I used to be disgusted, and now I try to be amused.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Maybe you don't get this (and maybe I'm whiffing cuz I stopped reading), but when he says "Bleaksville, Kentucky (or maybe it’s in Ohio or West Virginia, I can’t remember)" he kinda justifies a lot of the disillusion.

Not to strike at your everyman Michigan thing, but he's mocking the media, not the Trump voters.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

www.realclearpolitics.com has electoral votes, no toss ups, within 10. do not listen to anyone saying this is over. anyone you know who has strong feelings against both, but stronger against 1, and still might not vote, or might vote 3rd party, tell them this is not the election to play that shit.

Tell them to back a winner like Harambe or Deez Nutz

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/...-nutz-in-texas

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

www.realclearpolitics.com has electoral votes, no toss ups, within 10. do not listen to anyone saying this is over. anyone you know who has strong feelings against both, but stronger against 1, and still might not vote, or might vote 3rd party, tell them this is not the election to play that shit.

Playing it.

I don't give a shit who gets elected. I'll game things to avoid adverse economic impacts as necessary either way (as will all of you election-induced-recession proof folks here).

Whoever wins, I'll get wild amusement out of clowns who'll whine in the aftermath.

If I'd conviction of any sort, I'd stay home. But I'll probably feel the need to vote the down ballots. And perhaps even just flip a coin on the big one. Just because...

No trolling. I'm just tired of being told how much I need to care by irritating people.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Not to strike at your everyman Michigan thing, but he's mocking the media, not the Trump voters.

i read that far and stopped. You may be right.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Playing it.

I don't give a shit who gets elected. I'll game things to avoid adverse economic impacts as necessary either way (as will all of you election-induced-recession proof folks here).

Whoever wins, I'll get wild amusement out of clowns who'll whine in the aftermath.

If I'd conviction of any sort, I'd stay home. But I'll probably feel the need to vote the down ballots. And perhaps even just flip a coin on the big one. Just because...

No trolling. I'm just tired of being told how much I need to care by irritating people.

Hmmm, well if your vote matters, that is Pa is in play, Trump wins, so indulge yourself!

But do you know how you or I get a bit in our cups and post mean shit? Trump does the same. You and I, we should not have the nuclear codes, vile truth, but still. think. about. it.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I don't give a shit who gets elected.

Is there anything you do give a shit about?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

Hmmm, well if your vote matters, that is Pa is in play, Trump wins, so indulge yourself!

But do you know how you or I get a bit in our cups and post mean shit? Trump does the same. You and I, we should not have the nuclear codes, vile truth, but still. think. about. it.

Hank, I would so give you or Sebby the nuclear codes before Trump.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

I don't give a shit who gets elected.

Or you could try for once in your life to have a little empathy.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

Playing it.

I don't give a shit who gets elected. I'll game things to avoid adverse economic impacts as necessary either way (as will all of you election-induced-recession proof folks here).

Whoever wins, I'll get wild amusement out of clowns who'll whine in the aftermath.

If I'd conviction of any sort, I'd stay home. But I'll probably feel the need to vote the down ballots. And perhaps even just flip a coin on the big one. Just because...

No trolling. I'm just tired of being told how much I need to care by irritating people.

Are you OK? Just worried about you. I don't like to see it when people start to withdraw from society like this.

Remember, dude, you ARE somebody.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Adder

Or you could try for once in your life to have a little empathy.

You realize Trump voters say exactly the same thing to me. This is exactly the sort of self-righteous bullshit that makes me want to stay home... And watch the whole lot of you tribal, narrow thinkers on the right and left fight it all out, to the death, with spiked baseball bats.

Don't preach morals to me. No one on either side gets to do that.

It's also dull. Moralizing people are the dullest fucks you'll ever meet. Don't be one of those people.

[Adder]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

You realize Trump voters say exactly the same thing to me. This is exactly the sort of self-righteous bullshit that makes me want to stay home... And watch the whole lot of you tribal, narrow thinkers on the right and left fight it all out, to the death, with spiked baseball bats.

Don't preach morals to me. No one on either side gets to do that.

It's also dull. Moralizing people are the dullest fucks you'll ever meet. Don't be one of those people.

What the fuck are you on about? You say you don't care who wins because you will personally be okay.

But you also know that others will not be personally okay. It's implicit in "as will all of you election-induced-recession proof folks here." Why don't you care about those who are not "election-induced-recession proof?"

ETA: And beyond that, pretending that there's something morally controversial about empowering Trump's bigoted supporters takes the cake.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy

Are you OK? Just worried about you. I don't like to see it when people start to withdraw from society like this.

Remember, dude, you ARE somebody.

I'm fine. I just want it to be over.

Nothing's going to change, and no one's addresssing any of the serious issues. Have you heard either of these people discuss the impact of automation on the labor force? Justice reform? Demilitarization of the police? Domestic spying on US citizens?

This is a sham election in what's increasingly becoming a banana republic for most people. The only problem is, the political landscape is dominated by cynical elites and uneducated fools.

Clowns to the left, jokers to the right...

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Adder

What the fuck are you on about? You say you don't care who wins because you will personally be okay.

But you also know that others will not be personally okay. It's implicit in "as will all of you election-induced-recession proof folks here." Why don't you care about those who are not "election-induced-recession proof?"

ETA: And beyond that, pretending that there's something morally controversial about empowering Trump's bigoted supporters takes the cake.

You realize every single one of those arguments is also being made by Trumpkins.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

You realize every single one of those arguments is also being made by Trumpkins.

Don't try to reason with him. Just tell him to fuck off.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Is there anything you do give a shit about?

I think it's quite clear that he cares very deeply about himself.

TM