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Jun 28Liked by BowTied Bull

If the past 8 years have proved anything it is indeed that President is just a figurehead. I turned off the debate after 5 minutes. One elderly person was trying to make a poor argument that he is should be allowed to drive. The other elderly person is claiming he is the best driver ever when everyone just saw him driving on the sidewalk

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Agree

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When the law of the land states.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Look in the mirror it’s on us!

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Zaphod Beeblebrox, iykyk

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When it comes to divide and conquer politics, America's 'blue versus red' duopoly...

I was also finally able to look 'beyond the black curtain' when I woke up to this fact, too.

The one here that Tucker Max succinctly hammer's home:

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"Trump won't save you:

If you support Trump, that's fine. If you think he's the best of a bad choice, OK. If you're going to vote for him, great.

But at least realize this truth:

*Trump will not save you.*

I'm not knocking Trump. Just dispassionately look at his record, even if you LIKE IT, you will see Trump clearly only helps one person consistently: Trump.

Even if he has the best intentions, the hard fact is, what's going on is bigger than him.

The hardest fact of all: the President doesn't have as much power as you think he does.

There's only so much he can do."

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Yeah agree, save yourself.

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100%. And, oh wait, just remembered we had some similar wisdom, as Tucker Max, from 4 years ago:

https://bearsbulletins.substack.com/p/make-your-life-presidential

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As long as the president still has the nuclear launch codes…

its more than just a game

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Doubt that's even true to be honest

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Still think Vivek was the best bet. Didn't see anyone on left/right including Trump that could honestly debate him.

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Jun 28·edited Jun 28Author

We'd give that guy no shot, same as Yang

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sure I get that, I'm talking in terms of someone that actually has some substance to their talking points as opposed to a golf swing lol

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We have conclusive proof the president is a fake job, so it's the same thing as watching a basketball game now, just entertainment

Yang, Vivek, Trump, Biden, none are actually in charge of anything. We all know that for sure after yesterday

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Our destiny is sovereign

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People still can’t tell politics are all SNL skits😂 Newsom’s talks with reporters were hysterical. Like he knew everything was going down like this for a few years and was cool as a cucumber while it was mayhem around him. Crazy funny to watch iykyk

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Yeah its just a form of entertainment for the masses, like sports

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I tune in here or there just for the laughs. Last night was incredible

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My favorite was him starting to say random political buzzwords on that one interview, like "America!, election!, etc."

It's basically wrestling with the scripting but they wear suits.

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"

...The nature of the institutions we have for government decision-making, including massive crises, is... a group of men with little understanding of how to think rationally

about hard problems under extreme uncertainty, little grasp of how their bureaucracies had corralled them into mental and bureaucratic cul-de-sacs, little grasp of how to execute complex

coordination at speed and scale, terrible preparations for the crisis, and disastrous mental models for the core problems...no useful tools to help them...

In the past leaders lived with and understood things like cavalry. Now leaders do not live with or understand things like engineered viruses and encryption.

Science, technology and markets bring many gains but also make destructive power greater, faster to deploy and easier to use for smaller groups and individuals.

Crises now can go about 1,000 times faster (than in the past) with about a million times more destruction.

Our international institutions such as the UN and EU offer no hope for dealing with such problems.

This combination of growing destructive power, the speed of crises, and the skills and institutions dealing with crises is disastrous.

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- Bet on yourself Anon

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It was hilarious watching the presidential debate regress into trash talking over golf. Watching the US collapse is going to be very interesting lol

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I don’t see any way Gavin wins the election. He polls horribly in swing states who hate California leftists. His track record of destroying San Francisco then California opens him up to easy attacks. I would wager money he never becomes the party nominee.

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Could be true, don't think he runs this election since cards stacked against. But politics is largely just high school popularity contest

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