*** Official Politics Shitposting Thread ***

[wufwugy]

[OngBonga]

Podesta eating pizza.

Ha.

[wufwugy]

Pretty sure Queen Lizzy shouldn't be in it. Word is she secretly supports Brexit and adores hard-to-not-confuse-with James Bond, soon-to-be-Sir Nigel Farage.

[OngBonga]

Yeah but Lizzy likes pizza. She was friends with both Jimmy Saville and Rolf Harris.

She should definitely be in.

[wufwugy]

I'm guessing those are pedos.

[wufwugy]

Woooooooooooooooo Mad Dog Mattis finally chosen for SecDef. No better way to tell the enemies of the West that their fuckery ends now.

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Wuf, your unabashed cheerleading is disappointing.

[wufwugy]

Slow ya roll homey, this be the shitposting thread.



If you would like to have a substantive discussion elsewhere, I would be more than happy to oblige.

[wufwugy]

[Poopadoop]

Bernie wins the internet:

Attachment 914

What's that sound? I think I just heard Ong's Trumpbubble bursting.

[Poopadoop]

Funny, I thought his plan to keep industry in America was to threaten everyone with tariffs, that tax breaks didn't work.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/indiana-...obs-1480608461

[Poopadoop]

Ber-nie! Ber-nie!

Sanders, who railed against the country’s trade policies on the campaign trail, said Carrier’s parent company, United Technologies, “took Trump hostage and won”.

“Just a short few months ago, Trump was pledging to force United Technologies to ‘pay a damn tax,’” Sanders said. “He was insisting on very steep tariffs for companies like Carrier that left the United States and wanted to sell their foreign-made products back in the United States. Instead of a damn tax, the company will be rewarded with a damn tax cut. Wow! How’s that for standing up to corporate greed?”

(Sorry, this isn't really shitposting. Should start a new thread called 'Trump reality thread' or some such)

[OngBonga]

My Trumpbubble has already burst, thanks to his comments on Cuba. Something like pulling the plug on the deal if he doesn't get a better deal for America. I hope this is his business head talking, and not his foreign policy head, because it's high time the Yanks gave Cuba a fucking break.

An attachment 914 does fuck all for me, though.

[Poopadoop]

My Trumpbubble has already burst, thanks to his comments on Cuba. Something like pulling the plug on the deal if he doesn't get a better deal for America. I hope this is his business head talking, and not his foreign policy head, because it's high time the Yanks gave Cuba a fucking break.

An attachment 914 does fuck all for me, though.

Oh, sorry. Thought your support for Trump was based on the idea that he was going to halt globalism or 'drain the swamp' or some other rubbish. Didn't realise it was really based on an assumed kinder gentler foreign policy he was going to enact.

[wufwugy]

My Trumpbubble has already burst, thanks to his comments on Cuba. Something like pulling the plug on the deal if he doesn't get a better deal for America. I hope this is his business head talking, and not his foreign policy head, because it's high time the Yanks gave Cuba a fucking break.

An attachment 914 does fuck all for me, though.

Castro did nothing wrong.

[wufwugy]

Bernie wins the internet:

Attachment 914

What's that sound? I think I just heard Ong's Trumpbubble bursting.

TIL Bernie knows rhetoric but not good economics. Wait, not TIL, AIK (always I knew).

[wufwugy]

[wufwugy]

^^Even Chief Communist, Junk Yogurt, I mean Cenk Uygur, agrees.

[OngBonga]

Oh, sorry. Thought your support for Trump was based on the idea that he was going to halt globalism or 'drain the swamp' or some other rubbish. Didn't realise it was really based on an assumed kinder gentler foreign policy he was going to enact.

Just goes to show that you don't read my posts. I dunno how many times I said my favourable view of him was to do with his comments on Russia and Syria.

[OngBonga]

Castro did nothing wrong.

Castro was not nearly as bad as, say, the Saudis, who continue to oppress the shit out of Yemen. Of course, we have favourable ties with the Saudis. Then there's Israel, who again, we list as an ally, while they oppress the shit out of Palestines.

Castro was a stubborn and arrogant piece of shit. But what he did was, in his mind, in the best interests of his people. Where he's arrogant is that he refused to allow the individual to decide for himself what's best for him. Where he was stubborn was where he refused to loosen his grip. But he lived and breathed for Cuba. And he did great things for African people. That the leader of a tiny nation like Cuba could build hospitals in Africa is notable. We support much worse leaders than he ever was.

Castro is dead, I don't know if you noticed. Cuba have had their balls squeezed for half a century or so. Their people need a break. Trump saying he'll pull the plug on the deal if it's not favourable to America is harsh, under the circumstances.

[Poopadoop]

Just goes to show that you don't read my posts. I dunno how many times I said my favourable view of him was to do with his comments on Russia and Syria.

I thought you were all anti-establishment.

[Poopadoop]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-v...tary-1.3878234

Ooooh noooo, that sucks.

[Poopadoop]

TIL Bernie knows rhetoric but not good economics. Wait, not TIL, AIK (always I knew).

TIL that Wuf is against gov't intervention in a free market, except when Trump does it. Then it's good economics.

[Poopadoop]

^^Even Chief Communist, Junk Yogurt, I mean Cenk Uygur, agrees.

So of the 5 million manufacturing jobs that have left the US since 2000, Trump is saving 1,000 at a price of about $7k per job.

Now all he has to do is repeat that trick 5,000 more times (about three times a day for the next four years) and come up with $35 billion to pay for it. Brilliant.

[OngBonga]

I thought you were all anti-establishment.

Indeed, but I'm not daft enough to think a billionaire is going to change the world into one that I like.

If he brings down the globalists, well then he'll be a truly great man. I'm not expecting that much from him. All I'm asking for is a less tense global climate.

[wufwugy]

TIL that Wuf is against gov't intervention in a free market, except when Trump does it. Then it's good economics.

TIL you like saying disingenuous things.

No, wait, I already knew that.

If you wish to know my real opinion on this, you'll have to ask me in a different thread. This one be para postano de shito.

Hint: nuance exists.

[Poopadoop]

All I'm asking for is a less tense global climate.

Well he started talking to Taiwan, which is gonna piss China off. So I wouldn't hold my breath on that happening if I were you.

Probably has nothing to do with foreign policy though. I'm sure he just owns a hotel there and called to promote it.

[wufwugy]

So of the 5 million manufacturing jobs that have left the US since 2000, Trump is saving 1,000 at a price of about $7k per job.

Now all he has to do is repeat that trick 5,000 more times (about three times a day for the next four years) and come up with $35 billion to pay for it. Brilliant.

I agree with you that losing fewer jobs is worse than losing more jobs. We should lose all the jobs.

[Poopadoop]

TIL you like saying disingenuous things.

No, wait, I already knew that.

If you wish to know my real opinion on this, you'll have to ask me in a different thread. This one be para postano de shito.

Hint: nuance exists.

Yup, sure. The nuance is when Trump does it, it's a good move.

[Poopadoop]

I agree with you that losing fewer jobs is worse than losing more jobs. We should lose all the jobs.

Soo, taxpayers' money should be used to maintain jobs that wouldn't otherwise be sustainable? How about trying to create new jobs that actually are economically viable?

[wufwugy]

Castro was not nearly as bad as, say, the Saudis, who continue to oppress the shit out of Yemen. Of course, we have favourable ties with the Saudis. Then there's Israel, who again, we list as an ally, while they oppress the shit out of Palestines.

Castro was a stubborn and arrogant piece of shit. But what he did was, in his mind, in the best interests of his people. Where he's arrogant is that he refused to allow the individual to decide for himself what's best for him. Where he was stubborn was where he refused to loosen his grip. But he lived and breathed for Cuba. And he did great things for African people. That the leader of a tiny nation like Cuba could build hospitals in Africa is notable. We support much worse leaders than he ever was.

Castro is dead, I don't know if you noticed. Cuba have had their balls squeezed for half a century or so. Their people need a break. Trump saying he'll pull the plug on the deal if it's not favourable to America is harsh, under the circumstances.

Castro loved Cuba. That is why Cuba prospered so much under his reign.

[wufwugy]

Yup, sure. The nuance is when Trump does it, it's a good move.

Soo, taxpayers' money should be used to maintain jobs that wouldn't otherwise be sustainable? How about trying to create new jobs that actually are economically viable?

Fantastic questions. If you would like answers, we can take this elsewhere.

[Poopadoop]

Fantastic questions. If you would like answers, we can take this elsewhere.

I already know the answers, but thanks anyways.

[wufwugy]

Monsieur Savy gone these days. Monsieur was always harsh but fair.

[wufwugy]

I already know the answers, but thanks anyways.

***Serous post***

You don't, actually.

[Poopadoop]

He's probably out somewhere counting how many toothpicks fell out of a box.

[Poopadoop]

***Serous post***

You don't, actually.

I know that's what you think.

[OngBonga]

Castro loved Cuba. That is why Cuba prospered so much under his reign.

They did, compared to the previous regime. And they did, from the viewpoint of a communist.

[wufwugy]

They did, compared to the previous regime. And they did, from the viewpoint of a communist.

Communism should not be held to any standards.

[wufwugy]

I know that's what you think.

***Non-shitpost***

Start a new thread and explain what you think my position on this is.

[Poopadoop]

***Non-shitpost***

Start a new thread and explain what you think my position on this is.

I've already said what I think your position is. Twice now.

[wufwugy]

I've already said what I think your position is. Twice now.

D-

[OngBonga]

Communism should not be held to any standards.

I wouldn't expect any different, coming from a capitalist who despises government.

[wufwugy]

I wouldn't expect any different, coming from a capitalist who despises government.

Capitalists have ruined the world.

[OngBonga]

See, you don't believe that, but I do.

[wufwugy]

Stalin, Mao, and Castro tried to save us.

[OngBonga]

Stalin did save us. An uncomfortable truth.

[Savy]

He's probably out somewhere counting how many toothpicks fell out of a box.

Literally spent today telling people they hadn't counted the items they sent out. Fun times.

edit - Also that joke doesn't work the point would be I could do that in a second not it would take up my forum time.

[Savy]

Monsieur Savy gone these days. Monsieur was always harsh but fair.

Working 7pm to 6:30am 5 days a week get home usually about 8am have to be up at 4pm so I don't do much. Forums been dead recently though. I'm still here.

[Savy]

One of the few conservative mps I actually like (tbf I don't know many backbenchers) lost his bi-election the other day. Poor lad. To some shitty unknown lib dem too.

[Poopadoop]

Stalin did save us. An uncomfortable truth.

Why is it uncomfortable? He was attacked and had no choice in the matter. It might be uncomfortable if he had joined our side voluntarily...

[Poopadoop]

edit - Also that joke doesn't work the point would be I could do that in a second not it would take up my forum time.

Jokes aren't meant to be the literal truth, that's why they're called jokes and not truths. You're also not severely autistic, so by your analysis the joke would be wrong on that level of reality too.

[Poopadoop]

D-

You got me there. Good answer!

[a500lbgorilla]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...ics%252Bnation

Full trany:

http://iop.harvard.edu/get-inspired/...k-2016#Opening

[a500lbgorilla]

Shitposting aside, I like how Taiwan tried to angle in on Trump, and he let them their path, and it's still not a big deal.

Makes me wonder about the people that make things big deals.

[wufwugy]

Can't Stratus The Mattis!

[wufwugy]

Status: All Mattis Wisdom Comes Gratis!

[wufwugy]

Shitposting aside, I like how Taiwan tried to angle in on Trump, and he let them their path, and it's still not a big deal.

Makes me wonder about the people that make things big deals.

"Kellyanne, watch me control the news cycle with this one tweet."

[wufwugy]

You got me there. Good answer!

Ooooh noooo that sucks

[wufwugy]

Stalin did save us. An uncomfortable truth.

A comfortable truth: Stalin's vision for the world led to great peace and happiness.

[wufwugy]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...ics%252Bnation

Full trany:

http://iop.harvard.edu/get-inspired/...k-2016#Opening

***Non-shitpost***

Lots of IYI's in that room (Intellectual Yet Idiot). Many thanks to Nassim Taleb for that eagle's eye description.

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A comfortable truth: Stalin's vision for the world led to great peace and happiness.

The fulfilment of his world view may not have, but a strong argument can be made that the cold war was responsible for one of the most peaceful and prosperous periods the world has ever seen.

[a500lbgorilla]

***Non-shitpost***

Lots of IYI's in that room (Intellectual Yet Idiot). Many thanks to Nassim Taleb for that eagle's eye description.

Yyyup.

I'm surprised for what passes for... whatever they are these days.

[Savy]

Jokes aren't meant to be the literal truth, that's why they're called jokes and not truths. You're also not severely autistic, so by your analysis the joke would be wrong on that level of reality too.

Jokes aren't the opposite of truth nor are not part of the set of truth.

What you said just didn't make any sense and wasn't funny. If it would have made sense it would have been funny, right idea but poor execution.

[Poopadoop]

Jokes aren't the opposite of truth nor are not part of the set of truth.

What you said just didn't make any sense and wasn't funny. If it would have made sense it would have been funny, right idea but poor execution.

The joke is you're good at solving puzzles. But you're right it's not funny if you have to explain it to people.

[Poopadoop]

Best one yet.

[Poopadoop]

Four years of this coming up.

Just tried watching Saturday Night Live - unwatchable! Totally biased, not funny and the Baldwin impersonation just can't get any worse. Sad

[wufwugy]

Veiling serious commentary in comedy is the height of genius! Soon, we too can live as know-nothings and be smug about it! Brilliant!

[wufwugy]

Best one yet.

I chuckled a couple times.

Kate McKinnon is hot.

[Poopadoop]

Veiling serious commentary in comedy is the height of genius!

It's SNL, do you expect them to have a serious panel discussion?

[wufwugy]

[wufwugy]

omfg I'm going to Jimmy Johns tomorrow, getting dat Pepe! No way these guys don't MAGA.

https://www.jimmyjohns.com/menu/#/subs/pepe/

[wufwugy]

Sigh. Apparently the sammy's been around awhile. Enthusiasm diminished.

[OngBonga]

I chuckled a couple times.

Kate McKinnon is hot.

Not really. She's got a weird shaped face. Her one eye looks like it goes higher than the other. I'd rate her six.

[Savy]

Not really. She's got a weird shaped face. Her one eye looks like it goes higher than the other. I'd rate her six.

Doesn't really do anything for me. She's a bit strange looking yet you could make her look absolutely stunning in photos.