Donald Trump, the road that might not lead to the White House!
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
needs to finish with the shriek of a bald eagle for maximum lol
krtek a houby
Against all gods
krtek a houby
Against all gods
the derails are ruining my, oh god whats he done now enjoyment, when I see it near the top of the forum
Apologies. Back to the Donald.
That ad is just bonkers. I mean, I knew he said most of that stuff, but I sort of figured they were just off the cuff remarks, not the cornerstone of the whole campaign. It's like the montage from some near future dystopian sci-fi flick, where right at the start they show how a once rational society was terrified into voting for a clear authoritarian lunatic, in a jokey, OTT tone.
Things that jump out
1, "until we can figure out what's going on". He has not only come out and said he doesn't really understand what he's talking about, he's made it the basis for his first campaign commitment. As crispy said, this is beyond satire.
2, he's gonna steal ISIS's stolen oil. I mean, I know that's the basis for the last 15 years or so US foreign policy, but again, they usually try and hide it.
3, Hes going to make Mexico pay for his giant wall, against their will.
Things that jump out
1, "until we can figure out what's going on". He has not only come out and said he doesn't really understand what he's talking about, he's made it the basis for his first campaign commitment. As crispy said, this is beyond satire.
2, he's gonna steal ISIS's stolen oil. I mean, I know that's the basis for the last 15 years or so US foreign policy, but again, they usually try and hide it.
3, Hes going to make Mexico pay for his giant wall, against their will.
weltweit
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tbf that is quite an idea, I assume he has a plan for it and I'd like to hear it
existentialist
Tired and unemotional
I can only assume that you accidentally missed the word "idiotic" out when you wrote that.tbf that is quite an idea, I assume he has a plan for it and I'd like to hear it
gosub
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tbf that is quite an idea, I assume he has a plan for it and I'd like to hear it
At a guess :I'll pull out of NAFTA if you don't build me a wall (cos any tariff based thing is going to breach NAFTA rules anyway)
bimble
floofy
Great to see that almost all of the mainstream American press are covering the story that Parliament is to debate banning Donald Trump from the UK.
Now who was it here that said that the petition was a waste of time?
Not a waste of time.. some people just thought banning people we don't like from entering the country was the wrong way to go.
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hiraethified
No, some people argued that the petition was a waste of time and nothing would come of it. Read back through the thread.
That'll boost his campaign among those who feel that if foreigners hate something, it must be good.
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hiraethified
It'll also inform lots of other people that he's considered to be a first class racist cunt. That'll do for me.
ItWillNeverWork
Messy Crimbobs, fellow humans.
Even if it shores up his support by playing into the rebel outsider image?
bimble
floofy
I find it really hard to imagine a Trump-supporter having any sort of blinding revelation that - hang on, they're right, he IS a racist cunt, as a result of anything that the UK parliament does or says.
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hiraethified
I don't believe there's a limitless amount of stupid people who are going to be taken in by his xenophobic rhetoric, so I can't see any real downsides to him being ridiculed and his arguments ripped apart elsewhere.
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hiraethified
It's not about trying to convert Trump supporters. It's about side stepping his mighty media machine and raising questions about what he's saying and what he's proposing.
bimble
floofy
I totally agree with you. It just seems to me that there would be far better, more fun and more powerful ways of doing this than to ban him from entering the country is all.
Miss Caphat
I want it that way
It's the fact that you're such a strong ally to the US historically that makes it powerful. The fact that your prime minister is "condemning" Trump is huge, really. Has anything like that happened before (i.e. a president or presidential candidate being shunned by UK PM)?
gosub
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Has to be considered for a debate,not the same as guaranteed debate
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hiraethified
Well, let's hear some of them and tell me how you're going to implement them....
This isn't the ONLY way of course, but it all adds up, little by little.
bimble
floofy
I'd have to implement them all by my lonesome?
Not sure what the Trump would want to come here for but, if it was to do talks to crowds of fans or whatever, I reckon that would go very badly for him: Imagine him on telly having to have his bodyguards help him through ranks of jeering crowds (maybe with stupid orange gerbil-wigs on but that's optional) in order to speak to a massive empty bingo hall with about 2 people in it, with their backs to him. Or something. I don't know, but do feel that debate and taking the piss is better than censorship, even when we are 'offended' by what he has to say.
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DotCommunist
So many particulars. So many questions.
was he still sporting a DA in 1998 ffs
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hiraethified
Yes, but all that is more likely to happen now if he visits because the petition has got people talking about him. That's why I think it's a good thing. It's stirred up interest and shone a spotlight on his loathsome beliefs.I'd have to implement them all by lonesome?
Not sure what the Trump would want to come here for but, if it was to do talks to crowds of fans or whatever, I reckon that would go very badly for him: Imagine him on telly having to have his bodyguards help him through ranks of jeering crowds (maybe with stupid orange gerbil-wigs on but that's optional) in order to speak to a massive empty bingo hall with about 2 people in it, with their backs to him. Or something. I don't know, but do feel that debate and taking the piss is better than censorship, even when we are 'offended' by what he has to say.
bimble
floofy
Maybe - as long as the petition doesn't actually, you know, succeed.
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