In the news today

[Buffalobiian]

Tbh that video should have never been released. It was a private talk. If a president talks like that in public, THEN it´d be a problem. But in private? Let him shout "nigger" all day long, as long as it doesn´t show.

Public it is



My baby daughter has her mum's legs, dunno if she has her boobs yet.

It's also not really about "saying nigger", it's him saying in private "So I saw this guy in the back street drunk and I tried to rob him. Robbed his black ass." It's the fact that he's basically admitting to attempting criminal activities in earnest, without regret. That's what the issue is.

It's not about talking dirty. It's about admitting you tried to force yourself on an unconsenting person and don't give a fuck.

[shinta|hikari]

Yes, and presidents aren't supposed to be average human beings.

[UChessmaster]

*Migrates to America*

*Trump wins*

[shinta|hikari]

*Offers pussy for grabbing*

*Realizes has no pussy*

*Starts sobbing*

[UChessmaster]

It`s the thought that counts.

[Sapphire]

*Offers pussy for grabbing*

*Realizes has no pussy*

*Starts sobbing*

I like how this is the first post I read after being gone for so long.

[Kraco]

I like how this is the first post I read after being gone for so long.

Gotwoot has always been classy and refined, in an elegant way.

[MFauli]

But that´s what the whole of hollywood does. And everybody knows. But nobody gives a shit when studio execs abuse their power to sex up young aspiring actresses. That´s why I cant hold a grudge against Trump, because his line "when you´re powerful, they let you do whatever you want" is simply true.

[Kraco]

That´s why I cant hold a grudge against Trump, because his line "when you´re powerful, they let you do whatever you want" is simply true.

It feels nice to live in a little country when the leader of a big country says that when you are powerful, you can do whatever you want, and the little people can't or wouldn't oppose you.

You Germans might be better off restarting your magnificent military industrial complex for real once again.

[Buffalobiian]

But that´s what the whole of hollywood does. And everybody knows. But nobody gives a shit when studio execs abuse their power to sex up young aspiring actresses. That´s why I cant hold a grudge against Trump, because his line "when you´re powerful, they let you do whatever you want" is simply true.

It's one thing to say "Abuse of power happens", and to elect someone as your representative who openly admits and endorses the abuse of power. You can choose not to elect that guy.

And apparently the majority of people did. Trump won because he gained votes from the Electoral College system. I'm still only just reading about it, but it seems like some old system put in place to give slaves the right to post.. and now simply doesn't give a 1:1 representation of voting ballots. (edit: on further reading that's not correct, but whatever. )

In one sentence, it's role today is to make rural people's votes count more.

[shinta|hikari]

But why? Isn't the point of democracy equality in voting rights? If anyone's votes counted more than anyone else, what's the point?

[Buffalobiian]

This article seems to explain it simply but concisely.

http://billmoyers.com/story/electora...ege-explained/

In short, what appears to happen is that each state is assigned a number of "electorates", which is independent of population. Rural places may have a higher ratio of electorates per person. When the people vote, the state will become "red" or "blue" depending who won. Once the state is that colour, the electorates in that state will (conventionally) all vote for said colour.

Example: State X has 2 electorate seats. The people vote Trump:Clinton at 60:40. The state is now a Red state, and both electorate seats vote red.

If you win a state by only a slight margin, you get the entire state's vote. That's how it works. You can win the election without being the most popular, by making sure you split your votes such that you win as many states as possible.

Apparently the positive side to this system is that you only have to count the votes once.

[Kraco]

In the past Finland also had a system like that in the presidential elections. I guess the system was deemed an old-fashioned remnant of the past and was removed by the time I was old enough to vote.

However, considering how much influence the UK had in the culture and society of the USA due to historical reasons, it's understandable the USA won't get rid of any such relics, no matter how ridiculous it might make things look like (the winner actually getting less votes). The UK is always living stuck in the past, after all.

[Edort4]

[UChessmaster]

Yes, the electoral vote is nonsense, america is hellbent on not changing certain things (like the metric system). This happened before too, Gore got more popular votes than Bush did and still lost the election.

[Abdula]

Mfauli, what the hell? Trump seems to be a vile and odious human being. This is nothing new. He may not have been running for public office before but he has been a public figure for a long time now. Secondly you must have an even lower opinion of human beings than I do if you think he is average and why would anyone be okay with an average person as POTUS. Lastly this, it is okay because everyone does it, and it is right because it is true thing leads me to believe that you don't have much of a grasp of morality or ethics if that is your justification. Ugh.

[Edort4]

Who gives the licenses about "right" morality and ethics? I would love one.

Also I think people mistake appearences with acts. I could bet that Trump, even being a moron and obnoxious mediocre, hasnt done/spread as much unnecesary misery than the average high profile politician.

Trump, even if he wanted to and dedicated his whole life to pour misery, could mess with the lives of his hundreds of employees and families. Couple thousand people at most. High profile politicians, HRC included as state secretary, affect millions with just a finger snapping.

Politicians as a corporate by definition are average or below average people. If they were above average they would be running their own projects/companies/enterprises and not giving a fuck about "rulling" people cause they would be busy ruling theirs. Only megalomaniac and good for nothings seek to tell others what to do and how to do it and control all the aspects of others lifes.

[Abdula]

Point. Mfauli seems to be implying that what is right is dictated by what he believes the prevailing opinion is among the majority and whatever he thinks they deem socially acceptable. He thinks that is what Trump is and that is simply wrong. He said that if something he obviously thinks is "bad" happens it is okay if nobody gives a shit. That or he is implying that if you happen to ignore or overlook or are simply unaware of or uninformed about a particular issue. Then you are not entitled to speak on other issues or criticize someone else, in this case Trump, without being a hypocrite. Likely I am not interpreting it correctly but he seems to be saying, let he who is without sin cast the first stone, which in this instance is hilarious to me. Then he equates being true with being right.

The problem with Trump is precisely that he seems to be one of those megalomaniacs and now he is in a position where he has the ability to directly affect the lives of millions of people.

[MFauli]

Just watched the news: IT´S CHRISTMAS!

Merry christmas, gotwoot!

[Shadow Skill]

Wow...

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...-at-57/.124141