American Politics

[Elvis 2008]

Well let's try to recap what the COVID-denier wackos were saying. COVID wasn't dangerous for the young and healthy, COVID could be tacked by Vit the and Ivermectin. Lockdowns would be ineffective and cause huge social and economic problems down the road, there was no data to support mask wearing, natural immunity was equal or better than vax induced immunity, there is a very real chance that COVID came from a lab, the medical dangers of the vax are being suppressed, Big Pharma was a corrupt industry that was trying to line its pockets at the expense of the people.

Can you add to thiis list of banned topics that have now been obviously proven beyond doubt to be wacko conspiracy ideas?

Social distancing is a noneffective farce. Hand sanitizer does nothing because the virus is airborne. Travel bans are ridiculous, ineffective, and cost countries huge amounts of money. The vaccine causes problems with the cycle of women. Noncompliance was not the reason lockdowns did not work. Having kids learn remotely was going to hurt their education. Ivermectin and hydroxycholoroquine are not dangerous. I am sure there are more I am missing because we were bombarded with bullshit for 2 years.

I understand that government was scared and did not what they were doing, but they acted with such certainty that they did. How long did it take to figure out hand sanitizers and social distancing did not work? 2 years? Really?

I compare it to the NFL that was so much more rational with regards to what they were doing. They kept playing and they kept going. The NFL did not shut down. I trusted their data more than the government's. They were a winner and so were you TK. You did not let Covid ruin your life.

[Vagabundo1]

Agreed. You are on target.

This is a video that is banned in YT. We are still not allowed to question the efficcy of the vaxes, even though the evidence is perfectly clear that they cause more medical issues than they solve:
https://rumble.com/v28vt2s-uncensore...-malhotra.html

Here is a video that demonstrates the efficacy of Vit D to prevent and treat COVID. The owner is not allowed to discuss his thoughts during the video otherwise it will be blocked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5MqkbFt2sU

This is the world we now live in. A world that is 100% corrupt in the West. We are not allowed to think or hear different thoughts than the narrative that they want to sell us. And I DO mean SELL. That is ALL this is about.

[EihTooms]

LOL. Aren't you a landlord? And you do not believe in private property? You just described the USSR. What you meant to say is Democrats like you have private property rights but Republicans should not have them.

And you live in Thailand not the USA right when you are posting this?

It is pretty clear you do not know the history of the USA with regards to money. For most of its existence, in the USA, there was no such thing as "our money".

Every society invents and owns its money. Yes, even in Thailand. Individuals do not. Even gold has value solely because certain societies want it to have value. The fact the you really, really want your gold to have value is irrelevant.

At what point in the history of the USA was its currency private property, the "owner" of which could do anything he wanted with it and the government had no say in determining its value, blocking access to it, removal or transferal of it? Enlighten us.

Even holding the deed to land guarantees you nothing if society decides that would be a perfect location for a highway. Then the money they might give you in exchange for that can be rendered worthless with the stroke of society's pen.

Will you be bartering with beaver pelts and corn from now on?

[Vagabundo1]

George Santos.

Any opinions?

https://twitter.com/jasonselvig/stat...RQiDD6fTSLHjVw

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

Legal issues.

Brazilian check fraud charges.

After obtaining his high school equivalency diploma, Santos spent time in Brazil. In 2008, he forged checks, stolen from a man his mother was caring for, to buy are $1,313 (about US $700) worth of clothing. When writing the checks, Santos presented identification bearing his photo but the check owner's name. The store owner became suspicious when the signatures on two checks did not match. Santos later admitted to the theft in a message to the store clerk on Orkut and confessed to police before he was charged with check fraud in 2010. The case was archived by a Brazilian court in 2013 because authorities there were unable to locate Santos. After the Brazilian charges became widely known in December 2022, Santos said, "I am not a criminal here – not here or in Brazil or any jurisdiction in the world. ".

In January 2023, Rio de Janeiro prosecutors announced that they would revive the fraud charges because Santos's whereabouts had become known.

[PVMonger]

Great! You accept I am correct. No need for the rest of the wrongheaded leftist cope bilge you spewed afterward.

What you call "bilge" is what Donnie the Dumbass calls "fake news". It is only "bilge" because it goes against your fucked up worldview that all people of color are "bad" and that only "heritage Americans" (I. E. WASPs) ought to live in the USA.

The followinbg tells us everything we need to know: "Asked if there is "a problem with systemic racism in America," nearly every demographic group says yes more often than not: Democrats (by a 63-point margin), Black Americans (by a 61-point margin), adults under 30 (by a 28-point margin), independents (by a 26-point margin) and even white Americans (by a 13-point margin). Overall, far more Americans say yes, the USA Has a problem with systemic racism (54%) than say no, it does not (30%.

The only groups that say no more often than not are on the right: Republicans (by a 15-point margin) and Trump voters (by a 33-point margin)." https://news.yahoo.com/new-poll-show...222030915.html.

Of course, the morons will say "fake news".

[JustTK]

he traveled to Colombia with Covid and spread it, he insisted the vaccine was still 95% effective.

When it hadn't even been tested for reduction on transmission.

Just recently he said that I was a buyer of Covid conspiracy theories. Outside of the vaccine containing a computer chip, which I did not believe, can you think of any so called Covid conspiracy theories that were not true? Because I cannot.

Well let's try to recap what the COVID-denier wackos were saying. COVID wasn't dangerous for the young and healthy, COVID could be tacked by Vit the and Ivermectin. Lockdowns would be ineffective and cause huge social and economic problems down the road, there was no data to support mask wearing, natural immunity was equal or better than vax induced immunity, there is a very real chance that COVID came from a lab, the medical dangers of the vax are being suppressed, Big Pharma was a corrupt industry that was trying to line its pockets at the expense of the people.

Can you add to thiis list of banned topics that have now been obviously proven beyond doubt to be wacko conspiracy ideas?

[Tiny 12]

And if it's not about race, why is the illiteracy rate in New York state twice that of next door Vermont? NY is richer, and pours vast amounts of money into schools.

Because that's what Democrats do, throw lots of money around with no accountability. I'm referring to the Democratic politicians and Democratic school boards, not esteemed ISG board members. The Democrats here are responsible when they're spending their own money, based on their reviews that I've come across.

Seriously, great point. If you sort the table here in reverse order by "foreign populaton %" you'll see four of the five states with the highest % of immigrants, including New York, are all on Spidy's list of the ten most illiterate states:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ant_population

I suspect what's happening in New York is similar to what's happening where I live. A lot of people don't speak English well.

Finally, how long are we going to whine about "muh slavery"? I'm of British origin, and my people were slaves too. First of the Roman Empire and then the Barbary pirates. Gibsmedat reparations, yo!

You might find this enlightening:

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-t...nt-population/

Blacks who've immigrated to the USA in recent times are more likely to be married, have a college degree, make more money, and are less likely to live in poverty compared to blacks born in America. In fact, by those criteria, they match up closer to the population as a whole than blacks born in America. Sounding like a broken record, I believe this is more evidence of the legacy of slavery.

That said, this talk about reparations of $200,000 per person is lunacy. Or any reparations for what happened over 100 years ago, unless of course they are paid for by the Democratic National Committee in view of the Democratic Party's role in all this.

Anyway, as you can see from the graphs, the correlation is near-perfect. My points are supported by empirical reality as always.

Well, it's a lot better than Spidy's imaginary correlation.

[Elvis 2008]

BTW, who told you the money minted, printed, valued and deemed legal or not by any society is "your" money instead of "our" money to do with whatever the majority decides is best for "us"?

LOL. Aren't you a landlord? And you do not believe in private property? You just described the USSR. What you meant to say is Democrats like you have private property rights but Republicans should not have them.

Or you are welcome to leave the society and start your own somewhere else.

And you live in Thailand not the USA right when you are posting this?

It is pretty clear you do not know the history of the USA with regards to money. For most of its existence, in the USA, there was no such thing as "our money".

[Elvis 2008]

I brought it up to reflect once again on how the minority was smeered by the majority brainwashed as being immoral and anti-science. When it was the majority that had swallowed lies as science.

TK, as you know JJBee and I have had a feud with Covid for years. He took on the Democratic douche position so much so that when he traveled to Colombia with Covid and spread it, he insisted the vaccine was still 95% effective so you Republicans do not get any ideas that the vaccine does not work. Spreading Covid in Colombia was a secondary concern of his.

We have not made fun of the dumb Dems here for staying locked up and covered in bee keeper suits for 2 years (I am exaggerating) but maybe we should. As I said with JJbee, while he and the Dems were buying the government's BS, I read how to lower risk myself and used Covid to have the time of my life staying in resorts for dirt cheap, flying for next to nothing, and enjoying traffic free roads.

Just recently he said that I was a buyer of Covid conspiracy theories. Outside of the vaccine containing a computer chip, which I did not believe, can you think of any so called Covid conspiracy theories that were not true? Because I cannot.

[Chris P]

Chris, Yes it looks like the illiteracy rate is higher in border states, and those states in the south that suffer the legacy of slavery and segregation, as a result of over 100 years of misrule at the hands of the Democratic Party.

It's not necessarily all about race. The metropolitan area where I live has the highest per capita personal income in the USA. Our literacy rate may not be the best around, as we have a lot of native Spanish speakers, but the schools are good, and the city government and services are excellent. More Hispanics than whites live here, and a majority of the population is people of color.

What's the secret of our success? We prefer hard work to sucking off the government tit. The margin of victory for Republican candidates in contested elections is typically around 60%.

First of all, this shows yet again what a disaster mass third world immigration has been. Millions of below-average dregs of third world Latin American countries have poured into mostly border states, with the results that we can see.

And if it's not about race, why is the illiteracy rate in New York state twice that of next door Vermont? NY is richer, and pours vast amounts of money into schools.

Finally, how long are we going to whine about "muh slavery"? I'm of British origin, and my people were slaves too. First of the Roman Empire and then the Barbary pirates. Gibsmedat reparations, yo!

Anyway, as you can see from the graphs, the correlation is near-perfect. My points are supported by empirical reality as always.

[Chris P]

The only correlation is in your mind. Clearly two of the top three most so-called illiterate states are blue. And four of the top seven. Calling New Mexico and Nevada swing states is ridiculous. They went blue a long time ago.

Youre cherry picking by looking at the top 20. Well, nine of the 20 most illiterate states (including DC) went for Biden and eleven for Trump. If you extend the list to the top 22 states. eleven went for each.

What is this, some kind of Orwellian exercise in double think?

We should thank Spidy for giving us all a wonderful example in real time of the leftist cognitive dissonance that prevents them from accepting empirical factual reality if it contradicts their woke Agenda.

Thanks, Spidy!

[Chris P]

says that black folks are more illiterate than white folks. This is, of course, true

Great! You accept I am correct. No need for the rest of the wrongheaded leftist cope bilge you spewed afterward.

[Tiny 12]

black folks are more illiterate than white folks. This is, of course, true because black school districts are mostly poor and white school districts are mostly "richer". Since many states fund public schools through property taxes, areas that have more expensive homes pay more in property taxes but have better quality schools. ""So long as we link opportunity to gerrymandered borders and school funding to local wealth, we will never have a fair education system," Sibilia says. "The wrenching reality is that, from any angle, America is investing billions more in the future of white children. "

The same report where the above quotation was derived also gave examples like: "Arizona and Oklahoma again were the biggest offenders, with nonwhite school districts in Arizona receiving 46 percent, or $7,600, less per student, and 30 percent, or $3,600, less in per-student funding in Oklahoma.

Researchers at EdBuild went a step further, comparing poor nonwhite school districts to poor white school districts. They found that on average, the poor nonwhite school districts received 11 percent less funding per student, or $1,500 a finding that Sibilia says hammers home the deep roots of racial inequity in education funding."

Except for calling Chris a bigot, you have a good point, that improving education for poor children is something we need to work on. Money's not the only answer. New York spends $24,500 per year for kids in grades K-12, the most in the USA, and is still on Spidy's top 10 "most illiterate" list. Here in Texas the wealthier school districts have to send money to the state, which redistributes the money to the poorer school districts. Maybe places like Arizona and Oklahoma would benefit from a system like ours.

School choice, vouchers to pay for private schools, charter schools, and emphasizing what's best for the students over what's best for the leaders of the teachers' unions are all steps that would improve education. Unfortunately the Democratic Party doesn't like any of these ideas, because it's been paid off by the teachers' unions.

[PVMonger]

Seems the colors that make a difference aren't blue and red.

The bigot says that black folks are more illiterate than white folks. This is, of course, true because black school districts are mostly poor and white school districts are mostly "richer". Since many states fund public schools through property taxes, areas that have more expensive homes pay more in property taxes but have better quality schools. ""So long as we link opportunity to gerrymandered borders and school funding to local wealth, we will never have a fair education system," Sibilia says. "The wrenching reality is that, from any angle, America is investing billions more in the future of white children. "

The same report where the above quotation was derived also gave examples like: "Arizona and Oklahoma again were the biggest offenders, with nonwhite school districts in Arizona receiving 46 percent, or $7,600, less per student, and 30 percent, or $3,600, less in per-student funding in Oklahoma.

Researchers at EdBuild went a step further, comparing poor nonwhite school districts to poor white school districts. They found that on average, the poor nonwhite school districts received 11 percent less funding per student, or $1,500 – a finding that Sibilia says hammers home the deep roots of racial inequity in education funding."

But sure, let's blame everything on black folks 'cause everything is their fault. Sheesh.

[JustTK]

This is a video that is banned in YT. We are still not allowed to question the efficcy of the vaxes, even though the evidence is perfectly clear that they cause more medical issues than they solve:
https://rumble.com/v28vt2s-uncensore...-malhotra.html

Here is a video that demonstrates the efficacy of Vit D to prevent and treat COVID. The owner is not allowed to discuss his thoughts during the video otherwise it will be blocked:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5MqkbFt2sU

This is the world we now live in. A world that is 100% corrupt in the West. We are not allowed to think or hear different thoughts than the narrative that they want to sell us. And I DO mean SELL. That is ALL this is about.