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We'll have to differ on that. The US is nothing close to the Spanish, British and German Empires. They were part of a mercantile arm of the British Empire and derived their wealth from supply of finished goods prior to WW1. As late as the US civil war, it was fairly well accepted that if the Brits moved to protect their Southern States interests it could have done so, but thought better of it.
There was never any real concerted effort to put in the good fight in 1776 nor 1812, because they had better options elsewhere. The yanks tried it on with Canada, but they backed down quickly once the Brits threatened a heavy hand.
That'd be like asking the gov't to establish trade policies to increase actual competition instead of more protectionism.
It always boils down to the old argument: for the economy to grow, gov't have got to get tough on the poor but give the rich more loving.
Serious man, that's what all gov't policies boils down to.
No, but if a job is available(that they are qualified for) and they don't want it, should they get the dole?How do we help the poor off the dole? Kick their azzes.
Who knows, but we don't seem to be doing well with manufacturing, they are offshoring.How do we get the rich and corporations to pay their share of our wealth? Cut their taxes.
How do we afford welfare? We can't! Cut it.
Who gives a dam who said it...Both Chomsky and Polychroniou are socialists and tarred with the same brush.
The comments made by Polychroniou were absolutely ruthless and typical of the way in which the socialist left wing operate.
Lies..Lies..and more lies and propaganda to discredit a guy who has not yet been given the chance to prove himself........Accept that Trump has won in a democratic way and get over it.
On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump managed to pull the biggest upset in US politics by tapping successfully into the anger of white voters and appealing to the lowest inclinations of people in a manner that would have probably impressed Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels himself.
But what exactly does Trump’s victory mean, and what can one expect from this megalomaniac when he takes over the reins of power on January 20, 2017? What is Trump’s political ideology, if any, and is “Trumpism” a movement? Will US foreign policy be any different under a Trump administration?
For more original Truthout election coverage, check out our election section, “Beyond the Sound Bites: Election 2016.”
Some years ago, public intellectual Noam Chomsky warned that the political climate in the US was ripe for the rise of an authoritarian figure. Now, he shares his thoughts on the aftermath of this election, the moribund state of the US political system and why Trump is a real threat to the world and the planet in general.
C.J. Polychroniou for Truthout: Noam, the unthinkable has happened: In contrast to all forecasts, Donald Trump scored a decisive victory over Hillary Clinton, and the man that Michael Moore described as a “wretched, ignorant, dangerous part-time clown and full-time sociopath” will be the next president of the United States. In your view, what were the deciding factors that led American voters to produce the biggest upset in the history of US politics?
Noam Chomsky: Before turning to this question, I think it is important to spend a few moments pondering just what happened on November 8, a date that might turn out to be one of the most important in human history, depending on how we react.
Even barnacle Bill said Trump was mad......I bet that went down with the Trump fans in the US.
To call Chomsky a leftist [democrat] is like calling WikiLeak and Julian Assagne a Trump supporter.
They bring us the facts, we the people decide what to do with it.
This is typical of the way the Socialist left wing Fabian indoctrination works...They cannot accept democracy.
Trump would not have accepted democracy if he lost. He said so himself, but I don't hear Hilary saying "we wuz robbed".
Trump would not have accepted democracy if he lost. He said so himself, but I don't hear Hilary saying "we wuz robbed".
The lies and the innuendos thrown at Trump during the election campaign and then after his is elected is unbelievable.
That's your British version of history.
I don't know of any empire that could take people's land, let alone colonies they once own, but thought it's not nice to start another war. Just doesn't happen.
The Poms couldn't retake 'merika after 1812 because Napoleon was knocking at its gates back home. And its better options elsewhere was Australia right after 1776 where the yanks won't accept any more convicts and the other European powers were mapping out the world and asking the Pope for his blessings.
It's only after the short dude got locked up on st Helena [?] that Europe was free to liberate and plunder the world. starting with Africa and moving on East, and South. But not West because the yanks aren't going to play nice, and they got Indian and Mexican blood to prove it.
Not sure why they decided not to invade Canada. Too cold and oil weren't discovered yet me think.
You really can't be serious. I think you have lost it. Angel Donald never told any lies at all ? ROFL.
That's because you've got the memory of a gold fish.I cannot remember in the history of the USA or during my long life, has there been so much attention given to an American Presidential election both here and in the USA.
Actually the reverse is true. You're desperate.Geez, Rumpy you are now becoming so desperate.......Where did I say he never told any lies?...They are your words not mine.
It's pretty amusing, a bloke who hates 18C/D, says he campaigns for free speech, but doesn't want people protesting against Trump.This thread is hilarious. The noco bot is in full swing.
This thread is hilarious. The noco bot is in full swing.
It's pretty amusing, a bloke who hates 18C/D, says he campaigns for free speech, but doesn't want people protesting against Trump.
A few thousand people, in a country of 320m, protest because they don't like who the president is.
By the sounds of it there's at least another 100m "reds" hiding under our the beds of normal, upstanding Americans.A presidential candidate says he won't accept the result unless he wins. Par for the course, it's the other side's fault. A few thousand people, in a country of 320m, protest because they don't like who the president is. Democracy under threat!
You can't make this cr@p up.
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