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What's so hard to believe about Russia actively interfering in other countries' internal affairs?

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Not hard to believe for anyone outside the Trump cult.
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Not hard to believe for anyone outside the Trump cult.


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Pretty much. They've drank the Kool Aid too...they're defending plagiarized speeches and complete backtracking on campaign platform stuff. They pretend that the news is fake because it is unkind, even in the face of actual evidence.

Normally I would think this is hyperbolic, but not in this case.

Since this is a picture thread, I'll add a White Male photoshoot:



Whitey is definitely back in charge, the country is taken back. We get to reap the benefits now. Only the alt-right could produce a leader so hostile to diversity and dissenting opinions from his own.

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Whitey is definitely back in charge, the country is taken back. We get to reap the benefits now. Only the alt-right could produce a leader so hostile to diversity and dissenting opinions from his own.


PC diversity quotas do not improve anything, but do make things worse. Adding more black or brown or green or purple people doesn't produce better results.
The most qualified people should be in charge, regardless of the color of their skin or genitalia or who they like to stick it in. If whitey is the most qualified, whitey should lead.
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PC diversity quotas do not improve anything, but do make things worse. Adding more black or brown or green or purple people doesn't produce better results.
The most qualified people should be in charge, regardless of the color of their skin or genitalia or who they like to stick it in. If whitey is the most qualified, whitey should lead.


while I wholeheartedly agree, one simply MUST admit how unlikely it is to have not a single black or latino in a group of the 30+ most qualified persons when blacks & latinos together make up something like 25-30% of the country's population...

republicans are very white, and blacks and latinos are disadvantaged. but PC, quotas and the likes are absolutely not the right way to change that. and blacks and latinos are, on average, underperforming whites and asians. liberals must finally accept that not every percent of the underprivilege is the result of discrimination; part of it is also their fault.

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PC diversity quotas do not improve anything, but do make things worse. Adding more black or brown or green or purple people doesn't produce better results.
The most qualified people should be in charge, regardless of the color of their skin or genitalia or who they like to stick it in. If whitey is the most qualified, whitey should lead.


In the GOP it this is never the case though. They are the party of nepotism. And unearned privilege. And in the case of white pride, false pride.

And diversity does produce better results, because the more ideas going into a situation there is, the more options there are for solutions. Ever hear of Design Thinking? It is very effective. You can't do that with only one view point.

I don't believe a bunch of sycophants who buy cabinet positions are that great tbh. But we can agree to disagree.

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while I wholeheartedly agree, one simply MUST admit how unlikely it is to have not a single black or latino in a group of the 30+ most qualified persons when blacks & latinos together make up something like 25-30% of the country's population...

republicans are very white, and blacks and latinos are disadvantaged. but PC, quotas and the likes are absolutely not the right way to change that. and blacks and latinos are, on average, underperforming whites and asians. liberals must finally accept that not every percent of the underprivilege is the result of discrimination; part of it is also their fault.


You don't have to be a genius to have good ideas. And only poor leaders believe they can make policy without the input of the people it affects. Unfortunately, the GOP is made up of poor leaders. I mean, Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnel....Donald Trump...all are kind of shitty.

I guess Obama is a hard act to follow though. It was fun watching for 8 years as the GOP struggled to accept their better.

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In the GOP it this is never the case though. They are the party of nepotism. And unearned privilege. And in the case of white pride, false pride.


If we'll reduce it to moronic labels, then the GOP is the party of equal opportunity while the left is racist and demands unequal rights.

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You can't do that with only one view point.


The idea that people can only hold viewpoints qualified by the color of their skin or their gender identity is deeply racist and sabotages the free exchange of ideas.
A group of all white men or all black women can represent a diversity of opinions and it should make no difference their identity labels. The logic of each position stands on its own.

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If we'll reduce it to moronic labels, then the GOP is the party of equal opportunity while the left is racist and demands unequal rights.


I didn't see Obama's kids sitting in on high level meetings with foreign dignitaries then selling dates. Like I said, we can agree to disagree.
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In the GOP it this is never the case though. They are the party of nepotism. And unearned privilege. And in the case of white pride, false pride.

And diversity does produce better results, because the more ideas going into a situation there is, the more options there are for solutions. Ever hear of Design Thinking? It is very effective. You can't do that with only one view point.

I don't believe a bunch of sycophants who buy cabinet positions are that great tbh. But we can agree to disagree.


the democrats hate ideological diversity. thats not what we are talking about.

your "white male" photoshoot has several visible females and minorities. Not that there would be anything wrong with only white males. You are just doubling down on the anti-white male sloganeering.

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the democrats hate ideological diversity. thats not what we are talking about.

your "white male" photoshoot has several visible females and minorities.

he doesnt notice them because he is a bigot and follows rules for radicals as his religion.
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