US Presidential Election, Nov 5th 2024

[Churchlawtonblue]

Oh yes they are!

Didn't happen in July as far as I recall? His fan base disappeared electorally.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Assuming Trump now goes ahead with his promised deportation of unauthorised immigrants, then that will presumably need large use of the military, many of whom will have to be recalled from overseas missions.

Who knows what Trump will do, but he definitely won't fulfil that promise, simply because it's impossible.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Evidence yet again that democracy is a great system…but only in the hands of a well educated population.

What population would that be?

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

It is beyond belief that this horrible, horrible human being has been voted in again. What hope for America and the rest of us? Best wishes to you and your family mate.

Thanks Sadd.

But I think I’m done here. Footy and music don’t seem that important suddenly. I won’t sleep tonight.

I deleted my Twitter account already and as much as I like it here, and other places, I have more important things to focus on. Like making sure my kid and his partner are okay and safe (rather an activist, that one) and moving some money around as I expect some serious volatility will roil the markets.

I still think it’s a six-standard deviation event that he destroys the nation’s democracy but protection from the possibility is now an important and necessary hedge — especially if the GOP takes the House. My family’s safety and financial well-being is too important.

As I said — before when he had another term to think about and at least some experienced people to rein him in, I knew it would suck, but I didn’t worry. Now? All bets are off. No one competent will work with him and anyone who tries will not control him. I’ve no idea how serious his inflammatory rhetoric is, because he’s a constant liar. I still cannot believe after everything — especially January 6 — this man wins the popular vote. It’s almost not even real.

But what this means for both the next four years and the future — the possibility set is far wider than it was, and includes some awful potential futures.

Best to protect against that chance.

 

[Txiki Txiki Bang Bang]

I don't think these German psychologists we praise all the time actually did a thorough job, this election made me question a lot of things, one particular thing being the large number of arabs who either voted for Trump or decided to stay away from the elections all together, I think the belief was that Biden didn't use his power to end the situation in the middle east so some how, Trump would? Yeah that's one for the dead German psychologists to ponder over for the next millennia.

 

[Canter]

Will Trump winning be positive or negative for the stock market?

I'm guessing you're not a retail trader.

 

[Keeper!]

One thing I will say about Trump was his campaign.

It was extortionary and for a man of his age, his stamina was incredible and his ability to judge and know his audience.

Dressing as a garbage collector was genius.

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

I am truly surprised by this. It's going to be interesting to see the PM work with Trump.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

What population would that be?

Evidence of such is thin on the ground.

 

[BTH]

A shitshow. Today we weep for America.