Survival Strategies in Post Democracy United States

Is Democrats gaining the Presidency, the House, and the Senate a Good Thing?

  • Yes

    Votes: 6 42.9%

  • No

    Votes: 8 57.1%
  • Total voters
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BeautifulStranger said:
Hell is upon us. Free speech is to be effectively cancelled. Online political discussions may result in lawsuits against perpetrator and loss of employment without a court trial. Starting with those employed in the real estate industry and who are members of the National Association of Realtors.

My strong advice to you, comrades, is to take time to learn the correct way of thinking and never deviate from it at any time or anywhere. Remember, your electronic devices are always listening to you and no doubt have the capability to automatically report “Pre-terrorist act preparation” to authorities.

If you own any firearms, I suggest you turn them in now as a show of goodwill to our conquerers. This noble act may help cancel your otherwise shady past of being associated with Republicans or with Conservative values.

Churchgoers, beware. Remember, many of our beloved leaders in big technology companies and the Democrat Party have concluded that God, at least as described in the Bible, does not exist. Therefore, we must not abuse our religious privileges, especially by using church as a platform to express political dissent.

Political matters are best left to our professional politicians. After all, you don’t question what your doctor advises, right? It is better this way. You can be free to be more productive instead of wasting time in futile and counterproductive discussions.

A word of warning: Those who engage in inappropriate behavior, but are still considered redeemable, will be required to undergo retraining. As far as the others, look to history as a guide.

Welcome to a new age of societal evolution and may it be all that our authoritarians hope it will be.

Attached below is an article describing the use of a trade organization to enforce political correctness. Membership for the National and local association of Realtors is required in most cases to access the Multiple Listing Service(MLS), a fundamental part of a real estate agent’s employment. Other professions, such as real estate appraisers need access to MLS as well. Basically, the loss of MLS privileges effectively results in the loss of employment for most real estate agents. Remember, anyone can file an compliant, from ex-lover to disgruntled customer to butt-hurt bar patron losing a political argument with you.

By John Murawski, RealClearInvestigations
January 8, 2021
In what some consider one of the most far-reaching social policy moves in the corporate world, the National Association of Realtors, called the nation's largest trade organization, has revised its professional ethics code to ban “hate speech and harassing speech” by its 1.4 million members.

The sweeping prohibition applies to association members 24/7, covering all communication, private and professional, written and spoken, online and off. Punishment could top out at a maximum fine of $15,000 and expulsion from the organization.

Mary Wagner, a Buffalo real estate agent who is white and lesbian, says the move, announced in November, fits her vision for creating a fairer society. She predicts thousands of complaints this year, given the realtor association's enormous size and the overheated climate of social media.

“I was thrilled to hear it,” Wagner said in a phone interview. “I think it’s long overdue.”

NAR’s decision, allowing any member of the public to file a complaint, has alarmed other real estate agents, and also some legal and ethics experts, who say the hate speech ban’s vagueness is an invitation to censor controversial political opinions, especially on race and gender. While that’s not the association’s stated intention, the skeptics say their fears are justified by the hyperactive “cancel culture” online that has jettisoned hapless workers for posting “all lives matter” and objecting to gay marriage.

“The dam has broken and other organizations will look at this,” predicted Robert Föehl, a professor of business ethics and business law at Ohio University.

“If this is good for real estate agents, why not attorneys, why not doctors?” Föehl said. “They’re going to be pressured to do what NAR has done. And that pressure is going to be very real, because what organization wants to argue they should allow hate speech by their members?”

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Thanks for sharing this! So much misinformation out there.
 
Ricter said:
Last I checked you can. You still owe what you owe now and have to pay, but after that you have no further filing obligation.
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You are on the hook for 10 years, citizenship or not. And you can't just pay foreign tax and call it good.
 
Snarkhund said:
You are on the hook for 10 years, citizenship or not. And you can't just pay foreign tax and call it good.
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That's not what I see at 1040abroad, which gives a step-by-step. Clean break after you renounce and pay your exit tax. A few other details, but nothing about "10 years".
 
BeautifulStranger said:
Hell is upon us. Free speech is to be effectively cancelled. Online political discussions may result in lawsuits against perpetrator and loss of employment without a court trial. Starting with those employed in the real estate industry and who are members of the National Association of Realtors.

My strong advice to you, comrades, is to take time to learn the correct way of thinking and never deviate from it at any time or anywhere. Remember, your electronic devices are always listening to you and no doubt have the capability to automatically report “Pre-terrorist act preparation” to authorities.

If you own any firearms, I suggest you turn them in now as a show of goodwill to our conquerers. This noble act may help cancel your otherwise shady past of being associated with Republicans or with Conservative values.

Churchgoers, beware. Remember, many of our beloved leaders in big technology companies and the Democrat Party have concluded that God, at least as described in the Bible, does not exist. Therefore, we must not abuse our religious privileges, especially by using church as a platform to express political dissent.

Political matters are best left to our professional politicians. After all, you don’t question what your doctor advises, right? It is better this way. You can be free to be more productive instead of wasting time in futile and counterproductive discussions.

A word of warning: Those who engage in inappropriate behavior, but are still considered redeemable, will be required to undergo retraining. As far as the others, look to history as a guide.

Welcome to a new age of societal evolution and may it be all that our authoritarians hope it will be.

Attached below is an article describing the use of a trade organization to enforce political correctness. Membership for the National and local association of Realtors is required in most cases to access the Multiple Listing Service(MLS), a fundamental part of a real estate agent’s employment. Other professions, such as real estate appraisers need access to MLS as well. Basically, the loss of MLS privileges effectively results in the loss of employment for most real estate agents. Remember, anyone can file an compliant, from ex-lover to disgruntled customer to butt-hurt bar patron losing a political argument with you.

By John Murawski, RealClearInvestigations
January 8, 2021
In what some consider one of the most far-reaching social policy moves in the corporate world, the National Association of Realtors, called the nation's largest trade organization, has revised its professional ethics code to ban “hate speech and harassing speech” by its 1.4 million members.

The sweeping prohibition applies to association members 24/7, covering all communication, private and professional, written and spoken, online and off. Punishment could top out at a maximum fine of $15,000 and expulsion from the organization.

Mary Wagner, a Buffalo real estate agent who is white and lesbian, says the move, announced in November, fits her vision for creating a fairer society. She predicts thousands of complaints this year, given the realtor association's enormous size and the overheated climate of social media.

“I was thrilled to hear it,” Wagner said in a phone interview. “I think it’s long overdue.”

NAR’s decision, allowing any member of the public to file a complaint, has alarmed other real estate agents, and also some legal and ethics experts, who say the hate speech ban’s vagueness is an invitation to censor controversial political opinions, especially on race and gender. While that’s not the association’s stated intention, the skeptics say their fears are justified by the hyperactive “cancel culture” online that has jettisoned hapless workers for posting “all lives matter” and objecting to gay marriage.

“The dam has broken and other organizations will look at this,” predicted Robert Föehl, a professor of business ethics and business law at Ohio University.

“If this is good for real estate agents, why not attorneys, why not doctors?” Föehl said. “They’re going to be pressured to do what NAR has done. And that pressure is going to be very real, because what organization wants to argue they should allow hate speech by their members?”

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https://www.realclearinvestigations...-agent_hate_speech_in_private_247_126671.html
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I have reason to believe that hell is not upon us and good things are yet to come for those who believe.
 
PintoFire said:
I have reason to believe that hell is not upon us and good things are yet to come for those who believe.
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There are a few flies in the ointment:

1. Not enough people believe; Many are too comfortable in their current situation to lift a finger.
2. No evidence of a remotely workable plan going by previous outcomes.
3. Plenty of evidence for a “Competency gap” relative to needs.
4. The presumed goal does not necessarily mean it will create a more effective system.
5. The chances of, and the costs of failure are too high to take the risk.

My statement “Hell is upon us” was hyperbolic and I debated removing it as it conflicted with my position on giving the Biden Administration a chance. I meant my statement to be more of a warning than sounding like a prediction, but I failed to find the right words.

I hope Trump and his supporters don’t actually believe Trump still has a political career at this point, much less there is anyway he can continue as POTUS. Any efforts to use force to effect political outcomes will backfire badly, certainly causing loss of freedom of compatriots and probably lives, depending on their commitment(Stubbornness) level.

Trump is a great Patriot who served us well under the constant withering fire of a hostile media and Congress. Trump also had backstabbing RINOs to deal with. I understand it is hard to let go; to feel like one is failing to deliver on fundamental promise. The fact is, the resources are not there, leaving it best for us to thank Trump for his service and salute him.

Just as I’m willing to give the Biden Administration a chance, I hope you will do so as well, at least until such point Biden proves party ideology is much more important than providing leadership for all Americans. Remember, the majority of Americans feel Biden won the election. Please pass the word.
 
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