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  1. Apparently Magnus Carlsen supported Trump (jokingly) and Sergei Karjakin supports Putin (not-so-jokingly). This is making for an interesting chess championship, that's for sure. XD

  2. Apparently WHO says the US ranks better than Slovenia and New Zealand on healthcare and only slightly worse than Denmark or Canada.

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    2. Anneal

      Anneal

      It works for some countries but it is definitely not a cure-all, no pun intended. This doesn't mean the US system is better but it does show that universal healthcare doesn't always work. Canada is a big example.

    3. Varrack

      Varrack

      Do you think it could work in the US?

    4. Anneal

      Anneal

      It could but people shouldn't expect it to magically solve our healthcare woes. Coverage isn't the only problem we have. We still spend on insane amounts of money on healthcare in the US but most of that money isn't really going anywhere. Immediately dumping more money onto universal healthcare isn't going to help.

  3. Since there was a status update talking about chess, I'm alright with anyone willing to play me online. Watch out though, I'm tough. :P

  4. Now if Marine le Pen wins the 2017 France election I will truly be shocked.

    1. Nerdy Luigi

      Nerdy Luigi

      I would think "I'm done having concern about politics".

    2. El Duderino

      El Duderino

      That would be interesting. It would prove that this conservative wave that swept over the UK and America is more global than we thought.

  5. Lots of pessimism going on today, regardless of the election or not. Anti-American sentiment?

    1. Kyoshi Frost Wolf

      Kyoshi Frost Wolf

      As someone that lives in Indiana, I don't blame anyone for being anti-american now. Even I am completely anti America at this point.

    2. ARagY

      ARagY

      At best I'd say you should be anti to a candidate, or an ideology, but a nation itself is a little extreme. Nations can always undergo political changes while ideologies are pretty fixed.

  6. GG. Clinton conceded, and I must say, well fought.

  7. I hope people here can just set aside their differences and not flame over who the hell they voted.

    1. Strong Copper

      Strong Copper

      I'm Australian so this isn't exactly my election... but having followed it I can honestly say that both Clinton and Trump are horrible human beings, just for different reasons. I can honestly say that no matter who wins, this is going to get ugly fast.

  8. Holy crap, just call Wisconsin for Trump already.

  9. The 4chan prophecy is coming true. Brace yourselves, everyone. "22% Trump"

  10. This general vicinity in which we live in has been nicknamed "The Nutshack".

    1. Lightwing

      Lightwing

      I can agree with that statement.

  11. Why is it that everyone in Media Discussion mentions some obscure game or anime and I know nothing about it?

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    2. Anneal

      Anneal

      Mostly music, anime, and some games.

    3. honk friend

      honk friend

      I KNOW I asked which ones

    4. Anneal

      Anneal

      It was just an assertion in general, not very specific. I just feel kind of left behind that I don't know a fair amount of stuff people are talking about. XD

  12. "I'm not white, I'm European American"

    1. Twiggy

      Twiggy

      We prefer melanin-challenged.

    2. Anneal

      Anneal

      You insensitive fool, how dare you generalize a racial group based off their melanin content? The Chinese have white skin, too! You're being racist!

  13. Pokefound or Pokehidden?

    1. simba86

      simba86

      pokehidden i think

  14. The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

    1. Twiggy

      Twiggy

      Only just noticed this lol. I see someone else is a fan of the work of Dale Carnegie.

  15. You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country cannot just be a flag. The symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Now show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms.

  16. Pray for Nice, France.

  17. Heard Bernie's "Stronger Together" speech. Gods, he sounds so forced.

    1. GenderIsAnIllusion

      GenderIsAnIllusion

      To be fair, it's not easy to not sound forced when your his age.

    2. Anneal

      Anneal

      No, he doesn't really support Clinton, I think. He's just saying that to maintain his publicity. Most of his supporters see Clinton as a fraud.

  18. Debating would make you lose friends. I'm not sure that's how to go.

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    2. Anneal

      Anneal

      Well, it doesn't matter, I already have three of them off my list and I wasn't the one who pressed the button.

    3. Vulcan

      Vulcan

      I dunno, I think it depends on the friends and the way the Debate is handled.

    4. Discordian

      Discordian

      Only the weak friends are pushed away by debate. I'm almost always on the losing side of a debate with my friends but I've never pushed them away. They've likewise never done so for me either. None of the good ones anyway. <_< >_>

  19. Am I the only one that thinks Japan is kind of overrated when the rest of Asian is underrated?

    1. Vox

      Vox

      Only because it has a large pop-culture export to the west. It's ironic that so many westerners have such an obsession with Japan, a country that is simultaneously obsessed with the West and incredibly xenophobic.

    2. El Duderino

      El Duderino

      Eh. I know a few folks that have an unhealthy obsession with everything Japanese, and I just don't see what's so great. I mean, Japanese culture is interesting, but not any more than other cultures around the world

  20. My heart goes out to the cops at Dallas. The last thing we need to deal with it people turning it into a political agenda.

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    2. Scrubbed user

      Scrubbed user

      /r/imgoingtohellforthis is gonna have a field day with this.

    3. A Black Circle

      A Black Circle

      You know, AGAIN.

    4. El Duderino

      El Duderino

      We need to unite, not start killing each other. Violence only makes things worse.

  21. If Britainlands no longer EU, does that mean there are new seats for relevant Sealand?

    1. Twiggy

      Twiggy

      You don't want to be in the EU mate. Sealand is just an old offshore rig. Pretty sure it can't handle a 100,000+ Middle Eastern immigrant quota if it tried.

    1. Twiggy

      Twiggy

      Closest would be Iron pill, with a dash of Red pill for Twitter shit posting. I remember seeing one of these with like 50 pills lol.

    2. Anneal

      Anneal

      Well yeah, there's 8 pills. Not listed are the Indigo and the Yellow ENLIGHTENED pills and such. Too bad the /pol/ pills are becoming just like the dreaded LGBTQIAPK+ junk.

    3. Twiggy
  22. If so many people are whining doomsday about the EU referendum, I'm pretty sure the 2016 elections won't be as bad as we think it will be.

    1. El Duderino

      El Duderino

      I think this just shows that the British are just as stupid as Americans, which makes me feel a little better about myself lol

  23. The EU referendum is showing how politics are finally shifting into something else but the status quo. RIP Labour Party.

  24. I'm an (earth) pony today. XD

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    3. Kyoshi Frost Wolf

      Kyoshi Frost Wolf

      Woo! One of the best ranks in my opinion. :D

    4. Anneal

      Anneal

      TBH I like EPs a lot for what they stand for. Pegasi and unicorns are great but don't appeal as much.

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