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Nikita Kruschev were also named Times' "Man of the Year." Being named "Man of the Year" doesn't mean you've done or will do anything beneficial for the world. It does probably mean that what you have done or will do will have a significant impact on the world. And I do think that the next four years of Trump's presidency will indeed have quite an impact - a very troublesome one. 10 Most Questionable Choices For TIME'S Person Of The Year

Some liberals are much, but not well, educated. Some are well, but not much, educated. Some are both, and some are neither.

I'm a liberal, but unlike many on the left, and apparently you, my compassion is not selective. My response above was to an accusation that liberals "exploit compassion for political power." I would not exploit compassion for any reason, especially political power. I'm not concerned much with political power. I am mainly concerned with living according to my values and expressing those values when appropriate.

I am very well educated. I do have the ability to learn and have done so all my life. I only recall a few things that I have been wrong about on these forums, and I've acknowledged those. All the rest of the things people like you think I'm wrong about are just different opinions. You and I disagree on many things, maybe everything, but that doesn't make you or me wrong. That's the way I see it, anyway.

Most liberals I know, such as myself, are very well-educated, try to stay informed, and are not "self-deluded" but "woke." And, yes, you should take that into account on all of my comments.

I'm sure that's true of some, maybe many liberals, especially those overly concerned with politics. This argument doesn't apply to me and other true liberals I know.

Remember when Oprah and 'The View' liked Trump? No, I don't watch either of these programs. But, if you say they did, I believe you. They, however, IMO, don't speak for all the left, like lefties like me. I'm very, very far left and what you'd probably call "woke" for over 50 years. (I'm going to be 79 in January.)

I've been far-left liberal for at least 50 years. Neither Trump nor Musk has ever been my "darling." I don't recall Trump ever being supported by the left. And Musk may have been supported by some liberals when he started manufacturing electric vehicles, but other than that, no. Now, he seems obsessed with abandoning the Earth and going to another planet before we (humans) learn to live both socially and environmentally compatible with the Earth. I'd not call that "colonizing"; I'd call that "metastasizing,"

I'm not so much concerned with IQ as with compassion, empathy, and the propensity to share. Those are the most important traits that, IMO, determine whether someone is a liberal or conservative.

Trump and Musk have NEVER been "darlings of the left." Trump has never been, and Musk, at least for me, ruined his reputation when he threw a temper tantrum about how his efforts to save the kids trapped in a tunnel here in Thailand were not used. I don't remember WHY they were not used, but Musk took it as an insult. He and most multi-billionaires have never been in my "darling" category. They all seem to be egomaniacal, selfish, capitalistic, narcissists to me.

Your response above is exactly what I'm talking about. I do agree with everything you've said above about China. I do not believe that in the West (USA, primarily), the priorities are HSE (Heath, Safety, Environment ), quality, and cost, in that order. That's the way it should be, but I think even now, and most certainly during the Trump administration, the priorities will be completely reversed: cost (profit), quality (as low as possible to decrease costs and increase profits, and HSE (will be last on the list and only be considered if everything else is going well, and maybe not even then. And even if everything you say above about China and other countries is true, we (the West/USA) should not use that as an excuse to reduce, reorder, or ignore our priorities in the order they should be.

I agree with what you say above, but that only means we should try very hard to reach agreements and consensuses with other countries on how to deal with this growing crisis. And, even if other countries don't follow the rules, we should. We should set an example, even if it is not beneficial to our economy.

No, the USA voters were either conned by the "nazi fascist hitler luvin Trump," or came out from under the rocks they've been hiding. And yes, I'm trying to figure out which explanation can be applied to the majority of them, but I'm afraid, for now, I'll have to assume that a very large percentage of my fellow countrymen are the types with whom I do not care to associate.

What countries are they trying to take over? Isreal is trying to drive all Palestinians out of their territories granted to them by the UN in 1947, such as Gaza and the parts of the West Bank. They've been doing this for many years now.

Israel is attempting to drive all Palestinians out of their land in Gaza and the West Bank so they can take it over and have the entire area as part of Israel. They've done this before and keep doing it. For over a year now, I've been suggesting a Two-State Solution based on the original. UN land grants of 1947. I predict Trump will totally back Isreal and Palestinians either be allowed to be killed or divine out, or allowed to stay as second-class type citizens with almost no rights and protection.

Snd you know that how? I don't "know" that, but that is my opinion of them based on how they talk and act, at least from what I've seen online. I've never met and talked with either one of them, and frankly, I don't care to.

I do have fear. I believe Trump will "restore peace" by backing aggressive countries like Russia, North Korea, China, and Israel in their attempts to take over other countries. I believe Trump will completely disrupt the USA and many other countries by halting progress on common efforts, such as the effort to address the human causes of Climate Change, and even dismantling all achievements we've been able to have so far under Obama and Biden.

No one cares. Oh, I care. What I mean is Musk and Trump don't care about anyone else but themselves.

You are going to Liverpool, England, and are not knowledgeable about the rules in the USA. A president can only pardon someone (or himself, although that's never been done before) of FEDERAL charges, not STATE charges. Two of his four indictments are state charges, one in New York and one in Georgia. The STATE charges cannot be pardoned.

He deported himself already. I said "deported to," not "deported from." What I meant was to have him deported to Thailand from whatever country he is now in. Maybe we could say "imported." 😄

Yes, I agree with you. I think Biden said he would not pardon Hunter because he thought he would be found not guilty or, if found guilty, would face fines, not prison.

Find him, have him deported to Thailand, and lock him up!

I'm a far-left liberal and a strong progressive. I wouldn't join Elon Musk on anything.

As a far-left liberal, I say "No!" to pardons for either Hunter Biden or Donald Trump.

Yes, I understand all that, but some of us just don't have 800K that we can keep in a bank. I used to do that, but recently, my balance dipped below the 800K threshold, so I've gone with the 65K or more monthly deposits. My monthly Social Security pension is about 90K, and it is deposited in my USA bank account. So, I have no problem meeting the 65K minimum, even if I have to use some of those funds out of my USA bank account for other things. But, yes, it does cost me a little more in money transfer fees, but that's the price I have to pay to stay in Thailand with less than 800K in the bank unless I want to go with a one-year extension based on Marriage, which requires a lot more paperwork. I'd rather pay $50 a month or so in transfer fees rather than go through all that hassle of gathering up the Marriage paperwork.