Meanwhile In America

[Zico]

Oh well 

Glad I don't put money on it this time 

Should make for interesting / entertaining viewing if nothing else

[Not in Crawley]

Just now, Zico said:

Oh well 

Glad I don't put money on it this time 

Should make for interesting / entertaining viewing if nothing else

Wish I had - the market on the republicans winning the popular vote and both houses was fantastic.

Ah well.

[bolty58]

1 hour ago, Rizlar said:

Dangerous times ahead he’s a fucking nutcase !

Drama queen. The best result for world peace. None of the cuntish types will try anything on when there's an even madder lad than they are in the White House.

You don't think there have been dangerous times before now with China strutting around the South China sea flexing it's muscles, primitive savages in Iran acting the cunt and the North dog eaters regularly firing 'test' missiles over Japan?

I reckon there's a far better bet for all of these stopping than there would have been under the sinister slag.

Edited November 6, 2024 by bolty58

[bolty58]

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

He comes across as one for sure.

Time will tell of course, and as above, I reckon a lot of it will be hot air and rhetoric.

If it isn't then certainly, hold on to your seat.

 

Of course it will but stop being sensible. All these wrist slashers don't like it.

[bolty58]

1 hour ago, Bertie said:

Projection personified.

 Alliteration appreciated.

[gonzo]

47 minutes ago, Ani said:

People dismissing Trump supporters as bonkers are missing the fact that over 50% of voters have voted for him.

They are not all mad, a bit like over here the 'clever' one telling the 'thick' ones they are stupid is half the problem Remember the other side put up a man who could hardly speak and was clearly in decline and only swapped him out when he looked like getting beat. 

I am no Trump fan but blaming people who have voted him in without asking why ain't the answer 

This with bells on.

Same over here when folk label reform voters or brexit voters as thickos, racists and gammons.

We just don't we the wider picture in US and most can't see past Trumps huff and bluster soundbites.

People vote for real life policies and things that they think will make their country and lives better.

 

[Not in Crawley]

It's the historic shift away from a post WW2 western global consensus in which some parts of traditional industries are left behind and the world favours higher educated globalists.

This is the kickback, as Bexit was.

Calling people thick or daft isn't the way but we must understand both in Europe and the US why certain groups have been left behind in the narrative and how to include them but not shift the window to give credence to regressive views.

[Spider]

22 minutes ago, bolty58 said:

Of course it will but stop being sensible. All these wrist slashers don't like it.

Have your wrists healed up after Starmer hurt your bum bum a few months ago? 😁😁

[jmjhb]

Looks like it wasn't even close in the end.

[deeane Koontz]

Meh, at least we don't have to put up with a bunch of bent Tories this time while we're at it. They're more than welcome to him. 

Edited November 6, 2024 by deeane Koontz

[Bertie]

31 minutes ago, gonzo said:

This with bells on.

Same over here when folk label reform voters or brexit voters as thickos, racists and gammons.

We just don't we the wider picture in US and most can't see past Trumps huff and bluster soundbites.

People vote for real life policies and things that they think will make their country and lives better.

 

Spot on.  As much as I dislike Trump I think the blame for his success doesn’t lie with those who voted for him, rather the inability of the Democrats to put forward a better alternative (which let’s face it shouldn’t have been difficult).  Same goes across many European countries atm where we seen populist/nationalist parties spouting hate and blame having election successes.  Need to understand why people legitimately vote for such causes and then ensure the alternative of tolerance and compassion is better.

Edited November 6, 2024 by Bertie

[mickbrown]

Never understood the yanks, but who are we to tell the dickheads which way to vote 😉

[gonzo]

All this is because they killed Peanut the squirell.

[Spider]

It was stolen 

when are the lefties charging the Capitol?

[Traf]

1 hour ago, Winchester White said:

 

 

So, uneducated old white men...

[wanderer1984]

[Traf]

[Not in Crawley]

Love the drama queen trope. Can you imagine the wailing/rioting if Trump had lost?

 

[Not in Crawley]

1 minute ago, Traf said:

So, uneducated old white men...

You can't say that! You'll be called a snobbish elite.

But yeah, thems the facts.

[wiggy]

Looks like Trump’s closest advisors are Elon Musk and Dana White. It’s going to be an interesting time

Edited November 6, 2024 by wiggy

[Spider]

12 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Love the drama queen trope. Can you imagine the wailing/rioting if Trump had lost?

 

I’ll refer you to the recent UK election.

Its all there.

[Farrelli]

3 hours ago, Spider said:

Oh and ukraine

starmer will be glad he can stop sending £3billion cheques every month.

He won’t let us down, will he?

he pwomised, whilst dancing to YMCA

Ukraine will be waiting nervously to see if Trump throws them under the bus.  

[Manchester_whites]

I go and visit my friends in America all the time and what people over here don’t realise is that 95% of Americans don’t have a passport. They’re not bothered about the rest of the world. If someone like Trump says he’s going to reduce energy prices and create jobs, even the male African Americans will vote for him. 

[Tonge moor green jacket]

3 minutes ago, Manchester_whites said:

I go and visit my friends in America all the time and what people over here don’t realise is that 95% of Americans don’t have a passport. They’re not bothered about the rest of the world. If someone like Trump says he’s going to reduce energy prices and create jobs, even the male African Americans will vote for him. 

In fairness, anyone claiming they will reduce energy prices and create jobs is going to garner some support. 

[gonzo]

5 minutes ago, Manchester_whites said:

I go and visit my friends in America all the time and what people over here don’t realise is that 95% of Americans don’t have a passport. They’re not bothered about the rest of the world. If someone like Trump says he’s going to reduce energy prices and create jobs, even the male African Americans will vote for him. 

Maybe it's time for them to step away from being the world police and get their own shit in order.

Nudge Nudge wink wink.