US Politics Thread

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Not much comfort I know, but this is nothing to worry about as Amazon already threads all employees like subhuman slaves regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation so no change.

LOL fair enough.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Not much comfort I know, but this is nothing to worry about as Amazon already threads all employees like subhuman slaves regardless of race, gender or sexual orientation so no change.

An equal opportunities employer.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

An equal opportunities employer.

'Everybody gets the shitty stick'.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

First segment of this is well worth a listen.

It basically outlines the 'personalisation' of the Executive branch of government.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Dumb people don't ask questions. Got it.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

A drunken, womanising Christian Nationalist in charge of the DoD.

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I did not have Mel Gibson's Daddy issues on today's Fuck Around and Find Out bingo card...

 

[Dubai Blue]

Dumb people don't ask questions. Got it.

You know someone's on shaky ground when they start quoting Richard fucking Nixon as a visionary moral guardian.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

You know someone's on shaky ground when they start quoting Richard fucking Nixon as a visionary moral guardian.

It’s a truly lamentable sign of the times that Nixon does now appear to be someone with a relative moral compass.

 

[DelToro]

You know someone's on shaky ground when they start quoting Richard fucking Nixon as a visionary moral guardian.

And it’s just a gentle nudge to the right and they’ll be quoting George Wallace.

 

[Blue Maverick]

I did not have Mel Gibson's Daddy issues on today's Fuck Around and Find Out bingo card...

I’ve loved his films in the past but like Stallone they have become nut jobs, Gibson especially, he looks like he’s on drugs most of the time the look in his eyes on the Joe Rogan podcast was mad as a box of frogs. They make films that’s it, who the fuck listens to them is beyond me.

 

[Vic]

Dumb people don't ask questions. Got it.

That was three years ago, at a conference on "The universities are the enemy".

For conservatives in the USA, that's not news.

 

[Vic]

MAGA woman on radio 4 having a go at Musk for being reliant on China for components, sacking Tesla IT people and replacing them with Indian immigrants on $40k a year less (on visas that mean they are stuck with the employer who sponsors them so can't work in the US for anyone else).

Meanwhile the farming programme had an interview with the farm workers union in the US. Around 40% of the workforce is undocumented migrants, and some are already not turning up for work. If crops don't get picked, the price will go up... and no, of course these are not jobs that Americans will be rushing to fill.

 

[blueinsa]

Guys says vote for me and I will do x, y and z.

America votes for the guy and he very quickly does x, y and z.

Vast majority of his supporters are more than happy right now I’d wager and will continue to be so as he does exactly what he said he would do.

The above isn’t an endorsement of the bloke, it’s just an emotionless comment on the way he operates politically and around his big promises to the electorate.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Guys says vote for me and I will do x, y and z.

America votes for the guy and he very quickly does x, y and z.

Vast majority of his supporters are more than happy right now I’d wager and will continue to be so as he does exactly what he said he would do.

The above isn’t an endorsement of the bloke, it’s just an emotionless comment on the way he operates politically and around his big promises to the electorate.

Tariffs promised on day 1 - check - er, no tariffs on day 1
End of Ukraine war promised on day 1 - check - er, war still ongoing.

Trump is a grifting liar who will make bold promises which he knows he'll never be able to keep - so long as it fires up his base. Trump will promise the world and invariably fall far short - and then will blame the usual MAGA bogeymen - Democrats, RINOs, the free press, and so on.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Guys says vote for me and I will do x, y and z.

America votes for the guy and he very quickly does x, y and z.

Vast majority of his supporters are more than happy right now I’d wager and will continue to be so as he does exactly what he said he would do.

The above isn’t an endorsement of the bloke, it’s just an emotionless comment on the way he operates politically and around his big promises to the electorate.

No, “do” implies “act” AND “result.”

He may act. He may also talk about acting.

I am reasonably confident the results however will not be what he promises.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Tariffs promised on day 1 - check - er, no tariffs on day 1
End of Ukraine war promised on day 1 - check - er, war still ongoing.

Trump is a grifting liar who will make bold promises which he knows he'll never be able to keep - so long as it fires up his base. Trump will promise the world and invariably fall far short - and then will blame the usual MAGA bogeymen - Democrats, WINOs, the free press, and so on.

Great - nothing to worry about then.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Great - nothing to worry about then.

Absolutely!

Climate change is a hoax, NATO is a worthless entity, the WHO and the CDC are all liars and the CDC can no longer make public pronouncements; Pete Hegseth, the ultra-qualified misogynist is gonna bring his woman-hate experience to the table to lead the US armed forces - things couldn't be going better!

And with any luck, we'll impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada - our most hated foes! And did you know, we'll soon invade Panama to reclaim the canal, and if Denmark won't sell Greenland, we'll take it by force.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg of what's already transpiring. And on day 1 in office at that!

Rejoice, oh ye MAGA! Rejoice!

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Absolutely!

Climate change is a hoax, NATO is a worthless entity, the WHO and the CDC are all liars and the CDC can no longer make public pronouncements, and Pete Hegseth, the ultra-qualified misogynist is gonna bring his woman-hate experience to the table to lead the US armed forces - things couldn't be going better!

So, he has done exactly what he said then?

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

So, he has done exactly what he said then?

Rejoice!

Uh, if you're in Europe, you might wanna back Ukraine 100% - or enroll in Russian-speaking classes - cause you'll get fuck all support from the USA when Russia next invades Poland.