***Official Political Discussion Thread***

[dwalk31]

What time does your shift at Magic City start?

I don’t work at Magic City, but I’ve been a ton of times.

Never tried the wings, but everyone says they’re great.

 

[dwalk31]

You're the one doing all the pretending guy.

That was helpful, thanks.

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

@ him pretending to not know whats going on and still not addressing the issue.

pure pettifoggery. couldn´t be cosmiccoffee9 playing word tennis with dude for weeks on end.

I'm now resigned to risk health and vote in person. I feel like there's no other choice. We have to pound this clown so hard that he won't be able to contest the results.
Similar to boxing, we cant leave this up to the judges.

dawg, I´m pissed that it´s really coming to this...at this point I´m 50/50 on bringing my *** several thousand miles back over the border, risking death from COVID and cops in a country that leads the world in both.

all of this--on my own thin dime--so I can place a vote in person for Joe ****ing Biden (or President Donald John Trump, as I remain an undecided voter) and defend the results...this situation is SO ***, I HATE THIS HOUSE

 

[KHUFU]

You think white folks would say that about me? It would be completely unwelcome if they did.

But I highly doubt it considering my open stance on white privilege, white supremacy and black empowerment.

That said, I respect your decision. As always, if you have a specific issue you want me to speak to, I will directly address it.

My man, whether or not you'll welcome such? Does not take away their wanting, and then ability to do such. Of course they will say it about you. It's cool that you'll allow them their presumptions, however when you pull that lever? They feel comfortable with your decisions while at the polls.

 

[dwalk31]

My man, whether or not you'll welcome such? Does not take away their wanting, and then ability to do such. Of course they will say it about you. It's cool that you'll allow them their presumptions, however when you pull that lever? They feel comfortable with your decisions while at the polls.

I honestly think white people, like Biden, will sooner say that about many other black people in this thread—rather than me.

You don’t think so?

 

[RIP sleazyy]

We are gonna have to close ranks man, which isn't a bad thing regardless of who wins. But you do not want to be that dude that White people point to, then saying to Black people, why can't you people be more like Dwalk31?!
Ya' heard?

That's where this thing is going.

don’t forget, our ancestors left some of our brothers on the plantation out of necessity.

 

[cosmiccoffee9]

¨hey man, that was completely unwelcome.¨

see, it´s disingenuous **** like that, just a total refusal to discuss topics in good faith.

 

[KHUFU]

I honestly think white people, like Biden, will sooner say that about many other black people in this thread—rather than me.

You don’t think so?

Yeah, he did state that if you didn't vote for him, that you aren't Black. He is very comfortable. However, he has people around him that will hold him accountable when he does say some stupid ****. However, the dude that you are voting for, is never held to such standards.

 

[KHUFU]

don’t forget, our ancestors left some of our brothers on the plantation out of necessity.

Oh, I know this as a fact.

 

[dwalk31]

Yeah, he did state that if you didn't vote for him, that you aren't Black. He is very comfortable. However, he has people around him that will hold him accountable when he does say some stupid ****. However, the dude that you are voting for, is never held to such standards.

By hold him accountable you mean make him issue an apology?

 

[IATT]

By hold him accountable you mean make him issue an apology?

 

[IATT]

so dudes were at wrong address AND it wasn’t a no knock warrant

 

[frenchbreadbuilds]

So I know what Biden/Harris's agenda is for the black community, can some one point me to republicans party's agend? id like to compare and contrast. Having trouble finding it on their site

Highlights From Joe Biden’s Agenda for the Black Community | Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website

Vice President Joe Biden will make sure that people historically left out of the middle class—whether due to race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion—have the chance to succeed. He will be unflinching in confronting the systemic racism in our country that is built into our laws...

joebiden.com

HIGHLIGHTS FROM JOE BIDEN’S AGENDA FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY
Vice President Joe Biden will make sure that people historically left out of the middle class—whether due to race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion—have the chance to succeed. He will be unflinching in confronting the systemic racism in our country that is built into our laws, our policies, and our institutions and will take aggressive action to correct them—ripping out the inequities in housing, health care, education, the economy, our criminal justice system, and so many other areas. Rooting out systemic racism and ensuring that everyone is treated with dignity and has equal opportunity is built into all of Joe’s domestic policies. As president, Joe will:
Create Wealth in the Black Community. Through his policies from education to housing, Joe will ensure that Black families can build and sustain wealth for themselves and their communities. Because homeownership is key to building wealth, he will ensure first time homebuyers are able to get $15,000 in federal down payment assistance. He will invest over $70 billion in HBCUs and other MSIs, and on top of that provide loan forgiveness that works for public servants. And, Joe will double funding for the State Small Business Credit Initiative to $3 billion to assist small businesses, especially those owned by people of color.
Invest in our Communities through Housing. Joe has fought for housing equity throughout his career and believes housing should be a right. He will build new and repair existing affordable housing and draw housing and community development capital to low-income communities. He will end redlining and other discriminatory and unfair practices in the housing market. And, he will protect tenants from eviction. Joe will expand funding for shelters and other homelessness programs.
Protect and Build on Obamacare. Joe believes that every American should have access to affordable and quality health care. 3 million uninsured, non-elderly Black Americans gained coverage under Obamacare by the time President Obama and Vice President Biden left office. He will give Americans a new choice to purchase a public health insurance option like Medicare. He will automatically enroll individuals in the public option, without a premium, who would be eligible for Medicaid but for their state’s unwillingness to take up the Obamacare Medicaid expansion. He will stand up to abuse of power by prescription drug corporations. And, he will reduce our nation’s unacceptably high maternal mortality rate, which disproportionately affects black women. He will double America’s investment in community health centers and ensure enforcement of mental health parity laws and expand funding for mental health services. And, he will make an unprecedented investment in research to find cures for diseases like cancer, Alzheimer’s, and diabetes.
Invest in our Students and Educators. Joe will triple Title I funding, which goes to schools with a high percentage of low-income students. These funds must first be used to ensure teachers are paid competitively, three- and four-year olds have access to pre-school, and districts offer rigorous coursework at all their schools. Joe will double the number of mental health professionals in schools, build the best, most innovative schools in the country in Black communities, other communities of color, and low-income communities, and expand the community school model. He will fund improvements to our public school buildings so they are free from environmental contaminants and equipped with the newest technology. And, he will invest in innovative approaches to recruiting teachers of color and reinstate the Obama-Biden actions to diversify schools
Support Education Beyond High School. Joe will provide two years of community college or other high-quality training program without debt for any hard-working individual. He will help tackle barriers, such as child care and transportation costs, that prevent students from completing their community college degree or training credential. He will also make a $50 billion investment in workforce training. And, he will create a “Title I for postsecondary education” to help students at under-resourced four-year schools complete their degrees. Joe will rectify the funding disparities faced by HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions by investing over $70 billion in them to lower students’ costs, establish research centers, strengthen graduate programs, build high-tech labs, and more.
Invest in a Clean Energy Revolution and Environmental Justice. We cannot turn a blind eye to the way in which environmental burdens and benefits have been and will continue to be distributed unevenly along racial and socioeconomic lines. Joe will invest $1.7 trillion over the next ten years in a clean energy revolution, creating 10 million good-paying jobs. He will stand up to the abuse of power by polluters who disproportionately harm Black communities and hold those polluters accountable. As president, Joe will reinstate federal protections, rolled back by the Trump Administration, that were designed to protect these communities.
Make a Transformational Investment in our Country’s Infrastructure. Joe will invest $1 trillion over ten years to rebuild our roads, bridges, railway, freight, and ports. Joe will boost federal investments in low-income neighborhoods, which bear the brunt of our nation’s decaying infrastructure, to ensure that every American has access to clean drinking water, transportation that connects them to jobs, high-speed broadband, safe schools, and affordable housing. To tackle poverty, he will support applying Congressman James Clyburn’s 10-20-30 formula to all federal programs, which would allocate 10% of funding to counties “where 20% or more of the population has been living below the poverty line for the last 30 years.”
Strengthen the Right to Vote. Joe will strengthen our democracy by guaranteeing that every American’s vote is protected. He will start by restoring the Voting Rights Act and then ensuring the Justice Department challenges state laws suppressing the right to vote. He will support automatic voter registration, same-day voter registration, and other steps to make exercising one’s right to vote easier. He will support an end to gerrymandering and will protect our voting booths and voter rolls from foreign powers that seek to undermine our democracy and interfere in our elections.
Strengthen America’s Commitment to Justice. Our criminal justice system cannot be just unless we root out the racial, gender, and income-based disparities in the system. Joe will create a $20 billion competitive grant program to spur states to focus on prevention and reduce incarcerated populations, inspired by a Brennan Center proposal. He will expand and use the power of the Justice Department, under authority created by legislation he authored, to address systemic misconduct in police departments and prosecutors’ offices. Joe will also invest in public defenders’ offices, eliminate the death penalty and mandatory minimums, and end the federal crack and powder cocaine disparity. He will decriminalize the use of cannabis and automatically expunge all cannabis use convictions, end incarceration for drug use alone, and expand effective alternatives to detention. He will end cash bail and private prisons. Joe will invest $1 billion per year in juvenile justice reform. He will also set a goal of ensuring 100% of formerly incarcerated individuals have housing upon reentry and expand access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment, as well as educational opportunities and job training during and after incarceration.
End Violence Against Women. Joe will build on the landmark Violence Against Women Act, which he wrote and championed, by expanding the safety net for survivors and changing the culture that enables sexual violence. He will support the diverse needs of survivors of violence against women by expanding grants for culturally-specific services, making existing federal programs for victims more responsive to the unique needs of different communities, investing in the well-being of adolescent girls of color, strengthening investment in alternative justice approaches, and combating the epidemic of violence against transgender women of color.

 

[dwalk31]

So I know what Biden/Harris's agenda is for the black community, can some one point me to republicans party's agend? id like to compare and contrast. Having trouble finding it on their site

Highlights From Joe Biden’s Agenda for the Black Community | Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website

Vice President Joe Biden will make sure that people historically left out of the middle class—whether due to race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion—have the chance to succeed. He will be unflinching in confronting the systemic racism in our country that is built into our laws...

joebiden.com

This is from the whitehouse website:

President Donald J. Trump Is Working to Expand Opportunity and Prosperity for African Americans

President Donald J. Trump Is Working to Expand Opportunity and Prosperity for African Americans | The White House

President Trump’s pro-growth economic agenda is creating more economic prosperity and opportunity for all Americans.

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[KHUFU]

By hold him accountable you mean make him issue an apology?

Even that is something that the person you are supporting, will refuse to do.

 

[RustyShackleford]

So I know what Biden/Harris's agenda is for the black community, can some one point me to republicans party's agend? id like to compare and contrast. Having trouble finding it on their site

Highlights From Joe Biden’s Agenda for the Black Community | Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website

Vice President Joe Biden will make sure that people historically left out of the middle class—whether due to race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion—have the chance to succeed. He will be unflinching in confronting the systemic racism in our country that is built into our laws...

joebiden.com

It is the potential, however unlikely, of da Second Step Act possibly passing because of Trump's unique ability to get the Republicans to do who he says.

Even though he has said publicly he wants more tough-on-crime policies, and multiple outlets reporting that he has said he regrets signing the First Step Act. Oh, yeah I forgot, he supports a AG that continually undermines the law.

 

[RustyShackleford]

This is from the whitehouse website:

President Donald J. Trump Is Working to Expand Opportunity and Prosperity for African Americans

President Donald J. Trump Is Working to Expand Opportunity and Prosperity for African Americans | The White House

President Trump’s pro-growth economic agenda is creating more economic prosperity and opportunity for all Americans.

www.whitehouse.gov

You realize that is not a policy agenda for Black America.

Like did you even read that ****.

 

[RIP sleazyy]

So I know what Biden/Harris's agenda is for the black community, can some one point me to republicans party's agend? id like to compare and contrast. Having trouble finding it on their site

Highlights From Joe Biden’s Agenda for the Black Community | Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website

Vice President Joe Biden will make sure that people historically left out of the middle class—whether due to race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or religion—have the chance to succeed. He will be unflinching in confronting the systemic racism in our country that is built into our laws...

joebiden.com

I believe the phrase is “law and order”

 

[dacomeup]

Is there something else that you want me to address? If so, I will. There’s no need to play guessing games or pretend like I’m trying to hide from directly speaking to the issues.

What meaningful legislation is Donald Trump going to pass to prevent the next Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Atatiana Jefferson and countless others lost to state sanctioned murders by the police?

 

[plansb]

Don’t forget that the suburbs won’t be destroyed too.

 

[RustyShackleford]

What meaningful legislation is Donald Trump going to pass to prevent the next Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Atatiana Jefferson and countless others lost to state sanctioned murders by the police?

Delk: Something, something Joe Biden. Something, something Crime Bill. Something, Something, First Step Act.

 

[dwalk31]

You realize that is not a policy agenda for Black America.

Like did you even read that ****.

I did.

It is a summary of what has been done and the headline suggests they are working to do more of the same, specifically as it relates to black people.

As you know, he’s already announced support for a second step act, and signed the Fair Chance Act into law after that press release.

As I have shown you before, here is the commitment to further criminal justice reform:

President Donald J. Trump Is Committed to Building on the Successes of the First Step Act

President Donald J. Trump Is Committed to Building on the Successes of the First Step Act

The Trump Administration is committed to helping prisoners successfully rejoin society after their release.

www.whitehouse.gov

 

[RustyShackleford]

I did.

It is a summary of what has been done and the headline suggests they are working to do more of the same, specifically as it relates to black people.

As you know, he’s already announced support for a second step act, and signed the Fair Chance Act into law after that press release.

As I have shown you before, here is the commitment to further criminal justice reform:

President Donald J. Trump Is Committed to Building on the Successes of the First Step Act

President Donald J. Trump Is Committed to Building on the Successes of the First Step Act

The Trump Administration is committed to helping prisoners successfully rejoin society after their release.

www.whitehouse.gov

So you admit it is not a policy agenda to help black America. Like Joe Biden has presented.

Cool

 

[Mark Antony]

By hold him accountable you mean make him issue an apology?

LIFT EVERY VOICE: THE BIDEN PLAN FOR BLACK AMERICA - Joe Biden for President: Official Campaign Website

Joe Biden knows that African Americans can never have a fair shot at the American Dream so long as entrenched disparities are allowed to quietly chip away at opportunity. He is running for President to rebuild our economy in a way that finally brings everyone along—and that starts by rooting out...

joebiden.com

 

[dwalk31]

What meaningful legislation is Donald Trump going to pass to prevent the next Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Atatiana Jefferson and countless others lost to state sanctioned murders by the police?

Are you conflating federal and state law?

I believe there is still an ongoing federal investigation as it relates to the Breonna Taylor case.