*** OFFICIAL *** Joe Biden Presidency Thread

[dwai]

Oh, there's a logic to it all right!

The logic is to vilify white men, which is pretty much the entire brand of the Democratic Party nowadays. Keep in mind that this wasn't a tweet from Vox or another left-wing publication. This came from the White House -- headed by a guy who promised "unity" just 2 months ago! What happened to that?

While I disagree with the entire premise of this statistical graph, if they want to at least be semi-honest in their point, they could state "men" (of all races) as one category, and then compare them to the various races of women. That's still kinda weird (it should either be just gender or just race, but not a cherrypicked partial version of both), but at least it's not as terrible as this.

Here they picked the specific men they wanted to vilify (white), and they couldn't list Asian men because they'd show up HIGHER on the chart than white men, and this would in turn look like they're vilifying Asians. And of course, vilifying Asians is a huge no-no as a woke person in the 2020s (unless you're denying them admission to college based upon their skin color, in which case it's totally cool.)

So their only choice was to either go with just "men" or "white men". They chose to go with "white men" and no other race of men, because bashing white men is so on-brand.

Of course, you know all of this, but you won't admit it because it would show how biased and dishonest today's Democrats are, and you hate validating anything I say about that.

I mean i said i don't really agree with their choice of top earner standard. There's a race and gender bias with average pay since forever. I don't really see a huge necessity to tie it with white men. But like i said it's the biggest group and it ticks almost all the boxes. Asian men are an outlier that lift Asian households above Caucasian households. Asian women still make less than white men.

When it comes to vilifying that's pretty soft. Oh noes they make money vs savage rapist drug dealers and the good old super predators. I don't really care about your democrats too much. I don't give shit about the Clinton family. Obama was a centrist Uncle Tom and Biden is a poor mans Obama.

Your democrats are centrists on good days in Europe. On other days center right.

is this really true?

[gimmick]

I mean i said i don't really agree with their choice of top earner standard. There's a race and gender bias with average pay since forever. I don't really see a huge necessity to tie it with white men. But like i said it's the biggest group and it ticks almost all the boxes. Asian men are an outlier that lift Asian households above Caucasian households. Asian women still make less than white men.

When it comes to vilifying that's pretty soft. Oh noes they make money vs savage rapist drug dealers and the good old super predators. I don't really care about your democrats too much. I don't give shit about the Clinton family. Obama was a centrist Uncle Tom and Biden is a poor mans Obama.

Your democrats are centrists on good days in Europe. On other days center right.

is this really true?

Mostly. Northern Europe it's 100. South maybe less so. Specifics with UK someone else can fill in the blanks, but one of the slogans for Brexit was increasing funding for socialized medicine.

Almost everything Bernie has said is fairly mainstream left in most of Europe.

The economic side of things and "liberal" social views are pretty separate. There's almost no leftist parties that are in bed with the business sector in a way Democrats are. Different lobbying rules and history with socialism. Mostly there's just more than two real parties. Sometimes you get to vote for someone you like and not the one you hate the least.

[gimmick]

Semi random Reddit thread that explains most of the differences...

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskEurope/c...can_left_wing/

...most importantly...

"tl:dr;

US: Liberalism - middle - Conservatism

EU (generalization): Socialism - Social democracy - middle - Liberalism - Conservatism"

...basically most things Bernie is fighting for already exist here. That makes him a moderate. Isolationism and being fine with capitalism makes him a Social Democrat/Centrist.

[gimmick]

I've likely written about this before but my history of voting in Northern Europe went something like this.

When i was young, i voted for our version of congress, old school soviet communists a few times because i knew they had no chance of ever getting elected.

I might have voted for president once. The last time i remember presidential elections i stumbled in my local bar after few years and they were having a some kind of voter thingie for a gay candidate with 10 years younger Latin lover. He was up against a right wing party candidate that looked like someone i wouldn't buy a used car from. I told there a friend of mine that i wasn't voting because i couldn't see it going better than 40-60. I think it went 35-65 or whatever.

In local elections i've voted 3 times for an old friend of mine. He ran as an independent for the most nationalistic right wing party we have. They roughly translate as Basic Finns (wiki will tell you True Finns). He's the lead singer of a punk band whose gimmick was wearing dresses and blond wigs. He's a burly old boxer. Also a union rep in steel industry.

We used to drink coffee and shoot the shit at an old salvation army church that was refurbished as a cafe/bar/concert venue half the day for years. I knew he wasn't pond scum and we didn't agree on few things, but we agreed on things that matter. Who has your back when you need it.

That church burned as a result of electric failure when the electric was cut off. It was protected as a historic landmark for being over 100 years old. A building company acquired the plot six months before the fire. They are cozy with our social democrats (former farmers party). It wasn't the only building that burned under similar circumstances. Special place in hell, if you believe in that type of stuff.

Anyways that most nationalistic right wing party is looking to increase welfare benefits, doesn't care about abortion, has zero concerns with welfare state in almost any form. They are anti-immigrant and isolationist. Their best know candidate was a former WWF wrestler that was anti drugs and died by accidentally killing himself with an illegal gun. He was also fond of most drugs. Starting from stimulants and steroids (technically not a drug). And later in life pain killers, sleeping pills and benzos. He had a minor bit in Die Hard 3. When you start rambling that's relevant information. I also saw him live in Finnish version of Gladiators. A bus trip by the local youth center. About half the participants are dead or career criminals.

[TheXFactor]

Biden is on track for $50 Trillion U.S. national debt and guaranteed re-election.

Nobody really gives a shit about the national debt including Republicans.

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[desertrunner]

[Walter Sobchak]

Biden is on track for $50 Trillion U.S. national debt and guaranteed re-election.

Nobody really gives a shit about the national debt including Republicans.

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"Reagan proved deficits don't matter." --Dick Cheney

[Sloppy Joe]

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LOL Team Retard.

What a tough act for Biden to follow.

[Daly]

The US Dollar Index will trade sub 80.

Gold will break the all time high of 2063

Oil/Gas may not break all time highs, but will return to near highs. $4+ a gallon

The markets will continue higher but not enough to keep up with commodity prices

Real estate will trade new highs

Artwork will trade new highs

Collectibles will trade all time highs

Old/Poor people are going to really get fucked

Admittedly missed the unspeakable. 10 year rips 75 basis points and the Fed decides to not dump money to do anything about it.

Very interesting set of circumstances developing.

[mickeycrimm]

Fauci the lousy has been horrible. And Birx the Jirx has been almost as bad. Trumps full statement. He succeeded against the virus in spite of them:

https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/03...on-fauci-birx/

[gimmick]

The US Dollar Index will trade sub 80.

Gold will break the all time high of 2063

Oil/Gas may not break all time highs, but will return to near highs. $4+ a gallon

The markets will continue higher but not enough to keep up with commodity prices

Real estate will trade new highs

Artwork will trade new highs

Collectibles will trade all time highs

Old/Poor people are going to really get fucked

Admittedly missed the unspeakable. 10 year rips 75 basis points and the Fed decides to not dump money to do anything about it.

Very interesting set of circumstances developing.

Not really...

"The possibility of the Fed going to zero, where it went in December 2008 and stayed for seven years, rose through the day Friday. "

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/the-...-in-march.html

[gimmick]

That 10-year is the paper you give to Chinese for stuff. And if you're to believe your former president, you're totally getting shafted in that deal. Everyone knows paper is worth more than iPads. There must be fable about the piggy that built his house out of paper.

[desertrunner]

GOP Blasts ‘Outrageous’ Biden Admin Offer to Roll Back Iran Sanctions

Admin breaks promise to not offer sanctions relief until Iran negotiates

Me- Got a feeling that they are readying a plane loan of gold and cash.

[Daly]

Admittedly missed the unspeakable. 10 year rips 75 basis points and the Fed decides to not dump money to do anything about it.

Very interesting set of circumstances developing.

Not really...

"The possibility of the Fed going to zero, where it went in December 2008 and stayed for seven years, rose through the day Friday. "

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/the-...-in-march.html

They are going to have to do something. The US can’t have a 10 year at 1.75 and rising.

If they do jump in prices are going to go bonkers. If they don’t rates are going to jump higher.

Quite the pickle.

[FRANKRIZZO]

Joes dog just bit his second victim if keeping score. Just saw a blurb.

[gimmick]

Not really...

"The possibility of the Fed going to zero, where it went in December 2008 and stayed for seven years, rose through the day Friday. "

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/the-...-in-march.html

They are going to have to do something. The US can’t have a 10 year at 1.75 and rising.

If they do jump in prices are going to go bonkers. If they don’t rates are going to jump higher.

Quite the pickle.

I think they were at 1.55ish when they dropped that 75pts in 2020. They rebounded to where they are now pretty fast. 10-year average is 4.0ish in the last 100 years. It keeps bouncing all the time.

The bigger and more lasting change is the federal funds rate (overnight) going back to 0-0.25 range. Little over year ago it was at 1.5–1.75 range. Last time it took 10 years to go from zero to that range and about 8 of those years it was at that 0-0.25 range.

Low federal funds rate usually means it's not as profitable to invest domestically.

[desertrunner]

Joes dog just bit his second victim if keeping score. Just saw a blurb.

[desertrunner]

[Walter Sobchak]

It's only a circus because the right-wing media are desperately trying to make it a circus.

The first 2 months of his presidency have been calm and highly effective.

The border issues are the same as they've been for years, only the right-wing media has suddenly found compassion for the people affected. It's a mess, but a mess many years in the making that's not going to be easy to fix.

In every other area he's putting people in place who are starting to undo Trump's damage, but you don't hear much about that because they are just quietly effective civil servants.

Hugely popular Covid relief bill including stimulus checks going out. Republicans in Congress are going to their constituents taking credit for a bill they opposed that passed without a single Republican vote LOL.

Hugely popular infrastructure bill and repeal of Trump's insane 1%ers tax cut up next.

HR1/S1 hugely popular even among Republican constituencies and will pass.

I'm quite pleased so far, and the more whining I hear from the right the more I know Biden is doing an excellent job.

[dwai]

It's only a circus because the right-wing media are desperately trying to make it a circus.

The first 2 months of his presidency have been calm and highly effective.

The border issues are the same as they've been for years, only the right-wing media has suddenly found compassion for the people affected. It's a mess, but a mess many years in the making that's not going to be easy to fix.

In every other area he's putting people in place who are starting to undo Trump's damage, but you don't hear much about that because they are just quietly effective civil servants.

Hugely popular Covid relief bill including stimulus checks going out. Republicans in Congress are going to their constituents taking credit for a bill they opposed that passed without a single Republican vote LOL.

Hugely popular infrastructure bill and repeal of Trump's insane 1%ers tax cut up next.

HR1/S1 hugely popular even among Republican constituencies and will pass.

I'm quite pleased so far, and the more whining I hear from the right the more I know Biden is doing an excellent job.

if this helps you sleep at night Walter