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@victor-meldrew said in US Politics:
Crenshaw is UK-born so can't run for President, but I just think he's the sort of calm, measured, pragmatic politician the US needs but seems to lack at the moment.
He probably is eligible. It would be challenged though as several candidates have been before (McCain, Obama, Cruz off the top of my head.. it would be nice if the courts actually rules on one of the challenges so we can have a settled definition)
He's talked about running several times. Plenty of pundits/journalists have suggested him for 2024.I agree he's media friendly but that becomes a negative when your base thinks you have sold them out. I can't see him having any impact now
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@duluth said in US Politics:
@victor-meldrew said in US Politics:
Crenshaw is UK-born so can't run for President, but I just think he's the sort of calm, measured, pragmatic politician the US needs but seems to lack at the moment.
He probably is eligible. It would be challenged though as several candidates have been before (McCain, Obama, Cruz off the top of my head.. it would be nice if the courts actually rules on one of the challenges so we can have a settled definition)
He's talked about running several times. Plenty of pundits/journalists have suggested him for 2024.I agree he's media friendly but that becomes a negative when your base thinks you have sold them out. I can't see him having any impact now
Dunno. I think his grown-up style of politics might appeal to people who are sick and tired of the Pelosi's & Trump's of this world.
Maybe he's a sign of a change in the tone of US politics. Hope so.
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@victor-meldrew said in US Politics:
Dunno. I think his grown-up style of politics might appeal to people who are sick and tired of the Pelosi's & Trump's of this world.
Maybe he's a sign of a change in the tone of US politics. Hope so.
I don’t see anything new. The criticism of him from the right is that he pandered certain groups that he didn’t really support. Words not matching actions. He’s nothing special, just your standard politician with above average tv presence.
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@kirwan said in US Politics:
Happening in our schools too, just not as overtly.When I trained as primary school teacher in 2004 -
I was told I could not call out a Maori student because Maori felt special shame. (he was stealing other children's things)
I was told I had to apologize to a naughty student who had mocked me and then run off the school grounds after I told him off.
Two girls got another trainee teacher suspended because they said she hit them - turns out it was false and no punishment was given to them.
I was not allowed to read any story with two parents in it, because too many fatherless families.
It'll much worse now - of that I am sure
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@kirwan said in US Politics:
And here is a good insight of why the US is in the shitshow it is;
Happening in our schools too, just not as overtly.
America is a failing state. We're in the enviable position of witnessing what it must have been like to watch the Roman Empire crumble.
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@frank said in US Politics:
@kirwan said in US Politics:
Happening in our schools too, just not as overtly.When I trained as primary school teacher in 2004 -
I was told I could not call out a Maori student because Maori felt special shame. (he was stealing other children's things)
I was told I had to apologize to a naughty student who had mocked me and then run off the school grounds after I told him off.
Two girls got another trainee teacher suspended because they said she hit them - turns out it was false and no punishment was given to them.
I was not allowed to read any story with two parents in it, because too many fatherless families.
It'll much worse now - of that I am sure
I teach in Asia. None of that PC bullshit here.No wonder you had trouble, you can't even spell Māori correctly.
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@paekakboyz said in US Politics:
@frank wtf, where did that happen? All from your placement teacher or during from lecturers etc on your course? I trained maybe a year earlier and had a totally different experience.
All from my placement schools. Owairaka Primary School, Epsom Normal Primary School and one more I cant remember the name of .
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Trump has launched a way to directly communicate with the public.
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good for him, this is freedom of speech, someone wants to see what he has to say they can go and see
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@kiwiwomble said in US Politics:
good for him, this is freedom of speech, someone wants to see what he has to say they can go and see
Yep. I'm quite pleased, personally, that I don't have to see his views anymore when I watch the news (not necessarily because I disagree, but because I think that he is an arrogant twat), but if people want to, off you go.
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@frank said in US Politics:
Trump has launched a way to directly communicate with the public.
No replies are allowed.Is this his version of a Presidential Library?
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@antipodean said in US Politics:
@frank said in US Politics:
Trump has launched a way to directly communicate with the public.
No replies are allowed.Is this his version of a Presidential Library?
i wonder ,if he does build a presidential library, where there will be a record of this tweets. they're pretty much a "continous" record of his thoughts throughout his presidency, pretty unique for a presidents i would think
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The share links to other platforms is interesting... presumably each post being shared would be checked like any other content being posted? so playing it on a (shared) post by post basis approach I guess.
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