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Gandalfish

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  1. Sorry, let me keep the the thread's form. Ehem... You're a pussy, or a commie, or a fascist. Probably all three.
  2. A Comprehensive List of my Fears/Anxieties Regarding Trump 2.0: These are organized based on my estimation of their probability. Foreign Policy - I fundamentally disagree with Trump on most all foreign policy issues, the chances of me being disappointed by the next 4 years of foreign policy are near 100%. (I will give credit to Trump for not being a Neocon war hawk) Ukraine - Ukraine will not exist as an independent country by 2026. Their only chance is Europe stepping up big, on their own. (98%) NATO - I don't think he could manage to withdraw us from NATO, but it's possible. I'm more concerned with just a general sabotaging of the alliance with the way he treats our democratic allies. (weakening NATO 95%, leaving NATO 10%) Authoritarians - Trump has well established his respect for leaders such as Putin, Orbán & Kim Jong Un. The US cozying to these regimes is bad news for the world (95%) Taiwan - As commander if chief, I don't see Trump deciding to support Taiwan if it came to invasion. I suspect there is a good chance this remains untested, as I'm not sure China has the stomach for that right now. (40%) The Middle East - I see Trump as a bit of a wild card here. This is a mess, and no president has ever done that great of a job with it. I just don't trust Trump's judgment. (I think there is a 90% chance he will really annoy me with his policy, and a 30% he really fucks something up) Climate Change - Donald Trump isn't responsible for Climate change, but he sure as hell isn't going to help matters. He's promising to get rid of climate regulations and I believe him. (99.9%) Racism - Trump's language encourages and empowers the worst racists in the country. If we've made 10 steps forward on the issues of racism in this country since the 1950's, prepare to take a few back. (99%) Economic Policy - Trump has never seemed super key on cutting benefits (unlike many of his Republican brethren) But he does love cutting taxes, most of those benefits will go the wealthy. (The chances of his annoying me with his Economic policy in some small/medium way are 95%) The Tariffs - He has said he will do this. Will he? Who knows. It's bad policy that will disproportionately affect the poorest Americans, and poorest people in general, globally. I'm not exactly a doomsayer on Tariffs. The entire Global Economy is a pretty resilient creature, it will bounce back. My point is, why shock it with bad policy? (This is hard to call, I say it has a 75% of happening in one form or another - probably smaller than feared) Mass deportations - He has said he will do this. Will he? Who knows. This would be a lot more difficult to actually pull off. I'm obviously against it from a humanitarian standpoint. However, I'm putting it in the economic policy category because if you actually managed to Deport 18 million people who are all either desperately seeking work, or working their asses of and spending nearly every penny they make on food, shelter and necessities, it would be disastrous for the US economy. Again, the US economy is pretty resilient, but why enact terrible policy and make everyone's lives worse? (Odds at 40%) Revenge Tour - He has issued lots of vague (some less vague) threats against various people or groups that have wronged him in some way over the years. There has been ominous talk about the "enemy within". He certainly has the power to "weaponize" the justice department. If you think the Justice department has already been "weaponized", does that make it ok? I think a lot of Democrats really go off the rails with this category of fears (Don't take that as an attack, your fears are valid). I suspect that the odds of some of this happening are near 100%. The question is the degree. I just don't think it will rise to the level many Democrats fear. Degradation of democracy - This is a man that actively fought the results of the 2020 election, has continued to call it stolen despite not having any credible evidence to support it. It's a mantra, a dogma. This is man that frequently makes a lot of "jokes" and cute comments about being a dictator or running for third terms. I personally liken his re-election to smearing shit on the face of democracy. It's extremely unpleasant, not good for you, but you'll likely survive and really just need to take a bath. Further corruption of the judicial system - They will continue to place extremely partisan judges, and I don't just mean conservative, I mean people that will "play ball" for Trump, and give him what he wants. Members of the cult of personality. It's possible a supreme court spot could open up, but not super likely they would be replacing a liberal justice. (100%) Gerrymandering - This is a fundamental flaw in our democracy. Both sides have taken advantage of it. I'd argue Republicans have used it more effectively in recent history. It is wrong for the party in power to manipulate how elections are done in order to maximize/extend their power. It will be full speed ahead again. (100%) Voter suppression - This can take all kinds of forms, some overt, most more subtle. (Subtle, less dramatic forms 100%. Extreme, overt suppression 25%) Actual structural changes to our government - This could take the form of passing anti-democratic laws, or executive order power-grabs that go uncontested by a Republican congress. The purpose of these would be to solidify Republican control of the government to be permanent. (10%) Boldly become a dictator - In this scenario, the US either no longer has elections or some kind of sham/one-party elections like Russia. I certainly understand why Democrats fear this. I think it's probably overblown. (1%)\ Anyway, that is the sum of my fears. It's not pretty, I'm not happy about it, but life goes on. I have shit to do.
  3. Yeah, and we might have as many as Eight games left to play. (Ideally 7 🤘) There is still a lot of season left.
  4. UF 10 UT 45 UF yards = 229 I expect Quinn to have one of his better games of the season, putting the injury in the rear view and gaining some much needed confidence. I expect we'll see Arch some after the game gets out of hand.
  5. You’re pissed off, and with good reason. But it’s not my fault. So back the fuck off.
  6. Democracy was never meant to be quick, lean, and efficient. It's meant to be relatively fair, safe, and help people feel like they have agency. The absolute best government would be an objectively benevolent dictator. This is a highly theoretical concept that is great while it lasts, but how do you keep it? The dictator's kid will likely be a schmuck.
  7. I totally agree with you that Trump is the symptom of our democracy failing, not the cause of it. I suspect he will hasten it but only time will tell. I disagree on your time frame, but that is just a gut feeling, I'm not a fortune teller. The root of the problem is the fabric of our society is coming apart. Hell there are tons of angry liberals in this thread that are basically saying "America is too stupid for democracy" -- This is an extremely undemocratic (small d) opinion!
  8. When you are the most powerful single human being on the planet, what you say actually does matter a whole hell of a lot. Whether he means it or not, his words have consequences.
  9. Extremely small dick energy.
  10. Trump literally says all the time that he doesn't accept election results as legitimate unless he wins them That isn't democracy. Maybe he won't be able to tear it all down, but he literally has stated on many occasions he wants to.
  11. But yeah, it took real guts to predict that the "Jaguars Eating Faces Party" might you know, eat some faces if put back into power.
  12. And now we get to see who was right over the next four years.
  13. Exactly. and a Republican would feel the opposite way about it. and our society doesn't have the capability to be civil about these differences anymore.
  14. Why are you forming a circular firing squad? I would fucking love it if he did a great job. It would be good for the country, and the world. But why would any of us think a morally bankrupt snake-oil salesman is capable of that, especially a day after he won the fucking election? Also, there is all that stuff he says he wants to do that sounds fucking terrible and damaging. Democrats and Republicans want DIFFERENT THINGS. They have different ideas about what a "great job" would even mean.
  15. No amount of posts like this, safely, anonymously, miles away from those you are trolling, will make your tiny dick grow one millimeter longer.
  16. I'm sorry about your small dick.
  17. Someone ban this toxic miserable human.
  18. Fantasy response: On Wednesday, lame duck president Joe Biden announces a no fly zone over ALL of Ukraine. Fuck around and find out.
  19. I suggest a Five Point Plan to settle this disagreement once and for all. 1. We watch the Texas vs. Florida game. Sum Ewers QBR +10 for a team win -10 for a team loss. 2. We watch the Texas vs. Arkansas game. Sum Ewers QBR +10 for a team win -10 for a team loss. 3. We watch the Texas vs. Kentucky game. Sum Ewers QBR +10 for a team win -10 for a team loss. 4. We watch the Texas vs. Aggy game. Sum Ewers QBR +10 for a team win -10 for a team loss. 5. We watch the next Texas game of the season (Bowl game, SEC Championship, or First round playoff). Sum Ewers QBR +10 for a team win -10 for a team loss -30 if this is a bowl game +10 if it's the SEC championship. Then we find the average of these five sums. This gives us his measure on the ULTIMATE SCALE OF PUSSYTUDE/BOSSNESS (working title...in process) 0-65.0 : THE ULTIMATE PUSSY : Sorry Quinn, you are officially and forever a Huge Pussy 65-75 : PRETTY MUCH A PUSSY : Quinn, you had so much potential but you ended up playing like a Pussy for us. There might be hope for you in the future though. 75-85 : KIND OF A PUSSY : Quinn, we would have had a real shot this season if you didn't play like a pussy one too many times. Good luck in the NFL though bro. 85-95 : MOST LIKELY NOT A PUSSY : Quinn did enough to win, but could he have done more? (I admit if we end up here the argument will go on. I'll take my chances) 95-100 : DEFINITELY NOT A PUSSY : You can say what you want about Quinn Ewers, but he ain't no pussy. 100+ : DUDE IS A BOSS : It turns out you guys have just been haters the whole time. Potential Longhorn Legend. (This is all completely arbitrary and not based on any kind of science or intelligence) May the testes be with you, Quinn.
  20. It seems to be blocking the video here, but you can still follow the link and watch some nice highlights of Bijan's 145 yard day in week 9.
  21. This is my map on the eve of the election. I'm putting my heart on the line and daring to hope.
  22. Ain't nobody knows shit about fuck all.
  23. I don't know if he did it on purpose, but that could certainly be an effect. 🙏
  24. Are we even watching the same video? I’m not going to change your mind, but I think most people will feel he called Trump supporters garbage. At the least, it is not a crazy take and is not “made up by the stupid media”. if anything, we should be angry about the false equivalency of Trump saying 1000 awful/stupid things and Biden saying 1. “Oh look, they are the same.” 🤡
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