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Joe Biden Presidency thread *Please read OP - Threadbanned Users Added 4/5/21*

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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 114 ✭✭RonaVirus


    Did you really set up an account and log in to post this? Why would you even do that?

    Did I do that?


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    RonaVirus wrote: »
    We've had four years of visceral hate and vile things said about Trump on this website, yet when it comes to Biden you will be banned for saying anything negative (as per the instructions in the first post of this thread)

    Help me understand the hypocrisy?

    You're not owed an explanation. You are free not to use this site.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,381 ✭✭✭✭Professor Moriarty


    RonaVirus wrote: »
    We've had four years of visceral hate and vile things said about Trump on this website, yet when it comes to Biden you will be banned for saying anything negative (as per the instructions in the first post of this thread)

    Help me understand the hypocrisy?

    Because the stuff said about Trump was true. The stuff you said is a petty lie.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    RonaVirus wrote: »
    Joe's military lockdown inauguration looks far more like a fascist state than anything under Trump.

    Something that Trump can rightfully claim full credit for creating.

    But that does now raise the question of if this was all just so that Trump could get a minion to post a tweet later on today about how he had a bigger crowd at his inauguration than Biden. Was that actually the long game that Trump has been playing?


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    RonaVirus wrote: »
    Joe's military lockdown inauguration looks far more like a fascist state than anything under Trump.

    That's because the MAGA brigade attempted a coup.

    Fool me once...

    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



  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,118 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    DellyBelly wrote: »
    Really proud today for Ireland. Fanatastic to have such an "Irish" president in the white House. Lovely listening to his relations on the radio today talking about the pride they have. Amazing really that 2 of the last 3 Presidents were of Irish heritage...

    Not especially strange that a country which is only a couple of hundred years old and populated by people who are descended mostly from immigrants from Europe that a large number of them will have some Irish somewhere in the distant reaches of their family tree.

    Would be stranger if there wasn't a link back to Ireland.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 114 ✭✭RonaVirus


    You're not owed an explanation. You are free not to use this site.

    It's more of a rhetorical question, the answer is obvious.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    RonaVirus wrote: »
    We've had four years of visceral hate and vile things said about Trump on this website, yet when it comes to Biden you will be banned for saying anything negative (as per the instructions in the first post of this thread)

    Help me understand the hypocrisy?

    I mean, there is no possible reading of the OP that could lead one to this conclusion.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    I mean, there is no possible reading of the OP that could lead one to this conclusion.

    There is if you pretend that words have alternative meanings that suit your narrative.

    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



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  • RonaVirus wrote: »
    Joe's military lockdown inauguration looks far more like a fascist state than anything under Trump.

    And why do you think there is a military lockdown inauguration? Why do these measures need to be in place?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,646 ✭✭✭✭Timberrrrrrrr


    RonaVirus wrote: »
    We've had four years of visceral hate and vile things said about Trump on this website, yet when it comes to Biden you will be banned for saying anything negative (as per the instructions in the first post of this thread)

    Help me understand the hypocrisy?


    So you're upset because you can't use silly childish names?
    Anyone making references such as "Sleepy Joe" and the like will be threadbanned


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,381 ✭✭✭✭Professor Moriarty


    So you're upset because you can't use silly childish names?

    The username is a bad start in that context.


  • Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I rarely get involved in US politics, the matter of who supposedly runs that continuous genocidal regime is of little importance, it's run effectively by a military cabal.

    However should the thread and the the forum really be an adjunct of the Democratic Party of the United States? This is a different country after all.

    Given we don't have Trump to kick around anymore we should hope to have, perhaps, a bit more balance on Biden and the Democratic Party. After the honeymoon period and after he continues to starve Yemeni children ( and I am not saying that Trump didn't, read sentence one) I would suggest that we allow just a tiny smidgen of free speech on these issues. Particularly on any wars he might engage in.

    I am aware that I could "go elsewhere", on the other hand there is nothing in the forum charter to suggest that this site accepts only favourable posts on the Democratic Party of the USA. If that is the case, lets put it in the moderation rules. Here, or site wide and I can ignore internal US politics even more.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,974 ✭✭✭Chris_Heilong


    That's because the MAGA brigade attempted a coup.

    Fool me once...

    They did not attempt a coup, It was not an insurrection no matter how much a partisan media are trying to argue that it is. It was a one day protest that unfortunately led to some rioting. It was not a white supremist movement as I have seen some people try to say that it was. It was simply people who feel the election was not handled correctly and feel that they have not been listened to (weather you believe this or not does not matter as this is what they believe).

    Biden is totally over reacting with the military inauguration and it calls forth images of third world dictatorships, At the moment there is a movement to not see the other side as being a political opponent but as an enemy which is not how the republicans view things, I have heard leftists actually say all MAGA supporters should be threated as domestic terrorists...like wtf is wrong with them, what ever happened to live and let live.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    They did not attempt a coup, It was not an insurrection no matter how much a partisan media are trying to argue that it is. It was a one day protest that unfortunately led to some rioting. It was not a white supremist movement as I have seen some people try to say that it was. It was simply people who feel the election was not handled correctly and feel that they have not been listened to (weather you believe this or not does not matter as this is what they believe).

    Biden is totally over reacting with the military inauguration and it calls forth images of third world dictatorships, At the moment there is a movement to not see the other side as being a political opponent but as an enemy which is not how the republicans view things, I have heard leftists actually say all MAGA supporters should be threated as domestic terrorists...like wtf is wrong with them, what ever happened to live and let live.

    Disagree entirely. We'll never know but I'd say if they got their hands on anyone they were after there definitely would have been more deaths.

    I'm not interested in this fantasy of MAGA people being victims. They're the perpetrators and they have shown us their true colours here. I've heard right wing people say that the white race is being systematically exterminated. Shall I treat this as representative?

    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



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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46,295 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    They did not attempt a coup, It was not an insurrection no matter how much a partisan media are trying to argue that it is. It was a one day protest that unfortunately led to some rioting. It was not a white supremist movement as I have seen some people try to say that it was. It was simply people who feel the election was not handled correctly and feel that they have not been listened to (weather you believe this or not does not matter as this is what they believe).

    Biden is totally over reacting with the military inauguration and it calls forth images of third world dictatorships, At the moment there is a movement to not see the other side as being a political opponent but as an enemy which is not how the republicans view things, I have heard leftists actually say all MAGA supporters should be threated as domestic terrorists...like wtf is wrong with them, what ever happened to live and let live.

    there were attempts to kidnap members of congress. steal electoral ballots and stop the election of the democratically elected president, by means of force.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,337 ✭✭✭moneyman


    I rarely get involved in US politics, the matter of who supposedly runs that continuous genocidal regime is of little importance, it's run effectively by a military cabal.

    However should the thread and the the forum really be an adjunct of the Democratic Party of the United States? This is a different country after all.

    Given we don't have Trump to kick around anymore we should hope to have, perhaps, a bit more balance on Biden and the Democratic Party. After the honeymoon period and after he continues to starve Yemeni children ( and I am not saying that Trump didn't, read sentence one) I would suggest that we allow just a tiny smidgen of free speech on these issues. Particularly on any wars he might engage in.

    I am aware that I could "go elsewhere", on the other hand there is nothing in the forum charter to suggest that this site accepts only favourable posts on the Democratic Party of the USA. If that is the case, lets put it in the moderation rules. Here, or site wide and I can ignore internal US politics even more.



    Why are you assuming that legitimate criticism of Biden and the Democratic party isn't, or won't be, allowed here?

    I haven't seen or read that here anywhere.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,982 ✭✭✭MeMen2_MoRi_


    They did not attempt a coup, It was not an insurrection no matter how much a partisan media are trying to argue that it is. It was a one day protest that unfortunately led to some rioting. It was not a white supremist movement as I have seen some people try to say that it was. It was simply people who feel the election was not handled correctly and feel that they have not been listened to (weather you believe this or not does not matter as this is what they believe).

    Biden is totally over reacting with the military inauguration and it calls forth images of third world dictatorships, At the moment there is a movement to not see the other side as being a political opponent but as an enemy which is not how the republicans view things, I have heard leftists actually say all MAGA supporters should be threated as domestic terrorists...like wtf is wrong with them, what ever happened to live and let live.


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    #feelsorryformagastheirfeelingsarehurting puke inducing drivel


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,594 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    Looks like Biden will attend mass before the inauguration, reflecting America's strange relationship with religion.

    Also, it seems religious services still permitted despite the pandemic in the States.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    "Why is Biden having such a militarised inauguration" is about as sophisticated a line of argument as "Stop hitting yourself".


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    Looks like Biden will attend mass before the inauguration, reflecting America's strange relationship with religion.

    Also, it seems religious services still permitted despite the pandemic in the States.
    In fairness he's a pretty staunch Catholic I think.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 114 ✭✭RonaVirus


    So you're upset because you can't use silly childish names?

    Where did I say I was upset?

    I'm pointing out the hypocrisy of allowing one president be called silly childish names for 4 years unchecked Vs not allowing it for another president.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,397 ✭✭✭✭FreudianSlippers


    RonaVirus wrote: »
    Where did I say I was upset?

    I'm pointing out the hypocrisy of allowing one president be called silly childish names for 4 years unchecked Vs not allowing it for another president.
    Uh: https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115129991&postcount=7456


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,594 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    In fairness he's a pretty staunch Catholic I think.

    As Europe moves further and further away from religion, America is moving closer and closer to religion. Biden is a reflection of this move.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    As Europe moves further and further away from religion, America is moving closer and closer to religion. Biden is a reflection of this move.

    This is ridiculous.

    Americans get two choices in the most diverse country in the world for their head of state. If Biden was an atheist, he wouldn't have lost any votes while the vocal Christian right would rather have the wolf in very poor quality sheep's clothing.

    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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,594 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    This is ridiculous.

    Americans get two choices in the most diverse country in the world for their head of state. If Biden was an atheist, he wouldn't have lost any votes while the vocal Christian right would rather have the wolf in very poor quality sheep's clothing.

    This is why I'm saying he's a reflection of America's unhealthy and weird attitude to religion.

    The Dems have an unhealthy attitude to religion, just not as bad as the Republicans. American in general has a complex with religion.


  • Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 39,574 CMod ✭✭✭✭ancapailldorcha


    This is why I'm saying he's a reflection of America's unhealthy and weird attitude to religion.

    No, he isn't. Giant superchurches, millionaire ministers and sect after sect after sect of Protestantism are.

    He identifies as an Irish Catholic and goes to mass. Fairly unremarkable if you ask me.

    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



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    It was not a white supremist movement as I have seen some people try to say that it was.


    No, not at all:rolleyes:

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,654 ✭✭✭✭extra gravy


    This is why I'm saying he's a reflection of America's unhealthy and weird attitude to religion.

    He's a progressive Catholic, if you're looking for an accurate reflection of America's unhealthy attitude to religion then take a look at the mostly Republican "christian' evangelicals.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,580 ✭✭✭✭Boggles




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,594 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    No, he isn't. Giant superchurches, millionaire ministers and sect after sect after sect of Protestantism are.

    He identifies as an Irish Catholic and goes to mass. Fairly unremarkable if you ask me.

    Giant superchurches and rich priests. Sounds like Ireland up til recently. Anyway.

    It is increasingly weird in European politics for politicians to be religious and to be openly religious. So I find it weird that Biden and Harris will be so open about their religion, a reflection of America's unhealthy attitude to religion.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,105 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    This is why I'm saying he's a reflection of America's unhealthy and weird attitude to religion.

    The Dems have an unhealthy attitude to religion, just not as bad as the Republicans. American in general has a complex with religion.

    Is this your new thing for the next 4 years ?

    Interesting take. Surprised you didn't raise it when the photo op outside the local church at the white house was taken.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,105 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Giant superchurches and rich priests. Sounds like Ireland up til recently. Anyway.

    It is increasingly weird in European politics for politicians to be religious and to be openly religious. So I find it weird that Biden and Harris will be so open about their religion, a reflection of America's unhealthy attitude to religion.

    You don't though. You're just grasping . Fingers coming loose on the cling wall.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,064 ✭✭✭Christy42


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    #feelsorryformagastheirfeelingsarehurting puke inducing drivel

    Technically he is right. Magas do feel unlistened to. They are absolutely wrong but they still feel it. They feel everything is not a fault of their own. They weren't listened to enough, sure that woman only got ahead cos of gender equality blah, blah, blah. Unless everything is focused on them at all times and is completely positive they won't feel listened to.

    That is partly why I suspect many liked his racism. They knew he wasn't going to be listening to non white people. They knew he wasn't going to listen to lgbtq people. Of course the racism in their own ranks helped as well.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭WrenBoy


    Giant superchurches and rich priests. Sounds like Ireland up til recently. Anyway.

    .
    Have you seen the American Superchurches !? We've never had anyhing close to that scale here.

    https://www.premierchristianity.com/var/ezdemo_site/storage/images/media/images/premier-christianity/megachurch-main/37993533-1-eng-GB/megachurch-main_article_image.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,515 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Looks like Biden will attend mass before the inauguration, reflecting America's strange relationship with religion.

    Also, it seems religious services still permitted despite the pandemic in the States.

    did you mean to write strong instead of strange?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,441 ✭✭✭NSAman


    Lovely to see thousands of flags representing those that died in the pandemic fluttering in the wind for the inauguration.

    Our could it represent those that voted for Biden who had died?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,594 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    did you mean to write strong instead of strange?

    Strange.

    America has a weird and dangerous attitude to religion. God is still used by politicians in speeches.

    Europe has begun to move away from this nonsense.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,066 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    They did not attempt a coup, It was not an insurrection no matter how much a partisan media are trying to argue that it is. It was a one day protest that unfortunately led to some rioting. It was not a white supremist movement as I have seen some people try to say that it was. It was simply people who feel the election was not handled correctly and feel that they have not been listened to (weather you believe this or not does not matter as this is what they believe).

    Biden is totally over reacting with the military inauguration and it calls forth images of third world dictatorships, At the moment there is a movement to not see the other side as being a political opponent but as an enemy which is not how the republicans view things, I have heard leftists actually say all MAGA supporters should be threated as domestic terrorists...like wtf is wrong with them, what ever happened to live and let live.
    The real apology tour^


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  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    This is why I'm saying he's a reflection of America's unhealthy and weird attitude to religion.

    The Dems have an unhealthy attitude to religion, just not as bad as the Republicans. American in general has a complex with religion.

    He's not trying to reduce the separation of church and state. He's not using his religion to reduce the rights of others. Attending mass simply isn't a biggy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 981 ✭✭✭amber69


    NSAman wrote: »
    Lovely to see thousands of flags representing those that died in the pandemic fluttering in the wind for the inauguration.

    Our could it represent those that voted for Biden who had died?

    Na. You're mixing that up with Trump.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭jill_valentine


    They did not attempt a coup, It was not an insurrection no matter how much a partisan media are trying to argue that it is. It was a one day protest that unfortunately led to some rioting. It was not a white supremist movement as I have seen some people try to say that it was.

    - They brought white supremacist flags, so they seem to think it was
    - Your opinion it wasn't an attempted coup or insurrection is not shared by the police officers involved, security analysts in the US or elsewhere, federal law enforcement agencies, GOP leaders, or the people being charged with conspiracy.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,594 ✭✭✭✭hotmail.com


    He's not trying to reduce the separation of church and state. He's not using his religion to reduce the rights of others. Attending mass simply isn't a biggy.

    Of course not.

    But I'm making the observation that America has an ongoing issue with religion. Their new president will attend mass before the inauguration and will undoubtedly mention God in his speech later and over the next 4 years.

    America has to come to terms with its unhealthy attitude to religion at some point. It won't be happening in this term.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 114 ✭✭RonaVirus


    NSAman wrote: »
    Lovely to see thousands of flags representing those that died in the pandemic fluttering in the wind for the inauguration.

    Our could it represent those that voted for Biden who had died?

    Probably people long dead who voted for Biden


  • Posts: 0 [Deleted User]


    Bring on the new patriot act..

    Unleash the dogs of war..



    Group hugs..


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,515 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Of course not.

    But I'm making the observation that America has an ongoing issue with religion. Their new president will attend mass before the inauguration and will undoubtedly mention God in his speech later and over the next 4 years.

    America has to come to terms with its unhealthy attitude to religion at some point. It won't be happening in this term.

    given this thread is about biden what is unhealthy about his attitude to religion? what is his attitude to religion?


  • Registered Users Posts: 897 ✭✭✭nolivesmatter


    This is ridiculous.

    Americans get two choices in the most diverse country in the world for their head of state. If Biden was an atheist, he wouldn't have lost any votes while the vocal Christian right would rather have the wolf in very poor quality sheep's clothing.

    If he was an atheist would he have gotten through the primaries?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,493 ✭✭✭francois


    RonaVirus wrote: »
    Probably people long dead who voted for Biden

    Lame


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 85,066 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    If he was an atheist would he have gotten through the primaries?

    Don’t know if you noticed we just had an atheist fly out of the White House lawn


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,090 ✭✭✭jill_valentine


    Of course not.

    But I'm making the observation that America has an ongoing issue with religion. Their new president will attend mass before the inauguration and will undoubtedly mention God in his speech later and over the next 4 years.

    America has to come to terms with its unhealthy attitude to religion at some point. It won't be happening in this term.

    Not wild about the conflation of Church and State, but for Biden it's a sincerely held personal thing he relied on during significant personal loss. It's not a big perfomative overture to crazy Evangelicals (who aren't wild about Catholics).

    America is what it is, so long as he's not doing any weird state imposition stuff with it I'm good.


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