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RE: Trump Watch activated! - 0762 - 18-10-2018
Btw watch Michael Moore's latest movie, Fahrenheit 9/11, some definite political and extreme parallels with events that happened back in history. Also nobody missed out by Moore, Democrats and Republicans, plus some eye-opening stuff during US electoral campaigns and lots more. Definitely worth a "watch".
RE: Trump Watch activated! - 0762 - 23-10-2018
Now Trump threatening to withdraw from the US nuclear weapons treaty with Russia that was originally agreed between President Reagan and the then Soviet President, Mikhail Gorbachev in 1987 that covers the use of INF missiles. Trump insinuating Russian violations and the Russians denying it. Note the most chilling statement from the Russian head of foreign affairs, Konstantin Kosachev re such a US withdrawal: "Mankind is facing full chaos in the nuclear weapons sphere and Washington's desire to turn back politics cannot be supported. Not only Russia, but also all who cherish the world, esp a world without nuclear weapons, must declare this". Britain's "wagging puppy dog" stance on this this is so typical of this country when the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson, commented that the UK stood resolutely with Trump! Do we???? He also called on the Kremlin to "get its house in order"! I hope the Russian response was just a bit of "sabre rattling" but I think many millions of American citizens must force some form of action against a lunatic US president called Donald Trump who may well cause a huge impact on world order if allowed to continue in this vein!!! Definitely more worrying times ahead!! Will it ever end as it has been like this from day 1 when this lunatic entered the White House and does not know what the words, "pragmatic politics" mean!!
RE: Trump Watch activated! - St Charles Owl - 24-10-2018
The problem with Trump is he is trying to run the country like he would his own business. In business he can dictate to customers and employees, he can bully his employees and he likes to do his own negotiations where he uses bully and threatening tactics. All of this is somewhat acceptable in a business environment when that threat is the removal of a contract or loss of a job, but its absolutely not acceptable when you are talking about nuclear weapons or trade agreements.
The problem is though, he knows as well as everyone else does that certainly on trade the US will generally win most of the time because other countries rely heavily on that trade and if it becomes a protracted trade war the US is generally in a much better position to survive it than a lot of other countries. We have also seen other countries accept renegotiation of deals, such as the new NAFTA deal with Mexico and Canada as well as his personal involvement in meetings with N Korea and Russia leading to some movement and semi-agreement. All of this has fed the ego that Trump has over his prowess as a master negotiator and thats what spurs him on. His supporters go on and on about the success he has had with N Korea, where previous Presidents haven't even talked to them, yet there was no agreement, no signing of a contract and certainly no action that came out of those meetings at all so far, but it is hailed by him on Twitter and his supporters as a huge win!!!!
Unfortunately his supporters are as deluded as he is and Nov 6th can't come quickly enough. But its worth pointing out that his announcement of policy decisions on Twitter such as this one are probably just that, messages not action, and imo its all designed to stimulate his base supporters to get out and vote and stop the Dems from winning and ruining the country!! Everything he says and does over the next couple of weeks may never come to fruition, its all propaganda!!
RE: Trump Watch activated! - 0762 - 24-10-2018
The biggest "frightener" is the fact that these tactics may well work in his favour although I would expect the Democrats to do likewise in preaching to their supporters to "turn up and vote in droves" for these mid-term elections - it is absolutely imperative and I think the sudden negative turnaround in Dakota is a big "wake up call"! It is a political opportunity not to be missed and they surely have enough "ammunition" against the Republicans and the Trump administration to do considerable damage but they still need to mobilise and maximise that support.
RE: Trump Watch activated! - 0762 - 24-10-2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45969100
Explosive devices sent to what looks like prominent Democrats or people with Democrat tendencies!!??? I am intrigued to know who are the culprits?? Islamic fundmentalists or home grown US ultra right lunatics who follow theeee biggest loonball of them all - Donald Trump!!!??? I think a lotta Americans will sit up and "take notice" if the latter is indeed the case - call it "lighting the touch paper" esp after all the unsurprising, inciting comments coming out of the White House against Democrats!!! Is the Trump administration indeed part of the problem? Of course they are and watch Michael Moore's newly released film, Fahrenheit 9/11, part of which focuses on this very issue.
RE: Trump Watch activated! - WBA-Josh - 24-10-2018
The Clintons, Obamas, CNN’s New York building addressed to John Brennan, Maxine Waters, Eric Holder, George Soros, Debbie Wasserman Schultz all received suspicious packages.
I’m not going to blame the President solely for this because he has no control over what people do but his dividing rhetoric really makes things worse.
RE: Trump Watch activated! - 0762 - 25-10-2018
The president's mouth never stops with this tone of blatant incitement WBA! He was "at it" again last night in amother MT campaign rally!! IMO something has gotta give on this eventually!
RE: Trump Watch activated! - WBA-Josh - 25-10-2018
Joe Biden and Robert De Niro now been sent packages. The people behind this have gone to great length to attack people but they are clearly amateurs. Misspelling Brennan’s name, sending it to CNN when Brennan mainly works for MSNBC, sending packages to the Clinton and Obama’s residences which are protected by Secret Service etc
Donald Trump does really needs to tone down his rhetoric. To him it is a way of gaslighting the base and keeping himself and the party in power. To the extreme members of the base, it gives them a reason to incite and commit violence. We saw it with Charlottesville and now we’re seeing it here. Something needs to change in the US because if it doesn’t, people will be hurt and even killed.
RE: Trump Watch activated! - St Charles Owl - 25-10-2018
The real scary thing now is that his supporters are claiming these bombs to be the work of the Democrats or Soros or some other benefactor just to make Trump look bad!!! I have seen people I know post in various places about this very topic and how suspicious it all is!! His supporters are becoming completely brainwashed and he is constantly feeding them to keep them that way!!
RE: Trump Watch activated! - 0762 - 25-10-2018
Reminds me of Germany in the 1930s - a people brainwashed with very similar RW fascist propaganda and look where it ended up - a lotta good people drawn in to a war that they never wanted to get embroiled in with many of them losing their lives!