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@Victor-Meldrew said in US Politics:
@Catogrande said in US Politics:
True but I think this very amateurishness makes it seem so much worse.
Yeah, good point. I can't make up my mind if it's deliberate and amateurish or just who he is.
Johnson was a bully behind closed doors to the people around him.
He was similar to Trump in his treatment of the press. Used to say at press conferences that certain reporters were in a room as he could smell them. Difference was he and the Republicans were willing to work together.
Given Trump doesn’t subscribe to globalisation and climate change, etc. orthodoxy, the Democratic anti-Nation elite was hardly going to cooperate!
And diametrically opposed values to the heavily left leaning MSM.
It does seem POTUS is very deal orientated, so it doesn’t come naturally to put his best foot forward.
Meanwhile, ‘amateur’ approach seems more effective in Middle East than that of the urbane Obama.
The swing to politicians who are seen as doers rather than talkers seems a global phenomenon.
But the personal qualities of such leave a lot to be desired.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in US Politics:
@reprobate said in US Politics:
What's Kamala like on law and order?
She's not white and she's not male. Querying her policies, therefore, is probably regarded as racist and sexist.....
She's strong on that, she was a prosecutor and the Californian Attorney-General before she was elected as Senator.
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@Godder said in US Politics:
@Victor-Meldrew said in US Politics:
@reprobate said in US Politics:
What's Kamala like on law and order?
She's not white and she's not male. Querying her policies, therefore, is probably regarded as racist and sexist.....
She's strong on that, she was a prosecutor and the Californian Attorney-General before she was elected as Senator.
They need her to come out now and be the hard voice. They might lose a few voters, but it would really help with the suburban housewives in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, etc.
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@pakman said in US Politics:
Meanwhile, ‘amateur’ approach seems more effective in Middle East than that of the urbane Obama.
To be fair, anyone would be more effective than Obama on foreign policy.
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@Victor-Meldrew Wonder how he'd have gone with today's mainstream and social media intensity?
Certainly wouldn't have come out better
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@gt12 said in US Politics:
@Godder said in US Politics:
@Victor-Meldrew said in US Politics:
@reprobate said in US Politics:
What's Kamala like on law and order?
She's not white and she's not male. Querying her policies, therefore, is probably regarded as racist and sexist.....
She's strong on that, she was a prosecutor and the Californian Attorney-General before she was elected as Senator.
They need her to come out now and be the hard voice. They might lose a few voters, but it would really help with the suburban housewives in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, etc.
Black voters not happy that she was hard on black criminals.
Go figure.
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@Rembrandt interesting story though! He's right in that it's not (seemingly) taught....never heard of him.
https://www.biography.com/.amp/inventor/lewis-howard-latimer
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@Bones Fascinating guy alright but Biden trying to change history for some old fashioned pandering is a bit much. Why not just talk about this guy and his achievements? It doesn't make him less of a person for improving on Edison's design especially with his back story.
This illustrates the contempt democrats have to black people. "Maybe if we tell then a black person invented the light bulb then they'll vote for me!". To think that people wouldn't have the capacity to check for themselves whether Biden's claim was true.
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I don't agree with all of this, but this is one of the most brilliant independent diagnoses of the last four years in US politics I have ever read.
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-trump-era-sucks-and-needs-to
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@Frank said in US Politics:
I don't agree with all of this, but this is one of the most brilliant independent diagnoses of the last four years in US politics I have ever read.
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-trump-era-sucks-and-needs-to
Brilliant article. Matt is very good at writing. Thanks for sharing.
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@Frank said in US Politics:
I don't agree with all of this, but this is one of the most brilliant independent diagnoses of the last four years in US politics I have ever read.
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-trump-era-sucks-and-needs-to
I pretty much agree with it all. Good read thanks
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@Frank said in US Politics:
I don't agree with all of this, but this is one of the most brilliant independent diagnoses of the last four years in US politics I have ever read.
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-trump-era-sucks-and-needs-to
Pretty sad state of affairs really
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A blow hard salesman cashing in on a dissatisfied electorate to become president is one thing, but the strategy and antics of the opposition party to waste 4 years only to offer an equally unpalatable option is something else.
Tulsi Gabbard could have won this thing for the democrats in a heartbeat.
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@Siam said in US Politics:
A blow hard salesman cashing in on a dissatisfied electorate to become president is one thing, but the strategy and antics of the opposition party to waste 4 years only to offer an equally unpalatable option is something else.
Tulsi Gabbard could have won this thing for the democrats in a heartbeat.
They had 4 whole years to realise Hillary's strategy didn't work. Looks like they've learned very little. If Trump gets 4 more years they will have got what they deserved
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@Siam said in US Politics:
A blow hard salesman cashing in on a dissatisfied electorate to become president is one thing, but the strategy and antics of the opposition party to waste 4 years only to offer an equally unpalatable option is something else.
Tulsi Gabbard could have won this thing for the democrats in a heartbeat.
Tulsi Gabbard is not popular with the Democrat base who still have to turn out and vote for the candidate.
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@Frank said in US Politics:
I don't agree with all of this, but this is one of the most brilliant independent diagnoses of the last four years in US politics I have ever read.
https://taibbi.substack.com/p/the-trump-era-sucks-and-needs-to
Excellent read. Thanks.
First comment and subsequent replies was interesting
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Brian OlsonSep 4The cultural revolution predates Trump by years. It’s a mistake to believe that Trump is somehow responsible for the predations of the identitarian left. They were going to burn us down anyway. He might throw fuel on the fire and I’m glad he does because I’ve been watching the revolution unfold for years and nobody believed me. They do now.
The radicals have gotten a foothold in our major institutions and they aren’t going anywhere. Cultural revolution doesn’t come about in three years because “orange man bad.” It happens because of an organized and deliberate ideological long game campaign that seeks to overthrow the state. Nobody needs to conspire. They only need to learn a few simple strategies and remember that the foal (sp) is to seize power for the group, by any means necessary."
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@Godder said in US Politics:
@Siam said in US Politics:
A blow hard salesman cashing in on a dissatisfied electorate to become president is one thing, but the strategy and antics of the opposition party to waste 4 years only to offer an equally unpalatable option is something else.
Tulsi Gabbard could have won this thing for the democrats in a heartbeat.
Tulsi Gabbard is not popular with the Democrat base who still have to turn out and vote for the candidate.
If you say so. I still say she'd win if announced tomorrow
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