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

While I think it is unlikely we will see a MAGA style government here, my vote for a specific candidate would be John Collinson, young, rich, stripe is a well known brand and he has already had a piece in the Irish Times about the state of the Irish government and how it should be restructured - https://archive.ph/p7KSj

Edit: BTW - Its a complete no for me too, just pointing out what could be perceived as the start of a political MAGA lite campaign

We've a different perception of wealth in Ireland than they do in the US.

In Ireland, it is viewed almost separately to how the individual is perceived whereas in the US, it automatically puts someone in an elevated position in the minds of a lot of people. Trump is the prime example but he's not alone. Frequently they do have extremely wealthy people get involved in politics partly from their perspective because they get to influence things that affect them and because the electorate generally are predisposed to think that if someone has wealth or is viewed as being successful in business, then they will be in government. Trump, Bloomberg etc. Even Vivek Ramaswamy was entertained as a candidate in the Republican Primaries mostly because he was seen as being capable because of the wealth he had gained in business. I think it's maybe because of the "American Dream" that most people are actively or subconsciously pursuing or hoping they will achieve and so when they see someone who seems to have done so they think it automatically identifies them as a capable person as opposed to have had luck or favouritism or lower morals which influenced their success.

JP MacManus and Tony O'Reilly are two Irish billionaires who I think are/were generally viewed favourably amongst the population in general in Ireland although maybe that is mostly because of their influence on sporting matters and how that generates positive feelings. But even so, if they had ever attempted to gain political office, they'd have been judged differently than how it works in the US.

**** me. That lad is a meathead riding on his brother's coattails. The ego of both is out of control. These lads are from near where I'm from, something they have very much forgotten. The brother sickeningly posted how 'he missed this run' (Tel Aviv boardwalk) during the height of the genocide.

going back to the day he was apparently shot at. In America I assume when anyone hears a shot ring out that they would immediately Act in such a way that would reduce the possibility of being in firing line. Eg they may run as fast as they can in the opposite direction from where they percieved the firing was coming from , some would seek cover, lock themselves into a room or whatever . I assume that individuals known nationally, be they business people , sports people but ESPECIALLY POLITICIANS would have a heightened awareness of their safety if they heard a shot ring out.

Given Trump’s experience re being allegedly shot in the ear two aspects of the immediate aftermath ‘jumped out for me’ and that I find highly unusual , namely :-

(1) instead of Trump ‘going to ground’ he remained standing . The rest of us IN THE WORLD would have immediately get down as low as possible if only to avoid being hit again

(2) he had the ‘presence of mind’ to shout “fight, fight, fight”. Who in their right mind would find the time and the ‘appropriate words to say anything. Again the rest of us in the world would have put our thinking process and TOTAL CONCENTRATION into what to do so as to avoid being shot at

(3) my recollection of assassinations/assassination attempts is for the Secret service/ protectors , once they hear a gun ringing out is to immediately physically jump on the person being protected,and get them down as low and as quickly as possible and then having ‘reviewed the scene’ to remove the person being protected to a safe place. The SS act this way knowing that they may be killed in doing their job. This proceedure did not happen in Trumps case . Bits of it did but in a much slower pace than I was expecting

So , was he really shot at?

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Its daily low dose (usually) aspirin which is fairly uneventful (other mild painkillers have similar effects), quadrupling the usual dosage is odd.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/in-depth/daily-aspirin-therapy/art-20046797

she never lies . But she give us the alternate truth. HAVE YOU FORGOTTON THAT WE HAVE ENTERED THE POST TRUTH ERA !!!!!!!

I have a relative who 'doesn't believe in' mainstream medication - except when they need antibiotics or similar, but long term illness, no that's not a good idea. They don't need any long term meds, I suspect there would be a Pauline conversion if they did.

There are several heart conditions including atrial fibrillation (irregular heart beat, which is very likely to cause stroke) which necessitate 'thinners'. Which are not thinners at all, just reduce the risk of clotting. You don't have to have 'bad' arteries.

What you do not do is self-medicate with incorrect amounts of aspirin. But he knows best, no one knows more about blood than him.

Maybe just let him have any drugs he thinks he needs.