US Politics Thread

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Fantastic! I see we are covering the biggest political story in yhe U.S. here. :)

MSNBC would be proud of this place. Lol
 
America is rich again. They have “taken in hundreds of billions in tariff money” says Trump. Dax is swimming in it.
Apply it to Medicaid then.
 
bluethrunthru said:
I am now sure that most of the USA is having some sort of mental breakdown

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Funnily enough, my wife and I were discussing whether American culture/society traumatises Americans. The work culture/gun culture/healthcare - the terror of being seen weak or dependent and where individualism takes precedent over society or the common good.

It was sparked by Americans living abroad who described how they learnt how to relax and the absence of constant stress, a stress they didn’t know they felt until it was removed. One woman described it as no longer checking out where the emergency exits where when she went to the cinema in case of a shooting.

Obviously, this is apocryphal but it was interesting nonetheless.
 
BobKowalski said:
Funnily enough, my wife and I were discussing whether American culture/society traumatises Americans. The work culture/gun culture/healthcare - the terror of being seen weak or dependent and where individualism takes precedent over society or the common good.

It was sparked by Americans living abroad who described how they learnt how to relax and the absence of constant stress, a stress they didn’t know they felt until it was removed. One woman described it as no longer checking out where the emergency exits where when she went to the cinema in case of a shooting.

Obviously, this is apocryphal but it was interesting nonetheless.
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I have seen vlogs on You Tube made by Americans in the UK or Europe who confirm what you describe. They are blown away that the NHS exists - they can't believe French high speed rail exists - the German autobahn zipper system for merging when you hit traffic requires a discipline they have never seen
 
BobKowalski said:
Funnily enough, my wife and I were discussing whether American culture/society traumatises Americans. The work culture/gun culture/healthcare - the terror of being seen weak or dependent and where individualism takes precedent over society or the common good.

It was sparked by Americans living abroad who described how they learnt how to relax and the absence of constant stress, a stress they didn’t know they felt until it was removed. One woman described it as no longer checking out where the emergency exits where when she went to the cinema in case of a shooting.

Obviously, this is apocryphal but it was interesting nonetheless.
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It' is interesting that you say that -- traveling abroad brings different kinds of stresses but I never thought about this and it makes sense and were I an ex-pat (and I've thought about becoming one) I'd bet that's a benefit.
 
bluethrunthru said:
truth bomb delivered

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Its Mike Pompeo. It's not dog food. She never said those words. Its from 6 years ago.

A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram posts alongside a claim it shows an Italian journalist giving dog food to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The claim is false; the video actually shows Italian journalist Alice Martinelli offering Pompeo a slice of Parmesan cheese in a protest against US tariffs on European goods.

The video shows Italian journalist Alice Martinelli presenting a block of Parmesan cheese to Pompeo during his meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in Rome on October 1, 2019.

The video’s Arabic-language title translates to English as: “An Italian journalist embarrasses Pompeo with a gift he did not expect".

The video’s caption translates to English as: “The satirical program correspondent on Italian television Alice Martinelli gave a piece of Parmesan cheese to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his meeting with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte. The Italian correspondent described the gift as a symbol of Italy's concern about Washington's policy, which could threaten many Italian food producers.

“This act angered Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, who said: 'Italy cannot be protected this way... let me do my job as prime minister,' after which security officers took her out of the room. The US authorities plan to impose tariffs on a number of European goods, which worries Italy, which believes that this plan may harm local food producers."

Around two weeks after the stunt, the US imposed tariffs on European goods on October 18, 2019, as reported here by AFP.

www.thenews.com.pk

Fact-check: Italian journalist gives dog food to US Secretary of State?

A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram posts alongside a claim it shows an Italian journalist giving dog food to US Secretary of...
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Why an Italian journalist gave Pompeo Parmesan

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo received an unexpected, and probably unwanted, gift while visiting Rome: a big wedge of Parmesan cheese. Pompeo was in the middle of a photo op with Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte but the cheese didn't come from the prime minister. It actually came from...
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"The logo for Russian video agency Ruptly appears on the top left-hand corner of the video."

"A keyword search of Ruptly’s archive found this 48-second video published on October 2, 2019, on its verified Arabic-language channel."

"Below are two screenshots comparing the video in the misleading Facebook post (L) and the Ruptly video (R):"
 
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