I want the same administration.
Q know what I'm saying?
Well what do you expect when he brags to have the best brain and shows time and again that it is not the case.
He did surprisingly well...I mean he's absolutely clueless about...well...everything But with his limited knowledge and manners and everything else...he did the best he could. At least he actually tried this time!
Funny they are all somehow connected to Mr. T.
I sort of have to defend Trump this time
Geez, is that what Mr. T's supporters and fans like you think when he embarasses himself time and again? Well, that would explain a lot why he is so popular.
Emphasis is on "promises", plain empty promises because so far he has achieved nothing and that while he controlled WH and Congress for two years. What a deal maker!
- withdraw troops and stop getting involved in pointless ME wars - Mr. T has done nothing, nada, it is actually worse than in 2016, except for having taken back the captured territories from ISIS (which was done according to a plan from the Obama administration).
- stop mass illegal immigration [building that wall] to reduce crime and other social problems from increasing (homelessness, unemployment etc..) - under Mr. T the numbers have grown to the highest level in 12 years
- try to bring back and restore some of the manufacturing base - where are the achievements? Do you really think creating coal and steel jobs is so great?
- renegotiate nafta and scrap tpp - Mr. T...."the worst deal" on both and "I will get a better deal" and "We will do bilateral deals" - How many has he done? The only way he negotiates is by imposing tariffs and threatening sanctions
- reform the healthcare system - Where is the "beautiful" healthcare?
- improve relations with Russia - no improvement whatsoever
- ......list by far not complete, in all cases Mr. T has done nothing of substance. He's only been successful where he was able to issue executive orders, something he blasted previous administrations for. Just think of that, for two years he had full control of the WH and Congress yet he still had to issue executive orders. Again, that is some deal maker, geez
- Next is a "phenomenal" trade deal with the UK - which will be only phenomenal for the US if you look at the draft document Lightizer handed over some time ago.
NAFTA cost but also created jobs. The net number varies between positive and negative numbers, based on who you ask. The US was shifting already towards a services economy at the start of the 90s. NAFTA might have accelerated that slightly but the mistake what a few administrations made is that they did not spend more on education so people can get trained for the "new kind" of jobs.
You can google and read up on how many jobs have been lost to automation. The NAFTA numbers totally pale in comparison.
Where did I say I respect the media "so much"? The points you brought up have been discussed ad absurdum in the media. The latest is this:
"President Donald Trump's administration approved the transfer of nuclear technical expertise to Saudi Arabia twice after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi" - so Mr T is ready to go to war with Iran over nuclear proliferation, yet supplies it to the Saudis as if they are more reliable or responsible people. Fact is, Iran has not directly attacked a country or started a war whereas SA has.
I think the point here is that this was a very cack-handed populist rallying cry by Trump to appeal to a demographic fed up with decades-old immigration problems.
It's naive to assume every person attempting to illegally enter another country is a dreamer in search of a better life and/ or escaping persecution. There will and always has been major criminal elements exploiting slack border controls. The media will have you believe that not a single migrant is being opportunistic, so good luck getting a balanced portrayal there.
Yet surely this ancient problem has to be tackled at its core, starting with Mexico and with diplomacy. When he said he'd build a wall I thought he was truly having a laugh. Now that it's become a reality I think we've gone back 60 years in time
"....you and Trump and Fox"
"50%"
You really paint with broad strokes don't you
I'm not a Trumpite. I'm trying to remain objective in this car crash thread and not buy into extremist narratives from both sides
A major criminal element of a swathe of people can still be a small number, relative to the total amount
No, but anyone seen at even peaceful events with say a national flag for example will be branded by default. Racist, far-right etc, because they aren't in agreement about certain issues
Trump is certainly not interested in foreign policy of any kind, that much is apparent. It doesn't get much more symbolic than actually building a Commie wall.....but then he has stated and outlined his nationalistic tendencies openly, that's no secret
I think the point here is that this was a very cack-handed populist rallying cry by Trump to appeal to a demographic fed up with decades-old immigration problems.
It's naive to assume every person attempting to illegally enter another country is a dreamer in search of a better life and/ or escaping persecution. There will and always has been major criminal elements exploiting slack border controls. The media will have you believe that not a single migrant is being opportunistic, so good luck getting a balanced portrayal there.
Yet surely this ancient problem has to be tackled at its core, starting with Mexico and with diplomacy. When he said he'd build a wall I thought he was truly having a laugh. Now that it's become a reality I think we've gone back 60 years in time
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