Donald Trump the Megathread part II - mod warnings in OP, Updated 18/03/25

Hopefully our next president and the next PM of the UK!

I honestly don't think he is. I think he's just a rich twat that likes to stir things up with dog whistles and shitposts. I doubt if he had any real political ideology beyond enriching himself and feeding his ego.

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You think a rapist who assaults old men sitting at a bar should, or could be President of Ireland?

That right there is why I was so against Donald Trump from 2016, I knew the fcuker would lower the bar for common decency or at modicon of decency politicians had to at least pretend they had.

Now I have to read tripe like this knowing some people agree with you.

McGregor is pretty much nationally despised after the public finally realized he's a rapist. So thankfully not but it's definitely showing the types that your backing though.

Two brits.

i only saw a couple of high-lights of donald "donnie vonshitzinpants" trump on the news earlier before i went to work…what the fuerk have i just seen and heard????? "drill baby drill" i definitly heard but did i also hear "we're going to mars"??? "gulf of america" and yer man musk!!!???jayzus i think we're fecked…on a brighter note is the russian invasion of Ukraine over? and another aside…did donnie have on "poonami proof" nappies for all that?

pretty much it. Awful awful divisive Kip. Led by truly awful people. Yes, many great people who just want everyone to prosper, but the key players in power here are awful people.

How anyone who uses a twitter account can criticise Musk on Twitter is bizarre. They're financially supporting a Nazi and acting if they hate the man.

As someone alluded to above, let’s not believe all the hype - sure it sounds great and “a new dawn awaits” bla bla bla but it’s the actions in the coming months and how these translate into real change for America that will be telling.
But- I also agree with you in terms of Ireland - we’ve been swayed by international thought and heavily influenced by administrations like Bidens - we need to start thinking for ourselves - right now Ireland feels like a country just drifting in the wind - I think there’s a huge realisation across the population that not all of our decisions in the last number of years were the wisest- while I hate Trump, and I loath the far right, I don’t have respect for the far left either - we need a readjustment ourselves - be it immigration, housing, crime, employment , future investment - we’re a small nation - we need the support of the EU but there’s nothing stopping us having a few original ideas also

Is there any good things for the world at large for Trump being back in Whitehouse?

Could anyone make a list without mentioning anything to do with Democrats as I have to say I am really depressed about it.

Especially as Trump was so statesmanlike and dignified at the last inauguration.

Ah yes common sense that leads to more fossil fuels and less rights for people of fluid gender, all immigrants labelled criminals.

Also Ireland does look after it's own The vast majority of social housing goes to Irish people and not to foreigners which is what contrinually gets spouted online and now thanks to Trump the platforms like Meta and X won't fact check false statements that spread more hate.

I do think the best way combat it is to just leave. I doubt he cares too much about people calling him out on his own platform. It’s engagement and keeps money coming in.

Go to Bluesky and criticise him there, it’s a smaller audience but at least there’s zero benefit to him or the cesspit that is modern Twitter.

You're delusional if you think the far Left in Ireland has had any sort of serious policy influence in the mast ten years.

Or that Ireland should be some sort of mover or shaker on the international stage in a political sense. Ireland is a small country that has done fantastically well for itself through meaningful and well intentioned integration and collaboration with countries such as the US and UK and others in Europe.

Ireland has had and continues to have very centrist governments and those on the far left in a policy sense have largely been punching bags to target ire at instead of holding the actual governments to account.

The continued use of Shannon by the US military, the favorable tax laws for US companies, the arguing in court to not be entitled to 13B tax from Apple, the handing over of whole housing developments to international hedge funds etc etc, none of these are remotely Left wing in policy.

And I'm not knocking Irish governments, we've been much better served as a nation than the US or UK for several years, even if they still need to do a lot better to provide long term solutions for the teenagers and young adults of today.

Advocating for Ireland to become more independent is to suggest it turn more towards clowns like McGregor and Peter Casey who have no ideals but only BS catchphrases.