Joe Biden - 46th President!

[TheGoldStandard]

Oh right. You must be one of those socially liberal and fiscally conservative people who still haven't figured out that cutting programs causes the very societal ills you'd like to get rid of. Like addiction, homelessness, or poverty. If only there was a party that could magically both cut your taxes and help everyone, right?

No, I have personal experience with inefficient government overspend in Federal government with very little accountability. We can spend smarter, to invest in our people.

I spent years in Germany, and appreciate the programs they have to avoid homelessness and poverty, but think they go a bit too far. I personally have worked with some Germans that work and make a lot less than they could because of tax rates. There is a happy medium.

Throwing money at our oppressed/other societal issues without a plan to fix these issues amplifies the problem, and can encourage people to accept the status quo. I think we should spend to invest in our population, and have a safety net to protect others who truly need it. We need to invest in schools, incentivize parents to get kids in school and get more schooling themselves, and ensure our poor populations have access to quality education. If this creates a better standard of living, it will also increase the tax base. We can do this, spend more efficiently now, and invest in our future.

We have too many pet projects and programs that do nothing to improve our populous or increase standards of living for all without long-term inefficient tax burdens.

 

[Rubashov]

I made the brilliant decision to DM not one but two weekly dungeons and dragons games. It's a blast but holy crap I underestimated how much prep work goes into running the game.

I'd have bet heavily on the new hobby being dogging... not sure whats worse...

 

[Avery]

I gotta admit - the more I hear about Joe and listen to him, the more I feel like I voted for him vs. voted against Trump.

 

[Rubashov]

I gotta admit - the more I hear about Joe and listen to him, the more I feel like I voted for him vs. voted against Trump.

Good to hear someone speak who actually sounds like a President.

 

[Deleted member 365]

weird speech.

Biden hasn’t bragged about his penis size, hasn’t gotten the crowd to chant racism, and hasn’t whined about the media’s coverage of him. He also used complete sentences and praised his wife and VP.

 

[Avery]

weird speech.

Biden hasn’t bragged about his penis size, hasn’t gotten the crowd to chant racism, and hasn’t whined about the media’s coverage of him. He also used complete sentences and praised his wife and VP.

It was a generic acceptance speech, he’s no Obama speaking but few are, but honestly, words matter little right now. We need actions.

 

[Deleted member 365]

It was a generic acceptance speech, he’s no Obama speaking but few are, but honestly, words matter little right now. We need actions.

Actions are needed. But not having divisive and hateful words and tweets daily is going to be such a Relief. Don’t you think?

 

[magic]

One more reason I don't think our nation won't heal was how the crowd responded when Biden made these two statements.
1. "We have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. They are not our enemies. They are Americans". Crowd responds mildly.
2. "I'll work as hard for those who didn't vote for me as those who did". Crowd literally stays silent.

But I am glad Biden ended his speech talking about God and spreading the faith, even though that is frowned upon by a lot of Democrats these days.

 

[NAOS]

One more reason I don't think our nation won't heal was how the crowd responded when Biden made these two statements.
1. "We have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. They are not our enemies. They are Americans". Crowd responds mildly.
2. "I'll work as hard for those who didn't vote for me as those who did". Crowd literally stays silent.

But I am glad Biden ended his speech talking about God and spreading the faith, even though that is frowned upon by a lot of Democrats these days.

Lol. OK, bud.

 

[Gameface]

One more reason I don't think our nation won't heal was how the crowd responded when Biden made these two statements.
1. "We have to stop treating our opponents as our enemies. They are not our enemies. They are Americans". Crowd responds mildly.
2. "I'll work as hard for those who didn't vote for me as those who did". Crowd literally stays silent.

But I am glad Biden ended his speech talking about God and spreading the faith, even though that is frowned upon by a lot of Democrats these days.

Feel free to contrast their mild reactions to a call for unity to crowds of Trump supporters wildly losing their **** chanting that the other side should be imprisoned.

 

[magic]

Feel free to contrast their mild reactions to a call for unity to crowds of Trump supporters wildly losing their **** chanting that the other side should be imprisoned.

Feel free to contrast chants of Trump supporters to what liberals have done in Portland, Philadelphia, and other major cities - vandalize, burn, loot, and riot.

 

[Deleted member 365]

Maybe many on the left look at “Christians” with skepticism because those “Christians” supported a man who swore and lied nonstop, bragged about grabbing women by their privates, called for imprisioning his political opponents, abused the government for personal gain, said two Corinthians, abused immigrant children, gassed people to hold the Bible upside down, and acted as antithetical to the gospel as I’ve ever seen a president act.

Im a white Christian and Trump has caused me to self reflect so much over the last four years. Why don’t other white Christians do the same?

Make no mistake, Christians have a responsibility to rebuild trust with others. It’s not just a one way street, but a two way street. Where were fellow Christians during the Muslim ban? What happened to religious freedom there?