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MisdemeanorRebel
2017 Apr 24, 9:20pm
Right now Trump is leaning more towards the Globalists in his policy. Yes he's dropped TPP but we do not know what he will replace it with. Everything else is hogwash. He's done nothing with H1Bs, done nothing with health care and is starting a war with North Korea to distract the fact that he's done nothing with china.
Yep, and notice how the Media has toned down the Criticism since he bombed Syria and said no sanction removal on Russia.
it's almost as if there is an elite consensus on these things, immune from Democracy.
Or after 8 years of Obama, the banks are even too bigger to fail then they were when he took office.
Patrick
2017 Apr 24, 9:56pm
it's almost as if there is an elite consensus on these things, immune from Democracy.
Yes, the "elite consensus" and how it's immune from Democracy was a major theme of the book "Listen Liberal!"
Trump slipped past the elite consensus that could never be elected, and it's a joy to behold if for that reason alone. Democracy actually worked, briefly, in spite of the elite's best efforts to undermine it.
Peter P
2017 Apr 24, 9:58pm
Looks like voters in France and Netherlands are not ready to think outside of the box.
BayArea
2017 Apr 25, 4:43am
I just wish people stopped supporting candidates like they support a basketball team
Spot on
"Trump slipped past the elite consensus that could never be elected, and it's a joy to behold if for that reason alone. Democracy actually worked, briefly, in spite of the elite's best efforts to undermine it."
The problem with this argument is you assume people are against Trump because he's not "one of the elite". When, in fact, people are against him because he's proven to be a complete buffoon at every opportunity. His last interview with AP was so incoherent that parts of it couldn't even be transcribed. Idiocracy, indeed.
Y
2017 Apr 25, 5:55am
80% of the people who voted trump already know this.
You have a hard time focusing on the fact the reason he is in office is to throw a wrench into the machine, for better or worse.
Decades and decades of the same deep state shit ain't cuttin it anymore...
The problem with this argument is you assume people are against Trump because he's not "one of the elite". When, in fact, people are against him because he's proven to be a complete buffoon at every opportunity. His last interview with AP was so incoherent that parts of it couldn't even be transcribed. Idiocracy, indeed.
Y
2017 Apr 25, 5:57am
Excellent.
For once a person in charge without a deep state agenda...
Expect the worst, but hope for the best.
Trump does not have an idea of his own.
"You have a hard time focusing on the fact the reason he is in office is to throw a wrench into the machine, for better or worse"
When does the wrench throwing start? Because he looks just like the typical Republican to me. Tax cuts for the rich. Doing corporate America's bidding--removing regulation, lowering corporate tax rates. Am I missing all his tear down the system work?
marcus
2017 Apr 25, 6:12am
Democracy actually worked, briefly, in spite of the elite's best efforts to undermine it.
Your definition of "the elite" is far far different than mine. In my world the elite won this election like they've never won before. You're still drooling over the shell of the trojan horse, and the elite (the very worst of the elite) have climbed out of the belly of that trojan horse for everyone to see as you scream repeatedly, YAAAAY,....BRAVO,...AWESOME,....THIS IS SO COOL !!!!
PeopleUnited
2017 Apr 27, 10:02pm
it's almost as if there is an elite consensus on these things, immune from Democracy.
Yes, the "elite consensus" and how it's immune from Democracy was a major theme of the book "Listen Liberal!"
Trump slipped past the elite consensus that could never be elected, and it's a joy to behold if for that reason alone. Democracy actually worked, briefly, in spite of the elite's best efforts to undermine it.
True. Also more evidence that democracy can be ugly. Elected officials are just the product of legitimized mob rule. The best form of government? Perhaps, until the mob goes off the deep end. I think that the mob got it right this time in the choice between a lying narcissist and Hilary Clinton. But who's to say that democracy always gets it right?
Patrick
2017 Apr 27, 11:28pm
Your definition of "the elite" is far far different than mine.
True. I'm talking about the media and academic elite (the 9%) which despises the middle of the country.
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Ended TPP, rightly tried to limit Muslim terrorist visas, increased deportation of illegal illegals (did I mention that they are here illegally?), limited H1b visas which depress US wages.
Health care was too big to deal with so far, but that's far from over.
Still absolutely zero proof of any Russian involvement in Trump's election.
A little disappointed that he fired missiles at Syria in response to gas attacks which Syria probably did not commit, but politically it was brilliant, pointing out the hypocrisy of the press: they complained he was doing nothing about Assad, then he does something and they complain about that as well. Lol, proves the elitist press is indeed the opposition party and absolutely nothing will ever satisfy them. They have no credibility.
Also disappointed that he has not called out Saudi sponsorship of worldwide terrorism.
I give Trump 7 out of 10 for performance so far.