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A vote for Trump is a vote for Putin / Orban / Kim Jong Un
simple1 replied to Jingthing's topic in Political Soapbox
I note you don't disclaim your support for authoritarianism. Your post is somewhat more nuanced than you suggest: Obama’s White House approved other aid. In total, from 2014 to 2016, the United States committed more than $600 million in security assistance to Ukraine. Under Obama, the federal government started the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which sent other kinds of U.S. military equipment to the country. From federal fiscal years 2016 to 2019, which overlap with Obama and Trump, Congress appropriated $850 million. Fact check: Did Trump send Ukraine weapons that Obama and Biden withheld? (wral.com) Russian mercenaries were killed in a defensive action by US forces. “The Russian high command in Syria assured us it was not their people,” defence secretary Jim Mattis told senators in testimony last month. He said he directed Gen Joseph F Dunford Jr, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, “for the force, then, to be annihilated.” “And it was.” The truth about the brutal four-hour battle between Russian mercenaries and US commandos in Syria | The Independent | The Independent Biden lifted sanctions on the Russian gas pipeline in support of energy for Germany / EU. Aggressive sanctions were later imposed e.g. FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Expands U.S. Sanctions Authorities to Target Financial Facilitators of Russia’s War Machine | The White House -
A vote for Trump is a vote for Putin / Orban / Kim Jong Un
simple1 replied to Jingthing's topic in Political Soapbox
As usual MAGA admires Orban, someone who supresses free speech, trump seems to wish for the same power. You do know the adage authoritarianism eventually cannibalises it's members? Orban is an authoritarian contrary to the accepted democratic structures in EU. Unfortunately I understand EU rules mean an existing member cannot be expelled, which is being exploitered by Orban. Poland is at a very delicate time concerning it's political future. Belarus, on the behalf of Russia, is attempting to destabilise Poland therefore the current push back on asylum seekers from Belarus; refer below. We will have to wait and see how the elections in 2025 point the way forward for Poland. In September, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, warned of “the challenges posed by the instrumentalization of migration and destabilizing actions of the Belarusian authorities on the Polish-Belarusian border.” https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-donald-tusk-asylum-right-border-migration-belarus-russia-hybrid-war-eu/ -
A vote for Trump is a vote for Putin / Orban / Kim Jong Un
simple1 replied to Jingthing's topic in Political Soapbox
For a start I am not a socialist, nor would I describe the majority opposing trump Socialist - that's weird American behaviour describing anyone against trump extreme right wing ideology which in effect confirms they are extremist, including the use of the term 'Marxist". Orban is transforming Hungary into an autocratic state. trump has referred to Orban as someone who he admires and vice versa. There is no way Orban should be established as some whom a potential US president supports, including the fact Orban supports Putin. Since 2010, he has transformed Hungary into what the European Parliament has denounced as a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-67832416 Among all of Russia’s useful idiots, few have sought to make themselves more useful than the Hungarian prime minister. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/07/11/orban-putin-hungary-russia-war-politics-eu/. -
Trump Crumbles When Pressed on Economic Policy in Tense Interview
simple1 replied to placeholder's topic in Political Soapbox
No surprise when the majority of trump's claims are false / misleading. US would deeply regret voting in a pathological liar as President. After dispatching with Trump's claims about John Deere, Dale went on to document more than a dozen additional false claims made by Trump this week during his interview at the Economic Club of Chicago that was conducted by John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News. Busted: Iconic American manufacturer debunks Trump's claims of saving U.S. jobs (msn.com) -
Thanks, but I'm fully aware polices need to be enacted by legislation. Regards trump's endeavours to further his prior trade polices if he regains power, we already know they were a failure for declared aims, yet he again is pushing the same BS. e.g. Annoyed Trump lashes out at Bloomberg editor when confronted over US economy (msn.com)
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The facts are very clear, trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for authoritarians and killers such as Putin and Xi. Recently, unbelievably, trump quoted Orban as an admirer on national TV. Are you claiming his speeches and rants are just for effect and in reality have no relevance whatsoever for a trump administration? if so why do the MAGA people rapturously applaud his every word?
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Swastika Flags Flown During Donald Trump Boat Parade in Florida
simple1 replied to shdmn's topic in Political Soapbox
I believe I'm correct the Nazi Party is not banned in the USA - free speech blah blah. Is it illegal to show Nazi symbols in the US? -
Harris mingled with Tehran regime operative who promotes terrorism
simple1 replied to Yagoda's topic in Political Soapbox
The inference from the OP is the contact represented a security threat with Harris conversing with a guy with Islamist background ergo. suggesting Harris supports the person's agenda i.e. an attempted slur - common to the MAGA world activities. -
Harris mingled with Tehran regime operative who promotes terrorism
simple1 replied to Yagoda's topic in Political Soapbox
As your OP link states..."The chance encounter ". However, one would assume the Secret Service would vet attendees. If not, why not? -
US companies off shored manufacturing to PRC to increase profitability and competitiveness and increase shareholder value. Still do so with countries such as Vietnam and India who are being used as a political alternative to PRC. Should PRC cases manufacturing components for US to put pressure on USA it would create a massive negative impact on USA along with trump wishing to deport millions of people, though I suspect deportation at that level is impossible. trump's tariffs cost the US economy billions of dollars and did not decrease the trade gap, actually increased the trade gap. trump companies are still using PRC as a supplier e.g. trump bibles. Somewhat past due for trump supporters to comprehend the stupidity of trump's so called trade polices and his blatant hypocrisy.
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DOJ sues Virginia for removing non citizens from the voter rolls
simple1 replied to riclag's topic in Political Soapbox
A legal process is in place to address allegations illegals voting. You would know the Governor failed to comply with the timeline contrary to federal law. Why do you, trump and and other MAGA people fail to understand facts, unless just leveraging the situation for vellication which I assume makes sense in MAGA politics. -
DOJ sues Virginia for removing non citizens from the voter rolls
simple1 replied to riclag's topic in Political Soapbox
There wouldn't be an issue right now if the Governor had complied to Federal Legislation, in other words the onus was on him to comply, not to whine after the timeline expired. Comes across as the same childish whining behaviour as trump -
DOJ sues Virginia for removing non citizens from the voter rolls
simple1 replied to riclag's topic in Political Soapbox
With respect you're missing the point of the DoJ action: In court filings Friday, the Justice Department said that Virginia’s purge program, formalized in an August executive order by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, violates the National Voter Registration Act’s requirement that any mass voter removal program be completed no later than 90 days before the election. https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/11/politics/biden-administration-sues-virginia-voter-purge-program/index.html -
DOJ sues Virginia for removing non citizens from the voter rolls
simple1 replied to riclag's topic in Political Soapbox
The Big Lie in action; yet more spin nonsense from MAGA world. The truth... The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Virginia election officials Friday that accuses the state of striking names from voter rolls in violation of federal election law. US Justice Department says Virginia is illegally striking voters off the rolls | AP News -
From the OP: "An earlier independent panel investigation revealed that 456 patients had died between 1987 and 2001 as a result of being given opiates without proper medical justification". So it's either murder or unlawful euthanasia of approx 40 patients per annum over the period of the investigation. There has been some terrible mass murder of patients in the UK. One hopes HMG can finally put in place monitoring / reporting protocols to put a stop to this evil. I do support lawful euthanasia to stop unnecessary suffering.
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If AN members could vote in the USA election, who would we vote in?
simple1 replied to MalcolmB's topic in Political Soapbox
trump's economic policies are estimated to significantly increase the national debt and interest rates, Harris not so much. So far looks like trump has managed to BS his ignorant MAGA followers. Trump's estimated economic plan would sink the nation $7.5 trillion further into to debt over the next decade, while Harris' estimated proposals would cost the government half that — around $3.5 trillion. https://www.npr.org/2024/10/06/nx-s1-5142408/trump-harris-fiscal-federal-budget-national-debt -
Most voters support Trumps Mass Deportation of Illegals, Pew Survey
simple1 replied to riclag's topic in Political Soapbox
Media wouldn't be wrong, he is. -
Most voters support Trumps Mass Deportation of Illegals, Pew Survey
simple1 replied to riclag's topic in Political Soapbox
he is. -
Most voters support Trumps Mass Deportation of Illegals, Pew Survey
simple1 replied to riclag's topic in Political Soapbox
care to explain how millions of people can be deported without government to government agreement. Also the logistics if such agreements can be reached, which I very much doubt. Has it ever occurred to you why trump and co never explain how to achieve their goal of mass deportation ? -
trump was alleging during Biden's administration whereas the numbers go back decades, including trump's time in office. As usual zero fact checking and misinformation by MAGA world. The facts... https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fact-checking-trumps-migrant-murderers-claims/story?id=114364781