The Political Discussion Thread

[LtColCarter]

I learned a new word today....

[Coco Pops]

And now the Mango insists that there is a deficit with Canada so he can bully them around.

It's a thing.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...76383051583488

The Mango speaks

[Coco Pops]

Oh and another day someone new is fired...

https://shareblue.com/trump-fires-h-...urity-adviser/

The crazy train just keeps on going.

[Annoyed]

And now the Mango insists that there is a deficit with Canada so he can bully them around.

It's a thing.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...76383051583488

The Mango speaks

Ya know what? I'm not surprised that Trumps trade policies are pissing other countries off. For decades, the US has been involved in free trade deals such as NAFTA and similar that benefit other nations workers, to the detriment of our own workers. We've been outsourcing our jobs for a long time.

Those other countries stand to lose the advantages these deals have given them, so I can understand why they're not happy.

Too freakin' bad.

From the perspective of the US worker, it's long past time we looked after our own workers interests.

And those workers are a key block that voted for Trump; I'm not going to be surprised if they continue to support Trump and the Republicans this fall. The Democrats think they're gonna have a walk into Congress this fall, they may find themselves quite surprised on Wed. AM because of these people's support which somehow doesn't seem to show in polling data, just as they were surprised in 2016. Hell, even I didn't expect Trump to win.

[Falcon Horus]

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/15/trum...-on-trade.html

Oooh .....OK so if I don't get my way I'll pull the troops out.. Should be fun

I LOL'd so hard with this, cause he's pretty much giving Kim-Jong Un everything on a silver platter, and the latter doesn't even have to do anything for it. He can even keep his nuclear weapons. The US out of South-Korea would be the ultimate dream for Kimmy-boy.


Oh, and Annoyed -- wait until those workers realize that the American market is but a blip on the horizon of trade and their stuff ain't going anywhere else anymore.

[jelgate]

It's a waste of time FH. International business is beyond his understanding

[LtColCarter]

It's a waste of time FH. International business is beyond his understanding

I would venture to say far more than that is beyond his comprehension.

[jelgate]

True but I don't want to waste my vacation listing it all

[LtColCarter]

True but I don't want to waste my vacation listing it all

Very true!

[Annoyed]

I would venture to say far more than that is beyond his comprehension.

Well, let's just say that someone isn't comprehending things too well.

[jelgate]

So you finally admitted it

[Annoyed]

So you finally admitted it

Certainly. I freely admit that you and some other folks around here have problems with comprehension.

More seriously, we disagree on issues. Why do you feel the need to stoop to insults?

[jelgate]

Because it's clear you dismiss any reason or facts that disagree with your views. I always mock ignorance

[Gatefan1976]

Ya know what? I'm not surprised that Trumps trade policies are pissing other countries off. For decades, the US has been involved in free trade deals such as NAFTA and similar that benefit other nations workers, to the detriment of our own workers. We've been outsourcing our jobs for a long time.

Let me make something clear to you.
Free trade agreements are not designed to help -workers-, get this stupid notion out of your head.
They are designed primarily to help free trade businesses, and secondarily, consumers.
The worker gets stiffed either way, but at least their Cost of Living goes down.

Those other countries stand to lose the advantages these deals have given them, so I can understand why they're not happy.

A rather myopic viewpoint.

Too freakin' bad.

For your workers, yes.

From the perspective of the US worker, it's long past time we looked after our own workers interests.

You think isolationism and running an Autarky is going to help you?

And those workers are a key block that voted for Trump; I'm not going to be surprised if they continue to support Trump and the Republicans this fall. The Democrats think they're gonna have a walk into Congress this fall, they may find themselves quite surprised on Wed. AM because of these people's support which somehow doesn't seem to show in polling data, just as they were surprised in 2016.

I am never surprised what low information people do, they tend to think knowing what you are talking about is wrong.

Hell, even I didn't expect Trump to win.

I did, I did not underestimate low information and easily manipulated people.

[LtColCarter]

Because it's clear you dismiss any reason or facts that disagree with your views. I always mock ignorance

As do I...I wonder if Annoyed is a flat-earther?