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USA dealings with Russia and Farage

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mokryna Tue 18-Feb-25 16:31:36

Farage was one of the principal people to persuade people to vote Brexit, splitting UK with the EU. He cosied up to the USA and supported Trump’s election. Additionally, Farage is hoping to have money from the USA to back his party in the UK . Considering, what Trump has done by having his team talk to Russia and suggesting to cut up Ukraine as well as taking the rights of ‘rare earth’. What is Farage doing with his US friends? I haven’t heard anything from him yet. What would you hope he will do?

BevSec Thu 20-Feb-25 19:06:12

Cossy, I do feel using the term .johnny Foreigner is actually rather offensive to those of us who are concerned about illegal immigration, its quite superior in tone. Are you taking the moral high ground over those of us you regard as knuckle scrapping racists?

Claremont Thu 20-Feb-25 20:09:46

Personally, I'd like to hear from our GN Farage fans and financial supporters, who they would support in case of an international conflict because of Ukraine. There are two, and only two, clear choices.

Work and cooperate with EU as a strong alliance

or

with Trump and Putin.

At least be honest.

Wyllow3 Thu 20-Feb-25 20:27:28

Claremont

Personally, I'd like to hear from our GN Farage fans and financial supporters, who they would support in case of an international conflict because of Ukraine. There are two, and only two, clear choices.

Work and cooperate with EU as a strong alliance

or

with Trump and Putin.

At least be honest.

Yes, this is what the thread was set up for. And a crucial question given Trump's policies and the well being of the UK including action against tariffs as well as security.

Is Farage going to continue to support Trump come what may?

Claremont Thu 20-Feb-25 20:31:43

His fervent GN supporters have all gone VERY quiet.

Claremont Thu 20-Feb-25 21:14:17

In fact that have all gone very quiet everywhere, not just GN.
Have they all received silence orders from above?

25Avalon Thu 20-Feb-25 22:20:10

Not at all. We don’t need to agree with all of someone’s policy. What the heck Trump is doing in respect of Ukraine I don’t think many in this country agree with. I might approve of some of Trump’’s policies but certainly not this and I am sure I am not alone. Farage has to make up his own mind but although he might feel bigged up he is small fry to Trump.

MayBee70 Thu 20-Feb-25 22:39:21

25Avalon

Not at all. We don’t need to agree with all of someone’s policy. What the heck Trump is doing in respect of Ukraine I don’t think many in this country agree with. I might approve of some of Trump’’s policies but certainly not this and I am sure I am not alone. Farage has to make up his own mind but although he might feel bigged up he is small fry to Trump.

Can you tell me which of Trumps policies you agree with?

Babs03 Thu 20-Feb-25 22:52:21

I get the sense that the US is becoming a rogue state, an enemy rather than an ally, more in line with Russia and China, and let’s not forget that Iran is an ally of Russia and China, so will the Supreme leader become a buddy of Trump. Afterall Iran has oil and rich minerals. If Trump just wants to make lucrative business deals Iran must look very appealing.

love0c Fri 21-Feb-25 07:20:40

I only popped back on in here just for the laugh. I actually struggle to believe that some of you believe the clap trap you post!

love0c Fri 21-Feb-25 08:30:11

Cossy I quite agree with you. Dangerous people come in all colours and creeds. In short you lock your door because you have no idea who is out there. Hence, then why would you leave your country wide open to 'all' when you have idea who they are?

love0c Fri 21-Feb-25 08:31:28

IOMGran Oh dear , oh dear!

Casdon Fri 21-Feb-25 08:40:26

The pot should not call the kettle black love0c.

Babs03 Fri 21-Feb-25 08:54:17

love0c

I only popped back on in here just for the laugh. I actually struggle to believe that some of you believe the clap trap you post!

Right back at you 😀

AGAA4 Fri 21-Feb-25 09:22:15

love0c

Cossy I quite agree with you. Dangerous people come in all colours and creeds. In short you lock your door because you have no idea who is out there. Hence, then why would you leave your country wide open to 'all' when you have idea who they are?

I have no idea who most of the people who have been born and brought up in the UK are and some we know are terrorists.
Do you believe that all immigrants are here to join them?

Claremont Fri 21-Feb-25 10:44:28

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla

Polite reminder. Trump & Brexit are not 2 different things. They are the same thing. Same companies. Same data. Same Facebook. Same Russians. Same Cambridge Analytica. Same Robert Mercer. Same Steve Bannon. Same Breitbart. Same Alexander Nix. Same Donald Trump. Same Nigel Farage. What was not known, until February, was the relationship between all these figures and the Leave campaign. That was when Andy Wigmore, Leave. EU's communications director, revealed to this paper that Farage was a close friend of both Bannon and Mercer. He said that the Leave campaign was a "petri dish" for the Trump campaign "We shared a lot of information because what they were trying to do and what we were trying to do had massive parallels."

You just can't separate the two. Brexit was engineered from outside the UK- all to begin the weakening and 'divide and rule' in Europe- in preparation for what is happening now.

mokryna Fri 21-Feb-25 12:19:55

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