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    Re: The Donald Trump thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
    Apart from all that, he's an all-round regular American guy who cares about the people

    P.S I would add narcissist to the above list.

    It's incredible how everything seems to be falling into place for him. Shades of the anti-Christ maybe.
    So so true

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
    Apart from all that, he's an all-round regular American guy who cares about the people
    Except he's far from regular.


    Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
    Steve can you please update your list with antichrist, thank you.

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    Re: The Donald Trump thread

    Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
    Apart from all that, he's an all-round regular American guy who cares about the people

    P.S I would add narcissist to the above list.

    It's incredible how everything seems to be falling into place for him. Shades of the anti-Christ maybe.
    That was a very disturbing film! A very different horror film from 'Trump - The Movie'.

    ('Antichrist' : Lars von Trier - 2009)

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    Quote Originally Posted by lardy View Post
    But this is on a timeline. A timeline!
    Timelines beat Rachel Maddow every time

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    That was a very disturbing film! A very different horror film from 'Trump - The Movie'.

    ('Antichrist' : Lars von Trier - 2009)
    Trivia but relevant. Lars von Trier has never visited the US.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew View Post
    Trivia but relevant. Lars von Trier has never visited the US.
    And he's not from Trier.

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    The Vows of Chastity (Dogme 95) were revolutionary.

    "If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart." - Lars von Trier

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    Quote Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie View Post
    And he's not from Trier.
    I didn't even know that was a place. I actually learn a helluva lot from your posts TBG. My pub quiz stats have never been better!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
    The Vows of Chastity (Dogme 95) were revolutionary.

    "If one devalues rationality, the world tends to fall apart." - Lars von Trier

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    Quote Originally Posted by stevo View Post
    Except he's far from regular.

    What's up with you guys today - I thought it was only Americans who can't understand irony!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MOZZER2 View Post
    18 months a ear and a half

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    JD Vance and Trump will be a right pair, Ukraine will face serious problems and have to make some quick decisions and the American-first policy with 100% levies to China and levies for the rest of the World will change the Global economy, it's going to be a bumpy ride!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue View Post
    JD Vance and Trump will be a right pair, Ukraine will face serious problems and have to make some quick decisions and the American-first policy with 100% levies to China and levies for the rest of the World will change the Global economy, it's going to be a bumpy ride!!!
    Trump has just stated,if elected the war between Ukraine/Russia will be over within a day.

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    In terms of bringing the Russia/Ukraine war to and end, I think a Trump presidency would be a good thing.

    In terms of bringing the war to and end and seeing Ukraine's pre -war borders restored, I think it's a very bad thing.

    Thats the balance to weigh up, fundamentally. Do you let Putin get away with it, or do we have a perpetual war the west will never win as things stand?

    A third option is if the West put it's full weight behind Ukraine, but that of course brings other consequences.

    I don't know what the best answer is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
    In terms of bringing the Russia/Ukraine war to and end, I think a Trump presidency would be a good thing.

    In terms of bringing the war to and end and seeing Ukraine's pre -war borders restored, I think it's a very bad thing.

    Thats the balance to weigh up, fundamentally. Do you let Putin get away with it, or do we have a perpetual war the west will never win as things stand?

    A third option is if the West put it's full weight behind Ukraine, but that of course brings other consequences.

    I don't know what the best answer is.
    I'd say it's up to Ukraine to decide if option 1 is on the table or not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lardy View Post
    I'd say it's up to Ukraine to decide if option 1 is on the table or not.
    They would obviously strongly object to that scenario.

  17. #9442

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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
    They would obviously strongly object to that scenario.
    Then I don't think a Trump presidency would be a good thing.

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    I don't think Ukraine will be totally screwed if Trump gets in. The Americans aren't the only people providing them support and weapons. Might just need us and the Europeans to step up a bit more than we are currently.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisp_1927 View Post
    I don't think Ukraine will be totally screwed if Trump gets in. The Americans aren't the only people providing them support and weapons. Might just need us and the Europeans to step up a bit more than we are currently.
    I guess the US could put economic pressure (or something other type) on the others to stop supporting Ukraine.

  20. #9445

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    Quote Originally Posted by lardy View Post
    I guess the US could put economic pressure (or something other type) on the others to stop supporting Ukraine.
    Definitely a possibility, although would be a very big move. Would also have the effect of completely outing him as a Putin enabler rather being able to fall back on saying he's just interested in peace. Hopefully pressure for peace from the US, coupled with support for Ukraine from Europe might actually see a possibility of a resolution that's acceptable to the Ukrainians. Then again, I think Putin has trump wrapped around his little finger so the implications may well be disastrous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
    In terms of bringing the Russia/Ukraine war to and end, I think a Trump presidency would be a good thing.

    In terms of bringing the war to and end and seeing Ukraine's pre -war borders restored, I think it's a very bad thing.

    Thats the balance to weigh up, fundamentally. Do you let Putin get away with it, or do we have a perpetual war the west will never win as things stand?

    A third option is if the West put it's full weight behind Ukraine, but that of course brings other consequences.

    I don't know what the best answer is.
    There is a fourth options, Trump wins the Presidency and Russia withdraws from Ukraine because theyre scared of him (as is Kim in North Korea it seems) - thats what he said in his one and a half hour long ramble last night just after Hulk Hogan gave what was described as the best speech of the week at the RNC- I was trying to think what the RNC reminded me of and it was the WWF stuff I used to watch for a laugh about thirty years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisp_1927 View Post
    I don't think Ukraine will be totally screwed if Trump gets in. The Americans aren't the only people providing them support and weapons. Might just need us and the Europeans to step up a bit more than we are currently.
    I don't think Europe would fill the gap, it would put pressure on a permanent end would Russia keep what it holds, and who will pay for the post-conflict reconstruction of Ukraine, JD Vance and Trump would probably say that's down to Europe they are finished.

    https://thehill.com/policy/internati...views-ukraine/

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    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/w...-jd-vance.html

    J.D. Vance’s Opposition to U.S. Support for Ukraine: In His Own Words
    “I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other,” Senator Vance has said.

  24. #9449

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    Quote Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue View Post
    I don't think Europe would fill the gap, it would put pressure on a permanent end would Russia keep what it holds, and who will pay for the post-conflict reconstruction of Ukraine, JD Vance and Trump would probably say that's down to Europe they are finished.

    https://thehill.com/policy/internati...views-ukraine/
    They may well do but I'm just guessing here that there will be some massively obscene contracts dished out to US/UK companies to 're-build' the infra-structure. It's all part of the war economy. Bomb, kill, rebuild. There's money in it. Lot's of it. Plus it tops up Western investment pots etc.

  25. #9450

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    Quote Originally Posted by the other bob wilson View Post
    There is a fourth options, Trump wins the Presidency and Russia withdraws from Ukraine because theyre scared of him (as is Kim in North Korea it seems) - thats what he said in his one and a half hour long ramble last night just after Hulk Hogan gave what was described as the best speech of the week at the RNC- I was trying to think what the RNC reminded me of and it was the WWF stuff I used to watch for a laugh about thirty years ago.
    Yeah I guess you are right. But I can't see that happening..

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