I voted "right" and republican for nearly two decades. I had to go the other way after my views no longer aligned with MAGA, the poison that has ruined the republican party.
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So you voted for Biden? π
Yes, the lesser of two turds. π
You are so brainwashed. It is funny but kinda sad π
Okay my dude. I appreciate this thoughtful response.
If you think Biden is better than Trump in ANYTHING at this point, then there is nothing I can say to change your mind, my dude. So it is sad. π
Biden has been, and will continue to be, a disaster. The damage he has done will be with us for some time to come.
Trump is not the answer. Trump will do even more damage should the reins of power ever find themselves in his hands again. Trump is a wounded animal who will rage and roar without concern for the consequences.
From: fiatdenier<-Derek... at 07/08 10:31
> If you think Biden is better than Trump in ANYTHING at this point, then there is nothing I can say to change your mind, my dude. So it is sad. π
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That's the problem that we have. Hopefully neither of them are on the ticket next year.
I suspect you have some buyers' remorse at this point. Not that you regret the decision; but that you wish like Hell that a different choice had been offered.
I am personally skeptical about #[4]. Especially his conspiracy theories about Vax and Wifi etc. But he said some things I resonated with about free speech.
From: DerekRoss at 07/08 10:19
> Yes, the lesser of two turds. π
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Vaccines have to have metals in them in order to stimulate an extreme immune response that a dead virus cannot stimulate itself. The metals have far worse long term effects than any threat from the diseases they supposedly prevent, especially in a modern age where hygene is no longer a major problem. Ear infections, eczema, asthma, & so many common childhood illnesses are a direct result of vaccine damage. The mRNA jabs are even worse because they literally program your own cells to produce damaging particles.
Eh. Maybe? Definitely not as much if I would have voted the other way. I would have voted for any candidate that wasn't Trump.
I will vote for neither Trump nor Biden. If that is the choice, I'll write in Derek Ross.
From: DerekRoss at 07/09 09:57
> Eh. Maybe? Definitely not as much if I would have voted the other way. I would have voted for any candidate that wasn't Trump.
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Subjective, il take Trump over Biden any day of the week.
Policy wise Trump is basically a 90s liberal. This is why I think the real divide is more about temperament. Trump is an ego maniac. Conservatives are mostly just kind of amused by that & certainly don't see it as a threat, but I think for some liberals his behavior strikes some sort of nerve related to something many of them are stuggling with internally. Like maybe a lot of liberals push narcissic impulses into their shadow & Trump is like the outward embodiment of a part of themselves that they secretely hate or don't want to admit is even there. The extreme reaction from many makes very little sense, especially given that they're willing to embrace an obvious pedophile (with a crackhead son who makes porn for his dad as proof) who openly brags about his mafia like behavior toward others.
π I like your comment, but don't forget that all politicians are shit, they are just thieves who want to live off our money and fortify the institution of thieves, the state.
Trump is a narcissist. He is much more interested in himself than in the country. I doubt he has any real political principles. I fear what might happen should he be nominated again. I really fear what might happen if he beats the odds and gets elected again.
From: AgoristView<-Dere... at 07/08 10:28
> Policy wise Trump is basically a 90s liberal. This is why I think the real divide is more about temperament. Trump is an ego maniac. Conservatives are mostly just kind of amused by that & certainly don't see it as a threat, but I think for some liberals his behavior strikes some sort of nerve related to something many of them are stuggling with internally. Like maybe a lot of liberals push narcissic impulses into their shadow & Trump is like the outward embodiment of a part of themselves that they secretely hate or don't want to admit is even there. The extreme reaction from many makes very little sense, especially given that they're willing to embrace an obvious pedophile (with a crackhead son who makes porn for his dad as proof) who openly brags about his mafia like behavior toward others.
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Trump is a 4d therapist
There are many things to both like, and dislike about the way Trump governed. There are few things to like about the man himself. Having voted for him twice, I'd like him to go away.
The MAGA mindset has certainly had an effect on the GOP. Some of that is profoundly negative (e.g. election denial). Some is very positive (e.g. the shift towards libertarianism). I suspect most of the negative parts will dissipate before the 2024 election season is in full swing.
From: DerekRoss at 07/08 09:54
> I voted "right" and republican for nearly two decades. I had to go the other way after my views no longer aligned with MAGA, the poison that has ruined the republican party.
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Same here. Trump was built to destroy the Republican Party, just like he did the independent party in 2000.
I did not vote for Biden tho π³
As someone who lived in the city where Trump built ugly monuments to himself, demanded the death penalty for teenagers who were later exonerated, and used his grifting skills to elevate his ego, I had a natural aversion to his personality. He also brought to the surface a great deal of hate and racism that had probably always been there but was disturbing to see nonetheless.
As a bitcoiner, I saw his policies as nothing more than an extension of the fiat system that he exploited for his entire career. His Treasury secretary (a Goldman-Sachs banker and hedge fund manager who made obscene amounts of money off of the 2008 financial crisis) tried to impose KYC requirements on self-custody wallets as one of his final acts in office.
You have TDS. βOrange man badβ all day everyday. π Interesting that he was not called a racist until he decided to run for president.
No, he was, you probably just didnβt hear about it. And βTDSβ doesnβt actually exist.
Yeah? Give me an example of his racist views before he divided to run. Daily fake news, social media blackout, 2 impeachments, FBI raid and multiple lawsuits etc etc proves TDS exist. You just choose not to see it because you donβt like him. π
Iβm just going to post this because you seem too triggered to have a respectful discussion and Iβm not here for that. I can already anticipate your response and itβs just going to wreck my weekend vibe to continue. 
He hired a management company to run that apartment. Obviously you think he goes there to collect rent check monthly and personally refuse to rent to anyone black because thatβs what you were told. And you believed it 100%. π€·π»ββοΈ
BTW, I am not triggered at all, I find all this very funny. But I am not here to make you love him. To each his own. The end. π
And if you do some research you would find out those people rejected have very poor credit and no references, but it is just details. π
Including an article written by a uniparty shill doesnβt give you more credibility.
Your recent posts are the definition of TDS
TDS certainly exists. There are folks who react irrationally to Trump -- both positively and negatively. I would say that Trump's most loyal fworshipers have just as much TDS and those who salt the ground he trods upon.
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> ...βTDSβ doesnβt actually exist.
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Based
Trump is not a racist. Trump is a Trumpist. Everything is completely and always about himself.
From: fiatdenier<-Derek... at 07/08 12:48
> You have TDS. βOrange man badβ all day everyday. π Interesting that he was not called a racist until he decided to run for president.
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You mean the kids who likely beat and raped that women as just ONE of their crimes that evening?
Death penalty would have been too kind.
Lolololol
Lololol.
If MAGA goes against your views you were never republican to begin with.
Youβre simply a member of the uniparty.
It's important to separate the "Make America Great Again" meme from Trump.
I am all for the "America First" mindset, and think that focussing on American Greatness is essential for the world at large.
I am not at all interested in another term for Donald Trump. I'd like him to fade into the distance.
From: (ThisIsTheEnd) at 07/08 13:26
> Lololol.
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> If MAGA goes against your views you were never republican to begin with.
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> Youβre simply a member of the uniparty.
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Thatβs fine.
Trump may have been a Trojan horse anyway.
MAGA didn't ruin anything...
...because Dem and GOP were ALWAYS clowns. Trumpism isn't the disease, it's a symptom