President Donald Trump
I assume it's still acceptable to have a Trump thread in a Politics forum?
So this is an obvious lie - basically aimed at
we're past that point. i don't know why you turned that detail into an argument.
if you want the win on that, take your internet point.
a recurring talking point is that majority of media is right-wing controlled. see SRM post above.
100% of infomation flows are controlled by right. see coordi post above.
So precisely the point that I was challenging you to show that someone had said, you are conceding that someone did not say that? You weren’t calling it an “internet point” when you thought you could win the argument.
what right wing nonsense are you speaking of that i'm latched on to? i don't even follow the news. it's depressing and a waste of time.
All of it. Starting with your whole reason for coming here which was to campaign for Trump because you thought Kamala would be bad for crypto.
Hunters laptop, masks, trans people, Epstein, whatever else. Its all just nonsense that persists because people like you have kept it living on for 10+ years now.
And yes, I realize you haven't been Political for 10 years. You've only been enabling it for the last 2 years
Yes this is a fact. You must've missed the prior administration's war on crypto (and Kamala said she'd change nothing) and the current Dems continued war on crypto and sucking off the bankers.
those pump and dumps have been real good for crypto’s reputation
by the way if you cryptofarts were less stupid you’d realize Biden and the SEC could have ended crypto at any time they wanted.
That is actually generally how it works.
It's the whole smoke/fire thing. It's a cliche even.
There have been a million things written that disagree with the various conspiracy theories that you believe in. Are we supposed to believe that smoke or only the smoke that points in the direction of conspiracies?
by the way if you cryptofarts were less stupid you’d realize Biden and the SEC could have ended crypto at any time they wanted.
be careful, you'll lose your internet point if you start delving into topics you know nothing about.
those pump and dumps have been real good for crypto’s reputation
by the way if you cryptofarts were less stupid you’d realize Biden and the SEC could have ended crypto at any time they wanted.
No they couldn't. Even China, who has their banks by the balls can't eliminate it, that can suppress where they can inside their borders. Here, no.
So the dollar index is back over 100 and Id argue that the global instability meter should be pretty high yet it's really only going up because of the expected change in rates staying or going higher - just like when it fell it was do to the rates expected and or dropping - which far exceeds global chaos driving the dollar.
No they couldn't. Even China, who has their banks by the balls can't eliminate it, that can suppress where they can inside their borders. Here, no.
ended crypto in the US*
they absolutely could eliminate it just as they eliminated illegal gambling. just keep arresting and extraditing billionaires, seizing assets, throw people in jail for 40+ years for security fraud if they own 1 penny worth of bitcoin. you guys vastly underestimate the power of the US federal government to **** people in the ass.
ended crypto in the US*
they absolutely could eliminate it just as they eliminated illegal gambling. just keep arresting and extraditing billionaires, seizing assets, throw people in jail for 40+ years for security fraud if they own 1 penny worth of bitcoin. you guys vastly underestimate the power of the US federal government to **** people in the ass.
You simply can't control a decentralized network. If you arrest everyone, people will still be able to trade and move crypto peer-to-peer or through foreign exchanges. It's a jurisdiction issue and it would be extremely more difficult to ban bitcoin in the US than banning alcohol.
jfc there is a lot of stupid in this thread today. Bold move going in there without a firehose crd and coordi. I'm impressed.
No they couldn't. Even China, who has their banks by the balls can't eliminate it, that can suppress where they can inside their borders. Here, no.
I've wondered about this. If the US passed a law putting any US citizen in jail for performing BTC transactions, that would be kind of a hit, wouldn't it? They can say it's related to narcoterrorism or some bs. Pressure their allies to do the same.
You simply can't control a decentralized network. If you arrest everyone, people will still be able to trade and move crypto peer-to-peer or through foreign exchanges. It's a jurisdiction issue and it would be extremely more difficult to ban bitcoin in the US than banning alcohol.
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I dont think putting people in jail for petty crimes will be very popular. The prison system is already costing you so much
I'd liquidate it now because they seem to be pretty close to figuring out how to ban it.
You simply can't control a decentralized network. If you arrest everyone, people will still be able to trade and move crypto peer-to-peer or through foreign exchanges. It's a jurisdiction issue and it would be extremely more difficult to ban bitcoin in the US than banning alcohol.
What level of pressure do you think the US could put on crypto and crypto traders if they were so inclined to do so? Right now there’s very little motivation or political will to do so, but I could imagine quite a few ways they could.
I've wondered about this. If the US passed a law putting any US citizen in jail for performing BTC transactions, that would be kind of a hit, wouldn't it? They can say it's related to narcoterrorism or some bs. Pressure their allies to do the same.
I guess we have to discern from theoretical and practical a little here but if we reached perfect worldwide coordination of mass jailing to prevent transfers through foreign exchanges you'd still fail at banning crypto. But it certainly would cut down on total transactions so there's that reward for doing all of that.
What level of pressure do you think the US could put on crypto and crypto traders if they were so inclined to do so? Right now there’s very little motivation or political will to do so, but I could imagine quite a few ways they could.
Do you have any ideas why there may be little motivation or political will to ban a 2 trillion dollar asset that functions globally?
Do you have any ideas why there may be little motivation or political will to ban a 2 trillion dollar asset that functions globally?
Is the answer to this question necessary to answer the question about how much pain the US government could inflict on crypto? It’s housenuts that seems to think that Biden’s admin had no way to wage war on crypto if they chose to do so. He seems to think that Biden was at war with crypto for some reason.
I imagine there’s a lot of reasons Biden admin didn’t strongly go after crypto, namely that they found good ways to tax it due to the cooperation of crypto exchanges with regulators. Biden admin also didn’t go after gambling websites even though they probably had the ability to do that too. Potential government power is also discretionary. They could have pursued the death penalty too instead of commuting sentences or not choosing to pursue. If we want to get into motivations, it’s not going to be germane to the conversation around what’s in their power to do.
Is the answer to this question necessary to answer the question about how much pain the US government could inflict on crypto? It’s housenuts that seems to think that Biden’s admin had no way to wage war on crypto if they chose to do so. He seems to think that Biden was at war with crypto for some reason.
they waged a ton of war on it. lol at saying didn't strongly go after it. keep your head in the sand. yes they didn't launch the nukes on an asset 30% of americans hold, but the bombs and ground troops were in full force.
Is the answer to this question necessary to answer the question about how much pain the US government could inflict on crypto? It’s housenuts that seems to think that Biden’s admin had no way to wage war on crypto if they chose to do so. He seems to think that Biden was at war with crypto for some reason.I imagine there’s a lot of reasons Biden admin didn’t strongly go after cr
I don't know what Housenut's take on crypto is other than he seems to be a big fan of it. Personally, I think crypto and NFTs in general seem to attract a bunch of high-risk inexperienced robinhood using idiots who always end up broke by falling victim to speculatory tricks that are deliberately crafted by experienced investors looking to exploit those people.
But I'd agree that Biden could significantly disrupt crypto if he chooses too but it goes back to hypothetical verses practicality, and more importantly, the reasons why they'd bother to attempt it - and haven't done so. I don't think isn't analogous to online gambling and if there isn't a worldwide cohesive attempt to do something about this, the US is going to be less incentivized to take part in this. And I think that also matters.
"The aim of totalitarian education has never been to instill convictions but to destroy the capacity to form any."
I think that’s true, but in a deeper sense than simply creating cynicism. Obviously, an authoritarian regime like North Korea wants its people to believe state-controlled news. I think a similar dynamic exists in a more open, multi-party society like the U.S. as well, but it manifests differently. Instead of enforcing belief in a single narrative, it erodes the capacity to believe in any objective truth, which in turn drives polarization and tribalism, as people default to trusting their in-group in the absence of a shared basis for judging what’s true.
That aligns more closely with what I see: an instinctive cynicism toward out-group news, paired with acceptance of in-group sources. That's really apparent with say the religous right but it cuts both ways. So it’s less about believing everything your side says and more about assuming your group is at least attempting to present an objective account, while viewing the other side as engaging in outright disinformation or propoganda.
I think that’s true, but in a deeper sense than simply creating cynicism. Obviously, an authoritarian regime like North Korea wants its people to believe state-controlled news. I think a similar dynamic exists in a more open, multi-party society like the U.S. as well, but it manifests differently. Instead of enforcing belief in a single narrative, it erodes the capacity to beli
You can't compare a fully-seated authoritarian regime with one that is just getting started. Trump's in the baby steps portion of it.
By the way, all of Iran's nuclear capabilities, one of the reasons you support the war, were obliterated and suggestions otherwise are fake news.
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I don't know what Housenut's take on crypto is other than he seems to be a big fan of it. Personally, I think crypto and NFTs in general seem to attract a bunch of high-risk inexperienced robinhood using idiots who always end up broke by falling victim to speculatory tricks that are deliberately crafted by experienced investors looking to exploit those people.But I'd agree tha
I don't know why in 2026 there is $50-$100 worth of "friction" to send money internationally, it's a huge ripoff and crypto fixes that. I'm fine to take responsibility for my money and not have recourse if I fat finger something but I'm also doubtful the US govt has no power to deal big blows to the ecosystem. Crypto is here to stay but I feel the US govt has the power to relegate BTC value back to 4 figures, maybe lower instead of the huge ceiling it has now. They've already made it a pita with all the kyc.
