UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 8^th, 2024 at 3:56pm:


No, dear, not when you say this:

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 7^th, 2024 at 2:35pm:


Karmala was disciplined throughout the entire campaign. Many criticized her for this. She never played the black card as you and others here claimed, then walked back when challenged.

Whenever Karmala was asked about being black, she chuckled and said so what? She deliberately avoided mistakes made by Hillary and never played the female card either.

That's not about perceptions, it's about truth. Perceptions are wrong all the time. Our job, in a political debate, is to correct mistaken perceptions. This is how we arrive at factual conclusions.

And that's how we avoid liars and cheats becoming our leaders.

UnSubRocky wrote on Dec 9^th, 2024 at 4:22pm:


I see. So Karmala never played the race card after all, you just didn't like what she said.

No worries, Rocky, then we agree. 51% of voters didn't like it either, dear.

Too bad too sad, no?

Good to see you speaking truth.

Unlike some, I still feel it's a worthwhile commodity, even in these post-truth times.

You?

Leroy wrote on Dec 7^th, 2024 at 9:44am:


Perhaps your distance from the United States will insulate you from the grim consequences of his policies.

The erosion of healthcare, the gutting of social security, rising costs of living, suppressed wages, rampant inflation, soaring interest rates, and the systematic dismantling of environmental protections. These measures prioritise corporate greed over public health and environmental sustainability, paving the way for a more precarious and unhealthy existence for all in the US.

It’s unfortunate, really, you truly deserve to experience the harsh reality of what you so ardently support.

SadKangaroo wrote on Dec 11^th, 2024 at 4:15pm:


Yeah I'm going to enjoy the next four years, you can live in yours.

Yeah I know Trump is Hitler and he going to gas immigrants and kill babies and eat kittens and double dip his chips.

Leroy wrote on Dec 11^th, 2024 at 10:06pm:


There is no bigger white flag than someone rewriting what was said to them to a version they can more easily dismiss, allowing them to completely dodge what was actually said to them.

Leroy wrote on Dec 12^th, 2024 at 8:30am:


But now you're changing the goalposts.

The policies he's announced for his next term all paint the long-term picture that I've described.

You're changing the goalposts to look backwards, and in a stunning red flag of your own, are choosing to ignore all the risks to what he's saying he will do.

Perhaps like many other things, he's simply lying and in reality won't be as reckless and extreme as he's claiming he wants to be.

Only time will tell.

Frank wrote on Dec 12^th, 2024 at 11:31am:


It all starts with his blanket tariffs.

Blanket tariffs, which are not carefully crafted to protect specific local industries, have generally proven ineffective. Research and historical examples demonstrate that blanket tariffs lead to higher costs for consumers, retaliatory measures from trade partners, and disruptions in global supply chains. These tariffs can also harm domestic industries reliant on imported materials, as well as sectors targeted by retaliatory tariffs.

This then drives up inflation and, in turn, interest rates.

Trump, a Republican President in a Republican-controlled House and Senate, is unlikely to implement anything but trickle-down measures to address this when, knowing his inability to admit fault, it will already be too late.

Will they take any support measures that directly assist the people who will be impacted the most by the negative outcomes of his policies?  No, of course not.

Trickle-down baybeee!

They'll resort to cutting regulations to benefit the big end of town, resulting in fewer protections for workers and the environment, all to save costs.

Once the Nasdaq and overall stock market look good, even if people have less access to healthcare (an estimated 2.3 million lost their healthcare in his first term as a direct result of his policies), are earning less, and suffering under worse employment conditions, the job's done from Trump's point of view.

The people don't matter as long as he has good stock market numbers to point to when he's talking to the press on the way to his helicopter.

If you want to talk about Trump's first term, that's exactly where I'm drawing this playbook from.

Trump's focus on the stock market overlooked the broader economic conditions faced by many Americans, such as wage stagnation, job insecurity, and rising healthcare costs. The stock market primarily benefits those who own stocks, which is a smaller, wealthier segment of the population. As a result, gains in the stock market did not necessarily translate to improved living conditions for all Americans.

The Trump administration's policies, including tax cuts and deregulation, aimed at stimulating economic growth and benefiting businesses, which in turn were expected to create jobs and boost the economy. However, the benefits of these policies were unevenly distributed, leading to criticism that the administration was more concerned with stock market performance than addressing the economic challenges faced by everyday Americans.

Combine that attitude with a fully Republican-controlled House and Senate, and the recklessness of blanket tariffs, and how is what I've described not simply inevitable?

Well?