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Trump has finally lost it.....

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Luckygirl Tue 04-Aug-20 22:40:47

.......anyone see his interview on the news? His insanity must now be obvious to all - surely no-one will vote for him? Just not possible............

rosecarmel Mon 07-Sep-20 21:22:36

Yes, many say they don't want to pay for other people's treatment- What they don't understand is that what they pay for insurance is substantially more than what they would pay if everyone were insured and paid into the system-

In the book The Nordic Theory of Everything by Anu Partanen, she describes what it was like for her to come from Finland to the US to live- She "quickly went from confident, successful professional to wary, self-doubting mess"-

Much of her stress, as I see it, came from the frustration of dealing with corporations which is part of every day life in the United States- Corporations get away with murder here-
It's incredibly unfair to people -- but legal-

Urmstongran Mon 07-Sep-20 21:39:04

I think these Democratic mayors in the cities with riots who haven’t got a grip (and condemned the rioters) will help Trump succeed.

Voters don’t like anarchy. The law abiding citizens of the USA are appalled by the ineffectual governance displayed in some of their cities.

They see all this violence and looting and don’t like it.

rosecarmel Mon 07-Sep-20 22:02:42

It will remain a mess no matter who is president at this point-

Due to laptop/tablet shortages, children won't even be able to be educated-

Furret Mon 07-Sep-20 22:52:33

Urmstongran

I think these Democratic mayors in the cities with riots who haven’t got a grip (and condemned the rioters) will help Trump succeed.

Voters don’t like anarchy. The law abiding citizens of the USA are appalled by the ineffectual governance displayed in some of their cities.

They see all this violence and looting and don’t like it.

That is Trump’s America.

Furret Mon 07-Sep-20 22:56:22

Anything and anybody is better than Trump.

varian Wed 09-Sep-20 11:11:55

Tory peer Danny Finklestein, writing in The Times, warns the Conservative Party against supporting Trump-

"Donald Trump has no interest in our view of world affairs, or anyone else’s apart from his own. And his own view is primarily shaped by whoever happens to be nice about him, or looks to him like a strong man, or who might help his chain of hotels and branded goods. He is neither interested in providing international leadership nor capable of providing even if he were. He cannot see the American interest in the health of democracy in other countries and he is positively antagonistic to free trade. It is an open question whether Nato and the World Trade Organisation would survive a Trump second term intact."

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/why-tories-should-hope-that-trump-loses-spv8pd9h6?shareToken=ebb3c590c4e404c358dc62c301ba456b

rosecarmel Wed 09-Sep-20 12:58:05

Members of his administration and portion of his supporters have made "bank" during his first term in office- No amount of warnings would pause their desire for cold, hard cash-