mothra wrote on Nov 29^th, 2024 at 9:56am:

The point of my post is:

'he was a complicated human being, as we all are ... and despite his historical transgressions appearing unfavorably under the microscope, saved a whole bunch of lives when he didn't need to and at great risk to his own.'

Schindler's personality after the war did not change, although without his faithful Jews keeping him out of bankruptcy and saving him from himself, he failed at everything he ever attempted to recapture his success during the war.

Yet he revelled in seeing 'his' Jews succeed and they loved him back in contrast with the hatred his fellow Germans had for him when his history of saving Jews became common knowledge in Germany during the 60s. Germans regularly abused him in the streets of Frankfurt and spat on him if they could.

In Israel and around the world, Jews treated him like a Messiah.

mothra wrote on Nov 29^th, 2024 at 10:09am:

The point is, that what Schindler and Trump have in common is despite their tendency towards blind self-interest and criminal behaviour, actually have a heart for the underclass or (at least in Trump's case) can project a sense of empathy for the downtrodden, the underclass and the outsider - and that is why Trump won the election - whose voters transcended ethnicity, class, affluence (or the lack thereof) and gender.

Frank wrote on Nov 29^th, 2024 at 9:20am:


Of course it can't be changed. The budget?

Fixed. Over three quarters is military, social security and Medicaid - programs your DL is fully committed to funding. Can't be changed.

The border?

Immutable. Your DL tried building a big, beautiful wall. He settled on fixing steel barriers already under repair. Over half a trill in trade both ways goes through its entry points every year. No one's going to interfere with that, the US economy relies on it.

The economy?

Steady. Around 2.5% in GDP growth, better than ours, better than any G7 economy. DL's not going to touch it. He's promised another corporate tax cut. No worries - the last one added $4 tril to the deficit, growing even more, currently at 6.4% of GDP.

It's not so much how the economy will change, but how wealth will be distributed. Your DL's planned tax cuts for high income earners will see those earning over a mil get tax cuts of $60,000 or more. A 3% corporate tax cut will see funds directly added to share prices, raising the value of stockholders' portfolios. With the economy holding firm, nothing can be changed on the economic front, only moved around.

Inflation?

Stable, at 2.4%. Petrol is not $10 a gallon. Bacon is not $20 a rasher. These are lies. The US is still sliding out of post-covid supply chain issues and a shortage of labour, skilled or otherwise. Employment sits at 4%, an historic low. The demand for labour has pushed up wage growth, another cause of inflation. Your DL plans to push inflation up higher by raising tariffs, a minimum 20% on all imported goods. That's a 20% rise to the cost of building, clothing, electronic goods and a host of other items. No foreign company is going to move to the US, start manufacturing and selling goods/services in the next four years, so if your DL sticks to his plan, he'll add a minimum of 10 to 20% to the average inflation rate.

As you can see, nothing can or will be changed, only redistributed - to you-know-who. This was, of course, your DL's plan all along - to stay out of jail and start pumping wealth to his friends, the billionaires.

But do you know? One thing will change.

Trannies?

Around 200 will lose their positions in the US military - the redundancy packages and legal costs defending their litigation and appeals will be added to the US budget. They'll lose their access to the ladies' toilets in the federal Capitol - the only way they'll be able to get in is if they dress up as women and use the stalls. Federal prisoners will have their requests for transgender surgery declined - saving the US budget $400,000 for two sex change operations.

Correction: one. The other federal prisoner who requested surgery was released on parole.

WITCH HUNT !!!

On the contrary, old boy, we've just showed how your DL will tackle the delicate problem of, ahem, transexuals.

Is there anything in the above post you'd care to rebut?

Try to be specific. Feel free to address the criteria above. I'm sure you've read his costed policy proposals, yes? Kindly include them in your reply.

We'll expect a more nuanced response than "doing things differently", dear chap. We are talking about the Leader of the Free World, after all.

You may care to include quotes from his multiple rally transcripts, his Truth Social posts, Fake News interviews or appearances on the Nelk Boys, Impaulsive, Theo Von, the Dan Bongino Show and Bussin' with the Boys.

Please explain?

Frank wrote on Nov 29^th, 2024 at 5:27pm:


Sorry, are you disagreeing with something here?

Or do you agree?

That's a question. You appear to be disagreeing with agreeing. That counters itself out, and ipso facto, you concur.

If there's anything you beg to differ on, please say it now. Would you preferred he tried to get Congress on side to allow transexual men to use the ladies' toilets? 

Please explain?

Karnal wrote on Nov 29^th, 2024 at 10:42pm:

You are simultaneously outraged that Trump wants to change things, people elect him to change things- then you insist that nothing can possibly be changed and everything will remain the same.  So why the hell are you, groggy slime, Sad, and the rest of you  poons SOOO exercised by Trump if he's not able to make any difference anyway??

You did this with every non-lefty since the '70. Howard and Abbott, Reagan, Bushitler and Trump. All were simpletons, elected by idiots. Then along come the Clintons and Obamas and Bidens ( ), Kevnis,  Gillards and Albos and the the rising seas were calmed, the clouds parted and the chi-chi gays lay down with the gruesome jihadis.

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 30^th, 2024 at 9:24am:


And Trump doesn't understand ... anything.

thegreatdivide wrote on Nov 30^th, 2024 at 9:43am:



Ah... the Venezuelan economic model. Or is it called Zimbabwean?