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[–] guinness2 0 points 16 points 16 points (+16|-0) ago (edited ago)
Ugh, this week I've heard leftists, cucks and vagina-voters claim that:
building a wall is impossible because the Great Wall of China didn't work;
enforcing border laws is silly because people are gonna break the laws anyway;
arresting illegal aliens is wrong because I want Mexican criminals to pick my strawberries;
stopping Mexican drug lords from flooding America with crack and meth is impossible so we shouldn't try;
hostility towards Russia is better than peaceful diplomacy and collaboration in defeating Islamic terrorism;
voter fraud is impossible and farmers never hire illegal Mexicans;
Russia should be punished with sanctions because Putin was somehow responsible for a DNC staffer who decided to leak Hillary Clinton's emails... (mumble, mumble hacking)
These people would rather watch America burn and dance in the flames than support Trump... and as much as I wish they'd learn to deal with losing the election... their ridiculous hysteria will guarantee a win for Trump in 2020.
[–] Broc_Lia [S] 1 point 7 points 8 points (+8|-1) ago
Actually, I fully agree on this one. The mexican cartels best allies are the DEA and other organisations who keep their competitors down. If the US really wanted to destroy the cartels, they'd decriminalise all drugs.
Also, trump wants to start a war with Russia /s
[–] Wahaha 4 points -3 points 1 point (+1|-4) ago
Would you use the same argument to legalize child pornography or are you a hypocrite?
[–] edistojim 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
You musta had a slow week with the libtards.
[–] belrial 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Aren't some of these also the arguments used against gun control? Unfortunately the silliness of arguments is on both sides.
[–] acesneights 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
These programs are all vital components of the leftist gravy train which is totally important since people don't normally pay for shit that they believe has no value.
[–] Broc_Lia [S] 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
But it's a PUBLIC GOOD!
[–] BlackManOnVoat 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago (edited ago)
I have a cuck friend at work who broguht this up a few weeks ago and I told him that
1)its NOT the governents job to fund all of these
2) see one and stop interrupting me in the middle of every sentence faggot - ok I didnt say this, I was thinking it when I couldnt get a word in over him constantly interrupting me with stupidity since he cant refute the point that the government is NOT obligated to do all of this.
3)All of these programs will be gutted anyway once our debt gets too big and collapses our dollar/economy if it isnt inevitable already (I felt this way since 2013)
in which he replied "oh well we just gotta use our military to keep other governments in line" (like we`ve been doing to Great effect for the past 30+ years *eyeroll) then he somehow tried to segue that into blaming trump for that? idk I just got annoyed and gave up. Some people just cant be red pilled. I just know that if Soros wins, to stay far away from him and other cucks, as they will be the first to meet the firing squad as useful idiots are no longer needed then. (i.e. soviet russia style)
[–] Broc_Lia [S] 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago (edited ago)
Simplest comeback:
Edit: Also, have you noticed how people who call themselves "nerds" usually tend to be the opposite? As in, hyperfashionable, trend followers, hypersocial etc.
[–] BlackManOnVoat 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
Thats pretty good, unfortunately I wouldnt even get to the second word of that sentence before he relentlessly interrupted me. People like that arent really interested in thinking critically, they just want to get that high of "being right" which in his mind = shutting down the opponents speech enough times that he gives up trying to talk. Its sad as hes as old as me and has SEEN . . .or at least been of the age where you start to wake up, during the second iraq war and how the media was pushing the fuck out of that war, and then again when they blew all their loads trying and succeeding to censor Ron Paul, ALL of this and he STILL believes CNN and likes to coin "Fake News" and "Alternative facts" like hes the fucking apolstle of Soros or something. The fact that he pretty much eats up all of the MSN without thinking even though hes supposedly a smart guy, really saddens me honestly. I mean if he just took like 30 minutes and thought about all the crap hes been fed, or better yet, read the U.S. Constitution and compare it to what the MSN is telling him to want, hed figure something would be up.
But Fuck it, I cant be assed to deal with someone who doesn`t want to unplug themselves, they have to figure it out the hard way, or die early in ignorance.
[–] BlackManOnVoat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That is a good question. I kind of ignore that, and most people dont really themselves that I know of but, I kind of just see at least the other Males I meet, as either "Cuck", or "Notacuck" usually I meet a lot of people who fall into the "notacuck" catagory, and its not even about supporting Trump over hilary or knowing a lot about whats going on (although they tend to trend that way anyway) its more like the kind of people youd meet are the kind of people youd want to hang outwith or check out girls with, usually those kinds of people NEVER talk about politics in public(or at work). It seems like the act of not being a cuck makes avoiding cucks extremely easy. Usually.
[–] John_Templeton 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Fuck the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, it's a left wing propaganda machine. Also fuck the Legal Services Corporation. Its real aim is to erode our property rights in the name of "social equity".
[–] pdeee 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
46 cents for a fucking egg??? WTF. I pay about $1.30 a dozen. I say go Trump. I want my $22.36 back.
[–] Broc_Lia [S] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Lol, right. Clearly he's shopping in some organic, hand-grown supermarket most people can't afford while lecturing them about how they should be willing to be stolen from.
[–] BlackManOnVoat 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yeah I stopped once I realized he was trying to lecture us on why the government should be funding all these things they are not required to fun. Like ok dude, why dont YOU fund them if youre so rich? Thats how it used to work, Rich people were Patrons of Art etc etc, thats how you got Beethoven, Mozart etc etc etc. RICH people made these geniuses possible, period. Not governments.
[–] ShinyVoater 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
My second favorite argument is when artists claim their first amendment right would be infringed if the government didn't pay for them to throw paint at a canvas like a gorilla and proclaim it's social commentary.
[–] buzz99c 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I got a great idea. If he thinks this stuff is so good he can go raise the money him self. Yeah but that would eat into his rioting time.
[–] Broc_Lia [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Even better, he can boost their budget ten times for the price of a hamburger! Talk about value.
[–] Mr_YUP 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I do think things like The National Endowment for the Arts are really important. Same with the PBS and NASA budgets.