03-08-2018, 11:36 PM
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Re: Returning America to a balanced republic.
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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How is it balanced to be pro-someone who is going to lead to the end of the US as a world superpower? I have a friend in the US who is pro-Trump. He says what people want to hear. She is anti-abortion and he has said he is pro-life. It's like pressing buttons on people's wish list. It's not a new formula. Why should the media agree with popular opinion? Social media is popular opinion. Mainstream media is not the same thing. Anyway, I said to my friend maybe Trump won't be good for the rest of the World but he may be good for the US, but with the trade war I am changing my mind. It's an amazing experiment in human psychology. Fascinating to observe.
03-08-2018, 11:45 PM
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Re: Returning America to a balanced republic.
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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How is it balanced to be pro-someone who is going to lead to the end of the US as a world superpower? I have a friend in the US who is pro-Trump. He says what people want to hear. She is anti-abortion and he has said he is pro-life. It's like pressing buttons on people's wish list. It's not a new formula. Why should the media agree with popular opinion? Social media is popular opinion. Mainstream media is not the same thing. Anyway, I said to my friend maybe Trump won't be good for the rest of the World but he may be good for the US, but with the trade war I am changing my mind. It's an amazing experiment in human psychology. Fascinating to observe.
Who decided Trump's presidency will lead to the end of the US as a world power? Such hyperbole. He's not pressing buttons on people's wish lists - he's keeping his electoral promises. How many politicians can you name who have done that once they've parked their big arse in the seat of power?
03-08-2018, 11:58 PM
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Re: Returning America to a balanced republic.
Originally Posted by ArtHeart
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Who decided Trump's presidency will lead to the end of the US as a world power? Such hyperbole. He's not pressing buttons on people's wish lists - he's keeping his electoral promises. How many politicians can you name who have done that once they've parked their big arse in the seat of power?
04-08-2018, 12:16 AM
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Re: Returning America to a balanced republic.
Originally Posted by gumbud
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I keep saying "we live in interesting times" - trump doesn't play it political he plays it business - and believes essentially that money talks
04-08-2018, 12:46 AM
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Re: Returning America to a balanced republic.
There is a war raging within the United States between conservatives and the leftists, whatever their stripe. Not much bloodshed, yet, but that could change.At stake is the political direction which America takes and ultimately it's fate.
We either stay with our traditional values OR we allow the leftists to take us closer to communism/socialism.
Currently, our children's minds are being shaped by extreme leftist ideology taught in the schools and universities. This, too, must change.
Conservatives believe that it is the sole right of the parents to determine how their children are being taught. Leftists believe the opposite. Leftists believe that it is the state which shall determine how children's minds are shaped. A frightening notion, indeed.
As an example of how bad it has become, it is now possible for a pregnant 14 year old to get an abortion, arranged by the schools, and the parents are NEVER consulted or even informed. Such arrogance !
04-08-2018, 01:02 AM
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Re: Returning America to a balanced republic.
In the final analysis, an American president should, and must, put the welfare of Americans ahead of any other consideration.So should any nation's leaders. At least if they have any sense.
It would indeed be a strange country that did not put it's own citizens first.
Trump may rub some people the wrong way, but one thing is certain, he is keeping his promises to the people.
04-08-2018, 02:51 AM
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Re: Returning America to a balanced republic.
Originally Posted by bakerman
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Those days are long passed. Now, we do not get the news
Beyond that, the paucity of international news in this country is appalling. It is an embarrassing fact that it takes effort to find out what is going on elsewhere in the world. My guess is that fewer than 5% of Americans could name the PM. 70% don't even know what the Constitution is.
Thankfully, virtually every high school, college, and university includes becoming critical readers and listeners (and learning rhetoric), in their curricula. I just hope they are paying attention.
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