The Trump observations thread

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Wolter wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 10:32am
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15 Mar 2019, 10:12am

Is anyone afraid of bikers anymore? They are basically a cosplay crowd at this point, right?
Pretty much.
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Wolter wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 10:32am
BostonBeaneater wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 10:12am

Is anyone afraid of bikers anymore? They are basically a cosplay crowd at this point, right?
Pretty much.
There were a bunch of Hell's Angels volunteers at the SF marathon. Super nice and helpful.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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Wolter wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 10:32am
BostonBeaneater wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 10:12am

Is anyone afraid of bikers anymore? They are basically a cosplay crowd at this point, right?
Pretty much.
I ride a motorcycle and most of the guys I ride with are nerds. We go out early, ride a nice countryside route and then get lunch at a diner. I think, and I think my friends agree, that Harleys are overpriced pieces of garbage.
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A few blocks from my house, there's a Biker's Church, which did a lot to shatter the bad-ass mystique of the biker to me.
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I worked with a lot of bikers when I worked in child abuse prevention. They were big softies.
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BostonBeaneater wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 11:28am
Wolter wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 10:32am
BostonBeaneater wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 10:12am

Is anyone afraid of bikers anymore? They are basically a cosplay crowd at this point, right?
Pretty much.
I ride a motorcycle and most of the guys I ride with are nerds. We go out early, ride a nice countryside route and then get lunch at a diner. I think, and I think my friends agree, that Harleys are overpriced pieces of garbage.
I agree with all of this.

What many or most non-riders consistently get wrong is assuming that the motorcycle community is homogeneous, and it's definitely not.

I have nothing in common with the Harley-riding morons (my friends and I call them pirates because of their cosplay costumes). Nor do I have any kinship with the Honda Gold Wing dudes who are riding essentially 2-wheeled Honda Civics (they even have a reverse gear, FFS!) with bitchin' stereo systems and cup holders for the rider and passenger.

I have more affinity with the sports bike crowd, but not with the wheelie-popping and other dangerous stunts they pull.

I ride a moderately powered, dual sport machine, mostly for commuting, but I have taken it off-road a bit.

And then I also ride a pure dirt bike with extreme knobby tires that can handle pretty much any kind of off-road conditions.

These are just examples of some of the many sub-cultures of motorcycle riders.

And then there's the nerdy Beaner crowd, which is probably the Silent Majority of the motorcycle community.
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Spiff wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 12:09pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 11:28am
Wolter wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 10:32am
BostonBeaneater wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 10:12am

Is anyone afraid of bikers anymore? They are basically a cosplay crowd at this point, right?
Pretty much.
I ride a motorcycle and most of the guys I ride with are nerds. We go out early, ride a nice countryside route and then get lunch at a diner. I think, and I think my friends agree, that Harleys are overpriced pieces of garbage.
I agree with all of this.

What many or most non-riders consistently get wrong is assuming that the motorcycle community is homogeneous, and it's definitely not.

I have nothing in common with the Harley-riding morons (my friends and I call them pirates because of their cosplay costumes). Nor do I have any kinship with the Honda Gold Wing dudes who are riding essentially 2-wheeled Honda Civics (they even have a reverse gear, FFS!) with bitchin' stereo systems and cup holders for the rider and passenger.

I have more affinity with the sports bike crowd, but not with the wheelie-popping and other dangerous stunts they pull.

I ride a moderately powered, dual sport machine, mostly for commuting, but I have taken it off-road a bit.

And then I also ride a pure dirt bike with extreme knobby tires that can handle pretty much any kind of off-road conditions.

These are just examples of some of the many sub-cultures of motorcycle riders.

And then there's the nerdy Beaner crowd, which is probably the Silent Majority of the motorcycle community.
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Silent Majority wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 1:28pm
I don't know what that last bit means at all, but it's probably true.
It means he gets results, you stupid chief!
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Flex wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 1:31pm
Silent Majority wrote:
15 Mar 2019, 1:28pm
I don't know what that last bit means at all, but it's probably true.
It means he gets results, you stupid chief!
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I'm not saying Trump is racist but the racist sure think he's racist.

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/ ... -vandalism

BTW - Fall River is 344th out of 351 Massachusetts towns in terms of wealth. People are very very confused.
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Flex wrote:
22 Mar 2019, 3:11pm
On the "Trump Electability" front: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics ... ction-odds
The good economy predictor, to me, is seriously confounded by the fact that he lost the popular vote by 3M and has done nothing to win over those who didn't vote for him before (he seems more inclined to antagonize them). Both of those aspects are distinct from previous presidents.
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Mueller Report is done. Submitted to AG. Barr says he'll be able to share some info with Congress by this weekend.

I really don't know what to expect. I'm not allowing myself to hope for much. I've really built it up in my mind - but now that it is finally here - I'm finding that I'm feeling cynical. My hope has always been that it drives a stake through Trump's presidency because I've wanted that to happen so desperately, but I also can't shake the feeling that rats know how to survive - sometimes just through sheer luck.
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WestwayKid wrote:
22 Mar 2019, 5:42pm
Mueller Report is done. Submitted to AG. Barr says he'll be able to share some info with Congress by this weekend.

I really don't know what to expect. I'm not allowing myself to hope for much. I've really built it up in my mind - but now that it is finally here - I'm finding that I'm feeling cynical. My hope has always been that it drives a stake through Trump's presidency because I've wanted that to happen so desperately, but I also can't shake the feeling that rats know how to survive - sometimes just through sheer luck.
One thing that has been revealed along the way, however, is that the Trump gang are a bunch of morons. They're crooks, but they aren't clever. They worked under the (not incorrect) assumption that everyone else they deal with is a crook, so there's no need to be all that smart. I'm not saying I think the report will be some kind of open-mouthed slamdunk, but there's no reason to believe that it will be wanting for evidence.
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WestwayKid wrote:
22 Mar 2019, 5:42pm
Mueller Report is done. Submitted to AG. Barr says he'll be able to share some info with Congress by this weekend.

I really don't know what to expect. I'm not allowing myself to hope for much. I've really built it up in my mind - but now that it is finally here - I'm finding that I'm feeling cynical. My hope has always been that it drives a stake through Trump's presidency because I've wanted that to happen so desperately, but I also can't shake the feeling that rats know how to survive - sometimes just through sheer luck.
No more indictments per the report from DOJ. The SDNY investigation is still going on, tho.

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