Trump America : 200 days Plus......

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Enraged Trump reverts to shielding white supremacists from full blame
BY LESLEY CLAR

President Donald Trump blamed "both sides" for Charlottesville violence | McClatchy Washington Bureau


Now the ugliness is from the top down.

America’s neo-Nazis are raising money, planning more rallies

After Charlottesville, white supremacists are just warming up | McClatchy Washington Bureau


Trump America .. as it unfolds now
The fact is the whole problem was started by revisionists that took down the statue of an important figure in American history.

Excellent point about Trump making "hate" fashionable again. Spot on. !!!


It is tragic. Sub social groups are emerging loudly and aggressively and violently.

CDA is not immune..........and like a virus this category of aggression is being activated in some cities in CDA now too.

Maybe CDA should build a wall ...


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NAFTA discussions are starting today and the US is coming out with a very aggressive e and demanding statement as their opening statement.This is going to get "interesting" as US bully tactics are in full force.


That sorry excuse for a pOTUS should have strayed in his golden tower and continued with his questionable business practices. At least he would not be hurting the country ........that had so much potential. His version of the business model of governing is not working. His personal character flaws prevent him from being an effective leader.

There is a LOT more to governing than the bottom line and stock market.
Nope. Those are the ones that matter most. Everything else depends on them. Especially our standard of living and our pensions.
 

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Now Trump has a sick mind, so it makes it difficult to know if he's stupid too. Sometimes a sick mind can appear stupid when it really isn't. And if he's smarter than he appears, that sick mind could try to kick wedges in between Canada and Mexico.
superb point. And Trump's sick mind is manipulative to the nth degrees it is not outside the realm of possibility.

BTW: "sick mind " indeed. In fact many news outlets are starting to mention that ........carefully ......but his mental unhealth is being assessed by the public. ( except by his supporters)

It is fascinating and a tad frightening to observe his sick mind and sick words bring out the craziness in the american society. The crazies are crawling out of the woodwork as if they are responding to a leader who understands them. so they feel more confident in emerging more forcefully
 

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I think you are misinterpreting some of the reasons for the increase in racism in the US. The election of Obama was a real kick in the gonads for many racists. Suddenly their worst fears were realized as a hated Black American became president. This motivated many of them to come out of the woodwork and become more open in their racism. Trump seemed like an answer to their prayers - a president who not only seemed to understand their hatred, but actually seems to support it. That, coupled with movements in the South to dismantle monuments honouring men who fought for slavery have resulted in a resurgence of the KKK and other White power organizations. This is helped along in the US by the fact that these sorts of racist factions can operate openly due to the American interpretation of freedom of speech.

Yep BLM really got their knickers in a knot with a prez that supported them.
 

Ocean Breeze

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The fact is the whole problem was started by revisionists that took down the statue of an important figure in American history.


Nope. Those are the ones that matter most. Everything else depends on them. Especially our standard of living and our pensions.
You have a point. ;-)
 

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And? Is it wrong to take down a statue? Is this some sort of attempt at equivalency?

There is a certain 1984ishness to taking down statues as part of a campaign to "adjust" our historic memories. You are probably better off to add more beside them to add context rather than remove information altogether.
 

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And? Is it wrong to take down a statue? Is this some sort of attempt at equivalency?

Taking down a statue wont help reduce racism and hatred. Good economic growth with high quality of life will. A person who struggles economically will devlop contemp and hatred, But the same person could very well be open & generous under economic prosperity.

Fix the economy and racism and hatred will magically disappear.

People who barely get by have a hard time being generous. But give that same person 1 billion dollars, and chances are he will help many people.
 

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George wasn't far off the mark, just the date.. the far left and what some call the far right are now one and the same. Both want to make whatever they don't like illegal and whatever they want mandatory for all. Leaves us true conservatives all alone.
 

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George wasn't far off the mark, just the date.. the far left and what some call the far right are now one and the same. Both want to make whatever they don't like illegal and whatever they want mandatory for all. Leaves us true conservatives all alone.

That it does. The true liberals as well.
 

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There is a certain 1984ishness to taking down statues as part of a campaign to "adjust" our historic memories.

Putting up a statue, taking it down or leaving it up creates historical memory. Before the statue there was no monument there that imposed an interpretation of history. When that statue was put up it commemorated a historical event, and yet would that have been "1984ish?" Why are these Confederate generals and politicians depicted in a positive way and not hanging for treason? Let's not pretend that commemorating Confederate leader is historically neutral. It ain't.
 

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There is a certain 1984ishness to taking down statues as part of a campaign to "adjust" our historic memories. You are probably better off to add more beside them to add context rather than remove information altogether.

You're amazingly dim. It's no vague "Big Brother" off in Washington making the decisions to take down the statues. It's cities and counties, the basic, closest to the people, levels of government. And they aren't erasing all references to the Civil War, they are ending the shameful practice of lionizing and celebrating slavers, traitors, and losers.
 

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Failure to fix the economy guarantees a rise in hatred and racism in equal proportions to the level of hardship and the lost of quality experienced by the population.

Multiculturalism requires Economic growth and prosperity for it to function.
 
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If the economy was doing great, everyone would be to busy enjoying life and Trump would have never won the elections