Cheneys: Father largely responsible for Iraq War, daughter was pro-Trump until Jan 6. Ice Cube: influential rapper, very political pro-Black songs, but also frequent anti-semitic conspiracy nut. His frustration w/ US politics had him proposing pro-Black policy to Trump & Biden in 2020, but only got commitment from Trump, who publicly credited IC, which earned IC backlash from the Black community. Also, he’s anti-vax now, and appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show. 1/
West: influential Black leftist intellectual; professor at Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, et al; frequent panelist on political shows. Running for president in 2024, largely boosted by GOP as a spoiler, which got him criticism from Black community. Tweet OP is likely ill-informed. Neither IC nor West have endorsed Trump. IC might vote for him, but West definitely won’t. 2/2
NOTE: Yes, it sucks that he's running 3rd party, but the 3rd party crowd will always be short-sighted hasty ideologues that throw away their votes, but Dr. west as a trumpster would be far worse from a philosophical point of view as it would be a dark, dismal pall on his entire career and kill his legitimacy!
You'll get no argument here, note my reply to my comment, no, I don't want him running for president, but it would be a great loss if he was a trumpster as well, though admittedly the right-wing 3rd-party crowd would siphon votes from trump…
But it would still be such a cultural loss if he was a trumpster, as we will always have the short-sighted and hastily ideological 3rd party crowd as they're too ideological without a basis in practical reality, in short they're pipe-dreamers.
Other than prescriptions I have lived what I consider a drug free lifestyle…. I have so many regrets now on not trying weed just to see if that would help me watching all this bullshit
I became a daily user in my 30s when it was legalized here. This is pretty much me. I don't even really get silly-high anymore, it's just a haze that keeps all the bad shit at a distance. It's an unhealthy way to deal with the world, but the whole world is unhealthy and therapy is more expensive than weed.
I never thought he would survive the Bush administration. We all just assumed that with his bad heart he wouldn't last long. But time makes fools of us all.
what's really sad is, he was rapping "Y'all from Compton, but you moved to Riverside" while allying himself with the Brotherhood and then he still turned into this with that king capper Snoop.
Small correction, they are on our side for now, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, but they are still evil bastards that laid the groundwork for a trump, even voting for his shit while in Congress, (coughLIZCHENEYcough) so while their assistance is appreciated, they can go fuck themselves after we successfully remove the tumor.
They are on the "anti trump" side. That's it. They want to gain influence and sway over the democratic party, and use that influence to push democrats to the right, and block progressive legislation and continue to have an audience for their regressive right-wing policy ideas. They are not on our side, they are against most of the progressive policies that a majority of democrat voters want, and that science has verified would be helpful to our society. They want power in post trump america, but
If we allow them to gain any power, they will continue the same failed bullshit that led us directly into the trump era. The glorification of all these scumbags in the media, simply because they realize trump is bad is honestly disgusting and a dereliction of duty by journalists.
I feel like we're about three levels deep in metaphors, but you aren't removing the tumor. You're treating the nausea. It's a long way to go before the tumor's small enough to be excised.
Taliban does not equal Mujahideen. It's a little more complicated than that. Taliban members fought in certain Mujahideen groups against the Russian invaders in the 70s & 80s, but Taliban got to power in the 90s by fighting the Mujahideen and winning. U.S. covertly supported the Mujahideen, who successfully kicked out the Russians after a 10 year invasion/occupation. The U.S. lost interest and ignored the power vacuum. Afghanistan went through 3 civil wars before the U.S. invaded it in 2001.
I wonder why the media doesn't make a bigger deal out of their candidacies, but they did with ol' Brainworm Bobby. Is it just because he's a Kennedy?
IDK whether it's better to point out 3rd party candidates' (insane) policy goals to inform people who are considering voting for them, or to not draw attention to them at all & hope that nobody notices them on the ballot.
16KTS
Crack no it’s the weed.
IgnisInvictus
I feel like I fell into bizarre-o-land.
Rovylern
Dick Dick Dick, Dick Cheney!
Dick Dick Dick, Dick Cheney!
Dick Dick Dick, Dick Cheney!
DICK!
ButtersTheCat
Cornell went to the dark side?! I must've missed that. TO GOOGLE!
HiImLick
Pick logic over sides dude. It'll make you sad but.... I guess it's better?
v01dstar
Answer: "We didn't. The entire rest of the world did. In 2016."
mward1984
"We as in 'you and me' or We as in the entire collective nation? Because I have two answers."
BehGehBeeeehh
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. . .for a little while.
jfd8u438fdsfkds
We ain't on the same side.
ValiantToast
Dang I thought Cube was in the Rage Against the Machine category. He gone full shill now that he has money?
Jiiiinker
This timeline is bullshit.
AzgarOgly
who are all these peoples mentioned?
Djones06236
Use Google, it's free!
seedye
Cheneys: Father largely responsible for Iraq War, daughter was pro-Trump until Jan 6. Ice Cube: influential rapper, very political pro-Black songs, but also frequent anti-semitic conspiracy nut. His frustration w/ US politics had him proposing pro-Black policy to Trump & Biden in 2020, but only got commitment from Trump, who publicly credited IC, which earned IC backlash from the Black community. Also, he’s anti-vax now, and appeared on Tucker Carlson’s show. 1/
seedye
West: influential Black leftist intellectual; professor at Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, et al; frequent panelist on political shows. Running for president in 2024, largely boosted by GOP as a spoiler, which got him criticism from Black community. Tweet OP is likely ill-informed. Neither IC nor West have endorsed Trump. IC might vote for him, but West definitely won’t. 2/2
ReturnOfActionCheese
Wait, who is Ice Cube? Did you also forget about Dre too?
tymonaSmasher
Motherfuckers act like they forgot about Dre as though that's some kinda lyric
KR1570F
you can't blame them though, Dr. Doof just hit them with the Forget About Dre-anator!
Pelican3
Just hoping that the gop defectors don’t end up becoming Dems. We don’t need a further push to the right.
MrDaxxos
This is definitely what is happening. Kamala has already talked about appointing Republicans to her cabinet.
TZO2k15
CORNEL WEST!? TRUMPISM CORRUPTED CORNELL WEST TOO!? AAhhhrrrgh!!
*Wait a minute... Nope, just Google'd it, and he's only running for president, so not a trumpster…
*Whew* that was close…
LittleChickadee
I put him as my write-in on the democratic primary ballot, to ease my conscious
TZO2k15
NOTE: Yes, it sucks that he's running 3rd party, but the 3rd party crowd will always be short-sighted hasty ideologues that throw away their votes, but Dr. west as a trumpster would be far worse from a philosophical point of view as it would be a dark, dismal pall on his entire career and kill his legitimacy!
Gestalt7
Anyone running 3rd party in this race is campaigning for Trump. There is no other interpretation.
TZO2k15
You'll get no argument here, note my reply to my comment, no, I don't want him running for president, but it would be a great loss if he was a trumpster as well, though admittedly the right-wing 3rd-party crowd would siphon votes from trump…
But it would still be such a cultural loss if he was a trumpster, as we will always have the short-sighted and hastily ideological 3rd party crowd as they're too ideological without a basis in practical reality, in short they're pipe-dreamers.
myotherrideisyermom
Other than prescriptions I have lived what I consider a drug free lifestyle…. I have so many regrets now on not trying weed just to see if that would help me watching all this bullshit
SpaceSpeed
This is why I couldn't stop sniffing glue
Geistbar
Do you like movies about gladiators?
darkoshen
I started smoking cannabis as a middle-aged guy and no, it hasn't helped make this bullshit any easier to take BUT I am more relaxed.
nobletrex
Ditto. Didn’t start until my 30s.
ameranthe
I became a daily user in my 30s when it was legalized here. This is pretty much me. I don't even really get silly-high anymore, it's just a haze that keeps all the bad shit at a distance. It's an unhealthy way to deal with the world, but the whole world is unhealthy and therapy is more expensive than weed.
rukeman
I never thought I would agree with Dick Cheney on anything. Pigs really can fly.
aguacatedeldiablo
I mean, who doesn't like pizza?
newsguycraigevans
I never thought he would survive the Bush administration. We all just assumed that with his bad heart he wouldn't last long. But time makes fools of us all.
BeckyLookAtHerButt
Gotta admit, I'm a little bit confused.
ScrapCode
Idk I was with him on shooting billionaires in the face with a shotgun
DocBenny
oh fuck what did ice cube do
BubblesTheFish
he melted :'(
absolutezero182
Antivax and anti-LGBT on top of being worth $160M will turn you into a conservative shill real quick
seedye
He put his ass into it. He said he could, and he finally did.
nxrble
New tax bracket who this?
bertchstudio
They're also being targeted through their phones
I feel really really badly for anyone not taught to spot bullshit from a mile away right now
DocBenny
fuck the police*
*until i move into a gated villa, after that yall are on your own
Sonicschilidogs
what's really sad is, he was rapping "Y'all from Compton, but you moved to Riverside" while allying himself with the Brotherhood and then he still turned into this with that king capper Snoop.
SleepyHollowAppleTree
Small correction, they are on our side for now, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, but they are still evil bastards that laid the groundwork for a trump, even voting for his shit while in Congress, (coughLIZCHENEYcough) so while their assistance is appreciated, they can go fuck themselves after we successfully remove the tumor.
stargrey
I wish I could upvote this comment 10,000 times.
ThingsThatDontJustifyGenocide
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy, nothing more.
PballQhead
And we were very closely allied with the Soviet Union in WWII.
I'm perfectly comfortable with this coalition in the face of what opposes us.
ElroydIsGone
Lawful evil fears chaotic evil, b/c chaotic evil in its randomness can destroy everything, even evil (and yes, sometimes that does include itself).
Rhythmaster
They are on the "anti trump" side. That's it. They want to gain influence and sway over the democratic party, and use that influence to push democrats to the right, and block progressive legislation and continue to have an audience for their regressive right-wing policy ideas. They are not on our side, they are against most of the progressive policies that a majority of democrat voters want, and that science has verified would be helpful to our society. They want power in post trump america, but
Rhythmaster
If we allow them to gain any power, they will continue the same failed bullshit that led us directly into the trump era. The glorification of all these scumbags in the media, simply because they realize trump is bad is honestly disgusting and a dereliction of duty by journalists.
NaughtButOne
I feel like we're about three levels deep in metaphors, but you aren't removing the tumor. You're treating the nausea. It's a long way to go before the tumor's small enough to be excised.
Eleshar24
The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. Nothing more, nothing less.
derekjohn
This is something the US State Department should learn, NB they supported the Taliban against Russia on the 'enemy of my enemy' principle.
ourari
Taliban does not equal Mujahideen. It's a little more complicated than that. Taliban members fought in certain Mujahideen groups against the Russian invaders in the 70s & 80s, but Taliban got to power in the 90s by fighting the Mujahideen and winning. U.S. covertly supported the Mujahideen, who successfully kicked out the Russians after a 10 year invasion/occupation. The U.S. lost interest and ignored the power vacuum. Afghanistan went through 3 civil wars before the U.S. invaded it in 2001.
DocBenny
is that from the Mercenary Maxims?
Elkarlo77
Rule 29.
Jyx123
The maximally effective ones?
DocBenny
let's ask the weird hungry blob with eyeballs
Jyx123
*FWOOOOM*
accountttt
OOTL what did cornell do? His wiki isnt super enlightening butmaybe im too dumb to understand
rshini
He's also got a weird bug up his ass about Obama not being "black enough" - gatekeeping blackness is a bullshit elitist BS
Youhavinagiraffe
He is running as a 3rd party spoiler
ButtersTheCat
Like, everywhere? I seriously haven't heard a single thing about his campaign. Is Jill Stein running again too?
gypsysly
Yes, but this time around she is hanging out with Putin's cronies, so somehow she has gotten even worse
ValiantlyFlailing
She did that last time too
varesya
She's just doing it more openly this time.
ButtersTheCat
I wonder why the media doesn't make a bigger deal out of their candidacies, but they did with ol' Brainworm Bobby. Is it just because he's a Kennedy?
IDK whether it's better to point out 3rd party candidates' (insane) policy goals to inform people who are considering voting for them, or to not draw attention to them at all & hope that nobody notices them on the ballot.
varesya
It's absolutely because he's a Kennedy.
Youhavinagiraffe
Kennedy was polling in double digits earlier in the year whereas the other 3rd party candidates are at sub 1%