Election results discussion thread (and sadly the inevitable aftermath)

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Adam Jensen

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Okay, we don't have to. Just think about what sort of legal safeguards there are preventing a company from engaging in mass manipulation, censorship, and propaganda pushing one political party over another, and think about what sort of damage that could do.

If you find it difficult to imagine, just think about what would happen if, say, China or Russia were in control of all of these companies.
Let's pretend that Republicans are against regulations that would prohibit this.

Oh, wait. We don't have to pretend.
 

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Er, Trump is very popular, with a cult following numbering in the millions, and who got almost as many votes as Biden.
A lot of Trump supporters are single issue voters (2nd amendment, abortion, deregulation etc.) The kind of people who will always vote for a Republican. Even a Republican that they don't like.
 
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Let's just pretend that this chart is true:
Let's pretend you're a pedophile. We should lock you in jail to prevent that possibility from happening.

Let's pretend I'm the IRS. Everyone should pay their taxes to me this year.

Let's pretend we're in outer space. Everyone should hold their breath so they don't die.
 

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A lot of Trump supporters are single issue voters (2nd amendment, abortion, deregulation etc.) The kind of people who will always vote for a Republican. Even a Republican that they don't like.
Which is ironic because of Trump's stances on those issues. Wasn't it Trump who after a school shooting said we should just take the guns away first and worry about legal measures and prosecution later? As in yeah selectively do away with the 2nd amendment rights of citizens without trial or due process. Yeah he's totally Mr. Pro-Gun.

Abortion I'm not sure about. He says he's against it, but he also seems like the guy whose paid for more than a few in his time for various mistresses.
 

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Let's pretend you're a pedophile. We should lock you in jail to prevent that possibility from happening.

Let's pretend I'm the IRS. Everyone should pay their taxes to me this year.

Let's pretend we're in outer space. Everyone should hold their breath so they don't die.
Let's pretend that someone drops a hammer or a bolt. Everyone should wear hardhats on the work site so they don't get hurt.
 

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If you find it difficult to imagine, just think about what would happen if, say, China or Russia were in control of all of these companies.
You mean like...some sort of, I don't know..."Russian Election interference"? But I thought all the Republicans roundly dismissed that as the petulant whining of a bunch a babies who couldn't handle that their candidate lost the elect...

Oh...
 

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Note: this is funny, not true. Although it's sadly somewhat close to being true.
 

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You mean like...some sort of, I don't know..."Russian Election interference"? But I thought all the Republicans roundly dismissed that as the petulant whining of a bunch a babies who couldn't handle that their candidate lost the elect...

Oh...
I have no idea, I never followed the claims to know what they were alleging, I only know the phrase.
 

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I already said I thought you meant "Secret Service" as opposed to "Schutzstaffel"
They're the same initials.
Oh my god! The deep state is HYDRA! Disney was trying to warn us all along by becoming a media monoply! It was right in front of us the whole time.
 
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Nazis go home.
I turn my back for 1 minute and suddenly everyone is outing themselves as Neo-Nazis! Jeez you guys are gonna drive me crazy!

But lets just step back and look at it. Even if the man of the past thought you meant the Secret Service, the context is Trump hiring a domestic terrorist group to serve as his private army for the express purpose of overthrowing the duly elected government of the United States. And he was still okay with it. That didn't bother him. He was only bothered when SS could be linked to Nazi Germany.
 
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