(Soon to be) Former President Donald Trump

Printable View

Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page

15-07-2019, 06:18 PM
lapsedhibee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozyhibby

I honestly don’t think he goes without a fight even if he loses in 2020.

He has unfinished business.
Buses in Montgomery aren't segregated yet.
15-07-2019, 06:28 PM
Fife-Hibee

Even if he loses the 2020 elections (which i'm terrified to say he probably won't). Him and his millions upon millions of cultists won't lay down and accept it. They'll become violent very quickly and will look to overthrow the democratic system using any force necessary.

I personally don't mind America tearing itself apart. Anybody that knows me knows that I hold out no love for that nation and it's international antics. I just hope the better half wins in the end and the country can reform itself.
15-07-2019, 08:22 PM
Fife-Hibee

"If you don't like it here, then leave."

https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/sta...43585979457539
15-07-2019, 10:42 PM
Hibrandenburg

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fife-Hibee

It doesn't matter though, does it? The very fact that Trump became president and is still held in such high regard by his followers shows that rational, reasonable people are losing the battle. Thinking has become a thing of the past. It's much easier to follow the braindead rhetoeric of the far-right.

Not a chance will he ever be made to step foot in a jail cell. The closest he's ever been and ever will be to a jail cell are those childrens detention camps he visits. He has too much money and creates too many jobs to be treated equally by the legal system.

Time will tell, but I fully expect to see him wearing a suit the colour of which will match his face.
15-07-2019, 11:06 PM
marinello59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fife-Hibee

"If you don't like it here, then leave."

https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/sta...43585979457539

I’ve said he was a Fascist since the day he was elected. Let’s just keep calling him that.
15-07-2019, 11:18 PM
Fife-Hibee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hibrandenburg

Time will tell, but I fully expect to see him wearing a suit the colour of which will match his face.

I'd love to believe that. But Trump already had too much influence and power to face jail before he became president. I can't see him facing jail after it's over either. If it means thousands of jobs at risk, corporate America will step in and ensure it doesn't happen.
16-07-2019, 01:51 AM
Future17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fife-Hibee

It doesn't matter though, does it? The very fact that Trump became president and is still held in such high regard by his followers shows that rational, reasonable people are losing the battle. Thinking has become a thing of the past. It's much easier to follow the braindead rhetoeric of the far-right.

Of course it matters. There are people who will not be dissuaded from voting for Trump, there are people who will never be persuaded to vote for him and there are those who could be persuaded either way. It's up to the rational, reasonable people to make the arguments which will persuade the persuadable.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smartie

There are always lines that need to be drawn between what is acceptable and what is unacceptable, they need to be clear and unambiguous.

If you don't accept certain types of message from the likes of Britain First, you can't accept it from the president of the USA.

Accepting it from the president empowers the racists all around the world who might ask, with some justification, why their messages are not allowed and his are.

It's a good point and I agree in principle. I just wonder, in this specific situation, what the lesser evil is.
16-07-2019, 11:16 AM
CloudSquall

To play devil's advocate, will the average working American that doesn't use Twitter care that much?

Stock market regularly making new highs which bumps up the 401k value, economic growth that Europe could only dream of currently, positive jobs numbers month after month.

If I'm a working man in the US with a mortgage to pay, college and retirement to save for, I'm Trump 2020.
16-07-2019, 12:23 PM
Future17

Quote:

Originally Posted by CloudSquall

To play devil's advocate, will the average working American that doesn't use Twitter care that much?

Stock market regularly making new highs which bumps up the 401k value, economic growth that Europe could only dream of currently, positive jobs numbers month after month.

If I'm a working man in the US with a mortgage to pay, college and retirement to save for, I'm Trump 2020.

I can't judge that, but I can say the story has been all over the US news since the initial tweets.
16-07-2019, 12:47 PM
Ozyhibby

Quote:

Originally Posted by CloudSquall

To play devil's advocate, will the average working American that doesn't use Twitter care that much?

Stock market regularly making new highs which bumps up the 401k value, economic growth that Europe could only dream of currently, positive jobs numbers month after month.

If I'm a working man in the US with a mortgage to pay, college and retirement to save for, I'm Trump 2020.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...2e2b0f8322.jpg
The current stock market run began under Obama. Besides, you don’t need a racist in charge for prosperity.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
16-07-2019, 01:12 PM
JeMeSouviens

His chance of re-election is not great. He doesn't get to run against Hillary (not liked much by Dems, loathed by Republicans) this time. Even against Hillary he was a couple of million behind on the popular vote and squeaked through thanks to narrow wins in the rust belt states. Either Biden or Sanders will kill him there.
16-07-2019, 01:17 PM
Fife-Hibee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Future17

Of course it matters. There are people who will not be dissuaded from voting for Trump, there are people who will never be persuaded to vote for him and there are those who could be persuaded either way. It's up to the rational, reasonable people to make the arguments which will persuade the persuadable.

Do you honestly think rational, reasonable people voted for Trump the first time?

What makes you think they're going to be anymore rational or reasonable next time?
16-07-2019, 01:21 PM
JeMeSouviens

Can't find a chart, but the numbers are pretty clear:

Trump v Sanders
Trump v Biden
16-07-2019, 07:34 PM
Future17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fife-Hibee

Do you honestly think rational, reasonable people voted for Trump the first time?

What makes you think they're going to be anymore rational or reasonable next time?

You must have misread my post as I didn't say rational and reasonable people voted for Trump the first time.

FWIW, I have no idea whether they did or not. It is, however, dangerous and unproductive to assume anyone who disagrees with your opinion is irrational and/or unreasonable.
17-07-2019, 01:37 PM
danhibees1875

Quote:

Originally Posted by Future17

You must have misread my post as I didn't say rational and reasonable people voted for Trump the first time.

FWIW, I have no idea whether they did or not. It is, however, dangerous and unproductive to assume anyone who disagrees with your opinion is irrational and/or unreasonable.

I won't pretend to know the numbers involved in the vote or how widespread this opinion was but to add to your point... The only person I know who lived in the US at the time worked in an office full of people who claimed to dislike both candidates and simply weren't going to vote.

That would have an impact if it's a commonly held view.
18-07-2019, 04:13 PM
Future17

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49035505

Chilling, worrying and a little heart breaking.
19-07-2019, 06:24 PM
stoneyburn hibs

Uh oh, British flagged tanker seized by the Iranians in the strait.
22-07-2019, 10:26 PM
Hibernia&Alba

That rally the other day, in which his supporters were chanting "send them back" in reference to four black U.S. Congresswomen (three were born in the USA) was deeply disturbing. It was like a Nazi rally. His base consists of unreconstructed racists and the hard right wing of the Republican Party. Whilst many of his voters in swing states voted on other issue issues, such as their anger at growing inequality and loss of manufacturing jobs, his core support is nativist and bigoted. Those are the people who not only don't mind Trump's racist rhetoric and policies but who actually welcome them, and they will support Trump no matter what. There is nothing he can say about ethnic minorities that will ever offend them.
22-07-2019, 10:40 PM
lapsedhibee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba

That rally the other day, in which his supporters were chanting "send them back" in reference to four black U.S. Congresswomen (three were born in the USA) was deeply disturbing. It was like a Nazi rally. His base consists of unreconstructed racists and the hard right wing of the Republican Party. Whilst many of his voters in swing states voted on other issue issues, such as their anger at growing inequality and loss of manufacturing jobs, his core support is nativist and bigoted. Those are the people who not only don't mind Trump's racist rhetoric and policies but who actually welcome them, and they will support Trump no matter what. There is nothing he can say about ethnic minorities say that will ever offend them.

:agree: except that they were only chanting for one of the four to be sent back (the one with the darkest skin).
22-07-2019, 10:51 PM
Hibernia&Alba

Quote:

Originally Posted by lapsedhibee

:agree: except that they were only chanting for one of the four to be sent back (the one with the darkest skin).

Yes, you're right. It was Trump's tweet prior to the rally which suggested all four should 'go back where they came from', even though three were born in the USA and the other is an American citizen.
23-07-2019, 06:43 AM
Future17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hibernia&Alba

That rally the other day, in which his supporters were chanting "send them back" in reference to four black U.S. Congresswomen (three were born in the USA) was deeply disturbing. It was like a Nazi rally. His base consists of unreconstructed racists and the hard right wing of the Republican Party. Whilst many of his voters in swing states voted on other issue issues, such as their anger at growing inequality and loss of manufacturing jobs, his core support is nativist and bigoted. Those are the people who not only don't mind Trump's racist rhetoric and policies but who actually welcome them, and they will support Trump no matter what. There is nothing he can say about ethnic minorities that will ever offend them.

It's an aside to your point, but not all four congresswomen are black. They are all from different ethnic backgrounds.
23-07-2019, 12:44 PM
theonlywayisup

Trump and Boris - unbelievable.

The world has had some inspirational leaders but now we have these jokers :grr:
23-07-2019, 04:21 PM
Fife-Hibee

Trump: "Boris Johnson is what they want. They call him the British Trump. They like me over there."
23-07-2019, 04:22 PM
Hibrandenburg

Quote:

Originally Posted by theonlywayisup

Trump and Boris - unbelievable.

The world has had some inspirational leaders but now we have these jokers :grr:

You're forgetting Nigel, Trump just flirting with him at a US rally. Embarrassing.
25-07-2019, 04:03 PM
Fife-Hibee

US just one step away from public floggings.
25-07-2019, 05:13 PM
southsider

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fife-Hibee

US just one step away from public floggings.

Still have the death penalty alongside such forward thinking nations such as India, Pakistan Afghanistan, China & Iran. Coming to your city centre soon thru Priti Patel.
25-07-2019, 05:17 PM
Fife-Hibee

Quote:

Originally Posted by southsider

Still have the death penalty alongside such forward thinking nations such as India, Pakistan Afghanistan, China & Iran. Coming to your city centre soon thru Priti Patel.

You forgot their commander in chief, Saudi Arabia.
27-07-2019, 02:55 PM
Future17

Trump threatening to raise tariffs on French wine:

Asked about the issue in the Oval Office later, Mr Trump, who is teetotal, said: "I've always liked American wines better than French wines. Even though I don't drink wine. I just like the way they look."
27-07-2019, 03:10 PM
lapsedhibee

Quote:

Originally Posted by Future17

Trump threatening to raise tariffs on French wine:

Asked about the issue in the Oval Office later, Mr Trump, who is teetotal, said: "I've always liked American wines better than French wines. Even though I don't drink wine. I just like the way they look."

Quite impressed with that statement TBH.

He's grasped that the adjective meaning from France is 'French'. A nicety which he didn't manage the other day when describing Bojoke as 'the Britain Trump'.
27-07-2019, 05:42 PM
Jack Hackett

Quote:

Originally Posted by Future17

Trump threatening to raise tariffs on French wine:

Asked about the issue in the Oval Office later, Mr Trump, who is teetotal, said: "I've always liked American wines better than French wines. Even though I don't drink wine. I just like the way they look."

:faf:

Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page