GordonS Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 1 minute ago, Broomhill Ultra said: Settle. Have you not been watching the protests all year? Portland, Oregon? Proud Boys? American civilians own more firearms than the US military. They've only been a couple of trigger events from serious and self-sustaining political violence all year. A civil war won't be a territory-based war with armies, that's not how they work any more. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Arabdownunder said: So votes in Arizona, where Biden leads, should be counted. Vote in Pa, where Trump leads, counting should stop now. When we play St Mirren on Saturday any goals that we score after the 75th minute should count but any that we concede should not. Mind you on that analogy Trump would still win... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I literally cannot conceive how anyone in America can vote for this guy or think that he is doing any kind of job that’s good enough to vote him in again. It’s like when people vote Tory here, so opposite to the way I see it that it just can’t process how they can see what they do in any kind of positive way.That can be encapsulated by a BBC reporter in Florida saying earlier with a straight face that a sizeable Latino element of the state's population backed Trump because they fear 'Communism'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Just finished my last beer. On to the coffee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Huge dangers attached to Trump's posturing now. It's genuinely scary where this might head. Democracy there, even the already weird, pretty unfair American version of it, is in trouble. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, GordonS said: Have you not been watching the protests all year? Portland, Oregon? Proud Boys? American civilians own more firearms than the US military. They've only been a couple of trigger events from serious and self-sustaining political violence all year. A civil war won't be a territory-based war with armies, that's not how they work any more. Was going to mock this, then remembered the Covid thread started with everyone joking about how potentially serious that was. 2020 rules apply. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I know FPTP and the Tory friendly constituency boundaries in the UK are a joke, but does any supposed First World country have as tinpot an election system as the US? Everything from the primaries to the main election seems to be an utter shambles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Just now, Sherrif John Bunnell said: I know FPTP and the Tory friendly constituency boundaries in the UK are a joke, but does any supposed First World country have as tinpot an election system as the US? Everything from the primaries to the main election seems to be an utter shambles. The college system is ridiculous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Not too bothered who wins this, I’m not American after all. Would be some laugh if Trump did again though. Proved all the experts wrong in 2016 and is on course to do it again. -2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 That can be encapsulated by a BBC reporter in Florida saying earlier with a straight face that a sizeable Latino element of the state's population backed Trump because they fear 'Communism'.It's one of the many lies that Trump just gets away with.I remarked yesterday that I was surprised that there had not been a serious assassination attempt on him during this Presidency - it's like he wants to encourage the nut jobs on both sides. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arabdownunder Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 When we play St Mirren on Saturday any goals that we score after the 75th minute should count but any that we concede should not. Mind you on that analogy Trump would still win...[emoji20]Fake newsGames on Friday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdinburghPar1975 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 10 minutes ago, djchapsticks said: Absolutely mental. Trump is going to have to be removed from the White House in cuffs or a bodybag. At least we know why the fence was built round the White House, it was to keep him in not keep folks out... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoon Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 John King still going on CNN! The absolute boy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 We are absolutely watching a cult of personality in full action here. Such actions throughout history by Hugo Chavez, Robert Mugabe, Gudaffi has been met with absoulte and unapologetic condemnation from America. They have blindly wandered into a dictatorship and those who voted for him, did so in large part because he was the man to 'protect their freedom'. Proud Republicans will quote their 2nd ammendment right as the last line of defence to rise up against a corrupt dictatorship government. Yet they are so stupid that thry don't see it happening, the very scenario written into the constitution that allowed them to have guns is unfolding right in front of them and they actively endorse it!! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Much that we moan about FPTP at least there is consistency about the way the vote is carried out across constituencies - this tallying of votes before a state has even finished voting is a joke. Different states having different processes for counting votes leaves it open to Trump's accusations of cheating.They really should only publish the results once every vote in a state is counted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Trump has started his legal challenge fundraiser 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 5 hours ago, Highland Capital said: No. They have a massive habit of absolutely blowing it. Going for a bland centrist doesn't work - George W Bush was an idiot but they even managed to lose the popular vote against him. The current president is even worse and they might be about to blow it again - going for bland, centrist characters just doesn't resonate. When Democrats win with a bland centrist - see, this is because compromise, centrism and bipartisanship work, moving to the left would be insane When Democrats (far more frequently) lose with a bland centrist - see, this is because we've gone too far to the left, we need more compromise, centrism and bipartisanship, moving to the left would be insane 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 1 minute ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: Much that we moan about FPTP at least there is consistency about the way the vote is carried out across constituencies - this tallying of votes before a state has even finished voting is a joke. Different states having different processes for counting votes leaves it open to Trump's accusations of cheating. They really should only publish the results once every vote in a state is counted. In hindsight, it was probably a mistake to put Neil Doncaster in charge of it all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Mahelp Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Well, Biden has won Arizona which is a huge step forward for him. It looks likely (but not certain) that he'll win Michigan and Wisconsin, which would mean that he doesn't need Pennsylvania. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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