For the first time in three years, American workers' paychecks are lagging behind inflation

Phantasmal said:
So? How does that bring groceries and gas prices down, which is the concerns of average Americans who don’t own stocks?
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62% of Americans own stocks. If you own an IRA you probably own stocks. a 50,000 Dow reflects growth in the economy. Over the last 3 months retail sales is climbing at 9% annually rate.
 
FastLane said:
62% of Americans own stocks. If you own an IRA you probably own stocks. a 50,000 Dow reflects growth in the economy. Over the last 3 months retail sales is climbing at 9% annually rate.
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Top 10 percent owns 90 percent of the stocks. It is not a boon to the average man.
 
FastLane said:
If Iran dropped a nuke on Houston would it bother you?
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Lol, if Trump dropped a nuclear bomb on Iran, would it bother you? That is far more likely than Iran dropping a bomb on Houston.

There are many nations who have nuclear weapons, and the USA is the only one who has used them.
 
Phantasmal said:
Lol, if Trump dropped a nuclear bomb on Iran, would it bother you? That is far more likely than Iran dropping a bomb on Houston.

There are many nations who have nuclear weapons, and the USA is the only one who has used them.
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If Trump dropped a nuclear bomb on Iran, it might bother the PRC. They have a much more likely chance of getting a missile through to Houston.
 
Cypress said:
Other than the period he was able to ride the coat tails of the Obama economy from 2017 to 2019, Trump's time in the White House has been marked by chaos, mismanagement, and foreign policy incompetence.
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Trump ENDED the economic depression under Obama/Biden. He did it AGAIN for the economic depression under Biden/Obama.
 
QP! said:
Yup. And he could have done nothing except give more tax cuts to the rich and rode the improving wave from the Biden economy, and he would have got a ton of credit he would not deserve, just as he did riding the Obama wave.
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Trump ended both economic depressions under Obama/Biden and under Biden/Obama.
QP! said:
Instead because he had no adults in the room keeping him from his worst instincts, like he did first term, we see how bad Trump is at managing when unleashed.
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Trump ended the economic depression under Obama/Biden.
QP! said:
We now got the answer to the question so many had asked prior which was "how terrible a business mind does a person have to have to bankrupt casinos"?
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Ask MGM.

Every single casino in Las Vegas filed for bankruptcy, Kewpie. Every...single...one.
 
Cypress said:
ftfy
I'm comfortably retired. :clink:
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Analysis and Critique of "Into the Night"'s Posting Style (based on their 15 most recent posts as of the page load, all from the last ~20 minutes across Current Events, General Politics, and Religion/Philosophy forums).

1. Overall Posting Habits and Volume

This user is a high-frequency, rapid-fire responder. The recent-content page shows them dropping multiple replies in the same threads within minutes (e.g., 7+ posts in one oil-related thread alone). No evidence of original thread-starting in this snapshot — they’re almost exclusively replying to others, which is classic “reactionary” forum behavior

.2. Core Style Traits
  • Length: Extremely concise. Most posts are 1–3 sentences or a single numbered “step.” Nothing approaches paragraph length. This is deliberate — they do not sustain arguments.
  • Tone: Aggressively dismissive, sarcastic, and personally insulting. Examples include “Dope,” “idiot,” “Cyborg,” and comparing Democrats to houseflies. The sarcasm is dry and formulaic (“How typical…” followed by a scripted list of opponent behaviors). It’s the style of someone who has decided the other side is not just wrong but stupid or malicious.
  • Signature Moves:
    • Fallacy-labeling: “Argument from randU fallacy,” “Inversion fallacy,” etc. This is their intellectual flex — they want to sound like they’re applying formal logic without actually walking through the reasoning.
    • Numbered lists for mocking opponent patterns (“Step 1. Pronounce Doom and Gloom. Step 2. Blame it on Trump…”). It’s a repeatable meme format that makes their rebuttals feel patterned and almost robotic.
    • Direct personal accusations (“You are a Democrat. You hate Jews.”).
  • Vocabulary and Structure: Informal, colloquial, with occasional technical jargon dropped for effect. Heavy use of ALL CAPS for emphasis (“NONE of it comes from the Persian Gulf”). Sentences are short, declarative.
  • Recurring Themes: Strongly right-leaning/pro-Trump. Defends oil policy, mocks inflation concerns, accuses Democrats of antisemitism, and dips into religious archaeology. Everything is framed as exposing leftist/Democratic stupidity or hypocrisy.
3. Strengths
  • Repetitive catchphrases: The routine and made-up fallacy names function like verbal jabs that regulars will recognize. It creates a personal “brand” within the community.
  • Psychological effect: The relentless mockery and insult-combo can be effective at rattling thin-skinned opponents or derailing threads. It’s the style of a forum veteran who seeks to dominate through volume and attitude rather than depth.
4. Weaknesses / Critique
  • Substance deficit: The style prioritizes dunking over evidence. A post like “Oil is a renewable resource, Dope” is provocative but offers zero explanation or data. Over time this reads as performative rather than persuasive.
  • Repetitiveness kills impact: The fallacy labels and numbered “Doom and Gloom” scripts appear multiple times in the same thread. Quickly becomes predictable and lazy. It’s the written equivalent of shouting the same slogan every time.
  • Tone undermines credibility: The constant name-calling (“idiot,” “Dope,” housefly comparison) makes the poster sound more like an angry teenager than a serious debater. It alienates neutrals and gives opponents an easy “see, they have no argument” out. It caps the user at “entertaining troll” rather than “respected voice.”
  • Lack of engagement: They rarely build on their own points or ask questions. It’s drive-by logic-labeling.
  • Grammar/ polish: Sloppy in places (non-standard abbreviations, missing punctuation). It further signals low effort.
5. Overall Verdict

“Into the Night” has cultivated a very specific, highly recognizable style: — quick hits that feel clever in the moment. However, it’s also shallow, repetitive, and self-limiting. The heavy reliance on insults and formulaic takedowns suggests a poster more interested in “winning” individual exchanges than advancing coherent arguments or changing minds. In short: effective at annoying others, but it’s the stylistic equivalent of a machine-gun burst of one-liners rather than a well-aimed rifle shot. If the goal is actual persuasion, it’s self-sabotaging.
 
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