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Where is/can Donald Trump take US (sic)?

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So capitalist thief Trump has started snapping fingers hey. You know, snap thou fingers, people jump and America is grating again.
 
I can see what's going to happen. Trump's opponents will bait, bully and hound him relentlessly. They want to see him snap and say or do something irrational. They know that with continued harassment in large numbers, anyone will break down and Trump will be no exception. So expect a very ugly and continuous bully campaign by CNN and the rest of them. They're aiming to bring him down hard and will probably succeed. It's pretty cruel. Picture a pack of ravenous hyenas hanging off the neck of a lion.
 
A random thought albeit one bordering on the "tin foil hat" variety.

It seems that the elites aren't keen on Trump with his protectionism and so on. That seems reasonably clear.

Shooting him, causing planes to crash and so on is a bit too obvious so can't see that happening.

One thing the elites could likely do that would make Trump unpopular and cause a generally bad perception, thus virtually ensuring he isn't re-elected in 2020, is to cause some sort of crisis.

Crisis? Well if enough elites are on side then one thing they could probably do is crash the stock market....

A bit "tin foil hat" type stuff but the thought has certainly occurred to me that Trump's opponents may seek to, and actually have the ability to, manufacture a crisis and that manipulating a key market would be one of the less detectable and more effective ways to do it.

Sending the oil price through the roof or would be another one if he manages to upset any of the key oil producing countries.

I could well be wrong about the detail but I get the distinct impression with all of this that *something* is going to happen of significance. All sorts of imbalances in the economy, huge expectations (in the financial markets) of the most controversial President in a very long time (ever?) and plenty of people with the ability to influence things who apparently don't like him. I just can't see that being smooth sailing ahead, someone's going to do *something* sooner or later surely?
 
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A random thought albeit one bordering on the "tin foil hat" variety.
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I don't think it will be necessary. Bullies have an instinctive knack to tune into their victim's weaknesses. Trump's weakness is that he is tuned into social media and he cares what these dickheads think. He's strong enough to bat off a small number, but if millions of people decide to attack on social media he will come unstuck. Its pretty sad. His family will suffer too. I wish he'd given away the Presidential race and retired to Hawaii.

The only hope is that he can learn extremely quickly and make massive changes to his self-image and general attitude.
 

Say what?

It's all posturing. Give them another couple days and they'll be eating out of his tiny hands. Heck, he had already call on a few big-named anchors to Trump Tower last November, and they all went. Why? To keep that multi-million dollar job reading teleprompters that's why.

Just to remind ourselves, Trump is a billionaire who hates, absolutely loathes, coloured people, women, poor people. He picked generals, billionaires or hundred-millionaires for his Cabinet. He cheated kids and matured-aged students who wanted to learn from his "university" to advance themselves, to get a job... he fleeced those people.

And somehow he's a populous, a man of the people.

The media is already working for him. Though that'd be wrong only because he works for the owners of those 6 media company.
 

They like him just as they like Obama. If not enough of them like him, he won't be where he is.

Just that when you're the hated group of multinationals, you have to be careful who you say you like or dislike.

That and if you like them too much, the politicians might start to be complacent thinking they've done eonugh to repaid all those financial supports and start doing something for the plebs. Gotta keep your workers on edge.
 
Greetings --

I am an American citizen, currently living in America. My wife and I have traveled extensively, including Australia and New Zealand, and lived outside the US for several years. Among our families, friends, colleagues, and casual acquaintances, about 98 percent of us are truly frightened of Mr. Trump's vision of the future.

The most we can do is hope for the best. But we are preparing for the worst.

Best regards, Howard
 
That's not what decent hard working Americans in the Rust Belt thought mate.

They are seeing how lucky they were to escape a Presidency of the preferred candidate of this current bunch of street thugs, poseurs, bigots and sore losers.
 

Hello Howard,

Maybe it will take a disaster to remind Americans how lucky they really are.

I don't necessarily believe that a disaster will happen though, I think the US economy and Americans in general are too strong to let that happen. The political cycle will continue and Trump will be thrown out in 4 years if he messes things up.

Like Australians, Americans don't truly appreciate what a great society they have. It can always be made better of course. As long as we have a free press (?) and freedom of speech , the politicians have to listen (eventually).
 
Let's see what does.
At least he has a chance of making change. Some of the things he says are correct.
It ill be resting to see whether the Republicans him pass any law besides the tax cuts.
 

I'm guessing the celebratory bbq's haven't stopped in Texas?

Being a Presbyterian, he knows that his self assessed Calvanistic work ethic of toil, frugality and discipline for grace make him a strong candidate for predestination ticket to his saviour, irregardless of whether he is a religious follower of the Westminster Standards or not. This allows him the freedom to change his mind about anything and not feel guilt.

I'm guessing similarly inclined puritanical wannabes in the USA also subscribe to the notion that the USA has lost its work for prosperity way and voted accordingly. That's one of the troubles with social media, it can reveal lifestyle truths that were previously obscured by official propaganda.... on this occasion taken advantage of by the Presidential tweeter.
 
The new Trump press secretary is going to barrels of fun. Reminds me of that old Iraqi information minister. When the allies were storming Baghdad tearing down statues of Saddam and he said the statues had been taken down for cleaning.
 

98%? How eerily close to that other oftbquoted statistic is that?

That really only serves to prove your circle of influence is somewhat of an echo chamber.

Of my American colleagues, it is the opposite, 98% are jubilant. (not that that is representative either)

As for fear for the future, the continuation of the liberal <cough > dystopia under Clinton et al, is far more scary IMO. Oceana is truly not fat away if the speakers at yesterday's "protests " were any indication. not a critical thought between the lot of them.... absurd.

Although the Donald will continue to supply much eye rolling and tut tuting from those brave enough to emerge from their safe space, this is infinitely better that the insidious gradualism, taking us ever so indiscernibley but surely into Nineteeneightyfour
 
Don said that is propaganda to sabotage his planned success as Prez.
 
When truth goes walkabout
 

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The new Trump press secretary is going to barrels of fun. Reminds me of that old Iraqi information minister. When the allies were storming Baghdad tearing down statues of Saddam and he said the statues had been taken down for cleaning.
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This is also hilarious (or sad, more precisely).

 
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