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Could Anything Have Been Done Different?

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  • jon-nycJ Online
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    jon-nyc
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    #40

    You realize that’s a cop out, right? You make a claim, she proves you wrong with data. At least concede the point before changing the subject.

    Only non-witches get due process.

    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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      Jolly
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      #41

      There are lies, damned lies and statistics.

      TG is great at digging out minutiae to support her position. But as an average voter, I reject her statistical attempt at equivalency. Numbers are only as good as how they are gathered and sometimes bear no relationship to what is actually occurring... The crime stats from the last few years being an example. Illegal border crossings being another. Even the job numbers are suspect, being buoyed by massive government hiring and constant downward revisions.

      It's like Joe Scarborough's Road to Damascus moment, when he found out butter was $7/pound. Suddenly, the "everything is great" statistics were worth a warm bowl of spit.

      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        #42

        And I'll give you a statistic you may not care for...Donald J. Trump is President-elect and in January 2025 will become 47. The 47th President of the United States.

        God Willing, you'll get to use the term "President Trump" for four years.

        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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        • AxtremusA Axtremus

          @Jolly said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

          People don't tend to want to come to your country during an economic depression.

          The economy under the Biden administration is GREAT, that’s why so many people want to come here under the Biden administration.

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          @Axtremus said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

          @Jolly said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

          People don't tend to want to come to your country during an economic depression.

          The economy under the Biden administration is GREAT, that’s why so many people want to come here under the Biden administration.

          Just like that, the economy went from GREAT to terrible.

          Fed up with the economy, Americans turn to Trump, giving him election sweep of swing states

          It's a 60 minutes video with transcript.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • jon-nycJ Online
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            jon-nyc
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            #44

            Recently I saw a graph that showed partisan views on how the economy is doing. There were huge swings in early 2017 and 2021. It’s dramatic and symmetrical.

            Only non-witches get due process.

            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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            • taiwan_girlT Offline
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              #45

              I have no problem with President Trump becoming president. I did predict it. However, I do not think he (or VP Harris also) are the best choices for the country.

              I just think there is a bit of TDS on President Trumps followers.

              I know we have a lot of history people here. So, I have the following question:

              What president had a "base" that adored him as much as the base of President Trump adores him?

              Anyway, You have to have numbers to compare things. it is not fair to say, "yes, the numbers show illegal crossings were a bit higher under President Trump vs. President Obama. Even so, I feel that they were higher under President Obama." They werent. That is where I say that President Trump is a good cheerleader. He can increase your mental satisfaction even if things stay the same.

              As I said before, regardless of who is president, the sun will come up, the stores will open, the stock market will go up, etc.

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              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                You realize that’s a cop out, right? You make a claim, she proves you wrong with data. At least concede the point before changing the subject.

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                #46

                @jon-nyc said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                You realize that’s a cop out, right? You make a claim, she proves you wrong with data. At least concede the point before changing the subject.

                These sorts of criticisms should probably come from people with track records of conceding points when they are obviously wrong.

                Education is extremely important.

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                • jon-nycJ Online
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                  #47

                  You’re projecting again.

                  Only non-witches get due process.

                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                    You’re projecting again.

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                    @jon-nyc said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                    You’re projecting again.

                    I'm sure you believe that. Gaslight yourself, then gaslight others. That's the process.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • taiwan_girlT taiwan_girl

                      I have no problem with President Trump becoming president. I did predict it. However, I do not think he (or VP Harris also) are the best choices for the country.

                      I just think there is a bit of TDS on President Trumps followers.

                      I know we have a lot of history people here. So, I have the following question:

                      What president had a "base" that adored him as much as the base of President Trump adores him?

                      Anyway, You have to have numbers to compare things. it is not fair to say, "yes, the numbers show illegal crossings were a bit higher under President Trump vs. President Obama. Even so, I feel that they were higher under President Obama." They werent. That is where I say that President Trump is a good cheerleader. He can increase your mental satisfaction even if things stay the same.

                      As I said before, regardless of who is president, the sun will come up, the stores will open, the stock market will go up, etc.

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                      Jolly
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                      #49

                      @taiwan_girl said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                      Anyway, You have to have numbers to compare things.

                      No, you have to have good numbers to compare things. And when dealing with constantly shifting base parameters, you better have historical perspective when you're comparing numbers or you'll wind up comparing apples to kumquats.

                      It's been widely discussed that the number of illegals in the country are many more than the Biden Administration reported. Some say as many as twice as many. 😱🤯

                      What does that say about the validity of illegal immigrant number comparisons?

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        #50

                        No one disputes (at least I dont) that illegal border entries are higher under President Biden.

                        My point was that President Trump campainged in 2016 that
                        he WILL decrease the illegal border crossings
                        he WILL improve the economy

                        He campaigned in 2020 that
                        he DID did decrease the illegal border crossings
                        he DID improve the economy

                        I showed numbers from the Customs and Border Organization that showed the number of illegal entries was more than under President Obama and the number of border patrol agents was about the same. I showed numbers on the economy that showed the improvement was marginal at best. (Yes, COVID did play a role, but again, who was president in 2020?)

                        If the counter argument is that because you dont like what the numbers are saying, they are wrong, I have no more melt point tables of ANSI 150 steel left. LOL

                        Still love you however. :couplekiss:

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                          Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/12/matt-davies-cartoon-election-recriminations-democrats/

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                            #52

                            Read an interview with a Democrat advisor who was saying that very few Democrats seemed to be obvious (or were in denial) to the fact that social "woke" issues caused big problems for them during the election.

                            One comment he made was something like

                            "telling somebody who is barely scraping by on $10/hour that he is privileged because he is white is not a way to get his vote"

                            His point was that the Democrats had to shift away from this if they wanted to have any success in the future.

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                              Yes, white people have some influence in this country.

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                                Horace
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                                #54

                                The best predictor of voting preference in this election wasn’t white or not white, it was male or female.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  Jolly
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #55

                                  Trump said the issue that came up wherever he went was the price of groceries.

                                  People spoke to him about that more than anything else

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                  • HoraceH Horace

                                    The best predictor of voting preference in this election wasn’t white or not white, it was male or female.

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                                    @Horace said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                                    The best predictor of voting preference in this election wasn’t white or not white, it was male or female.

                                    Not as much as advertised.

                                    The Brad

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                                      LuFins Dad
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                                      #57

                                      45% of women voted Trump.

                                      The Brad

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                                      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                        45% of women voted Trump.

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                                        Horace
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                                        @LuFins-Dad said in Could Anything Have Been Done Different?:

                                        45% of women voted Trump.

                                        Point taken. Easy to lose sight of this, with all the messaging that he hates women and wants control over their bodies. And that messaging is generally sourced from a female talking head.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          Emma from the Majority Report actually broke down into tears on the show after Trump's victory, while she reflected on women losing their rights under Trump.

                                          Education is extremely important.

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