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

I don't think that that will be the trigger point. The trigger point will be when the establishment overplays its hand. It will at some point because the game is up. America is built on perpetual population increase. Europeans/white people have less reason than ever to move over so growth can only come from non-white majority countries for the most part.

To be fair to the American system, it did lead to FDR and his New Deal after the Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression. The problem is that collective memories are short and the corporate establishment started funding hacks like Milton Friedman to spread the new free market gospel.

They won't see Trump for what he is because they can't. Social media gives them echo chambers and they've no interest in learning or challenging themselves.

Sadly, the only way I see significant change happening is with some kind of disaster. I don't want to think about what that might be but I'm getting surer and surer about that.

possibly the podcast in question, and id have to largely agree with it

https://player.fm/series/the-david-mcwilliams-podcast/why-nobodys-having-babies-anymore

Reminds me of this!

Welcome to Thunderdome!

" asked the guy how it works. Do you pay and use the machine or what? He couldn't have been less helpful. The apps definitely have upsides. "

Not really.Those interactions are few and far between.If they do occur they are an interesting view into someone who has a problem of some kind.

I have a friend who, when she had a problem would seek out friendly faces in the street and engage them in conversation.

Amazingly, this was/is always successful and there has never been a rebuff of any kind over the years.(Irish,English, foreign tourists ...anyone)

In fact they would be just as much the beneficiary of the encounter. Not sure if that is a woman thing(I stay well clear)

OK, a big win for Paxton by 25 points aginst Cornyn. However only approximately 1.4 million voted. The total Texas population is 32million, and the electorate (US citizens over 18) is probably 20 million or more. One source gives about 6.5million registered Republicans, so the Primany turnout is 20 to 25%. Paxton therefore got very roughly 16% of all registered Republicans. I can't see very many Dems or Independents voting for him, so hopefuly he's toast.

Media comments on Primaries, don't focus enough on turnout.

Care to share it?

The Gaza Board of Peace, which Trump called "One of the most consequential international organizations ever created", has not received a single cent of funding in its official account with the world bank, but as usual in trump world:

The guy whose family is legally barred from ever operating a charity again in a lot of places due to past thievery is literally robbing the Palestinians of aid in broad daylight and nobody gives a sh1t or can do a thing about it.

Trump’s Official 'Board of Peace' Fund Is Completely Empty

Seem to have a problem on uploading

I clicked in, yes that was it, I was half listening to it in the background, I suppose the fact its McWilliams might colour peoples opinions too (I quite like him and used to find him entertaining at times)...but again many podcasts etc depend on possibly sensationalising or overegging marginal findings so as with everything a grain of salt until you see the actual data...

Just a heads-up, I could only see the YT link if I quoted your post - think you were missing a space between your text and the link.

Transcript of "Had Enough"

• The average American spent $4,200 more last year just keeping up with inflation.
  What did Donald Trump do? He made it worse, much worse.
• 
  Donald Trump's cabinet has a combined net worth of over $700 billion. His own family is making billions.
• They don't buy gas like us. They don't buy groceries. They don't check airline prices. They have their own planes.
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  Donald Trump's private war is killing us. He doesn't care. Nobody around him cares. They live in a different world.
• Must be nice.
• They think we're stupid and we'll keep voting to keep them in power.
  What do you think had enough?

So, another TACO if that is to be believed. Heck of a price to pay for a distraction from the Trump-Epstein files.

Well, I could be wrong but I think people will be more focused when their lives degenerate to waiting for a weekly subsistence check. Currently, we're busy with jobs and some have children and caring duties on top of that.

A starving consumer base isn't exactly a recipe for growth either. This feels like how a society dies, honestly.