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Seven of the 9 men running for House speaker voted to overturn the 2020 election results (www.nbcnews.com)

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[–] thantik 36 points 8 months ago (2 children)

That is currently Russia's overarching goal with other places, according to American intelligence. The goal is to thrust enough distrust in the voting system to destroy democracy as we know it. There needs to be a full, complete, hard line in the stand here from all Americans, if we're going to survive this.

[–] DaMonsterKnees 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Couldn't agree more. It's basic region destabilization, which we've used extensively in sabre rattling abroad, just disappointed it's working so effectively here.

[–] Eldritch 8 points 8 months ago

People are people. People in the US are not special compared to anyone else. Just as susceptible.

[+] [email protected] -39 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Holy shit I can't believe the liberals and their fucking Hilary 2016 talking points are still here. Not everything is Russia, in fact most things are not Russia. when people on the internet call you a fucking idiot, for your brain dead takes it's not Russians doing that.
Also "america" shouldn't "survive" this at all. America is trash, and american democracy isn't worth saving.

[–] thantik 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, it's China's too - as well as Saudi Arabia, and others. But Russia seems to be the most effective at it. Hell, for that matter, US intelligence does it abroad too. All first-world nations probably participate in this kind of destabilization tactic to some degree.

Why do you think the Great Firewall of China exists? Same reason -- we were filling their heads with anti-communist propaganda and that's the only way China deemed was possible to keep us out.

Hell, a large batch of our Republican politicians visited Russia on independence day 2018: https://americanindependent.com/republicans-congress-celebrated-fourth-of-july-russia/

So yeah, they seem to be the ones courting our politicians the most now, and it seemed relevant to discuss.

[+] [email protected] -10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm actually more worried about Israeli influence in the US government which is well documented, and well funded, and pays huge dividends but no one ever brings them up for some reason.

[–] Cruxifux 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Meanwhile I’m far more worried about individual private interests like banks and military weapons manufacturers and oil interests controlling US and every other countries interests that is even more well documented and even more detrimental to our countries and the world at large, and can be more easily fixed than complex foreign affairs, but that seems to always be the last thing anybody brings up with these things.

But they’re all issues and playing “my issue is more important than yours” isn’t helpful for any leftist agenda man.

[+] [email protected] -8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That is a separate issue with capitalism but would be a non-sequitur in the case. When liberals bring up Russia, but ignore Israel who actually do the things they accuse Russia of, it is correct to point out the contradiction.

Of course Capitalism is a problem, but that isn't what the person I was responding to was defending.

[–] thantik 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

When liberals bring up Russia, but ignore Israel who actually do the things they accuse Russia of, it is correct to point out the contradiction.

You realize that Israel is basically an intelligence arm of the US, operating within range of russia and the middle east right? MOST of our intelligence tools come from Israel. THAT is why nobody is pointing it out, because they're operating under our umbrella.

[+] [email protected] -6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's even worse. You get that if Israel is actually an arm of the US operating clandestinely and without oversight of the American people that isn't compatible with democracy right?

[–] thantik 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61lBYHHCJrg

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You'd have to be an idiot to think it's not Russia when they tried to overturn an election to help a Russian asset.

[–] Bonskreeskreeskree 4 points 8 months ago

Well it's certainly not Russians downvoting you through the basement. Its "people on the internet calling you a fucking idiot for your brain dead takes"

[–] [email protected] 27 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Seven out of 9 women are Jeri Ryan.

[–] ArtVandelay 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And she's still a smoke show

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

@ArtVandelay @ProdigiousWumpus Jerri Ryan, she's packing heat, big gun nut. Also her messy divorce cleared the way for Barack Obama's 1st US Senate election.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Moderates don't want the shit job, when there's a daycare pen full of toddlers ready to cry and whine about making compromises, in fucking Congress of all places.

Freedom caucus fuckheads won't get enough votes from moderates.

I can't wait until they accidentally vote in Jeffries.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are no moderate Republicans any longer. Those days are long gone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

In relative terms, the ones who didn't try to overthrow the republic on J6 are the moderates..

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

WASHINGTON — Of the nine Republicans running for House speaker, seven voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results that made Joe Biden president.

After Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, took himself out of the running last week, when it became clear that he wouldn't get enough votes for the top job, nine men have lined up to see if they can pull the sword from the stone.

The fact that so many of them backed Donald Trump's theory of a faulty 2020 election — even after a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol — isn't entirely surprising, since it was a common position among GOP leadership.

Speaker candidates Jack Bergman, of Michigan; Byron Donalds, of Florida; Kevin Hern, of Oklahoma; Mike Johnson, of Louisiana; Gary Palmer, of Alabama; and Pete Sessions, of Texas, all objected to certifying the 2020 election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania.

But it's still not clear if he'll be able to get the 217 votes needed to win because many of Trump's allies oppose him — in part because he was one of the few senior House leaders willing to certify the election for Biden.

Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., one of the far-right members who voted to oust McCarthy, recently told MSNBC that it's important to him that the next speaker be willing to "unequivocally and publicly state that the 2020 presidential election was not stolen."

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 3 points 8 months ago

I don't understand. How do they still have a job?

Our government is so stupid.