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Re: 2020 Democratic Primary

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it is strange though, that in Scandinavia, and also in the Nordic countries, there is no such thing as a minimum wage. I think the minimum wage is only a thing when the worker's unions are not strong enough to negotiate. Strange how the minimum wage seems to stagnate when the government is deciding. @Amsel_
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I would get rid of the minimum wage in USA, because it is only deflating wages, and not enhancing them. At the same time, get organized, like so many other ppl are doing now ;)
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Re: 2020 Democratic Primary

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Amsel_ wrote:
n0el wrote:Dukakis a radical. Funniest thing this week. Thanks for the laugh @Amsel_ !
Universal healthcare and centralized wage bargaining aren't exactly conservative policies.
ā€œUniversal health careā€ was the Massachusetts version of the ACA essentially. Anyways, he was the centrist neoliberal in that election. Jackson was the radical.
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just look to your nearest neighbors ;)
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the tradition for medicare for all in my country, is way longer, tracing back to the 15th century.
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Lol nice one, Liz. Hope all that effort was worth it

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Amsel_ wrote:I wonder what's going through the mind of Pete supporters. I mean what causes you to look at this gay spook whose only prior office is mayor and who does badly even in biased polls and offers Americans literally nothing, and then think to yourself "Yep. That's our winning ticket."
I explain my point of view in the longer posts on this page, among other places:
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It's kinda clear, though, what the spectrum of choices is in the Dems' camp:

Mainstream candidates: Biden, Warren, Buttigieg, Bloomberg, Booker, Delaney, maybe even Tulsi because she doesn't have any radical taxation policies.
Far-left candidates that want revolution now: Sanders, Yang
And then there are Harris and Klobuchar who are somewhere in the middle.

But imo, Dems don't have a candidate that projects power and security. And I really doubt a majority of voters will support a red revolution in the USA.
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Probably gonna come down to if trump has garnered enough hate among progressives( often younger and notorious for not voting) to get them to go out and vote for whatever moderate dem gets the nomination. Either way, itā€™s probably going to be close with the losing side 100% guaranteed to cry foul play.
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@gibson Well Trump is actively using the power of the presidency to coerce other countries into helping his reelection so crying foul play seems warranted
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I find it funny people are trying to convince others their political side is wrong. This is pretty much the prelude to violence.
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bittersalt123 wrote:I find it funny people are trying to convince others their political side is wrong. This is pretty much the prelude to violence.
What?
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ya wtf is he trying to say
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Fine I guess what I was trying to communicate is that talking about politics leads to problems and trying to change someones point of view is pointless.

Nazi Germany had them brownshirts beating up people who disagreed with their political views and good luck taking a time machine and telling them that being a nazi is bad. The political climate in the USA is heading towards that i'm afraid. (or pre nazi Germany if you nerds wanna get technical ^^)

I guess my point is that this whole topic is pointless lol and I find it fun I guess.
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bittersalt123 wrote:Fine I guess what I was trying to communicate is that talking about politics leads to problems and trying to change someones point of view is pointless.

Nazi Germany had them brownshirts beating up people who disagreed with their political views and good luck taking a time machine and telling them that being a nazi is bad. The political climate in the USA is heading towards that i'm afraid. (or pre nazi Germany if you nerds wanna get technical ^^)

I guess my point is that this whole topic is pointless lol and I find it fun I guess.
Yeah the other day I tried explaining to a friend of mine that I disagree with free college for all and suddenly I started beating the shit out of them then putting Jews in concentration camps. You're really smart
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fightinfrenchman wrote:
bittersalt123 wrote:Fine I guess what I was trying to communicate is that talking about politics leads to problems and trying to change someones point of view is pointless.

Nazi Germany had them brownshirts beating up people who disagreed with their political views and good luck taking a time machine and telling them that being a nazi is bad. The political climate in the USA is heading towards that i'm afraid. (or pre nazi Germany if you nerds wanna get technical ^^)

I guess my point is that this whole topic is pointless lol and I find it fun I guess.
Yeah the other day I tried explaining to a friend of mine that I disagree with free college for all and suddenly I started beating the shit out of them then putting Jews in concentration camps. You're really smart
I never said anything about concentration camps. You're really smart. I'm talking about political violence. Really not much to look into here but since you wanna be an internet tough guy i'll bite. :lol:

My main point is why waste time telling people your political views? People have their mind made up already. When different views collide it can lead to violence.
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fightinfrenchman wrote:
bittersalt123 wrote:Fine I guess what I was trying to communicate is that talking about politics leads to problems and trying to change someones point of view is pointless.

Nazi Germany had them brownshirts beating up people who disagreed with their political views and good luck taking a time machine and telling them that being a nazi is bad. The political climate in the USA is heading towards that i'm afraid. (or pre nazi Germany if you nerds wanna get technical ^^)

I guess my point is that this whole topic is pointless lol and I find it fun I guess.
Yeah the other day I tried explaining to a friend of mine that I disagree with free college for all and suddenly I started beating the shit out of them then putting Jews in concentration camps. You're really smart
why would you ever be against free college for all, thats dumb
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@bittersalt123 You're dumb

@n0el Rich people don't need handouts
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fightinfrenchman wrote:@bittersalt123 You're dumb

@n0el Rich people don't need handouts
:lol: You're just deflecting now.
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@bittersalt123 Number C88: Gimmick Puppet Disaster Leo
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fightinfrenchman wrote:@bittersalt123 Number C88: Gimmick Puppet Disaster Leo
You triggered bro? :lol:
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bittersalt123 wrote:
fightinfrenchman wrote:@bittersalt123 Number C88: Gimmick Puppet Disaster Leo
You triggered bro? :lol:
Honestly all I can think about is why would somebody liebe Wildwood
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fightinfrenchman wrote:@bittersalt123 You're dumb

@n0el Rich people don't need handouts
Do you think any rich person is going to public school anyways?
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