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Donald Trump: The Most Dangerous Man in Politics?​


It’s honestly baffling that Donald Trump is still a dominant force in US politics. After his chaotic presidency, multiple legal battles, and endless scandals, you’d think the Republican Party would move on—but nope, they’re still backing him.


Let’s break it down:
❌ Lies & Conspiracies – From the "big lie" about election fraud to pushing wild conspiracy theories, Trump thrives on misinformation.
❌ Legal Troubles – Indictments, hush money scandals, and fraud cases—he’s facing more court dates than campaign rallies.
❌ Division & Chaos – Instead of uniting Americans, he fuels anger, encourages extremism, and plays the victim whenever he’s held accountable.
❌ Failed Leadership – His handling of COVID, the economy, and international relations left the US worse off. "America First" turned into "America Embarrassed."


Despite all this, his cult-like following refuses to see reality. Is it stubbornness? Brainwashing? Or just pure desperation?


How do people STILL support this guy? Would love to hear thoughts.
 
Zman said:

Donald Trump: The Most Dangerous Man in Politics?​


It’s honestly baffling that Donald Trump is still a dominant force in US politics. After his chaotic presidency, multiple legal battles, and endless scandals, you’d think the Republican Party would move on—but nope, they’re still backing him.


Let’s break it down:
❌ Lies & Conspiracies – From the "big lie" about election fraud to pushing wild conspiracy theories, Trump thrives on misinformation.
❌ Legal Troubles – Indictments, hush money scandals, and fraud cases—he’s facing more court dates than campaign rallies.
❌ Division & Chaos – Instead of uniting Americans, he fuels anger, encourages extremism, and plays the victim whenever he’s held accountable.
❌ Failed Leadership – His handling of COVID, the economy, and international relations left the US worse off. "America First" turned into "America Embarrassed."


Despite all this, his cult-like following refuses to see reality. Is it stubbornness? Brainwashing? Or just pure desperation?


How do people STILL support this guy? Would love to hear thoughts.
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Great post Zman!
 
Zman said:
How do people STILL support this guy? Would love to hear thoughts.
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In a nutshell: As his supporters keep saying: They don't care about his past and his behaving like a bull in the China shop as long as he takes care of what they consider the most burning issues: immigration, unemployment and inflation, the rising power and threat of China. Trump voters see the American dream endangered. His voters tend to be older, white, male, rural, religious, and less educated. These people are often unaware of media distortions, believe in conspiracy theories and generally prefer simple answers to complex issues like scapegoating. They are nostalgic and resent more recent limitations to a reckless lifestyle that used to be OK for generations. Trump is their hero since he is seen as if he fought for "the (common) people" in trying to put their agenda into practice.

The current development wouldn't have been possible if the elites hadn't made severe mistakes which are now pushing for a solution not just in the US but also worldwide.
 

Russia accused of executing captured Ukrainian soldiers​

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of executing five more captured Ukrainian soldiers.
Ukrainian rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on social media that Russian forces "continue to kill Ukrainian prisoners of war," without specifying where the alleged killings took place.
"Another video of the alleged execution of unarmed Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russians is circulating on social media," he wrote.
The UN last month sounded the alarm over what it called an "alarming rise" in executions of captured Ukrainian troops, saying it had recorded dozens of such killings in recent months.

Bastards. These are war crimes.
 
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Richie said:

Russia accused of executing captured Ukrainian soldiers​

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of executing five more captured Ukrainian soldiers.
Ukrainian rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets said on social media that Russian forces "continue to kill Ukrainian prisoners of war," without specifying where the alleged killings took place.
"Another video of the alleged execution of unarmed Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russians is circulating on social media," he wrote.
The UN last month sounded the alarm over what it called an "alarming rise" in executions of captured Ukrainian troops, saying it had recorded dozens of such killings in recent months.

Bastards. These are war crimes.
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Putin needs to face war crimes over this, I'm sure the orders came from him to execute all Ukraine soldiers.
 
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"Trump voters see the American dream endangered. His voters tend to be older, white, male, rural, religious, and less educated."

How true Thomas.

It seems we in other western countries get so much more balanced views though our media and even politicians. I like to joke that most Yanks think Australia is that hilly country in the midst of Europe.
"Gee, Youse Austians speak English so really very gud."
 

Russia agrees to 30-day pause in attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure​

Course he would as Ukraine has inflicted massive damage on Russian energy infrastructure, specially oil depots, a major revenue earner for the tyrants war chest. So the killing on both sides continues. Such a meaningful ceasefire.🤪
 
I heard say Trump looks for vulnerable nations to extort money from them. Think about him trying to divide up Ukraine with his close fiend Putin. The Gaza reviera, Panama Canal, Canada as the 51st US state, Greenland, ...

Seems big Phamacecicals want Trump to attack my Austrailia's Phamacetial Benefits Scheme (0ur PBS system formed many decades ago, and a great system treasured by our peoples').
The self serving capitalists charge very high prices for their medicines and our social health system subsidises our medicines, even increasing the subsidies and adding new medicines to the scheme. The greedy Yanks say that's somehow undermining their own extortion racket imposed on their own citizens.
Personally I believe our generous and fair PBS is embarrassing the greedy Yanks and they want Australia to fall in line with their own draconian health system.
How dare they try to interfere with the way Australia cares for our own. Our PM and main political parties, in common belief, are saying "BACK OFF" US, our PBS is not negotiable.
The big US Pharmas want Tump to impose more tariffs on us to bring us to heel.
No way, go home Yanks, you've become toxic!
 
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www.abc.net.au

Putin's 'crazy' ceasefire demands involve taking land beyond front lines

The Russian President reportedly wants Ukraine to cede territory his troops have never occupied as part of negotiations taking place to end the war, which continues to rage despite multiple summits.
www.abc.net.au www.abc.net.au
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How can Russia demand such outrageous conditions? That's way beyond ceding captured Ukainian terretories.
And what's Trump's cut?

I for once do agree with Trump that Europe needs to stand up to the evil of Putin's Russia. And ignore the lunatic in the Wright Hose.
Poland, France, Germany, the UK, ... numerous other Europen nations, Italy, Greece, ... are right to be concerned with the betrayal of Trump to the principles of NATO, now just a scrap of paper it seems. Fair enough, 🖕.
Checking relative sizes of European's military forces I was taken back a bit, with a degree of optimism. Ukraine sure has a massive military force I hadn't realised.
A United Europe behind Ukraine is stronger than Putin's 'pressed' poor military/Canon fodder.
Sad to say, Europe needs to arm up, with good friends like my Austrailia. Others too like Canada. Not the self obsessed US? ? I hope not and that eventually Trump has been playing him.
Our PM got slagged off a bit about offering small Peace Keeping forces to Ukraine, with the coalition of the Willing, if there is a truce.. I doubt that. From the other side of the planet, I thought that it was a noble sentiment of Australia to support another sovereign democratic nation. Of course Australia will keep supporting Ukraine financially, military hardware, software... with a batch of tanks on their way.

The Cauldrum is bubbling now it seems, on so many, many fronts. 😮🌬⛈️🔥

And just yesterday a dumb Trump Circus minion accidently invited a journalist to a high security meeting about proposed bombings in Yemen ... 😲🤣
The usual attack followed 'on' the notable Jounalist they accidentally let into the "secret meeting". That was sad and revealing. Idiots are in charge.
The Secret meeting was not done on the approved/required communication systems. Instead, by some, they'd rather attack the Journo than apologise. Straw men with no sense of guilt....

I'm tired of all the rubbish going on globally.
I question if by our natures, we humans are headed down the drain of evolution ?
B minus, sorry. We found your tipping point.
Back to Dark Ages you go.
 
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Zelensky says Putin is very ill and might not live much longer. I've also heard these rumors a few years ago that he has an undisclosed illness of some sort.
 
Grier said:
Idiots are in charge.
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Yep. The inmates are running the asylum. 😡
Grier said:
Ukraine sure has a massive military force I hadn't realised.
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Nor I when I read it. Prob reason paranoid Putin invaded as he saw his western leaning neibor as being strong militarily and posing a threat. Ukraine are now producing their own weapons too, drones, cruise missiles, howitzers, armored vehicles, ammunition. Also tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, APCs, mobile artillery, anti-tank rockets, mortars, jamming and communication systems. They are a leader in military drone technology, producing various types for battlefield use, sea operations, and long-range attacks. Their missiles are evidently of a longer range than those allies have given them, capable of reaching Moscow. Then fire the bloody things there little Vlod. Germany has also promised them long range ones too.
 
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Zman said:
Zelensky says Putin is very ill and might not live much longer. I've also heard these rumors a few years ago that he has an undisclosed illness of some sort.
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Same here. Reason his doubles started appearing due to ongoing medical treatment.
 
Richie said:
Yep. The inmates are running the asylum. 😡


Nor I when I read it. Prob reason paranoid Putin invaded as he saw his western leaning neibor as being strong militarily and posing a threat. Ukraine are now producing their own weapons too, drones, cruise missiles, howitzers, armored vehicles, ammunition. Also tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, APCs, mobile artillery, anti-tank rockets, mortars, jamming and communication systems. They are a leader in military drone technology, producing various types for battlefield use, sea operations, and long-range attacks. They now have a formidable arsenal of drones, including First-Person View (FPV) ones. Their missiles are evidently of a longer range than those allies have given them, capable of reaching Moscow. Then fire the bloody things there little Vlod. Germany has also promised them long range ones too.
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Poland is strong too and no friend of Russia, especially Putin. Likewise the Baltic states, Germany, France, UK, ... Stuff the US, Trump's snout only sniffs money ..

I had a laugh today when Putin objected to Trump aquiring Artic Greenland. Ha, will Trampling Trump break off his bromance with Putin? Will Trump put special Operations around Greenland like Putin did about Ukraine? 😧 Will he keep ignoring national and International laws just like Russia and Israel?

Meanwhile, has the white horse put military secrets on Facebook or even Twitter? That was a good laugh. 🤣 What's the next circus act?
How about a Measles plague? Hyper inflation, poverty, depression, invasion of Canada, acquisition of the Panama Canal by any means,..it goes on more horrific than expected with regret from many. It can only get worse. 😳

All these distractions help hide the big elephant in the room 🐘 namely Gobal Warming and Climates changing to extrene levels with increasing frequencies ...
My youngest daughter is about to give birth to twin girls. Could they live well into the 22nd century, like 2130? My own mother was born in 1915.
How fast the world is turning and burning nowadays feels like a point of inflexion. I sometimes wonder if we deserve to survive sorry to say.. 😪
Drill baby Drill ...
 
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Grier said:
What's the next circus act?
How about a Measles plague? Hyper inflation, poverty, depression, invasion of Canada, acquisition of the Panama Canal by any means,..it goes on more horrific than expected with regret from many. It can only get worse. 😳
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In short, Trump wants to cause chaos in the world to ...what do you think? ...try and devalue the USD which is being seen as the major problem for the US economy. The logic is that if the underlying currency becomes less valuable, so does the amount of money owed. The national debts get reduced and the trade deficit balanced out. He keeps quiet about the negative effects for the consumers.
 
Latest is Trump wants a half of all Ukraines minerals, oil and gas for nothing in return!!! LITTLE VLOD HAS TO SAY NO, KNOWING THE EU HAS HIS BACK. Otherwise power hungry Trump will only squeeze him for more later. Macron has said he and UK troops and any other EU willing nations are going into Ukraine next week as 'a encouragement force' for Little Vlod, thus snubbing noses at mad Vlads threats.
 
Grier said:
Poland is strong too and no friend of Russia, especially Putin.
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Yes they are, steadily building their military over the past several decades, building her strength to third behind only US and Turkiye to 216,000 active personnel. The only thing that bothers me is not one Euro NATO member has bombers, whereas Putin does and they have done a lot of damage to Ukraine, as they hide well above clouds to drop their payload.

2025 Poland Military Strength

Detailing the current military strength of Poland including air force, army, navy, financials and manpower.
www.globalfirepower.com
 
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