Rep. Urges Democratic Party Removed for Historically Supporting Racism

[Seliph]

You mean the place where the government is shooting people down because of stolen crops?

No, I'm talking about Vietnam. What are you talking about? Nothing shows up when I search "Vietnam stolen crops shooting".

Also, that's pretty ironic that you're calling Vietnam a failed state due to some alleged shooting over crops while police in the US have shot and killed people just because they're black. By your logic, would that not make the US a failed state as well?

 

[UltraSUPRA]

What are you talking about?

 

[Seliph]

Buddy, that's Venezuela you're talking about, not Vietnam. And Venezuela's problems are a whole other can of worms.

Plus, Turning Point USA is a terrible source anyways, their content is funded by the Koch brothers (or I guess you could say brother now, one of them died) who (along with their affiliates) are some of the leaders in causing Climate Change. They're also funded by Dennis Prager, a known liar and general loser. I can send you a million videos debunking PragerU's BS but I know you won't watch them. Turning Point USA is a biased misinformation campaign funded by rich conservatives. I wouldn't trust it.

 

[UltraSUPRA]

Buddy, that's Venezuela you're talking about, not Vietnam.

Oh. I got confused. I'm a bit tired.
Send me some proof that Vietnam is any better off.

 

[Shadow#1]

Typical copout smh

 

[Seliph]

Oh. I got confused. I'm a bit tired.
Send me some proof that Vietnam is any better off.

This is the last reply you're getting

Zero Corona deaths (barely any cases either)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/23/vietnam-zero-coronavirus-deaths.html
This video outlining how police work in Vietnam (spoilers, they have a much better record than police in the US)

Price of living in Vietnam is very affordable
https://alittleadrift.com/cost-of-l...fast-growing,than that of neighboring nations.
A video outlining how Socialism works in Vietnam

Here's some info on poverty rates in Vietnam (they've been steadily improving over time, their economy took a very big hit due to the Vietnam war and US sanctions, but Vietnam has recovered pretty admirably)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_in_Vietnam
The Vietnam government has a very positive record on LGBT rights
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_...2015, Vietnam,nearby Thailand for the surgery.

There's more too. Vietnam is not a perfect place, it has been greatly harmed by imperialism in the form of French colonialism and later the Vietnam war, which some people would say the US "bombed Vietnam into the stone age". Since the Vietnam War, Vietnam has taken great strides in reconstruction and rebuilding and is a promising Socialist state to this day. I'd certainly feel much safer living there than in the US.

 

[ShadowOne333]

Ah so the Reps are playing the Dems "cancel culture" game.
Interesting how the Dems cancellations have been backfiring on their asses lol

 

[WD_GASTER2]

So just because a few of us wave a flag that once had some sort of tie to slavery, we're all racist?

you know i hardly get involved in politics anymore but i am gonna take a neutral stance for all you chickledees and educate you all with an interesting fun fact.

The confederate flag that most people are complaining about having taken away from them is this one (I am not saying specifically you btw, just a lot of people in general. picture courtesy of wikipedia):

interestingly, that flag is NOT the original confederate flag. This one began being used mostly as a kneejerk reaction by some folks due to the civil rights movement in the 60's.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_display_of_the_Confederate_battle_flag

interestingly enough most folks dont even know the original confederate flag looks like:

there is a second one created that does contain a partial image of the flag on top but its mostly white:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flags_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America

just figured i educated folks before they continue their passionate debate.



as for me, there is only one flag that i love and its this one:

as for the whole "one party was racist i want it cancelled" demographics have shifted and while neither party is innocent, the whole debacle is ridiculous.

 

[Hanafuda]

the whole debacle is ridiculous.

The left seems to have no sense of humor whatsoever, but believe it or not "the whole debacle is ridiculous" was exactly Gohmert's point in proposing that the Democratic Party should be abolished. He's just taking the left's arguments for vilifying the USA and filling in blanks with different words.This is 2020, not 1619 or 1860 or whatever other year the little Marxists want to whine about (without knowing much of a fucking thing about actual history).

 

[WD_GASTER2]

The left seems to have no sense of humor whatsoever, but believe it or not "the whole debacle is ridiculous" was exactly Gohmert's point in proposing that the Democratic Party should be abolished. He's just taking the left's arguments for vilifying the USA and filling in blanks with different words.This is 2020, not 1619 or 1860 or whatever other year the little Marxists want to whine about (without knowing much of a fucking thing about actual history).

thats nice but you know what would be better?
if Gohmert was doing something of substance in the middle of a pandemic instead of whinning about the culture war.
you mark my words, with the current unemployment rate and healthcare issues looming in the country, no normal voter (outside of those that eat sleep and breathe politics) can give 2 chili dogs about a rep making a grandstanding to trigger "little marxists" or whatever people want to call them. Leaning into culture war stuff in the upcoming election is going to be a losing strategy (dont try to get smart either, this goes for republicans and democrats alike).
there is a bunch of people that have been behind their rent since april-may.
there is people getting charged 30k+ for their hospital stays due to covid

current unemployment rate is 11.1..
the unemployment rate when bush was landslided in 2008 was 10 percent or so.

i mean politicians can feel free to do as they wish but there is gonna be a large pissed off voting block in november.

 

[Hanafuda]

thats nice but you know what would be better?
if Gohmert was doing something of substance in the middle of a pandemic instead of whinning about the culture war.

You're just going off topic.

Besides, nothing gets done in the House unless the Democrats want it done. There really isn't anything "of substance" as a politician that Gohmert can even do vis a vis the "pandemic", except maybe some local assistance for his constituents. And this 'reading into the record' goes on all day every day in Congress ... there's no exceptional waste of time being committed here, just the same old waste of time they all do.

 

[WD_GASTER2]

You're just going off topic.

I do not see what is so offtopic about me saying that a politician should be doing his job instead of the silly little stunt he just pulled which is the title of the topic of the thread.

as for your follow up statement, you have some low expectations of your elected officials. Even the ones that seem to align more with your interests. that is your perogative and your view of how business should be. I disagree

Either way. im off the thread. I came here to educate people on a minor detail. most discussions tend to go in circles in this section of the forum

 

[CallmeBerto]

I'm glad to see that my tax dollars are going towards something so important unlikely the unemployment rate.

Wow so much win.

 

[Shadow#1]

Just because the police are there is no reason for anybody to go into a destructive rage. Who goes out a protests something for 60 days. These people are out there for one reason only, and it's not for George Floyd.

Who r u to determine what they out there for?

 

[KingVamp]

You are right, this isn't the past. Let's join the other 1st World countries and do Universal Healthcare.

Random Guy: Communism! Socialism!

 

[UltraSUPRA]

You are right, this isn't the past. Let's join the other 1st World countries and do Universal Healthcare.

Random Guy: Communism! Socialism!

Labor isn't free.

 

[Seliph]

Labor isn't free.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_theory_of_value

No one is disputing that fact.

 

[Shadow#1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_theory_of_value

No one is disputing that fact.

What the uneducated non thinker is saying is if we have universal healthcare that means the workers have to work for free and that's not the truth

 

[UltraSUPRA]

What the uneducated non thinker is saying is if we have universal healthcare that means the workers have to work for free and that's not the truth

It'd increase our taxes out the wazoo. Taxes should be reduced, to as little as possible.

 

[Shadow#1]

It'd increase our taxes out the wazoo. Taxes should be reduced, to as little as possible.

We need more taxes