Uhmmm....

Terpderpitude

billt01 said:

just seems like the BLM narrative only matters when black criminals don't comply with being detained for a crime. 

"If only George Floyd had complied, he wouldn't have had someone kneel on his neck and suffocate him!"

lkapigian

fishlessman said:

Terpderpitude said:

lkapigian said:

This is along the tracks off the highway in Tulare , mind you population is around 70k, it's not los Angeles ...tha is just a small snap shot....we have a friend " Rodney, local ( former homeless ) a regular downtown figure , nice guy...he got in one of the programs a couple years ago, he is put up in a nice apartment, gets an allowance every month ....you know where he spends his days, on the streets with his shopping cart, no desire to do anything different 


This is in today's paper...this is an everyday thing

It's amazing how this kind of thing seems to be limited to California and you can't find similar stories in other states. 

what i find amazing is lack of press coverage about it  in other states

RoR ( asian for lol ) ......

Legume

So many videos and articles and tweets and hot takes.  Examples abound to show it’s antifa or trump or blm or blue lives matter or the rotary club.  Keep letting yourselves get herded into one corral or the other.  I’m sure that’s how we’ll fix this, mutual assured destruction.

HeavyG

For someone that said they were quitting the forum and actually asked the Buffalo to delete their account that Lit person sure posts a lot.

billt01

Terpderpitude said:

billt01 said:

just seems like the BLM narrative only matters when black criminals don't comply with being detained for a crime. 

"If only George Floyd had complied, he wouldn't have had someone kneel on his neck and suffocate him!"

and why was George on the ground? Did the officers place him there? May want to try a different argument, because this hole can get deep quick.

Mark_B_Good

Eoin said:

Cool, I wonder where presidents like Obama, Reagan, Kennedy and Bush fell on that chart?

ColbyLang

Lit said:

@YukonRon check out this poor old guy trying to get gas. This is what you are backing. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UFaisQoNApc

This is my hometown. About 3 miles from
my house. 

They were protesting the scene of a “murder” perpetrated by the police. Police were called after being called for a disturbance by a convenience store employee. Victim/suspect fled the scene. Upon approaching the victim, police used non-lethal tasers multiple times, he kept walking. He approached convenience store door with knife in hand and was shot by police. City is in turmoil over it, but Wisconsin said “hold my beer and watch this” the very next day. 

We’ve had protests and peaceful rally’s. There have also been protestors blocking roadways and graffiti’ing neighborhoods. They’ve called for the mayor to resign. We were all hoping Hurricane Laura would calm things down. Only time will tell.

state police confirmation of edged weapon in his hand

billt01

ColbyLang said:

Lit said:

@YukonRon check out this poor old guy trying to get gas. This is what you are backing. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UFaisQoNApc

This is my hometown. About 3 miles from
my house. 

They were protesting the scene of a “murder” perpetrated by the police. Police were called after being called for a disturbance by a convenience store employee. Victim/suspect fled the scene. Upon approaching the victim, police used non-lethal tasers multiple times, he kept walking. He approached convenience store door with knife in hand and was shot by police. City is in turmoil over it, but Wisconsin said “hold my beer and watch this” the very next day. 

We’ve had protests and peaceful rally’s. There have also been protesters blocking roadways and graffiti neighborhoods. They’ve called for the mayor to resign. We were all hoping Hurricane Laura would calm things down. Only time will tell.

state police confirmation of edged weapon in his hand

billt01 said:

just seems like the BLM narrative only matters when black criminals don't comply with being detained for a crime. 

Eoin

It only goes back to 2004. The following top to bottom are '16, '12, '08 and '04. www.politicalcompass.org

You can take a quiz and see where you sit on the scale as well.

Kayak

I definitely fall to one side of this whole shebang, probably even farther over politically than the main protagonists on 'my' side, but, here are some actual statistics I've gleaned from research into my feelz:

Arguments Won: 0
Minds Changed: 0
Gov't Policies Fixed: 0

If MLK said "A riot is the language of the unheard" then I have to wonder what endless, pointless arguments on the intertubes are. Probably "the language of the lazy comfortable".

The Doomsday Clock for this country is getting closer to midnight.

fishlessman

i dont trust this test but i guess thats where a trump supporter lands on the chart

NCSmoky

I’ll play. Answered all questions honestly. Think I landed right on Ralph

fishlessman

NCSmoky said:

I’ll play. Answered all questions honestly. Think I landed right on Ralph

almost identical to my results, this test is rigged

NCSmoky

fishlessman said:

NCSmoky said:

I’ll play. Answered all questions honestly. Think I landed right on Ralph

almost identical to my results, this test is rigged

Or great minds think alike 

Eoin

fishlessman said:

NCSmoky said:

I’ll play. Answered all questions honestly. Think I landed right on Ralph

almost identical to my results, this test is rigged

Or maybe Trump has bamboozled you away from what you actually believe?

I'm also about there on the L / R scale but significantly further libertarian.

Terpderpitude

billt01 said:

Terpderpitude said:

billt01 said:

just seems like the BLM narrative only matters when black criminals don't comply with being detained for a crime. 

"If only George Floyd had complied, he wouldn't have had someone kneel on his neck and suffocate him!"

and why was George on the ground? Did the officers place him there? May want to try a different argument, because this hole can get deep quick.

I thought your handle sounded familiar and then I remembered your the instaPot brisket man.  

Foghorn

fishlessman said:

i dont trust this test but i guess thats where a trump supporter lands on the chart

@fishlessman, I think it means that how you vote actually isn't logically connected to what values you really hold.  You're voting based on emotion for someone that doesn't share your value system.

I've always thought I was a centrist - voted for more Republicans than Democrats in my life but as the Republican values have changed that is becoming less true.  This confirms it.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Foghorn said:

fishlessman said:

i dont trust this test but i guess thats where a trump supporter lands on the chart

@fishlessman, I think it means that how you vote actually isn't logically connected to what values you really hold.  You're voting based on emotion for someone that doesn't share your value system.

I've always thought I was a centrist - voted for more Republicans than Democrats in my life but as the Republican values have changed that is becoming less true.  This confirms it.

still pretty centrist

lousubcap

The results:  I will not try to sort it out.  

Your Political Compass

Economic Left/Right: 0.0
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -1.38

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Lefty lib. I know it was all the porn and weed questions. Dangit.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Lefty lib. I know it was all the porn and weed questions. Dangit.

Comrade Raccoon is pleased

ColtsFan

Well isn't this fun!

Mark_B_Good

dbCooper said:

Mark_B_Good said:

dbCooper said:

Also, I'm predicting a market crash whether Trump wins or not ... but if he doesn't win, it will be worse.  Here's why. The markets are being artificially pumped right now.  There's tonnes of evidence to suggest what is happening is not normal ... especially with job losses and also economies reporting 30% dips in GDP.  I think the market is being pumped to help Trump get re-elected. Once he is re-elected (if he is) ... then they don't need to pump the markets anymore ... and they will probably need to let it go at some stage ... they can't just keep printing money (or maybe they can ...).

That is rather bold to predict a market crash on a particular day.  How will you be deploying your capital to take advantage of this significant drop in the equity markets?  And when?

Dude, I have to ask ... is this a legit question, or are you trolling for a reaction by reacting adversely to my humble opinion (which I honestly don't have time for or interest to pursue)? I'm not a financial advisor, and you should use your own judgement to determine investment strategies that are suitable to you, as well as the risk you are willing to take. I can only share my thoughts, speculations and assumptions for debate EXCLUSIVELY ... do not rely on my information at all for your own investments.

Assuming that this is a legit question, and simply for the sake of discussion, this past week I moved most of my cash investments to funds that favor bonds over equity ... not totally bonds, because I cannot be completely sure ... but there is definitely weighting on bonds/cash (say around 60% to 65%).

If the market crashes, I will invest, likely early 2021 ... particularly when I can still make pension contributions, which will lower my taxes due, and serve as a double benefit (get a chunk of that money back in tax returns, and buy in the market at a good entry).

No need for me to rush to invest, sit back and I'll see what happens, and for me, it's never a fully in or fully out thing. It's a matter of what proportion is in bonds/cash vs. equity ... and that varies dependent on whether I am bullish or bearish.

Those were serious questions, thank you for taking the time to answer.

Hey no problem. What are your thoughts on this? I'd like to hear them.

HeavyG

I've done that test a few times over the last decade+. Would be interesting to see what might have changed over the years but anyway, here is today's result:



Pretty funny that @fishlessman is more liberal (albeit very slightly) than me yet  I'm one of those that have been told they "hate America". 

Kayak

Staking out the corner:

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Kayak said:

Staking out the corner:

Defend the perimeter! 

Eoin

Did it again to get an image. Social liberalism is the most important thing for me.

Legume

You know when you fill this out China is stealing your passwords.

Terpderpitude

Kayak said:

Staking out the corner:

See if you can spot Jerry Falwell in one of the other ones.

JohnInCarolina

Did someone say Jerry Falwell?