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It would be very entertaining but I doubt that the mods would allow it since people can't really just get along.
I wonder what would happen if a very attractive woman who is muscular but still attractive to normies would run. kamala is a little too old to rely on looks she looks OK for her age but most politicians are quite old. I can't really think of one that is over 35 and under 50 that is more muscular than average but not so much that normies find her unattractive. I can think of a few that are not American that are in the right age and size bracket. I am sure there is at least one. but I am bad at estimating peoples age there are some muscular women in us politics.
I'm looking to discuss politics and religion in great depth.
Keep in mind, anyone who disagrees with me is not only a bad person, but the worst person.
I'm firmly pro muscular women. I know it's controversial, and I don't expect everyone here to agree with me, but I'm willing to take the unpopular positions.
Can Amazonka lift a mini van overhead? Yes. She. Can.
As for the global arms race: Kristina Mendoza has great arms.
I'm actually planning on taking an Ambien and going to bed early LMAO.
As an American, I'm psychologically drained by this election and we aren't going to know the winner on Tuesday night anyway. I can live without the drama of election night. We probably won't know who won for a least a couple of days.
There is so much more at stake here than most people realize, it's low-key terrifying honestly. I am not a dramatic person at all. I'm not prone to hyperbole when it comes to serious matters like this. But the results of this election are going to have powerful, reverberating effects throughout the world.
It will affect Americans and many others due to potential policy changes and economic moves, but it's more than just that. If Trump wins this, it will prove to the world that his style of campaigning, speaking about issues wins elections. This will encourage even more candidates in local and state elections in the U.S. to follow that model and embrace populism and demagoguery. Worse, I think it will encourage it in other countries, especially in Europe.
Major periods of global conflict tend to come in 80-100 year cycles. As the last few people who were alive to witness the last one die off, humanity seems to get collective amnesia and we repeat the same old mistakes yet again.
We are teetering right on the precipice of just such a time. The last of the people who remember WW2 are dying off. Europe is in the midst of a migrant crisis and economic stress and the popularity of "strongmen" and authoritarian right wing rule is creeping every forward.
What's even worse is now we've got the damn Internet and the enemies of peace in Russia, Iran and North Korea are using it masterfully to stir up resentment and discord in America and elsewhere. Chaos is precisely what our enemies want. Chaos and a weak and distracted America and NATO work entirely to the benefit of the enemies of democracy.
Electing the "right" person in America won't stop all of that, but it would be a reason to have just a little more hope.
I hope I'm wrong guys, but I think if this thing goes the MAGA route, it is not going to end well for America or the world. No, the world won't end tomorrow. But we will be squirting lighter fluid on the fire and making it far less likely that future leaders will be able to get this thing back in the box before shit gets really bad.
I don't think America or Europe has the kind of moral fiber and unity it did during WW2. I don't think the current generations are made of the same stuff to be honest. At least for Americans I can speak, we're too busy trying to gain clout on TikTok and Instagram to sacrifice for the war effort. Can you see American's today buying war bonds or accepting rationing? Growing "victory gardens"? I sure can't.
The next major period of world conflict, if an when it comes, is going to be a whole new kind of awful that few of us can imagine, much less prepare for.
If you're an American and you haven't voted yet and you're even a little uncertain about your choice. Please give all of that some thought.
Play through the realistic "worst case scenario" with each candidate---based on things they've actually done and said, not what some slanted media site is TELLING out they will do.
Bring your conscience and your heart into that voting booth with you please. There is more at stake in this election than in any you've voted in before. That's a fact. And it's not just about the U.S. The choice you make is going to affect most of the free world directly or indirectly. Use your head, please.
I'd definitely prefer if Trump didn't win but both parties are basically right wing at this point and I'm tired of pretending they aren't. I still voted but there's no real progressive option and I've lost faith in the system to give us another one. Voting is ultimately a distraction and we should be more focused on what's in front of us and what we can actually do to affect change right now imo (like protesting, strikes, mutual aid, organizing, unionizing, local politics, forming and building communities back up in general).
I voted against Trump because I really despise him but my gut feeling is that he probably pulls off a narrow win. The inflation/cost of living crisis has really hurt the Democrats with the middle class suburbanites and urban working class voters they need to win, and the fact that Biden spent much of 2021 and 2022 boasting about how amazing the stock market was doing as people couldn't afford groceries didn't help matters. I have serious concerns about Trump's economic policies (especially his plan to tariff the planet) and his ability to be a president for all Americans.
Also, nobody cares about the squirrel ... here in NY you cannot own squirrels as pets period.
Also, nobody cares about the squirrel ... here in NY you cannot own squirrels as pets period.
Big surprise, New Yorkers hate squirrels and freedom. These New Yorkers won't stop until every beloved rodent is killed.
Mickey Mouse? Dead.
Alvin and the Chipmunks? Dead.
1980s metal band Ratt? Dead.
New York: Too Extreme for America.
Well, Trump caused inflation with his tariffs (first time as Pres) and he's promised to do tariffs again but worse still...everyone on this planet is going to go bankrupt. Inflation Cause 101: Tariffs.
Everything norbertwinston said is exactly how I feel.
I am honestly fucking exhausted and I almost feel numb. I am tired of the ads, tired of the junk mail and banners, tired of bullshit on social media and tired of seeing people act awful. It's hard for not to feel depressed to be honest, and I have been struggling hard with my mood and having the energy to do things these past couple weeks.
You aren't the only person to feel that way Gatsby. Any normal person would be aghast at even the thought of a convicted felon, wannabe fascist and rapist winning the presidency. The World is watching and getting ready for possible crazy person and insane crew to maybe win. If that happens, goodbye job, apartment, savings, freedom and a whole lot more.
I certainly hope so. Anyways, not being American I wish everyone in the USA peace and happiness no matter what happens.
I don't think the US survives another 4 years of Trump. Last time he had people that stood up to him. This time he is surrounded by enablers. All through the campaign he has tested the limits on what he can get away with by saying the most ridiculous things. Ftr, I do not support the crazy left either but I am perfectly capable of choosing the lesser of two evils.
Ftr, I do not support the crazy left either but I am perfectly capable of choosing the lesser of two evils.
Methinks the problem is all those who aren't what one would deem perfectly capable...
I'm an Aussie, so not directly involved in US politics, but this election has worldwide stakes. As someone from abroad - a country that has long been an ally - I'm desperately hoping that the Dems get back in. The thought of the completely unhinged orange thing getting back into power is genuinely terrifying on the world stage. I fear that international relations will never be the same again if the US voting system somehow puts Trump back in.
In Oz, we almost always -- check that, always -- have the issue of choosing the lesser of two evils when it comes to election time, be it local, state or federal. However, it's so incredibly rare that one such option is so clearly more of a monster than the other. From a distance, it looks like that's the case in the US in this election, as it has been for the last couple as well. This one just feels more scary...
To all Americans on here, I wish you well!
To end, a question: do you think making voting compulsory would change anything?
Whatever happens the world will still keep spinning and our life problems will continue, and our jobs will need us there. The sun will rise and set and all that jazz. I don't believe either candidate is truly good and I've accepted either outcome. It is what it is. People get sick and throw up when the announcement is made who won....for what? Life continues.
Although I live in Austria, and first poll results will be at around 2 in the morning here: I will stay up all night long.
Any other watchers very welcome to join the room. Share insights, opinions, results - real time. Would be great to know how fellow GWM members around the world are viewing the event.
Tip of the iceberg would be to find out the politcal stand of female bodybuilders. Or any live posts by them.