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Big D vs Twitter

The ideal solution would be to divide the country. Then the north can install a proper socialist like Sanders and see how it works out for them, because that is their view. The south can install a proper capitalist like Trump/Ivanka, and see how that works out. A republican or a democrat president speaks to neither side with their policies, they only say the right things to appeal to that side then proceed to enrich themselves usually with globalist policies that have bled the country dry and are the root cause of people drifting to extreme political views.

Unfortunately that isn't a solution because America is divided right across the country. In most states, more than 45% backed the losing party.

Socialists tend to do better in cities, and capitalists in rural / suburban places. Because depending on how you make your livelihood, one tends to make more sense than the other. You can't run away from the fact that both sides have equally valid points, and policies have to be based on compromise and imperfection.
 
If your hyperbole is referring to the waning power of the US, that's happening Trump or no Trump.

Things don't wane as gradually as you think. They snap. As soon as the US is less profitable than China, money moves, the movement of that money feeds back into the financial data, it gets even less profitable, even more money moves, then before you even know it, all the monies have moved, virtually overnight. All I have to hang on to is a blind belief that "capitalism always finds a way" but I just can't see it despite my vast intelligence.

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Unfortunately that isn't a solution because America is divided right across the country. In most states, more than 45% backed the losing party.

Socialists tend to do better in cities, and capitalists in rural / suburban places. Because depending on how you make your livelihood, one tends to make more sense than the other. You can't run away from the fact that both sides have equally valid points, and policies have to be based on compromise and imperfection.

I look at it purely in terms of transactions. Financial transactions are all that link people together in the ways that matter. You have three transactors, government (g), businesses (b) and consumers (c).

Socialist transactions = g2c g2b

Capitalist transactions = b2b b2c c2c

The former lead to inefficient lower value for money goods and services. But if it's something important like the environment or healthcare, inefficiency does not matter and you should socialise it. The latter lead to wealth and innovation and higher standards of living, which pays for the former. Debating one or the other is ridiculous, there is no debate, there is one answer, the right answer. If you're a capitalist and want only private transactions, you're an idiot. Same goes for socialists. What you want is the optimal balance. Trump was bringing balance to that force. And now he's gone. Biden is or god forbid Kamala are setting up to execute order 66.
 
Unfortunately that isn't a solution because America is divided right across the country. In most states, more than 45% backed the losing party.

Socialists tend to do better in cities, and capitalists in rural / suburban places. Because depending on how you make your livelihood, one tends to make more sense than the other. You can't run away from the fact that both sides have equally valid points, and policies have to be based on compromise and imperfection.
Although huge numbers of farmers in the states are reliant on subsidies from the government, and this is usually in the midwest where they vote republican. They all depend on the money to grow corn, which is then turned into the corn syrup which they add to everything.
 
Facebook just announced Trump blocked "indefinitely and for at least the next two weeks until the peaceful transition of power is complete."

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Their user base/hits will collapse. Investors value them using their user base. Shorting facebook will be the easiest trade of 2021.
 
If @Frogfish could provide some inside information about the fastest growing chinese equivalent platform, that should provide an adequate hedge as well as +350 social credits for dantes. Win win.
 
Their user base/hits will collapse. Investors value them using their user base. Shorting facebook will be the easiest trade of 2021.

Nah. That base has long migrated to Parler. He has nothing to lose by turning coat now.
Fwiw I think he's cashing out of fb and investing in the next big platform anyway
 
Nah. That base has long migrated to Parler. He has nothing to lose by turning coat now.
Fwiw I think he's cashing out of fb and investing in the next big platform anyway

They were still on Facebook and Twitter. And a large volume of activity on that site is the two sides arguing with each other. Once you split them up, there's no argument, it's boring, and you get a fraction of the hits. Look at this thread for instance. Without myself and Rosco it would have ended on page 10.
 
Unfortunately that isn't a solution because America is divided right across the country. In most states, more than 45% backed the losing party.

Socialists tend to do better in cities, and capitalists in rural / suburban places. Because depending on how you make your livelihood, one tends to make more sense than the other. You can't run away from the fact that both sides have equally valid points, and policies have to be based on compromise and imperfection.

It will need a special leader - be it Dem or Republican - to unify and be willing to compromise.
Just not sure it's doable ... at least if we're talking about human beings.
 
What is your thinking behind this? I wonder whether now that Biden is in and has control of both the Senate & the house there is fear about new gun legislations and people are stocking up?

I'll be amazed if any side can weaken the power of the NRA, or lower the amount of idiots who think there's really a need for a automatic firearm. Handgun? ok but firearms? Without legitimate pyshc tests etc? Fools.
 
Pelosi has just said if Republicans don't invoke the 25th Amendment she's going for impeachment.
 
Yes, that'll go down well with millions of people, as well as failing to work, as well as achieving nothing if it were even possible to get done.
 


She's missing the bit where Trump called for sedition, but aside from that insignificant fact which shouldn't get in the way, you're entirely right that it's perfectly possible.
 
It would genuinely be interesting to see how many of those who voted in support of Trump would do so again after the past couple of months and yesterday in particular, his popularity must be shrinking by the day
 
It would genuinely be interesting to see how many of those who voted in support of Trump would do so again after the past couple of months and yesterday in particular, his popularity must be shrinking by the day

It went up by 11 million more votes after the last four years. That should answer your question.
 
Yup, id imagine the vast majority would do so again.
Murica innit.

The only thing left is for Trump to nuke China
And walk off into the sunset
 
It would genuinely be interesting to see how many of those who voted in support of Trump would do so again after the past couple of months and yesterday in particular, his popularity must be shrinking by the day
With moderate Republicans maybe.. but are there any moderates left?
 
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