Donald Trump Presidency discussion Thread VI

Larbre34

So according to Trump, in his speech delivered in front of the great memorial to his predecessor the first Republican president and visionary, American revolutionary forces successfully manned the ramparts and "TOOK OVER THE AIRPORTS" ("and all the other things they had to do") while defeating the army of Cornwallis at Yorktown. In 1781.

Really and truly, the english language has exhausted its superlatives. We need some sort of hieroglyphs or ogham tablet to properly do justice to the retardation level of this man.

I have two dominant feelings: First, that his staff are now simply fückín with him and its pretty hilarious.

Or, that they aren't, and this is the best 330 Million Americans could send forward to represent them. And that its not hilarious at all. In fact it turns my blood to ice thinking of my best mate's new baby daughter of 17 days, in their New Jersey home and what she is facing into.

Kimsang

This post was from about three weeks ago:

Its shocking that journalists would agree with anti fascist rhetoric. There should be more balance. Why do these journalists so rarely bring up Hitler's positive attributes....[said with sarcasm: to avoid mod action]

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110480903&postcount=9226

I'm just wondering in light of current events surrounding Andy Ngo, would the poster or anyone else like to retract their sentiment about Antifa.

What's especially damaging is for the left to get this so wrong, ethically, online, here you have leftist journalists from slate/vice/etc.. supporting this attack on Andy[Ngo], blaming him for bringing it on himself. If the left can't get this right, if liberals can't get this right, we have some very dark days ahead.- Sam Harris

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YB2wx2RXWE

vetinari

Jaysus, Melania must be doing it for the laugh these days.
What a bizarre dress choice for the rain (and no bra).
Could she have looked any trashier??!

everlast75

Kimsang wrote: »

This post was from about three weeks ago:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110480903&postcount=9226

I'm just wondering in light of current events surrounding Andy Ngo, would the poster or anyone else like to retract their sentiment about Antifa.

I can understand the anger people feel about some Trump supporters and what they stand for, but i was never comfortable with people covering their faces and attending protests. It takes only a few to act up to drag the whole thing down.

Call me a hippie if you like, but peaceful protests are the way to go. I don't advocate violence at all. In fact, i don't even support Gaetz (who i believe is a ***** ****) getting hit with a milkshake!

So, Kimsang, I posted about Trump ticking a lot of boxes when it comes to a facist checklist.

What are you views?

everlast75 wrote: »

1) a refusal to accept a democratic vote if he lost the 2016 election
2) talking about locking up his political opponents if he won (and kept doing it too)
3) contact and coordinating with a hostile country to assist in his election
4) attacking the press
5) lining his own pockets via his position
6) cutting ties with democratic countries
7) obstructing the investigation into foreign assistance in his campaign
8) aligning with dictators to an alarming degree
9) mass detention of immigrants
10) parade with displays of military might
11) talk of keeping power past any norm prescribed by the Constitution
12) attacking the Courts for not ruling matters in his favour

Kimsang

everlast75 wrote: »

So, Kimsang, I posted about Trump ticking a lot of boxes when it comes to a facist checklist.
What are you views?

Fair enough you answered my question, I will indulge yours, even though I don't know where you're going with this. I want to state that I'm not a Trump supporter..

1) a refusal to accept a democratic vote if he lost the 2016 election
I think he would have argued that he was cheated, based on how things were going

2) talking about locking up his political opponents if he won (and kept doing it too)
Hilary said he phoned her the night of the election, and wished her well and let her know he was not serious about this.

3) contact and coordinating with a hostile country to assist in his election
This allegation continues to dimish, first it was conspiracy, then its collusion, now it's contact and coordinating...

4) attacking the press
He attacks parts of the press. he does not issue death threats.

5) lining his own pockets via his position
Absolutely. Mar-a-lago

6) cutting ties with democratic countries
No, in fact he re-iterated the importance of nato.

7) obstructing the investigation into foreign assistance in his campaign
yeah, he definitely tried to. It seems that his aides might have saved him and not done what he asked.

8) aligning with dictators to an alarming degree
naw.... aligning means what exactly? He is seen with sure... but its not like he's endorsing Kim's politics.

9) mass detention of immigrants
Tough one.. there is unprecedented levels of immigration. There doesn't seem to be many reasonable answers. This problem stems way back before Trump.

10) parade with displays of military might
Freedom of expression is especially important for those you disagree with.

11) talk of keeping power past any norm prescribed by the Constitution
ridiculous, he might be joking. US is not China...(poor China..)

12) attacking the Courts for not ruling matters in his favour
He did? I never saw this

Midlife

Kimsang wrote: »

This post was from about three weeks ago:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=110480903&postcount=9226

I'm just wondering in light of current events surrounding Andy Ngo, would the poster or anyone else like to retract their sentiment about Antifa.

What sentiment about Antifa?

Plus a single example or even a few doesn't change much.

Antifa run on an anti-facist agenda, it attracts some clowns who overdo it or behave poorly.

Proud boy run on a race based facist type agenda.

That's the difference.

Kimsang

Midlife wrote: »

Antifa run on an anti-facist agenda, it attracts some clowns who overdo it or behave poorly.
Proud boy run on a race based facist type agenda.

That's the difference.

Proud boys run on a western-chauvanist agenda, it attracts some clowns who overdo it or behave poorly.
Antifa run on a feminist based fascist type agenda.

There's no difference.
Both are disgusting organizations that should have disavowed their violent members long ago.

Midlife

Kimsang wrote: »

Proud boys run on a western-chauvanist agenda, it attracts some clowns who overdo it or behave poorly.
Antifa run on a feminist based fascist type agenda.

There's no difference.
Both are disgusting organizations that should have disavowed their violent members long ago.

Feminist based facist type?

You may as well start banging on about cultural marxism or something.

Yet again you're derailing this thread with your anti-left stance which has little to do with Trump.

Harry Palmr

So then Alexander Graham Bell was American and the embryonic military secured airports during the war of independence. Amazeballs.

dr.fuzzenstein

Kimsang wrote: »

Fair enough you answered my question, I will indulge yours, even though I don't know where you're going with this. I want to state that I'm not a Trump supporter..


2) talking about locking up his political opponents if he won (and kept doing it too)
Hilary said he phoned her the night of the election, and wished her well and let her know he was not serious about this.

Does that make it better? Or does it not, in fact, confirm that he is a liar and a political troll?
Is it ok to say anything you fancy and say "only joking"?
I could say that I know for a fact that Kimsang is a drug addict, has been seen leaving a brothel without his pants and he likes to run over small animals in his car? He is a menace and should be locked up.
No, only joking, haha, let's all slap our thighs and laugh about it.
Because it's a joke, I get to say terrible things about you.
And I know that you're a shoplifter and fancy goats.
No seriously, I wish you well and I don't mean all these things.
See? All better and we're besties again. Buy me a pint?
Would it still be better if we were competing for the same position and I sank your bid with lies and trolling?
According to your logic, yes, it would be absolutely fine.
So don't complain if Trump's political opponents and the press smear him till something sticks, after all, all's fair and so on.
Or would you have double standards on that? Ok if your side does it?

Zubeneschamali

vetinari wrote: »

Jaysus, Melania must be doing it for the laugh these days.

It has been clear from the outset that Melania hates Trump and is doing it for the money.

mcmoustache

What's this I'm hearing about Americans securing airports during the revolutionary war?

Was someone messing with the teleprompter or is he that dumb or is he just not in control of his faculties?

Zubeneschamali

mcmoustache wrote: »

Was someone messing with the teleprompter or is he that dumb or is he just not in control of his faculties?

He has some form of dementia, and is taking amphetamines.

Stop moaning ffs

Has Rigolo been yet with a list of things that prove what a huge success the parade and speech were?

Quin_Dub

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

He has some form of dementia, and is taking amphetamines.

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

Has Rigolo been yet with a list of things that prove what a huge success the parade and speech were?

##Mod Note##

Cut it out.

Thank you

looksee

'In one of the least polarizing of his political speeches' 'Trump calls bluff of critics'
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/05/politics/trump-july-4th-speech/index.html

Well holey moley, there's a triumph, he didn't mess up. And I don't think the article intended to damn with faint praise, it was apparently a genuine effort to make the best of it.

"Trump's speech lacked the partisan rhetoric of his rallies. But the event nevertheless bolstered the President's narrative that he is a strong commander in chief and a decisive leader."

I'm not sure how the 'But...nevertheless' works there, do the two sentences belong together? I do know that the presentation was completely overshadowed by his usual smug, stilted, simpering, self-conscious style, so I skipped lots of it. The bits I did hear did not justify Collinson's reference to the 'I have a dream' speech; was he trying to positively or negatively imply calibre by association?

Walter Bishop

looksee wrote: »

'In one of the least polarizing of his political speeches' 'Trump calls bluff of critics'
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/05/politics/trump-july-4th-speech/index.html

That's an epically low standard to surpass.


Meanwhile noted Nazi GOP member Steve King has a nice patriotic re-tweet on July 4th for that well known defender of free speech, Colonel Nathan Jessup...

hill16bhoy

looksee wrote: »

'In one of the least polarizing of his political speeches' 'Trump calls bluff of critics'
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/05/politics/trump-july-4th-speech/index.html

Well holey moley, there's a triumph, he didn't mess up. And I don't think the article intended to damn with faint praise, it was apparently a genuine effort to make the best of it.

And people say the media is anti-Trump.

Trump-justifying rot like this is rampant now in "reputable" media.

That's exactly what Trump's ongoing, years-long campaign of intimidation and vilification of the media has been designed to achieve - framing things through his language and his fascist worldview - the "oh, but he's got a point" bull**** we consistently hear now.

CNN and the New York Times in particular have disgraced themselves of late with this sort of stuff.

It's an insult to journalism.

hill16bhoy

Kimsang wrote: »

Proud boys run on a western-chauvanist agenda, it attracts some clowns who overdo it or behave poorly.
Antifa run on a feminist based fascist type agenda.

There's no difference.
Both are disgusting organizations that should have disavowed their violent members long ago.

You specifically claim a difference.

You say the fascists are not fascist, and that those who are not fascist are fascist.

It sounds very much like you have a fascism problem there.

Midlife

hill16bhoy wrote: »

You specifically claim a difference.

You say the fascists are not fascist, and that those who are not fascist are fascist.

It sounds very much like you have a fascism problem there.

Yes, describing a far-right neo-facist organisation as 'chauvinist' and a militant anti-facist organisation as 'feminist' is pretty amazing to be honest.

Rediculous, dishonest standard of discussion.

esteve

Kimsang wrote: »

Proud boys run on a western-chauvanist agenda, it attracts some clowns who overdo it or behave poorly.
Antifa run on a feminist based fascist type agenda.

There's no difference.
Both are disgusting organizations that should have disavowed their violent members long ago.

Do you literally just regurgitate what you hear on alt-right websites and YouTube channels? Do you ever question what they are saying, fact check their claims, use critical thought on their opinions (which are not facts BTW)?

This reminds me of a quote from a Book Called Shadow of the Wind

“People talk too much. Humans aren't descended from monkeys. They come from parrots.”

pixelburp

Ridiculous equivocation to try and downplay the Proud Boys as merely being 'chauvanistic', as if they're a pesky Golf Club refusing to join the modern day. Or indeed the suggestion of a few bad eggs, as if the whole is otherwise decent and well-meaning. They're off-brand White Nationalist Fascists, who, like many on the "alt right" have tried to dress up their cause in the (sometimes literal) clothes of respectability, taking cues from the likes of Richard Spencer, who are desperately trying to move the White Nationalist movement away from the image of red-neck hicks swaddled in Confederate flags. OF course by enforcing the black polo shirt look, they invite further fascistic comparisons with the brown-shirts.

Fascism tends to emphasise the glory of uniformity, violence and death, it's kinda baked into the mentality of making people believe themselves warriors, or in the case of alt-right like the Proud Boys, bulwarks against communism, islam, feminism, or whatever it is these blackshirts believe ails society. The PB are all about intimidation and violence, calling them a 'protest' group is euphemistic group at best. They're thugs in Fred Perry shirts.

The WikiPedia is kinda fascinating, darkly hilarious though:

The Proud Boys discourages its members from masturbating and watching pornography so as to motivate them to get "off the couch" and meet women.[48] McInnes added no masturbation to the group's core ideas after interacting with Dante Nero, a relationship expert and comedian with a podcast on Riotcast, who came to serve as a sort of "pope" for this idea within the organization.[54]

That's nice.

Quin_Dub

All,

There's more than enough content to have a separate thread to discuss organisations like the Proud Boys ,Antifa et al.

If you want to have that discussion , create a thread - This thread is about the Trump Presidency so let's keep to the main discussion here please.

Thanks

Kimsang

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Does that make it better? Or does it not, in fact, confirm that he is a liar and a political troll?

I'm not sure why you guys around here can't just ask a simple question, and leave all the other inflammatory crap behind, but I've come to expect nothing less, if I made even one such insinuation I would be banned immediately. Ridiculous. Hypocritical.
I'm sure that post made you feel better. That's all that matters.

It confirms he's a liar, and it confirms he's a narcissist, in my eyes it does not confirm hes a fascist. I never said it was 'right'. But go on a mad hysterical tangent sure, why not.

Kimsang

I don't want to bring up this subject, as noted by the mod, but I must reply to one accusation leveled against me three times in the last 4 posts.

pixelburp wrote: »

Ridiculous equivocation to try and downplay the Proud Boys as merely being 'chauvanistic',
That's nice.

That's not what I was doing and I resent the insinuation. I was highlighting the hypocrisy of the previous poster DOWNPLAYING ANTIFA. Honestly that is a completely misrepresentation of what I was doing. Anyone with any intelligence or sense could see that.

Everyone conveniently ignores this post in their analysis.
What sentiment about Antifa?
Plus a single example or even a few doesn't change much.
Antifa run on an anti-facist agenda, it attracts some clowns who overdo it or behave poorly.
Proud boy run on a race based facist type agenda.
That's the difference.

I was flipping this argument that midlife made, to show how hypocritical it is to downplay violence...

Disingenuous would be an under-statement.

dr.fuzzenstein

Kimsang wrote: »

I'm not sure why you guys around here can't just ask a simple question, and leave all the other inflammatory crap behind, but I've come to expect nothing less, if I made even one such insinuation I would be banned immediately. Ridiculous. Hypocritical.
I'm sure that post made you feel better. That's all that matters.

It confirms he's a liar, and it confirms he's a narcissist, in my eyes it does not confirm hes a fascist. I never said it was 'right'. But go on a mad hysterical tangent sure, why not.

Spreading lies about your opponent is central to any fascist strategy.
It's called propaganda, you might want to look that term up in a dictionary.
If you've never heard of it, imagine you and I were to run for office.
I would tell the people that you are sick, demented, a liar and a murderer. If I shout this loud enough and long enough, people might believe it and vote for me.
If this concept is still in any way hard to grasp for you, ask away, I'll do my best to clarify and explain any longer words.

Kimsang

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Spreading lies about your opponent is central to any fascist strategy.

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I could say that I know for a fact that Kimsang is a drug addict, has been seen leaving a brothel without his pants and he likes to run over small animals in his car? He is a menace and should be locked up.
And I know that you're a shoplifter and fancy goats.

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

I would tell the people that you are sick, demented, a liar and a murderer.

By your own logic, what does this make you? Integrity be damned!

dr.fuzzenstein

Kimsang wrote: »

By your own logic, what does this make you? Integrity be damned!

It would make me Donald Trump.

RIGOLO

Stop moaning ffs wrote: »

Has Rigolo been yet with a list of things that prove what a huge success the parade and speech were?

It was a parade.
With fireworks, some flyovers . No trouble or violence reported, by all accounts an enjoyable day out.
The crowd was very large stretching from the Lincoln Memorial to the Washington monument.
Lots of America flags proudly on display (lets remember there were NO AMERICAN FLAGS worn by any Democratic candidates during the recent live debates.
And even some on the left gave Trump credit for having a fairly innocous speech and not diverting to a pure 2020 election campaign rally as many on the left expected.

So yeah a good HOLIDAY for all Americans who support their President to enjoy .

Meanwhile back to work for the Trump administration, the
June jobs numbers are out with 224,000 jobs added beating expectations and wage growth still above the 3% mark.

I saw this chart, thought it was interesting if 2020 goes teh way its looking .

TRUMP Presidency
JAN 2017
2018
2019 - You Are Here
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
JAN 2025

RIGOLO

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

Spreading lies about your opponent is central to any fascist strategy.
It's called propaganda, you might want to look that term up in a dictionary.
If you've never heard of it, imagine you and I were to run for office.
I would tell the people that you are sick, demented, a liar and a murderer. If I shout this loud enough and long enough, people might believe it and vote for me.
If this concept is still in any way hard to grasp for you, ask away, I'll do my best to clarify and explain any longer words.

Every political campaign in history has had an element of spreading lies about their opponents.

They werent all Fascists.

Just cos YOU say someone is a Fascist, it does not neccessarily mean they are, its just your opinion.