22-08-2017, 09:00 AM
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Back to the Future with Trump.
I found this a bit scary:The president was the unexpected nominee of a deeply divided Republican Party, and managed to tap into something deep and disturbing in the public mood.
America was changing fast, and white men in particular didn't like it. Crime was rampant, women and minorities were increasing their economic and political strength, morals and standards were being challenged, and mass migration was changing the face of the nation.
The president was elected boldly promising to put "America first".
He soon slashed immigration and signed racist laws. Anti-Semitism and anti-black sentiment grew, while membership of the Ku Klux Klan climbed from a few thousand into the millions.
All the while, the president's personal behaviour was increasingly scandalous and he presided over a profoundly corrupt administration, stacked with old friends and cronies.
Many didn't take him seriously; in fact his presidency came to be regarded as one of the worst in American history.
He died suddenly after just over two years in office, and was replaced by a more conservative vice-president, who continued to pander to bigots.
No, this isn't a dire prediction of the future of America's 45th President, but a brief account of its 29th, Warren G Harding, and his successor Calvin Coolidge.
Read the whole article at:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-2...-1920s/8827506
It is well worth reading.
22-08-2017, 09:36 AM
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Re: Back to the Future with Trump.
Originally Posted by Bruce
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I found this a bit scary:The president was the unexpected nominee of a deeply divided Republican Party, and managed to tap into something deep and disturbing in the public mood.
America was changing fast, and white men in particular didn't like it. Crime was rampant, women and minorities were increasing their economic and political strength, morals and standards were being challenged, and mass migration was changing the face of the nation.
The president was elected boldly promising to put "America first".
He soon slashed immigration and signed racist laws. Anti-Semitism and anti-black sentiment grew, while membership of the Ku Klux Klan climbed from a few thousand into the millions.
All the while, the president's personal behaviour was increasingly scandalous and he presided over a profoundly corrupt administration, stacked with old friends and cronies.
Many didn't take him seriously; in fact his presidency came to be regarded as one of the worst in American history.
He died suddenly after just over two years in office, and was replaced by a more conservative vice-president, who continued to pander to bigots.
No, this isn't a dire prediction of the future of America's 45th President, but a brief account of its 29th, Warren G Harding, and his successor Calvin Coolidge.
Read the whole article at:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-2...-1920s/8827506
It is well worth reading.
Who are you lining up to assassinate Trump???
22-08-2017, 09:48 AM
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Re: Back to the Future with Trump.
I'm finding the reality scary enough Bruce without reading fiction. I initially thought Americans too smart to elect him, nope, I thought few would follow him, nope, I thought there would be a backlash against the right, nope.I've lost all faith it will be ok in the end.
22-08-2017, 11:06 AM
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Re: Back to the Future with Trump.
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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I'm finding the reality scary enough Bruce without reading fiction. I initially thought Americans too smart to elect him, nope, I thought few would follow him, nope, I thought there would be a backlash against the right, nope.I've lost all faith it will be ok in the end.
22-08-2017, 11:50 AM
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Re: Back to the Future with Trump.
Originally Posted by Julie1962
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I'm finding the reality scary enough Bruce without reading fiction. I initially thought Americans too smart to elect him, nope, I thought few would follow him, nope, I thought there would be a backlash against the right, nope.I've lost all faith it will be ok in the end.
22-08-2017, 03:16 PM
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Re: Back to the Future with Trump.
Originally Posted by Rehab44
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Really? For all intents and purposes it is, they pull Jezza's strings
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