To 2021 and Beyond .... current politics

Don’t know if everyone saw this, but Charles Barkley once again telling it like it is in real life...not this dystopian online life.

Maybe the most common sense and profound statement of fact I’ve heard in a long time:

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/charles-barkley-politicians-system-divide-and-conquer/17pu0jccjrhew1jevqkxbq8mj4

Man, I think most white people and Black people are great people. I really believe that in my heart, but I think our system is set up where our politicians, whether they’re Republicans or Democrats, are designed to make us not like each other so they can keep their grasp of money and power. They divide and conquer.

I truly believe in my heart most white people and Black people are awesome people, but we’re so stupid following our politicians, whether they’re Republicans or Democrats, and their only job is, ‘Hey, let’s make these people not like each other. We don’t live in their neighborhoods, we all got money, let’s make the whites and Blacks not like each other, let’s make rich people and poor people not like each other, let’s scramble the middle class.' I truly believe that in my heart.


Of course on the Twitter post, if you read the comments you already know who is disagreeing with him. It’s always the folks who think big government should provide you everything and regulate your life including removing civil liberties:

https://twitter.com/runBMC57/status/1378435984707133445

I was going to go back and do a tally of any complaints against the Biden Administration, considering that they have the White House, the House, and the Senate, but didn't realize this thread expanded to 26 pages. I'm pretty positive the actual complaints that don't involve blaming someone that isn't democrat, can be counted on 1 hand and definitely less than 2.

Don't worry Black Americans, the old white CEO of Delta making 17 million per year has your back. He cares so much about you guys and girls. Only fly Delta. Nothing to do with what affects his income, even though his actual salary is like 950K. The other 16 million is stock options, etc. No way he isn't only doing what is best for his check, he cares.

https://i.ibb.co/6F2Xftt/Screenshot-20210404-231835-Samsung-Internet.jpg

I know CNBC is super conservative, but even they know he's a shithead.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/01/delta-hands-out-bonuses-to-managers-whose-pay-was-cut-in-the-pandemic.html

"Delta Air Lines, which received billions of dollars in federal aid last year, is paying managers bonuses ranging from a few thousand dollars to more than $100,000 to help make up for pay cuts at the start of the*Covid pandemic*last year.

Front-line workers like flight attendants, pilots and others in nonmanagerial positions are not receiving bonuses."

This is the guy that helped move the All-Star game out of Atlanta. Which is predominantly democrat. That will cost the city give or take 200 million dollars. The democratic party isn't full of heroes. Scumbags come in all shapes, forms, races, political parties, etc.

I was going to go back and do a tally of any complaints against the Biden Administration, considering that they have the White House, the House, and the Senate, but didn't realize this thread expanded to 26 pages. I'm pretty positive the actual complaints that don't involve blaming someone that isn't democrat, can be counted on 1 hand and definitely less than 2.

Is that including yourself?

Don't worry Black Americans, the old white CEO of Delta making 17 million per year has your back. He cares so much about you guys and girls. Only fly Delta. Nothing to do with what affects his income, even though his actual salary is like 950K. The other 16 million is stock options, etc. No way he isn't only doing what is best for his check, he cares.


???:saywhat:

Is that including yourself?

No, doesn’t include me, Chico, or CRED.

You guys can ignore me. Yesterday got away from me a bit at the end. Not frustrated with anyone here. Just a little pissed off about the all-star game moving and the corporations that helped push it.

I know CNBC is super conservative, but even they know he's a shithead.

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/01/delta-hands-out-bonuses-to-managers-whose-pay-was-cut-in-the-pandemic.html

"Delta Air Lines, which received billions of dollars in federal aid last year, is paying managers bonuses ranging from a few thousand dollars to more than $100,000 to help make up for pay cuts at the start of the*Covid pandemic*last year.

Front-line workers like flight attendants, pilots and others in nonmanagerial positions are not receiving bonuses."

This is the guy that helped move the All-Star game out of Atlanta. Which is predominantly democrat. That will cost the city give or take 200 million dollars. The democratic party isn't full of heroes. Scumbags come in all shapes, forms, races, political parties, etc.

It is funny. I just finished reading a book by Stephen Ambrose called "Custer and Crazy Horse: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors" he also wrote "Band of Brothers" Great read FYI, but in it he discussed the role of the government and industry at the time. Basically the government subsidizes industry and then gets out the way and lets them do what they want. Not much has changed. It is also interesting but that time period was also considered the most politically divisive in American History. There are lots of parallels to now. Including rampant pollicization of the media. Advent of the telegraph that allowed rapid access to information and misinformation.

Agree that there are scumbags in both parties. Living around Baltimore I have seen the sleazes elected to the mayor's office. Being from South Carolina I have seen how corrupt the Republicans down there are. I would not trust a South Carolina politician with my life which why I left my home state. Remember that when Nikki Haley runs for president she did some pretty heinous things while running the state.

Good old Mitch, just have to laugh at the blatant hypocrisy

Mitch McConnell To Corporate America: Shut Up And Donate (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mitch-mcconnell-corporate-speech_n_606ccb78c5b6c70eccaa9fe5)