• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    USA gonna invade the banks laundering their money? Gonna bomb the weapons manufacturers arming them? yeah right…

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      That’s not how that works. Kroger is reasonably responsible now for ensuring that their suppliers aren’t run by cartels. If they don’t do due diligence, they can get into legal trouble now.

      Quite literally the only thing Trump has ever done that I’m okay with.

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        They aren’t terrorists though. They are gangsters. Couldn’t care less about our political system, just want to make money.

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          They’re terrorists…

          They murder, cheat, steal, traffick, kidnap, extort, and do whatever else they have to do to “just make money.”

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            Which is not the goal of terrorists. Terrorists are attempting to cause political change through their actions.

            Or do you think that anything that involves murder, cheating, stealing, trafficking, kidnapping, and extortion is terrorism?

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              The FBI defines terrorism as the unlawful use of force and violence against people or property to intimidate or coerce a government or civilian population.

              Simply using force and violence against people to intimidate with no other purpose or objective is the legal definition of terrorism…

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        That’s great! Kroger does exploit the benefits of the cartel. Reminds me of the ‘gulf of America.’ No, it’s not an egomaniac move. Changing the water nationality changes the tax rate on oil aka gas prices. Trump has historically maintained favor with gas prices.

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          Reminds me of the ‘gulf of America.’ No, it’s not an egomaniac move. Changing the water nationality changes the tax rate on oil aka gas prices. Trump has historically maintained favor with gas prices.

          You completely lost me.

          1. Trump cannot rename the Gulf of Mexico. It’s not land that the US owns. It’s international waters.
          2. The “nationality” didn’t change. So your little tirade about taxes is not only supreme bullshit, but it’s not even in the same universe as correct.
          3. Trump has historically had higher gas prices than almost any other President.

          The proof is in the pudding;

          President Years in Office Avg. Gasoline Price (USD/gallon) Median Household Income (Approx.) Ratio (Income/Gas Price)
          Joe Biden 2021–Present ~$3.50–$5.00 ~$70,000 ~14,000–20,000
          Donald Trump 2017–2021 ~$2.30–$2.90 ~$65,000 ~22,400–28,300
          Barack Obama 2009–2017 ~$2.00–$3.80 ~$55,000 ~14,500–27,500
          George W. Bush 2001–2009 ~$1.50–$4.00 ~$50,000 ~12,500–33,300
          Bill Clinton 1993–2001 ~$1.00–$1.50 ~$40,000 ~26,700–40,000
          George H. W. Bush 1989–1993 ~$1.00–$1.20 ~$35,000 ~29,200–35,000
          Ronald Reagan 1981–1989 ~$1.20–$1.40 ~$25,000 ~17,900–20,800
          Jimmy Carter 1977–1981 ~$0.65–$1.25 ~$20,000 ~16,000–30,800
          Gerald Ford 1974–1977 ~$0.55–$0.60 ~$15,000 ~25,000–27,300
          Richard Nixon 1969–1974 ~$0.35–$0.55 ~$10,000 ~18,200–28,600

          The price of gasoline means absolute dick at the end of the day. The ratio of median household income to the price of gasoline is what’s important. The closer to 0 = more expensive. These numbers are skewed by 1 year and stop in 2024, unfortunately. So that means that COVID is showing during 2021 of Biden’s Presidency. But if you take Biden out to account for COVID you’ll see that the only other President, during which the price of fuel was extremely expensive, was Bush 2 and that’s because we went to War in Iraq which is reflected in Obama’s term…

          There’s absolutely zero validity to your statement whatsoever.

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            1. Trump named it the golf of America. You can not like it but you can’t deny history.

            2. That’s not even a statement I can respond to but an egotistical blab blab from a place of self ordained authority.

            3. You just showed proof that Trump provided lower gas prices than other presidents.

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              This is why I hate you people. Like truly hate you. Because you’re so incredibly fucking stupid. Trump didn’t even rename the damn thing. Not only does he not have that power, but it’s not an asset owned by the US. But even if we did own it, he still couldn’t do it. What he did was change US official policy to reflect that the Gulf of Mexico should now federally be referred to as the Gulf of America.

              You don’t even understand what it is that he did. It’s tantamount to getting a phone call by your kids Principal saying “hey, I renamed your kid to Samantha” and you being like “well, that’s not legal… why are you so goddamn stupid?” and people being like “LOL THE PRINCIPAL ALREADY RENAMED HER, YOU CAN’T ARGUE WITH REALITY! TEEE HEE!” when in “reality” the only thing the Principal did was update your kids name in the schools computer software because it’s not possible for someone to rename shit that they don’t own…

              That’s not even a statement I can respond to

              Yeah. I figured you couldn’t.

              You just showed proof that Trump provided lower gas prices than other presidents.

              I even specifically took the time to tell you how to read the chart, and it’s blatantly obvious that you not only didn’t read me telling you that higher numbers are better for the ratios, but you don’t understand it, either.

              Intelligence is trying to catch you, but you’re just too damn fast, aren’t you?

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                You’re arguing with someone who almost certainly upholds the “Fractions Imperial length measuring system is far superior to stupid metric! It doesn’t even make sense! Fractions are way more simple!” And wouldn’t ever have bought the ⅓lbs burger because obviously the ¼lbs burger is bigger because number bigger durrhurrrrrrrrr

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                If you hate a random username online, you are experiencing mental health symptoms and may have a warped sense of reality. I don’t think people who refuse to manage their mental health deserve my attention to read their response. You can do better and learn how to communicate better if you want.

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      Stuff ppl say when they are privileged, entitled, and ppl who benefit from a world that more brave and intelligent people made.

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      With what people? He fired the workers that oversee our nuclear arms and realized he goofed. Now they can’t find all the employees to bring them back.

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        Well don’t get me wrong, I’m not hoping for that outcome. But I did predict it months ago - nuke Mexico to stop the cartels and migrants and then invade Canada. All built around bullshit, lies, and demonizing truly desperate people.

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        He fired people taking care of the nukes, not the people who would detonate them, which could be any idiot with a willingness to pull the trigger on command. Not that he’d use nukes on Mexico, a good ol’ freedom campaign with a couple thousand troops and drones should do the trick for everything south of the border. We’re cheerfully awaiting our invasion and demise! Greetings from Honduras, malditos gringos hijos de puta!

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      It’s the Gaza strategy.

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      Kidnapping innocent people and holding towns hostage?

      They are true scum of the earth for sure, they need to be dealt with. But we all know that this is a pretext for something more nefarious Trump wants to do…

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        I was meaning I would love to see a good necklacing of that orange piece of shit. 🛞⛽️🔥 I guess I should have been more clear.

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    Do they have a roster of their international members? How could you prove that they’re a gang member?

    It’s just racial profiling.