[WasWinM]

 benellis58, on 2025-May-30, 15:22, said:

Not surprising that a convicted felon like Donnie Dumbass is pardoning other criminals while making life a living hell for many decent people. Trump is pure garbage, pure filth of the worst sort. The only question is whether all the harm he is causing will be temporary or permanent. Shame on the voters who put this trashcan BACK into the White House for a SECOND time, even after the utter trainwreck of his first regime.

The chilling thing is that according to polls his approval rating is still around 45%. These are not the people I thought I knew; These are not people I want to know.

[thepossum]

I guess people who hate on elite schools and those who go to them are the majority. Sad but that is how the world is

And what is worse, if you are non elite and get to an elite school you are now on your own. The eilte hate you and so do everyone else

SorrI am breaking my own rule on what elite means. But if you are elite enough to be one of the few to earn your place at an "elite" school etc

And you can;t really beat standing in front of a load of steel workers having just upped the price of their competitors by 50%

I forgot they had clearly all been given brand new work gear. Not a spot of factory dirt to be seen

Apparently also allies of the USA despite being terrified are supposed to massively increase purchase of US weapons too

Apparently USA is doing it so tough they need to almost forcibly suck every other worker's capital out of their savings into the pockets of Americans

I forgot the capital left behind by deported workers too

Win win with the TACO

Talking peace but beating up conflict and nationalism

Lucky to be big enough to be able to do it and maintain domestic support

[kenberg]

WasWinM, on 2025-May-31, 15:51, said:

The chilling thing is that according to polls his approval rating is still around 45%. These are not the people I thought I knew; These are not people I want to know.

I keep thinking that this support for DT has to drop. I guess it has, some, but slowly and not by much. My country has become some sort of cross between a pariah and a joke.

Nonetheless, I do not think that 45% of the US citizenry is stupid or nuts, I doubt that we as a people are somehow more bonkers that elsewhere, so we really have to think a bit as to how this came to be and what might change it. Of course a great deal of damage has already been done, but better late than never.

So I agree with you in spirit, but I do not want to just leave it at that.

[WasWinM]

 kenberg, on 2025-June-01, 14:03, said:

I keep thinking that this support for DT has to drop. I guess it has, some, but slowly and not by much. My country has become some sort of cross between a pariah and a joke.

Nonetheless, I do not think that 45% of the US citizenry is stupid or nuts, I doubt that we as a people are somehow more bonkers that elsewhere, so we really have to think a bit as to how this came to be and what might change it. Of course a great deal of damage has already been done, but better late than never.

So I agree with you in spirit, but I do not want to just leave it at that.

When you listen to them or read what they are saying you find all they do is regurgitate what they have told by the right wing propaganda machine. If is sophisticated propaganda and almost impossible to penetrate.

The only way I know is how my own bubble was pierced in high school by way of a question that created an awkward hesitancy in my thought processes. A bit of doubt. It still took years to change but it was a start.

For Trumpsters it may be an example of an immigrant or asylum seeker who has done enormous good while he or she has been here then pose the question: don’t they deserve to live here?