Bernie never got the Dem party nomination because he has never had enough support from the party members of a party he wont officially join. The continued insistence that he was taken down by them is IMO more damaging to the supposed shared objectives than anything āthe demsā actually did to him
The Secret Service is presidential security, isnāt it? If I was in his position, I wouldnāt want a grace and favour appointment. Iād want some hardened agent with 30+ years experience.
Then again, he already looks like he could be taken out by a strategically placed pork scratching.
I doubt heād have had their support even if he officially joined. I donāt think many in the party share Bernieās objectives and thatās the damaging part.
Agreed. That part is not essential to the point, which is they he never had enough from the primary voters. The ādemsā didnt have to do anything to stop him winning.
I heard him on the radio today talking about TikTok. He sounds old AF.
President Couch Fucker to be sworn in sometime in 2027.
I completely agree with this. America has put all its eggs into the military basket and for the foreseeable future that wonāt be the ground on which it falls.
However, economicallyā¦ yep, itās coming. And having the US dollar as the worldās reserve currency is not a given as it once was.
I felt the Bern and was gutted he didnāt prevail. He had young people mobilized by the millions and he would have won, and the country would be a very different place today.
The point is not that the Chinese are not vicious bastards, it is the fact that we have to get out of their crosshairs if we are going to be in the crosshairs of the Americans. Sure, the Chinese are interfering in our domestic politicsā¦and the Americans are doing what exactly?
Not in my experienceā¦
How exactly do you get out of the crosshairs of China, exactly? We have already sold off half the country to them FFS.
Havenāt had a PM with a brass pair in how long, now?
Indeed it isā¦.unless they donāt fit the narrative 
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There are several posters, @redalways and @Mascot to name but two, who engage and debate with those who hold opposing viewpoints.
Personally, I donāt bother because I learnt a long time ago that banging oneās head against a brick well is an act of self-harm.
Or perhaps in some cases (read: me) the damage has already been done which is why the brainless behaviour persistsā¦
Honestly, giving up on doing so myself. The amount of disingenuous bullshit being flung around, āIām not a conservative butā¦ā, and just straight-up ignoring of facts is too much.
A large percentage of the friction we have with China is due to American concerns. If we drop those, because worrying about them now appears to be counter-productive, a great deal of the friction disappears. How exactly is (Chinese) Tik-Tok so much more toxic than (American) Twitter?
The broader point is that we have conflictual relations with damn near half the planet between China and India, and the US has been steering us into those conflicts. Ironic that you would complain about the lack of brass from our PM, Trudeau is a twat yet hasnāt avoided those conficlts. No matter who the PM is, if the US doesnāt have our back (and is in fact stabbing it), we really cannot be picking fights with everyone.
Dont they want this to debase debt though?
I thought they won the election on perceived inflation. I canāt see it being very popular when the price of gas and eggs goes through the roof.
I dont think that enters Trumps mind. He doesnāt give a monkeys or probably doesnāt understand. Iām just trying to get my head around basic economics and asset prices etc.
Inflation is good to reduce debt, as is high GDP and low interest rates.
So I think Iām right (more than happy to be corrected) that the US would ideally like a decent rste of inflation and low interest rates for the short term to refinance their short term debt. Thereafter, they would work to drop inflation. Low interst rates and low inflation would start to push asset prices higher.
@Arminius has quoted that the market has some nerves about Trumps plans and how it relates to the above cycle.
I concede i need schooling on this
Be ready @Alright_Now_Legend, San Fran is certainly high on the list. I have an extra bedroom here in paradise, if you need to hide out for a while.