The Politics Megathread

[BestBoy]

@sterven Ya, wasn't familiar with him so I decided to check it out. Pretty disappointing.

 

[Halo]

Apparently, Trump was encouraging voting by dancing to YMCA.
YMCA...

And I thought AOC playing with Moist Critical was weird.

 

[blackyawgdom]

God this thread derailed faster then the average AMTRAK train >.>

 

[Vipergg78]

He was only pretending..... Right......

 

[Tamerlane]

politics are dumb and gay

Change my mind

 

[Richman]

@Tamerlane
Only if you do a Wall of Text.ñ

 

[bigtiddyoneesan]

@Tamerlane
no u

 

[Halo]

@Tamerlane

politics are dumb and gay

You don't have to say that just because Trump danced to YMCA, it's a great song 😒

 

[BestBoy]

I wonder who on Trump's team convinced him that The Village People, the famous gay icon, would resonate with his conservative, evangelical christian base?

 

[Chrona]

@BestBoy
The same one that made "I ain't no fortunate son" a Republican classic to be played at party conventions. Though even that doesn't compare, since YMCA literally stands for "Young Men's Christian Association", so what an average Christian hears and imagines when they listen to that song, and what an average gay hears when they listen to that song, are two different things.

 

[2SpiritCherokeePrincess]

Socialism: https://www.democracynow.org/2020/10/20/bolivia_2020_election_luis_arce
Anyone can be prejudiced, but racism requires power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOQ_9Y1W-yM&feature=emb_logo
Here's the dance if you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aJc10kbF7k&feature=emb_logo
Doesn't the wall make you feel safe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqXgO0MFbQ

 

[Teddy]

Spoiler

Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
Young man, there's a place you can go
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do what ever you feel
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams
But you got to know this one thing
No man does it all by himself
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf
And just go there, to the YMCA
I'm sure they can help you today
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
You can do what ever you feel
Young man, I was once in your shoes
I said, I was down and out with the blues
I felt no man cared if I were alive
I felt the whole world was so tight
That's when someone came up to me
And said, young man, take a walk up the street
There's a place there called the YMCA
They can start you back on your way
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
It's fun to stay at the YMCA
They have everything for you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
YMCA, it's fun to stay at the YMCA
Young man, young man, there's no need to feel down
Young man, young man, pick yourself off the ground
YMCA, it's fun to stay at the YMCA
Young man, young man, are you listening to me
Young man, young man, what do you wanna be?
YMCA, you'll find it at the YMCA
No man, young man, does it all by himself
Young man, young man, put your pride on the shelf
YMCA, and just go to the YMCA
Young man, young man I was once in your shoes
Young man, young man I was down with the blues, YMCA

Not sure about now in America, but it was known to be a very good organization for putting young men back on their feet

 

[Chrona]

@2SpiritCherokeePrincess

Doesn't the wall make you feel safe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqXgO0MFbQ

How could Mexicans be stealing pieces of a non-existent wall?

 

[BestBoy]

@Teddy It was also widely known as a spot to pick up guys. Had been since the early 1900's.

 

[2SpiritCherokeePrincess]

@Chrona Although walling the entire border is impossible there are isolated areas where some walls have been built. They aren't very effective, though. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dona...age-ladder-scaling_n_5e4775e5c5b64433c616a7d5

 

[Kanami-chan]

American identity politics lmao

 

[Chrona]

@2SpiritCherokeePrincess

Although walling the entire border is impossible there are isolated areas where some walls have been built. They aren't very effective, though

Wait, there are portions on the border that are physically impossible to build the wall on?

 

[BestBoy]

@Chrona There are areas where the terrain makes it too difficult to build anything.

 

[Halo]

I get it. You guys don't like American politics. Fine.

> ‘Huge stupid Americanism’: Italian governor rails against Halloween as he imposes 31 October curfew
> "Halloween is this huge piece of nonsense, this huge stupid Americanism that has also been imported into our country," Mr De Luca said in a Friday briefing broadcast on Facebook.
> "There we go. Halloween is a moment of idiocy.

 

[comeonnow0]

Well, it looks like Mr. De Luca isn't getting my vote when he runs for re-election in 2025.