Politics Official Joe Biden Administration Thread

Started by Enigma, Jan 19, 2021, in Life Add to Reading List

  1. Alchemist34
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    Alchemist34 DO MY HEAD

    Jan 20, 2021
    Idk no one wants to use force but being just ‘critical’ caused the annexation of Crimea. Russians know the E.U and U.S want to avoid conflict at all costs and knew we’d sacrifice Ukraine to avoid direct conflict, which Russia itself doesn’t want but willing to gamble anyway. But they do have a knack for testing their luck with neighbouring eastern bloc countries

    That said I don’t think there’s any former iron curtain country they’re brave enough to annex again. But they still can prevent them from joining NATO. And maybe that’s the middle ground everyone will settle on to make everyone happy. Apart from people in those countries who do want to join NATO and E.U of course but can’t make everyone happy I guess ‍♀️

    why was Hillary considered such an anti Russian hawk? How were her views on it different to Obama or Biden
     
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  2. Alchemist34
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    Alchemist34 DO MY HEAD

    Jan 20, 2021
    On another note after the Middle East chaos since Bush with Iraq and Afghanistan and with Obama the Arab spring and after that all the clusterfuck that came with it with isis and refugees, it’s more than just Trump supporters in the American public who are leaning towards more isolation and non intervention. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Biden admin takes a passive role in international affairs to keep strong support from his voter base because the GOP will for sure keep parroting non interventionist and isolationist arguments that will always attract a good number potential voters. But this will weaken U.S’ influence and respect. That’s what been making Russia and China behave so brazenly
     
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  3. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

    Jan 21, 2021
    Well yeah, you can expect the Biden administration to be far more cooperative & engaged with the EU/NATO in countering Russian aggression. That’s the biggest difference imo. You heard Angela Merkel (I believe) say a couple years ago that Europe could no longer depend on the U.S. as a reliable ally but I think the Biden administration is going to really recommit to those alliances.

    Neither side wants direct conflict but Russia does have a tendency to put their foot over the line just to see what happens. I doubt they’ll attempt to annex another country with them already engaged in Ukraine & Syria. If they were going to make another big move like that, that would have done it with the U.S. caught in such dysfunction the last 4 years.

    Hillary was considered a hawk mainly because of her vote on the Iraq war. She also advocated for a NATO enforced no-fly zone in Syria in 2016 to protect displaced refugees. The whole “women have mood swings” stereotype def played a role.
     
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    Jan 21, 2021
    >choose to be Obama's running mate. One day become President of the United States.

    >choose to be Trump's running mate. Spend rest of your life in fear of being murdered by Trump supporters.
     
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  6. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

    Jan 21, 2021
    These power-sharing agreement negotiations are making me nervous. McConnell is demanding Schumer preserve the fillibuster for 2 years but Schumer & Democrats know Republicans will just use it to block every & all legislation. If no power-sharing agreement can be reached then Republicans essentially still control the senate because they’ll still head all the committees.
     
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  7. GawDEDEDE
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    Jan 21, 2021
    That’s never happening, and it shouldn’t. The military backed petrodollar Is the country’s best interest no matter how crooked the MIC can be.

    There’s probably enough oil on the planet estimated to last us for hundreds of years. It will be the leading source of transportation energy for a while. The petroyen is our biggest rival right now. Biden has no choice but to secure the petrodollar, maintain relationships in the middle east in regards to oil trade and making sure the USD is the primary currency involved in trade, and it is why I don’t believe the right wingers who think he’s completely owned by China. If he were truly compromised, I promise you, the Military Industrial Complex would not let him assume power.
     
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  8. Yeez
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    Yeez Yeez 4.0

    Jan 21, 2021
    Lol
     
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  9. DKC
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    DKC hank trill

    Jan 21, 2021
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    Jan 21, 2021
    hope Biden gets the public option passed, with him having a blue house & a cooperating senate majority leader.
     
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  11. Alchemist34
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    Just fyi that whole petrodollar warfare thing is a myth
     
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    Jan 21, 2021
    The space monkey nazis should worship Mitt Romney instead of former President Kushner.

    Before 1978 Mitt didn't even believe blacks were people... that's some hardcore racism...

    Mitt doesn't give a f--- about Jews... he thinks Independence, Missouri is more important in the long run than Israel.
     
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    Jan 21, 2021
    I bet they have already
     
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    Space Monkey is upset that neither Trump nor Biden tapped him for Secretary of Skull Shapes.
     
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  15. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    big d-ck Schumer at it again. If Democrats want to pass *anything* the filibuster has to go.
     
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  16. Swizz
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    Enigma nooo
     
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  17. Enigma
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    Enigma Civil liberties > Police safety

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    lmaooo idk how I’ve been calling him that for a year now & no one has said anything.
     
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  18. reservoirGod
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    President Biden got a rollie... that b---- don't tic tock... it never stop.
     
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  19. GawDEDEDE
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    Jan 23, 2021
    Huh? It’s reasonable inductive speculation at worst. Are you one of those “disband the military and replace them with UN Peacekeepers” people?
     
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