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THE MAGA PARTY!,,, the GOP is dead, republicans are going down with the dems,, get ready for THE MAGA PARTY lefty's
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2021-03-09 at 5:34 AM UTCQ Anon = Emmanuel Goldstein.
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2021-03-09 at 9:18 AM UTCits Q,, the anon is the people diciferin Q's cryptic posts. anyone sayin Qanon is a dumbass commie cunt tryin to sould like they know whats up but they just look stupid for sayin Qanon
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2021-03-09 at 12:01 PM UTC
Originally posted by aldra in less violent terms,
if a group of people is working together to outcompete you, why would you not form your own group to challenge them?
what sense does it make to say "we're all the same" and "I don't believe in competition" as you're robbed blind?
The idea is to end the competition and live in balance with each other and the natural world, what sense does it make to form groups along arbitrary boarders such as race when we could all group together and help each other without violent conflict? Why do you insist it must be "whites versus j3ws" and not "elite vs workers"? You yourself said any singular powerful group will splinter apart into conflict anyways, as you believe conflict is in our nature. If that is the case is our true enemy is this base desire for conflict. Why shouldn't we strive for a better world, a more enlightened way of existing? Why would you choose war? -
2021-03-09 at 12:34 PM UTCanyone with over 10 billion dolla's needs to be eradicated and there moneys distributed amungst the poorer folk
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2021-03-09 at 12:39 PM UTC
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2021-03-09 at 12:43 PM UTC
Originally posted by Obbe The idea is to end the competition and live in balance with each other and the natural world, what sense does it make to form groups along arbitrary boarders such as race when we could all group together and help each other without violent conflict? Why do you insist it must be "whites versus j3ws" and not "elite vs workers"? You yourself said any singular powerful group will splinter apart into conflict anyways, as you believe conflict is in our nature. If that is the case is our true enemy is this base desire for conflict. Why shouldn't we strive for a better world, a more enlightened way of existing? Why would you choose war?
the groups are already formed. class conflict is just another facet of the same. the only thing that really unites people is a common enemy.
if the peace you seek were achievable, why are we no closer to it than we were 10,000 years ago? deep down, nobody wants peace unless they're already dominant, and it's not really peace they want but security for their spoils.
do you think conflict would disappear if all people were equal; if resource scarcity was no longer an issue? do you think that'd put an end to our animalistic craving for status over others? -
2021-03-09 at 12:48 PM UTC
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2021-03-09 at 12:49 PM UTCand vaccines,, let a nigga die if he cant live on his own,, we have an overpopulation problem
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2021-03-09 at 12:56 PM UTC
Originally posted by Obbe The idea is to end the competition and live in balance with each other and the natural world, what sense does it make to form groups along arbitrary boarders such as race when we could all group together and help each other without violent conflict? Why do you insist it must be "whites versus j3ws" and not "elite vs workers"? You yourself said any singular powerful group will splinter apart into conflict anyways, as you believe conflict is in our nature. If that is the case is our true enemy is this base desire for conflict. Why shouldn't we strive for a better world, a more enlightened way of existing? Why would you choose war?
I saw an interesting comparison the other day
the Abrahamic religions see man as something of a fallen angel, a divine creature that was essentially perfect and has been corrupted, looking for a way back home
the German philosophers see man as a king of beasts, rising from nature and ascending toward godhood by fighting his way to the top of the food chain -
2021-03-09 at 6:29 PM UTCHere's a story about your favorite grifter, Skunk:
CNN
Why Donald Trump is fighting Republicans over his name
Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large
While Donald Trump has long championed himself as a master real estate tycoon, talk to anyone familiar with how he built his fortune and they will tell you that the key to his success wasn't buying buildings. It was in agreeing to license his name -- literally -- to a variety of buildings, reality TV shows and other ventures that wanted to benefit from being associated with a brand that, for many Americans, exuded over-the-top opulence.
"Ultimately, Mr. Trump has been more successful playing a business mogul than being one in real life," wrote The New York Times in September 2020 after a detailed examination of 15 years of the former President's tax returns. "'The Apprentice,' along with the licensing and endorsement deals that flowed from his expanding celebrity, brought Mr. Trump a total of $427.4 million, The Times's analysis of the records found."
And the Times added that "most of Mr. Trump's core enterprises — from his constellation of golf courses to his conservative-magnet hotel in Washington — report losing millions, if not tens of millions, of dollars year after year," while "his revenue from 'The Apprentice' and from licensing deals is drying up, and several years ago he sold nearly all the stocks that now might have helped him plug holes in his struggling properties."
Which brings me to the current fight playing out publicly between the former President and the Republican Party apparatus -- a fight centered on (you guessed it!) whether the party organization can use Trump's image and name to help it raise money.
Last Friday Trump's lawyers sent out a cease-and-desist letter to the Republican National Committee as well as the House and Senate campaign committees insisting that they stop using his "name, image, and/or likeness in all fundraising, persuasion, and/or issue speech."
The RNC pushed back on Monday, sending a letter of their own to Trump's lawyer -- insisting that the RNC "has every right to refer to public figures as it engages in core, First Amendment-protected political speech, and it will continue to do so in pursuit of these common goals."
Trump, of course, responded to that response via a statement released by his "Save America" group.
"No more money for RINOS," wrote Trump, referring to a derogatory term for GOPers viewed as insufficiently loyal to core principles. "They do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base -- they will never lead us to Greatness. Send your donation to Save America PAC at DonaldJTrump.com. We will bring it all back stronger than ever before!"
That echoes a pitch made by the former President during a speech late last month at the Conservative Political Action Conference. "There's only one way to contribute to our efforts to elect America First Republican conservatives, and in turn to make America great again, and that's through Save America PAC and DonaldJTrump.com," he told the crowd.
There's exactly one reason that Trump wants to control his likeness vis a vis political fundraising: Money.
Remember that Trump is facing the dangerous confluence of two financial realities: 1) His business revenue is WAY down (40% off year over year, according to financial disclosure documents filed earlier this year) 2) He is personally on the hook for loans totaling $421 million, the large majority of which, according to The New York Times, come due over the next few years.
What that means is that he needs to find new ways to make money. And with his brand badly damaged by his presidency and its violent coda on January 6, there aren't a lot of great money-making options out there for Trump.
Except, that is, figuring out ways to monetize his name -- particularly with his most ardent followers. We've already seen Trump dabble in these waters. He raised more than $30 million in the wake of the election for his "Save America" PAC through hundreds of fundraising appeals that suggested that he needed the money to fight legal battles that, if he won, would make him president again.
But that's not what he actually used the money for. As The Washington Post reported in late January based on the "Save America" fundraising filing:
"Save America spent only about $343,000 of the $31.5 million it raised since it was created after the election, to pay fees to the company that processes its donations, filings show. The committee retained the rest of the donations as of Jan. 1.
"The money collected by the leadership PAC cannot be used directly for Trump's campaign purposes, but there are few other restrictions on how the money can be spent. For example, donations could be used to pay for events at Trump's properties or to finance his travel or personal expenses."
Trump's strategy here is as Ann as the nose on Plain's face: He is going to keep trying to use his massive fundraising database -- built around a cult of personality -- to finance his future life.
Which is why he is fighting to keep the party structure from using his name. He doesn't want anyone other than Trump making money off the name "Trump." It's how he has always done things. And he needs the money more now than he has in decades. -
2021-03-09 at 6:36 PM UTC
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2021-03-09 at 8:02 PM UTC
Originally posted by aldra the groups are already formed. class conflict is just another facet of the same. the only thing that really unites people is a common enemy.
if the peace you seek were achievable, why are we no closer to it than we were 10,000 years ago? deep down, nobody wants peace unless they're already dominant, and it's not really peace they want but security for their spoils.
do you think conflict would disappear if all people were equal; if resource scarcity was no longer an issue? do you think that'd put an end to our animalistic craving for status over others?
I think that everyone would need to make a conscious effort to strive for it. I think the world is what we are making it, literally, right now. -
2021-03-10 at 9:57 AM UTCAldra why aren't you a religious nutjob?
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2021-03-10 at 10:03 AM UTCI was touched by jesus and didn't like it
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2021-03-10 at 4:55 PM UTCFavor Jorge, do ya?
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2021-03-11 at 12:48 AM UTC
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2021-03-11 at 3:13 PM UTCThe Hill
John Dean: 'Only a matter of how many days' until Trump is indicted
Joseph Choi
John Dean, the former White House counsel to former President Nixon, on Thursday, predicted that former President Trump would soon be indicted after reports that his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen has met with the Manhattan district attorney's office for a number of interviews.
"From personal experience, as a key witness, I assure you that you do not visit a prosecutor's office 7 times if they are not planning to indict those about whom you have knowledge. It is only a matter of how many days until DA Vance indicts Donald & Co," Dean wrote on Twitter.
On Wednesday, it was reported that Cohen had met with the Manhattan DA's office for a seventh time as part of a criminal investigation into Trump's finances. Cohen is expected to participate in an eighth meeting in the near future.
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. (D) is pursuing a wide-ranging investigation into Trump's family business and finances.
The probe is looking into several aspects of Trump's finances and businesses. On Tuesday it was reported that the Manhattan DA's office was intensifying its investigation into Trump, paying particular attention to his Seven Springs estate in New York. Previous reports have indicated that Vance is looking to find out if the value of the property was inflated in order to reap greater benefits from financial institutions.
The district attorney's office obtained Trump's tax returns from his accounting firm, Mazars USA, just last month after a lengthy legal dispute over access to the documents. The development came after the Supreme Court rebuffed a last-ditch effort by Trump's attorneys to shield the documents from the investigation.
Dean served as a key witness in the 1973 Senate trials regarding the Watergate scandal and detailed during his testimony how White House officials, including Nixon, obstructed justice in order to cover up the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.
Dean was later convicted of obstruction of justice and served four months in prison, after which he published two books about his role in the Watergate scandal. -
2021-03-11 at 3:26 PM UTCTHE HILL?? YOU MAY AS WHELLL POST QUE ANONNThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
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2021-03-11 at 3:38 PM UTCthat nigger don't get it
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2021-03-11 at 3:45 PM UTCThe following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire!
