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Happiness is seeing Jamaal Bowman booted out of Congress. Ecstasy would be having Cori Bush join him!

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My moms favorite song was mmm bop. It made her happy. Nice memory today.

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Jamaal Bowman did not pass a Resolution to stop 30 MUSLIM countries KILLING and PERSECUTING CHRISTIANS. [Afghanistan Algeria, Azerbaijan,Bangladesh, Brunei, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Myanmar, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yeman]

Jamaal Bowmandid not pass a Resolution to stop MUSLIM Countries from continuing SLAVERY of BLACKS. [Saudi Arabia 740,000 Slaves; Iraq 221000 Slaves; Yemen 180,000 Slaves; Syria 153,000; UAE 132,000; Jordan 102,000; Kuwait 55,000; Lebanon 52,000; Oman 33,000 ; Qatar 20,000;]

Jamaal Bowman did not pass a Resolution to stop the MUSLIM INVASION of CHRISTIAN ARMENIA causing over 30,000 CHRISTIAN DEATHS and injuries along with the DISPLACEMENT of over 120,000 CHRISTIANS.

Jamaal Bowman is COMPLICIT, in the MUSLIM KILLING, of BLACKS, CHRISTIANS, JEWS and SUPPORT the MUSLIM INVASION of America.

AND That is why he lost…..so there……

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I have Zero respect for her, she must be as dumb as Sanders

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Dear Goddess. When the MAGAs have appropriated common sense policies, the world is going to end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

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Vagina up!

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A canary has died in mineshaft of leftist progressive government that has ruled Canada since 2015.

The Liberal government has just lost one of its most secure ridings - one of Canada’s wealthiest, influential and progressive minded.

While it is no guarantee of the outcome of the federal election that is slated for 2025 it can be considered the harbinger of public rejection of the progressive agenda.

One of the main reasons for this loss was an arbitrary hike in our country’s capital gains taxation - a tax increase directed at boosting already unsustainable social programs rathe then reducing fiscally unwise deficits and a readily growing national debt.

Not only did this constituency feel the greatest direct impact of the increase but also in the enterprises they control.

Investment, productivity and the health of the general economy all have been faltering as the government enacts environmental legislation to combat a level of emissions that are minuscule in terms of global output.

Rapidly increasing immigration initiated a major housing shortage as well as major deficits in public services such as healthcare and public transportation.

Our military ability and our foreign policy have left us with a justifiable reputation as weaklings on the international stage.

There is a growing recognition at all levels of our white society that the Diversity, Inclusion and Equity legislation is being employed to discriminate against them on the basis of past history over which they had no control or responsibility.

The loophole in our Charter of Rights that permits this discrimination is being exploited by both government and our judiciary in a manner that is diminishing respect for both institutions.

The constant streams of apologies from government that insinuate guilt upon a generation of white people for the historical mistreatment of non-whites by politicians whose predecessors were the instigators of such treatment has grown wearisome and increasingly resented.

The Marxist inspired progressives that lard our public and private institutions have lost the support of the much of the Canadian public for one major for one major reason: the lack of common sense that exists amongst their ranks coupled with their abiding belief in their moral and intellectual superiority.

As their fallibility becomes evermore apparent in the course of their efforts to perfect an imperfect humanity by authoritarian intervention, the more people are being moved to reject the social upheavals they are dedicated to.

Progressive embrace of social theory rather than reality has fractured their credibility and the evidence would lead one to believe support for their agenda is beginning to crumble not just here in Canada, but in the US as well.

Contrary to popular belief, the swing away from progressivism in North America does not herald the rise of extreme right wing politics as is happening in Europe.

It is a return to moderate liberal and conservative ground, as well, one hopes to the resurrection of bipartisanship.

Both the Marxist left and the far right have lost significant support as an exhausted voters seek a return to relative political stasis.

Tolerance in both countries has been sorely tested, co-opted and manipulated but it has survived - albeit with a increased wariness.

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Curious as to what your definition of far right is.

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It is the same as my definition of the far left: those people who feel they have to abrogate freedom and democracy to create the society they desire.

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I cannot disagree more. The right, near or far, has no interest in abrogating any constitutional freedom whatsoever.

Perhaps you can cite an example.......

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Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo on the extreme right.

Stalin and Mao on the extreme left.

In today’s North American society the extreme left has readily defeated the extreme right in the court of public opinion - the extreme right is not near as well organized and its racial agenda is repulsive to most decent people.

Given the chance the extreme right in North America would be every bit the threat to democracy and freedom as the extreme left has become.

Both extremes gravitate to totalitarianism for similar reasons.

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The "extreme left" has in no way, shape, or form defeated anybody anywhere in the court of public opinion. Most of the American public recoils from the far left and what they stand for, e.g. Hamas, Defund the Police, open borders, transitioning minors, LGBTQ indoctrination in schools. Don't confuse far left with liberalism.

And what "racial agenda" exactly are you referring to?? I wasn't aware there was one.

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The extreme left - the Marxist inspired element - has managed to defeat liberalism.

Liberalism is based on pragmatism, inquiry and debate.

The Marxist element in our educational systems quashed these freedoms and implemented their political dogma with which they used to create the leftist progressives that are now imbedded in our society.

The progressives muzzled, shunned and demonized both liberals and conservatives alike who had the temerity to question or contradict their agenda.

Given the core of the Marxist philosophy is social revolution, one of the primary strategies of progressivism is to promote confrontations between those they convince they are victims and those they identify as victimizers.

They were not successful their stock-in-trade stoking of the poor against the rich so they moved their class warfare to the racial arena.

The first time around it failed but given a second chance it was very successful.

They were able to cast white society as being incurably racist and thus requiring subjugation by non-white races - without any tangible proof.

No self respecting liberal, let alone a conservative, would ever buy into such a preposterous proposition but, when they voiced their concern, the progressive cancel culture ensured they were silenced.

I respect liberalism and its attendant tolerance but has been overwhelmed by the intolerant and exclusionary mindset of Marxist inspired progressives.

I would be one to welcome a political landscape peopled by genuine liberals and genuine conservatives.

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You're equating Hitler to Maga's? Is there a sane brain cell operating up there? We're talking about Americans in the now, today Cinderella.

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No, I am not equating the MAGA’s with Hitler.

Indeed I agree with their aspirations and hope that Canada can be restored to what it was before progressives had at it.

I believe that American conservatism places a high value on freedom and democracy and will not embrace the fanaticism of the extreme right.

As you might be gathering, I am a moderate conservative who has no use for either extreme.

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What?

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"What’s the upshot of all of this? Well, normal conservative—dare we say, even, good—ideas are labeled “MAGA.” That’s good for absolutely no one."

Bingo! That's why many of us independent centrist & Republican voters have opposed Trump since 2015. Because Trump made it plain starting with his ride down the escalator that it's Personality first and Principles (if any) second.

"Only I can fix it," is something you should never hear from a candidate for the Presidency. And certainly never hear from the candidate of a notionally conservative party.

The Republican party now revolves around the Great & Powerful Trump, with the consequence that its principles and ideals have been redefined and besmirched by him.

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I don't ever recall Trump saying "only I can fix it." Can you please offer evidence?

Trump's message is Make AMERICA Great Again, but people who dislike him are very quick to twist words.

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1. Perhaps you didn't recognize because I misquoted him. My mistake!

If you'll do a web search for "I alone can fix it" you'll hundreds of hits to confirm it. (Warning: most hits will be for a book with that title, which came from the Trump quote.)

Here's a quote from The Atlantic: "I am your voice," said Trump. "I alone can fix it. I will restore law and order." See https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/trump-rnc-speech-alone-fix-it/492557/

2. I've heard Trump's nonsensical message about somehow making an already great county great "again." You don't *actually* believe that politicians' mottos mean anything, do you?

3. Your slur on people who dislike Trump, that they're "very quick to twist words," was uncalled for. It's not worth a response. Just keep on telling yourself, "Everyone who dislikes Trump is an idiot (or moron or 'loser' or whatever, dude)."

4. I notice that you only told me about your poor memory. What you *didn't* do is defend Trump against my claim that he's redefined and besmirched traditional conservative values. Care to take a stab at that one?

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Democracy says you can say the death and rape of Jews is ok.

Democracy also says not everyone agrees with that, and can vote you out.

Guess they ran out of mothers to f***…oh, never mind.

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In Der Dritte Reich, auf Kristalnacht, the police stood & watched. Could some big city Mayors be related to Himmler? As for Jamaal he should join the NYC fire department where he'll be in charge of fire alarms. If he's single he might consider AOC or Omar. In any case, GOOD RIDDANCE! There's one less pile of poo stinking up the Capitol. Levine, he, she, it, you familiar & formal, they, them & their ilk should be lobotomized for advocating child mutilations! I'm being kind. As for the up coming political, party conventions, expect a plethora of peacefully, protesting lunatics. The world will watch a democracy implode. Biden won't be there for he'll be practicing his ABC's! Trump will be Trump!

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Bowman (who probably gets money from Qatar LOL) accuses AIPAC of "dark money"?!? Okay...I am one of the ones who donated to Latimer though AIPAC...but if I hadn't used AIPAC I would have donated the same amount directly to Latimer. Plus, I had to give my name, address, etc. when I donated, so how "dark" is that?!?

As to the unconscionable reversal on opposition to juvenile transition surgery, I suspect it's similar to circumcision. Other than Israel (where circumcision is done for religious purposes...and even there, the rate is declining as alternate rituals are spreading), the United States is the ONLY developed country which routinely circumcises boys. The United States is also the ONLY developed country with a medical establishment governed by the profit motive. Coincidence?

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That nuclear war is on our doorstep knocking with the Biden administration.

https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/

Doomsday Clock is 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-says-it-starts-nuclear-military-drills-2024-05-21/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-russia-nuclear-doctrine-rcna158537

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As a volunteer for the upcoming RNC in Milwaukee, this scares me. And that's exactly the intent of these domestic terrorists, which is what they are. Wondering if I should carry Mace on me.

And can we retire the "rich" Republicans trope? Most people who vote or register as Republican are not rich. Most of the attendees at the RNC will not be rich. Many more of the actual rich support and vote Democrat.

Re: the L.A. synagogue attack. This is what happens when you elect a Socialist/Marxist for a mayor. All the tut-tutting on X by Karen Bass and Newsom about "antisemitism won't be tolerated," blah blah blah, while they make the police stand down. These Jew-hating terrorists will keep doing this as long as they keep getting away with it, which they are doing under Gascon and under Bragg in New York.

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Yes, carry Mace and or bear spray.

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My suggestion is to skip the Mace... go straight to the bear spray.

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Female and male genital mutilation and neutering for profit by sociopaths is what "gender medicine" is. There is no other case. There is, biologically and medically no such thing as sex change! It does not exist. I can change a person's skin color. But I cannot change their sex.

Oliver's reflexive bow to the screamers that abuse women, calling that lie "gender affirming" is an obscenity. How dare you Oliver! How dare you!

This is castration and spaying of CHILDREN, AND INJECTION OF WRONG SEX HORMONES!! THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY THAT ANY CHILD CAN CONSENT TO THAT! NONE!

AN OBSCENITY!

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Here are my thoughts on the Ferguson's debate.

To my mind, neither article gets at the heart of it. Everything they discuss is true, but those are the symptoms and side effects, not the underlying disease. The underlying disease of the Soviet Union was that the socialist economic model simply did not work, and no amount of ideology could make up for that. Our problem is that capitalism stopped producing organic growth. Instead of diagnosing the root causes, the US government adopted socialist methods for "massaging" the markets and the economy, leading us down the Soviet path. Soviet central planning manipulated and perverted incentives, resulting in epic capital and resource misallocation. This is what destroyed the USSR and is now destroying the US.

Between artificially low rates, bailouts, the Fed's "free market operations," and massive deficit spending, there has been an epic misallocation of resources across the entire economy. The US has been systematically suppressing discount rates and inflating cash flows, but the capital allocation system relies on discounted cash flow analysis, which depends on correctly pricing risk and assessing cash flows. Healthcare is an obvious example of capital misallocation, but how many industries and companies would be viable in their current form if capital were allowed to find its true price, future cash flows were adjusted for unsustainable debt subsidies, and markets were allowed to clear? We have no idea how much asset value would have to be written off if free market price discovery were to return.

The Soviet big economic lie was easy for regular people to see - empty store shelves spoke louder than the fake five-year plan reports. The US's big economic lie is hidden in unsustainable balance sheets. While some of the more pernicious symptoms are visible, very few understand the true scope and depth of the problem. Both authors recognize the problem but look at it more from a cultural than economic perspective. It is hard to say whether the chicken or the egg came first, but it is clear that we are in a vicious loop where the culture destroys the economy, which further degrades the culture.

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Thank you for bringing it back to core economic principles. To be fair most people have a hard time comparing one big number to another and can always question when a number is clearly in the wrong, whereas the cultural phenomena get people right in the gut. Where oh where is the economic renewal project that we can pair with the journalistic one occurring here?

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You are correct. However, what will get people in the gut is their empty wallets. So until we have the illusion of wealth created out of thin air that landed in our credit cards and auto loans, the problem will seem to be manageable. As the illusion that the Fed can print money endlessly.

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MEN IN DRESSES ARE NOT "ENTITLED" TO THE PRONOUNS THEY WANT!!!!

WOMEN AND THEIR RIGHT TO SEPARATE, SAFE SPACES, FROM BATHROOMS, LOCKER ROOMS, & SPORTS, TO PRISON CELLS ARE BEING ERASED!!! REAL WOMEN ARE HAVING THEIR RIGHTS THAT THEY FOUGHT FOR TAKEN AWAY BY MEN --- BECAUSE THE MEN SAY SO!!!

YOU DON'T SEE THIS FOR WHAT IT IS! THIS IS JUST MEN TELLING WOMEN TO SHUT THE FUCK UP AND DO AS THEY ARE TOLD! THAT'S WHAT YOU JUST DID SHANE! THAT'S WHAT DAVID TENANT DID!

THE PRONOUNS ARE THEIR TICKET TO ENTER AND THEN, TO TAKE AWAY GIRLS AND WOMEN'S SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES, TO INJURE, ATTACK, RAPE, AND KILL WOMEN AND CHILDREN. AND YES IT IS HAPPENING!

https://reduxx.info/ Spend some time there. I think TheFP staff do.

KEEP THE CREEPY WEIRDO LIAR MEN IN MEN'S FACILITIES! DO NOT SEND THEM INTO WOMEN'S! MEN CAN DEAL WITH THEM. WOMEN CAN'T.

TRANS IS A LIE. WE CANNOT CHANGE ANYONE'S SEX! DO NOT RESPECT PRONOUNS!!! DO NOT USE ANY BUT THE CORRECT PRONOUNS!!! THESE ARE MEN!!!

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SAME BOWMAN WHO PULLED THE FIRE ALARM?

PLAYING VICTIM??

He still doesn't understand why people despise low class LANGUAGE AND uncivilized tactics. Praying Thalib and Omar are next to disappear.

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But AOC still prevailed against her primary challenger, which continues to flabbergast me how she keeps getting elected. Her constituents are either getting paid to vote for her or are too stupid to vote. It's got to be fixed, there's no other explanation. She's a manifest idiot.

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There's an easy explanation, but it won't make you feel better. I swear to you, they're not stupid, and I don't think they're being bribed. They seem normal, go to work, and are good neighbors. I speak from experience when I say that they're so overwhelmed with TDS that there's no room in their thoughts for anything else. They await the day when equity will forgive all debts, all the right-wing bigots will be in prison, and Our Democracy will be restored through the censorship of bad thoughts and words. They spend their free time obsessing over the incomprehensible fact that Trump is still walking around a free man. How can this be?

AOC is on their team. She speaks for them. She IS them. She's a great human being. See?

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Her voters had the option of a more sane Democrat in the primary. Not a Republican. So TDS doesn't quite explain it. And I have often seen AOC heckled by some of her left-wing constituents for being a "warmonger" and supporting Israel. So she even pisses off the left in her district. She kept Amazon out and cost the district thousands of jobs. That's why I don't get it. Maybe the voters are not directly getting paid, but make no mistake, it is still "fixed" in the form of dark money behind her campaigns and other Democrats' campaigns. She's also probably got the union footsoldiers out casting their votes.

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It's true that when Trump went to the Bronx, to AOC country, he got a great response from the black and Latino crowd. I don't know what to tell you. I hear mainly praise from the progressives I know. This is just my personal experience. It could be wrong. But I think the Dems are afraid of any kind of change at the moment. It's got to be Biden, or doom will befall the planet. As far as dark money, you're probably right.

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Good. I really, really want the Dems to stick with Biden all the way to November.

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I’ll take “too stupid” for $100 Alex.

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