JD Vance goes full Nazi

[BradAllison]

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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. He wants to give parents an extra vote for each child under 18 they have

which is quite the Nazi "we want breeders" policy.

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[JustAnotherGen]

2. He's an asshole

And I hope he loses

[Behind the Aegis]

8. Agreed on both counts!

But is is fascinating how his "concern" also has some on our side with the same "concern", both, of course without reasons or rationale, but hey, we can always speculate as to why they are so concerned...I have a few ideas.

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[JustAnotherGen]

11. I have a few ideas too

That said - Okay . . . lets say they do this . . .

I shouldn't have to pay as much in taxes. Like - drop my top tax rate down to 10% - and let the breeders figure it out - without my money.

Oh - was that mean?

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Profound response

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Vance is not even correct in his assessment, then he follows it up with an anti-Semitic trope; how original. I am simply surprised he didn't manage to work in "Soros" somewhere.

[Dawson Leery]

4. Soon he will defend financial institutions holding money for terror organizations.

[Paladin]

5. Gratifying to see how fast this douchebag is flaming out. (nt)

[BradAllison]

9. You have to up your game for office in Ohio

A true "hillbilly" wasteland. Knocking "the Jews" will do for now.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

6. Vance is a tool AND ALSO this move by Paypal and the ADL is chilling yet unsurprising.

[JustAnotherGen]

10. I don't know that it is chilling

American's are not allowed to engage in financial transactions with individuals, countries, institutions, etc. etc on watch lists such as BIS and OFAC. Like - I can't send a wire transfer to a bank that held money for Al-quaeda.


From where I sit - the Klan and its modern day descendants such as The Proud Boys, Boogaloos, 3 percenters - etc. etc.


We should treat them the same we do terrorist organizations from outside of the country.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

18. The ADL advised cops in Charlottesville on how to infiltrate anti-racist protestors. Its definition

"extremist" differs greatly from mine and, I suspect, that of many here.

[Elessar Zappa]

17. It's a private company.

No one has a constitutional right to their services.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

19. Yes, I know. When a private company that isn't great in protecting its customers in its own right

teams up with an organization that regularly surveils social justice organizations and activists, supports militarizing cops, and advocates for repressive policies, I find it chilling.

[Hortensis]

20. Yes, those truly concerned with civil rights have many reasons to be

distracted from just who pose the giant dangers to our freedoms. When tRump promised to send brownshirts to round up millions into detention centers for deportation someday, it's very understandable if that raised chilling fears of what civil rights organizations were up to instead.

[ZonkerHarris]

7. His book sucked ass.

[Paladin]

16. I heard the movie of it sucked major dick.

Serves Vance right.

[panader0]

12. Nobody has to use PayPal. I never have.

That said, I'm OK with disrupting finances that support hate movements.

[Hortensis]

21. Sure. Actually, all these companies have a duty -- legal, ethical,

and self interested -- to not allow themselves to be used for criminal activities. PayPal didn't just start, it's ramping up to better fight RW extremist activities.

In 2020, PayPal teamed up with criminologists and academics to research the payment systems used in the trafficking of illegal firearms and has partnerships with non-profit group Polaris to combat human trafficking through a joint Financial Intelligence Unit.

Over the past several years, PayPal has also been taking action against businesses peddling extremism that were attempting to use its platforms. ...

As part of the new initiative, PayPal and ADL will also work with other civil rights organizations, including the League of United Latin American Citizens.

"We have a unique opportunity to further understand how hate spreads and develop key insights that will inform the efforts of the financial industry, law enforcement, and our communities in mitigating extremist threats."

[Cognitive_Resonance]

13. This deceitful character now feels comfortable to show a bit of his true nature. nt

[tenderfoot]

14. Peter Thiel is funding this guy - if that doesn't speak volumes about him, I don't know what does

That man is truly evil and needs to be stopped post haste.

[Duppers]

15. Damn!

Glad I've never bought one of his books. Or watched the movie from which I'm sure he receives royalties. I magine that Ron Howard now regrets directing Hillbilly Elegy.