USA Policy positions of Donald Trump; let's see how many he achieves

[jatz14]

Thank you for posting this.

I'm as guilty as any other in assumptions.

I read your post a few days ago, and my initial reaction was to be defensive.
I like to think that I try to be unbiased, and will research all of my positions. So you pointing out such a huge gap, is clearly an attack on me, that I need to defend...
But you're completely right.
In terms of H.Biden, I was sucked into desperately agreeing that he was the scum of the Earth, in order to seem non-partisan.

He is a drugged up washout, who only got anything due to family connections.
I had no idea of his education or background...

It's very much the same as the 'Steele dossier' and Russian election interference.
We all spend so much time trying to be accepting and impartial, we let rampant and deliberate misinformation take control of the narrative.

I think your post should be added to Biden threads. And linked whenever 'Burisma' is mentioned.

Thank you for taking the time to actually explain such clear information in a way that I can accept without worrying about appearing 'partisan'.

It's one of the best posts on this forum.

It's nice to see someone check info that contradicts their presuppositions.

Not doing this enough is something we are all guilty of.

I've discovered it's really easy to spot when people you disagree with are being lied to, but really hard to spot lies directed at you, because those lies tend to confirm your biases.

We all assume if we are being deceived, it's by the other side, but whatever side of politics your from, the most damaging lies come from your side, the lies fit your world view, you don't check them, because they seem obviously true.

People naturally fact check that which sounds like bullshit, but they most need to fact check the stuff that doesn't, that's where the clever lies are. But it's really hard to do.

I've been caught several times repeating stuff that just seemed like it should be true, to discover later it wasn't, and I had never checked.



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[Present Not Past]

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Is the US ready for Trump's white-washing of America over the next four years?

 

[And_ROOS]

Is the US ready for Trump's white-washing of America over the next four years?

Depending on how bad the first year goes, it might only be 2 years of being a total shit show. Maybe.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Depending on how bad the first year goes, it might only be 2 years of being a total shit show. Maybe.

They will suppress the vote even more now they have almost absolute power. It has been done this way in other countries when authoritarians come into power and decide to stay. The mob is running the US now, TOC.

 

[liz]

They will suppress the vote even more now they have almost absolute power. It has been done this way in other countries when authoritarians come into power and decide to stay. The mob is running the US now, TOC.

Voting rights (and the election process) are mostly established and controlled by the states, not the federal government. These have been eroded over a period of time, accelerated by the move to the right of SCOTUS, which has rolled back many of the protections against vote suppression and election distortion.

Other than empowering states to suppress more (inspired by MAGA philosophy) and emboldening of SCOTUS, I'm not sure the federal government has many tools to suppress the vote directly. I may be proven naive on this.

I do think the threats - real or implied - against the media might have an effect. And possibly the likes of Elon throwing his money around like confetti will further distort democracy.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Is the US ready for Trump's white-washing of America over the next four years?

They voted for him fully aware of what he's like.
You reap what you sow.

 

[OneGreatClub]

They voted for him fully aware of what he's like.
You reap what you sow.

As will we in Australia if Dutton is elected.
There sure is a dearth of good prospects for Prime Minister. Perhaps Mali one day.

 

[Saint]

Voting rights (and the election process) are mostly established and controlled by the states, not the federal government. These have been eroded over a period of time, accelerated by the move to the right of SCOTUS, which has rolled back many of the protections against vote suppression and election distortion.

Other than empowering states to suppress more (inspired by MAGA philosophy) and emboldening of SCOTUS, I'm not sure the federal government has many tools to suppress the vote directly. I may be proven naive on this.

I do think the threats - real or implied - against the media might have an effect. And possibly the likes of Elon throwing his money around like confetti will further distort democracy.

For a long time it was the Federal DoJ which had to enforce voting rights in the US South. It was one thing to have federal laws. It's another to enforce them. Same with media ownership laws, electoral interference, if the DoJ isn't looking for it, or charging it, then it doesn't matter what the law says. The new AG is being questioned now, and she's a 2020 election denier who is a complete zealot. She'll do so many illegal things it'll be the USGovt in court more than any law-breaking fascists.

It's like tax dodging. The rich get away with it because enforcement is non-existent. The GOP voted to reduce IRS enforcement as the first thing they did in budget negotiations.

They'll go even further in the first GOP budget. The only thing which might hold them back is there are at least a dozen GOP Congress people and senators who actually faithfully believe in reducing the deficit. There are also Republicans who will not like to see an end to Federal spending in their districts.

So the GOP has to cut taxes without increasing the deficit too much and also not obviously reduce spending in their districts/states.

 

[captain blood 17]

Hopefully one down, one war to go.

 

[Magnum27]

Yep ceasefire for now, but how many ceasefires have we seen, i would not hold either side to stick to it.

 

[faible]

Yep ceasefire for now, but how many ceasefires have we seen, i would not hold either side to stick to it.

If nothing changes for the situation of the Palestinian people, it'll end up with more violence.

Do the same thing, get the same result.

 

[Satan]

Tech billionaires Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos will be seated in pride of place at Donald Trump’s inauguration on the platform next to his cabinet.
A source familiar with inauguration planning told America’s ABC News the three men would have ringside seats for what promises to be an entertaining swearing in of the colourful President-elect.

Did bf boss get a gig ?

 

[Spearman]

Tech billionaires Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos will be seated in pride of place at Donald Trump’s inauguration on the platform next to his cabinet.
A source familiar with inauguration planning told America’s ABC News the three men would have ringside seats for what promises to be an entertaining swearing in of the colourful President-elect.

Did bf boss get a gig ?

Will there be another round table photo op where they all praise Dear Leader in turn, like last time?

That alone should have tweaked a red flag in even Fox viewers.

 

[Magnum27]

If nothing changes for the situation of the Palestinian people, it'll end up with more violence.

Do the same thing, get the same result.

I hope it sticks, but history would tell us different.

 

[Magnum27]

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