American Politics 4.0 - Orangeyou Glad He’s Back?

[Drak]

He’s definitely very whiny.

[dammage79]

I remember being alarmed in Trump's 1st term when he started talking about Human Capital. I didn't know what it meant and had to look it up and my stomach dropped.

Fast forward 8 years and here we are seeing him using it in action. Human cattle.

[puffnstuff]

From the US Holocaust Museum

What distinguishes a prison from a concentration camp is that it functions outside of a judicial system. The prisoners are not indicted or convicted of any crime by judicial process.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by sa226

I dont really understand what Maher has been doing for the past couple years. I don't follow him or watch his shows but he pops up from time to time.

I think he considers himself a centrist, but some of his takes on social issues land him pretty right.

I guess to answer my own question, it seems like he's just showing us who he really is.

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Maher is basically Jordan Peterson for centrists; dumb person's idea of what a smart person sounds like.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but he also might be even more smug and egotistical than JP is.

[#-3]

If there has been an Overton window shift, it is for people who are predisposed to easy, simple, gut reaction answers drifting towards the right, or the right wrapping it's arms around them warmly. Maher for sure is that, I don't think any of this stuff is about social programs or economics anymore, those are just historic side notes. Feeling people are on the right, thinking people are on the left, that's the new sorting factor.

[MRCboicgy]

Originally Posted by looooob

he broke it! Reminiscent of desmond tutu (eddie murphy) breaking flutie's heisman on snl

https://twitter.com/user/status/1911901023636955227

[Paulie Walnuts]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1911828847223337065

Sir not only do I love your naked body but sir you are a genius.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Lol were we expecting him to answer with anything other than "best they've ever seen!"

[Fuzz]

Major public institutions in Canada, including a pension management firm and a leading hospital, are advising staff against traveling to the US, marking a greater erosion in the country’s longstanding trust with its neighbor.

Alberta Investment Management Corp., a public pension fund that manages about C$180 billion ($130 billion), asked employees to stop non-essential business trips to the US, Bloomberg reported Monday. Aimco staff can no longer travel on business to attend US conferences or speaking engagements, but they can still make trips for board or investor meetings, according to people familiar with the matter.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ves-tell-staff


Meanwhile, the US has a new tourist campaign:

US campaign entices Canada tourists: “Come visit America and also maybe El Salvador!”

https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/04...e-el-salvador/

[PsYcNeT]

Spent last week at a conference in States, and a group of non-Americans (Canadians, Aussies, Danes, Brits, Germans, etc.) all kind of coalesced when on Day 1, they had a Marine parade a huge flag onto the podium while a girls choir sang the US anthem (???). It was dire, weird and incredibly off-putting.

I've literally never heard an anthem sung at any conference I've attended, and I (sadly) go to a lot of them.

[All In Good Time]

The only reason he's the only president who has taken a cognitive exam is because he's the only president whos cognitive abilities have come under question

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by All In Good Time

The only reason he's the only president who has taken a cognitive exam is because he's the only president whos cognitive abilities have come under question

I'd argue the third president, but 3 out of 46...

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by All In Good Time

The only reason he's the only president who has taken a cognitive exam is because he's the only president whos cognitive abilities have come under question

Didn't Biden take a cognitive exam? His cognitive abilities were certainly under question at the end.

Part of the issue is they've suddenly started electing geriatrics. Trump v 1.0 was the first person who was over 70 at the start of his presidency. Now Biden and Trump 2.0 were both 78 at the start of their term. That's really old.

More than half of presidents were in their 50s at the start of their term. Big difference between 50s and 78 in terms of risk for cognitive decline.

[Johnny Makarov]

Biden has to take some of the blame of what is happening right now. You were already President, you are 150 years old... why the flying eff would you run again?

I hope history is unkind to him.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Wouldn't have mattered. Kamala getting in late and having a good surge at the start was probably actually more helpful than a full primary. Bad time for incumbents, unless you have some major event happen that somehow galvanizes the country around you like, say, having your economic and literal sovereignty threatened.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Wouldn't have mattered. Kamala getting in late and having a good surge at the start was probably actually more helpful than a full primary. Bad time for incumbents, unless you have some major event happen that somehow galvanizes the country around you like, say, having your economic and literal sovereignty threatened.

As you suggest, Carney galvanized the Liberals. Do we not think in a full primary someone couldn't have galvanized the Democrats.... against Trump! Could use the same arguments, THIS IS WHAT TRUMP IS GOING TO DO!

It's ironic that since Obama, an Obama-like figure can't make any headway in the Democratic party.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

As you suggest, Carney galvanized the Liberals. Do we not think in a full primary someone couldn't have galvanized the Democrats.... against Trump! Could use the same arguments, THIS IS WHAT TRUMP IS GOING TO DO!

... No? That was the refrain for years. Didn't matter. People thought he wouldn't be THAT bad and would make groceries cheaper. They didn't believe the "democracy is at stake" rhetoric. Playing that tune for longer wouldn't have made a difference.

It's ironic that since Obama, an Obama-like figure can't make any headway in the Democratic party.

First, this isn't ironic. Second, Obamas don't grow on trees.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

... No? That was the refrain for years. Didn't matter. People thought he wouldn't be THAT bad and would make groceries cheaper. They didn't believe the "democracy is at stake" rhetoric. Playing that tune for longer wouldn't have made a difference.

First, this isn't ironic. Second, Obamas don't grow on trees.

You're probably right. It's America. However, a full primary would have brought more ideas, more talking points and more people running. Maybe people not even considered. Did we ever consider Mark Carney until he actually ran?

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Wouldn't have mattered. Kamala getting in late and having a good surge at the start was probably actually more helpful than a full primary. Bad time for incumbents, unless you have some major event happen that somehow galvanizes the country around you like, say, having your economic and literal sovereignty threatened.

Pretty sure if the Dems nominated a "man" they would have beat Trump. Well a younger man.

[Senator Clay Davis]

We need to stop trying to give Americans the "if only" out. Tired of excusing their extreme stupidity and ignorance. Trump was winning against virtually anyone, cause Americans are indeed as stupid and ignorant as they appear. No other country would let a felon run, let alone win a major party nomination, never mind winning the actual election.