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Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided U.S.

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Post by chillacy »

ChuckMcM wrote: post #593

One of the things this election, and the last four years, has shown me, is the impact of technology on our political discourse. It hasn't been a "good" insight. Federal Election records indicate that the leadership of technology companies overwhelmingly supported a set of values that their employees appear to just as overwhelmingly reject. That dissonance is really quite remarkable. I see one of the fundamental chall…

Do you also worry about Boeing flight control software, nuclear reactor software, or XRay machine software?

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Post by krapp »

vcanales wrote: post #760

So, American friends, I can't imagine Trump stopping his hissy fit and conceding... what happens if he doesn't concede?

Nothing. There is no legal requirement to concede, it's just a polite formality. At noon on January 20, Donald Trump will no longer be President of the United States and he will leave the White House. The Marines and Secret Service will politely but firmly escort him and his belongings to the curb if necessary.

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Post by Rapzid »

harimau777 wrote: post #671
ablekh wrote: post #659

OK, so the transition from Make America Great Again slogan to Make America Decent Again (and Better) reality is inevitable and welcome. It is easy to get overjoyed by results of the U.S. Presidential Election (and some celebration certainly is in order). Uniting the country is definitely a commendable goal, though it is easier said than done. The election results across all levels clearly illustrate just how divided…

Is there really any common ground? My experience talking to the other side during this administration is that they are completely unable and often unwilling to consider any argument or information that conflicts with their views. How do you debate with people who don't care about facts or reason? In addition their leadership appears to be completely unwilling to act and good faith and the rank in file appear unwillin…

I will give you an example: gun control.

Wait what?! Doesn't one side want to take the guns away? Doesn't the other side want teachers with guns in schools?

Well, it turns out the majority of Americans not only agree on the need for better gun controls, they actually agree overwhelmingly on certain specific controls as well.

It's a classic wedge issue though, and FUD is deployed to drive that wedge between both sides which prevents most major cooperation on the matter. Unless there is a crisis, and then both sides will make an easy sacrifice to look like they are doing something. Like bump stocks. Nobody really gives AF about bump stocks, so they banned them.

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Post by mellowdream »

anonu wrote: post #712

The country may be divided. But those divisions are manufactured and exacerbated over the last 4 years by a made-for-TV president. I couldn't help but think, in looking at various TV news channels this past week, that this is all sport. Big numbers on the score board and the play-by-play constantly flashing on the screens. We're the spectators, and the politicians are players on the field. Trump played the field bett…

Division was manufactured when Trump became president? So what do you propose as the reason for why he became president in the first place? Who is responsible for that?

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Post by Rapzid »

ablekh wrote: post #659

OK, so the transition from Make America Great Again slogan to Make America Decent Again (and Better) reality is inevitable and welcome. It is easy to get overjoyed by results of the U.S. Presidential Election (and some celebration certainly is in order). Uniting the country is definitely a commendable goal, though it is easier said than done. The election results across all levels clearly illustrate just how divided…

It will help to have an Executive administration that doesn't have its heel on the wedge for the next four years gleefully driving it deeper for adulation and ratings.

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Post by cgriswald »

mewse wrote: post #726

One candidate supports separating children from their families for certain groups of illegal immigrants, kept those children in cages for some time, and has since lost track of around 500 of them; not reuiniting them with their families. This has all been extensively documented. And approximately seventy million people have voted for that candidate. Okay, so with all of that in mind, please provide the nuance you wan…

Your post implies that everyone who supports Trump supports that policy. That’s exactly the lack of nuance that’s the topic of discussion. People who voted for Trump had two options: Trump and that policy or Biden who they found even more unpalatable. The nuance is there: Why do they find Biden more unpalatable than that policy?
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