Play Nice 47th President of the United States: Donald Trump - Part 20: If you want Capitalism, you got it

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USA - 2024 US Presidential Election: Trump vs Harris (pt II)

Continued from Part 1 - https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/2024-us-presidential-election-trump-vs-harris.1383317/

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USA - Kamala Harris Concedes. God Help America

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< - Trump 19 is back there.

 

[troybe]

Is wife no 3 there?

Only if Justin’s there

 

[DaTBird187]

Is wife no 3 there?

No. As you can see by that picture she has been replaced.

 

[100action]

I've become more and more disappointed with Trump's administration picks recently.

He has been granted the opportunity to make significant change and stack some of the most talented people in history on his team based on nothing but pure merit but it appears he has elected to pick individuals that aren't performant.

This harkens back to the days of cronyism & nepotism popularized by dangerous and toxic socialist ideals that setback humanity centuries.

I mean who are all these people under $1b networth? who is Frank Bisignano? what on God's green earth are you doing putting Chris '$171m NW' Wright as energy secretary? imagine letting a millionaire manage multi-billion dollar budgets. Steven Witkoff with a $500m NW as a middle east envoy? I mean do their kings and princes even allow such plebs in their presence?

Where are the billionaires that rose to the top on pure skill and merit?

Where is Peter Thiel (the greatest modern day investor and a very underrated philosopher too, perhaps just a touch behind Rene Girard)?

Where is Jeff Yass? Where is Stephen Schwarzman?

He had the opportunity to put together most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone but this is going to have to wait.

 

[NSWCROW]

I find it quite interesting that conservatives will shout out anti-semetism when speaking about opposition to Israel's current efforts.

Yet will proudly bring up Soros as some form of conspiracy about certain people having too much influence. Do they not connect the dots or is it simply a matter of the subtle anti-semetic views are ok for my side of the argument?

The only people who carry on about soros are news corp simps

Projection 101

 

[Not Important]

the convicted crim is now so confident he has the joint by the short and curlies, he’s not even pretending to be honest. there’s now not even a trace of morality and ethics in the joint

This time, Trump's not even pretending to divest

In 2016, watchdogs were skeptical of his commitment to ethics guidelines. Now, they say, there's barely any commitment at all.

www.nationaljournal.com

 

[Not Important]

100%

Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social)

He will live in infamy because history is written by dispassionate scholars based on facts, not ideological political extremists living in their own reality. #NoNamesNeeded

bsky.app

 

[Bloods86]

I've become more and more disappointed with Trump's administration picks recently.

He has been granted the opportunity to make significant change and stack some of the most talented people in history on his team based on nothing but pure merit but it appears he has elected to pick individuals that aren't performant.

This harkens back to the days of cronyism & nepotism popularized by dangerous and toxic socialist ideals that setback humanity centuries.

I mean who are all these people under $1b networth? who is Frank Bisignano? what on God's green earth are you doing putting Chris '$171m NW' Wright as energy secretary? imagine letting a millionaire manage multi-billion dollar budgets. Steven Witkoff with a $500m NW as a middle east envoy? I mean do their kings and princes even allow such plebs in their presence?

Where are the billionaires that rose to the top on pure skill and merit?

Where is Peter Thiel (the greatest modern day investor and a very underrated philosopher too, perhaps just a touch behind Rene Girard)?

Where is Jeff Yass? Where is Stephen Schwarzman?

He had the opportunity to put together most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone but this is going to have to wait.

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Simping for billionaires is pretty sad.

Governing a country for its citizens and global relationships, is not the same as running a business where the labour of many is used to create disproportionate wealth for a few.

Of course, the US, like many others has already been treading that path, and simps for the elite are advocating it even further.

 

[Chief]

Where is Peter Thiel (the greatest modern day investor and a very underrated philosopher too, perhaps just a touch behind Rene Girard)?

That's gold! You should write political satire full time!

JD Vance is Peter Thiel's proxy. Don't worry about him not getting his pockets filled.

 

[Zidane98]

There will be some nervous Russian assets in the US if it is true Assad KGB records have been captured.

 

[NSWCROW]

Simping for billionaires is pretty sad.

Governing a country for its citizens and global relationships, is not the same as running a business where the labour of many is used to create disproportionate wealth for a few.

Of course, the US, like many others has already been treading that path, and simps for the elite are advocating it even further.

It's where one ends up after years of watching faux ride capitalisms dick

 

[Spearman]

I don't know much about cryto, but reports of GOP wanting to set up a bitcoin reserve don't look good. I understand the need for reserves. The nightmare scenario is that it is a bailout of the 2% who own 90% of it with the bill, Bitcoin Reserve Act requiring the US to buy $100 billion bitcoin. Liquidity seems a problem with cypto so the big boys would have an out if they want to convert a lot. The guy named to be Cryto Czar is a big holder.

Anyone with actual experience or expertise care to comment?

 

[Romeoh1]

Wouldn't bother to much with the narrow minded echo chamber opinions of old mate MPM - if it's not in the Murdoch Press it's not real according to them.

As you say, Frank is a US political analyst, historian, journalist and columnist for Harper's Magazine. His writing is deliberately provocative and needs to be taken with a grain of salt. But the stinging criticism of the Democrat electioneering in this paragraph from his New York Times article of 9 November (titled 'Elites Had it Coming') has more than a ring of truth to it imho:

'Liberals had nine years to decipher Mr. Trump’s appeal — and they failed. The Democrats are a party of college graduates, as the whole world understands by now, of Ph.D.s and genius-grant winners and the best consultants money can buy. Mr. Trump is a con man straight out of Mark Twain; he will say anything, promise anything, do nothing. But his movement baffled the party of education and innovation. Its most brilliant minds couldn’t figure him out.'

As Trumpian-style populist politicking, backed by a cheerleading Murdoch media empire, takes hold in Australia and other parts of the western world, it's a criticism that can also be levelled at anti-right wing forces globally.

But there's also a need to reflect on the fact that the Trump victory was far from being the overwhelming landslide and "unprecedented and powerful mandate" Trump claimed on election night and his supporters are parroting across social media platforms. In fact, even setting aside the huge numbers of Americans who don't bother to get out and vote, this year's popular-vote margin is the second-closest since 1968. It shows just how closely divided the US is politically, and that any shift to the right is marginal.

Yes- much closer than media coverage leads us to believe- even the swing states were small margins in the end I believe? Think it’s pretty hard to combat a conman - what can you do? Keep bombarding the public, in clear and accurate fashion with facts that refute his lies? More simple diagrams I reckon!

 

[Demons09]

100%

Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social)

He will live in infamy because history is written by dispassionate scholars based on facts, not ideological political extremists living in their own reality. #NoNamesNeeded

bsky.app

Whens he leaving the US? He can move to Canada with the other drop kicks and join the soon to be wiped out Liberals in the upcoming election.

 

[NSWCROW]

Whens he leaving the US? He can move to Canada with the other drop kicks and join the soon to be wiped out Liberals in the upcoming election.

That where you hid the night Albo won ?

 

[Blue1980]

I've become more and more disappointed with Trump's administration picks recently.

He has been granted the opportunity to make significant change and stack some of the most talented people in history on his team based on nothing but pure merit but it appears he has elected to pick individuals that aren't performant.

This harkens back to the days of cronyism & nepotism popularized by dangerous and toxic socialist ideals that setback humanity centuries.

I mean who are all these people under $1b networth? who is Frank Bisignano? what on God's green earth are you doing putting Chris '$171m NW' Wright as energy secretary? imagine letting a millionaire manage multi-billion dollar budgets. Steven Witkoff with a $500m NW as a middle east envoy? I mean do their kings and princes even allow such plebs in their presence?

Where are the billionaires that rose to the top on pure skill and merit?

Where is Peter Thiel (the greatest modern day investor and a very underrated philosopher too, perhaps just a touch behind Rene Girard)?

Where is Jeff Yass? Where is Stephen Schwarzman?

He had the opportunity to put together most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone but this is going to have to wait.

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I commend you on having principles and willing to call trump out rather than just saying how awesome it is he’s triggering, well, everyone.

He’s picks are not consistent in ideology, only thing in common is they will be complete bootlickers who can be bribed and blackmailed to do anything he likes.

I can full well understand people hating the Dems for being corrupt corporate shills (they are) but trump was never going to be the answer, he wasn’t in his first term and he won’t be now.

However Peter Thiel has said he no longer believes democracy is compatible with freedom and basically wants countries run like a company with the president basically a CEO elected by a bunch of powerful unelected people. And as has been mentioned Vance is a proxy for Thiel.

 

[Blue1980]

Whens he leaving the US? He can move to Canada with the other drop kicks and join the soon to be wiped out Liberals in the upcoming election.

Shouldn’t you be mourning the death of the UnitedHealth CEO?

 

[troybe]

6’3” Prince William standing next to Collingwood Six Footer Donald Trump

 

[Gough]

Donald Trump Promotes $199 Cologne, New ‘Trump Watches’ In Latest Merchandise Push

The president-elect has hawked other products since his election win, including another line of colognes and autographed guitars.

www.forbes.com

You too can smell like sweat, shit and cheeseburgers.

 

[campbell]

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6’3” Prince William standing next to Collingwood Six Footer Donald Trump

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6’3” Prince William standing next to Collingwood Six Footer Donald Trump

Why in heck is Donnie wearing a morning suit?

 

[magpie_marty]

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6’3” Prince William standing next to Collingwood Six Footer Donald Trump

Elon Musk also flew along for the opening,
No Melania.


To be fair Joe stayed home and Jill went

 

[campbell]

Elon Musk also flew along for the opening,
No Melania.


To be fair Joe stayed home and Jill went

I saw the Meides Touch, we have a stage 5 clinger ad.....

He must have some real dirt on Donnie.

 

[100action]

I commend you on having principles and willing to call trump out rather than just saying how awesome it is he’s triggering, well, everyone.

He’s picks are not consistent in ideology, only thing in common is they will be complete bootlickers who can be bribed and blackmailed to do anything he likes.

I can full well understand people hating the Dems for being corrupt corporate shills (they are) but trump was never going to be the answer, he wasn’t in his first term and he won’t be now.

However Peter Thiel has said he no longer believes democracy is compatible with freedom and basically wants countries run like a company with the president basically a CEO elected by a bunch of powerful unelected people. And as has been mentioned Vance is a proxy for Thiel.

Whilst I still like and prefer democracy at this stage, when someone as well meaning and as high IQ as Peter Thiel puts it out like that it must give one pause to think.

Here's a couple of things from the Australian democratic theatre that are naturally anti-freedom:
1. Gay marriage - A whopping 40% of people voted no in the plebiscite, what does this say if it passed and about the past?
2. Albanese almost getting a misinformation bill through with only Trump's victory scotching the whole thing (via AUKUS alliance). The bill going through would have monumentally shifted the overton window to eventually allow the government to censor/prosecute views they do not like.

But lack of democracy doesn't suggest there'd be freedom, the chances are low that a non-representative government will be run by an individual that observes key freedom related principles.

He is certainly not wrong though, democracy certainly doesn't give 'full' freedom.

 

[Cold Sober]

There should be a rule. The President of the USA should rule Australia at the same time.
Cuts out a lot of middlemen, we have a great representation of most Countries.
It would eliminate the weak as piss leaders and leftist shit minorities that are feeding us the shit that is forced upon us now.

 

[DaTBird187]

I don't know much about cryto, but reports of GOP wanting to set up a bitcoin reserve don't look good. I understand the need for reserves. The nightmare scenario is that it is a bailout of the 2% who own 90% of it with the bill, Bitcoin Reserve Act requiring the US to buy $100 billion bitcoin. Liquidity seems a problem with cypto so the big boys would have an out if they want to convert a lot. The guy named to be Cryto Czar is a big holder.

Anyone with actual experience or expertise care to comment?

From what I can gather.

 

[Demons09]

Shouldn’t you be mourning the death of the UnitedHealth CEO?

You’ve been mourning for a month now.