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    The Unknown Poster reacted to Tracker in Black Lives Matter   
    As a measure of his ethics and manhood, Mitt Romney refused to comment on the killing of Floyd and the ensuing protests. In my eyes, he was the only Republican who had a shred of credibility and moral authority and poof! gone in an instant.
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    The Unknown Poster reacted to Mr Dee in Black Lives Matter   
    An important first step was taken here..
     
     
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    The Unknown Poster reacted to bigg jay in Covid-19   
    I personally think that figuring out the ticketing would be a much smaller problem than the concourse/entrance issues for them.
    As far as who goes & who doesn't, they would have some options. For example: If it's an 8 game schedule for example, one half of season ticket holders gets 4 games & the other half get the rest. You would get credit/refund options for the games you miss (like they have already done for the cancelled games).  The credit/refund scenario would also apply if you got relocated from your normal seats.  Seniority would probably determine who moves and who doesn't.  It's not ideal but nothing is in the current world we live in.
    If the CFL goes to a Hub City model with Winnipeg being selected, offering tickets to non-Bomber games could be part of the refund/credit options.
     
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Wideleft in Black Lives Matter   
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from HardCoreBlue in US Politics   
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Tracker in US Politics   
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Tracker in US Politics   
    Trump is a bully who threatens lawsuits but never follows through because he cant handle a deposition. I think he'd take the election to SCOTUS because he wouldnt have to say anything.  And he desperately needs to avoid being a citizen again because he and perhaps his family are going to be inundated with criminal investigations.
    And I think a lot of the GOP cant stand him.  They just love power more than they hate trump.  If Trump loses, they will be rats off the sinking ship and he'll be alone in the wilderness.  Especially if its a big loss.  GOP will see the way the wind is blowing and running harder to the left and becoming the part of racists will guarantee the end of the party.  Plus, Trump likely forms his own party anyway.  GOP will have to move to the centre to have a hope, especially if they see the future of the Dems as a further left-leaning party.  The battle for power will be in the middle.
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Tracker in US Politics   
    Really, FOX NEWS should have their license pulled since they had admitted they are "entertainment" and not news.  Maybe the next admin.
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from TrueBlue4ever in US Politics   
    It really is sickening to see how much support Trump has.  But a few things we know are fact.
    Trump lost the popular vote by quite a lot.  He was polling (yeah I know) to lose the election all the way through.  He would have lost even with Russian interference.  And when the Grab 'em tape came out, he was finished (the only time Trump ever made a statement of apology and looked like a very very defeated man, begging for a second chance).
    We know the Comey boner sunk Hilary (not debating that many didnt like Hilary, she was going to win) which was forced by NY FBI loyal to Rudy G.  
    And knowing all that, that was Trump who was seen as a blustery, arrogant, celebrity.  But also seen by many as a brilliant businessman (which he know is not true) and outsider who would drain the swamp (also not true) and a man of the people and not an elitist (very not true).  There were many people willing to give him a chance vs Hilary who represented a political dynasty.
    What's changed this time is we know what Trump is.  Im not sure he has done anything to generate NEW support.  He had the evangelicals last time (and surely at least *some* of them now know the truth and may not vote or all if they wont vote for a Dem).  He had the white nationals and racists.  Are there MORE racists this time that will increase his base?  Maybe.  But I dont think largely.  
    The GOP has always known that if everyone who wants to vote CAN vote, if they make voting easier, if they encourage MORE people to vote, that they lose.  Every single time.  The potential gains are much much larger on the Democrat side.
    So what can we predict?  We can predict that barring something wild, Biden easily beats Trump.  But what can happen to change that?  A major health issue for Biden, even better cheating by Trump, voter intimidation, voter suppression, manufactured scandal (and there WILL be October surprises).
    Let's assume for a moment all goes right and Biden wins.  What happens next depends on how much he wins by.  A narrow victory (possible knowing Trump will cheat and suppress as much as possible) and Trump will question the results potentially leading to a constitutional crises (the plan would likely be to contest key districts and take it to SCOTUS where he likely loses based on the Chief Justice being a moderate but who knows and if RBG dies before then, SCOTUS will hand Trump his dictatorship).
    If Trump accepts the loss (or has no choice but to), what does he do between Election Day and Inauguration Day. That will be scary.  
    My fear is two-fold.  The protests and riots we're seeing now will look like a picnic compared to what will happen on election day.  And what will happen between election day and inauguration day.
    Trump might like that.  If he wins and its due to cheating, people WILL take to the streets.  Allowing Trump to "dominate" them, declare martial law, find some 200 year old laws to provide himself with absolute power and we have a Fourth Reich.  
    If he loses I could see him calling upon his supporters to not accept the results and not allow the election to be "stolen".  What happens when Trump motivates tens of millions of racist gun nuts to seize power on his behalf?  Assuming he loses and assuming law enforcement and military abide their oaths and take orders from Biden, order will eventually be restored but at what cost.  What happens if a couple of Trump loving states throw their support behind him?
    Is there a legitimate potential for a civil war?  For a separation of the union?
    Scary times ahead folks.
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from TrueBlue4ever in Covid-19   
    Yeah its tough.  But I think there will be a very strong desire to find a middle ground between zero fans and 30,000 fans.
    The flip side might be, especially using two hub cities and a short season, to be very careful during the season games, have no fans and then hope you can have fans for the Grey Cup game.  
    If you're using two hub cities, thats multiple games were week in one city so many games.  Even if they allowed 5000 fans per game, it would be a lot more overall.  But then you risk out of towners as well.  
    The worst case scenario would be reduced fans and COVID ramps back up and leads to infection among a team(s) and you end up playing most of the season but have to shut down before Grey Cup.  So I imagine they will be careful.
    They'll get money from the feds and the TV contract and make it through.  
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from bustamente in US Politics   
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from bigg jay in Wrestling   
    I like good wrestling as a needed distraction at times.  For older fans that remember Tully or new fans that dont know why he was so great, here's one reason.  Great promo!
    Really shows the difference between a lot of the older guys who learned to cut promos vs the newer way of scripted promo.  Tully is the man!
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Mr Dee in US Politics   
    I do wonder if, as this continues, we will see authority groups (law enforcement, military) begin to openly question the orders from the White House.  If States refuse to allow federal military to act against citizens and Trump tries to order them in, I suspect a lot of hand-wringing by some senior officers.
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from blue_gold_84 in Around The NHL 2019/2020   
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from blue_gold_84 in US Politics   
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Wanna-B-Fanboy in US Politics   
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Wideleft in US Politics   
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    The Unknown Poster reacted to TrueBlue4ever in Covid-19   
    I remember at the start of isolation in Europe where a Spanish soccer team played before an empty stadium and clinched a playoff spot. Outside the stadium right after the game, 20,000 fans gathered in the parking lot to celebrate. Completely negated the effect of social distancing. I can recall a post here saying play the Bomber game in the empty stadium, and set up TV screens in the parking lots where people could tailgate. Missing the point entirely.
    My opinion is that it is too difficult to impose half measures like a limited reduction in fans and forced distancing by allocating seats. The only way is to make every seat the same price and do a lottery for total fairness, but it still doesn't address the crowd bottlenecks at the entrances or concessions or bathrooms, or the littering or enforcing social distancing in the seats once the game is underway. If you are in the end zone or the nosebleeds, and 2/3 of the great seats are open, who isn't moving down?
    Either zero fans and no gathering outside the stadium permitted, or the usual lot of fans as normal, encourage or mandate masks (even mandating impossible to enforce, are you going to kick out a fan because they took off their mask to sip their beer?), keep things as clean as possible, and accept that social distancing won't occur and people enter at their own peril. As we've seen with the US protests, controlling disobedient large scale masses without a military show of force is not possible, and no one wants a football game to turn into a riot. Did I mention that people would be drinking?
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    The Unknown Poster reacted to Brandon in Covid-19   
    They could do delivery of concessions assuming that the club could find an APP to use quickly.   The Mariners used to allow people to order via their Nintendo DS's back when Nintendo owned the club. 
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Brandon in Wrestling   
    I like good wrestling as a needed distraction at times.  For older fans that remember Tully or new fans that dont know why he was so great, here's one reason.  Great promo!
    Really shows the difference between a lot of the older guys who learned to cut promos vs the newer way of scripted promo.  Tully is the man!
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from HardCoreBlue in US Politics   
    Really, FOX NEWS should have their license pulled since they had admitted they are "entertainment" and not news.  Maybe the next admin.
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Wideleft in Black Lives Matter   
    How about "Fall of the American Empire"
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    The Unknown Poster got a reaction from Noeller in Covid-19   
    At IGF, its very difficult to socially distance oneself.  Crammed concourses.  Half full or maybe 10,000 could potentially work.  I think they'd have to space out concessions.  Or you allow people to bring their own snacks and keep concessions closed.  I think there is the potential for CFL to launch in September with crowds.  Maybe an outside chance.
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    The Unknown Poster reacted to HardCoreBlue in US Politics   
    Tucker Carlson is promoting violence. At some point down the road my hope is he and others of his ilk are held accountable for their actions and words. For all you vocal and non vocal MAGAts out there, there will be a day you will have to crawl back under the rock you came from that was temporary lifted up by this deranged idiot and his deranged administration. It’s coming. Take your hate and racism dressed up in religion and freedom and gtfo.
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    The Unknown Poster reacted to Fred C Dobbs in US Politics   
    Arlington County pulled their police out of Washington last night:
    https://patch.com/virginia/arlington-va/arlington-withdraws-police-district-columbia
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