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@Winger he has removed the white house credentials or banned more reporters than any other president that combined with things like the dinner show his poor relationship with a lot of the press
him deeming that tweets are all thats really needed limits freedom of speech to one way, media outlets he deems fake are not given the chance to ask questions of him that the people they represent want asked, he removes the accountability
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@Winger said in US Politics:
@JC said in US Politics:
He saves US jobs, he screws yours. He improves the US economy, it’s at the expense of yours.
Trump is mainly focused on stopping jobs moving to (almost) slave labor countries. For example the Mexico CANada trade agreement requires a high proportion of parts to be supplied from countries that pay their workers a decent wage or salary. To stop what Canada was doing. Importing parts from low wage countries and just assembling them. This can't happen now. And also forcing Mexico to pay their workers more if they want to export to the US
Surely this approach will help NZ workers. If this type of agreement becomes the standard for Western countries. NZ workers will not be competing with low wages and poor environmental and other work standards.
Only if NZ decides not to compete with non-Western countries or the Western world goes in for some kind of coordinated autarky policy. Otherwise workers and the economy just become uncompetitive.
The EU has tried this sort of thing for decades and is increasingly finding itself up economic shit-creek (its share of world trade is 1/3 of what it was 20 years ago) and now has emerging economies blocking EU goods & services in retaliation against its "worker protection" trade policies.
I'll give you that Trump sees the problem - restrictive trade practices which hurt the US economy - and takes action. But that action has a high chance of restricting trade and consumer choice and backfiring in the medium term.
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@Kiwiwomble said in US Politics:
@Winger he has removed the white house credentials or banned more reporters than any other president that combined
Are you sure?
Jim Acosta was (justifiable) banned (for poor behavior) but the courts reversed this banning and Trump just said fair enough. He can return. And hes still attending. And Trump points to him to ask his question(s). He is the only one that I have read about that's been banned. even though the reporters behavior and questions can be quiet poor at times
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Fucking morons questioning oligarchs, that'll go well.
Scott Galloway posted a bunch of good questions on his blog , I wonder if they asked any of them?
E.g., for Amazon about tax and the fact that they hire more lobbyists than there are US Senators:
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@Tim said in US Politics:
I'm sure if there was lots of money in hydroxychloroquine and Trump hadn't recommended it then facebook (Or twitter) would not remove this post & video
And I assume this is the video in question. A group of actual doctors talking about treating Covid19 patients
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And maybe this will help to stop online censorship
HUGE! Trump White House Implements Executive Order on Online Censorship: Prevents Tech Giants from Altering Users’ Free Speech – Demands Transparency of Moderation Practices
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@gt12 said in US Politics:
Fucking morons questioning oligarchs, that'll go well.
Scott Galloway posted a bunch of good questions on his blog , I wonder if they asked any of them?
E.g., for Amazon about tax and the fact that they hire more lobbyists than there are US Senators:
With their current system the swamp will never drain
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Biden's notes were photographed a few days ago and suggested Kamala Harris will be the pick. I think the DNC are overestimating her likability. She makes Hillary look warm.
The VP pick that would have stomped Trump / Pence would have been Tulsi Gabbard - but she is hated by the DNC machine.
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What a headline:
TRUMP: DELAY ELECTION UNTIL PEOPLE CAN SAFELY VOTE
Sent markets into a bit of mini-tailspin.
All sort of conspiracy theories about the federal troops in Portland being a "dry run" for full on martial law around election time.
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@TeWaio said in US Politics:
What a headline:
TRUMP: DELAY ELECTION UNTIL PEOPLE CAN SAFELY VOTE
Sent markets into a bit of mini-tailspin.
All sort of conspiracy theories about the federal troops in Portland being a "dry run" for full on martial law around election time.
Not enough troops countrywide
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This is becoming a weird election. I just can't see the Democrats even getting close unless they cheat.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/07/the-democrats-embarrass-themselves-again.php
We are approaching a very weird election in which one of our major parties is taking a stand in favor of rioting, looting, arson, destruction of federal property, and violent attacks on law enforcement. The Democrats seem to think that this is a winning formula. If it is, our republic is doomed. While we may be in deep trouble, I don’t think we are that far gone yet.
I agree with this last bit. But who knows
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@Winger said in US Politics:
This is becoming a weird election. I just can't see the Democrats even getting close unless they cheat.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/07/the-democrats-embarrass-themselves-again.php
We are approaching a very weird election in which one of our major parties is taking a stand in favor of rioting, looting, arson, destruction of federal property, and violent attacks on law enforcement. The Democrats seem to think that this is a winning formula. If it is, our republic is doomed. While we may be in deep trouble, I don’t think we are that far gone yet.
I agree with this last bit. But who knows
Of course it's going to be close. You are a prime example of why, people have picked Team A or Team B and no matter what their team does they will vote for it.
Somewhere on cyberspace there is a poster called Fullback that posting as fervently as you are about Biden/Hillary/Bernie.
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@Kirwan said in US Politics:
@Winger said in US Politics:
This is becoming a weird election. I just can't see the Democrats even getting close unless they cheat.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/07/the-democrats-embarrass-themselves-again.php
We are approaching a very weird election in which one of our major parties is taking a stand in favor of rioting, looting, arson, destruction of federal property, and violent attacks on law enforcement. The Democrats seem to think that this is a winning formula. If it is, our republic is doomed. While we may be in deep trouble, I don’t think we are that far gone yet.
I agree with this last bit. But who knows
Somewhere on cyberspace there is a poster called Fullback that posting as fervently as you are about Biden/Hillary/Bernie.
I hope you've blocked his IP address
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@Kirwan said in US Politics:
@Winger said in US Politics:
This is becoming a weird election. I just can't see the Democrats even getting close unless they cheat.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/07/the-democrats-embarrass-themselves-again.php
We are approaching a very weird election in which one of our major parties is taking a stand in favor of rioting, looting, arson, destruction of federal property, and violent attacks on law enforcement. The Democrats seem to think that this is a winning formula. If it is, our republic is doomed. While we may be in deep trouble, I don’t think we are that far gone yet.
I agree with this last bit. But who knows
Of course it's going to be close. You are a prime example of why, people have picked Team A or Team B and no matter what their team does they will vote for it.
Somewhere on cyberspace there is a poster called Fullback that posting as fervently as you are about Biden/Hillary/Bernie.
It would be great if they could all meet for a cage match or something
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@canefan said in US Politics:
@Kirwan said in US Politics:
@Winger said in US Politics:
This is becoming a weird election. I just can't see the Democrats even getting close unless they cheat.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/07/the-democrats-embarrass-themselves-again.php
We are approaching a very weird election in which one of our major parties is taking a stand in favor of rioting, looting, arson, destruction of federal property, and violent attacks on law enforcement. The Democrats seem to think that this is a winning formula. If it is, our republic is doomed. While we may be in deep trouble, I don’t think we are that far gone yet.
I agree with this last bit. But who knows
Of course it's going to be close. You are a prime example of why, people have picked Team A or Team B and no matter what their team does they will vote for it.
Somewhere on cyberspace there is a poster called Fullback that posting as fervently as you are about Biden/Hillary/Bernie.
It would be great if they could all meet for a cage match or something
I’ll chip in for them to have a chainsaw fight.
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@TeWaio said in US Politics:
What a headline:
TRUMP: DELAY ELECTION UNTIL PEOPLE CAN SAFELY VOTE
Sent markets into a bit of mini-tailspin.
All sort of conspiracy theories about the federal troops in Portland being a "dry run" for full on martial law around election time.
Classic Trump. Says something outrageous on Twitter and his opponents obligingly howl at the moon.
Must be bad economic figures due to be announced that day or something.
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Biden's strategy of hiding away is working quite well.
I think Trump will try to force Biden to come out and start campaigning.
Trump should start going on the liberal networks and attacking him.
This will force Biden to respond.I still think Trump is in trouble unless he starts showing a bit more humility and focus (not a lot, but a little). Copying the meaningless platitudes of Biden would be a good start. Control the wild tweets and tie Joe Biden to the radical left - relentlessly.
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