Official Discussion Thread: U.S Presidential Election 2020

[Morphine Prince 109,695]

Just now, hhennywise said:

girl you don't need to tell me, it's in quotations for a reason. It's a complete bullshit reasoning

It is the biggest lie corporations have fed peasants.

[undertake67 529]

3 minutes ago, Dulo Peep said:

On ABC the host said that you guus should be prepared for a blue tsunami right now

Biden said:

 

[PartySick 172,677]

1 minute ago, FATCAT said:

Girl you sound like a Republican, google the history of when we used to have these tests 

I was raised conservative

I'm just tired of morons giving us people like Trump tbh. I don't actually want a test but is it too much to want an informed electorate?

[Joshie 790]

2 minutes ago, Luk said:

well I have done heavier things and here am I so kudos to us lmao

Omg, let’s party. 
 

[mightyriverz 2,653]

4 minutes ago, DanielM said:

As a European, it amazes me how anti-tax Americans are. I mean, I think taxes are too high in my country, but my god, how do you expect a society to run without taxes? 

here in Brazil we pay many taxes but at least we got a public health system which is actually FREE.
HIV treatment and prep? FREE.
Vaccines? FREE.
Calling an ambulance? FREE.
it is far from perfect, but it surely guarantees a proper life quality.

[xoxo Craig 55,649]

11 minutes ago, PartySick said:

It looks like Biden is gonna win. With or without Pennsylvania

Biden's margins keep expanding but it's waaaaay too f*cking close for comfort.

All the media sources are saying that Trump is likely to win and I hate it here   Hopefully Biden wins

[azul 2,099]

3 minutes ago, hhennywise said:

They believe in privatization, they think the freer the market = more jobs + more income, less taxes = less state regulating companies.

Here in Brazil we have a lot of people believing that if you make Education and Health private, the services will be better because they "won't waste in taxes, will create jobs, everyone will be employed, therefore everyone will be able to pay for the service".

It's a complete bullshit utopia.

A situação do Brasil é diferente da experiência europeia, anyway. Vocês aí vão do socialismo para o fascismo de uma eleição para a outra, têm de encontrar um middle ground. Educação é fundamental para isso 

[mightyriverz 2,653]

Just now, Joshie said:

Omg, let’s party. 
 

PSYCHOTIC MUSIC HEAD! 

[Pink Eye 4,482]

1 minute ago, Luk said:

here in Brazil we pay many taxes but at least we got a public health system which is actually FREE.
HIV treatment and prep? FREE.
Vaccines? FREE.
Calling an ambulance? FREE.
it is far from perfect, but it surely guarantees a proper life quality.

Protect SUS from Bolsonaro at all costs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sarahb 17,205]

This reddit comment

"the real question is why the **** Philadelphia is using the Count from Sesame Street to tally their ballots"

[monster4life231 4,304]

1 minute ago, PartySick said:

I was raised conservative

I'm just tired of morons giving us people like Trump tbh. I don't actually want a test but is it too much to want an informed electorate?

I think people need to be taught about politics at schools, but from the least-biased way possible. The Cold War's influence on the idea of socialism = evil communsim seems to be grounded in American society.

[27monster27 15,890]

I am back now. I have to say that I am a little bit happier now with how things are going.

[GipJo 2,912]

1 minute ago, DanielM said:

I mean, the concept of democracy is based on the idea that citizens are rational, educated and informed. Democracies are in danger in the age of the social, as Gaga puts it

Yes, voters nowadays are being heavily influenced by Key Opinion Leaders, and in social media society, KOLs have so much power in them that listeners of them can be way less rational and become a hive mind of those KOLs.

[NichuuB 43,788]

3 minutes ago, hhennywise said:

They believe in privatization, they think the freer the market = more jobs + more income, less taxes = less state regulating companies.

Here in Brazil we have a lot of people believing that if you make Education and Health private, the services will be better because they "won't waste in taxes, will create jobs, everyone will be employed, therefore everyone will be able to pay for the service".

It's a complete bullshit utopia.

YES!!! When the eletric company turned private in Amazonas, the service got worst, we can't complain about problem and nothing is done if they commit a mistake,and the bills turned incredibly high. In my house the eletricity bill used to be about R$500,00~R$600,00. Now it is about R$1000,00~R$1200,00!!

 

[Pink Eye 4,482]

Just now, DanielM said:

A situação do Brasil é diferente da experiência europeia, anyway. Vocês aí vão do socialismo para o fascismo de uma eleição para a outra, têm de encontrar um middle ground. Educação é fundamental para isso 

Porque a gente tem uma oligarquia que de vez em quando deixa a esquerda ganhar, mas só se a esquerda vai mais pro centro. No minuto que a esquerda tenta empurrar políticas mais sociais vem golpe com influência dos Estados Unidos derrubar. Não só no Brasil, isso acontece por séculos na América Latina. É só se perguntar porque que a América do Norte são 2 países apenas e a América do Sul são VÁÁÁÁRIOS países pequenos, divididos e inimigos um do outro. A esquerda vence quando o povo acorda, a direita vence quando os Estados Unidos mete o dedo. Vem sendo por muito tempo assim.