PeterS

My children’s maternal grandmother at 80 and with asthma got it and survived. Nothing is guaranteed but you can play with the odds.

My observation is the opposite about left and right but the definition of a fact seems unclear to many. ANY mainstream media’s not the place for fully verifiable facts though. If the US weren’t so powerful and have such a big impact on the rest of the world we probably wouldn’t care . Take The EU UK relationship now . Boris is clearly waiting on the result to make his final decision about what he wants until after the US election is decided. Would be really nice to just ignore the US until they’ve sorted their shit out in 20 years but the world is truly small now.

Bias for many people actually means not reporting things with my bias. BBC is still my favorite as both the left and right complain about it so it’s probably mainly doing something well.

Oh, he who controls the media controls the mind. Which is why Trump has loved Twitter and continues to use propaganda as well as anybody since the little mustached guy who wandered the streets here 80 years ago. I actually agree about news v comment. The advent of 24 hour news has not helped the cause and 'news' standards are at a pretty low level right now. And though most of you won't agree Tucker Carlson and co are right at the head of that. And I do think there is a place for all that but it shoudn't be on something called 'News'. News and politicians should also be kept as far apart as possible. The problem is we watch it and if we watch it those companies make money. It's certainly why I have deep concerns about people moving between journalism and politics without a blink of an eye. And that's bi-partisan. Media ownership also should not be held by politicians. The information we get has always been bias but right now it seems we're at a low ebb.

Bit dark and chilly this time of the year though?

Triggered.

That would be sad. There's some really disappointing responses at times on here but it's about as close as I've seen to people from either side almost having a conversation. If there is no conversation this situation will not get any better.

Right. One of my best friend's has breast cancer. If anybody on Chemo gets it then it's a super high risk as the immune system is servery compromised. I'm super worried about her.

He's not lost his mind. He knows exactly what he's doing. Which is why there are requests to stop the count where he's slightly ahead and it's the end of democracy if there isn't a recount where he's slightly behind. Should be fairly simple. Complete the count and if it's really close do a recount to make sure. Keep the politicians and lawyers away.

A dead person actually got elected !

Short jail term then.

Well this is all going swimmingly. Great that our common love of music allows us to cut across the boundaries and have a respectful conversation about politics. We should hit religion and Nickelback next.

I smell gas.

Anybody seen Chad?

You're soooo close but still have your right wing chip on the shoulder. The problem isn't left wing media. It's all media and the politics being buyable. Politics is not about what the people want. It's all about what corporate interests want. And the way it's set up that's no surprise. The politicians have to go out and raise funds. Corporates aren't giving money for a warm fuzzy feeling.

Lots and lots of classic rock influences in there like Sabbath. There are two videos I remember seeing for the first time on MTV and then sitting and watching time and time again on tape. Guns and Roses - Welcome to the jungle and Soundgarden - Hands all over. To this day two songs I can still play on loop all day and not get bored.

When I moved to Germany I was totally confused by the political system here but it does something the UK and US don't. You have to gather consensus and make reasonable compromises. The idea that a whole population's views are fairly covered by two parties is ridiculous but we continue to live with them because the parties in power don't want to lose that power. It's really not about the 'will of the people'.

Big fan of it. Guitars, drums, great vocals. Sure it's not party music but I love(d) Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. The two greatest vocalists in rock for me.

It was known what was being voted for there. His Apprentice performances set the tone and he didn't exactly hide what a loathsome human being he is.

Biden victory followed by peace , love and respect. Only joking , it's going to be a shit show with violence never seen before in the US after an election. If Trump loses we'll see a scorched earth policy and they'll see the smoke from the document burn in San Fransisco.