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[Wishfulthinker580]

Conspiracy kook Tucker Carlson is no conservative and no friend to Charlie Kirk and JD Vance

This past week Tucker Carlson proved again what an appalling person he has become. He invited onto his show an avowed Holocaust denier and racist, Nick Fuentes.

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[Red Leg]

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Conspiracy kook Tucker Carlson is no conservative and no friend to Charlie Kirk and JD Vance

This past week Tucker Carlson proved again what an appalling person he has become. He invited onto his show an avowed Holocaust denier and racist, Nick Fuentes.

nypost.com

it is truly a sickness. It would be an interesting term paper for someone to research whether Tucker or Candice has become more deranged.

 

[Tanks]

I genuinely don’t get all the boomer hate. Every generation has their flaws. Casting blame is counterproductive and surface level nonsense. Literally every generation alive today has had a hand in the ills of this country. Every generation since Adam has thought they had it figured out. One day the ones criticizing the boomers now will be the old man yelling at clouds. The kids of Gen X and the older millennials are the most problematic at the moment. The kids are not alright. Constantly looking back isn’t helping a thing. Human pride is pride regardless of age and the young are just as guilty as the old..

On thing I keep seeing posted is how in the past a man could afford a house, a car and a decent lifestyle on his salary.

They fail to dig deeper and not realize that the house was about 1,200 sq ft with a single bathroom, there was maybe one B&W TV, a single house phone. No eating out on a regular basis or buying clothes every week. Not to mention it took mom the whole day to keep the house going where she did not have the equipment to save time.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

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it is truly a sickness. It would be an interesting term paper for someone to research whether Tucker or Candice has become more deranged.

I honestly think it’s Candace. Granted I haven’t watched any of Tucker (other than short clips) but out of morbid curiosity I have watched some lengthy videos from her since Charlie Kirk’s murder and the insanity that comes out of her mouth is as baffling as it is vile. It is truly remarkable. I can’t see how anyone sees them as credible anymore.

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

On thing I keep seeing posted is how in the past a man could afford a house, a car and a decent lifestyle on his salary.

They fail to dig deeper and not realize that the house was about 1,200 sq ft with a single bathroom, there was maybe one B&W TV, a single house phone. No eating out on a regular basis or buying clothes every week. Not to mention it took mom the whole day to keep the house going where she did not have the equipment to save time.

Exactly.

 

[Altitude sickness]

I am not sure whether that is to make sure Mamdani wins or to get Republicans voting for Silva to switch and vote for Cuomo.

It is better for the GOP if Mamdani wins, assuming he will not be successful.

I agree that he will now be the poster child for Republican fund raising.

The unfortunate truth is there is no such thing as the Democrats or Republican party failing long term. Even if Mamdani completely destroys NYC. Another politician will be along shortly to tell you how he can fix it all.

Just the latest, current example;
The Democrat policies cause inflation. High costs for pretty much everything. A high percentage of issues politicians campaign on are the same issues their party caused a few election cycles ago.

It simply boggles the mind how voters forget who caused the issues that the latest politician promises to fix.

 

[Doug Hamilton]

This I cannot understand whatsoever. My thinking is this: NY and CA are absolutely leftist and no Republican can win those States whatsoever. Mamdani is going to be an utter disaster, but an utter disaster is what NYC wants. Let them experiment with socialism. Let them reap the full experience of socialism. It’s not like wealth will disappear, the best of NYC will continue their mass exodus to the friendly State of FL.

Why should Trump back lefty-loser Cuomo when the citizens (and non-citizens?) of NYC wants Mamdani? Let it go. Let the experiment take its course.

Between Gavin in CA and Mamdani in NYC, I would think it would ensure 20 years of Republican leadership in this country all while using them as case studies in what not to do.

Why are we fighting this when we should be hugging the cactus instead?

I wish this was true, but it doesn't seem to be. I grew up in California which started going left in the sixties (remember we elected Regan as governor twice). Things went to crap. I moved to Washington 30 years ago and things have gone on a continuous downhill slide for longer than that. We now have the highest price on fuel in the country. Even higher than California and Hawaii. Oregon seems to be just as bad. No matter how much of a failure Socialist policies have proven to be, Left wing voters in the major cities that control the states will continue to vote for the candidate that leans the most left. Any candidate that says, "We'll get everything we want and make the rich pay for it" wins. NYC can degrade into one giant slum, but the voters in these cities or states will continue to vote left.Foreign born and uneducated voters are really bad on this. Why do you think that the Democrats are fighting so hard to keep borders open? I'm not hugging any cactus.

 

[Betterinthebush]

Conspiracy kook Tucker Carlson is no conservative and no friend to Charlie Kirk and JD Vance

This past week Tucker Carlson proved again what an appalling person he has become. He invited onto his show an avowed Holocaust denier and racist, Nick Fuentes.

nypost.com

I watched this entire interview early this morning. My conclusion? These two guys neither like nor trust one another. Each kept trying to get one-ups and gotcha’s on the other. It was painful. Absolutely zero goodwill between or from them both. I honestly, toward the end, felt that they both looked more like two cheap bastards waiting to see who was going to be the first to leave so the the other could skip out on tipping the waitress

 

[Tubby’s Canteen]

 

[Red Leg]

I watched this entire interview early this morning. My conclusion? These two guys neither like nor trust one another. Each kept trying to get one-ups and gotcha’s on the other. It was painful. Absolutely zero goodwill between or from them both. I honestly, toward the end, felt that they both looked more like two cheap bastards waiting to see who was going to be the first to leave so the the other could skip out on tipping the waitress

Actually watch the Shapiro tape.

 

[Russ16]

"Just because you commit a crime doesn't mean you are a criminal"- Jasmine Crockett

So everyone who ever broke the speed limit is the same as every other criminal?

We do need to admit and agree there are degrees.

 

[DillonG]

On thing I keep seeing posted is how in the past a man could afford a house, a car and a decent lifestyle on his salary.

They fail to dig deeper and not realize that the house was about 1,200 sq ft with a single bathroom, there was maybe one B&W TV, a single house phone. No eating out on a regular basis or buying clothes every week. Not to mention it took mom the whole day to keep the house going where she did not have the equipment to save time.

Tanks, I am a big fan of many of your opinions. Though, there is a different mindset for younger generations to the economic climate of the U.S. I will ignore the increases in tax rates, social benefits (social security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc), and the need for advanced degrees for entry-level employment.

I only make the point that the government, influenced by the largest voting block in history, has devalued the U.S. dollar. Not only has the dollar been devalued, albeit Nixon’s blunder not keeping the dollar on the gold standard. It has been artificially inflated by politicians vying for Boomer votes since the 70s.

You can make the point that “kids” need to do with less, however, “kids” have paid more by dollar value than their elders. It’s not a pretty economic picture created over the last 40-50 years. The devaluation of the U.S. dollar is not accidental. It was voted in by the largest generation in the history of the country.

What can be accomplished to correct the failure of decades past? I can only assume it is with reductions in government incentives.

 

[rookhawk]

Tanks, I am a big fan of many of your opinions. Though, there is a different mindset for younger generations to the economic climate of the U.S. I will ignore the increases in tax rates, social benefits (social security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc), and the need for advanced degrees for entry-level employment.

I only make the point that the government, influenced by the largest voting block in history, has devalued the U.S. dollar. Not only has the dollar been devalued, albeit Nixon’s blunder not keeping the dollar on the gold standard. It has been artificially inflated by politicians vying for Boomer votes since the 70s.

You can make the point that “kids” need to do with less, however, “kids” have paid more by dollar value than their elders. It’s not a pretty economic picture created over the last 40-50 years. The devaluation of the U.S. dollar is not accidental. It was voted in by the largest generation in the history of the country.

What can be accomplished to correct the failure of decades past? I can only assume it is with reductions in government incentives.

To simplify your legitimate woes, the problem is we don't have sound money.

The reasons kids have an uphill battle today is because the only way to outpace inflation is to do without, save every penny in the teens and twenties, and avoid debt. It's a winnable game, but time value of money does not tolerate delays in savings. The winners will buy assets, the losers will assume liabilities.

There is less margin for error in these truths for the younger generations, the Baby Boomers could fumble their responsibilities, but they saw an incredible appreciation of their homes, vacation homes, and their stock investments. The younger generations need to assume they will not have the same tailwinds, they are going to need to be responsible early to get ahead.

 

[Brent in Az]

Years ago I liked watching Tucker Carlson, up until he went off the deep end

 

[jeanes]

So everyone who ever broke the speed limit is the same as every other criminal?

We do need to admit and agree there are degrees.

There are degrees as is reflected in the differences in penalties for various crimes. Murder, for instance, is punished more harshly than speeding but the speeder and the murderer are both law breakers, i.e. criminals. The laws that are imposed determine the degree to which the violaters are punished.

 

[deewayne2003]

To simplify your legitimate woes, the problem is we don't have sound money.

The reasons kids have an uphill battle today is because the only way to outpace inflation is to do without, save every penny in the teens and twenties, and avoid debt. It's a winnable game, but time value of money does not tolerate delays in savings. The winners will buy assets, the losers will assume liabilities.

There is less margin for error in these truths for the younger generations, the Baby Boomers could fumble their responsibilities, but they saw an incredible appreciation of their homes, vacation homes, and their stock investments. The younger generations need to assume they will not have the same tailwinds, they are going to need to be responsible early to get ahead.

I whole heartedly agree with what you said.....

Now having said that, the biggest error with massive opportunity cost is student debt, I graduated high back in the early 2000's and even then every educator and 99% of parents(including mine) were telling us that if we didn't go to college then we would end up digging ditches or managing fast food.

Student loans are the ultimate predatory loan and I now refer to college as the academic slave trade.

Point being - you can bemoan avocado toast and star bucks all you want, but the higher education system has crippled more peoples financial futures than any other issue for modern young people and almost universally it's elder generations that are pushing them to college as advice that was outdated even 20+ years ago.

 

[rookhawk]

I whole heartedly agree with what you said.....

Now having said that, the biggest error with massive opportunity cost is student debt, I graduated high back in the early 2000's and even then every educator and 99% of parents(including mine) were telling us that if we didn't go to college then we would end up digging ditches or managing fast food.

Student loans are the ultimate predatory loan and I now refer to college as the academic slave trade.

Point being - you can bemoan avocado toast and star bucks all you want, but the higher education system has crippled more peoples financial futures than any other issue for modern young people and almost universally it's elder generations that are pushing them to college as advice that was outdated even 20+ years ago.

It's absolutely true, but we cannot force people to make good decisions. College is a scam for most people. 47% of students never graduate, thus deriving only debt and no utility. Of those that do graduate, 40% of those grads take on a career that didn't require a college diploma.

Humanities and liberal arts degrees are luxuries for trust fund children, yet they are the most common and most useless of degree types for the middle class. (they are just 4 years of education for education's sake before the degree holder takes on a terminal degree in law, medicine, etc.)

I cannot convince children not to sign pacts with the devil, and I cannot stop universities from over-emphasizing worthless degrees to people that ought not to attend college. The dream of college is largely a nightmare unless in a STEM field.

 

[Rocked and Loaded]

 

[Altitude sickness]

Here is another example of politicians causing the initial problem then coming up with decades of solutions to the issues they themselves caused. Throwing layer upon layer of money, bureaucracy and BS at the problem they caused. Please share with liberals.

Mamdami, AOC and the Squad talk about income inequality and poverty. The biggest crime against the Black family has been perpetrated by white democrat government programs.

And now who stands up and declares they have the answers? And how do they want to solve these issues? More government subsidies to bad behavior and habits.

 

[Red Leg]

Here is another example of politicians causing the problem then coming up with decades of solutions to the issues they themselves caused. Please share with liberals.

Mamdami, AOC and the Squad talk about income inequality and poverty. The biggest crime against the Black family has been perpetrated by white democrat government programs.

And now who stands up and declares they have the answers? And how do they want to solve these issues? More government subsidies to bad behavior and habits.

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And in polite company one is not even able to note those historical facts or voice that line of reasoning without being labeled a racist.