Donald Trump the Megathread part II - Mod Warning updated in OP 12/2/26

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That's because there isn't any. The black propaganda smear campaign against Corbyn was one of the most successful that I can remember in modern times. A man who actually has a proven track record of fighting against racism of all kinds is now considered an "antisemite" by a lot of people. Corbyn's mistake was signalling his support for Palestine and for a two state solution in the region and for that he needed to be taken down. So he was branded as "antisemitic", a term which, as we've seen over the last year and a half, is thrown about like confetti and usually with no qualification at all. Thankfully many people have woken up to just how flimsy that accusation is and aren't being duped any more.

However, the problem is that it has become so overused against people who aren't antisemitic that actual antisemites a sniggering up their sleeves.

it’s Friday -so what kite will His Majesty fly today - gotta keep in the headlines or realities come into the light.

Does not compute.

Is there something the NATO Sec General knows that he's not sharing with us?

The Supreme Court has determined today, by a 6/3 decision, that nationwide [federal court] injunctions may have exceeded the scope of executive authority allowing the Trump birth-right citizenship E.O. to take effect in some parts of the country and not others. This situation is likely to review when a full hearing on the merits of the issue [is the Trump E.O. constitutional or not] takes place.

The SCOTUS ruling means that in parts of the U.S. where FEDERAL COURTS HAVE NOT ISSUED injunctions restricting the Trump Admin from implementing Trumps birth-right E.O., the E.O can take effect BUT that in other parts of the U.S where FEDERAL COURTS HAVE ISSUED injunctions restricting the E.O from taking effect, the Trump E.O. has no legal effect or authority.

Justice Sotomeyer called the ruling upholding "patently unconstitutional" orders "shameful", that a different administration could use the ruling to take away guns away from Americans or keep them from free worship of religion rights.

In terms of Sanders own elections he was in congress for 16 years so thats 8 elections and he has won 3 terms since he became a senator. Your contention about his failure to win a Democratic nomination for president is perfectly on point. I think what some (and I include myself) who like his policies overall point out is the corporate Democratic Party has not only never in any meaningful way embraced his policies they have actively worked against people in their own party and continue to do so as we speak if they are seen as being too Bernie like so to speak and well look where that has got the Democratic party and more importantly the US as a country. The point is at least IMHO is that the Democratic Party needs to embrace more of the Sanders agenda not fight against it to be successful and more importantly IMHO this would be a way forward that would be good for most Americans.

The Republican party generally didn't want Trump when he first showed up, either. They didn't get behind him until it became all too clear that he would be the nominee in 2016, and not even then was it unanimous. The story of that party has been, in a sense, the slow purge which has taken place over the last decade to where nary a one will criticise him.

On the other hand, people are still making excuses for the likes of Sanders that the Democratic machine is against him. It is against him and politicians like him, but if the message is strong enough that shouldn't be a fatal impediment. You can, as Trump has shown, sidestep the machine.

The system will not produce the antidote to the disease ….

It helps when you have appointed a lot of them to their position

Trump keeps repeating the lie often enough to fool ignorant Americans. If you try to explain the reality to them they will throw a hissy fit about being lectured to ie pig headedness.

But reality can only be postponed for so long.