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Why does it seem like many Democrats (and the Left) are "Cheering" for a Recession?

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I was watching a videographer named Tim Pool discussing a Newsweek article published today.

Here is a link to the video:

Democrats Accused Of Cheering For Recession To Own Trump
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YouTube

Now here is a link to the Newsweek article he is discussing:

Presidential Candidate John Delaney Says 'Some Democrats Are Cheering on a Recession' to 'Stick it to Trump'
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Presidential Candidate John Delaney Says 'Some Democrats Are Cheering on a Recession' to 'Stick it to Trump'

The citation Mr. Pool is discussing from John Delaney is this:

Delaney was campaigning in Altoona, Iowa, on Wednesday when he was asked by reporters if he thought a recession was likely. Financial experts and market indicators have recently signaled that an economic downturn may be coming sooner rather than later. "I hope it's not," the congressman said. "You know, it feels like some Democrats are cheering on a recession because they want to stick it to Trump."
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I've noticed that recession has been constantly raised in the MSM over the last few weeks. Especially as the "Collusion" narrative was a non-issue and the "Obstruction" narrative has started to peter out.

Yet there are really no "indicators." Every time comments are made about the Dow Jones, the Stock Exchange, and other "indicators" going up and down, the point is neither are going consistently down. They seem to be bouncing up and down because news scaring people causes investors to pause, only to return when they realize things are not as bad as projected by the news.

Meanwhile, wages, employment, and other economic indicators are good, and unemployment is still down.

Yet we keep hearing over and over claims we are heading for a recession, or discussions of how a recession will affect the upcoming election IF it occurs.

As Mr. Pool and seemingly Mr. Delaney say, it seems like the Democratic leadership and other elements of the Left are literally cheering for a recession simply to "get Trump."

The news always has to be negative. Every action has to lead to doom. IMO it is this constant gloom and doom that is really causing the ups and downs in the investment markets.

Scare tactics are designed to scare people. To make them run in a direction away from the "scary thing." Investors are always concerned about their investments, and if they keep hearing in the Media that "a recession is just around the corner" it may turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

So why does it seem like many Democrats and Leftist are "cheering" for a possible recession?

IMO because they HOPE for failure of the American economy. So much so that they are encouraging it to happen, because that will pave the way for election success in 2020.

Now a word from Bill Maher on the subject:

 
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Captain Adverse said:
I was watching a videographer named Tim Pool discussing a Newsweek article published today.

Here is a link to the video:

YouTube

Now here is a link to the Newsweek article he is discussing:

Presidential Candidate John Delaney Says 'Some Democrats Are Cheering on a Recession' to 'Stick it to Trump'

The citation Mr. Pool is discussing from John Delaney is this:



I've noticed that recession has been constantly raised in the MSM over the last few weeks. Especially as the "Collusion" narrative was a non-issue and the "Obstruction" narrative has started to peter out.

Yet there are really no "indicators." Every time comments are made about the Dow Jones, the Stock Exchange, and other "indicators" going up and down, the point is neither are going consistently down. They seem to be bouncing up and down because news scaring people causes investors to pause, only to return when they realize things are not as bad as projected by the news.

Meanwhile, wages, employment, and other economic indicators are good, and unemployment is still down.

Yet we keep hearing over and over claims we are heading for a recession, or discussions of how a recession will affect the upcoming election IF it occurs.

As Mr. Pool and seemingly Mr. Delaney say, it seems like the Democratic leadership and other elements of the Left are literally cheering for a recession simply to "get Trump."

The news always has to be negative. Every action has to lead to doom. IMO it is this constant gloom and doom that is really causing the ups and downs in the investment markets.

Scare tactics are designed to scare people. To make them run in a direction away from the "scary thing." Investors are always concerned about their investments, and if they keep hearing in the Media that "a recession is just around the corner" it may turn into self-fulfilling prophecy.

So why does it seem like many Democrats and Leftist are "cheering" for a possible recession?

IMO because they HOPE for failure of the American economy. So much so that they are encouraging it to happen, because that will pave the way for election success in 2020.

Now a word from Bill Maher on the subject:

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Trump will just use his divine powers to orevent a recession. Praise be to the Second Coming!
 
Trump insisted on a monetary policy that literally every economic expert on earth agrees is stupid and disastrous. Although recessions are certainly cyclical, Trump is the catalyst for an early one, and he will almost certainly have made it much worse than it needed to be. And of course his policy has guaranteed that all the tools typically used to bring the economy out of recession will be all dried up by the time it happens.
 
A recession will be Trump's fault. This thread is lame attempt to avoid that fact and counter blame Trump's critics.
 
Trump is, beyond any leftist doubt, evil and bad things are just more apt to happen when evil people are POTUS. They generally say that they hope a recession does not happen, but if it does it is clearly because Trump's questionable election has made it so.

To prevent this possible impending recession, and all other evil (including AGW, for sure) on this planet, it is imperative that a demorat (even an old, white, kind of nutty one) be elected POTUS in 2020. MSNBC and CNN are happy to explain any details that this brief reply to your post may have left out.
 
It's not like it's the only solution, but I'd take on a recession to save the democracy from this no wit authoritarian jackass. Hopefully it will not come to that, because we can get him out in the next election anyway.
 
Captain Adverse said:
I was watching a videographer named Tim Pool discussing a Newsweek article published today.

Here is a link to the video:

YouTube

Now here is a link to the Newsweek article he is discussing:

Presidential Candidate John Delaney Says 'Some Democrats Are Cheering on a Recession' to 'Stick it to Trump'

The citation Mr. Pool is discussing from John Delaney is this:



I've noticed that recession has been constantly raised in the MSM over the last few weeks. Especially as the "Collusion" narrative was a non-issue and the "Obstruction" narrative has started to peter out.

Yet there are really no "indicators." Every time comments are made about the Dow Jones, the Stock Exchange, and other "indicators" going up and down, the point is neither are going consistently down. They seem to be bouncing up and down because news scaring people causes investors to pause, only to return when they realize things are not as bad as projected by the news.

Meanwhile, wages, employment, and other economic indicators are good, and unemployment is still down.

Yet we keep hearing over and over claims we are heading for a recession, or discussions of how a recession will affect the upcoming election IF it occurs.

As Mr. Pool and seemingly Mr. Delaney say, it seems like the Democratic leadership and other elements of the Left are literally cheering for a recession simply to "get Trump."

The news always has to be negative. Every action has to lead to doom. IMO it is this constant gloom and doom that is really causing the ups and downs in the investment markets.

Scare tactics are designed to scare people. To make them run in a direction away from the "scary thing." Investors are always concerned about their investments, and if they keep hearing in the Media that "a recession is just around the corner" it may turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

So why does it seem like many Democrats and Leftist are "cheering" for a possible recession?

IMO because they HOPE for failure of the American economy. So much so that they are encouraging it to happen, because that will pave the way for election success in 2020.

Now a word from Bill Maher on the subject:

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They have nothing else to run on.
 
Captain Adverse said:
I was watching a videographer named Tim Pool discussing a Newsweek article published today.

Here is a link to the video:

YouTube

Now here is a link to the Newsweek article he is discussing:

Presidential Candidate John Delaney Says 'Some Democrats Are Cheering on a Recession' to 'Stick it to Trump'

The citation Mr. Pool is discussing from John Delaney is this:



I've noticed that recession has been constantly raised in the MSM over the last few weeks. Especially as the "Collusion" narrative was a non-issue and the "Obstruction" narrative has started to peter out.

Yet there are really no "indicators." Every time comments are made about the Dow Jones, the Stock Exchange, and other "indicators" going up and down, the point is neither are going consistently down. They seem to be bouncing up and down because news scaring people causes investors to pause, only to return when they realize things are not as bad as projected by the news.

Meanwhile, wages, employment, and other economic indicators are good, and unemployment is still down.

Yet we keep hearing over and over claims we are heading for a recession, or discussions of how a recession will affect the upcoming election IF it occurs.

As Mr. Pool and seemingly Mr. Delaney say, it seems like the Democratic leadership and other elements of the Left are literally cheering for a recession simply to "get Trump."

The news always has to be negative. Every action has to lead to doom. IMO it is this constant gloom and doom that is really causing the ups and downs in the investment markets.

Scare tactics are designed to scare people. To make them run in a direction away from the "scary thing." Investors are always concerned about their investments, and if they keep hearing in the Media that "a recession is just around the corner" it may turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

So why does it seem like many Democrats and Leftist are "cheering" for a possible recession?

IMO because they HOPE for failure of the American economy. So much so that they are encouraging it to happen, because that will pave the way for election success in 2020.

Now a word from Bill Maher on the subject:

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Only idiots or those who think it won't really effect them, like Bill Maher, even consider it potentially good.

Granted, many Democrats are idiots, and some don't think another recession will really effect them.

But it's not all.

I really dislike "why do democrats" statements/questions, as if it's a monolithic block of people.
 
I personally think we are experiencing well-hidden deflation as part of the liquidity trap we are in. People just don't see the normal indicators like rising unemployment because declining participation rates have been ignored or dismissed as baby boomer retirements.
 
apdst said:
They have nothing else to run on.
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They wore out the hate card, but have no fear, they seem to lather, rinse, and repeat themselves quite often and in no particular order...
Russia, Racist, Recession....
:lol:
 
Captain Adverse said:
I was watching a videographer named Tim Pool discussing a Newsweek article published today.

Here is a link to the video:

YouTube

Now here is a link to the Newsweek article he is discussing:

Presidential Candidate John Delaney Says 'Some Democrats Are Cheering on a Recession' to 'Stick it to Trump'

The citation Mr. Pool is discussing from John Delaney is this:



I've noticed that recession has been constantly raised in the MSM over the last few weeks. Especially as the "Collusion" narrative was a non-issue and the "Obstruction" narrative has started to peter out.

Yet there are really no "indicators." Every time comments are made about the Dow Jones, the Stock Exchange, and other "indicators" going up and down, the point is neither are going consistently down. They seem to be bouncing up and down because news scaring people causes investors to pause, only to return when they realize things are not as bad as projected by the news.

Meanwhile, wages, employment, and other economic indicators are good, and unemployment is still down.

Yet we keep hearing over and over claims we are heading for a recession, or discussions of how a recession will affect the upcoming election IF it occurs.

As Mr. Pool and seemingly Mr. Delaney say, it seems like the Democratic leadership and other elements of the Left are literally cheering for a recession simply to "get Trump."

The news always has to be negative. Every action has to lead to doom. IMO it is this constant gloom and doom that is really causing the ups and downs in the investment markets.

Scare tactics are designed to scare people. To make them run in a direction away from the "scary thing." Investors are always concerned about their investments, and if they keep hearing in the Media that "a recession is just around the corner" it may turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

So why does it seem like many Democrats and Leftist are "cheering" for a possible recession?

IMO because they HOPE for failure of the American economy. So much so that they are encouraging it to happen, because that will pave the way for election success in 2020.

Now a word from Bill Maher on the subject:

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Bill Mayer is a creep but expect more of this up and until the election from the left.
They're out of tricks.
 
rocket88 said:
Trump will just use his divine powers to orevent a recession. Praise be to the Second Coming!
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Truly, is this all you have?
 
trixare4kids said:
They wore out the hate card, but have no fear, they seem to lather, rinse, and repeat themselves quite often and in no particular order...
Russia, Racist, Recession....
:lol:
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:roll:
 
Cardinal said:
Trump insisted on a monetary policy that literally every economic expert on earth agrees is stupid and disastrous. Although recessions are certainly cyclical, Trump is the catalyst for an early one, and he will almost certainly have made it much worse than it needed to be. And of course his policy has guaranteed that all the tools typically used to bring the economy out of recession will be all dried up by the time it happens.
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Nonsense... more like your wishful thinking at play in the above. :roll:
 
Captain Adverse said:
Now a word from Bill Maher on the subject:

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Interesting that you left out the part immediately after where he says that wishing won't make it so because he's not a magical genie, and if the economy fails, it will be because of Trump's policies, not the thoughts and prayers of the left.

What, that part didn't fit your agenda?
WHAT A SURPRISE!
 
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Captain Adverse said:
I was watching a videographer named Tim Pool discussing a Newsweek article published today.

Here is a link to the video:

YouTube

Now here is a link to the Newsweek article he is discussing:

Presidential Candidate John Delaney Says 'Some Democrats Are Cheering on a Recession' to 'Stick it to Trump'

The citation Mr. Pool is discussing from John Delaney is this:



I've noticed that recession has been constantly raised in the MSM over the last few weeks. Especially as the "Collusion" narrative was a non-issue and the "Obstruction" narrative has started to peter out.

Yet there are really no "indicators." Every time comments are made about the Dow Jones, the Stock Exchange, and other "indicators" going up and down, the point is neither are going consistently down. They seem to be bouncing up and down because news scaring people causes investors to pause, only to return when they realize things are not as bad as projected by the news.

Meanwhile, wages, employment, and other economic indicators are good, and unemployment is still down.

Yet we keep hearing over and over claims we are heading for a recession, or discussions of how a recession will affect the upcoming election IF it occurs.

As Mr. Pool and seemingly Mr. Delaney say, it seems like the Democratic leadership and other elements of the Left are literally cheering for a recession simply to "get Trump."

The news always has to be negative. Every action has to lead to doom. IMO it is this constant gloom and doom that is really causing the ups and downs in the investment markets.

Scare tactics are designed to scare people. To make them run in a direction away from the "scary thing." Investors are always concerned about their investments, and if they keep hearing in the Media that "a recession is just around the corner" it may turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

So why does it seem like many Democrats and Leftist are "cheering" for a possible recession?

IMO because they HOPE for failure of the American economy. So much so that they are encouraging it to happen, because that will pave the way for election success in 2020.

Now a word from Bill Maher on the subject:

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Seriously are you serious? Nobody wants economy to wreck.
 
The Mark said:
I really dislike "why do democrats" statements/questions, as if it's a monolithic block of people.
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From 75% of the conservatives here at DP you can expect a steady stream of "why do democrats" statements/questions and "all leftists do XXXX and want XXXX" because as far as they're concerned, we ARE a monolithic block of people.
After all, how can we be anything else when seen through the lens of a group (Trumpers) who ARE in point of fact a "monolithic block of people?"

They're monolithic in their blind loyalty to Donald Trump, over party, over country, even over God Almighty, or so it now seems as of today's tweets.

So it comes as no surprise that the REAL "monolithic block of people" see everyone on the left as a monolith.
It's called "projection" :lamo
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
Interesting that you left out the part immediately after where he says that wishing won't make it so because he's not a magical genie.

What, that part didn't fit your agenda?
WHAT A SURPRISE!
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What is interesting is you think this response somehow negates the example posed.

It does not matter that he said "wishing won't make it happen." Why?

1. Because he didn't say he "wished," he said he "hoped" for it and why he wanted it to come true.

2. The point of my OP was that some people seem not only to hope/wish, but they seem to be taking steps to actively encourage it to come true.

Nothing you said addresses the OP question, or the information provided in support.
 
Captain Adverse said:
I was watching a videographer named Tim Pool discussing a Newsweek article published today.

Here is a link to the video:

YouTube

Now here is a link to the Newsweek article he is discussing:

Presidential Candidate John Delaney Says 'Some Democrats Are Cheering on a Recession' to 'Stick it to Trump'

The citation Mr. Pool is discussing from John Delaney is this:



I've noticed that recession has been constantly raised in the MSM over the last few weeks. Especially as the "Collusion" narrative was a non-issue and the "Obstruction" narrative has started to peter out.

Yet there are really no "indicators." Every time comments are made about the Dow Jones, the Stock Exchange, and other "indicators" going up and down, the point is neither are going consistently down. They seem to be bouncing up and down because news scaring people causes investors to pause, only to return when they realize things are not as bad as projected by the news.

Meanwhile, wages, employment, and other economic indicators are good, and unemployment is still down.

Yet we keep hearing over and over claims we are heading for a recession, or discussions of how a recession will affect the upcoming election IF it occurs.

As Mr. Pool and seemingly Mr. Delaney say, it seems like the Democratic leadership and other elements of the Left are literally cheering for a recession simply to "get Trump."

The news always has to be negative. Every action has to lead to doom. IMO it is this constant gloom and doom that is really causing the ups and downs in the investment markets.

Scare tactics are designed to scare people. To make them run in a direction away from the "scary thing." Investors are always concerned about their investments, and if they keep hearing in the Media that "a recession is just around the corner" it may turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

So why does it seem like many Democrats and Leftist are "cheering" for a possible recession?

IMO because they HOPE for failure of the American economy. So much so that they are encouraging it to happen, because that will pave the way for election success in 2020.

Now a word from Bill Maher on the subject:

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The New 3R Deal (Russia, Racism, Recession) is being promoted to prepare for the 2020 election.
You can't use a tactic that's already failed (Russia) because RULE 7 says “A tactic that drags on too long becomes a drag.”
So there has to be new applications of RULE 12: "Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it". (Racism is dying from overuse and its inherent absurdity but Recession is still alive because you can always say it's coming)
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
From 75% of the conservatives here at DP you can expect a steady stream of "why do democrats" statements/questions and "all leftists do XXXX and want XXXX" because as far as they're concerned, we ARE a monolithic block of people.
After all, how can we be anything else when seen through the lens of a group (Trumpers) who ARE in point of fact a "monolithic block of people?"

They're monolithic in their blind loyalty to Donald Trump, over party, over country, even over God Almighty, or so it now seems as of today's tweets.

So it comes as no surprise that the REAL "monolithic block of people" see everyone on the left as a monolith.
It's called "projection" :lamo
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I'd agree that many attacks against democrats and especially progressive democrats I've seen seem very much projection recently.

Although that Epstein thing made me wonder if there were some actual substance behind the insane idea that democrats had a child sex ring.
 
Captain Adverse said:
2. The point of my OP was that some people seem not only to hope/wish, but they seem to be taking steps to actively encourage it to come true.
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Wishes and hopes don't alter the United States economy.
If it crashes, it will be because of his dumb ass and the dumbass **** he's doing, and you know it.
 
trixare4kids said:
Nonsense... more like your wishful thinking at play in the above. :roll:
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As usual, you attack the poster and not the argument. It's the only gimmick you have.
 
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