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Direction of the USA

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by FranchiseBlade, Sep 27, 2025.

  1. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    LOL, liberals are responsible for the most crime, murders, worst schools, most trashed out communities, most drug usage, etc -- just go to any urban core of any city in America. Betcha they've had Democrat leadership for decades.


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  2. astros123

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    A MAGA loving cultist just shot up a church killing 5 people. You morons dont get to cosplay as safety activists. The overwhelming majority of mass shootings have been white Christians.

    Blue states subsidize the **** hole republican states. California/NY contribute hundreds of billions more in tax revenue for the federal government than what they get back.

    Youre in a low iq cult
     
  3. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    Blue areas are always where the trouble is -- everyone knows it. You know it. Crime, violence, kids without dads, poor public schools, stores where the deodorant is locked up due to rampant theft, trashed out streets, drug dealers, high rates of imprisonment.... always urban areas led by Democrats for decades. Always.
    Never has a political party failed its constituents more than the Democratic party has failed urban Americans.


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  4. strosb4bros

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    I think the biggest problem has been the quality of immigration and the lowering of standards in colleges leading to more identity politics being used instead of practical solutions that help working class people. Immigration was a great strength of ours in the 20th century but the last 20 years it's been too many low quality types like @astros123 . And the high quality citizens and immigrants take on the brunt of their thirst for violence. Secure the borders, strong vetting for legal immigration -- are they going to be a part of society or hate America and not learn english, prosecute crime, give Americans priority when it comes to jobs and benefits, and we'll all be fine.
     
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    And the reason is because of what I posted above.
     
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    I haven’t noticed any issues with the quality of immigrants in the USA. In Europe there are some issues - a big one being they are not used to immigrants and the cultural differences between a German and Afghan are enormous.

    It’s only a matter of time before some of these European countries put legal immigrants on boats and deport them.
     
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    Are you leaving your nice suburb??

    There's alot of issues in places like Dallas and Los Angeles, affected middle and lower income areas. You also have self hating whites feeding into the oppressor/oppressed narrative and encouraging them to act out in rage whenever they feel like it. Look at the response to mandatory ICE deportations... OBama deported far more and they weren't so obsessed with attacking officers.

    Even in Brooklyn, I've had my ASIAN friend complain about how downhill the quality of person out there is as well as the quality of interaction.

    Gentrifying whites don't say anything because they don't want to be perceived as racist but in private they grumble.
     
  8. Sanctity

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    It must be great to live in a bubble of misinformation. Manufacturing as a whole, for the past 40 or so years, is not America's industry and doesn't pay a livable wage for the masses in today's world. It's the service industry domestic and abroad that pay the more liveable big bucks.
     
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    Youre just a racist POS. Immigrants in America arent shooting up churches or schools. Immigrants commit less crime and pay more in taxes than the median American. Ive paid more in taxes in usa than you ever will in your life.

    Racist bums are the worst. Crying about Immigrants in the year 2025
     
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    Another lie by Baghdad Bob. How the hell are you able to attend thousands of sporting events when you’re broke, homeless, living under a bridge and abusing the free local library Wi-Fi?
     
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    I think there is a strong correlation between the country of origin for immigrants and the success they'll have in the USA. Although it's not 100%. For instance, if you bring in a group of 100 immigrants from Haiti, 100 immigrants from Somalia, and 100 immigrants from Denmark, I think we can all easily predict who will have the most success and create the nicest communities. But there is also the type of area that the immigrants come from WITHIN the country of origin. For instance, if you bring in 100 immigrants from San Pedro Garza Garcia (nice area of Monterrey, MX), they may fare as well as 100 immigrants from Germany/UK (probably the "best" origin countries for success in America, judging historically).

    But overall, the correlation is strong. If you immigrate from a country with significant problems, then many of those problems will travel with the immigrants. That trend is well established and there's no harm in pointing it out. Of course there are exceptions. But the trend is the trend and the data speaks. Getting enough high performing immigrants to move from developed nations is tough though... and of course there's a line measured in millions of people from the bad countries waiting to come here. Trump is on to something with the high priced Golden Tickets -- this could prioritize successful immigrants bringing their talents to the USA. Other countries have been using this technique for years.


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    https://www.reddit.com/r/PeopleLiveInCities/
     
  13. Space Ghost

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    Ah yes. These service industry that puts out beggar tip jars to adequately pay their employees. Clearly you haven't a clue about the manufacturing sector. You're still stuck with this idea of children and women in a sweat shop making cheap clothing.

    Political pro tip: Americans are tired of the service industry pan handling at the register.
    Political pro tip 2: The service industry is mostly reserved for the lower IQ class (ie: mostly democrats)
     
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    Yeah, I'd say >90% of the tip jar order takers lean liberal. Conservatives would be ashamed to ask. In fact, I've seen conservative-profile employees skip over the keypad questions for the customer to avoid asking the tip question. Liberals -- no shame whatsoever!
     
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    They really don't take to subjugation well. Sad.
     
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    I feel like the whole country has been totally DUMBED DOWN over the last 10-15 years. I was a lifelong Republican until around that time.

    Conservatives used to be about an intellectual disciplined approach to policy, not just populist anger and conspiracy theories.

    Ironically, the whole downslide all started with McCain (who I was a fan of) selecting Sarah Palin as his running mate. She made it fashionable to be stupid. Then came the tea party which led to Trump.

    Now it's like Trump supporters are actually proud to be stupid - at least the ones who aren't rich. Trump has given them a voice....in their eyes, at least. But they're too dumb to realize that he's just using them to get what he wants. See Jan 6th.

    I feel like all Trump supporters are either rich or stupid.

    What would William F. Buckley think of today's conservative movement? Can you imagine him debating Trump?
     
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    WOW. This is the problem. The consistent looking down on people
    and feeling that other humans don't "deserve" basic dignity and living wages
    That some are MORE EQUAL than others.

    They seem to be begging on Farms alot these days
    GUB MENT!!!! BAIL US OUT
    What about the Banks when we bailed them out?

    Rocket River
    Where is the PRIDE?
     
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    All of those nitwits who thought that the 2020 election was stolen are destined for the service industry?
     
  19. Space Ghost

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    Incorrect.

    My resentment is the declining quality of service coupled with the entitlement of pay, and that is not even discussing the quality of product.

    Now granted, we should probably clarify by service industry. Fast food, restaurant and delivery services is not a profession. Why would you ever think a low skilled job should be paid the same as a skilled blue collared worker like a plumber or electrician?
     
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    100%. As the same ones who think the 2024 election was stolen.
     

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