Trump USA : 2020

Serryah

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Attend Evangelical Christian Church services at least once a week for the next couple of years, and you will have a good idea of how brainwashed the masses are, when it comes to blindly supporting a sociopathic leader.


thankfully I don't need to go through that torture to understand it.
 

Tecumsehsbones

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To the bolded part, this always had me wonder... if Americans are supposed to always support the president as so many say, why do those same people then have weapons to throw down the government of that president they have to support if the 'need' arises?
Isn't that a case of serious mixed messaging?
It's classic cult of personality. I kinda doubt the aunt felt the same way about President Obama.
 

Ocean Breeze

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CNN reporting: Another book about trump. Jim Shuto (sp_) has written a book called "Madman theory".......Trump takes on the world.

From the excerpts , it sounds interesting. It describes how the staff "deal" with his inconsistency, unpredictability, and creationism.
 

Cliffy

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NZDoug

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The US is the most free society on the planet.
Wrong, its 12th.
2019 Economic Freedom of the World Index 2020 Top Index of Economic Freedom
Rank Country Score Change
1 Hong Kong 90.2 Steady 0
2 Singapore 89.4 Increase 0.6
3 New Zealand 84.4 Increase 0.2
4 Switzerland 81.9 Increase 0.2
5 Australia 80.9 Steady 0
6 Ireland 80.5 Increase 0.1
7 United Kingdom 78.9. Increase 0.9
8 Canada 77.7 Steady 0
9 United Arab Emirates. 77.1. Steady 0
10 Taiwan. 77.3 Increase 0.7
11 Iceland. 77.1. Increase 0.1
12 United States 76.8 . Increase 1.1
13 Netherlands. 76.8. Increase 0.6
14 Denmark. 76.7I. ncrease 0.1
15 Estonia76.6Decrease 2.2
16 Georgia75.9Decrease 0.3
17 Luxembourg75.9Decrease 0.5
18 Chile75.4Increase 0.2
19 Sweden75.2Decrease 1.1
20 Finland74.9Increase 0.8
21 Lithuania74.2Decrease 1.1
22 Malaysia74Decrease 0.5
23 Czech Republic73.7Decrease 0.5
24 Germany73.5Decrease 0.7
25 Mauritius73Decrease 2.1
26 Norway73Decrease 1.3
27 Israel72.8Increase 0.6
28 Qatar72.6Steady 0
29 South Korea72.3Decrease 1.5
30 Japan72.1Decrease 0.2
31 Austria72Increase 0.2
32 Rwanda71.1Increase 2
33 North Macedonia71.1Decrease 0.2
34 Macau, China71Increase 0.1
35 Latvia70.4Decrease 3.2
36 Botswana69.5Decrease 0.4
37 Bulgaria69Increase 0.7
38 Saint Lucia68.7Increase 1.1
39 Jamaica68.6Decrease 0.5
40 Uruguay68.6Decrease 0.6
41 Malta68.6Increase 0.1
42 Romania68.6Decrease 0.8
43 Thailand68.3Increase 1.2
44 Cyprus68.1Increase 0.3
45 Peru67.8Decrease 0.9
46 Poland67.8Decrease 0.7
47 Armenia67.7Decrease 1
48 Belgium67.3Decrease 0.2
49 Colombia67.3Decrease 1.6
50 Panama67.2Increase 0.2
51 Kosovo67Increase 0.4
52 Albania66.5Increase 2
53 Jordan66.5Increase 1.6
54 Bahrain66.4Decrease 1.3
55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines65.8Decrease 1.9
56 Indonesia65.8Increase 1.6
57 Spain65.7Increase 0.6
58 Slovenia65.5Increase 0.7
59 Kazakhstan65.4Decrease 3.7
60 Azerbaijan65.4Increase 1.1
61 Costa Rica65.3Decrease 0.3
62 Portugal65.3Increase 1.9
63 Brunei Darussalam65.1Increase 0.9
64 Hungary65Decrease 1.7
65 Slovakia65Decrease 0.3
66 Mexico64.7Decrease 0.1
67 Barbados64.7Increase 7.7
68 Turkey64.6Decrease 0.8
69 Serbia63.9Increase 1.4
70 Philippines63.8Decrease 1.2
71 France63.8Decrease 0.1
72 Dominica63.6Decrease 0.9
73 Cabo Verde63.1Increase 3.1
74 Bhutan62.9Increase 1.1
75 Morocco62.9Increase 1
76 The Bahamas62.9Decrease 0.4
77 Guatemala62.6Decrease 0.8
78 Côte d'Ivoire62.4Increase 0.4
79 Kyrgyz Republic62.3Decrease 0.5
80 Italy62.2Decrease 0.3
81 Fiji62.2Increase 0.2
82 Samoa62.2Increase 0.7
83 Bosnia and Herzegovina61.9Increase 0.5
84 El Salvador61.8Decrease 1.4
85 Paraguay61.8Decrease 0.3
86 Croatia61.4Increase 0.4
87 Seychelles61.4Decrease 0.2
88 Oman61Steady 0
89 Dominican Republic61Decrease 0.6
90 Kuwait60.8Decrease 1.4
91 Saudi Arabia60.7Increase 1.1
92 Montenegro60.5Decrease 3.8
93 Honduras60.2Decrease 0.4
94 Tanzania60.2Increase 0.3
95 Uganda59.7Decrease 2.3
96 Burkina Faso59.4Decrease 0.6
97 Moldova59.1Increase 0.7
98 Russia58.9Increase 0.7
99 Namibia58.7Increase 0.2
100 China58.4Increase 0.6
101 Papua New Guinea58.4Increase 2.7
102 South Africa58.3Decrease 4.7
103 Mali58.1Increase 0.5
104 Belarus57.9Decrease 0.2
105 Cambodia57.8Decrease 0.9
106 Greece57.7Increase 0.4
107 Nicaragua57.7Decrease 1.2
108 Tonga57.7Decrease 5.4
109 Ghana57.5Increase 1.5
110 Laos57.4Increase 3.8
111 Nigeria57.3Decrease 1.2
112 Trinidad and Tobago57Decrease 0.7
113 Guyana56.8Decrease 1.9
114 Madagascar56.6Decrease 0.2
115 Sri Lanka56.4Decrease 1.4
116 Vanuatu56.4Decrease 13.1
117 Senegal56.3Increase 0.6
118 Gabon56.3Decrease 1.7
119 Mauritania55.7Increase 1.7
120 Guinea55.7Increase 3.5
121 Bangladesh55.6Increase 0.5
122 Tajikistan55.6Decrease 2.7
123 Belize55.4Decrease 1.7
124 Comoros55.4Decrease 0.8
125 Tunisia55.4Decrease 3.5
126 Mongolia55.4Decrease 0.3
127 Benin55.3Decrease 1.4
128 Vietnam55.3Increase 2.2
129 India55.2Increase 0.7
130 Kenya55.1Increase 0.4
131 Pakistan55Increase 0.6
132 Eswatini54.7Decrease 1.2
133 Solomon Islands54.6Decrease 2.9
134 São Tomé and Príncipe54Increase 0.4
135 Guinea-Bissau54Decrease 2.9
136 Nepal53.8Decrease 0.3
137 Ethiopia53.6Increase 0.8
138 Zambia53.6Decrease 0.7
139 Myanmar53.6Decrease 0.3
140 Uzbekistan53.3Increase 1.8
141 Maldives53.2Increase 2.1
142 Lesotho53.1Decrease 0.8
143 Haiti52.7Decrease 3.1
144 Egypt52.5Decrease 0.9
145 Cameroon52.4Increase 0.5
146 The Gambia52.4Increase 0.1
147 Ukraine52.3Increase 0.4
148 Argentina52.2Decrease 0.1
149 Micronesia51.9Decrease 0.4
150 Brazil51.9Increase 0.5
151 Niger51.6Increase 2.1
152 Afghanistan51.5Increase 0.2
153 Malawi51.4Decrease 0.6
154 Lebanon51.1Decrease 2.1
155 Iran51.1Increase 0.2
156 Angola50.6Increase 2
157 Democratic Republic of Congo50.3Decrease 1.8
158 Togo50.3Increase 2.5
159 Chad49.9Increase 0.6
160 Liberia49.7Decrease 1.2
161 Central African Republic49.1Decrease 0.1
162 Burundi48.9Decrease 2
163 Mozambique48.6Increase 2.3
164 Turkmenistan48.4Increase 1.3
165 Suriname48.1Steady 0
166 Sudan47.7Decrease 1.7
167 Sierra Leone47.5Decrease 4.3
168 Kiribati47.3Decrease 3.5
169 Djibouti47.1Increase 2
170 Ecuador46.9Decrease 1.6
171 Algeria46.2Increase 1.5
172 Timor-Leste44.2Decrease 3.9
173 Bolivia42.3Decrease 1.8
174 Equatorial Guinea41Decrease 1
175 Zimbabwe40.4Decrease 3.6
176 Republic of Congo39.7Increase 0.8
177 Eritrea38.9Decrease 2.8
178 Cuba27.8Decrease 4.1
179 Venezuela25.9Increase 0.7
180 North Korea5.9Increase 0.1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_economic_freedom
 

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Wrong, its 12th.
2019 Economic Freedom of the World Index 2020 Top Index of Economic Freedom
Rank Country Score Change
1 Hong Kong 90.2 Steady 0
2 Singapore 89.4 Increase 0.6
3 New Zealand 84.4 Increase 0.2
4 Switzerland 81.9 Increase 0.2
5 Australia 80.9 Steady 0
6 Ireland 80.5 Increase 0.1
7 United Kingdom 78.9. Increase 0.9
8 Canada 77.7 Steady 0
9 United Arab Emirates. 77.1. Steady 0
10 Taiwan. 77.3 Increase 0.7
11 Iceland. 77.1. Increase 0.1
12 United States 76.8 . Increase 1.1
13 Netherlands. 76.8. Increase 0.6
14 Denmark. 76.7I. ncrease 0.1
15 Estonia76.6Decrease 2.2
16 Georgia75.9Decrease 0.3
17 Luxembourg75.9Decrease 0.5
18 Chile75.4Increase 0.2
19 Sweden75.2Decrease 1.1
20 Finland74.9Increase 0.8
21 Lithuania74.2Decrease 1.1
22 Malaysia74Decrease 0.5
23 Czech Republic73.7Decrease 0.5
24 Germany73.5Decrease 0.7
25 Mauritius73Decrease 2.1
26 Norway73Decrease 1.3
27 Israel72.8Increase 0.6
28 Qatar72.6Steady 0
29 South Korea72.3Decrease 1.5
30 Japan72.1Decrease 0.2
31 Austria72Increase 0.2
32 Rwanda71.1Increase 2
33 North Macedonia71.1Decrease 0.2
34 Macau, China71Increase 0.1
35 Latvia70.4Decrease 3.2
36 Botswana69.5Decrease 0.4
37 Bulgaria69Increase 0.7
38 Saint Lucia68.7Increase 1.1
39 Jamaica68.6Decrease 0.5
40 Uruguay68.6Decrease 0.6
41 Malta68.6Increase 0.1
42 Romania68.6Decrease 0.8
43 Thailand68.3Increase 1.2
44 Cyprus68.1Increase 0.3
45 Peru67.8Decrease 0.9
46 Poland67.8Decrease 0.7
47 Armenia67.7Decrease 1
48 Belgium67.3Decrease 0.2
49 Colombia67.3Decrease 1.6
50 Panama67.2Increase 0.2
51 Kosovo67Increase 0.4
52 Albania66.5Increase 2
53 Jordan66.5Increase 1.6
54 Bahrain66.4Decrease 1.3
55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines65.8Decrease 1.9
56 Indonesia65.8Increase 1.6
57 Spain65.7Increase 0.6
58 Slovenia65.5Increase 0.7
59 Kazakhstan65.4Decrease 3.7
60 Azerbaijan65.4Increase 1.1
61 Costa Rica65.3Decrease 0.3
62 Portugal65.3Increase 1.9
63 Brunei Darussalam65.1Increase 0.9
64 Hungary65Decrease 1.7
65 Slovakia65Decrease 0.3
66 Mexico64.7Decrease 0.1
67 Barbados64.7Increase 7.7
68 Turkey64.6Decrease 0.8
69 Serbia63.9Increase 1.4
70 Philippines63.8Decrease 1.2
71 France63.8Decrease 0.1
72 Dominica63.6Decrease 0.9
73 Cabo Verde63.1Increase 3.1
74 Bhutan62.9Increase 1.1
75 Morocco62.9Increase 1
76 The Bahamas62.9Decrease 0.4
77 Guatemala62.6Decrease 0.8
78 Côte d'Ivoire62.4Increase 0.4
79 Kyrgyz Republic62.3Decrease 0.5
80 Italy62.2Decrease 0.3
81 Fiji62.2Increase 0.2
82 Samoa62.2Increase 0.7
83 Bosnia and Herzegovina61.9Increase 0.5
84 El Salvador61.8Decrease 1.4
85 Paraguay61.8Decrease 0.3
86 Croatia61.4Increase 0.4
87 Seychelles61.4Decrease 0.2
88 Oman61Steady 0
89 Dominican Republic61Decrease 0.6
90 Kuwait60.8Decrease 1.4
91 Saudi Arabia60.7Increase 1.1
92 Montenegro60.5Decrease 3.8
93 Honduras60.2Decrease 0.4
94 Tanzania60.2Increase 0.3
95 Uganda59.7Decrease 2.3
96 Burkina Faso59.4Decrease 0.6
97 Moldova59.1Increase 0.7
98 Russia58.9Increase 0.7
99 Namibia58.7Increase 0.2
100 China58.4Increase 0.6
101 Papua New Guinea58.4Increase 2.7
102 South Africa58.3Decrease 4.7
103 Mali58.1Increase 0.5
104 Belarus57.9Decrease 0.2
105 Cambodia57.8Decrease 0.9
106 Greece57.7Increase 0.4
107 Nicaragua57.7Decrease 1.2
108 Tonga57.7Decrease 5.4
109 Ghana57.5Increase 1.5
110 Laos57.4Increase 3.8
111 Nigeria57.3Decrease 1.2
112 Trinidad and Tobago57Decrease 0.7
113 Guyana56.8Decrease 1.9
114 Madagascar56.6Decrease 0.2
115 Sri Lanka56.4Decrease 1.4
116 Vanuatu56.4Decrease 13.1
117 Senegal56.3Increase 0.6
118 Gabon56.3Decrease 1.7
119 Mauritania55.7Increase 1.7
120 Guinea55.7Increase 3.5
121 Bangladesh55.6Increase 0.5
122 Tajikistan55.6Decrease 2.7
123 Belize55.4Decrease 1.7
124 Comoros55.4Decrease 0.8
125 Tunisia55.4Decrease 3.5
126 Mongolia55.4Decrease 0.3
127 Benin55.3Decrease 1.4
128 Vietnam55.3Increase 2.2
129 India55.2Increase 0.7
130 Kenya55.1Increase 0.4
131 Pakistan55Increase 0.6
132 Eswatini54.7Decrease 1.2
133 Solomon Islands54.6Decrease 2.9
134 São Tomé and Príncipe54Increase 0.4
135 Guinea-Bissau54Decrease 2.9
136 Nepal53.8Decrease 0.3
137 Ethiopia53.6Increase 0.8
138 Zambia53.6Decrease 0.7
139 Myanmar53.6Decrease 0.3
140 Uzbekistan53.3Increase 1.8
141 Maldives53.2Increase 2.1
142 Lesotho53.1Decrease 0.8
143 Haiti52.7Decrease 3.1
144 Egypt52.5Decrease 0.9
145 Cameroon52.4Increase 0.5
146 The Gambia52.4Increase 0.1
147 Ukraine52.3Increase 0.4
148 Argentina52.2Decrease 0.1
149 Micronesia51.9Decrease 0.4
150 Brazil51.9Increase 0.5
151 Niger51.6Increase 2.1
152 Afghanistan51.5Increase 0.2
153 Malawi51.4Decrease 0.6
154 Lebanon51.1Decrease 2.1
155 Iran51.1Increase 0.2
156 Angola50.6Increase 2
157 Democratic Republic of Congo50.3Decrease 1.8
158 Togo50.3Increase 2.5
159 Chad49.9Increase 0.6
160 Liberia49.7Decrease 1.2
161 Central African Republic49.1Decrease 0.1
162 Burundi48.9Decrease 2
163 Mozambique48.6Increase 2.3
164 Turkmenistan48.4Increase 1.3
165 Suriname48.1Steady 0
166 Sudan47.7Decrease 1.7
167 Sierra Leone47.5Decrease 4.3
168 Kiribati47.3Decrease 3.5
169 Djibouti47.1Increase 2
170 Ecuador46.9Decrease 1.6
171 Algeria46.2Increase 1.5
172 Timor-Leste44.2Decrease 3.9
173 Bolivia42.3Decrease 1.8
174 Equatorial Guinea41Decrease 1
175 Zimbabwe40.4Decrease 3.6
176 Republic of Congo39.7Increase 0.8
177 Eritrea38.9Decrease 2.8
178 Cuba27.8Decrease 4.1
179 Venezuela25.9Increase 0.7
180 North Korea5.9Increase 0.1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_economic_freedom
Great the freest society on earth is Hong Kong . Good list .
 

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"I am a 49-year-old mother with a Masters in Education and I just got gassed by my own government. We were peaceful. I think I stood in the middle of the gas for longer than I should have because I just couldn’t comprehend that the smoke in the air and those canisters rolling on the ground toward my feet were tear gas. My government wouldn’t take away my right to protest. My government would NOT attack a group of moms…I was wrong."

Mothers, not ANTIFA, not rioters, not regular protesters, Mothers from the community came together and built, arms linked into each other, a human shield to protect the peaceful protesters from Trump's secret police. They were not spared from the attacks.


Did she happen to get her degree online from Calcutta? One has to wonder how someone that educated would think it a good idea to attend a protest that had all the potential to devolve into a riot. How unaware does one have to be when they have every reason to believe - as the past days had shown - that tear gas may indeed be dispersed and yes, standing in it too long really is bad for your health. Sheesh.

Sorry Cliffy, but stories like this cut little water with me............not after over 71 one days of protest. This isn't about BLM, or the Feds or the police anymore this is about protest for the sake of protest and George Soros is banking it all the way.

You notice how the 'protests' have kind of taken a back seat to the coverage of Beirut these days. Bet the MSM were overjoyed that they had a valid reason to drop most of the coverage.