Subj : Re: Trump is ok with Russian bounties on US troops
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Benjamin Toussaint
Date : Fri Jul 03 2020 02:58 pm

BT>> Do you derive this from his 2-word-phrases like "America First"? The
BT>> only thing that was "good for the economy" was money on loan that
BT>> boosted stocks - most likely those he and his family hold.

> It depends on what you call "good." If you scroll back, conservatives have
> posted lengthy lists of things Trump's administration has done for our
> economy. But instead of being grateful, you're taking 2 knees for Anderson
> Cooper.

If you reduce it to boost stocks by taking loans which means on the longer
run reducing purchasing power in general, then yes you could make a few
republicans happy for a couple of months or years.
But as the great Henry Ford taught us: the even larger part of a working
economy, the one that made America so successful is, that people were able
to afford the cars they produced. Trump ignored it resp. possesses no
knowledge of such things with so many letters, but yet enough shrewdness
like his voters.
That's his talent, make stupid people vote for him for things that
influence their lives to the worse. No health insurance, less stability,
less accessible education (best thing for a Trump).
Again: easy false messages that are pleasant ("...builduh graaate wooool
and make Magsiko pay forrid...").
And now? 2 billion spent on that thing. No cent paid by Mexico. Illegal
immigration on the highest levels since recording.
But the hillbillies don't just not care - they do not believe this obvious
fact.
Trump's second weapon.

BT>> Not our media. And certainly not the public media. Usually you do not
BT>> get to work in the media when believing "alternative facts"

> What's public media? Each news network is either left or right; none are
> neutral. Are you talking about publicly broadcast media like CBS/NBC/etc?

Luckily I consume media from many different countries and I work with data
in a business environment. So I can understand facts that are more complex
than "Great thing! Will make Uhmuhrica great again."
Public media are those that are not run by private companies. In Germany
the constitution guarantees that such media exist and must not be
influenced by politics. Not perfect, but that makes them a reliable, since
verifiable source of information (not opinion).
Their coverage was just as distant and neutral regarding Trump as it was
regarding Obama. Even when he started with his very first lie - just as
many people had been there at his inauguration as at Obama's - they just
quoted him and showed the recording that it was simply a stupid lie.
But truly, the democrats have infiltrated the German media to produce fake
news, right?

> They all chose sides too. Telemundo even choses sides - and they are the
> fakest of all. They have illegal immigrants to appeal to - so it wouldn't
> help them much if they said anything good about Trump.
The German, French, Brazilian, African or Australian media have no benefit
from talking bad about Trump. Yet they do, because that clown keeps saying
and doing stupid stuff.
Simple minded people only see the foreground messages he tweets - and
believe them. I am asking myself how much of his school time someone has
to spend asleep to fall for that.

BT>> The only explanation for the negative media all over the world is, that
BT>> Trump is simply an idiot.

> Who's the idiot? The president, or thousands of people who live their lives
> in negativity because of the things he said?
Both.

> If you hate Trump, be glad about term limits. It's just a phase. We'll all
> be sucking up to China & Iran again some day, just be patient & have your
> money ready.

Term limits are in fact a very good thing for the USA. I am not so fond of
Biden either and wasn't of Hillary... yet, what this country, that still
has my sympathy, needs now is someone reliable and smart. Trump is
neither.

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