anchor says. These people can not even point to a single policy decision that they disagreed with, the majority of the time. They're completely unsure why they hate Trump, outside of repeating what the TV told them to say. And conservatives, naively, don't seem to grasp this, instead they blame themselves and think it's their fault.

    If you want turnout, throw the concept of "optics" in the toilet and run as far right as possible, no capitulation.
    I think you make the mistake of thinking everyone else is as radical as you are. A lot of what you said here I agree with. Turning as far right as possible being a winning strategy? Dude, I'm not a far right radical. I just want people holding office that will put America first. Far right is as "toilet" as far left. Sane middle right.

    Actually, that's another area where I disgree with you. You see the nutters parroting "they're ruining our democracy" and you think it's a vast majority. It's not. I think people would love to get back to sanity. Nothing radical. No banning abortion. No grooming children. Just stay between the rails and keep it sane. Right or left. Middle America would go for that. I'd prefer leaning that kinda deep right but still this side of the rail.

    I do agree about optics. It's something I really liked about Kari Lake. She said what's up. Republicans have a history of not punching back when hit below the belt. Because of optics. I think she showed how candidates could punch back.
     

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    I am totally convinced that many people on this forum do not want change for the better. They would rather live with corruption & immorality as long as they can remain comfortable.

    While they are comfortable in their setting, they will continue to blame Trump for our downfalls. They are a part of the media spin whether they believe it or not. Yet when asked, they cannot tell me what he has done as president that prohibits him from running again.
    Because people might not agree with your way of doing things? I want change for the better. I might not agree with you on how to get it, but we certainly can't sustain the course we're on now.
     

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    I think you make the mistake of thinking everyone else is as radical as you are. A lot of what you said here I agree with. Turning as far right as possible being a winning strategy? Dude, I'm not a far right radical. I just want people holding office that will put America first. Far right is as "toilet" as far left. Sane middle right.

    Actually, that's another area where I disgree with you. You see the nutters parroting "they're ruining our democracy" and you think it's a vast majority. It's not. I think people would love to get back to sanity. Nothing radical. No banning abortion. No grooming children. Just stay between the rails and keep it sane. Right or left. Middle America would go for that. I'd prefer leaning that kinda deep right but still this side of the rail.

    I do agree about optics. It's something I really liked about Kari Lake. She said what's up. Republicans have a history of not punching back when hit below the belt. Because of optics. I think she showed how candidates could punch back.

    If someone took the vaccine because a news anchor said the words, "safe and effective" then my point stands. Call it radical or what ever label you prefer, I just consider them vapid. They are not capable of independent thought, and they are not a minority. You can't even have a conversation with them, because as soon as they run out of lines to recite from a news anchor, they start getting angry.

    Banning abortion is not far right, and the fact that some think it is, proves my point. Middle of the road is being okay with unions and some social services, not killing people. When your belief system literally requires someone else's blood, and you can't even bring yourself to admit it, you are radicalized. The news anchors have normalized some crazy **** into people's heads.

    Also, putting the US first, is by default nationalism, which is going to be on the right side of the spectrum. Compared to most republicans, it would be considered "far right." I'd settle for as little as banning anyone from office who holds dual citizenship, but then people scream antisemitism.

    It's all just another example of how ridiculous clown world really is.

    There's no going back to sanity until the 24/7 news cycle and social media are effectively banned, or made inaccessible.
     
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    If someone took the vaccine because a news anchor said the words, "safe and effective" then my point stands. Call it radical or what ever label you prefer, I just consider them vapid. They are not capable of independent thought, and they are not a minority. You can't even have a conversation with them, because as soon as they run out of lines to recite from a news anchor, they start getting angry.

    Not the point about going hard right. There are a lot of people skeptical of vaccines across the board from radical conservative to moderate left. Not beliving "safe and effective" isn't radical. Normal people have been trickling into the group of sane skeptics. You've made the mistake thinking that only far right conservatives think indipendently. It's the radicals on both sides that tend not to, plus the non political trendy liberals who are liberal because everyone else is doing it. But those people are conceivable. Look how many people have been red-pilled by the response to the pandemic. Let reality kick you in the ass hard and suddenly you wake up from candy cane land.

    Go hard right and the Republican party will be a small group of disgruntled, frustrated far right ideologues with no political power.

    Banning abortion is not far right, and the fact that some think it is, proves my point. Middle of the road is being okay with unions and some social services, not killing people. When your belief system literally requires someone else's blood, and you can't even bring yourself to admit it, you are radicalized. The news anchors have normalized some crazy **** into people's heads.
    Banning abortion is far right. On the opposite end, allowing abortion up to the point of cutting the cord is far left. Or if you'd prefer not using right/left, let's say both are the radical opposites on the issue. Polls overwhelmingly show that neither radical view is popular in between the rails.

    But I agree about normalizing some radically left ideas. The media is only a tool. It's the goal of wokesim to normalize far left ideas, while radicalizing even what was once moderate ideas just a few years ago. The trans issue has been the best example of this.

    Also, putting the US first, is by default nationalism, which is going to be on the right side of the spectrum. Compared to most republicans, it would be considered "far right." I'd settle for as little as banning anyone from office who holds dual citizenship, but then people scream antisemitism.

    It's all just another example of how ridiculous clown world really is.

    There's no going back to sanity until the 24/7 news cycle and social media are effectively banned, or made inaccessible.

    Nationalism. I guess we can use that. It's only been a problem to the left side of the spectrum. America-first used to be the default normal. It's only been marginalized as far right recently in human history. It's used to group people who think their leaders should prioritize them in with Hitler. Now, any display of pride in one's nation is viewed as Nazism.

    But let's talk about your dislike of free speech. I think the solution to the grip that elites have on information is the problem. The cure for that is not banning the news. The solution is more free speech, not less. The solution is breaking up the monopoly on information. The internet has widely done that. People are bypassing traditional news.

    Who tunes into large newscasts anymore? I don't. Why would I listen to people who are lying to me?
     

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    Seen where Steve Turley said it’s all because GOP doesn’t push the early voting. 800,000 early votes for D, 200,000 for the R in early voting you can’t come back from that. My 2 cents is early voting is open to the R just as well. To me it’s just simple in GA you got 52% D and 48% R so do the math. Only way the governor won was he is a Trump hater and that got enough D to stick with him. And like most states your cities are full blown democrats and that usually controls the outcome. Face the facts, stupid people population is on the rise everywhere.
     
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    The dems certainly have exploited “voting season” while the republicans leadership failed to counter it in any way. We are in what should be a period conservative resurgence in this country, that exploitation of rules the dems put in place, has negated that resurgence.

    An analogy comes to mind. The makers of margarine, shortening, and the like pushed on the public with massive corporate money, propelled by junk studies they sought to supplant butter, cream, bacon grease, and the like. Bacon grease was a free byproduct of bacon, but even free can be beaten by propaganda and purchased studies.

    Eventually the dairy farmers had to come together to battle back some but they are not the same level as the major corporations. I see this as similar to the situation between republicans and dems, dems are a wing of big global money, there is no one on the conservatives side with that kind of money and power...
     

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    Walker came closer to winning than the last R candidates did. Trump was doing a better job picking people than anyone else in the corupt GOP. After being banned from you tube for well over a year, Doug Tennaple is back!!!! Ed in Exile now and he is rocking it like always!

     

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    But let's talk about your dislike of free speech. I think the solution to the grip that elites have on information is the problem. The cure for that is not banning the news. The solution is more free speech, not less. The solution is breaking up the monopoly on information. The internet has widely done that. People are bypassing traditional news.

    Who tunes into large newscasts anymore? I don't. Why would I listen to people who are lying to me?

    Way to miss the point. It's the opposite of free speech. It's the public square being curated by the wealthy and powerful to ensure there is no speech that is moderate, much less right of center.

    Free speech would require a neutral platform where all voices are able to speak. We do not have this currently, and will not have it until the 24/7 news cycle and social media is abolished.

    And all your points about these "radicals" being a minority carry an implication. Either you accept they are a majority, or you admit the elections are physically rigged.
     

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    Kut? Is that you? Just wondering because he also liked to imply racism where no one else said anything about race. I think that's the most baseless and nasty comment you could make having zero evidence to justify it. It's way the **** off base. Probably should knock that **** off.
    Boebert and her friends want America to be a Christian Nation. But what does that mean? Is that based on her church's ideals? Would she want a Latino or Black church that focuses on liberation theology? Or A church with a bent toward what she sees as socialism? Those are ideals typically found in non-white churches like Warnock's.

    Nationalism. I guess we can use that. It's only been a problem to the left side of the spectrum. America-first used to be the default normal. It's only been marginalized as far right recently in human history. It's used to group people who think their leaders should prioritize them in with Hitler. Now, any display of pride in one's nation is viewed as Nazism.
    I can both be very proud of my Country and fight hard to maintain it's dominance in geopolitics and the world economy while at the same time not claiming that Americans are inherently superior, or other cultures and religions are inferior. That's why the Germans dropped, "Uber Alles" from their national anthem. Germans are still quite proud of their country and culture, they just don't (openly) claim superiority.

    Christian Nationalists go a step further with the notion that God himself has placed America above all - something I've yet to square with the Bible. It's fair and good to say that God has blessed America, and you can say that God has blessed America for holding to biblical precepts, but it goes off the rails when you try and make a case that America is specially blessed and must hold to Christianity exclusively.

    White Christian Nationalism ... oof ... and I touched on this before, but it's clear that subset want ideals that are traditionally found in white churches and often run counter to ideals of non-white churches. Look, I'm a limited govt, free market, stop the handouts conservative, but it's no simple feat to prove that the Bible demands such a govt. At least I'm not going to tell someone else they're not a Christian if they believe such, but a White Christian Nationalist would.

    But let's talk about your dislike of free speech. I think the solution to the grip that elites have on information is the problem. The cure for that is not banning the news. The solution is more free speech, not less. The solution is breaking up the monopoly on information. The internet has widely done that. People are bypassing traditional news.
    The problem lies that critical thinking is lost on many. People seem to lack the ability to differentiate the difference from a report out gathering news and a YouTuber stuck in his basement ranting on an article saw and making baseless inferences that don't get challenged.

    And how are they getting that "news"? YouTube, Facebook, & Twitter all have algorithms to push content that you'll agree with and get you riled up. Seeking out alternative viewpoints is lost.
    Who tunes into large newscasts anymore? I don't. Why would I listen to people who are lying to me?
    Six years ago the right was clamoring to get rid of "fake news". I'm guessing you didn't agree with that.
     

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    Seen where Steve Turley said it’s all because GOP doesn’t push the early voting. 800,000 early votes for D, 200,000 for the R in early voting you can’t come back from that. My 2 cents is early voting is open to the R just as well. To me it’s just simple in GA you got 52% D and 48% R so do the math. Only way the governor won was he is a Trump hater and that got enough D to stick with him. And like most states your cities are full blown democrats and that usually controls the outcome. Face the facts, stupid people population is on the rise everywhere.
    It is, and the GOP used to do a great job in exploiting that. But then came the stolen election crap and GOP abandoned a whole lot of votes.

    I've said before, and I'll say it again - early voting is great. I can't remember when I voted on election day. It's the no-cause mailing voting that I have a problem with.
     

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    Way to miss the point. It's the opposite of free speech. It's the public square being curated by the wealthy and powerful to ensure there is no speech that is moderate, much less right of center.

    Free speech would require a neutral platform where all voices are able to speak. We do not have this currently, and will not have it until the 24/7 news cycle and social media is abolished.

    And all your points about these "radicals" being a minority carry an implication. Either you accept they are a majority, or you admit the elections are physically rigged.
    That's a pretty silly binary. I thought Bug had some doozies.

    I don't accept that a majority of people are left wing radicals. I think there's a leftward slant in the population but they're not all radicals.

    I don't accept that the elections are physically rigged. Whatever the **** that is. I mean you talking Kraken? I would say that elections are rigged in that information is controlled in order to promote one set of candidates over the others. It's rigged in that democrats can make better use of mail-in ballot strategies because of where the democrats are, than republicans. It's rigged in that culture favors the left, and therefore Democrats. And so on.
     

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    That's a pretty silly binary. I thought Bug had some doozies.

    I don't accept that a majority of people are left wing radicals. I think there's a leftward slant in the population but they're not all radicals.

    I don't accept that the elections are physically rigged. Whatever the **** that is. I mean you talking Kraken? I would say that elections are rigged in that information is controlled in order to promote one set of candidates over the others. It's rigged in that democrats can make better use of mail-in ballot strategies because of where the democrats are, than republicans. It's rigged in that culture favors the left, and therefore Democrats. And so on.
    It's like they're strung up on cables so you can make them fly. :):


    Does the culture favor the left? Everything I see shows about a dead 50/50 split.
     

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    ...The ground game vote farming is the future, repubs need to learn how to game the system like the dems to keep up.

    We are gonna have to learn to win on the local level. As long as the urban libs (that elect the Carsons, the Mears and the Hogsetts,) are in charge of the vote counting, we are in trouble. :xmad:

    Joe even said it out loud...




    Why do you think these "swing states" can so easily "find" winning votes in the after hours? It's the urban libs in charge of the vote counting. They are also in charge of the mystery that is early voting.

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