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@No-Quarter said in US Politics:
The flood of post modernist social justice warriors into left leaning mainstream media is not helping left wing politics that's for sure. They really need to clean house and draw a line in the sand - all of those terms are associated with utter nonsense. If they were serious about stopping the rise of the far right they'd quit with that bullshit. This has also played so easily into Trump's hands - I'd say it is a pretty important piece of the puzzle if you're looking to understand how Trump won.
I asked an American friend of mine - a long-time Democrat - why he voted for Trump.
His answer: " I was tired of constantly hearing about the importance of transgender toilets from our politicians"
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Peak Trump Derangement Syndrome seems to have reached.....
*A Chinese-made talking robot of Donald Trump sitting on a gold toilet has become the focal point of anti Trump protests in Trafalgar Square...... the 4.9-metre (16ft) object depicts Trump with his trousers down, tweeting on the toilet, while his long red tie dangles into the bowl.
Its creator, Don Lessem, a dinosaur expert from Philadelphia, travelled to London to mark the robot’s debut at the protests......The robot also makes a farting sound. Lessem said: “The fart we couldn’t get from him so we had to use a generic fart."*
(from The Guardian)
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I am noticing a tendency of the large news dailies and nightly network news in USA the past week to focus on the border crisis, and they are calling it a crisis and emergency. Apprehensions alone from the past eight months is greater than the population of the city of Miami. That’s just the ones that get caught. Tariff-war is heating up with Mexico. Media can’t ignore the story any longer, even if Dems would rather they did. This is Trump’s issue and will be the battleground for 2020.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in US Politics:
Peak Trump Derangement Syndrome seems to have reached.....
Never say never..
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Last week Beijing threatened to take action against any corporation seen as working against the interests of the state. This week communist Beijing begins doing exactly that.
The response is predictably authoritarian. All western businesses engaged with China are now at risk of retribution from the communist state.
All China is doing by retaliating against US companies is showing the political risk of doing business in China. What China is doing is exactly what Trump wants them to do, make themselves less attractive for foreign investment.China is counting on the prior western investment being so significant that a corporation will be reluctant to withdraw.
It creates a downward spiral. If any corporation is perceived as working against the interests of the state, the state will take control of the corporate interest. What western business interest would want to do business within China when that reality is the landscape of every economic decision?
Meanwhile, GM and Volvo, both with major financial investments in China, have requested relief from U.S. tariffs. This has been rejected by the Trump administration.
Trump only has to position U.S. policy to benefit non-engagement with China (see Huawei); and China will respond by harming or destroying any affiliated business they view as participating in, or supporting, the adverse policy [see Fed-Ex]. Beijing cannot help itself.
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This has to be in the top ten #TDS:
Florida woman stabs self, tells police she was ‘tired of living in Trump’s country’
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@Salacious-Crumb said in US Politics:
This has to be in the top ten #TDS:
Florida woman stabs self, tells police she was ‘tired of living in Trump’s country’
Ha, love that you aren't saying 'Peak' TDS. Might have a few peaks to go yet.
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Business interests who don't trust the Mexican government to deliver on the new promise will now use the 90-day window to reposition or exit.
Those who cannot withdraw (Ex. BMW); or those interests who choose to put their trust in Mexico to deliver (likely against the advice of risk mgmt); will now start a process of engagement w/ Mexico requesting/demanding promises they will follow through.
Who will the Chamber of Commerce powerful lobbying groups now pressure ? - the Mexican govt.
Multinational banks and corporations that will now start calling Lopez-Obrador and his ministers demanding concrete assurances of their follow-through. This puts massive pressure on Mexico to comply with the agreement.
Failure of the Mexican government to follow-through, isn't as simple as breaking a promise.... [Another broken promise etc. etc.] This time if Mexico doesn't follow-through, and if Trump does follow-through in 90 days, their financial economy will collapse overnight.
The 'Trump Doctrine' is primarily using economic strength as leverage to achieve national security objectives.
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Field is wide as a Melbourne Cup.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in US Politics:
Field is wide as a Melbourne Cup.
Fake Latino O'Rourke should give up now. He's even getting pummelled by Biden in Texas.
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513 DAYS TO GO:
2008 Dem: Clinton led by 8.8 points.
2008 GOP: Giuliani led by 9.5 points.
2012 GOP: Romney led by 11 points.
2016 Dem: Clinton led by 47.5 points.
2016 GOP: Bush led by 0.2 points.A loooong way to go. Last time around Trump launched his campaign on June 16th. There'll be more Dems added to that list.
Most of those names I think are running to boost their profile. It helps with book deals/cable tv contracts
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@MN5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Did Trump have a shit in this guys cornflakes or what ?
What a sad, pathetic article.
Anyone who writes a “look at me everyone, I’m telling the leader of the free world what I think of him “ article accusing anyone else of being a narcissist.
Why it’s like raaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiin on your wedding daaay ...... -
@jegga said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
@MN5 said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:
Did Trump have a shit in this guys cornflakes or what ?
What a sad, pathetic article.
Anyone who writes a “look at me everyone, I’m telling the leader of the free world what I think of him “ article accusing anyone else of being a narcissist.
Why it’s like raaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiin on your wedding daaay ......Look I'm no fan of Trump but by christ whiny pussy shitcunts like that do the anti Trump cause absolutely NO favours at all with articles like the one I stupidly read.
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