OT: American Politics

[hockeylover]

 

[leafman101]

 

[Deckie007]

Just a reminder, most of the big cities have democratic mayors. So as much as people want to blame Republicans for this, most of these cities have been democratic for a long while and have stood by and let this happen.

List of mayors of the 50 largest cities in the United States - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

I was truly, truly far too kind when I said all of those terrible things about what a Trump presidency was likely to bring to America.

To think that hilarious terms like "Trump derangement syndrome" have stood the test of time to describe people who were still dead wrong about how much of a horrific piece of shit that man is.

Its still not time to panic.

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Really, eh. There's hundreds and hundreds of videos of police attacking protestors. Did they cover this before Trump's stunt yesterday?

Where have you been?

 

[hockeylover]

 

[Volcanologist]

Now that is some dark humour. Iran fingerwagging on America's naughty behaviour.

 

[mbow30]

Ivanka looks so weak with that face mask.

 

[CH1]

Said it a thousand times -- what has Trump been involved in that didn't end in total shit (bankruptcy, divorce, lawsuits, etc)

Trump Steaks
Trump Airlines
Trump Vodka
Trump Mortgage
Trump: The Game
Trump Magazine
Trump University
Trump Ice
The New Jersey Generals
Tour de Trump
Trump Network
Trumped!

Trump Taj Mahal
Trump’s Castle
Trump Plaza Casinos
Trump Plaza Hotel
Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts
Trump Entertainment Resorts

 

[MindzEye]

Said it a thousand times -- what has Trump been involved in that didn't end in total shit (bankruptcy, divorce, lawsuits, etc)

Trump Steaks
Trump Airlines
Trump Vodka
Trump Mortgage
Trump: The Game
Trump Magazine
Trump University
Trump Ice
The New Jersey Generals
Tour de Trump
Trump Network
Trumped!

Trump Taj Mahal
Trump’s Castle
Trump Plaza Casinos
Trump Plaza Hotel
Trump Hotels and Casinos Resorts
Trump Entertainment Resorts

If we...and by we I mean muppets who didnt know who this guy was to begin with...needed any indication regarding what type of person he is, well, who names all of their companies after themself?

 

[hockeylover]

Is there anything Trump could do at this point that would be a bridge too far for these spineless fuckers?

 

[leafman101]

All citizens must be assumed guilty until proven innocent. The American way.

 

[SundinsTooth]

Uhhh yes?

I never know what point Beleafer is trying to make.

Psst...neither does he.

 

[CH1]

If we...and by we I mean muppets who didnt know who this guy was to begin with...needed any indication regarding what type of person he is, well, who names all of their companies after themself?

Sadly, he's personally done incredibly well pumping up his brand. (His shareholders and other stakeholders not so much)

There's enough people out there who believe narcissistic assholes who talk themselves up.

Because:

“A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth. Authoritarian institutions and marketers have always known this fact.”
― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

 

[zeke]

 

[SundinsTooth]

Jesus, now that's a paddlin'.

 

[MindzEye]

Sadly, he's personally done incredibly well pumping up his brand. (His shareholders and other stakeholders not so much)

There's enough people out there who believe narcissistic assholes who talk themselves up.

Because:

“A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth. Authoritarian institutions and marketers have always known this fact.”
― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

I would place an outsized bet that his business model, sans shuffling dirty Russian paper, has actually done very poorly.

 

[hockeylover]

pretty cynical when it comes to most organized religion but it's nice to hear church leaders talk about how he's completely antithetical to christianity.

 

[CH1]

I would place an outsized bet that his business model, sans shuffling dirty Russian paper, has actually done very poorly.

Yes, his businesses suck (sorry shareholders, banks, vendors with unpaid bills) but he maintained a celebrity lavish life style , golfed whenever he wanted, never worked a day in his life and became President of the United States.

Of course, he inherited a small fortune, which if he had simply invested in an index fun would have given him an amazingly comfortable life (but no celebrity status, less lavish, and definitely not President). In other words, he'd be like his brother who nobody knows.

 

[Artnes]

pretty cynical when it comes to most organized religion but it's nice to hear church leaders talk about how he's completely antithetical to christianity.

The church leaders know they are being used. Some welcome it as it brings more money and power to their cause.

Its the flock who cant seem to see past the smoke screen