You don't agree with me, you're gone... cancel culture

Cancel culture means you might face consequences for using hate speech, being a perv, making racist jokes

"Cancel culture", the act of publicly shaming someone and actively "outing" someone's activities/beliefs/etc. to their employer/families/friends in an attempt to get them fired/divorced/unfriended is widely-known among certain groups of people - mainly internet trolls, IMO. I think it's becoming more widely known, because I heard a short story about it on _Marketplace_ on NPR/APM. I don't know if they use it on FOX, because I don't watch that POS propaganda generator.

Thanks everyone. Yes, I have heard it crop up more lately. I just wonder if the average Republican would be familar with it. Maybe they are.

I think it's a dumb term and they just want to be racist, homophobic, xenophobic, sexist, etc. without any consequences and they accuse us of the very things they do - trying to control people, our beliefs & thoughts, etc.

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Huh? Good to know.

Cissie Graham is trying to hang a HALO over Trumps head ~ not mentioning that Trump was such a good friend of Epstien's she's an idiot .

Justin Beach, a Toronto-based freelance writer and political activist on cancel culture:

"Cancel culture has been around forever and conservatives used to love it. How many people lost their jobs or were denied employment because they were gay? How many people were disowned by their parents because they were gay or trans or because they chose a partner who was a different race, ethnicity or religion? How many people saw their careers ruined because of some (according to puritanical religious groups) moral failing, or because Joseph McCarthy decided they were commies. Conservatives LOVE cancel culture, they’re just pissed because morality has shifted and they don’t get to decide who gets canceled anymore. If you need proof just look at all the individuals and groups they’ve tried and failed to cancel in recent years - from Dolly Parton, Collin Kaepernick and the Dixie Chicks to Nike, the NFL, Disney and Nascar."

Odd thing: Melania, in referring to her "truth-telling " husband, forgot to mention all those times he cheated on her and lied about it.

Or maybe, each time he cheated, he came home and said "Honey, I just cheated on you." and that made him a "truth-teller" and it was all ok.

Just goes to show you: If you lie and cheat often enough, it gets hard to keep track.

If I was Melania, I'd be cheating like crazy. I mean, why not.

Trump trailing Biden in key swing states: poll...
 

August 26, 2020, 5:04 AM PDT....


While the president is trailing Biden in key swing states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, polling appears to be showing a tightening in those states also.


https://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/wa...ll-90657349597

Is it any surprise that "folks" are being shit-scared if they are predisposed to being shit scared? To Trump this is 20 cans of Red Bull downed in 30 seconds.

Time for the Democratic party and local communities to step up forcefully, use their connections in the affected communities to marshal and organize the protests and use their own "vigilantes" to stop the vandalism. The grievances are very real but the response can be so very self defeating...time to harness response, not to deny grievance but to turn the anger into a productive force.

And Biden HAS to be up front on this...not just seen to be shaking his head in sad dismay.

Advice from a nice older white woman in Canada who thinks the police are there to help her cross the street.

Yes, exactly. As I said earlier, they accuse us of what they do and have done for a very long time. The Republican party is not the party of freedom. It is the party of intolerance.

****** wait for the debate between Donny Dolly Hands and Biden *****
then you will see Biden's strength ~ it is NOT over by far. the fact that all trump has going for him is his ignorant children proves who he really is. There is no sense for Biden to turn the convention into a verbal bashing ~ that's Trump's style. Biden knows how to deal with this bully. Silence is GOLDEN. just my personal opinion. :)))

i completely agree wih you! I can't wait to see them side by side so that people can see the stark difference between the two men and candidates. I think Biden will project strength and confidence and eat Trump for lunch. He will stay focused while Trump will be trying to play games and distract Biden but Joe won't fall for it.

Jill Biden was on MSNBC on the night befoe Biden gave his big speech. One thing she said that stood out to me is that he is feeling confident and will be a very confident president.

I hope you're right! I thought Hilary Clinton did an excellent job in her debates with that MF, and that the way he loomed and tried to physically intimidate her must have looked super creepy to all the women voters. Not to mention that he sounded exactly like the idiot that he is and was. I assumed she had it in the bag....

Thanks to Stephen Colbert Late Show....

I completely understand. I felt the exact same way you did about Clinton and Trump.

There are several things this time that are different. Mainly, people now have seen Trump's job performance and Biden doesn't have to deal with the massive and disgusting sexism that Clinton did along with the 40-year hit job on her.

I am confident but not taking anything for granted. I will be voting as early as possible - the beginning of October.

Hoorah, for Kamala Harris. She's got it right. Here is a link to the news report about the speech she will give tonight, ahead of the last day of the GOP Liars Convention.

And I quote Harris: "You see, at its most basic level, [TP] doesnt understand the Presidency. He thinks it's all about him. Well, it's not. It's about you," -- Kamala Harris.

Link to story below:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/kama...ve_twopack_hed

Last night of the RNC........
 

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Thank god it's just about over!

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^ 5 on that homoe ~ how dare he take up good TV time lol :hamactor::hamactor::hamactor:

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Fox News’ Chris Wallace Trashes Trump’s ‘Surprisingly Flat’ RNC Speech Wallace and analyst Brit Hume said the president’s hour-plus speech went on far too long.

Wallace also called out the event’s failure to follow coronavirus safety guidelines. “The fact that there were 2,000 people in close quarters, on the South Lawn there with seemingly very few with masks, no social distancing, ignoring all of the public health recommendations,” he said.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chris...b697186e338947

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lordy their an ugly bunch

Leonard Cohen's Estate refused to grant the RNC permission to use his song "Hallelujah" at their convention. Trump used it anyway. And in the most disgusting way. Cohen's estate is exploring legal action but said they would have considered allowing Trump to use another award winning song of Leonard's "You Want It Darker". Now that would have been the perfect song. Should be Trump's theme song.

https://www.advocate.com/politics/20...use-hallelujah

No wonder that thing is going nuts today. 😂



Trump’s approval rating has dropped 5 points in two days according to the latest You Gov polls (RV).

August 26:
44% Approve
54% Disapprove

August 28:
39% Approve
60% Disapprove

OK. One more poll from today.
USC/Dornsife (LV)

Biden 54%
Trump 40%

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It does not appear the mandarin menace got a post convention bounce. Who would have thought bloviating about death and destruction was not the best strategy?

6 out of 10 Americans are sick of this shit! and 4 love the taste of it.

yahooooooo hooooooooooo lololol dance with me to a SOUL TRAIN THEME " DUMP THE TRUMP ohhhhh BABY DUMP THE TRUMP ~ ~ WAVE BYE BYE AH HUH WAVE BYE BYE "

Granted this was from 4 days ago, but if anything can convince you to get out and vote and that EVERY vote counts this should be it....:hangloose:

Too many shit eaters for comfort.
Too close. We need a decisive victory or I am afraid Trump and his people (and I use the term loosely) will find a way to steal the election.

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no no no no noooooooooo ** covers eyes ** NO ! :readfineprint: NO MORE TRUMP ~ this time they will catch him stealing the election ~ but he is trying so hard too ! << so sad thats what keeps him up at night ~ we all know it's not Melania ~ she gives him STANK FACE !!! lol

Debates!
 

Moderators for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential debates have been announced. I think it sounds pretty good. They each only have one moderator. I am not familiar with Steve Scully from C-SPAN but the others I am. Chris Wallace is from FOX but tends to ask tough questions. I can't wait!

Presidential Debates

September 29, Chris Wallace - Fox
October 15 (townhall-style) - Steve Scully - C-SPAN
October 22 - Kristen Welker - NBC

Vice Presidential Debate

October 7 - Susan Page - USA Today

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaig...ential-debates

I'm a Canadian and I guess it doesn't matter...but SHIT, can't the Democrats even rouse anyone who's got nothing to fucking lose.. like me ?????

If you can't win this election, you don't deserve to govern.

Who the Hell is running your election campaign???? I'm a little old lesbo in Canada and I could do a a fucking better job.

Stop wth the gentle , kind, we are there for you bs and BE THERE. Stop with those "Yes, the Reps. are right but here are the details you should understand" bs . People don't read or listen to sentence #2... you're dead before the end of sentence 2.

[B]Someone needs to put Biden on ice until the election is over and then defrost him in time to take office .

Until then, let the Dem dogs loose so they can rip the throat out of that hateful demagogue. This is no time to be "nice"... You'll have another 20-30 years to be "nice"... by then, you'll have figured out that supporting Fascists sucked the life out of you and left nothing except benefit for those who never gave a moment of care for foolish, sucker, stupid, you.

Our country's governing and elected officials have always been and most likely will continue to be, corrupt. This administration though, has turned our thinly veiled democracy into a mockery and circus. It's despicable at best. The only hope is that we can find some semblance of what was once known as normalcy and try to get back to the business of living the "American Dream". For giggles sake, has anyone here ever actually found that dream to be a reality? I'm just looking forward to the day when I don't have to see, hear or read a trump name anywhere in my world.

Postnote: The flipside of all this absurdity is the civil unrest and hopeful subsequent change that seems all to near, to clean up this country's shameful stain of hatred and racism. And much to trump's chagrin, that will ultimately be his legacy.

I guess you missed Biden's speech in Pittsburgh the other day where he completely shredded Trump. The campaign is doing just fine in my opinion.

That being the case, why is it that thousands of people, like me, never heard it....and it's not like i'm not trying to hear him.

It's there, but he just can't seem to punch through the fog...so find him someone who can help him do that....That's the job at hand. Someone who can take off the quilted cotton housecoat.

Well, Trump does tend to gobble up much more of the airwaves but I don't see how it's helping him. Yesterday he denied having a series of mini-strokes when no one said that he did and that Biden is being controlled by people in the dark shadows. Um okay.

Today Biden gave a speech where he ripped Trump over his handling of the coronavirus and tomorrow he is visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin. After this Labor Day weekend, he will be traveling more.

The Biden-Harris campaign brought in a staggering $365 million in August. Trump's latest is $165 million in July. The previous one month record was $193 million in 2008 by Barack Obama. People have really been donating a lot ever since Kamala Harris joined the ticket.

HIs national lead is still about the same but some of the swing states appear to be tightening. I'm glad he will be visiting swing states after Labor Day. I also very much look forward to the debates.

Firefighters for Biden! .... and there is a reason!

The Democrats need to take some of that money and get more air time and social media time for Biden and Harris. It doesn't feel like their message is getting out there.

I think political donations should be illegal ~ TV debates should be free ty Neilson ratings ~ Trump doesn't say HOW he is going to do anything but promote hate, anger and division. Biden is going to win ~ like Biden's speech in Pittsburg, Penn. "silent storm " he is a man with class, not a street bully. be quiet and you will hear him.

Yes, this.

This tweet went out from Joe Biden five hours ago:
"Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos are the worst possible people to lead our nation's schools through this pandemic."

I'm no politician or political insider, but I could write more exciting tweets than this.
So can Donald Trump - and that's why he gets re-tweeted and reported on the news all the time.

For starters:

Our nation's SCHOOLS need Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to lead them through this pandemic

Donald Trump's pick Betsy DeVos has NO BACKGROUND in Education, but they think they can get our schools through this pandemic? No Way!

We need smart leaders like JOE BIDEN and KAMALA HARRIS who believe in SCIENCE to get us through this pandemic

Okay that last one is like preaching to the choir, but still.

And, no periods at the end of tweets! Keep up with the technology and the times!

Biden gave an entire speech today on trump’s handling of the Coronavirus and the relationship to schools being able to open safely. He gave a very strong speech on Monday about trump being the one fueling violence. They were both great speeches. He has been very crisp and forceful.


No one is perfect and things can always be improved (although I never want Biden to start tweeting like trump).

I find all the negativity about Biden here to be not accurate or useful in getting people motivated to vote. Fortunately I do have other places that I discuss politics as well.

Trump Encourages Voters To Break The Law

The BBC Radio World Service News

Trump has encouraged voters in NC to attempt to cast their ballots twice - once by mail and once in person to "test" the electoral system. He does not like that so many people can vote by postal mail.

Voting twice in a U.S. election is illegal.

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What about a candidate encouraging crowds of voters to vote twice - shouldn't that be illegal too???