Philip Marlow wrote: ↑Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:49 am
This is the worst thing that has ever happened.
Compare and contrast:
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 9:30 pm
by Youngian
'We won, you lost so yah boo sucks,' appears to be the theme of that inauguration video. Not a very enticing message to climb aboard on the Maga journey.
So, the forgetful one is being replaced by the orange one as US president today. How depressing. Putin would be proud.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:11 am
by Youngian
Yes, depressing to think the only person to convince enough Americans not to elevate Trump into power can't remember what day it is or even walk straight.
But as I heard a disgruntled former Republican remark; "I don't care if Joe Biden's dead, he'd still make a better president than Trump."
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 9:21 am
by Crabcakes
Youngian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:11 am
Yes, depressing to think the only person to convince enough Americans not to elevate Trump into power can't remember what day it is or even walk straight.
Funny how concerns about age and competence evaporated overnight as soon as Biden stood down, and since then he’s not once been framed as senile, slow, physically limited, mentally deficient etc.
Youngian wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 8:11 am
Yes, depressing to think the only person to convince enough Americans not to elevate Trump into power can't remember what day it is or even walk straight.
Funny how concerns about age and competence evaporated overnight as soon as Biden stood down, and since then he’s not once been framed as senile, slow, physically limited, mentally deficient etc.
Not to go all 'MSM' but... the US press has been shambolic, and has now capitulated to a group that always hated them anyway. It's fucking pathetic, and from the MAGA side they've pulled the classic move: turning your foes into what you said they were, only they're a lot more like YOU than your enemies. But who cares, the levers of power, etc.
I'm not saying it's inauguration inspired.
But it's inauguration inspired.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:44 am
by Bones McCoy
Some things are too potentially impacting to fuck about.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:03 pm
by RedSparrows
Everything they do is the exact opposite of what they say they are doing. It's almost majestic in its insanity.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:20 pm
by Rosvanian
Thousands of Mail commentators have already decided that the helicopter crashed into the plane deliberately as a result of a combination of terrorism and DEI. Their brainwashing is complete and nothing will convince them otherwise. Accidents are now a thing of the past.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:48 pm
by Youngian
And the other side blaming it on Trump because he sacked some top knobs last week is as equally crass.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 8:31 pm
by Bones McCoy
Youngian wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:48 pm
And the other side blaming it on Trump because he sacked some top knobs last week is as equally crass.
I've given up on going high - Hilary.
I've also seen how near random layoffs can impact the efficiency of an organisation.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:00 pm
by Tubby Isaacs
Sounds like 25% tariffs are coming on Canada and Mexico.
On the plus side that Trump goon leading the Canadian Tories might have some problems.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 9:46 pm
by Youngian
Poland was in talks with the US about supplying nuclear expertise. Not anymore.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2025 10:48 pm
by kreuzberger
Youngian wrote: ↑Thu Jan 30, 2025 12:48 pm
And the other side blaming it on Trump because he sacked some top knobs last week is as equally crass.
Ten hours ago, this was not an altogether outlandish thought. It fucking is now.
Anyone who thinks that he has plumbed his depths needs their bumps felt.
Re: Over in America...
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 5:27 pm
by Abernathy
I think it’s becoming harder and harder by the day to avoid the conclusion that the USA has become, by a number of definitions, a failed state.
After the insurrection and violent assault on the Capitol in January 2020, the Americans had at least four years in which to prosecute and convict the principal motivator of that blatant and egregious attempt violently to overthrow the democratically elected government of the USA. Four years. And that’s before you even consider the multiple other charges laid at Trump’s door - sexual assault, bribery and corruption, interfering with the electoral process, and so on, and on, and on.
In a coherently functioning and mature democracy, Donald Trump would have been behind bars and not permitted to get within a thousand miles of being able, or even eligible, to stand for election to the highest office in the land years ago - let alone actually to succeed in winning re-election.
Even putting the massive charge sheet of criminality to one side, Trump is a proven liar. Arrogant, all but terminally stupid, avaricious, and vain. It’s really no exaggeration to describe him as quite possibly the worst human being on the planet. And yet the American electorate said “yes please.”
How did the USA fail to ensure that Donald Trump could never again be permitted to run for the office of president? How did sane Americans fail to prevent President Trump 2.0?
We will all be paying the price, and it really ain’t fair.