Twitter changes policy after blocking Biden story.

[Ax^]

also

Casino Fined $200,000 For Moving Black and Female Dealers For High Roller

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) _ Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino was fined $200,000 on Wednesday for shuffling black and female dealers to accommodate the perceived preferences of a big- betting craps player.

apnews.com

 

[existentialist]

You do realise that the original NY post story is a complete, steaming pile of horseshit - don't you?
And that the NY Post is itself a lughing stock, enough of one to make the Sun look like a beacon of serious, heavyweight journalism?

He's been told to check his sources often enough on here, so I simply cannot believe this is simply wide-eyed naivety.

 

[Streathamite]

He's been told to check his sources often enough on here, so I simply cannot believe this is simply wide-eyed naivety.

Agreed entirely

 

[a_chap]

oh what bollocks! We've heard so much about - and from - Trump, that's infinitesimally worse, that it would barely merit a ripple on the outrage-o-meter

That word does not mean what you think it means.

 

[Streathamite]

That word does not mean what you think it means.

shit, you're right, my bad.
That shoud have been 'infinitely worse'.
at self for engaging post without putting brain - or dictionary - fully in gear

 

[Sasaferrato]

shit, you're right, my bad.
That shoud have been 'infinitely worse'.
at self for engaging post without putting brain - or dictionary - fully in gear

'Infinitely' I think.

 

[Marty1]

Would be surprising if biden wasn't some sort of a racist tbh but of all the things to fling at the opponent of donald j trump in this election it's an utterly piss poor effort. Very best case scenario it might convince a few people to stay home cos 'they're all the same'.

Well, you don’t have to look far to find a litany of supporting evidence:

This article is eye watering :

Joe Biden’s Stunningly Racist Answer on the Legacy of Slavery Has Been Overlooked

When asked about the legacy of slavery, Joe Biden lectured black people on their parenting abilities.

theintercept.com

 

[spring-peeper]

So, he said something that could be viewed as racist over 40 years ago.

The idea that he has changed his views never occurred to you, did it?

I know my views have changed over the past 40 years.

 

[Marty1]

So, he said something that could be viewed as racist over 40 years ago.

The idea that he has changed his views never occurred to you, did it?

I know my views have changed over the past 40 years.

From just a few months ago:

"Well I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black."

There’s a clear pattern of this sort of thing throughout his political career. It’s so obvious.

 

[bimble]

What about his sons laptops tho is that not working ?

 

[Streathamite]

From just a few months ago:

"Well I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black."

There’s a clear pattern of this sort of thing throughout his political career. It’s so obvious.

get with the programme, he very shortly after said 'that was crass' and apologised in full. More to the point, his words and actions since that quote you dredged up from a full forty years ago have earnt him the approbation of the NAACP and many other represeantative bodies.
Is this really the best you can do? it's pitiful.

 

[Combustible]

get with the programme, he very shortly after said 'that was crass' and apologised in full. More to the point, his words and actions since that quote you dredged up from a full forty years ago have earnt him the approbation of the NAACP and many other represeantative bodies.

I know you want to argue against Marty1 and all, but are you always this credulous when it comes to apologies by right wing politicians?

 

[Sasaferrato]

I know you want to argue against Marty1 and all, but are you always this credulous when it comes to apologies by right wing politicians?

I give apologies from politicians as much credence as I do the assertion that the world is flat. (Of all political persuasions.).

 

[existentialist]

From just a few months ago:

"Well I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black."

There’s a clear pattern of this sort of thing throughout his political career. It’s so obvious.

You're going great guns at showing your true colours here, Marty1.

 

[Marty1]

August 2019:

Biden says 'poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids'

 

[pesh]

I reckon this is whats going on in Trumps campaign too, increasingly desperate people just throwing any old shit at the wall and wailing as it fails to stick.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

So this is what the Republican smear campaign comes down to. That Joe Biden is a senile, nepotistic racist who colludes with foreign powers.

When he's running against Donald Trump. Riiiiiiiiiighty ho.

 

[Streathamite]

I know you want to argue against Marty1 and all, but are you always this credulous when it comes to apologies by right wing politicians?

No, I'm not, and i'm no fan of Biden. he's a desperately disappointing candidate, who I have absolutely no faith in. Plus, pretty much all white Americans of his generation had at least a little bit of racism in them - it went with the teritory. Nor do I have much faith in the American political system - it's a capitalist stitch-up, but one which - unfortunately, the majority of Americans who actually vote still set store by. Just like Biden unfortunately won the nomination fair and square.
However, a) when you compare his record to that of Trump's, he's practically John Lewis,
and
b) I know Marty1's game here. he's posting a series of desperate, far-fetched links, devoid of any sort of contextualised analysis or reasoned argument, to smear Biden, and thence - by implication - to place Trump on some sort of level to him, or to make Trump simply look better. It's simply desperate and deply dishonest Trump-shilling and apologism, and I'm not putting up with that.

 

[Streathamite]

August 2019:

Biden says 'poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids'

You mean that gaffe he pretty much immediately corrected and apologised for?
Pitiful. You're frankly embarrassing yourself here.

 

[Yossarian]

b) I know Marty1's game here. he's posting a series of desperate, far-fetched links, devoid of any sort of contextualised analysis or reasoned argument, to smear Biden, and thence - by implication - to place Trump on some sort of level to him, or to make Trump simply look better. It's simply desperate and deply dishonest Trump-shilling and apologism, and I'm not putting up with that.

He's probably taking his cues from the Trump campaign, which once again seems to be stepping up its efforts to deter Black people from voting.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/28/trump-2016-cambridge-analytica-suppression/

 

[NoXion]

A thing to consider is that if enough people are convinced that principle is more important than realpolitik, the result will favour the Republicans.

That's only a good result from a left perspective if you happen to be an accelerationist, which is in itself quite a dodgy position in my opinion.

Seems pretty blatant to me.

 

[Streathamite]

He's probably taking his cues from the Trump campaign, which once again seems to be stepping up its efforts to deter Black people from voting.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/28/trump-2016-cambridge-analytica-suppression/

well, he is practically a trump cultist groupie, so...
tbf, the link mainly refefrs to the antics they got up to in 2016, but I wouldn't put it past them to be going down that road again right now.

 

[Streathamite]

A thing to consider is that if enough people are convinced that principle is more important than realpolitik, the result will favour the Republicans.

I don't get this, could you please explain what you mean by this to me?

 

[NoXion]

I don't get this, could you please explain what you mean by this to me?

Higher voter turnout disfavours the Republicans.

What Do Republicans Have Against High-Turnout Elections? Everything

Lame-duck Governor Scott Walker is talking about rewriting Wisconsin election rules to thwart a future high-turnout election.

www.thenation.com

 

[Streathamite]

Higher voter turnout disfavours the Republicans.

What Do Republicans Have Against High-Turnout Elections? Everything

Lame-duck Governor Scott Walker is talking about rewriting Wisconsin election rules to thwart a future high-turnout election.

www.thenation.com

ahh...are you saying that if the number of leftists/the disilusioned who say, 'a plague on both your houses' outnumber those who pragmatically opt for the least shitty option, that favours the republicans (if so I agree)?

 

[Ax^]

I give apologies from politiaàala

So this is what the Republican smear campaign comes down to. That Joe Biden is a senile, nepotistic racist who colludes with foreign powers.

When he's running against Donald Trump. Riiiiiiiiiighty ho.

any but Marty1 can only get a semi over biden

he needs Trump to get his vingers

 

[NoXion]

ahh...are you saying that if the number of leftists/the disilusioned who say, 'a plague on both your houses' outnumber those who pragmatically opt for the least shitty option, that favours the republicans (if so I agree)?

Pretty much, yes. I've no idea if that's a realistic proposition, but that's clearly one of the things the Trump administration is hoping for. Although I think in the case of camp followers like Marty1, they're just hoping to spread the idea around.

 

[Streathamite]

Pretty much, yes. I've no idea if that's a realistic proposition, but that's clearly one of the things the Trump administration is hoping for. Although I think in the case of camp followers like Marty1, they're just hoping to spread the idea around.

He really isn't choosing the best place to do it, then!

 

[danski]

Surely by this point marty1 is breaking the rule of ‘don’t be a dick’?

 

[JimW]

Imagine, if you will, a person fairly cognisant of what a disappointing cunt Biden will be but also fully aware of the full spectrum clown show of Trump at a time of national crisis. That person might cast their vote on a wider understanding than the personal failings and foibles of either man and have an eye more to what the general trend of a presidential term under one or the other might entail. And that person is fortunately the largest chunk of the electorate and Trump is fucked.