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

Definitely one possibility. They'll need to start handing out even tougher sentences for lesser crimes.

"Jaywalking! 25 years! No chance of parole!

NEXT!

Walking on the grass?! Beside a 'do not walk on the grass' sign??! I will show some clemency due to your anglo-saxon, if unkempt, appearance and not consign you to the electric chair, but I'm afraid you will spend the rest of your life in the custody of this state. Conjugal visits denied!

NEXT!"

I think that “centrist” answer amounted to that meme posted a couple of pages ago that compared the Dems of the 1850s with the Dems of today.

It’s the kind of post that is made without any consideration that the Civil War era Dems were essentially MAGA, and the new Republican Party of Abe Lincoln was the anti-slavery progessive party of it’s day. They swapped roles in the 20th Century thanks to the GOP’s “Southern Policy” and other factors.

You’d wonder what would go through a “Centrist’s” head if they had even considered that. The early GOP were essentially radical leftists™ who wanted to treat slaves as equals! Would that spark something in their minds to consider how perspectives can change over time, and how the rest of us are talking holistically about the effect of an entire society instead of smacking out heads repeatedly against the wall screaming: “This’ll learn dem libs! This’ll learn dem libs!”

I honestly wonder how well many of them did in school given their aversion to homework.

"So what?"

If the wages of the new agricultural workers goes up significantly, so will the prices of the produce, and Trump will achieve exactly the opposite of his promise to bring prices down.

Slow clap.

If wages increase by more than prices, then both commitments are achieved.

If they don't, there's always an election around the corner. Voters will decide which commitment is more important: low prices or ending illegal immigration. In the opinion polling I've seen it looks like it's the former. But people often think differently in the voting booth.

Trump and Vance will need to hope that MAGA would rather drink metaphorical 'liberal tears' than eat enough solid food, which perhaps they will. In a country where there is already a cost of living crisis, the sudden rise in cost of basic foodstuffs, which then go into most other things will be difficult to offset indeed.

And it's not even down to just agriculture. How many essential industries across the southern United States would go into meltdown if there was a rather sudden and precipitous fall in the number of immigrants who they could pay under the table for pennies on the dollar. The building trade for one…

don’t call them this as it upsets Elon.

Bad on the Tiktok front too, looks like Trump will have major influence over who buys it and will likely be either Elon or Ellison, both Trump supporters.

If that happens, will be another social media megaphone handed to MAGA

Jesus Christ Elon….read up on the Streisand Effect will you?
“Swasticars” you say? Fun…and noted for repeated future usage.

He's always been a deeply unpopular figure in Ireland and plenty of other countries so to expect general support would be a bit silly. And naturally he's even less popular when he endorses what amounts to genocide within his first week.

The megathread is about Trump, and since the vast majority of what he does, supports and represents is generally negative to the wellbeing of the US and humanity at large, option of him tends to lean negative.

It’s the consequence of reality shining upon him and nearly any claim he makes. You’ll find an opinion in favor of him, usually needs a bit cognitive dissonance, like for example pretending that he didn’t call Nazies “fine people” (new example of that recently here) or buying into the fiction that he has any organisational acumen at all despite decades of examples of how bad he his. (There’s a longer list, but lets spare everyone that for now)

But you know, by all means please feel free to be glad that he’s back. Just be prepared to back up any position in favor of him with real information and not just curated talking-points from the MAGA-verse (because we’re well used to spotting them)

Most people in Europe have a low opinion of Trump. This thread reflects that. You're going to have to elaborate on what you mean by "do more good…", it's a pretty useless statement in itself, like a film review with a rating but no discussion.

Trump is back and seems to be much more prepared now, great to see and will hopefully continue. Hopefully the Irish government will see how exposed we are here and work together to get the new admin on side to lessen the impact on our exports.

Lol. Your plan is for our politicians to lick his arse in the hope that he gives us favourable treatment.

Is that how we make Ireland great again?

Through appeasement.