See post 70 https://fpgeeks.com/forum/showthread...l=1#post316340
Adios muchachos..
Fred
It didn't. Something like 250 people broke into the Capitol building. That is 250 out of the 30,000 strong crowd. If what Trump said incited people, then there would have been a lot more than 250 people storming the Capitol. Calling it an insurrection rather than a riot sounds like yellow journalism to me.
You call it a waste of time, yet here you are, throwing brickbats at someone with a differing opinion. Just like Antifa and those who broke into the Capitol. Now you know why our country is wracked by violent conflict in so many places. Perhaps reason would trump personal attacks? BTW, "I have an opinion therefore I am right" is not reason, however convenient it may be.
The maniac is gone. The countdown is over.
welch (February 4th, 2021)
Long way from over. Don’t let your guard down, ever.
welch (February 3rd, 2021)
He's a pissant grifter, now out of office. He has fooled millions into thinking that he cares about them and this country, I'll give him that. His powers of deception are strong (aided by kooks on the internet and cable evening programs and even some spineless members of Congress). But some of us were never fooled.
welch (February 3rd, 2021)
Obviously 70 million were fooled, but not for all the same reasons. Some feel he did some good by moving against immigrants, immigration, and providing cover for white supremacy.
Others like his tax legislation.
Some liked how he talked.
What and who he is was readily available in 2015. So, this was before his election. It’s odd to me anyone was so easily misled. His support might have not been as strong had his opponent not been a Clinton or a female .
Study some populist movements, Chuck. Huey Long, Father Coughlin, etc. They milk the "love" of the people with their charisma and falsehoods. Read Day of the Locust by Nathanael West for another look at the frenzy of the dispossessed.
No need to since Trump’s life is readily available.
Chuck Naill (February 2nd, 2021), dneal (February 2nd, 2021)
I can’t believe this thread is still alive. Dude’s gone. You are very passionate and hats off for that. Down Under, we just move on. Admittedly, we haven’t had the events you have, and are currently, experiencing. Hope all goes well and wish you the safest best. You could always move here where we don’t give a f**k until someone shits in our yard (not literal, just when they f**k with us personally).
He's not entirely gone. His "base", which looks like most Republicans, thinks he is God on earth, or, at least, the one chosen by God to rule forever. They now insist:
- the attack on the Capitol was a "false flag" attack done by "anti-fa" to embarrass Trump's neo-nazi true believers;
- belief that Trump's landslide "perfect" victory was stolen, somehow, and that this belief is required for admission to the Republican Party;
- Marjorie Taylor Greene is the model Republican, and that Greene's claims that 9/11 was another "false flag" job, that the recent California wildfires were caused by a Jewish Space Laser, that the dead children in school shootings were paid actors, and that Hillary Clinton drinks children's blood in a satanic murder ritual all need to be investigated.
Hmmm. I’m still undecided on 9/11. Working in construction on steel structured high rise, puzzled why 3 (2 x WTO + the other one WTO #8?) went down in their footprint and not sideways. Anyway, not opening up a can of worms here. A lot of people died and it stills remains the darkest day in my life.
Pendragon (February 7th, 2021)
Americans are divided into two groups of people who hate each other, with a gulf the size of the Grand Canyon between them. Both sides are almost completely intolerant of dissent, and actively seek out confrontation and conflict. People nowadays also have fewer and fewer bounds on their behavior. The result is predictable. That is why you see people ranting and raving here, as well as violent mobs in real life from both the left and the right. People now f### with each other just for the hell of it. Maybe it is something in the water?
dneal (September 10th, 2021)
There are more people today than 1950 which means more competition. There was a time when white men could get a decent job just because they were needed. This is behind much of the nonsense. Some white men think that if a black, brown, or female person gets ahead, it means they lost something. Fact is, now days white men need to learn to compete and be able to put a resume together online.
dneal (September 10th, 2021)
The maniac is gone, and the detritus left behind is still washing up on the shores of justice:
CNBC: Rudy Giuliani associate Igor Fruman pleads guilty to soliciting foreign campaign contributions.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/10/rudy...-in-court.html
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welch (September 14th, 2021)
Sorry, a new countdown has started.
1148 days from 9/14/20 until 11/5/24
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