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2020 the battle of the septuagenarians - Trump vs Biden, Part 2

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  • #3692
    Irishman80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭Irishman80


    dwayneshintzy wrote: »
    Relatively high salary, overtime pay, great pension and job security. Do you know any American policemen?

    No. But you couldn't pay me enough to work that job.

    What's the average salary of a police officer?


  • #3693
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,462 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Irishman80 wrote: »
    Yes, shooting someone in the back 7 times is clearly not reasonable force.

    But that doesn't mean I'm going to blanket blame all the police in the US. It's a country with 400 million legal guns, 10's of millions of illegal guns, gun sales of over 20 million already in 2020. The police have a thankless job.

    I can't understand why anyone would want to be a police officer over there.

    But you're happy enough to blanket blame all the Democrats for the riots and conflate protesters as rioters.


  • #3694
    Irishman80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭Irishman80


    namloc1980 wrote: »
    But you're happy enough to blanket blame all the Democrats for the riots and conflate protesters as rioters.

    I didn't conflate protestors and rioters. I clearly said above we shouldnt confuse the two.


  • #3695
    Gerry Hatrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Gerry Hatrick


    dwayneshintzy wrote: »
    Are you American? What are you basing this statement on?


    I'd dispute your premise that there is widespread bloodshed and mob rule.

    No not American. Watch the news and I don't mean CNN or Fox. Americans are growing tired of the looting and yes widespread violence.


  • #3696
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Irishman80 wrote: »
    Yes, shooting someone in the back 7 times is clearly not reasonable force.

    But that doesn't mean I'm going to blanket blame all the police in the US. It's a country with 400 million legal guns, 10's of millions of illegal guns, gun sales of over 20 million already in 2020. The police have a thankless job.

    I can't understand why anyone would want to be a police officer over there.

    And can you understand that the regularity of such events inevitably leads to large scale unrest and protests? Meanwhile the President has previously egged the Police on to use undue force.

    In addition to that, he's pardoned the likes of Sheriff Joe Arpaio who was infamous for racial profiling and ignored crimes when they were against black people. It's pretty clear that Trump has contributed further to unrest. What has he done to reduce divisions? Has he called for any reforms of police? Nope, he's done nothing outside of making the problem worse...
    Eric Cartman wrote: »
    slow down on that Kool aid there, drinking it way too fast.

    I'm pretty sure nobody is gonna place much value in your opinion on this given the views you've previously expressed on this...


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  • #3697
    timsey tiger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,768 ✭✭✭timsey tiger


    duploelabs wrote: »
    Neither should you but unfortunately it seems every protester is a rioter in the eyes of the Republicans

    Hardly surprising, since they think every black man is a criminal and a rapist.


  • #3698
    Leroy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,071 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    Irishman80 wrote: »
    No. But you couldn't pay me enough to work that job.

    Its a significant, a multi faceted problem.

    There are clearly far too many guns in the general populace. Not only too many actual guns, but even the expectation that any person you meet may well have a gun. That changes peoples perception of risk.

    But rather than reduce the prevalence of violence as argued by the gun lobby, it leads to increased violence as people need to act first to avoid being dead.

    Police are poorly trained. In particular instance, there were numerous officers present, the shooting officer was a close enough proximity to the man to have been able to subdue him. That lack of training, or ability to do their jobs, means that US police officiers have little option but to fear for themselves in these types of situations and thus that the 'shoot first' and regret later option. Far better to be suspended than dead.

    The people, particularly black people, do not trust and even fear the police. I have plenty of issues with the conduct of Garda etc but there are few times that people are in actual fear of them. Certainy not on a daily basis. But that is very much the case in the US.

    So you have a fearful public, a scared and fearful police force, inadequate training, a view that guns are the solution to everything and bigger guns if the other guns weren't enough.

    Throw in terrible race relations and it is not surprising that instances like this happen, and will continue to happen. But, much like the view of gun rights advocates in the US after each mass shooting, their is apparently nothing that can be done to resolve the issues and it just is what it is.


  • #3699
    Penn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,714 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    Eric Cartman wrote: »
    slow down on that Kool aid there, drinking it way too fast.

    Not going down the rabbit hole of debating BLM, but let me ask you this:

    Do you think Trump's response to the protests helped quell them or inflamed things further?


  • #3700
    Kidchameleon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,482 ✭✭✭Kidchameleon


    Cody montana wrote: »
    So which is it?

    I dont see Kamala as an inspiration to women. Kimberly did not sleep her way to a top job. I dont care how promiscuous a person is.


  • #3701
    Carfacemandog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Carfacemandog


    Gerry Hatrick wrote: »
    No not American. Watch the news and I don't mean CNN or Fox. Americans are growing tired of the looting and yes widespread violence.
    Can you provide some reputable polls and surveys for that?


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  • #3702
    dwayneshintzy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,343 ✭✭✭dwayneshintzy


    Kidchameleon wrote: »
    I dont see Kamala as an inspiration to women. Kimberly did not sleep her way to a top job. I dont care how promiscuous a person is.
    Why would you say Harris did, but Guilfoyle didn't?


    She was hired as an Assistant DA while her boyfriend (and future husband) was a prominent local politician. How is her situation different from Harris'?


  • #3703
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Kidchameleon wrote: »
    I dont see Kamala as an inspiration to women. Kimberly did not sleep her way to a top job. I dont care how promiscuous a person is.

    She did not sleep her way to reaching a vice presidential nomination or to the primaries and frankly, your view stinks of both misogyny and double standards. She was in a publicly known relationship and you've warped it.


  • #3704
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,891 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Kidchameleon wrote: »
    So a strong independent woman comes out in favor of Trump (and we certainly need more strong women) yet straight away the slut shaming and commenting on her appearance starts, shameful.

    I never mentioned her appearance or her sex life. I'm referring to her having a partner who extorted money from children with cancer.

    For me, that'd be a deal breaker.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #3705
    Irishman80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭Irishman80


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    And can you understand that the regularity of such events inevitably leads to large scale unrest and protests? Meanwhile the President has previously egged the Police on to use undue force.

    In addition to that, he's pardoned the likes of Sheriff Joe Arpaio who was infamous for racial profiling and ignored crimes when they were against black people. It's pretty clear that Trump has contributed further to unrest. What has he done to reduce divisions? Has he called for any reforms of police? Nope, he's done nothing outside of making the problem worse...



    I'm pretty sure nobody is gonna place much value in your opinion on this given the views you've previously expressed on this...

    Trump will never be a unifier. But he doesn't have to be to get re-elected. The US is divided and will be for many years to come.

    My opinions are pretty moderate too. I don't tie myself to political parties or politicians.


  • #3706
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,891 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Biker79 wrote: »
    Hmm. A party whose values are based on 2000 years of heritage, that prioritise the individual over the collective. Values that the country was built on.

    Versus another party who have no regard for personal property, ethics or truth, and who champion collective identity over the individual.

    Think its clear which one is the cult.

    His inherited wealth certainly helped, but it didn't protect him from harsh lessons learned and valuable experience formed.

    Biden on the other hand is a classic ' go along to get along ' character, who never took any risks, who sat in a government dept for 40 years picking up a paycheck.

    He's a person who never actually ' did ' anything, under any meaningful definition of the word. Perhaps that's why he appeals to some people?

    What values are these? Oppression? Tyranny? Grifting?

    Trump's inherited wealth enabled him to run all of his original ventures (or scams if you'd prefer) into the ground without consequence. Anyone else would be in prison or sleeping on the streets.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #3707
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Irishman80 wrote: »
    Trump will never be a unifier. But he doesn't have to be to get re-elected. The US is divided and will be for many years to come.

    My opinions are pretty moderate too. I don't tie myself to political parties or politicians.

    You've addressed not a single thing from my post...


  • #3708
    Biker79
    Closed Accounts Posts: 794 ✭✭✭Biker79


    ancapailldorcha wrote: »
    I I'm referring to her having a partner who extorted money from children with cancer.

    .

    ' Wont someone PLEASE think of the children ' :D

    Yeah....sounds like one of the more plausible articles from the NY Times.


  • #3709
    ancapailldorcha
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 41,891 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    Biker79 wrote: »
    ' Wont someone PLEASE think of the children ' :D

    Yeah....sounds like one of the more plausible articles from the NY Times.

    The judge did when he banned this grubby little chip off the old block from running charities.

    The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.

    Leviticus 19:34



  • #3710
    Leroy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,071 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    Irishman80 wrote: »
    Trump will never be a unifier. But he doesn't have to be to get re-elected. The US is divided and will be for many years to come.

    My opinions are pretty moderate too. I don't tie myself to political parties or politicians.

    Absolutley, he doesn't have to be to be re-elected.

    However, for the US to start to make things better, to start making the changes necessary to stop the slide then they need a unifyer to bring people together.

    And that is why this election is important. Regardless on where one stands on individual issues, every American should be aware that things have got noticeable worse in the last four years.

    Of course they can pretend that race relations, rich poor gap, employment rights, healthcare etc don't count and that all that matters is the economy, but that is the path they have followed for 40+ years and sees them where they are today.


  • #3711
    Irishman80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭Irishman80


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    You've addressed not a single thing from my post...

    Yes I did. I basically agreed with you that Trump is not a unifier. And I disagreed with you on my opinions which you seemed to suggest were radical.

    What opinion have I stated in the thread that you seem to think is radical?


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  • #3712
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,462 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Biker79 wrote: »
    ' Wont someone PLEASE think of the children ' :D

    Yeah....sounds like one of the more plausible articles from the NY Times.

    What are you talking about? Trump's kids had to pay settlements to 8 charities because they funneled charity money for their own personal use. They've also been barred from serving on any charities in the state of New York for their grifting activities. Are you suggesting this is not true and the courts and legal system made it up?


  • #3713
    Irishman80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭Irishman80


    Leroy42 wrote: »
    Absolutley, he doesn't have to be to be re-elected.

    However, for the US to start to make things better, to start making the changes necessary to stop the slide then they need a unifyer to bring people together.

    And that is why this election is important. Regardless on where one stands on individual issues, every American should be aware that things have got noticeable worse in the last four years.

    Of course they can pretend that race relations, rich poor gap, employment rights, healthcare etc don't count and that all that matters is the economy, but that is the path they have followed for 40+ years and sees them where they are today.

    You're optimistic, Leroy.

    My view is that there is no politician in the US that can unify the country at this time. Lots of dividers, no unifiers.


  • #3714
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Irishman80 wrote: »
    Yes I did. I basically agreed with you that Trump is not a unifier. And I disagreed with you on my opinions which you seemed to suggest were radical.

    What opinion have I stated in the thread that you seem to think is radical?

    Do you think protests won't continue to occur while no efforts are made to reform? Trump has further inflamed the situation, no? So what benefits does his presidency offer in this respect? Also iirc, polling indicates the majority support BLM.


  • #3715
    Gerry Hatrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Gerry Hatrick


    Cody montana wrote: »
    Is this not happening under trumps watch?

    Trump is offering to send the national guard into sort the mess out and the democratic governors are refusing. Most of the trouble we are seeing is in democrat run cities.

    I'm not advocating Trump as a good president (he obviously isn't) but people care about their families security and well being and he's running on the platform which will win him votes.

    America is still predominantly white middle class based who won't look favorably upon the Democrats for what's happening come election day.


  • #3716
    duploelabs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,031 ✭✭✭✭duploelabs


    Gerry Hatrick wrote: »
    Trump is offering to send the national guard into sort the mess out and the democratic governors are refusing. Most of the trouble we are seeing is in democrat run cities.

    I'm not advocating Trump as a good president (he obviously isn't) but people care about their families security and well being and he's running on the platform which will win him votes.

    America is still predominantly white middle class based who won't look favorably upon the Democrats for what's happening come election day.

    The national guard was sent in to portland and the rioting increased


  • #3717
    Gerry Hatrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Gerry Hatrick


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Do you think protests won't continue to occur while no efforts are made to reform? Trump has further inflamed the situation, no? So what benefits does his presidency offer in this respect? Also iirc, polling indicates the majority support BLM.

    There is a big difference between supporting BLM and supporting the violence.

    BLM needed to stick to peaceful widespread mass protest but they haven't and it's done great damage to their movement.


  • #3718
    Leroy42
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,071 ✭✭✭✭Leroy42


    Irishman80 wrote: »
    You're optimistic, Leroy.

    My view is that there is no politician in the US that can unify the country at this time. Lots of dividers, no unifiers.

    True, but Trump is definitely not the person.

    Can Biden do it, probably not? Although he does have a history of bi-partisan work to at least signal that it may start a rewind in the current trajectory.

    But US needs to start somewhere. Whilst 4 years of Biden not make any positive difference, 4 more years of Trump will undoubtedly lead to significantly more negative difference.

    It is a nettle US voters will have to grasp at some point. They will need to put aside their own narrow concerns for the greater ideal of the US. I believe that a significant amount of US are thinking that way, but there remains a significant amount that continue to only care about themselves.

    That is most evident in the GoP and particularly Trump voters, which have shown a clear disregard for the US itself in pursuit of their own narrow agenda. The fact that they are wiling to paint Biden as some commie, US hating socialist intent on taking away freedoms and destroying god tells you where their heads are at.


  • #3719
    [Deleted User]
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    Gerry Hatrick wrote: »
    There is a big difference between supporting BLM and supporting the violence.

    BLM needed to stick to peaceful widespread mass protest but they haven't and it's done great damage to their movement.

    The thing is violence has largely been a minor aspect that has been over egged. The biggest outbreaks was when Trump sent in the troops and actively inflamed the situation. Support for them has surged.

    https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/support-for-black-lives-matter-surged-during-protests-but-is-waning-among-white-americans/


  • #3720
    Irishman80
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭Irishman80


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    Do you think protests won't continue to occur while no efforts are made to reform? Trump has further inflamed the situation, no? So what benefits does his presidency offer in this respect? Also iirc, polling indicates the majority support BLM.

    I'm not arguing about protests. The issue is rioting and looting.

    Trump is inflaming the issue. He is leaning into the Culture War which is a good position to take politically.

    Polling also indicates majority support for sending in the National Guard and even the army to quash the riots. 49% of Democrats said they'd support the army been deployed to US cities.


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  • #3721
    namloc1980
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,462 ✭✭✭✭namloc1980


    Gerry Hatrick wrote: »
    Trump is offering to send the national guard into sort the mess out and the democratic governors are refusing. Most of the trouble we are seeing is in democrat run cities.

    I'm not advocating Trump as a good president (he obviously isn't) but people care about their families security and well being and he's running on the platform which will win him votes.

    America is still predominantly white middle class based who won't look favorably upon the Democrats for what's happening come election day.

    Trump sent in federal goons to Portland which inflamed things and made them worse. For the party which champions States rights and limited government the republicans and Trump sure love sending the feds in.


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