That Trump thread is a joke (IMHO)

While we are at it, I want to protest all the mean things people have been saying about Putin.

They aren't just wandering in with a "different opinion".

They are wandering in trolling, lying, soapboxing and denigrating a victim of sexual assault and generally engaging in every bad faith debating tactic going. Fooling absolutely no one while being utterly disingenuous about the daily evidence of Trump's depravity, corruption and clear and present danger to world peace and the global economy. They resort to this because Trump's actions cannot be defended in open debate.

As to the posts referenced.

"He really is a deluded fool. The sooner he croaks the better for everyone."

What exactly is supposed to be wrong with this statement?
There's ample evidence on the thread of Trump's delusions, mix ups, ignorance etc grossly offensive remarks whether it is offending minorities, countries, or religions.

"The sooner he croaks the better for everyone".
Yep, the only pity is he didn't croak before the election and the only reason to doubt the statement is that his VP is also an amoral excuse for a human being.
Since being elected Trump has needlessly embroiled the US in wars, needlessly disrupted the global economy.
So what's the counter argument to the world being better off with Trump alive???

He tried to appoint as his attorney general a sex pervert Matt Gaetz. Robert Morris, one of his pastor "spiritual advisors" also a sex offender. There's numerous examples on the thread of Republicans and prominent Trump supporters being implicated in abuse of underage victims. There's the Epstein files which his administration is engaged in a blatant cover up and the only question is whether Trump is a child rapist or turned a blind eye to it and was best buddies with Epstein himself.

This is but a sample:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/17/robert-morris-trump-surrenders-child-sexual-abuse-charges
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gxy2qxxpzo

He has said he could shoot someone on 5th avenue and get away with it.
That was the context of the remark about Trump supporters and rape.

If there's an echo chamber it is just a sign of the people frequenting it having a functional moral compass and being able to clearly see through the dishonest charade of the "I'm not a Trump supporter but…" brigade.

The Trump thread seems to have become a way for posters who are addicted to news media to make themselves feel strong emotions, with prolonged venting and swearing being routine.

This is as likely to be set off by an over-casual, trivial remark by Trump ("He has beautiful ears") as it is by something significant, with posters claiming to be "shocked" and flying into rages daily.

I find it unwholesome.

There is very little in the way of political analysis that was personally formed. There is a party line stemming more or less directly from Democratic Party headquarters, transmitted to Irish people through RTE, the Irish Times and the Guardian via the New York Times, and then regurgitated.

There is one aspect to this which I never see discussed anywhere, which is that the extreme hatred many Irish people now feel towards white American Protestants (of low social class) would in almost any other context be identified as sectarian. It is this Antrim-America which Trump represents - that large mass of Ulster-descended rural working-class whites - that makes "boardsies" want to scream in anger until their lungs explode and tear their own skin off with indignation.

Is he dead?

Because you're inside a bubble with group reinforcement you don't see how balls-out crazy it looks to a normal person to see posters exploding into fits of rage every day and wishing people dead.

What happens is that every kind of strong negative emotion - rage, spite, resentment, vindictiveness, indignation - now becomes justified and even good to wallow in because it's directed to "a good cause" (against Trump).

You should go and live in the woods with no internet and no newspapers for a while. It could be a personal reset for you.

"He’s a vile human being who deserves a wretched death- anything less and it won’t get my attention- sorry Donald, must try harder to get my attention."

You posted that.

Isnt that exactly the type of comment the OP seems to have an issue with? Do you stand over it?

Nothing stopping you from discussing Trump's actions other than the difficulty anyone has of putting together a coherent, credible defence or explanation of the Trump administration's actions in any positive light.

Discussing moderation actions on thread, the rule against that is nothing specific to Trump thread or CA and is a widespread and long standing boards rule.

Do they?

Not exactly sure how someome "responds in kind" unless you mean instead of having a go at a public figure or a nebulous group like "Trump supporters" they try sly digs obviously aimed at posters on the thread, or perhaps minority groups.

There were some vile slurs directed at Kamala Harris which were racially and or gender based which iirc the mods dealt with.

But I've seen posters having a go at Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Tony Blair without seeming sanction.

Perhaps you can come up with an example of one of these responses in kind you feel should be allowed.

So not a convincing case so far.

I have become totally exhausted by Trump and his america so now tune out of it mostly. When you have a lunatic at the top and a government filled with cowardly, incompetent physcophant's and 50% of the population that thinks that's totally normal then rational discussion of it is just futile and a waste of time.

Its a fever america is going through and the only thing to do is wait it out and hope it clears before it's too late.

The reason why it feels like an 'echo chamber' is because none of the Trump supporters have the bottle to actually defend themselves against his abhorrent Administration, so they just stay away from the thread.

Why would an Irish site like Boards have "Trunp supporters"? We dont live in the US, we dont vote in US elections in this country, people in Ireland are not members of US political parties etc.

I think maybe the OP would prefer a more high brow critical thinking/analysis thread rather than a US trailer trash style slagging match.