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[–] nomenimion 5 points 3 points 8 points (+8|-5) ago
Trump hasn't done anything to stop political correctness, nor will he. He is an opportunist who is PC as they come when it suits him.
[–] President-Sanders [S] 2 points 1 point 3 points (+3|-2) ago
He's pointed it out and made it a larger talking point right at the opportune time - but look at the issues - legalize in 1990 - how much money has been poured into the marxist utopia of the prison system in the last 25 fucking years? I cannot even fathom my entire life of drug war that could have been avoided. Imagine.
[–] nomenimion 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
Why do you think Trump will end the drug war? He won't.
[–] ShampocalypseWOW 3 points 0 points 3 points (+3|-3) ago
Keep backpedalling fag. He didn't "single handedly" start the conversation about it, and he hasn't even pointed it out. He's just saying whatever he feels like because he doesn't give a fuck and that's flying in the face of the PC bullshit we normally have to deal with. People have been pushing back against it for a while now, it's just that he has the money and the soapbox to do it louder. Guys like thunderf00t have been fighting against it for years, and fighting in a much more rational, effective way. Trump is hurting the fight because he's content with boiling down the opposition to SJW-ism to just a matter of "nah, fuck you, I'll do/say what I want". In reality, there are plenty of hard, logical, and factual reasons to beat them over the head with. If Trump was smart (which he very much isn't), he'd take the opportunity to borrow those arguments and shut down the SJW's and their PC mantra. But he's not, so he won't.
He's certainly not the only one who has been saying that. The War on Drugs was a failure from inception and many people have known that. Hell, most people know that it's retarded. Even an idiot like Trump can see that, and since he doesn't give a fuck (his only redeeming quality, sorta) he can actually say it.
Marxist utopia of the prison system??? What the fuck are you smoking?? Do you know anything about Marx or the prison system?? I mean, obviously you don't, I'm just saying look it the fuck up before you type. Stop tacking on "Marxist" to everything you don't like, fag.
Pff! Imagine if we didn't waste so many decades and resources on the pointless Cold War! The whole thing happened because we were erroneously afraid of the Soviets and they of us. How many times did the world almost end because of that little mistake?
[–] Alexwo1 ago
you aren't paying attention if you think he's done nothing to change the landscape of PC.
[–] 3topcat 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I'm voting for the non PC man Donald Trump. I can't stand Hillary Clinton or Jeb Bush.
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[–] President-Sanders [S] 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago (edited ago)
If you post a checklist of Trump's actual proven history of points made to reddit as a new democratic candidate being suppressed by the mainstream media, they will all support him and vote for him.
Just use a clever alias.
Like "Tom Riddle" and watch their "I've read exactly 6-7 books all harry potter" agog faces turn surprised when they realize it's Trump and he has a better women's rights record than hillary fucking prison-industry, drug-war, sugar-oligarchy, corn-grower's clinton.
Clinton: PWND by corporations.
[–] Alexwo1 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Trump will bring some talent to the white house.
[–] Zekethephoenix 1 point 1 point 2 points (+2|-1) ago
Face it you're voting for Trump because the media is pushing you to vote for him. All this "anti trump" media coverage is just a ploy to make him seem like he's making corporations and the system nervous when its obvious he's just being told what to say to appeal to younger voters gullible enough to think the mainstream media doesn't like him.
[–] epsilona01 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Trump could be just another bit of kabuki theater, to make people think he's against the status quo or w/e. But the only other choice that is going to be offered up that may not be a part of the machine is Sanders, and I've got a feeling that President-Sanders there might feel the same way.
[–] Zekethephoenix 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The best part of politics in the modern era is that everyone has the Douche and the Turd Sandwich attitude about it all. "I'm only voting for X because he's less of a douche than Y." In the end it's just biting us in the ass year after year.
[–] President-Sanders [S] 2 points -2 points 0 points (+0|-2) ago
lol
[–] red_q ago
President-Sanders voting for Trump - you heard it here first folks!
[–] 2145786? ago
Seen somewhere else: "at least trump will look you in the eyes when he fucks you"
[–] Alexwo1 ago
how do you think Trump will fuck us?
[–] President-Sanders [S] 2 points -1 points 1 point (+1|-2) ago
This makes me feel uncomfortable haha
:/
lol - yeah, the video of a univision reporter asking a white guy if he is racist, as he's there, just coincidentally with a black friend of his who starts telling the reporter she's racist for asking his friend that and not him -
It's insane. Anyway, that ramos? ramen? whatever the cunts name is, he's a piece of shit, the one who interrupted - he's trying to hard to milk his prostate's 5 minutes of fame.
[–] Drenki ago
Amen on him being wrong for interrupting. Though given the other highly publicized interruptions Hillary and Sanders have had, I think Trump's is just part of the show.