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#501 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 265 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:James wrote:Are you on crack?!?
In the 21st century in the aftermath of the Cold War, the United States became a hyper-power. There's everyone fighting for scraps at the bottom, Russia and China slightly above them, and the US miles above all of them.
While I agree the defense budget is getting a tad too high, gutting it is not the answer. There should be some cuts here and there but under no circumstances can we allow Russia, China, the EU, or any potential adversaries to move up as the US military goes in decline.
I would be for budget increases as long as it keeps US supremacy as the status quo.
You want to see a nightmare world? Place any country that's not the US in the number one spot.
We're about to remind the world who's boss with the unveiling of one of our classified space weapons. We can only have such weapons in our arsenal thanks to the bloated defense budget.
Zero return on our investment? You're crazy...
If our foreign policy requires that we occupy the foreign world indefinitely then that’s not a solution.
Trump set all this shit in motion…he would have celebrated all this as a victory.
What are you talking about? Trump set 20 year old conflicts into motion and gets credited with turning the US into a hyper-power?
You give him more credit than his supporters do and it's like you think he's some kind of God.
If only one single president gets credited with setting the country on the path it took heading into the 21st century, it's Reagan.
When I said he set this all in motion, I meant that he didn't want to be the world's police anymore unless they ponied up to the table and started contributing....did he not do this?
I didn't mean he said world history in motion for centuries.
#502 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 265 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:When are we going to address the obscene money the government throws at our military to do nothing except occupy foreign countries. What other industry do you get to retire after 20 years with a full pension and benefits? The military industrial complex is the single most bloated piece of the budget in our country. We've gotten almost zero return on that investment as a country.
Are you on crack?!?
In the 21st century in the aftermath of the Cold War, the United States became a hyper-power. There's everyone fighting for scraps at the bottom, Russia and China slightly above them, and the US miles above all of them.
While I agree the defense budget is getting a tad too high, gutting it is not the answer. There should be some cuts here and there but under no circumstances can we allow Russia, China, the EU, or any potential adversaries to move up as the US military goes in decline.
I would be for budget increases as long as it keeps US supremacy as the status quo.
You want to see a nightmare world? Place any country that's not the US in the number one spot.
We're about to remind the world who's boss with the unveiling of one of our classified space weapons. We can only have such weapons in our arsenal thanks to the bloated defense budget.
Zero return on our investment? You're crazy...
If our foreign policy requires that we occupy the foreign world indefinitely then that’s not a solution.
Trump set all this shit in motion…he would have celebrated all this as a victory.
#503 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 265 weeks ago
I mean…that’s it….co-vid kills hundreds of thousands and those on the right shrug….selected and the right shrugs….and then selectively the right feigns outrage (i.e., Benghazi).
We’re talking about a few dozen deaths vs hundreds of thousands.
Proportionality should be a guideline to war….especially when the war is politically motivated.
The right created these problems at large….now they’re trying to blame the solutions on the left.
#504 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 265 weeks ago
I mean you can think whatever you want....you were awfully quiet during all the bullshit in Syria and you didn't utter one word about the people dying in the middle east and Asia over the past 5 years.
I think it's quite opportunist that you basically keep making the same post over and over again.
Lumping Russia collusion into this for some random ass reason is laughable and shows me you're only interested in stirring the pot.
When are we going to address the obscene money the government throws at our military to do nothing except occupy foreign countries. What other industry do you get to retire after 20 years with a full pension and benefits? The military industrial complex is the single most bloated piece of the budget in our country. We've gotten almost zero return on that investment as a country.
#505 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 266 weeks ago
If you look back fondly on how Trump handled anything i deeply question your judgment.
#506 Re: Guns N' Roses » GN'R 2021 Tour Thread » 266 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:I'm supposed to go see them at Wrigley in a few days...I've never been less excited for a Gn'R concert. I'm seriously considering looking into selling the tickets.
Just go.... there's a small chance that your show gets the debut of Hard School.
Having said that...I have no room to talk. I skipped the show here in Cali.
I did decide to go btw…and believe or not you partially influenced that.
#507 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 266 weeks ago
Aaaaaand right on queue Don boy calls California recall election rigged. This guy is a walking, talking shit stain of a human being.
#508 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 266 weeks ago
Gavin Newsome easily wins recall election...by an enormous margin at that...
Caitlyn Jenner gets 1%...
#509 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 266 weeks ago
Norm McDonald has passed….didn’t even know he was sick.
#510 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 266 weeks ago
mitchejw wrote:James wrote:If people can't use social media and/or news outlets, how the hell do you want them to get news...by seagoing pigeon?!?
That's not the point but I think you know that....
It's not that someone uses electronic media sources that directly come from MSM....it's that you simultaneously bitch about the ethics or approaches of MSM will you consume it willingly.
I know what the point was....
If we complain about media outlets or social media, in your world this means we shouldn't use any of these outlets or we're hypocrites....
Yet for some reason...you're allowed to complain about them but continue to use them without criticism.
No…that isn’t correct at all. I think this is exactly the kind of media Americans deserve. Especially after 7 pm on FOX.
