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

Hard to believe he was a man of integrity no comparison to sleezebag trump had hosted BN at maro largo 6 months b4 election and iran knows it

Much of the world hates and wants trump humiliated so it would make them look good if that's possible.

We are all going to pay for this war the straits will be in iranian control while its regime remains.

The reality is the UFC guys might view it as great but from a historical perspective this all just comes across as embarrassing. Nobody is gonna be looking at this big historical moment. Outside of maybe two rapists coming together over sport to celebrate a man's unhealthy ego. Like the Irish government wouldn't be seen dead near McGregor cause he's so reviled by the nation.

There is a thread over in After Hours about things that make you feel old. It makes me feel old to think there was a time that Bush Jr was considered the worst and most clueless president ever. I long for those days now.

There's an image I hope I don't see.

He uses AI slop and fake assassination attempts to project masculinity

That's the thing. They used to harp on about bubbles without a hint of shame or sense of irony. They've created a series of echo chambers now such as X and Truth Social where they never see anything challenging. UFC with its muscular men, toxic masculinity, violence and showboating fit the profile perfectly. Of course, the second someone challenges them they have a meltdown such as Trump having a tantrum on that interview.

Yeah. It's so easy. It's so draining to see how easily he captured the checks and balances that are supposed to hold him in check. It's like how the Nazis overran Europe. They overreached and burned themselves out but that took years. Trump has over half his term remaining.

I agree that many, if not most Americans are wealthier than their European counterparts. That's not really how I look at it though. I get free medical care, 26 days off a year, affordable healthy food, good public transport, affordable air travel to a myriad of fascinating and wonderful countries on my doorstep and various other things. I also don't have to pay for a vehicle, health insurance, I don't have to work weekends, I have sick days and I don't need to worry about getting shot. The worst I have to fear in my day-to-day are careless drivers, cyclists on pavements and phone snatchers. On the last one, the rates are plummeting.

It depends on what one values. I accept that I may be poorer after my hypothetical American counterpart pays for his Whole Foods shop, health insurance and obligatory vehicle in most of that country. I'll take Europe any day though. The UK has some very serious problems of its own but I don't even want to visit that cesspit across the Atlantic.

I went to Jordan just before the pandemic. It was wonderful. One small thing stood out to me. The locals came across as being tremendously well educated. A ticket seller at a church in Madaba asked me as I was paying if I was from Sligo. I wasn't wearing anything to suggest that. He just estimated it from my accent.

Obviously, there are serious positives to life in the US. For me, it'd be their countryside but I just see a country where people on the whole are so cossetted, so culturally stunted, so sycophantic and so apathetic that they can't even have sensible discussions about real problems like gun violence.

I genuinely don't think I will ever visit the place. I'm reminded of an old joke about the difference between a yoghurt and the US. After 250 years, the yoghurt will have a culture.

What he does in his extra large diapers, he is also doing to the WH soon it will be known as the S*** House.

Melania will keep well away with the likes of McGregor and other UFC scum knocking around the place as Donald has them into the Oval office for big Macs and fries washed down with CC.

UFC Whitehouse has nothing to do with McGregor. As a UFC fan I'm glad it's gone, there's been a lot more hype around this event. Haven't stayed up late to watch a card this year yet for personal reasons but I'll be staying up for this.

Although I will add it's taking place on a Sunday night which is very unusual. If it had of been on last night I wouldn't have watched it.