You've nailed it, Graham. trump is an ugly, fat, worthless, blob. He got re-elected - not by a majority of Americans, there are about 242 million registered voters in this Country, of which about 77 million voted for trump around 75 million voted for Harris. misogyny is alive and well in the US as always, particularly among the oligarchs and the less educated. There are only 871 billionaires so their votes don't make a dint - it is their money which causes our politician to salivate.
Those 77 million combined with the 80 to 90 million who couldn't be bothered to vote elected him.
There is a certain segment of under educated people in my country who firmly believe if it was on television it must be true. trump was on a "reality" show (which I never watched but saw the trailers while watching the news or American football. Even the trailers looked so stupid I never bothered to watch the show. But he had a substantial audience. But then I never watched Fawlty Towers either. I did like Waiting for God - so I'm not a total snob.
Anyway to those fans trump was a 'star' and even when he tells them what he's going to do they're either happy (he's owns the libs) or they don't think he'll hurt them. [yeah, right, he'd throw his own mother under the bus if he thought he's gain from it.
I'm hoping we can hold on to our representative republic until November 2026, That will give us one last and final chance to regain our country - otherwise it's condemned to fascism.
I don't know what will happen with the Panama Canal - you're right - we have no legitimate claim to it.
Canada (the Country of my birth) is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations and I think member nations will strongly object to his invading Canada. Also Greenland would bring Denmark and NATO to it's defense
The principles that define an election manifesto are not hard to divine: the social contract, or a war against a section of society, or the fundamental right of society's members to not lose their jobs or their existence when they fall ill or - here - break a leg.
None in America today would contend that they don't live in a place of civilisation, even if they might dispute what constitutes civilisation. The police backed him, and now he's released the prisoners that they helped round up and put in prison. An American I know here in Belgium gave me a lift a few months ago. In his South Korean car. I thought that was amusing, because he is a great Trump supporter and here he is, making South Korea great again.
A few weeks back, he took time off because he was sick. He cost his employer money for nothing - his wage continued despite his withdrawal of labour for reasons of incapacity. I think he has no qualms about that. The sick leave is his right. He's correct. But it is a right that the Radical Left, as Trump would put it, fought long and hard to win. It forms part of our social contract today. He is a vehement supporter of a man who would, in a trice, abolish it, there at least. But Mr Trump cannot abolish it in Belgium. That makes it that bit easier to support Mr Trump, when you're not subject to what he does when he's in office. Maybe this fellow hopes Belgium will follow suit.
So many of Trump's supporters would eviscerate civilisation of what actually constitutes civilisation, and then feign - or indeed manifest real - surprise when civilisation turned around and denied them one of the many rights or institutions that they had counted on always being there. For instance, there are loud voices encouraging the States to wrench possession of that canal from that country. I wonder if they will be drafted into the armed forces to back up those vociferous claims? Because, after all, to wrench possession will need a little muscle on the ground.
You are correct on all points, Graham. I don't know whether you American is white or darker skinned, but I can tell you racism, bigotry and "othering" is alive and well in the United States, even in a State as liberal/progressive as California. I happen to have a granddaughter with some African heritage. her mother, my daughter was a physician (she's dead now) and my son in law is an attorney - who also has African heritage. I've had people with the nerve to say didn't that bother you? Of course not, she was a physician, he is an attorney what better pairing could you get. trump has made it possible for greed, racism, bigotry to raise their ugly heads.
You've nailed it, Graham. trump is an ugly, fat, worthless, blob. He got re-elected - not by a majority of Americans, there are about 242 million registered voters in this Country, of which about 77 million voted for trump around 75 million voted for Harris. misogyny is alive and well in the US as always, particularly among the oligarchs and the less educated. There are only 871 billionaires so their votes don't make a dint - it is their money which causes our politician to salivate.
Those 77 million combined with the 80 to 90 million who couldn't be bothered to vote elected him.
There is a certain segment of under educated people in my country who firmly believe if it was on television it must be true. trump was on a "reality" show (which I never watched but saw the trailers while watching the news or American football. Even the trailers looked so stupid I never bothered to watch the show. But he had a substantial audience. But then I never watched Fawlty Towers either. I did like Waiting for God - so I'm not a total snob.
Anyway to those fans trump was a 'star' and even when he tells them what he's going to do they're either happy (he's owns the libs) or they don't think he'll hurt them. [yeah, right, he'd throw his own mother under the bus if he thought he's gain from it.
I'm hoping we can hold on to our representative republic until November 2026, That will give us one last and final chance to regain our country - otherwise it's condemned to fascism.
I don't know what will happen with the Panama Canal - you're right - we have no legitimate claim to it.
Canada (the Country of my birth) is a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations and I think member nations will strongly object to his invading Canada. Also Greenland would bring Denmark and NATO to it's defense
The principles that define an election manifesto are not hard to divine: the social contract, or a war against a section of society, or the fundamental right of society's members to not lose their jobs or their existence when they fall ill or - here - break a leg.
None in America today would contend that they don't live in a place of civilisation, even if they might dispute what constitutes civilisation. The police backed him, and now he's released the prisoners that they helped round up and put in prison. An American I know here in Belgium gave me a lift a few months ago. In his South Korean car. I thought that was amusing, because he is a great Trump supporter and here he is, making South Korea great again.
A few weeks back, he took time off because he was sick. He cost his employer money for nothing - his wage continued despite his withdrawal of labour for reasons of incapacity. I think he has no qualms about that. The sick leave is his right. He's correct. But it is a right that the Radical Left, as Trump would put it, fought long and hard to win. It forms part of our social contract today. He is a vehement supporter of a man who would, in a trice, abolish it, there at least. But Mr Trump cannot abolish it in Belgium. That makes it that bit easier to support Mr Trump, when you're not subject to what he does when he's in office. Maybe this fellow hopes Belgium will follow suit.
So many of Trump's supporters would eviscerate civilisation of what actually constitutes civilisation, and then feign - or indeed manifest real - surprise when civilisation turned around and denied them one of the many rights or institutions that they had counted on always being there. For instance, there are loud voices encouraging the States to wrench possession of that canal from that country. I wonder if they will be drafted into the armed forces to back up those vociferous claims? Because, after all, to wrench possession will need a little muscle on the ground.
You are correct on all points, Graham. I don't know whether you American is white or darker skinned, but I can tell you racism, bigotry and "othering" is alive and well in the United States, even in a State as liberal/progressive as California. I happen to have a granddaughter with some African heritage. her mother, my daughter was a physician (she's dead now) and my son in law is an attorney - who also has African heritage. I've had people with the nerve to say didn't that bother you? Of course not, she was a physician, he is an attorney what better pairing could you get. trump has made it possible for greed, racism, bigotry to raise their ugly heads.