Donald Trump

[@BluePhil8]

That has crossed my mind more than once, but I think he really does

Does this only go one way or do people honestly believe that Trump is a dictator?

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Does this only go one way or do people honestly believe that Trump is a dictator?

Well I dont know about other people so much, they may do. I certainly do, and I think he is a narcissistic autocratic bully who is dangerous as opposed to 'different'.

 

[@BluePhil8]

Well I dont know about other people so much, they may do. I certainly do, and I think he is a narcissistic autocratic bully who is dangerous as opposed to 'different'.

You think that Trump, right now, is a dictator? By extension do you believe the US is no longer a Republic but a dictatorship?

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

You think that Trump, right now, is a dictator? By extension do you believe the US is no longer a Republic but a dictatorship?

I think he wants to be and that this is demonstrated by the fact that his inner circle is comprised of a very small number of yes men and sycophants, and by his reaction to criticism and perceived obstacles.

 

[west didsblue]

I think he wants to be and that this is demonstrated by the fact that his inner circle is comprised of a very small number of yes men and sycophants, and by his reaction to criticism and perceived obstacles.

Exactly. Fortunately the founding fathers made sure there were checks and balances by giving congress the power to remove a president, by having an independent judiciary established by the constitution and a free press guaranteed by the first amendment. It is rather worrying that the press and judiciary are both regularly targeted by the Trump administration in an attempt to de-legitimise them. He's also not averse to targeting individual senators and congressmen that are outspoken against him. The continual denial of provable facts and the promulgation of obvious lies don't particularly help either. It all follows the pattern of doing his best to crush dissent which is clearly the action of a would be dictator. He will ultimately fail but he'll do a lot of damage in the meantime.

 

[blueparrot]

The system wont allow it, but he'd like to be one and has tried to act like one. Hence his admiration and probably some jealousy of Putin

Exactly. Fortunately the founding fathers made sure there were checks and balances by giving congress the power to remove a president, by having an independent judiciary established by the constitution and a free press guaranteed by the first amendment. It is rather worrying that the press and judiciary are both regularly targeted by the Trump administration in an attempt to de-legitimise them. He's also not averse to targeting individual senators and congressmen that are outspoken against him. The continual denial of provable facts and the promulgation of obvious lies don't particularly help either. It all follows the pattern of doing his best to crush dissent which is clearly the action of a would be dictator. He will ultimately fail but he'll do a lot of damage in the meantime.

As I said last night I think he saw the presidency as his own fiefdom, and didn't realise how much control there would be on him. I think he expected to be able to overrule and control the system in the same way Putin can.

 

[@BluePhil8]

I think he wants to be and that this is demonstrated by the fact that his inner circle is comprised of a very small number of yes men and sycophants, and by his reaction to criticism and perceived obstacles.

So do you think he is a dictator or just wants to be one? Mixed messages here.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

So do you think he is a dictator or just wants to be one? Mixed messages here.

Nothing mixed mate. I think he wants to be one, demonstrably so. The issue being, nobody should want to be one.

 

[andyhinch]

Nothing mixed mate. I think he wants to be one, demonstrably so. The issue being, nobody should want to be one.

It's only a mixed message to the deliberately obtuse or the hard of thinking brigade

 

[aguero93:20]

Frankie Boyle:

https://www.theguardian.com/comment...s-karma-reincarnated-as-himself-frankie-boyle

"One of his first acts as president was an executive order to ban federal money going to international groups that perform or provide information on abortions. Making it clear that he’ll only provide billion-dollar funding to terminate young lives overseas if some kind of US-made drone is involved."

:'D