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bubblegum

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  1. Been looking for alternative healthcare insurance and in order to get a quote your tel. number must be filled in a form. So now I get spam after spam. +69 numbers which is not a real int. code.
  2. I have been in contact with the CEO, Patrick Lorentz as well and in my opinion the man would be better of washing dishes in a French country bistro.
  3. bubblegum replied to Yagoda's topic in The Lounge
    Cause they died already
  4. Indeed Trump is a socialist.
  5. bubblegum replied to Yagoda's topic in The Lounge
    Still don't see the point of having a pocket gun. Cannot hunt with it so it is only to shoot a human being. OP does not need it in Europe nor in Asia. Conclusion: USA is effed up place where people just kill, kill, kill. Or the OP is a little scared white male with the usual Maga problems.
  6. bubblegum replied to Yagoda's topic in The Lounge
    we don't have rulers. We have however elected officials who answer to the people.
  7. bubblegum replied to Yagoda's topic in The Lounge
    Hope you realize that having a gun for self defence and killing an "attacker" makes you a murderer.
  8. bubblegum replied to Yagoda's topic in The Lounge
    So the USA is a really dangerous place?
  9. Clearly you do not live in Thailand.
  10. In a restaurant. Been together 15 years. My 5th marriage and the first I like.
  11. bubblegum replied to bubblegum's topic in Political Soapbox
    Magaman where are you. Where is your defence?
  12. Deep state is everywhere. The only way to cancel their wifi, propaganda is by wearing a red cap with the letters MAGA printed on it. You can order them cheap direct from the factory in China. Mind the tariffs.
  13. bubblegum replied to bubblegum's topic in Political Soapbox
    He real name might be Yellow trail.
  14. Just right wing media doing the deflection of Trumps supreme court loss and absurd Middle East visit.
  15. bubblegum posted a topic in Political Soapbox
    And you know who the 2 are. They should be impeached.
  16. If they where alive today how would 1, Umberto Eco, 2, Tolkien, 3, JFK and 4, Mussolini describe Donald Trump ChatGPT said: This is a fascinating thought experiment. Here's how each figure—based on their writings, beliefs, and rhetorical styles—might describe Donald Trump if they were alive today. Naturally, these are interpretive approximations, not direct quotes. 1. Umberto Eco (semiotician, novelist, philosopher) Likely Description of Trump: Eco would likely view Trump as a textbook example of what he termed "Ur-Fascism" in his famous 1995 essay "Eternal Fascism." He might say: "Trump is not a fascist in the historical sense, but he embodies the signs, gestures, and mechanisms of what I called Ur-Fascism: the cult of action for action’s sake, the rejection of analytical critique, a fear of difference, and a populist appeal that thrives on the frustrations of the disenfranchised. His reality is constructed through signs emptied of substance—tweets as oracles, slogans as ideology." He would probably find Trump fascinating as a media spectacle and symbolic figure, yet deeply troubling for democracy. 2. J.R.R. Tolkien (philologist, Catholic, conservative monarchist) Likely Description of Trump: Tolkien was deeply skeptical of power and industrialized modernity. He distrusted politicians and modern populism. While he avoided overt political commentary, he might write something like: "He reminds me of the boastful chieftains of old—loud, proud, and heedless of wisdom. But unlike the true lords of ancient days, he lacks the humility that tempers might with mercy. In Middle-earth, such figures often bring ruin before their fall." Tolkien would likely see Trump as someone too obsessed with personal grandeur, devoid of the self-sacrificing spirit he valued in true leadership. 3. John F. Kennedy (U.S. President, liberal internationalist, eloquent orator) Likely Description of Trump: Kennedy, a symbol of idealism and civic responsibility, would probably be dismayed by Trump’s populism, nationalism, and attacks on democratic norms. He might say: "Leadership requires courage, vision, and service to something greater than oneself. I see in Mr. Trump a man who appeals to division rather than unity, spectacle rather than substance, and personal gain over public good. America deserves better than demagoguery wrapped in the flag." Kennedy’s New Frontier ideals would clash sharply with Trump’s brand of politics. 4. Benito Mussolini (Italian fascist dictator, propagandist) Likely Description of Trump: Mussolini might regard Trump with a mix of admiration and condescension, seeing him as a populist who lacks ideological rigor. He could say: "Ah, a man who understands the theatre of power! He governs with spectacle, not substance—an amateur, but effective in manipulating the masses. He lacks the discipline of fascism but not its instincts. He is not one of us, but he plays the crowd well, like a showman." Mussolini might respect Trump's command of media and charisma but criticize his lack of systematic ideology or statecraft.

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