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One would never know we were $30 trillion in debt here. The Dems and RINO's in the uniparty spend like drunken sailors. They send 10's of billions to a corrupt country that nobody over here even cares about to fight a proxy war against a country that nobody here wants to fight.
That's the thing about debt, you don't feel it. You can rack up credit card debt all day long. But eventually, it needs to be paid off. Not feeling it is the trick that gets people to spend more.

Like it or not, the US is the world police. You guys have military bases all over the world, and it's the main reason your military spending is so huge. But because US has those bases all over, they've taken that mantle. When an ally is in trouble, you have to help. No whining allowed for people not in the know.

I am fully aware of the corruption of the uniparty. The Dems and RINO's have been bleeding us dry for decades. It's in the process of being handled though. A lot of RINO's are losing their primaries and the Dems will be tossed out in November.

So the Dems are going to be kicked out and replaced with..... oh wait.... the same uniparty that you're already aware of. Good job! And sorry, those RINO's you talk about are not going to be voted out in the way you think. You want to replace true conservatives like Romney with uneducated dinguses like Bobert and MTG? Yeah, that isn't going to help your cause.
 

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Whites used to make up 90% of the US. It is now 60-70%, with the trend continuing. I don´t need a video to think logically.

Are they being replaced or not? I don´t care what names you give to theories.

The UN speaks of replacement migration with regards to Europe btw.
 

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Whites used to make up 90% of the US. It is now 60-70%, with the trend continuing. I don´t need a video to think logically.

Are they being replaced or not? I don´t care what names you give to theories.

The UN speaks of replacement migration with regards to Europe btw.
They are not being replaced. It just means there's more people in the US.
You don't LIVE in the US, so why do you even care about US rates, anyways?
 

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Jesus christ, I can't believe I watched the whole thing.....

He seems like a nice guy, but he defected when he was very young. He has theories, but nothing more. And the fact that he continued to beat the drum that there are precious few years before it's too late, and yet were here 50 years later and still in one piece is just a testament to his theories being wrong.

That being said, when he talked said "exposure to true information does not matter anymore. A person who was demoralized is unable to assess true information. The facts tell nothing to him. Even if I shower him with information, with authentic proof, with documents, with pictures; even if I take him by force to the Soviet Union and show him a concentration camp, he will refuse to believe it", it made me laugh.

That is literally what is happening to the far right, and fox bingers. They were lied to. Constantly, and without remorse. Lied to at every turn, unendingly. To the point that many of their viewers trust nothing else outside of that sphere. The entire world could report the truth, but the viewers will only believe what fox tells them to. Trump said he won the election. He was shut down in 60 courts, even by judges he put in place. Everyone around him said he lost. And yet, the lie continues, and people can't use common sense to admit to themselves that he is still lying to this day. It's pitiful.

And to harp on your last comment about the good guy with a gun, but it was just another example of how someone can be presented with irrefutable evidence, and still have to cling to your belief which has become an identity. You literally insinuated that Abe could have been safer if the population was armed. To think that Japan could be safer by arming everyone is by far the dumbest idea I've heard on this board. Even with Japan being the absolute antithesis to the US and their idiotic need to cling to guns, you STILL dare to project your deep rooted insecurities on a country which is superior to yours in every way when it comes to basic safety?! If that's your idea of making things better, than I'm glad you have no power.
Did you know that there are people on here who think black people like Clarence Thomas and Candance Owens are really white supremacists? Sounds crazy, right? People actually believe this.

A good samaritan with a gun stopped a mass shooting in Indiana just the other day. There are countless of examples of people using guns to save lives. All you have to do is show enough curiosity to look.
 

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Did you know that there are people on here who think black people like Clarence Thomas and Candance Owens are really white supremacists? Sounds crazy, right? People actually believe this.
Think carefully how you answer this, because it'll destroy your credibility if you aren't careful.

Can a black person genuinely believe in white nationalist talking points?
 

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Same here - just CCNA though as I never got around to doing CCNP or CCIE although I am pretty sure I would have breezed those as I got 96% in the CCNA exam after completing the 4 semesters. TBH I just found it boring so went into electrical and mechanical engineering instead and have done fairly well from that thanks to Transocean and Ensco and the Army....
I got as far as passing the CCNP Switch test, but I got moved up into management and don't need certs like I used to.
 
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It's been BTFO'd for half a decade now. Sorry champ, it's a dead conspiracy theory.

Wow, that girl makes me embarrassed to be from the same country! And awesome video btw. Perfectly laid out that anyone SHOULD be able to understand it (Assuming they don't have their fingers in their ears saying "I don't hear youuuuu!")
 

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Think carefully how you answer this, because it'll destroy your credibility if you aren't careful.

Can a black person genuinely believe in white nationalist talking points?
You should think carefully. Do you think black people can be white supremacists?

I didn't say nationalists. I said supremacist. You don't get to change what I said to what you wanted me to say so you can make your argument.
 

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Wow, that girl makes me embarrassed to be from the same country! And awesome video btw. Perfectly laid out that anyone SHOULD be able to understand it (Assuming they don't have their fingers in their ears saying "I don't hear youuuuu!")
Shaun makes incredible content, if you haven't seen any of his newer stuff I highly recommend it. It's extremely dry and to the point in the best way possible. His video on how the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were unnecessary was definitely dropping a huge bomb. Tough pill to swallow.
 

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That's the thing about debt, you don't feel it. You can rack up credit card debt all day long. But eventually, it needs to be paid off. Not feeling it is the trick that gets people to spend more.

Like it or not, the US is the world police. You guys have military bases all over the world, and it's the main reason your military spending is so huge. But because US has those bases all over, they've taken that mantle. When an ally is in trouble, you have to help. No whining allowed for people not in the know.



So the Dems are going to be kicked out and replaced with..... oh wait.... the same uniparty that you're already aware of. Good job! And sorry, those RINO's you talk about are not going to be voted out in the way you think. You want to replace true conservatives like Romney with uneducated dinguses like Bobert and MTG? Yeah, that isn't going to help your cause.
The days of the US being the world police are coming to a close. It's not our right to push our beliefs onto sovereign nations.

Many RINO's have already lost their primaries this election cycle. They won't all be taken out since that will take a few election cycles. The Dems are destroying themselves as they campaign on abortion, gun confiscation and grooming kids to surgically alter their bodies permanently while gas prices and inflation are sky high.
 
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It's not our right to push our beliefs onto sovereign nations.
Meanwhile pushes religious beliefs on both marriages and abortions.
Go on.
and grooming kids to surgically alter their bodies

oh of course your going to make this argument like the others, even though the others got cold feet and couldn't back it up.
Alright. So let me ask. What is grooming?
lightyear-gay-kiss.jpeg

is this what you consider grooming? Being accepted? Because unless someone is trying to get them secluded for rape. It's not grooming. (I point this out since this scene was leaked from this movie. And right wingers lost their mind over it, calling it, you guess it grooming)
gun confiscation
So the state is out to get your guns? Last time I checked no, it hasn't. It's only making the process of getting a weapon more strict.
 
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They are not being replaced. It just means there's more people in the US.
You don't LIVE in the US, so why do you even care about US rates, anyways?
Then the Uyghurs aren´t replaced or genocided by the Han Chinese. There are just more people in XinJiang.

I don´t care about US rates. I care about people being disingenuous regarding facts.
 

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I don´t care about US rates. I care about people being disingenuous regarding facts.
except unlike china, or japan. The United States has a (lot more) multiple ethnic groups. Have you ever thought for just a second, that different race couples results in less white people overall? Both from the groups that are not white. And the ones that are interracial including a white person.
Because here your implying fucking genocide. Which is just not true.
 
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Did you know that there are people on here who think black people like Clarence Thomas and Candance Owens are really white supremacists? Sounds crazy, right? People actually believe this.

A good samaritan with a gun stopped a mass shooting in Indiana just the other day. There are countless of examples of people using guns to save lives. All you have to do is show enough curiosity to look.

I don't care what people THINK about other people. I care about what they do. And Clarence Thomas is a moron based on what he has done. I've seen some of what Candance has put out, but not that much. Overall, she's a moron, but is just another talking head with no real power. Anyways, I don't believe that's my topic.

Oh jesus, are you really trying to cling onto a single gun nut who's scared to go outside to be your chosen hero? Countless examples of using guns to save lives? Yes, when a market is flooded with guns, you'll occasionally get someone who tries to be a "hero" and shoots another person. Now take a look at all the other times when people didn't shoot the guy. Muuuuuuch higher statistics for that. Even more instances when people have a gun, but they still run away from the guy with a gun. It's not worth throwing their life away just to become a headline hero for 15 minutes. The stats are not in your favor, and can never be.

Japan is the exact opposite to how America is currently. I don't fear for anything at any time. Never. Not once. Japanese people are like the dodo birds of the world. Their trust of the world around them is beyond what you can fathom, and it makes the country a better place for it. When people go to a fast food restaurant, they leave their cell phones on the table to claim it. When they come back, it's always still there on the table. It's that insane level of safe.

I can't stress this enough. You are blatantly wrong when it comes to the idea that Abe may have been safer if people around him were armed. I live the dream. It's a dream that you'll never achieve thinking like you do.
 

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The days of the US being the world police are coming to a close. It's not our right to push our beliefs onto sovereign nations.
Yep, the moment the US starts packing up their bags in other countries where they have bases, that is the sign that the US is in deep decline. Not because they don't want to be there, but because they can't afford it anymore.

Don't worry, the same thing happened to the UK, and they're still doing alright. I only root for the US because they're objectively better than China to be the world power.
 
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