Why are socialist foreigners so obviously obessed with American politics?

[magicalmoments]

The name of the World Series does not refer to the world, it refers to The New York World, the newspaper, now defunct, which originally organized it.

No it doesn't. I googled it and the New York world story is an urban myth, there's no evidence to support it. More alternative facts!

 

[Conager]

Maybe, if you can remember where you last left it.

I think you are confusing your imaginary blackbird with Wonder Woman's invisible plane. An understandable mistake.

 

[water505]

Obsessed AND expertise.

 

[oggbashan]

What should concern Americans is that some foreigners understand the operation of the US political systems better than many US citizens.

Is that a failure of the US education system?

 

[Greypowerful]

Maybe, if you can remember where you last left it.

Gathering dust at Offfut, perhaps? Or Wright-Pat...

 

[Greypowerful]

What should concern Americans is that some foreigners understand the operation of the US political systems better than many US citizens.

Is that a failure of the US education system?

Selective memory, more likely... Oh! and one mustn't forget FREE CHOICE!

 

[Greypowerful]

I think you are confusing your imaginary blackbird with Wonder Woman's invisible plane. An understandable mistake.

Nah... I heard it was a 117, eh?

 

[FakeNews]

Because it affects the world, you nattering nincompoop.

Same reason I'm interrested in UK politics and the upcoming French election. Because they affect the EU, which is where I live.

Also, I like to visit those places from time to time, and I'd appreciate if they suck as little as possible when I do.

Since you mentioned the EU...

Jean-Claude Juncker 'doubts EU will remain united during Brexit talks'... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...er-doubts-eu-will-remain-united-brexit-talks/

 

[Greypowerful]

Oh, please... that surprised no-one with any conception of Euro political history.

You fail, yet again.

 

[FakeNews]

Oh, please... that surprised no-one with any conception of Euro political history.

You fail, yet again.

Are you saying European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is wrong? What do you know that he doesn't?

 

[Liar]

Since you mentioned the EU...

Jean-Claude Juncker 'doubts EU will remain united during Brexit talks'... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...er-doubts-eu-will-remain-united-brexit-talks/

What about it? The EU is not the US. It's a much more loosely held together set of agreements between a collection of sovereign nation states, as opposed to a federation. They disagree with each other and persue their own foreign and trade policies all the damn time. The UK using that fact in their Brexit negotiations is just expected.

 

[Greypowerful]

What about it? The EU is not the US. It's a much more loosely held together set of agreements between a collection of sovereign nation states, as opposed to a federation. They disagree with each other and persue their own foreign and trade policies all the damn time. The UK using that fact in their Brexit negotiations is just expected.

Thank you for spelling it out in syllables that the insular idiot an comprehend. No concept of Europe at all, has he?

 

[FakeNews]

What about it? The EU is not the US. It's a much more loosely held together set of agreements between a collection of sovereign nation states, as opposed to a federation. They disagree with each other and persue their own foreign and trade policies all the damn time. The UK using that fact in their Brexit negotiations is just expected.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker 'doubts EU will remain united during Brexit talks' & you're saying a divided EU is nothing to worry about?

What do you know that Jean-Claude Juncker doesn't?

 

[oggbashan]

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker 'doubts EU will remain united during Brexit talks' & you're saying a divided EU is nothing to worry about?

What do you know that Jean-Claude Juncker doesn't?

Anyone who knows anything about the EU knows that it has always been divided. So what?

Does Texas agree with California?

 

[FakeNews]

Anyone who knows anything about the EU knows that it has always been divided. So what?

Does Texas agree with California?

If the EU has always been divided, why is European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker worried about the EU not being united?

Is he trafficking in fake news?

 

[Conager]

What about it? The EU is not the US. It's a much more loosely held together set of agreements between a collection of sovereign nation states, as opposed to a federation. They disagree with each other and persue their own foreign and trade policies all the damn time. The UK using that fact in their Brexit negotiations is just expected.

The US devolving into totalitarian control by the federal government should, in a sane world provide some insight into your future.

The US was not, and technically speaking is not, a federation. There is a reason we are titled the united STATES of america. We are a union of sovereign States.

We voluntarily joined a compact for mutual defense, and as States, agreed to grant certain limited enumerated powers. Sound familiar?

We took 200+ years to fuck this up so supremely. I give the EU 50.

 

[BotanyBoy]

What should concern Americans is that some foreigners understand the operation of the US political systems better than many US citizens.

Is that a failure of the US education system?

Yep, the only thing we teach in our schools really is how to pass a multiple choice exams because that's how schools get funding. Tests that have now been dumbed down so far EVERYONE get's their gold star!! And the admin get's their bonuses.

That's pretty much it at this point.

We don't say a fucking word to our kids about markets, economies, how our own government works, what a corporation actually is, what capitalism/socialism/communism/fascism are or even how to balance a checkbook or budget a household....we teach them nothing of any value anymore. Our kids go through 12 years of primary education and they are barely fucking literate and only a microscopic % of them can do math beyond addition and subtraction.

And we wouldn't dream of teaching them any vocational skills.....fuck no not that horror.

Better go to university and get a degree in 17th century Russian Lesbian Poetry, cuz that's handy!! And at only 280,000 bucks worth of debt that's a DEAL! LOL

Who needs a welder, plumber or auto mechanic anyhow? *looks down nose* That's a deplorable's job!! Oh yea that is really that bad too, nobody hates, shits on or looks down at blue collared working class like the academic elites of the US, almost entirely democrat of course.

The USA is looping the toilet bowl....and I hope to god Trump is a wrecking ball that's going to take out the entire quadrant of the building said toilet bowl is in.

Selective memory, more likely... Oh! and one mustn't forget FREE CHOICE!

Yea free choice, it's just so horrible!!

What is it with you fascist Canadians hating free choice so fucking much?

You and Hard Rom both seem like good little Nazis happy to have the almighty government up everyone's ass 24/7 in every fucking aspect of your life.

 

[Rightguide]

Does Texas agree with California?

No. California politics are controlled by its major urban centers which are dominated by Democrats, Socialists, Communists, and are overrun by 4 to 5 million Mexican nationals, though illegal they create a political reality liberals exploit and capture with taxpayer supported social programs. California contains the most Balkanized demographics in the union. Northern, Central, and Eastern California are where you find more traditional Americans albeit in diminishing populations. The politics of Texas and California are polar opposites with polar opposite national allegiances. I know that's harsh, but it's true.

 

[BotanyBoy]

No. California politics are controlled by its major urban centers which are dominated by Democrats, Socialists, Communists, and are overrun by 4 to 5 million Mexican nationals, though illegal they create a political reality liberals exploit and capture with taxpayer supported social programs. California contains the most Balkanized demographics in the union. Northern, Central, and Eastern California are where you find more traditional Americans albeit in diminishing populations.

True and those populations diminish because LosDiego and San FranJose fucking HATE people who live outsize their super cool zip codes and it shows in the policies the push in Sacramento.

The politics of Texas and California are polar opposites with polar opposite national allegiances. I know that's harsh, but it's true.

As someone who's spent several years as a tax paying, property owning resident of both states, I must respectfully disagree.

In general, their allegiances are pretty similar actually, they both have a major chip on their shoulder and a "Fuck the fed, wuh eva wuh eva I dew wuh I wawnt!!" attitude they are proud of and regularly shake about when they don't get their way but never really do shit about it. At the end of the day neither state has much if any allegiances to anyone but themselves and both look down on the rest of the country like shit on their shoes.

As far as their politics go? Same corporatist socialism as far as structure and function go, TX just sucks different corporate dicks than Cali does.

The biggest real difference is cultural values. Bottom line is CA values different things than TX.

And the only real problem is the control freaks in both states can't help but try and use the federal government to shove their petty bull shit down the other states throat. Every state is doing it in some way and it's pissing other states the fuck off and rightfully so.

Just my 2c

 

[KingOrfeo]

The US devolving into totalitarian control by the federal government . . .

 

[KingOrfeo]

No. California politics are controlled by its major urban centers which are dominated by Democrats, Socialists, Communists . . .

 

[irksomesauce]

Well... That's about what I'd expect from a representative of a country that has a world series sporting competition without inviting any other countries.

You're simply confusing our natural American exceptionalism with your inherent character of universal socialism, which also obviously blinds you to how absolutely compassionate America is...

...or, do you really want us to allow the New Zealand Zeroes to show the entire world how totally out of America's league you truly are?

And that is why you foreign pieces of socialist shit are so all up in American politics without any care of the impracticality of what you spew: you want to play in The Big Game soooo bad, but can only watch...

...and mostly whine, which is socialist exceptionalism at its very best.

Good thing there's the International GB Call In Show for world-wide amateur fans who can't play the game to spew all about it, anyway. You know, just to socialistically help them feel like their practically meaningless drivel isn't simply that.

 

[KingOrfeo]

You're simply confusing our natural American exceptionalism . . .

There's nothing natural about that. American exceptionalism is deeply inimical to American patriotism. You love your country like you love your family -- not because it's the best in the world, but just because it's yours.

 

[oggbashan]

If the EU has always been divided, why is European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker worried about the EU not being united?

Is he trafficking in fake news?

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We voluntarily joined a compact for mutual defense, and as States, agreed to grant certain limited enumerated powers. Sound familiar?

We took 200+ years to fuck this up so supremely. I give the EU 50.

Juncker is worried because he wants a closer UNION and what he sees as the result of the Brexit vote are other countries in the EU wanting a looser FEDERATION.

200+ years to mess up the US? I don't think it is messed up except that the politicians haven't been listening to the people.

50 years to mess up the EU? In its present form I would give it less than 10. The Brexit vote is a symptom of an irritation with the current EU and its institutions. That irritation has become anger for large minorities in several countries.

Greece particularly has been shafted by its own past politicians who took it into the EU AND the EURO when they knew they couldn't meet the minimum economic criteria. Ordinary Greek people are suffering because of EU bailouts but ordinary Greek people have for decades assumed that paying taxes, any taxes, was optional but government handouts were their right.

 

[Rightguide]

Sorry for the "triggers" but it's true.