Nicker on 20/1/2025 at 13:19
Not sure what's going to be worse, four years of Trump laying waste to civilization or four years of Vae, Phreak and Co. crowing about what a great thing that is.
Idiocracy.
Sulphur on 20/1/2025 at 13:32
You can ignore Vae easily enough. Trump's not gonna be so easy to do that with though.
heywood on 20/1/2025 at 15:59
Quote Posted by lowenz
What if Trump really incarnates the "unscrupulousness" the majority wants? Because "the american dream" is not a "moral" one: you must succeed or be eliminated - no matter being honest, well, to be honest is a totally optional bonus - and Trump really channels that.
I really can't stop thinking that the "american dream" paradigma is the root of the problem.
I think the root of the problem is two-fold. First, there is a worldwide reactionary movement resulting from two major global crises that happened in the last 15 years, the GFC and COVID pandemic, that caused people to lose faith in government, science, and collective solutions. Second, social media has allowed propaganda to flourish over truth. Trump is a poster child of the movement, but I see it everywhere. Xi Jinping moved China to the right, Putin moved Russia to the right, reactionaries or right-wing parties are in government in nearly half of the EU, South America, and sub-Saharan Africa. We have Yoon in South Korea, Erdogan in Turkey, Netanyahu in Israel, Modi in India, Subianto in Indonesia, etc. Canada looks like the next domino to fall. There are a few lights of hope, like the collapse of UK Conservatives and Bolsonaro losing in Brazil, but otherwise the future is looking dark.
Besides Putin and Xi, Trump is the most dangerous person in power because he has pledged suicidal economic policies that will bring another great depression. And regardless of who is in power in Washington, we are headed toward WW3 and China will win.
Nicker on 20/1/2025 at 18:38
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Canada looks like the next domino to fall.
Sad but true. Trudeau is incompetent and Poilievre will sell us out to Trump while he tries to socially engineer Canada into MAGA North.
The only hope is that the Liberals can field a stellar leader for Prime Minister and that Poilievre goose-steps too blatantly.
Sorry, gotta' go. Learning Mandarin is a bitch.
DuatDweller on 20/1/2025 at 19:24
Is the dreaded day isn't it?
Is this guy gonna run down the world into ruins or not, who knows.
Vae on 20/1/2025 at 20:12
Donald Trump officially becomes the 47th President of the United States of America!
[video=youtube;rgd4bSlDPa0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgd4bSlDPa0[/video]
Which brings us to the first order of business, which is renaming the title of this thread.
He is certainly not "dumped", so that is completely inappropriate.
Perhaps "Trump Victorious", or even "Trump Triumphant"..."President Trump" would suffice, as well.
Medlar on 20/1/2025 at 20:13
Congratulations USA, y'all have a great four years. Tighten your seatbelts the rest of the world.
heywood on 20/1/2025 at 20:22
[video=youtube_share;DMKVIhUPd4s]https://youtu.be/DMKVIhUPd4s?si=TaZpmSTshu5r28T_[/video]
Vae on 20/1/2025 at 20:34
Quote Posted by Medlar
Congratulations USA, y'all have a great four years. Tighten your seatbelts the rest of the world.
Thanks for the kind regards, Medlar.
Despite the fear mongering from some, there is a great opportunity for U.S. success...and even for the U.K, if it plays its cards right.
In fact, there is even a possibility that a Golden Age will occur....So ignore the neurotic negativity, stay positive, and enjoy the ride.
