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Joe Biden is now officially the 46th President of the United States of America

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Recounts were already conducted basically everywhere the race was close, old white dudes who spend most of their time golfing aren't gonna turn up anything new. Like I said though, they're free to spin their wheels, since the more time they waste on playing detective, the less time they have to focus on stripping away rights from their constituents.


Oh I'm sure, the shit on some of those alt-right sites pretty damn far down the rabbit hole. So like I'm sure your momma has told you before: don't believe everything you read on the internet.

Recounts != Audits.

And I'll add this to your statement: don't believe everything you see and hear on the news, either. They're a uniparty at this point, and really, they only seek to divide and conquer...and it looks to me like their propaganda tactics are working on you and monkeyman.
 

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You've ignored parts of what I've said.

No, you are just under the impression that if I read your post then I would agree with you.

They have to source materials from somewhere if nothing else.

What materials exactly? It was possible to source materials before capitalism existed.

They also have to buy chickens and livestock from somewhere.

Aren't animals capable of reproducing without capitalism?

but it's not possible to survive in America without at least occasionally participating in capitalism.

You've offered no evidence that it's impossible, only that you (and many other people) would not choose to do it. That is not the same thing.

In a number of states you can't even get half decent water out of the tap, you have to pay more for it.

You can choose not to live in those states, or choose to drink rain water etc.


Either 58 people who voted for this are dumb or 35 who voted against it are dumb.

We shall have to wait for the result of the investigation to know which it is (a high number is no guarantee that you aren't dumb).
 

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What materials exactly? It was possible to source materials before capitalism existed.
Right...you mean before property laws existed and Native Americans could just use whatever was provided by the land? Long time ago my friend. The modern amish live surrounded by parking lots and strip malls much as the rest of us do. They can't just cut down all the trees on what property they do own, so wood and metal are likely coming from Home Depot in most cases.

Aren't animals capable of reproducing without capitalism?
Are you under the impression that wild chickens and cows roam the land freely? Turkeys, maybe.

You've offered no evidence that it's impossible, only that you (and many other people) would not choose to do it. That is not the same thing.
Conversely, you've offered no evidence that it is possible to live in the US without ever once participating in capitalism. Even the Wikipedia article on the Amish that you posted earlier contradicts that notion in a number of ways. Anecdotally, the last time I saw Amish people IRL was arriving on a bus to Garden of the Gods, where they snapped a bunch of photos using digital cameras.

You can choose not to live in those states, or choose to drink rain water etc.
So you expect them to call up a moving company or rent a U-Haul? Seems counterproductive if the idea is to avoid capitalism. Drinking rainwater isn't exactly an option in states that go months without rain, either.
 
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Are you under the impression that wild chickens and cows roam the land freely?

No I'm under the impression that some people already own chickens and cows and can breed them.

How they got them originally is not particularly relevant, maybe they stole them or something. They can turn their back on capitalism now though if they have enough resources.
 
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No you cant record the BIDEN CAGES
 
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Recounts != Audits.
Audits were also already conducted in some areas. Along with what, sixty lawsuits that failed to provide enough tangible evidence of fraud even for the tastes of Trump-appointed judges?

And I'll add this to your statement: don't believe everything you see and hear on the news, either.
I never said I did. I mostly read my news online and vary my sources greatly. What you quickly learn is that liberal media outlets are typically guilty of lies of omission/framing, whereas conservative outlets will simply lie to your face outright about anything and everything.

No I'm under the impression that some people already own chickens and cows and can breed them.
Correct, but there are far fewer breeders these days who are individuals or small businesses, odds are the Amish have to work with factory farms near as much as anyone else.
 

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odds are the Amish have to work with factory farms near as much as anyone else.

You seem to be moving from impossible to difficult.

America was stolen by the British from the natives. Then "Americans" stole it from the British.

If you stole enough before capitalism or turn away from capitalism after buying it then I think you can become self sufficient.

Drinking rainwater isn't exactly an option in states that go months without rain, either.

Dig a well then. You're building strawmen, I'm not saying it's possible for everyone to live everywhere without capitalism. You can hitch hike, or rent a u-haul. It's what you do after you turn away from capitalism that is important.

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No you cant record the BIDEN CAGES

Didn't they already exist before Biden was elected?
 
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You seem to be moving from impossible to difficult.
Nah, still impossible. Like I said, reducing your reliance on capitalism is doable. Living a full life from birth to death anywhere in the US without ever once participating in capitalism is not.

Dig a well then.
Made of naturally-grown bricks? You see how we're just going in circles now?
 
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Living a full life from birth to death anywhere in the US without ever once participating in capitalism is not.

You're arguing against a point I never made, you surely can't be held responsible from birth up to 18 & even then you can turn away from capitalism at any point.

I'll remind you of your original statement: Participation in capitalism is not optional for survival in the US.

So if I choose not to participate in capitalism for six months living in a cave, I have still opted out of participating in capitalism.
 
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I happened to check out the YouTube channel within the first few days of the Presidency, and I noticed not only where there removing the comment sections from all their videos, but they were also changing the dislikes and likes. From one day to the next, you would see a massive decrease in dislikes, and a big increase in likes, when not even that many more people watched the video.

And now they just want to remove the whole dislike system from their videos?!?! What happened to transparency?
 

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Some people have been drinking the propaganda red bulls and think they can fly :rofl2:
up is down
EDIT: apparently this was hard to understand
i shall rephrase:
this dude, a rabid regurgitator of a series of beliefs that are measurably wrong, is saying that people who actually understand the world are propagandized
fucking l m a o
 
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up is down

as in out is in? or as in as above as below?

edit: Yeah, so the latter I see. What you know is what you know. But believe me, there is more that you or I do not know than what we do know. Ignorance is bliss, and in that sense I suppose I could be envious of you.

Open up and chug! LOL
 
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I happened to check out the YouTube channel within the first few days of the Presidency, and I noticed not only where there removing the comment sections from all their videos, but they were also changing the dislikes and likes. From one day to the next, you would see a massive decrease in dislikes, and a big increase in likes, when not even that many more people watched the video.

And now they just want to remove the whole dislike system from their videos?!?! What happened to transparency?
YouTube regularly removes spam likes and dislikes from videos.
 

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YouTube regularly removes spam likes and dislikes from videos.

YouTube has been doing a lot of shit they shouldn't do, at least that is what a lot of their content creators have been saying over the years. Given their corporate and political ties, it does not surprise me.
 

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Here we are, the inauguration is over and President Biden has been sworn in.

What are your hopes for his administration? What do you want from his first set of executive orders?

My hopes are the destruction of the American government and its replacement with a humanitarian state instead of the warmongering state it is, but that's a pipe dream.. for now.
 
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My hopes are the destruction of the American government and its replacement with a humanitarian state instead of the warmongering state it is, but that's a pipe dream.. for now.
Which is unfortunate since really the reason why it is that way (or a lot of things) is because pain/war is profitable. If there was no profit motive, shit like this wouldn't happen near as often. (I won't say it will never happen. but it reduces incentive to do so)
 

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Which is unfortunate since really the reason why it is that way (or a lot of things) is because pain/war is profitable. If there was no profit motive, shit like this wouldn't happen near as often. (I won't say it will never happen. but it reduces incentive to do so)

Correct. Seems like we have a comrade in our midst :ha:
 
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