The BlueSwan Basement of Absurd & Ignorant Posts VIII

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Short answer--Why bother (see Hillgoose above)

Long answer--Coal power plants are going to keep closing, WV mines are going to keep declining and shut down as the coal gives out, even the met coal mines (a major one will close this week for "geologic reasons").  Fat Nixon can lie to them all day, it doesn't change reality.

Their population pyramid is totally fubar'd.  They have fewer people than they did in 1980.
They have fewer people than they did in 1950.  They have 262,000 people between the ages of 55-64 and 212,000 between the ages 10-19.  They had 30,000 births in 1980 and 18,500 last year.  They are not a magnet for and are in fact hostile to the idea of immigration.   They are a lock to have fewer people in 2050 than they do now.  They don't have a Senator who can drag stuff into the state like they once did.  They live in geographically difficult terrain where infrastructure is difficult to build and maintain.  There is no compelling reason economically to build and maintain such infrastructure.

Save for the Eastern Panhandle and Morgantown (and even Morgantown is iffy) there is no reason to expect anything different from West Virginia.  Why bother.

How is this in any way a bad, let alone ignorant, post?

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Racism is not a serious problem, neither is homophobia.

It isn't, and it hasn't for more than at least 2 decades. It wasn't until 2016 that racism all of a sudden became a problem after 20 years. Where were you guys in the 2000's? or the late 90's?

And at least right now, homophobia isn't a problem and is becoming less and less prevalent. The thing is, you leftists always create more definitions of homophobia!

Gay youths are killing themselves because of bullying and being thrown from their homes by "Christian" parents and here you are, calling homophobia "not a problem". You need to get out of your privileged bubble.

I'm so sure. At least where I am from, a pretty conservative area, no kids were bullied because of their sexual orientation. The school hung tons of posters up to discourage it. More than enough, the most bullied kids were the scrawny white boys that had aspergers, rarely were they ever LGBT.

Bullying is a serious problem, but it doesn't revolve around your agenda.

Straight white guys says racism and homophobia are not a big problem. Details at 11.

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Ronald Reagan easily (The President  who ushered in the golden age of America , 1983-2001)

LOL, this is one of the most ridiculous statements I've ever seen.

1983-2001 America>1946-1963 American any day

So the era when the middle class was the strongest was inferior to the era where the 1% just got richer?

Quality of life today is objectively better than it used to be for the vast majority of America.

You genuinely believe the average middle class American was better off in the mid-twentieth century? Just because the 1% is way better off now doesn't mean everyone else isn't also better off.

Yes. Emphatically. On literally almost every measurable scale.

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Racism is not a serious problem, neither is homophobia.

It isn't, and it hasn't for more than at least 2 decades. It wasn't until 2016 that racism all of a sudden became a problem after 20 years. Where were you guys in the 2000's? or the late 90's?

And at least right now, homophobia isn't a problem and is becoming less and less prevalent. The thing is, you leftists always create more definitions of homophobia!

Gay youths are killing themselves because of bullying and being thrown from their homes by "Christian" parents and here you are, calling homophobia "not a problem". You need to get out of your privileged bubble.

I'm so sure. At least where I am from, a pretty conservative area, no kids were bullied because of their sexual orientation. The school hung tons of posters up to discourage it. More than enough, the most bullied kids were the scrawny white boys that had aspergers, rarely were they ever LGBT.

Bullying is a serious problem, but it doesn't revolve around your agenda.

Straight white guysGeneric Liberal says racism and homophobia are not a big problem. Details at 11.

I've no doubt which of these statements makes one of us an a******.

Hint. Not me.

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Ronald Reagan easily (The President  who ushered in the golden age of America , 1983-2001)

LOL, this is one of the most ridiculous statements I've ever seen.

1983-2001 America>1946-1963 American any day

So the era when the middle class was the strongest was inferior to the era where the 1% just got richer?

Quality of life today is objectively better than it used to be for the vast majority of America.

You genuinely believe the average middle class American was better off in the mid-twentieth century? Just because the 1% is way better off now doesn't mean everyone else isn't also better off.

Yes. Emphatically. On literally almost every measurable scale.

Each household had only one car , had smaller houses as well and tech was less accessible then

My post may have been unclear. I I completely agree that families were better off in the mid 20th century

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Ronald Reagan easily (The President  who ushered in the golden age of America , 1983-2001)

LOL, this is one of the most ridiculous statements I've ever seen.

1983-2001 America>1946-1963 American any day

So the era when the middle class was the strongest was inferior to the era where the 1% just got richer?

Quality of life today is objectively better than it used to be for the vast majority of America.

You genuinely believe the average middle class American was better off in the mid-twentieth century? Just because the 1% is way better off now doesn't mean everyone else isn't also better off.

Yes. Emphatically. On literally almost every measurable scale.

Each household had only one car , had smaller houses as well and tech was less accessible then

My post may have been unclear. I I completely agree that families were better off in the mid 20th century

you think thats better

Post Civil Rights Act, absolutely. I suppose this is part of your ongoing Reagan worship where you eat families turning into dual income households with less ability to reer children closely that you disagree? The 1% are doing better so stagnant middle-class individual income means so little?

Shame Shame Shame.

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Context (this is such a horrible post on so many different levels):

I honestly can't believe people buy the Ford accusations. It was the biggest gaslighting effort in ages and completely insincere, only aimed at partisan goals: slowing down the process in order to make sure Democrats win back the Senate before Kavanaugh could be confirmed. Casting doubt and creating smokescreens for no real reason other than pure partisanship. And it is Democrats who should be ashamed of this, not Republicans. Just like Republicans should be ashamed of not organizing hearings for Merrick Garland.

No, I don't view a testimony as "evidence" in itself, polygraphs are not very reliable, there are holes in Ford's testimony, I don't think Kavanaugh liking beer is a problem, I also don't think Kavanaugh downplaying him liking beer during what is essentially a job interview is a problem, and obviously one can find enough people seconding your story once a SCOTUS nominee of a party disliked in your social circles can be taken down.

I don't know anything about the accusations by people other than Ford, and am not particularly interested in learning more about them. They should have gone to court before if they had a problem with him. End of the story.

I hope thats why they did it but then again....whats wrong with that? Surely the party of phony investigations and dirty tricks like Benghazi, emails, death panels, phony IRS targeting Conservatives, Obama born in Kenya, etc... doesn't have a problem with their own behavior and tactics being used against them? It seem like you guys love to dish it out but cant take it back. Hopefully there are many more Kavanaugh investigations in the future.

They go low, we go "Hey! He brought a club to this fist fi... ( now why am I floating above my body watching myself being curb-stomped?)"

"Oh well, got out done by the right-wing again. I suppose Brett Kavanaugh won't be TOO bad for the next 30 years of the Supreme Court. But I'm sure we'll get them next time!"

"Kumbaya my Lord, Kumbaya....."

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Pitbull owners should be ashamed of themselves and the entire breeds should be either euthanized or bred out, or a combo of both.

Genocide for dogs, basically.

They are not humans, so I can say that.

"Not really human" is a classic defense for murdering marginalized groups of people.

Um, except in this case Bagels quite explicitly talking about literal dogs.

Don't get me wrong. I disagree with bagel on this. But let's not go drawing comparisons to the Final Solution. It just weakens the argument and makes Bagel sound like the rational one here.

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I've come a realization, the right is about jokes and having fun and the left is all about being super serious.  No wonder there is no agreement or middle ground.

I mean, look at Kavanaugh.  Hey, he's beer-drinkin' party guy! Can't have that in the SCOTUS.

All the left has to offer is that schoolmarm from Harry Potter, but only if she made claims that she was sexually assaulted to excuse her being the authoritarian she is.

I mean, he has a point. You’re one of the most frigid leftists I’ve ever encountered. Even Evergreen had a fun side, even if it revolves around dark and probably sexualized fantasies of violence.

Oh sweet baby Jesus.....

Like most post for Sanchez starts out saying " I mean, he has a point.", I knew this was going to turn out poorly.

 And I was right.

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Republicans in California are like wild animals. You can find them now only in deserts, mountains, and forests.

What's wrong with that post? It's humorously accurate.

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Republicans in California are like wild animals. You can find them now only in deserts, mountains, and forests.

What's wrong with that post? It's humorously accurate.

It's not anywhere close to being true. Even though we are outnumbered you can still find us in the suburbs.

Good point. Because that post meant absolutely literally that Republicans have been ushered en masse outside of all major cities and suburbs Into the Wilderness.

Take a joke, dude.

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Smart move. They have a quickly aging population and cant replace their numbers fast enough. At least with immigration, they can stop an economic catastrophe.

Culture and religion is more important than money. Something marxists like you don't seem to understand.

Figures osr would put apost in here that dares to claim there's anything more important than money.

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Smart move. They have a quickly aging population and cant replace their numbers fast enough. At least with immigration, they can stop an economic catastrophe.

Culture and religion is more important than money. Something marxists like you don't seem to understand.

Figures osr would put apost in here that dares to claim there's anything more important than money.

You didnt get my point did you lmao ,I bolded those because of the Marxist claim. The whole point of Marxists is they hate capitalism lol.


BTW: I think Family is the most important thing

That was hardly clear from your post. I think my misinterpretation was an easy one to make.

Incidentally, that is one of the primary, and arguably more valid, critiques of Marxism oh, that it attempts to boil all human interaction and drives down to economics.

Awful poster, as I have made clear for much of the reasons c a t h c o n points out, but this is an arguable Broken Clock moment

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What's wrong with quoting Hitler if you agree with the quote? I quote Malcolm X, LBJ, and Woodrow Wilson all the time but have vehement political disagreements with them. Honestly the fact that you guys are being such p*ssies over a quote is astonishing. If words hurt you that much, God help you when you actually go through hard times in your life.

Wow. That might be the dumbest take I've ever read.

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Do you think that a resurrected Adolf Hitler could win WV-03 if he had an (R) next to his name?

Yes, and it wouldn't be close. He'd probably do better than Carol Miller since resurrected Adolf Hitler wouldn't have a vagina.

Man, imagine if West Virginia ever elected a female Senator or something.

Her opponent was also a woman, so it's not like they had much choice.

You're kind of proving his point.

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Do you think that a resurrected Adolf Hitler could win WV-03 if he had an (R) next to his name?

Yes, and it wouldn't be close. He'd probably do better than Carol Miller since resurrected Adolf Hitler wouldn't have a vagina.

Man, imagine if West Virginia ever elected a female Senator or something.

Her opponent was also a woman, so it's not like they had much choice.

You're kind of proving his point.

Um, what? I think you're totally missing the point that he's so down on the idea of West Virginia electing a woman as US senator he totally minimized the fact that both major party nominees in 2016 were women.

Seriously, am I missing something here or are you?

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Do you think that a resurrected Adolf Hitler could win WV-03 if he had an (R) next to his name?

Yes, and it wouldn't be close. He'd probably do better than Carol Miller since resurrected Adolf Hitler wouldn't have a vagina.

Man, imagine if West Virginia ever elected a female Senator or something.

Her opponent was also a woman, so it's not like they had much choice.

You're kind of proving his point.

Um, what? I think you're totally missing the point that he's so down on the idea of West Virginia electing a woman as US senator he totally minimized the fact that both major party nominees in 2016 were women.

Seriously, am I missing something here or are you?

I mean, for both major party nominees to be women, that has to mean that enough people from both parties were fine with women being in politics for women to win both primary elections.

Um, which was rather obviously my exact point?

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That's the ball game folks!

Were you expecting something different?

No one should have. But it's still interesting to see that Pelosi just barely hit the number that she needed. That suggests, that a significant portion of the Democratic caucus is opposed to her, and should be another signal that she should retire very soon.

*Checks Notes*
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Speaker_of_the_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election


Thats.....15 Democrats, or 7% of the Democratic Caucus.

To be fair many Democrats voted for her because only no viable candidate emerged from the left.

That didn't happen by accident. Most Democrats realize Pelosi's the best one to lead them right now for a variety of reasons.

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good news, right?  Car crashes take everybody, the young, the innocent, the smart.  I'm not saying drugs never take "good" people, clearly they do, and every one of them is a tragedy, but a lot of the others were tragedies long before they discovered drugs.  Tiny children die in car crashes by the thousands, tiny children never overdose on fentanyl.


Statistically speaking, the average car crash death is way more of a tragedy than the average drug overdose death, so this stat is a good thing.

i wish i was surprised by this

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Being a conservative gives you white privilege no matter your race

It's true though.

So your saying I’m privileged because of what my political views are

I'm not. I'm saying your political views are what they are because you're privileged.

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Being a conservative gives you white privilege no matter your race

It's true though.

So your saying I’m privileged because of what my political views are

I'm not. I'm saying your political views are what they are because you're privileged.

Ok how much do you think my parents make a year.

Judging by your posting history I would estimate about 60 to 70 billion dollars annually. It would be foolish to have such right-wing economic views if it were any less.

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I have lost brain cells by reading through this thread. Many of you(you know who you are) are calling those on the right snowflakes. Harassment goes both ways as well as sexism. Women can be sexist towards men, blacks can be racist towards whites, and the LGBT community can be heterophobic to those not a part of it. This should be a two way street, not a double standard! Imagine the outrage if a commercial of a product designed for women stated that women need to stop accusing men of sexual assault! An entire mans life can be ruined from one accusation. It is absolutely pathetic that people are supporting Gillette for insulting and harassing nearly half of the entire population. The boycotts have arrived and Gillette is going to get what they deserve!

Yeah, this noob it's going to be a frequent contributor to this thread if he doesn't, hopefully, get lost.

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White boy did nothing wrong. He just stood there and smiled while Native guy tried to intimidate him. Still, liberals on this site freak out like he did something. They hate white people just for existing.

Whites are some of the most oppressed groups in western society.

Yep. Called it.

The fact he has a socialist Puerto Rican Avatar further loudly screams this dude is a troll or a sock of the highest order.

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Full-on anti-Catholic bigotry here:

As far as I can tell, the Roman Catholic Church has made three main contributions to American life:

(1) Caused needless human suffering with unreasoned opposition to family planning of any kind.

(2) Physically and mentally destroyed untold numbers of children through sexual molestation and predation by priests.

(3) Established private K-12 schools that do not education the neediest of children, but rather provide a safe space for privileged, racist whites. This is particularly true in cities in Southern and Border states.

The results of the third were on full display during this incident.

Saddened to see that Kamala Harris's and Mazie Hirono's messages of hate have spread.

Don't feel singled out here. Indy Texas promotes bigotry towards people of all creeds. By far the worst offender on this site who should have been banned long ago.

Even by your standards of semi funny trolling - - take a lesson from Santander - - this is lame.

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His post in this case is correct though.

And the anti-Catholic bigotry continues.

You can't be "bigoted" against an organization. It's also not bigotry to oppose the Republican Party, Democratic Party, Southern Baptist Convention, NARAL, the NRA, etc.

So you're going to excuse the poster writing "main contributions"?  It's pretty evident that the poster's opinions extend beyond the Church itself.  Point #1 is evidence of that, as the poster portrays pro-life Catholics, who cite faith as their reasons for opposing abortions, as purposefully making women suffer.  Point #3 claims that the Catholic Church and, therefore, Catholics actively seek to establish schools that promote racism, a gross and disgusting claim to make. 

You can oppose the ideals of an organization, yes (though it's laughable that you included four non-religious or non-ethnic-based organizations up there to make your point), but when you claim that the Roman Catholic Church has only primarily done three terrible things in America, you are, in essence, tying the faith to those who practice it and are accusing all of those who follow the Church of carrying out these things or supporting them (two of which, Points #1 and #3, are not accurate and blatant attempts to call Catholics abusers of women and promoters of racism).

Please do not support absolute trash and bigotry like that post's content and then attempt to defend it by saying "But he was only attacking the institution, not the people!!!"  Furthermore, the fact that you agree with his post in its entirety, that the MAIN CONTRIBUTIONS of the Church are those three points, even if you are only referring to the Church, is certainly telling.

BRTD has always publicly hated Catholics, you see. He has revealed nothing that he didn't first reveal more than a decade ago when hating on every Catholic nation.