Republican National Convention #MAGAthread - Make America ______ Again - Polidicks

[QUOTE=evilweazel;50753090]Because Olenna Tyrell is the other option and she's one incompetent crusty old cunt if there ever was one.[/QUOTE] Dude I'd vote for Olenna Tyrell in a heartbeat she's super competent and lays sick burns on everyone she talks to.

[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;50753236]The side that many considered to be the most homophobic just stood and gave a loud applause to an openly gay person at the Republican National convention. [B]What more do you want?[/B] Right now you're seeing it all. [B]Women, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, everyone is coming out in support for Trump now[/B].[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Raidyr;50753225]It's not like this platform is Bush-era they published it right before the convention.[U] If you think the party is pro gay because they cheered a gay businessman who pumped a shitzillion dollars into the race then you are being had[/U] Don't you think its a little bizarre that the same guy had to ask who cares about transgender bathrooms at the convention for the party that just made it a policy stance?.[/QUOTE] Fuck this. Fuck this lame-ass apologist bullshit. The GOP Platform, whether or not it "matters," is still the official platform for the GOP. The platform this year includes open support for gay conversion therapy, which is a sure-fire way to make sure your LGTBQ kid's suicidal tendencies manifest early and hit hard. Conversion therapy does not work, and the fact that the GOP has endorsed it is disgusting. One night of [I]clapping[/I] for a two gay Republicans does not wipe away past anti-LGBT transgressions, nor make me hopeful that the party will see the change that some in this thread have said is coming. If Their official platform mentioned anything pro-LGBTQ then I'd be a shade more optimistic. Also, Trump has record levels of unpopularity with minorities, LGBTQ voters, and women. Minority "Representatives" do not hold the same opinions as the rest of that minority group. Why is BLM protesting outside the RNC, if they're supposedly "coming out in support for Trump?"

You guys legitimately scare me. This isn't a football match.

[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;50753464]Attention all Facepunch Trump supporters. I have made a Steam group for us to easily find each other! [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FP4Trump]Facepunchers for Trump 2016[/url] Come on in and let's MAGA, Together![/QUOTE] This is actually some fucking weird cult shit isn't it, this is the only explanation I've managed to come up with from the UK looking at this whole election cycle.

[QUOTE=SomeDumbShit;50754206]This is actually some fucking weird cult shit isn't it, this is the only explanation I've managed to come up with from the UK looking at this whole election cycle.[/QUOTE] Eh, it's the same phenomenon that has propelled Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the Labour Party. This is a "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it any more!" moment in the USA & UK. People don't care who they're supporting, they're just glad they finally have a political outlet for their anger. [video=youtube;ZwMVMbmQBug]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug[/video]

So the DNC next week is going to have Sanders, Obama, Biden, Warren, and Bill Clinton. Whatever lack of charisma Hillary has is more than made up by the fact the DNC is going to be much better organized, more unified, and filled with amazing speakers.

[QUOTE=person11;50754720]So the DNC next week is going to have Sanders, Obama, Biden, Warren, and Bill Clinton. Whatever lack of charisma Hillary has is more than made up by the fact the DNC is going to be much better organized, more unified, and filled with amazing speakers.[/QUOTE] Also less music.

The best part of Trumps speech was how it left CNN's commentators in fits of tempered rage, and I don't blame them. That speech was simply disgusting. Also, are CNN retarded or something because they didn't sound isolate the commentators boxes from the rest of the convention so it was hard to fucking hear them over the background noise.

Trump's speech put me to sleep. Multiple times.

[QUOTE=ThePanther;50754865]Trump's speech put me to sleep. Multiple times.[/QUOTE] It filled me with HIGH ENERGY!

I honestly cannot wait for Trump to lose so every Trump supporter on this forum backpedals on everything they have said in support of Trump and the excuses they gave for supporting such a terrible person.

[QUOTE=joshuadim;50754977]I honestly cannot wait for Trump to lose so every Trump supporter on this forum backpedals on everything they have said in support of Trump and the excuses they gave for supporting such a terrible person.[/QUOTE] I can't wait for him to win so I can drink this forum's tears.

[QUOTE=Pvt. Martin;50755002]I can't wait for him to win so I can drink this forum's tears.[/QUOTE] Honestly you're a hypocrite for supporting Trump after Bernie lost the primaries. That's all I'll say for now unless you want to discuss.

Let's take the shitposting to another thread, I would rather focus on what people thought on the convention here

[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50755007]Let's take the shitposting to another thread, I would rather focus on what people thought on the convention here[/QUOTE] Populist pandering. Cruz refusing to endorse was the highlight.

[QUOTE=Raidyr;50755022]Populist pandering. Cruz refusing to endorse was the highlight.[/QUOTE] Cruz refusal to endorse Trump was, in my eyes, awesome, because even if it tanks his political career, he stands up against someone who is terrible for the future of the United States even if he is alone in it.

[QUOTE=Raidyr;50755022]Populist pandering. Cruz refusing to endorse was the highlight.[/QUOTE] If you're in the Hillary camp, Cruz would be the highlight. I said this last night but I thought the standing ovation for the gay silicon valley speaker was a good moment for the party. Slowly its moving past stupid irrelevant shit like sexuality.

[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50755035]If you're in the Hillary camp, Cruz would be the highlight. I said this last night but I thought the standing ovation for the gay silicon valley speaker was a good moment for the party. Slowly its moving past stupid irrelevant shit like sexuality.[/QUOTE] which is exactly why trumps vp pick is a massive homophobe lmao

[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50755035]If you're in the Hillary camp, Cruz would be the highlight. I said this last night but I thought the standing ovation for the gay silicon valley speaker was a good moment for the party. Slowly its moving past stupid irrelevant shit like sexuality.[/QUOTE] You just keep parroting this and ignoring the party's platform as if its unimportant

The voters have to change before the platform can change. If republican voters give less of a fuck about homosexuality than they did 4 years ago, then that's a good trend for change. The problem I think, comes from Evangelical republicans who simply will not falter on it because of religious belief. For the GOP platform to officially be cool with homosexuality, you either have to change religious doctrine or push out the religious Right from the GOP. In which case they'll just take their anti-gay beliefs elsewhere. You can't change a platform without first changing the people who write it. They're not just going to suddenly be cool with gays while writing it. They need a reason to. That reason is a growing sense of being okay with homosexuality among young conservatives. But the Evangelicals are still there.

The Republican platform is insanely socially conservative. Why you guys suddenly think that they're even half-way liberal is beyond me. His running mate is possibly one of the most socially conservative politicians in the country.

[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50755035]If you're in the Hillary camp, Cruz would be the highlight. I said this last night but I thought the standing ovation for the gay silicon valley speaker was a good moment for the party. Slowly its moving past stupid irrelevant shit like sexuality.[/QUOTE] Couple of gay guys on GOP platform getting standing ovation does not mean Republican party is all of the sudden progressive on LGBT issues.

No one said that though. I'm simply saying conservative voters are less critical of homosexuality. That's it! They're not suddenly liberals or something. I simply stated a fact that over time conservatives get more liberal. I don't care about the GOP.

[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50755035]If you're in the Hillary camp, Cruz would be the highlight. I said this last night but I thought the standing ovation for the gay silicon valley speaker was a good moment for the party. Slowly its moving past stupid irrelevant shit like sexuality.[/QUOTE] Clapping for a gay speaker is as good an argument as, "I have gay friends"

It simply boggles my mind how anyone can support Trump after that speech let alone convince people who are on the fence. That speech was insulting. That speech was 100% pure pandering and fear-mongering horseshit. Anyone with half a brain could google everything he said and find out that 99.5% of what he said was absolute garbage. But since this is the republican party we're talkin about he can coast around because "He says it like it is!" and "He's not PC!" and screw having to tell the truth. All he ever says is that as soon as he's in office everything will be fixed but he never says HOW! I also can't believe he has the gal to say that the American military is "depleted" when they spend more on the military than the next 10 countries combined. If I was American I'd be fucking embarrassed that this schmuck made it this far and has the support he does. [editline]22nd July 2016[/editline] I've met conservatives in ALBERTA that are scared of this guy! That should say something.

[QUOTE=chunkymonkey;50755471]It simply boggles my mind how anyone can support Trump after that speech let alone convince people who are on the fence. That speech was insulting. That speech was 100% pure pandering and fear-mongering horseshit. Anyone with half a brain could google everything he said and find out that 99.5% of what he said was absolute garbage. But since this is the republican party we're talkin about he can coast around because "He says it like it is!" and "He's not PC!" and screw having to tell the truth. All he ever says is that as soon as he's in office everything will be fixed but he never says HOW! I also can't believe he has the gal to say that the American military is "depleted" when they spend more on the military than the next 10 countries combined. If I was American I be fucking embarrassed that this schmuck made it this far and has the support he does. [editline]22nd July 2016[/editline] I've met conservatives in ALBERTA that are scared of this guy! That should say something.[/QUOTE] The Republican Base doesn't live in reality and it's quite sad and dangerous. They are making their lifes miserable over things that aren't true and they are lashing out at people and institutions for things that aren't deserved. Can you blame them at this point? They've been lied to and manipulated for over a decade by people that are more than happy to tell them how terrible things are to secure votes. As a Brit that is about to immigrate and eventually naturalize in America, it's slightly terrifying that I am going to be around such insanity and bigotry that seems to just get worse and worse each election.

[URL="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36863961"]Here's an article on how most of Trump's claims have been, to excused the pun, been 'Trumped up'[/URL] and are false. In particular, his claims of Clinton being responsible for the Middle East today and that refugees are getting into America easily are bullshit: [QUOTE]Blaming a US secretary of state for the chaos and violence in the Middle East since the Arab Spring of 2011 is sweeping. More specifically, the US did not lead the Western military intervention in Libya and Mrs Clinton had no role in the military decisions made during the attack on the US diplomatic post there in 2012. By contrast, she did work to impose nuclear sanctions against Iran - which were only lifted under her successor, John Kerry. Syrian refugees actually are screened by the US government, which conducts rigorous background checks. Processing of a refugee can take 18 months to two years. Refugees are also subject to interviews and fingerprint and other biometric screening. [/QUOTE] I do find it humorous Americans are scared of refugees when the US has done fuck all to help any of them and the burden has been once again placed on the countries that can't handle them, namely Turkey, Greece, Jordan etc. It's quite sickening actually to hear bullshit about how Europe is being taken over when I've seen nothing but rhetoric about 'le evil refugees XDDDDDDDDD' (at-least, in other countries. Thank god we don't have those types of nutcases in Ireland). I mean, hell, one of Farage's goddamn 'points' about the EU was about Turkey joining, and yet that's so far away now it's not even funny!

[QUOTE=chunkymonkey;50755471]It simply boggles my mind how anyone can support Trump after that speech let alone convince people who are on the fence. That speech was insulting. That speech was 100% pure pandering and fear-mongering horseshit. Anyone with half a brain could google everything he said and find out that 99.5% of what he said was absolute garbage. But since this is the republican party we're talkin about he can coast around because "He says it like it is!" and "He's not PC!" and screw having to tell the truth. All he ever says is that as soon as he's in office everything will be fixed but he never says HOW! I also can't believe he has the gal to say that the American military is "depleted" when they spend more on the military than the next 10 countries combined. If I was American I'd be fucking embarrassed that this schmuck made it this far and has the support he does. [editline]22nd July 2016[/editline] I've met conservatives in ALBERTA that are scared of this guy! That should say something.[/QUOTE] Not Canadian or have been to Canada, but is that bad? As for the RNC, it was boring, except for Cruz refusing to support Trump. That took balls, even though that is political suicide. And don't worry, we sane Americans who don't support Trump are embarrassed as well, because the crazy supporters won't be. Its typical pandering/saying how I will fix anything, just to get into power. Basically every President did that. Also, the current Republican party is like this, they want to make sure nobody fucks with us by spending more on military than all other countries combined. Its also funny that the RNC supports Trump, while 8 years ago, they were furious at Obama(and still are) for not having experience and being elitist. Oh wait, in politics: Republican to a Democrat newcomer: Too inexperienced, elitist scumbag, hell no. Republican to a Republican newcomer: We need a breath of fresh air, speaks to the people, not elitist. And vice versa. Hopefully the RNC splits and the sane Republicans form a new party.

[QUOTE=RIPBILLYMAYS;50755035]If you're in the Hillary camp, Cruz would be the highlight. I said this last night but I thought the standing ovation for the gay silicon valley speaker was a good moment for the party. Slowly its moving past stupid irrelevant shit like sexuality.[/QUOTE] People who love money clapped for a billionaire Something else surprising up next

Wait a second. Isn't Milo, one of the two openly gay guy at GOP convection, against same-sex marriage?