August1991 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 The idea that either Fetterman or Walker could possibly decide on issues affecting the rest of us? In the rest of the world, sadly, it happens. ====== What you Americans don't appreciate is that you have a system so that people like Fetterman/Walker do good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 For 250 years - except the civil war - you Americans have maintained a peaceful place in he world. Since 1750 or so, Europeans have had horrific wars. The Chinese claim to have a civilisation for 5000 years - how many died in the last 100 years. ==== Thread drift... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankyMcFarland Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/18/2022 at 2:34 PM, Nationalist said: Errr... https://www.axios.com/midterms-elections-2022-issues-americans-care Pay special attention to the graph about 2/3 the way down the page. The other party nearly always does well in mid-terms and inflation is higher than it has been for decades so Republican wins in this election are not hard to explain. In abortion, however, pragmatic Republicans, sadly a dwindling demographic, have put a new issue on the table that they will have to carry for decades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankyMcFarland Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, August1991 said: For 250 years - except the civil war - you Americans have maintained a peaceful place in he world. Since 1750 or so, Europeans have had horrific wars. The Chinese claim to have a civilisation for 5000 years - how many died in the last 100 years. ==== Thread drift... America’s neighbours, especially the First Nations, might disagree with that assessment. For them it was always a dangerous nation, constantly expanding across the continent until it could go no farther. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, SpankyMcFarland said: The other party nearly always does well in mid-terms and inflation is higher than it has been for decades so Republican wins in this election are not hard to explain. In abortion, however, pragmatic Republicans, sadly a dwindling demographic, have put a new issue on the table that they will have to carry for decades. Yes. No more killing babies. Gee...should be easy to carry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpankyMcFarland Posted October 21, 2022 Report Share Posted October 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Nationalist said: Yes. No more killing babies. Gee...should be easy to carry. It will not be. The reality of what Republicans have done has yet to fully sink in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted October 22, 2022 Report Share Posted October 22, 2022 14 hours ago, SpankyMcFarland said: It will not be. The reality of what Republicans have done has yet to fully sink in. I see. So letting the states have their own laws on abortion doesn't suit you. Guess you'll have to scrap the US Constitution then. Good luck with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 5:48 AM, SpankyMcFarland said: America’s neighbours, especially the First Nations, might disagree with that assessment. For them it was always a dangerous nation, constantly expanding across the continent until it could go no farther. I'm a Canadian. I could not wish for a better neighbour. I hope that Americans understand also that they could not hope for a better neighbour. ===== First nations? Gimme a break. Life is not the past. It is a process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 I don't think that you Americans quite appreciate what you have accomplished. Idiots like Fetterman or Walker can get elected to the Senate. You have an Alzeiheimer President Biden. Yet, your American system still works. ===== People in China and Russia, they are perplexed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) On 10/21/2022 at 8:02 AM, Nationalist said: Yes. No more killing babies. Gee...should be easy to carry. Good questions. ==== In Canada, a woman is free to kill a child in her womb. And in Canada, the State can put you in prison if you have an AK-47. But in Canada, since 1962, we no longer have capital punishment. Yet, our federal government (Stephen Harper) ordered some 110 people to die in Afghanistan. Edited October 25, 2022 by August1991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted October 25, 2022 Report Share Posted October 25, 2022 4 hours ago, August1991 said: Good questions. ==== In Canada, a woman is free to kill a child in her womb. And in Canada, the State can put you in prison if you have an AK-47. But in Canada, since 1962, we no longer have capital punishment. Yet, our federal government (Stephen Harper) ordered some 110 people to die in Afghanistan. What's your point here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 7:54 AM, Nationalist said: What's your point here? Where do we draw the line? ==== Margaret Atwood said that the worst a man could fear of a woman is that she will laugh at him. A woman fears that a man may kill her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nationalist Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 hours ago, August1991 said: Where do we draw the line? ==== Margaret Atwood said that the worst a man could fear of a woman is that she will laugh at him. A woman fears that a man may kill her. I think the line you're looking for has already been drawn. Conservatism has taken a turn towards Nationalism. Pierre Polievre should be our next PM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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